Saturday Magazine

Our last segment for the week, was a very special one for Macca. Joining us live in the studio is one of the organisers of the Melbourne Tartan Festival , a celebration of Scottish culture, music, dance and community right here in the heart of Melbourne. The centrepiece is tomorrow’s Tartan Day Parade down Collins Street , with hundreds of pipers, drummers, dancers, clans, societies and even Scott...

Joining Macca and Paul live on air this week was Giordano Nanni , founder of The Juice Media and the creator of the brutally funny Honest Government Ads series, which takes the kind of language governments use to sell us things and strips it back to what they might be saying if they were accidentally telling the truth. His latest target is Palantir , the US data and surveillance giant now embedded...

As one of Australia’s leading financial and political commentators, Sally’s role at Canstar is to help Australians make better financial decisions. As Canstar’s spokesperson, Sally provides her insights daily on trends and changes in the personal finance sector, translating often-complicated topics to help people understand how they might be impacted. She also helps identify and advocate for excel...

  Macca and Paul talk to Dan Powell – LGBTIQ First Nations Senior Project Coordinator, NAIDOC Week, 2026 Dan is a proud Yorta Yorta Aboriginal man (he/they) and the First Nations How2 Program Coordinator at Rainbow Health Australia (La Trobe University), where he coordinates a best-practice model helping Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations better support Rainbow Mob and improv...

As the USA leads into the 250 th anniversary of American Independence, Bruce Wolpe talks Macca and Paul through what’s going on in the USA right now. Bruce also discusses his review of the hottest new book on Trump by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman of the NY Times.  It will be in Saturday’s AGE  print edition. Trump earned $US2 billion+ in his first year as president.  This issue will met...

Macca and Paul are in the hosting seats this week. Their first guest for the weeks is local federal member for Mcnamara, Josh Burns as they discuss the week that was in politics and Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. “Vile, threatening abuse is being levelled at witnesses to the antisemitism royal commission, the inquiry has heard, while a Labor MP has said attacks on hi...

Macca and Kenny spoke to Andee Tay from Pinkdot, 2026. The 18th edition of Pink Dot Singapore (Pink Dot 18) took place on Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Hong Lim Park. Under this year’s official campaign theme, “Come Get Personal,” the long-running LGBTQ+ advocacy rally focused deeply on individual lived experiences, community histories, and family structures...

Macca and Kenny are joined live in the studio by Chris Lewis, Lyric Finance; What does the Budget mean for the property market? Chris Lewis is an experienced Australian finance broker and the founder of Lyric Finance , a boutique mortgage and financial advisory firm based in Melbourne, Victoria. An avid traveller, Chris has visited more than 60 countries in his time. He’s also a keen hiker and run...

Macca and Kenny talk to Aiv Puglielli, about the parliamentary inquiry into anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes in Victoria. Aiv Puglielli is an Australian politician and musician who has served as a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Victorian Greens since November 2022, representing the North-Eastern Metropolitan Region . Upon his election at age 27, he became the youngest member sitting...

Kenny and Macca are joined live on air by Chad Hughes is the Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Thorne Harbour Health, one of Australia’s largest LGBTIQA+ and HIV community-led health organisation; as they discuss recent medical and health updates effecting the LGTBIQA+ community. The post Sat, 27th June, 2026: Chad Hughes – CEO of Thorne Harbour Health, LGBTIQA+ Update appeared first on Saturd...

Macca and Kenny are joined live on air by Peter Khalil – MP for Wills & Asst Min. for Defence as they discussed AUKUS and the latest Iran update. The Hon Peter Khalil MP is the Federal Member for Wills and the Assistant Minister for Defence. First elected in 2016 and representing the Australian Labor Party, his electorate includes northern Melbourne suburbs like Brunswick, Coburg, and Pa...

Macca and Kenny are joined live on air by Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst, The Australia Institute; The New Daily. As they discuss  Dirt-digging to discredit independent journalists and Government transparency. Amy is renowned for her incisive political commentary and extensive experience as a journalist, author, and former Guardian Australia political reporter. Amy regularly appears in nati...

Macca, Kenny and John are joined live in the studio by Charlie Lewis, Reporter at large, from Crikey, as they discuss the fall of Sir Keir Starmer and Pauline Hanson at the National Press Club. Charlie Lewis is  Crikey’s  reporter-at-large, focusing on politics, culture, history and the US. Got a tip? Contact him securely on Signal @clewis.25. He was  Crikey’s  Tips and Murmurs editor between 2020...

Macca and Kenny are joined live in the studio by Joyster, award winning Australian film critic and writer Glenn Charlie Dunks as they discuss Stephen Spielberg’s latest film, ‘Disclosure Day’. Glenn Charlie Dunks is an award-winning Australian film critic and writer based between Melbourne and New York. Known for his two Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA) Awards, he specializes in document...

Sanmati Verma is a highly prominent human rights advocate and attorney who serves as the Legal Director of the Migration Justice team at the Human Rights Law Centre . Based in Melbourne, Australia, she is an accredited specialist in immigration law certified by the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) and has spent more than a decade litigating complex migration and human rights matters Sanmati joined...

Macca and Kenny are joined live on air by Mitch Brown, Former West Coast Eagles Defender, as they discuss the FIFA World Cup 2026. The post Sat, 20th, June, 2026: Mitch Brown – Former West Coast Eagles Defender, FIFA World Cup Highlights appeared first on Saturday Magazine .

Kenny and Macca are joined live on air, by phone this week, not in the studio as usual, by Rachel Westaway, Lib Prahran, Shadow Asst Min Small Business + Hospitality as they discuss State politics. Rachel Westaway is an Australian politician serving as the member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since winning the 2025 Prahran state by-election. She is a member of the Victorian Lib...

Kenny and Macca are joined live on air by Karina Lester, Snr Aboriginal Language Expert, Adelaide Uni, AUKUS Review. Karina Lester, is the Aboriginal Co-Manager and Senior Aboriginal Language Expert at The University of Adelaide’s Mobile Language Team (MLT) . She is a Yankunytjatjara Anangu woman who grew up on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in the far north-west of South Au...

Macca and Kenny are in the hosting seats this week. John Wintle is on panel. Agnes was this week’s production assistant and James is doing the podcast. Macca and Kenny’s first guest this week is a legend of Australian 70s and 80s Rock Music and a monumental figure in environmentalism, Indigenous Rights and anti-Nuclear activism. Midnight Oil front-man, and former ALP environment minist...

Nevena, Macca and Paul are joined live on air by Ro Allen AM (they/them) is the current Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner, having commenced their term on 1 June 2021. In June 2026, they were appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for their significant service to the community through social reform and human rights advocacy. As they discuss the honour, the Member...

Nevena, Macca and Paul  are joined live on air  by Alex Makin, Lord Mayor, City of Port Phillip, Latest in City of Port Phillip; Outside Broadcast: Sth Melb. Market Alex Makin, has lived in Port Phillip for over a decade, residing in Port Melbourne and the Montague Ward, drawn to its vibrant community and central location to beaches, markets, arts and culture. Alex brings extensive experience from...

Nevena, Macca and Paul are joined live on air by Robert Mills is an Australian stage and screen actor, television host and singer-songwriter. He was one of the finalists from the first season of Australian Idol in 2003. Milsy, is currently playing Dr Pomattar in Waitress right now at her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne. Over to You” is the title of the debut fiction novel by Australian...

Nevena, Macca and Paul are joined live on air by Josh Cox, an Olive Albino Python and a Barking Owl. Josh’s philosophy is simple. ‘As a a society we are disconnected from nature. The advent of technology has changed the way we live, it has changed the way we interact, and it has jammed a wedge between us and nature’. ‘Children, from the time they are born, are now inundated with technology. It has...

Macca, Paul and Nevena are joined live on air, at South Melbourne Market by legend of Australian stage and screen, Todd McKenny. Todd is an Australian dancer, theatre performer and TV personality. He is best known as a judge on the Australian television talent show Dancing with the Stars. As a theatre performer, he has appeared in numerous productions, notably singer Peter Allen in the theatre pro...

Nevena, Macca and Paul are joined live on air by Nina Taylor. Nina Taylor is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the district of Albert Park since November 2022. She was previously a member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2018 and 2022, representing the Southern Metropolitan Region. Before entering Parliament,...