The Shot Podcast

Sean Kelly's Quarterly Essay "The Good Fight: What Does Labor Stand For?" has turbo-charged the ongoing conversation about Labor's lack of boldness.  @newpoliticsAU  's Eddy Jokovich and Liz Allen discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave interrogates fellow editors  @deepcut_news  's Antoun Issa and Meanjin's Esther Anatolitis about publishing in our contested times. Jo chimes in from the sidelines. Plus an interview on the Adolescent Man Box report on the state of our boys with Matt Tyler and Kate Fitz-Gibbons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two big moments in Australian politics: the 50th anniversary of the Dismissal and the passing of the first Treaty bill in Australia. Marie Coleman and Daniel James join us to discuss them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dark Money expert Lucy Hamilton and Australia's best Climate Communicator Ketan Joshi outline the agendas and ideologies driving the global failure on Climate. Plus and interview with the Australian Conservation Foundation's Brendan Sydes on the EPBC Act reforms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jo and Dave are joined by TRUTH, LIES AND MEDIA co-host Nicole Chvastek and Bruce Wolpe to discuss THAT meeting, plus Bob Carr assesses Rudd, AUKUS and the Chinese perspective. Bruce's essay: https://www.croakey.org/trumps-new-mccarthyism-and-what-it-means-for-australia/ Nicole's podcast: https://shows.acast.com/truth-lies-and-media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges sat down with Dave Milner for a lengthy discussion about his cancellation at the National Press Club of Australia, creeping fascism, ICE, and the betrayal of Palestine by Western journalists. Please support our journalism: https://theshot.net.au/support-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Jewish Council of Australia's Sarah Schwartz and international relations expert Dr Scott Burchill join the panel to discuss the precarious state of seemingly everything, and Dave interviews Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges, following his cancellation at the National Press Club of Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Dave Milner, guest co-host Joel Jenkins and special guest panelists Greg Jericho and Ronni Salt for her debut appearance on The Sunday Shot, as they dissect the week's most critical issues.  They delve into the ongoing, devastating developments in Israel and Gaza, and shine a light on the National Press Club's alarming corporate sponsors - including the weapons industry - after it droppe...

The Sunday Shot - October 5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Bongiorno and Rachel Withers join Jo and Dave to analyse all the adventures at the United Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jo and guest host Joel Jenkins speak with Declassified Australia's Kellie Tranter and the Australia Institute's Mark Ogge about Gaza, Climate and Australia's failing foreign policy. Plus an interview with Dr Emma Shortis on the dismantling of American democracy. Kellie's article: https://declassifiedaus.org/2025/09/15/documents-reveal-australias-knowing-silence-to-plans-for-ethnic-cleansing-of-gaz...

Nazis on our streets - WTF? We discuss the aftermath of the March for (White) Australia before hearing from Marian Wilkinson and Jesse Noakes about the petrostate that is WA and what it means for the rest of us. Marian's new Quarterly Essay "Woodside vs the Planel" available from https://www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/09/woodside-vs-the-planet. Jesse's latest article on Woodside: https://www...

Jo and Dave are joined by the legendary Wendy Bacon and Bogan Intelligentsia’s Joel Jenkins to try and untangle the narrative threads around Iran and Israel, and Australia’s differing response to these two countries. Jo interviews Ariel Bogle on the origins of and risks posed by self-proclaimed Sovereign Citizens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sunday Shot - August 24 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is our Housing Crisis a supply or distribution issue? We get into it with Purple Pingers, Chris Wallace and Michael Pascoe, plus reflect on Trump's failed bromance with Putin and the catastrophe that was his Alaska Summit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drawing on Richard Denniss's new essay, "Dead Centre: How Political Pragmatism is Killing Us", we discuss the political impact of centrism's leaden hand. Spoiler alert: it's not good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We get deep into the looming social media ban for Under 16s plus discuss the best way to surf the internet's wildest waves. Cam and Ariel's new book:https://ultimopress.com.au/products/conspiracy-nation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starvation in Gaza, Climate success at the ICJ and Australian parliament returns. We discuss a busy week in politics before examining the dire state of the University sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss the implications of the Australian Climate Case, the Government's galling arguments and what comes next for the Torres Strait (apart from lots more devastating salt water). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reports like Yoorrook Justice Commission's searingly evocative TRUTH BE TOLD and Coroner Armitage's comprehensive Coronial Inquest findings into the death of Kumanjayi Walker tell dark truths about our history and the way it informs our present. Is anyone listening? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the wake of the assault and arrest of Hannah Thomas, Michael Bradley and Hannah Ferguson join us to discuss the anti-protest lawst that have swept our country, and the punitive and/or panicked approach taken by police and other institutions to those who dare to speak out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doug Cameron and Josh Bornstein don't hold back with their incisive commentary on the way Labor, the ABC and other institutions are failing us at this critical moment. A cracker conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Bruce Wolpe and Emma Shortis discuss the state of the Middle East, Trump does Netanyahu's bidding and drops bombs on Iran. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Assassinations in the US, war in the Middle East, ongoing carnage in Gaza, Marines on the ground in LA.... and an election looming in Tasmania! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the final counts in final seats down and dusted, the focus switches to the Government: their first decisions, negotiation options and upcoming agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.