Uprise Radio

This weeks episode is a solo Xan exclusive looking at medical misogyny, male contraception and how AI manages to make everything worse.

Xan and Koshin bring you breaking news a little bit too late about the developing story from the UK involving 5 men arrested after allegedly trying to attack a miliary base. Do these military bases make people safer? Tune in to find out! The Wodonga politics in the pub event Xan mentions in the episode can be found here!

Time to start stocking up on beans everybody, things are about to get even worse. Xan and Koshin bring an update on the escalating interconnected conflicts from West Asia down to the Horn of Africa. We focus on the developments in Yemen and some of the background leading up to this recent explosion in fighting. All views expressed are our own!

Well folks, They're calling it the worst episode of Uprise Radio ever produced. Join Koshin on a journey through his own mind as he attempts to connect too many dots and forgets to play any Community Service announcements. If you've ever felt like the world is just getting weirder and weirder, this episode is for you. All views expressed are our own!

The 60 day Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran has come to a close. Did negotiations go well? Has peace been achieved? There is only one way to find out. Listen in! All views expressed are our own!

Rather than sticking to discussing one region this week Xan and Koshin look at some developments in South East Asia with Tech billionares reinventing colonialism before taking a peak at West Africa to get an update on Burkina Faso. We fail to say conclusively if Ibrahim Traore is good or bad but we remain committed to our promise to provide you with an answer in the future. All views expressed are...

Following the Labor party conference of 2026, Xan and Koshin take a look at the current state of the Labor party both federally and in Victoria. The conversation gives an overview of the lack of debate within the conference and how the event has transformed from an arena of genuine internal party dialogue, into a ceremonial coronation of the current leadership. All views expressed are our own!

Uprise Radio returns to the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a story about one of our favourite things: Maps! Xan and Koshin look at the evolving fight between the DRC, Belgium and a host of other interested parties over colonial era geological maps that could reveal the location of Trillions of dollars worth of mineral wealth. We look at similar stories from the region and the politics aroun...

For this weeks episode Xan and Koshin take a trip down memory lane to bring you a review and analysis of the classic film "First blood" about returned Vietnam veteran John Rambo. Is this movie based or cringe? Listen to find out!

Xan and Koshin reunite to discuss the recently released Papal encyclical: Magnifica Humanitas. Pope Leo has released a text outlining the Catholic attitude towards emerging AI technologies and the hosts of Uprise dig in to explain the good and the bad. Is the reaction to this manifesto on the left justified? Are there lessons to be learned? Will Xan do the reading for the episode? All of these que...

This week is a special Koshin solo discussing the US-China summit that took place in May. The episode goes over the key outcomes of the trip and the key goals for each party. The second half of the episode is Koshin trying desperately to cram the entire history of modern Taiwan into ten minutes.

This week Xan and Koshin read through the recently released manifesto outlining the ideology of the tech giant Palantir.  

Following the most recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the announcement by Labor that the NDIS would be slashed, we decided to do a two for one episode. The first half is focused on the rise of radical centrist violence in the US and why everybody hates FBI director Kash Patel. We then move to the more serious topic of Labors announcement that the NDIS budget will be cut with a partic...

On this weeks episode Xan and Koshin look at the ongoing national debate about whether past warcrimes should be punished or celebrated, before looking at current warcrimes and the impacts they're having. We also look at the reports of religious influence in the US military, what this all means for the ongoing peace talks, and much more! If there are any questions please get in touch at Upriseradio...

There are too many topics to discuss this week, so for this episode we changed up the format a bit to bring a quick overview of a few developing stories. We talk about Iran warning tech companies that they are valid military targets, those tech companies involvement in the military industrial complex, and Australia attracting AI investment back home. We also look at Israels newly unveiled apatheid...

This week Xan and Koshin give a brief overview of an conflict that has been overshadowed in the news; the war between Afghanistan and Pakistan. On February 28th, hours before the US and Israeli strikes on Iran began, Pakistan declared open war on the Taliban led Afghan government. This is a conflict with roots that can be traced back to the so called "great game", the imperial competition between...

This week with the decision from Israel and the US to go to war with Iran, we take a look at some of the events that have unfolded so far and what the goals appear to be. We try to untangle the web of overlapping, contradictary excuses being given to justify this latest violation of international law, and what consequences this will have in the region and across the world. As always please get in...

After a very special visit to Australia from the Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Xan and Koshin debrief to take a look at what state mandated social cohesion looks like under Labor. We look at the coverage by the media in the leadup to the visit, the political fallout from the methods employed by the NSW police, and why no one is talking about Australia still having a King. As always please get in...

On this weeks episode Koshin speaks with Greg Barns SC about the current state of International Law, the erosion of the rule of law both domestically and internationally, with a brief detour to discuss why Australia still has a king. The conversation touches on America's blatant violations of international law in Venezuala, the need to apply legal standards equally to all countries, the dangers of...

Audio excerpts from the Free Palestine Melbourne Snap Action: Solidarity with the British Hunger Strikers. Outside the British Consulate, Naarm, 14/1/2026 at 5pm.  Community members gathered in solidarity with hunger strikers forming part of the longest and largest coordinated hunger strike in Britain. Speakers included in this audio (non-exhaustive) are: David Glanz (MC)Jack (Elbit out of Victori...

This week Xan and Koshin talk about the biggest story no one is talking about: Israeli recognition of Somaliland. We give an overview of the history of Somaliland, the geopolitical consequences of Israeli recognition and the legacy colonial borders are still having today. If you have any questions or suggestions for future shows, please email us at upriseradio855@gmail.com. 

Following the news of the recent deadly minings accident in the DRC, Xan and Koshin discuss the historic context of mining in the DRC and the role it plays in the global economy. We discuss the ways in which this accident is not a discrete incident but a symptom of a much larger project of hyper exploitation of the DRC and the Congolese people. We also take the time to officially declare disposabl...

Xan and Koshin unpack the leaked details around Australias supposed restrictions on military exports to Israel. We also look at the NSW police violence towards anyone protesting Australias military imports from Israel. Is there a contradiction in Labors stance towards military trade with Israel? We simply do not have time to answer that question but we do have time to get into green-washing the we...

This week Xan and Koshin are talking about the (allegedly) historical (not so) rare earth mineral deal signed between Australia and the US. What are the environmental and geopolitical consequences of this deal? Whats going on with skynews? Are ecosystems natural supply chains? At least one of these questions will be answered on this episode.

Is Trump going to heaven? On this episode Xan and Koshin discuss the ongoing situation off the coast of Venezuala and the latest display of Yankee Imperialism (or US foreign policy in Latin America). We show the thread connecting "Narco-Terrorism", the Nobel peace prize and Climate Change.