# News Club A podcast by The Squiz. News Club is the place to go for conversations about the news. Agenda-free and hosted by friends - Claire Kimball and Kate Watson - we are here for you - making it easy to keep across the big issues and get ahead of what's coming up. Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/STHZE1133433304 ## Latest episodes - [The attack on Helen Haines and France’s week of riots](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/31dcb7a33ae1) (2026-10-23, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE7285542511.mp3 - [A grumpy week in politics, and the last leap second](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/a216346ad5ac) (2026-10-16, 37 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5617369089.mp3 - [How the Firmus float fell apart, and a bail hearing for Sam Wood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/e655845291e6) (2026-10-09, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE3518247162.mp3 - [What happened on the Dubai to Tel Aviv flight, and the inflation debate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/d08f710f4cb5) (2026-10-02, 43 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2072076899.mp3 - [What we know about the OpenAI Medicare hack](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/e47990ae4397) (2026-09-25, 39 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE1510916925.mp3 - [How scared should we be about AI? And the collapse of Cue](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/7e5b12e35570) (2026-09-18, 36 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE7425660887.mp3 - [A wild week for One Nation, and a new world map](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/118df5f86ae3) (2026-09-11, 41 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE4585713548.mp3 - [The push to switch off the algorithm, and the Lindsay Clancy trial](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/604559cf1c01) (2026-09-04, 44 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE3723877091.mp3 - [The Nepal disaster, Meta’s big settlement, and Dolly Parton’s legacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/b31fe376679c) (2026-08-28, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE1962649377.mp3 - [The Sydney Swans allegations, and a cancer vaccine breakthrough](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/fa06e8f71b64) (2026-08-21, 44 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2375786559.mp3 - [The housing downturn, Trump’s plane switch, melons and smelters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/3f6da9d1d312) (2026-08-14, 38 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE4974743657.mp3 - [Understanding the Russia-Ukraine drone strikes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/beae8bcc4a8a) (2026-08-07, 44 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE8796670421.mp3 - [Explaining the construction corruption scandal in Victoria](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/dc10963d6765) (2026-07-31, 30 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE1141211058.mp3 - [Who is Andy Burnham? The 'King of the North' now UK Prime Minister](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/ed086eb2e4a9) (2026-07-24, 36 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE3930372114.mp3 - [Messi's World Cup reunion 19 years in the making, and Albanese's new AI rules for data centres](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/2fd5b5933830) (2026-07-17, 46 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5204575502.mp3 - [China’s missile test, what caused the Telstra outage, and Binface vs Farage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/6d2f4c7611f5) (2026-07-10, 46 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5151020306.mp3 - [What's up with home prices? An Empire climb, and a celebration of independence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/97526ea5232b) (2026-07-03, 47 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5183152347.mp3 - [Who is Tommy Robinson? 'Act swiftly' warning on AI, and Taylor Swift’s alleged wedding](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/a7159d48a92d) (2026-06-26, 42 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2943300155.mp3 - [22 hours in the air, the US-Iran deal, a political stunt and our Socceroos](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/52cbfa41ac4c) (2026-06-19, 40 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE1004296950.mp3 - [Media literacy for SA, yay! One Nation’s popularity, SpaceX and Toy Story 5](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/e6f1991a1bf9) (2026-06-12, 44 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE9911639321.mp3 - [AI and the stock market, second hand subs? And a personal story about MND](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/adedb194790d) (2026-06-05, 39 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2932253635.mp3 - [Where US-Iran negotiations are at, and what the Pope said about AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/4488bc1bce9f) (2026-05-29, 39 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2627661331.mp3 - [Weekly Wrap: Unpacking the budget reactions (and 47% memes)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/368eb6384c25) (2026-05-22, 30 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE8510436009.mp3 - [Weekly Wrap: Understanding the budget tax reform debate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/80919c187c6b) (2026-05-15, 42 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5834571317.mp3?updated=1778824635 - [Weekly Wrap: Why the ‘ISIS brides’ case is being called legally unprecedented](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/2530aad43a63) (2026-05-08, 43 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE6260546121.mp3?updated=1778220143 - [Weekly Wrap: Grief and unrest in Alice Springs, and Queen Camilla's brooch diplomacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/6f9105ea4469) (2026-05-01, 37 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE3022335450.mp3?updated=1777616477 - [Weekly Wrap: The NDIS overhaul, and the gas tax debate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/72d458585dc7) (2026-04-24, 37 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE6888303220.mp3?updated=1777008845 - [Weekly Wrap: The Geelong oil refinery fire, and Trump vs the pope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/b5f9076659ff) (2026-04-17, 42 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE9600480263.mp3?updated=1776407354 - [Weekly Wrap: The fragile US-Iran ceasefire, and the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/c870b1d0a9a6) (2026-04-10, 41 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE7998511455.mp3?updated=1775800187 - [Our PM For a Day meets the real PM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/783806d6a8b9) (2026-04-01, 9 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE3731159296.mp3 - [Weekly Wrap: The fuel crisis, and are US-Iran ceasefire talks actually happening?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/795d2b09ed72) (2026-03-27, 37 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2638753576.mp3?updated=1774588836 - [Weekly Wrap: How is the war in the Middle East impacting Australia?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/ff29d58dc25a) (2026-03-20, 42 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2939800561.mp3?updated=1773986550 - [Weekly Wrap: The big themes this week from the war in the Middle East](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/966069edadbc) (2026-03-13, 47 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE8808431047.mp3?updated=1773376276 - [Weekly Wrap: What’s going on in Iran?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/bf9bbc97e76f) (2026-03-06, 38 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE3116975396.mp3?updated=1772769863 - [The Squiz Quiz w/ Alex Williams and Brandon McClelland from They Might Become Giants](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/d39176772442) (2026-03-03, 32 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE9952461537.mp3?updated=1772515599 - [Weekly Wrap: What we’d do if we were PM and is AI coming for our jobs?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/872b2382f434) (2026-02-27, 38 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5826902576.mp3?updated=1772184523 - [The Squiz Quiz w/ Georgie Trickett from Sport-ish](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/5f2b2a7855f6) (2026-02-24, 25 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE9175753075.mp3?updated=1771905901 - [Weekly Wrap: Aliens, AI, Andrew and what did Pauline Hanson say?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/bd09a1e22a33) (2026-02-20, 37 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE6876560717.mp3?updated=1771591790 - [The Squiz Quiz w/ The Bookshelf Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/e8c668dd7f74) (2026-02-17, 28 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE1836746677.mp3?updated=1771307563 - [Weekly Wrap: Understanding Israeli President Herzog’s visit, and who is Nancy Guthrie?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/310367a221d2) (2026-02-13, 43 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5415417762.mp3?updated=1770971175 - [The Squiz Quiz w/ Fashion Critical and Lauren Sams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/1d85dac25e19) (2026-02-10, 26 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE9681664886.mp3?updated=1770763631 - [Weekly Wrap: Unpacking the latest Epstein files, and a lifesaving swim](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/7cf3e9a64db3) (2026-02-06, 46 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5674780261.mp3?updated=1770370274 - [Squiz Shortcuts: Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein headache](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/c03511a2b9da) (2026-02-06, 13 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE9273740240.mp3?updated=1753218424 - [The Squiz Quiz w/ Glen James and Rachelle Kroon from money money money](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/d0e66af9d8c5) (2026-02-03, 22 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE3195081317.mp3?updated=1770098173 - [Weekly Wrap: Trump threatens Iran, and a Heated Rivalry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/73c006a3083a) (2026-01-30, 42 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE6812168765.mp3?updated=1769767650 - [The Squiz Quiz: Scorchers, split-ups, and sea creatures](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/539c1d461972) (2026-01-27, 25 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE2964342043.mp3?updated=1769492637 - [The Year Ahead in Entertainment and Sport w/ Andrew Williams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/b4f5eddc0960) (2026-01-26, 36 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5853160770.mp3?updated=1768972588 - [Weekly Wrap: The Coalition split (again), and the Beckham family drama](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/be25dd6d642a) (2026-01-23, 37 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE3310335034.mp3?updated=1769149351 - [The Squiz Quiz: ARMY, an ambassador, and a $1m Aussie Open amateur](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/063a38b5bcdd) (2026-01-20, 19 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE5500776323.mp3?updated=1768887138 - [The Year Ahead in Fashion w/ Lauren Sams](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1477008816/71de1a6cd636) (2026-01-18, 38 min): audio https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STHZE1457423172.mp3?updated=1768540526 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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