News Club

• Weekly Wrap: Charlie Kirk's assassination, Tension in the Liberal Party, and Canberra gets its flowers

  The US is on edge following the fatal shooting of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk - we'll explain who Kirk was, why he was significant, and what the political fallout has been as the search for his killer continues. We'll also cover Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and Qatar's importance in the Middle East, the ongoing Jacinta Nampijinpa Price drama in the Liberal Party, and the resolved drama in the Murdoch family... In what's coming up, it's a feast of sport, Canberra's Floriade festival brings back memories, and arrr, it's Talk Like a Pirate Day.... Links Claire’s recommendations - This (paywalled) article on James Murdoch from The Atlantic and AKA Charlie Sheen Jodie’s recommendation - ⁠QV Dermcare Sting-Free Ointment with Ceramides Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Also in our News Club show - ‘The Big Threat’ looks at how other democracies are equipping their populations to recognise and resist mis- and disinformation, and what Australia can learn from them.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter⁠ Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠ Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠ @TheSquiz⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Nicoletta Hay Chapters 01:00 - Charlie Kirk 09:00 - Israel and Qatar 13:54 - Jacinta Price 18:34 - Murdoch succession decided 22:40 - What’s coming up in the week ahead 29:35 - Squiz Recommends 32:00 - Squiz Press

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• The Big Threat: The Home Front

  Having spent six weeks travelling to the US, UK, Finland, France and Estonia meeting international experts fighting the scourge of mis- and disinformation, Bryce returns to Australia to take stock of the situation at home. He sits down with the Governor-General, Sam Mostyn AC, former Labor leader Bill Shorten, the University of Canberra’s Professor Sora Park and McKinnon’s Exec Director of Democracy, Jay Weatherill to discover how their shared passion for defending Australia’s civic institutions means a belief in the urgent need for media literacy education. Links: Digital News Report - University of Canberra Squiz Kids Q+A with Governor General Sam Mostyn McKinnon Museum of Australian Democracy eSafety Commission AMLA - Australian Media Literacy Alliance ACARA - National Curriculum Authority - recommends Newshounds Articles: Social Media Minimum Age Bill eSafety Commission Guide  Social media ban review - 9 News Trial of tech that could be used to keep Australian under-16s off social media finds some errors ‘inevitable’ - The Guardian Enforcing Australia's social media ban on kids is possible but contains risks, report says - BBC Social media age verification possible but laden with risks, landmark study warns - ABC This podcast has been made possible by the Winston Churchill Trust Australia See Newshounds by Squiz Kids for information about our media literacy program for primary school children.

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• Weekly Wrap: China’s massive flex, the immigration debate, and Monday’s blood moon

  China's President Xi Jinping has hosted a major summit and put on the biggest military parade during peacetime. We’ll get you across the significance - and former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ attendance. We'll also cover the anti-immigration protests and simmering debate that went into this week, and we’ll intro you to  Chloe Malle, American Vogue’s new editor. In what's coming up, Erin Patterson's live-streamed sentencing, and where to be early Monday morning for the astronomical event of the year. Links Claire’s recommendation - The Economist’s podcast The Prince about Xi Jinping Jodie’s recommendation - Hostage on Netflix Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Also in our News Club show - ‘The Big Threat’ looks at how other democracies are equipping their populations to recognise and resist mis- and disinformation, and what Australia can learn from them.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube Follow us on Instagram:⁠ @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Nicoletta Hay Chapters 00:00 - China summit 10:09 - Anti-immigration protests 13:40 - The ongoing search for Dezi Freeman 16:28 - New editor of American Vogue 19:45 - What’s coming up in the week ahead 26:57 - Squiz Recommends

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• The Big Threat: The Trust Deficit

  On the last leg of his international fact-finding mission, Bryce travels to London - where an academic’s calls for media literacy to be taught at school might finally be being answered. He also visits The Guardian newspaper to learn how they’re fighting fake news - and meets with a Cambridge professor who’s an expert on the psychology of misinformation and worries COVID may have changed everything. Links: Professor David Buckingham Professor Jon Roozenbeek House of Lords Report into Media Literacy New Yorker cartoon Guardian Foundation’s NewsWise program Ofcom’s Media Use in Britain Report Articles: Zinoviev letter was dirty trick by MI6 - The Guardian Professor Jon Roozenbeek on the Psychology of Misinformation Professor David Buckingham on the Media Literacy Report UK Parliament launches inquiry into media literacy This podcast has been made possible by the ⁠Winston Churchill Trust Australia⁠ See ⁠Newshounds by Squiz Kids⁠ for information about our media literacy program for primary school children.  Want more News Club in your life? We've got you... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to our News Club newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch all our interviews ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@The Squiz ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Host: Bryce Corbett Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton

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• Weekly Wrap: Porepunkah’s manhunt, a happenstance encounter, and the Swift-Kelce engagement

  As we’re recording, the manhunt continues for sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman, who is suspected of killing 2 police officers and injuring a third. We’ll get you up to speed with the details of the incident, the search, and what exactly a sovereign citizen is. We’ll also get you across why the Iranian Ambassador was expelled this week, our Deputy PM Richard Marles’ meetings in Washington (or was it “a happenstance encounter”...) - and some of the many angles to view Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement. In what’s coming up, it’s the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans, and the federal parliament returns next week.  Links Claire’s recommendation - Five Days at Memorial Jodie’s recommendation - The Guardian article on Serena Williams’ sponsorship deal with health provider Ro Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: The six centuries-old art history rules hidden in their engagement photo  The Funniest Memes About Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Want more News Club in your life? We've got you… Also in our News Club show - the first 2 episodes of our new series ‘The Big Threat’ that looks at how other democracies are equipping their populations to recognise and resist mis- and disinformation, and what Australia can learn from them.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our News Club newsletter Watch all our episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube Follow us on Instagram:⁠ @TheSquiz PS: If you love what we do, the best way to support us is by clicking ‘follow’ on Apple or Spotify. A huge thanks to those who drop us a 5-star review, or even better - spread the word about News Club with your friends, family, colleagues... even your barista. Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton Researcher: Nicoletta Hay Chapters 00:00 - Porepunkah police shooting 07:46 - Iran's ambassador expelled 11:46 - A happenstance encounter 15:45 - Taylor Swift's engagement 19:42 - What's coming up in the week ahead 26:24 - Squiz Recommends 28:17 - Squiz Press

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