Freed Britney
A court has finally freed Britney Spears from her conservatorship... where her father controlled almost every aspect of her life for 13 years. This story, which maybe would have been filed under ce...
15 Nov 202119min
What about the children?
On today’s episode of the Briefing …what about the children... do we really understand the impact of covid and lockdowns on children under 12. Counselling services such as Kids Helpline say they’re ...
14 Nov 202120min
Yumi Stynes tears open the sealed section on life
Yumi Stynes is best known as the host of the award-winning podcast and new book Ladies We Need to Talk, where she dives headfirst into the tricky topics women often avoid talking about. Yumi invites h...
12 Nov 202131min
The explosion of phone-based scams
Why is everyone being bombarded with scam texts? We’ve all received a message about a parcel, or a tax bill, a Nigerian prince, or Australian Border Force. So, what’s with the explosion of phone-ba...
11 Nov 202119min
What's with 'Let's Go Brandon'?
'Let’s Go Brandon’ is being called the biggest political meme of the last decade. The crowd at a NASCAR race in Alabama was chanting “F**k Joe Biden”. An NBC reporter, during an interview with the r...
10 Nov 202119min
Travis Scott's dangerous history
Eight people were killed at Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival in the US state of Texas last Friday. Scott’s history leaves you wondering if he could or should have done more to prevent the tra...
9 Nov 202122min
The nun from Dead Man Walking
We love doing episodes suggested by our listeners! Mel wrote to ask us to track down Sister Helen Prejean….a Catholic nun who has spent her life campaigning to scrap the death penalty. Sister Helen’...
8 Nov 202119min
How police will interview four year old Cleo Smith
The nation breathed a collective sigh of relief last Wednesday when four-year-old Cleo Smith was found alive and well. Detectives arrive in Carnarvon today to begin the lengthy investigation into e...
7 Nov 202116min
