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    Media literacy for SA, yay! One Nation’s popularity, SpaceX and Toy Story 5

    12/06/2026 | 43 mins.
    It’s your week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson.

    A big announcement out of South Australia for us. Quite a few strands to pull out on the rise of One Nation. We also give a few updates on stories we’ve been following - unrest in the UK, the SpaceX IPO, and the relationship between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. And Kate’s counting the days until Toy Story 5.

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    Part 2 of our AI Series with Minderoo - Apple | Spotify

    Hardship, not ideology, driving voters to One Nation, says Labor

    Kate’s recommendation: Australia’s Baby Bust - Series in SMH

    Claire’s recommendation: Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

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    Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson

    Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton

    Researcher: Sophie Felice
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    AI and the stock market, second hand subs? And a personal story about MND

    05/06/2026 | 38 mins.
    It’s your week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Eliza Harvey.

    We’re starting this week with a couple of big market moves with Anthropic and SpaceX moving towards listing as public companies. Sounds complex, but we’ve sweated it to make it relevant for you. Also violence and more political turmoil in the UK, and we’ll get you up to speed on why AUKUS was a big deal in the news this week. Claire shares a little bit about her mum and motor neurone disease, with the Big Freeze on at the MCG on Monday. And in a nod to her, she has a favourite recipe of hers to recommend.

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    Fight MND

    Eliza’s recommendation: Gary Lineker NYT interview: Why BBC ‘marriage’ ended, his World Cup fears – and one big regret

    Claire’s recommendation: Sunbeam's Fluffy Pikelets

    Check out the full interview with Nicole Gillespie, with thanks to Minderoo here

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    Hosts: Claire Kimball & Eliza Harvey

    Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton

    Researcher: Sophie Felice
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    Where US-Iran negotiations are at, and what the Pope said about AI

    29/05/2026 | 38 mins.
    It’s your week in news and what’s coming up with Claire Kimball and Kate Watson. This week, the Pope’s comments on artificial intelligence, what's up with US-Iran negotiations, and are the Teals plotting a new political party? Spencer Pratt is about to have his moment in American politics. If you don’t know what that’s about, you will by the end of this podcast. And we’re hiring! See below for details.

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    We’re hiring - Video Producer

    CommBank’s CEO Matt Comyn op-ed on AI and Australia

    Kate’s recommendation: The Seven Rules of Trust by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales

    Claire’s recommendation: Legends on Netflix

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    Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson

    Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton

    Researcher: Sophie Felice
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    Weekly Wrap: Unpacking the budget reactions (and 47% memes)

    22/05/2026 | 29 mins.
    You may have seen those 47% memes going around, taking aim at Labor's tax changes - we’ll unpack what those are about, as well as the rest of the budget debate from this week. We’ve also got the story of the activists intercepted off the coast of Gaza and Israel, and the NRL player who revealed his motor neuron diagnosis this week. Plus, we have a recommendation for a shortcut in life.

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    Eliza’s recommendation: Yalla chocolate mousse

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    Hosts: Eliza Harvey & Kate Watson

    Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton

    Researcher: Sophie Felice
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    Weekly Wrap: Understanding the budget tax reform debate

    15/05/2026 | 41 mins.
    This week, we’ll help you understand the political debate around the budget tax reforms, plus a few tidbits you might not have heard about. Then, we feel obligated to get you across the significance of the result in the Farrer by-election last weekend. We’ll cover what came out of Trump’s China visit as well. Lots of politics this week, but never fear - Eurovision provides some relief, as does the American Country Music Awards, and a nostalgic recommendation from Claire.

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    Kate’s recommendation: Choosin’ Texas by Ella Langley

    Claire’s recommendation: Untold: The Race of the Century

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    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 & Kate Watson

    Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton

    Researcher: Sophie Felice
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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.
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