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A weekly podcast about Australian politics, power and corruption. Each week Jo Dyer and Dave Milner probe the myths and half-truths pushed by those in power.
Sometimes profound, occasionally profane, The Shot podcast is always entertaining. If you want a didactic account of power and politics in Australia, download something else. But if you want robust, honest and witty engagement with the big issues, The Shot podcast will be right up your alley.
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David and Jo bring on former MPs Doug Cameron and Zoe Daniel to recap not only the news of the week, but the news of the year. We then look for highlights, lowlights and WTFs with an excellent crew: Ronni Salt, Emma Shortis, Thomas Mayo, Nasser Mashni, Jordan "Purple Pingers" van den Lamb, Grace Tame, Ketan Joshi, Joel Jenkins, Cheryl Kernot, Amy Remeikis and Konrad of Punter's Politics. Support our journalism and this channel (while looking extremely attractive!) with our new Shot merch at this link - https://theshot.store/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
War Crimes in Washington. Timidity in Canberra. Discounts at The Australia Institute. (Dave in a tent somewhere).Sunday Shot viewers can get $5 off the Institute's wide-ranging new book, A TIME FOR BRAVERY using the promo code SHOT5:-https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Royce is just off the plane from COP30 and joins Lorena Allam to talk about the planet's latest attempt to save itself. Plus an interview with Walkley Award-winning director Yaara Bou Melham on her film documenting the devastating legacy of asbestos mining on the Banjima people in WA, YURLU COUNTRY.Details of YURLU COUNTRY screenings and how to donate to the legal fight: https://yurlucountry.com/take-action/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Sunday Shot - November 23 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dave interrogates fellow editors @deepcut_news 's Antoun Issa and Meanjin's Esther Anatolitis about publishing in our contested times. Jo chimes in from the sidelines. Plus an interview on the Adolescent Man Box report on the state of our boys with Matt Tyler and Kate Fitz-Gibbons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Two big moments in Australian politics: the 50th anniversary of the Dismissal and the passing of the first Treaty bill in Australia. Marie Coleman and Daniel James join us to discuss them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dark Money expert Lucy Hamilton and Australia's best Climate Communicator Ketan Joshi outline the agendas and ideologies driving the global failure on Climate. Plus and interview with the Australian Conservation Foundation's Brendan Sydes on the EPBC Act reforms Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jo and Dave are joined by TRUTH, LIES AND MEDIA co-host Nicole Chvastek and Bruce Wolpe to discuss THAT meeting, plus Bob Carr assesses Rudd, AUKUS and the Chinese perspective.Bruce's essay: https://www.croakey.org/trumps-new-mccarthyism-and-what-it-means-for-australia/Nicole's podcast: https://shows.acast.com/truth-lies-and-media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges sat down with Dave Milner for a lengthy discussion about his cancellation at the National Press Club of Australia, creeping fascism, ICE, and the betrayal of Palestine by Western journalists.Please support our journalism: https://theshot.net.au/support-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Jewish Council of Australia's Sarah Schwartz and international relations expert Dr Scott Burchill join the panel to discuss the precarious state of seemingly everything, and Dave interviews Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Chris Hedges, following his cancellation at the National Press Club of Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Dave Milner, guest co-host Joel Jenkins and special guest panelists Greg Jericho and Ronni Salt for her debut appearance on The Sunday Shot, as they dissect the week's most critical issues. They delve into the ongoing, devastating developments in Israel and Gaza, and shine a light on the National Press Club's alarming corporate sponsors - including the weapons industry - after it dropped Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Hedges. Plus they tackle the disappointing early work of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). Don't miss this essential and revealing episode.Thank you for listening! If you can, sling us a few dollars to keep us on air - every dollar counts! https://theshot.net.au/support-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Sunday Shot - October 5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paul Bongiorno and Rachel Withers join Jo and Dave to analyse all the adventures at the United Nations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jo and guest host Joel Jenkins speak with Declassified Australia's Kellie Tranter and the Australia Institute's Mark Ogge about Gaza, Climate and Australia's failing foreign policy. Plus an interview with Dr Emma Shortis on the dismantling of American democracy.Kellie's article: https://declassifiedaus.org/2025/09/15/documents-reveal-australias-knowing-silence-to-plans-for-ethnic-cleansing-of-gaza/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nazis on our streets - WTF? We discuss the aftermath of the March for (White) Australia before hearing from Marian Wilkinson and Jesse Noakes about the petrostate that is WA and what it means for the rest of us.Marian's new Quarterly Essay "Woodside vs the Planel" available from https://www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/09/woodside-vs-the-planet.Jesse's latest article on Woodside: https://www.lastplaceonearth.com.au/this-is-world-heritage/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jo and Dave are joined by the legendary Wendy Bacon and Bogan Intelligentsia’s Joel Jenkins to try and untangle the narrative threads around Iran and Israel, and Australia’s differing response to these two countries. Jo interviews Ariel Bogle on the origins of and risks posed by self-proclaimed Sovereign Citizens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Sunday Shot - August 24 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is our Housing Crisis a supply or distribution issue? We get into it with Purple Pingers, Chris Wallace and Michael Pascoe, plus reflect on Trump's failed bromance with Putin and the catastrophe that was his Alaska Summit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Drawing on Richard Denniss's new essay, "Dead Centre: How Political Pragmatism is Killing Us", we discuss the political impact of centrism's leaden hand. Spoiler alert: it's not good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We get deep into the looming social media ban for Under 16s plus discuss the best way to surf the internet's wildest waves.Cam and Ariel's new book:https://ultimopress.com.au/products/conspiracy-nation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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what are your continuing thoughts on the horrific public shakedown of Zelensky by the US administration, on how Australia moves forward in terms of the shifting alliances?