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Macca and Paul talk to Angus Crowther – Tanck-Co-Founder + Executive Director-Government, as they discuss Trump’s AUKUS review, Federal Politics issues and what’s happening with John Pesutto and the …
John, Paul and Macca talk to Nina Taylor, MP Albert Park, LGBTQIA grants, Minus 18 Ball- Sigrid Thornton New Play-Mother Play coming out after 60
Nina was elected to the Legislative Assembly in Nov…
Our first guest this week is the newly elected Saturday, 12th July, 2025: Sarah Witty, Federal ALP, Melbourne: Anti-homophobia.
Sarah Witty is a foster parent of ten years, a Richmond local of over t…
Fiona and Macca talk to Fr Peter MacLeod-Miller, as they discuss the controversial topic, is the Anglican Church Dying?
Father Peter Macleod-Miller is the rector of St Matthews Anglican Church in Alb…
Macca ad Fiona talk to Jackie Turner – Director Trans Justice Project, as of July 1, 2025 – Community groups have welcomed key reforms in the NSW Equality Act coming into effect today, including new …
Next up live in the studio Macca and Fiona are joined by Zoe Daniel & Ange Pippos: Life After Federal Politics
Speaker, consultant, author, journalist and foreign correspondent, thought leader and co…
A slight change of pace now, Fiona and Macca are joined live in the studio, by Micaela Drieberg – New CEO of Gender Equity Victoria
Micaela, a committed feminist, is a strategic, collaborative leader…
Fiona and Macca are joined live on air by Nicholas Reece – Lord Mayor of Melbourne,
Nicholas Reece, is an Australian politician and policy activist, currently serving as the 105th Lord Mayor of the C…
Macca and Fiona’s first guest in the studio this week, Rueben Berg, a proud Gunditjmara man, and a Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly
of Victoria (the Assembly). Rueben sits on the Assembly re…
This week Macca has a very special co-host, Fiona Patten, Australian politician and activist. She was the leader of Reason Australia (also known as the Reason Party) and was a member of the Victorian…
Nevena and Osman talk to Dechlan Brennan, a freelance writer advocating for mental health and welfare reforms in Australia. Originally from Perth, Dechlan is now based in Melbourne and studying inter…
Son Vivienne, talks to Nevena and Macca about the latest TGV News.
Son is the CEO at Transgender Victoria, a lead advocacy, education and peer support community led organisation and not-for-profit.
I…
Nevena and Osman talk to Lance Thornswood from NAB as they discuss Pride Month and how the NAB team have been using storytelling to support LGBTQIA+ inclusion
The post Saturday, 28th June, 2025: Lanc…
Nevena and Osman talk to Osman’s colleague, Scott Mitchell from Lame Stream Media.
Lamestream is an independent podcast and newsletter tackling the crisis in media. They cover how the media shapes …
Nevena and Osman talk to Gabriel Shipton, an Australian film producer, human rights advocate, and founder of The Information Rights Project. As the brother of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, Gabr…
Nevena and Osman talk to Alex McKinnon, a Sydney-based journalist who has been published in Al Jazeera, the New York Times, the Observer, the Guardian, Gawker, The Outline, Crikey and Overland. Since…
Nevena and Osman talk to Ro Allen, Victoria’s Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commissioner about the new Guideline: LGBTIQA+ inclusive workplaces, Employers’ legal
duties under the Equal Opportunity…
Nevena and Osman Faruqi are in the hosting seats this week.
Nevena and Osman discuss the news, views and reviews of the week that was.
Osman was the culture news editor of The Sydney Morning Herald…
Macca and Paul are joined live in the studio by Frances Atkinson, an avid reader, freelance writer, book reviewer (The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald) and works as a Media Adviser.
Book Reviews: Th…
Paul and Macca talk to Bruce Wolpe, Senior Fellow at USA Study Centre as they discuss what’s going on in in the USA and the issues facing Trump’s Presidency?
Bruce Wolpe is a Senior Fellow (non-resid…