News Club is the place to go for conversations about the news. Brought to you by The Squiz - we specialise in agenda-free news for busy people. You'll be informed, but not overwhelmed.
The Weekly Wrap - Join Claire Kimball and Jodie Speers on a Saturday as they talk through the big news events from the week. Throw in a recommendation or two and its like catching up with a two (well informed) friends.
What's Coming Up - Getting your week started right, join Claire Kimball and Jodie Speers as they highlight three big things in the upcoming news agenda and take a gallop through other noteworthy events. From international summit agendas to World Gin Day, you'll be prepped for the week ahead.
The Squiz Quiz - Andrew Williams, Squiz Today co-host and quiz master, tests how well you were across the week in news in a fun 8 question quiz. A new quiz is out each Wednesday, featuring special guests.
Explore our limited interview series:
Newsmakers: conversations with journalists and experts on the news. Guests include Leigh Sales, Chris Uhlmann, Sarah Ferguson, Lauren Sams, John Anderson, Dr Karl, and many more.
The Call Sheet: a peek behind the curtain in the world of entertainment and culture, featuring Trent Dalton, Daina Reid (director of The Handmaid's Tale), Stan's Dan Taylor, Peter Greste, Aunty Donna, Stephanie 'Hex' Bendixson, Mel Macleaen (Travel Guides) and more.
The Big Threat: From Russian troll farms to electoral misinformation, the demise of traditional media and the lightnight fast advance of AI, the battle against fake news is real. Bryce Corbett interviews journalists, academics, government offficials and media literacy advocates on the threat of mis and disinformation.
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News Club is the place to go for conversations about the news. Brought to you by The Squiz - we specialise in agenda-free news for busy people. You'll be informed, but not overwhelmed.
The Weekly Wrap - Join Claire Kimball and Jodie Speers on a Saturday as they talk through the big news events from the week. Throw in a recommendation or two and its like catching up with a two (well informed) friends.
What's Coming Up - Getting your week started right, join Claire Kimball and Jodie Speers as they highlight three big things in the upcoming news agenda and take a gallop through other noteworthy events. From international summit agendas to World Gin Day, you'll be prepped for the week ahead.
The Squiz Quiz - Andrew Williams, Squiz Today co-host and quiz master, tests how well you were across the week in news in a fun 8 question quiz. A new quiz is out each Wednesday, featuring special guests.
Explore our limited interview series:
Newsmakers: conversations with journalists and experts on the news. Guests include Leigh Sales, Chris Uhlmann, Sarah Ferguson, Lauren Sams, John Anderson, Dr Karl, and many more.
The Call Sheet: a peek behind the curtain in the world of entertainment and culture, featuring Trent Dalton, Daina Reid (director of The Handmaid's Tale), Stan's Dan Taylor, Peter Greste, Aunty Donna, Stephanie 'Hex' Bendixson, Mel Macleaen (Travel Guides) and more.
The Big Threat: From Russian troll farms to electoral misinformation, the demise of traditional media and the lightnight fast advance of AI, the battle against fake news is real. Bryce Corbett interviews journalists, academics, government offficials and media literacy advocates on the threat of mis and disinformation.
The Squiz is a proudly independent media company that values quality news. Need a daily news fix? Hit Follow on the Squiz Today podcast.
Love what we do? Tell a mate about our podcasts and newsletters. We specialise in agenda-free news for busy people. You'll be informed, but not overwhelmed.
Getting you across the week in news - it was a big week in federal politics, starting with Australia ceding the bid to host COP31 (the annual global UN meeting) to Türkiye, and a hospital funding brawl between state and federal governments. Then we hop around state to state to cover off the biggest news stories from around the country. A big one is what's known as the 'killing season' in politics. We’re heading into ‘silly season’, but it’s ‘killing season’ for politicians, with leadership changes in both NSW and Victorian oppositions this week.
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Jodie’s recommendation: The Mushroom Tapes (Jodie’s listening to the audio book)
Claire’s recommendation: send someone a card!
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
00:00 - Federal politics roundup
11:01 - Around the grounds
21:38 - What’s coming up in the week ahead
30:21 - Squiz Recommends
32:28 - Squiz Press
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with comedian and satirist Mark Humphries, and Squiz Shortcuts host Larissa Moore. Can you best our in-studio guests?
Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home:
The quiz has 8 questions.
Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8).
Links:
Watch Sold! Who Broke the Australian Dream on Binge
Listen to ‘Skase: Fall of a Tycoon’ - Apple | Spotify
Mark Humphries as Barabbas Loins, predicting the future of Barnaby Joyce
Interview with drop croc researcher
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Host: Andrew Williams
Producers: Ryan Pemberton & Nicoletta Hay
Getting you across the week in news - we’re back with the Coalition and climate policy, because it was announced this week that the Liberal Party were officially abandoning the net zero targets set by former PM Scott Morrison. We’ll take you through what that entails, and what’s yet to unfold. Then it’s over to the US for the latest in the Trump/Epstein saga. And finishing up with the announcement of Victoria’s new ‘Violent Crime, Adult Time’ laws and Menulog shutting up shop.
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The Financial Review’s article on the late Graham Richardson
Claire’s recommendation: All Her Fault on Binge
Jodie’s recommendation: Annabel Crabb’s Civic Duty on ABC iview
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
00:00 - Coalition drops net zero
11:05 - Newly released Epstein emails
14:48 - Victoria’s ‘Violent Crime, Adult Time’ policy
17:32 - Menulog closing shop in Australia
22:12 - What’s coming up in the week ahead
29:08 - Squiz Recommends
31:41 - Squiz Press
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with media legend Amanda Keller and forensic psychologist Anita McGregor - both co-hosts of the podcast Double A Chattery. Can you best our in-studio guests?
Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home:
The quiz has 8 questions.
Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8).
Have a listen to Amanda and Anita’s podcast Double A Chattery
Here’s our Shortcut to the border dispute between Thailand and [SPOILER]
Craig Emerson singing ‘No Whyalla Wipeout’
AP interview with the teen behind the Louvre heist mystery photo
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Host: Andrew Williams
Producers: Ryan Pemberton & Nicoletta Hay
Getting you ready for the week ahead in news, we take a look at 3 big things to watch out for. This week, climate policy will be front and centre as world leaders gather in Brazil for COP30. It’s also the 50th anniversary of the day democracy was tested right here in Australia: the dismissal of Gough Whitlam as Prime Minister. Then we get you across why the visit of a Syrian leader to the White House is so significant.
And if you haven’t listened to the Weekly Wrap yet, just go one episode back and, coupled with this podcast, you’ll be caught up and ready to tackle the week ahead.
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The Mushroom Tapes By: Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper, Sarah Krasnostein
The Booker Prize shortlist
Steve Irwin Day and Harriet the Galapagos turtle
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters:
00:00 - COP30
04:36 - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to visit the White House
07:07 - 50 year anniversary of the dismissal
10:05 - The run of the news for the week ahead
It’s been a while since we got stuck into some pure Australian politics, but Coalition leader Sussan Ley’s got a lot on her plate - from the Nats ditching Net Zero to leadership spill speculation. We cut through what’s happening in Canberra ahead of the silly season. Then we’ll take you through the latest in the social media ban for under-16s that is one month out from becoming law. And a historic mayoral election in NYC - we’ll get you across Zohran Mamdani’s victory, and why it’s so significant.
Links
Claire’s recommendation: Nutella Microwave Cake
Larissa’s recommendation: Elbow length, leather gardening gloves from Le Sac
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Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
00:00 - Sussan Ley’s leadership woes
12:25 - Reddit and Kick added to social media ban
17:11 - New York’s new mayor
22:47 - Prince Harry’s Remembrance Day essay
26:41 - Squiz Recommends
29:07 - Squiz Press
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Georgie Trickett from the podcast Sportish and Squiz Shortcuts host Larissa Moore. Can you best our in-studio guests?
Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home:
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Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8).
Here's more about Georgie's podcast Sportish and you can follow the podcast on Instagram here
Here’s our Shortcut on why Andrew is an ex-Prince.
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Host: Andrew Williams
Producers: Ryan Pemberton & Nicoletta Hay
Getting you ready for the week ahead in news, we take a look at 3 big things to watch out for. This week, it’s all happening on Tuesday with the RBA set to hand down their latest decision on interest rates. The NYC Mayoral election will take place, and we’ll get you across why a local US government election is so significant. Then giddy up (or don’t) for the Melbourne Cup - we’ll get you across the talking points.
Plus a peek at what’s coming up in the week of sport, what’s on the agenda for politicians in Canberra. The Shonky awards will be announced, and we’ll prep for some more big international meetings and summits that’ll happen later in the week.
And if you haven’t listened to the Weekly Wrap yet, just go one episode back and, coupled with this podcast, you’ll be caught up and ready to tackle the week ahead.
Links
Squiz Shortcuts: Australia’s climate summit showdown
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
00:00 - RBA interest rate decision
03:31 - NYC Mayoral election
06:18 - Melbourne cup
09:15 - The run of the news for the week ahead
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping made big headlines at the end of the week. A meeting rated 12 out of 10 by Trump, and a trade agreement secured - we’ll take you through what it means for world trade and security. Also in this week’s episode - ‘Prince Andrew’ losing his Prince title, his HRH styling, and his home, plus a warning from new AFP boss Krissy Barrett about sadistic crime networks operating online.
On the lighter side of things, the Bureau of Meteorology has had a shocker with their website redesign. And as always, a recommendation or two as Claire and Jodie discuss Nobody Wants This Season 2, Film Club and an instagram account worth a follow.
Links
Claire’s recommendation: Film Club on Binge
Jodie’s recommendation: Alexander Campbell’s Instagram
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
00:00 - Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping
11:05 - AFP boss’s warning about online crime networks targeting teen girls
15:08 - Prince Andrew loses title
18:12 - BOM website bombs
21:59 - Squiz Recommends
24:30 - Squiz Press
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with 'The Professor' from The Chase Australia and Squiz Founder Claire Kimball. Can you best our in-studio guests?
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Getting you ready for the week ahead in news, we take a look at 3 big things to watch out for. This week’s, President Trump will attend both ASEAN and APEC summits, plus visit Japan. We take a look at what’s on the agenda, and why Trump’s tariffs have everyone very interested.
Plus a peek at what’s ahead for our pollies as Parliament returns, from speculation about Barnaby Joyce’s political future to Labor’s proposed reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. And Oasis land on our shores for their much-anticipated reunion tour.
And if you haven’t listened to the Weekly Wrap yet, just go one episode back and, coupled with this podcast, you’ll be caught up and ready to tackle the week ahead.
Links
Day for Daniel
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Hosts: Larissa Moore & Jodie Speers
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
Chapters
00:00 - What’s on the agenda at ASEAN and APEC
03:54 - Parliament returns
06:50 Oasis reunion tour arrives in Australia
08:43 - The run of the news for the week ahead
PM Anthony Albanese’s meeting with US President Donald Trump was the news story that carried through the week - how it went diplomatically, the critical minerals/rare earth minerals deal, and China’s response. Then we get into the latest in the Russia/Ukraine ceasefire talks, the fallout from the release of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, and the Louvre heist.
Looking to get ready for the week in news? What’s Coming Up is now its own episode - in your feeds every Sunday for your podcasting/organisational pleasure.
Links
Bryce Corbett interviews Trent Dalton for our Call Sheet series
Squiz Shortcut… Digging into the Oz-US Minerals Deal
NYT’s The Daily’s episode on the Louvre heist.
Larissa’s recommendation: One for the DIY enthusiasts or aspirants - Geneva Vanderzeil’s instagram account.
Jodie’s recommendation: Top points if you noticed Jodie match her shirt to her recco… get your reading schedule sorted with ABC Radio National’s Top 100 Books.
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Hosts: Larissa Moore & Jodie Speers
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
00:00 - Albanese-Trump meeting
10:54 - Virginia Giuffre’s memoir
13:51 - The Louvre heist
17:41 - Squiz Recommends
19:27 - Squiz Press
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz Shortcuts host Larissa Moore and Squiz Content Manager Nicoletta Hay. Can you best our in-studio guests?
Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home:
The quiz has 8 questions.
Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8).
Here's a link to our Shortcut on Critical Minerals
Here's that song The Elements we were talking about
And here is a link to Daniel Radcliffe performing it
A bit on Wolf Hall and Hot Milk
And 'Australia's Top 100 Books of The 21st Century' list.
Our segment on What’s Coming Up for the week ahead is now its own episode. We get a lot of feedback from Squizers that one of the most helpful things we do is to get you across what’s going on in the day/week ahead. So we decided to create a bit more space for it with this new News Club episode.
This week, we’ll spend a bit of time talking about PM Anthony Albanese’s long-awaited meeting with US President Donald Trump. There’s an upcoming hearing for a coronial inquest into domestic violence in Alice Springs. And we check in on how Indonesian President Probowo Subianto is faring after one year in office.
And if you haven’t listened to the Weekly Wrap yet, just go one episode back and, coupled with this podcast, you’ll be caught up and ready to tackle the week ahead.
Links
Children’s Week
AusArt Day 2025
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
00:00 - PM Anthony Albanese’s long-awaited meeting with US President Donald Trump.
05:29 - Coronial inquest into domestic violence
07:17 - The first anniversary of Probowo Subianto's presidency
09:52 - The run of the news for the week ahead
There was a lot of attention this week on the release of the hostages held in Gaza, and quite a bit to unpack on the implementation of the peace deal. There’s been a few shaky moments... Then we get into Treasurer Chalmers’ superannuation tax backflip, the renewed search for missing 4yo Gus Lamont, and the big reaction to Diane Keaton's death last weekend.
What’s Coming Up for the week ahead is now its own episode - it will be out tomorrow morning for your podcasting/organisational pleasure.
Links
Ariane Titmus’s coach Dean Boxall going bananas
Squiz Shortcut - Why the super tax got a rethink
Claire’s recommendation: ‘English Teacher’ Soundtrack
Jodie’s recommendation: Season 2 of ‘I Was Actually There’ on ABC iview
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
00:00 - Implementation of the Gaza peace plan
10:18 - Superannuation tax plan changes
14:05 - Renewed search for Gus Lamont
17:29 - Diane Keaton’s death
20:00 - Squiz Recommends
22:13 - Squiz Press
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Squiz Founder Claire Kimball and CyberCX Chief Strategy Officer Alastair MacGibbon. Can you best our in-studio guests?
Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home:
The quiz has 8 questions.
Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8).
And here's the link to some Banana Ball highlights.
Our segment on What’s Coming Up for the week ahead is now its own episode. We get a lot of feedback from Squizers that one of the most helpful things we do is to get you across what’s going on in the day/week ahead. So we decided to create a bit more space for it with this new News Club episode.
This week, we’ll spend a bit of time talking about the key timings for the newly inked ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. France’s loss of its fifth PM in 2 years and Japan’s vote on Wednesday could see both with new political leadership in the week ahead - we’ll get you across that. And with the first game in the 2025 Constellation Cup coming up, we check in with netball and their efforts to put the elite level of the sport back on track.
And if you haven’t listened to the Weekly Wrap yet, just go one episode back and, coupled with this podcast, you’ll be caught up and ready to tackle the week ahead.
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
00:00 - The implementation of the Gaza peace deal
3:50 - New political leadership for Japan and France
8:09 - Rivals face off in The Constellation Cup
18:20 - The run of the news for the week ahead
There was a big breakthrough this week with Israel and Hamas agreeing to phase one of a ceasefire deal in Gaza. There’s a lot to unfold from here so we get you across that and US President Donald Trump’s victory lap. Then we get into new details on the Optus triple-0 outage and what it means for the upcoming bushfire season, and efforts to save climbers around Mt Everest this week. We also check in with Valerie, the Kangaroo Island escape artist, and a Vanity Fair subscription offer worthy of your consideration.
Our segment on What’s Coming Up for the week ahead is now its own episode - it will be out tomorrow morning for your podcasting/organisational pleasure.
Links
Our shortcuts episode on the annual whale migration
Claire’s recommendation: $1 USD a month Vanity Fair subscription
Larissa’s recommendation: Valerie the dachshund on Australian Story - ABC iView
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Jodie Speers
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Video editor: Charlie Devenport
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
00:00 - Gaza ceasefire plan
9:33 - Optus outage update
15:03 - Mt Everest rescue
18:20 - Humpback whales bounce back
21:37- Squiz Recommends
24:31 - Squiz Press
On this episode of the Squiz Quiz, we're testing your knowledge of everything that happened this week with Shortcuts Host Larissa Moore and Content Manager Nicoletta Hay. Can you best our in-studio guests?
Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home:
The quiz has 8 questions.
Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 8).
Taylor Swift's new album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is out, and, like everything she does, it's smashing records. It’s a big talking point, so we’ll get you across the scale of it. Then we get into US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, Australia’s new defence treaty with PNG, and Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s split. In what's coming up, we're heading into a massive weekend of sport, the start of daylight saving, federal parliament resumes, and Daniel Day-Lewis returns to acting.
Links
The BBC’s obituary for Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall talks about how she became interested in animals
Listen to our Shortcuts series on the business of Taylor Swift, Part 1 and Part 2
Claire’s recommendation: The New Yorker long-read ‘Carol Burnett Plays On’
Larissa’s recommendation: Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell
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Hosts: Claire Kimball & Larissa Moore
Producer & Editor: Ryan Pemberton
Researcher: Nicoletta Hay
Chapters
00:00 - Taylor Swift’s new album
12:23 - Gaza peace plan
14:55 - PNG defence treaty
17:27 - Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban call it quits
21:23 - What’s coming up in the week ahead
26:44 - Squiz Recommends
29:00 - Squiz Press
News Club is the place to go for conversations about the news. Brought to you by The Squiz - we specialise in agenda-free news for busy people. You'll be informed, but not overwhelmed.
The Weekly Wrap - Join Claire Kimball and Jodie Speers on a Saturday as they talk through the big news events from the week. Throw in a recommendation or two and its like catching up with a two (well informed) friends.
What's Coming Up - Getting your week started right, join Claire Kimball and Jodie Speers as they highlight three big things in the upcoming news agenda and take a gallop through other noteworthy events. From international summit agendas to World Gin Day, you'll be prepped for the week ahead.
The Squiz Quiz - Andrew Williams, Squiz Today co-host and quiz master, tests how well you were across the week in news in a fun 8 question quiz. A new quiz is out each Wednesday, featuring special guests.
Explore our limited interview series:
Newsmakers: conversations with journalists and experts on the news. Guests include Leigh Sales, Chris Uhlmann, Sarah Ferguson, Lauren Sams, John Anderson, Dr Karl, and many more.
The Call Sheet: a peek behind the curtain in the world of entertainment and culture, featuring Trent Dalton, Daina Reid (director of The Handmaid's Tale), Stan's Dan Taylor, Peter Greste, Aunty Donna, Stephanie 'Hex' Bendixson, Mel Macleaen (Travel Guides) and more.
The Big Threat: From Russian troll farms to electoral misinformation, the demise of traditional media and the lightnight fast advance of AI, the battle against fake news is real. Bryce Corbett interviews journalists, academics, government offficials and media literacy advocates on the threat of mis and disinformation.
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