We Used to be Journos

ONLY FRAN: Think NDIS is wasting taxpayer dollars? Meet AUKUS

This week Jan looks at the mammoth trilateral security pact known as AUKUS and asks how much are those submarines costing us again? Be warned, there’s not a clear answer to that question because even those in charge don't really know.  Let’s just say hundreds of billions of dollars for deliverables that just keep changing??   That’s a lot of tax payer dollars at stake - not to mention the billions of dollars we’ve already thrown away on quite literally nothing. You’d think that would incense the media as much as other government spending but not so.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

BONUS: Jayson Gillham on his Federal Court trial against Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

In his first interview since his trial ended, pianist Jayson Gillham sits down with Antoinette Lattouf to talk through his 15-day Federal Court trial against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Jayson believes the MSO canceled his performance after he dedicated a piece of music to Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza. He talks about why he fought back so hard, the cost of standing his ground and what this high-stakes battle taught him about the state of our arts and media landscape. Plus, there's a little surprise if you make it to the very end of the episode. GRAB TICKETS to Jayson Gillham's tour with Iyad Sughayer here.  [https://www.jaysongillham.com/keystolife] SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA and become and Ette Media subscriber here.  [https://www.ettemedia.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Pickering vs ABC code of conduct, Pauline’s free PR, influencer spills on MAGA media strategy

In this episode, Jan and Antoinette react to news that Charlie Pickering's swipe at Grace Tame didn’t breach ABC’s code of conduct, which leaves them very confused about who gets to have opinions at the national broadcaster and who doesn’t.  Plus, they take stock of the weekend articles that compared Pauline Hanson to various important historical figures and they dissect an A.I-related quandary involving two academics and the Sydney Morning Herald.   Jan gives a shout out to the former MAGA influencer blowing the whistle on MAGA’s media manipulation, while Antoinette praises fellow indie media outlet’s persistent coverage on Lebanon.  Support Ette Media by becoming a subscriber here. [https://www.ettemedia.com/] Thanks to @jaidanielpyne [https://www.instagram.com/jaidanielpyne/?hl=en] for composing the music for our podcast. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

ONLY FRAN: Living beautifully in a collapsing world x Sarah Wilson

In this special episode of Only Fran Jan chats to author Sarah Wilson about the rising sense of dis-ease she has about the world. With so much upheaval and uncertainty - how is one to navigate a world that feels like it's, well, collapsing? In this conversion they talk about collapse - what it means, how Sarah came to the idea, the difficulty of accepting some hard truths about the world, that things will get worse before they get better, and ultimately what a new world can look like and what is needed to get there.  Sarah's new book is I Eat The Stars [https://www.penguin.com.au/books/i-eat-the-stars-9781761620775] and you can follow her on Substack [https://sarahwilson.substack.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Pauline’s poll for PM, mysterious media silence over young woman’s death + radio boss gropes woman

Should we be worried about Pauline Hanson’s latest poll surge? The Etterati asked, so we separate genuine trends from poll hysteria. We also unpack the shocking moment a radio boss groped his employee on stage at Australia’s biggest audio awards night - we saw it happen! Plus, a 25-year-old woman moved to Australia, started a new job, and weeks later she was dead. Her family is demanding answers, protests have been held, and questions have been raised in Kenya's parliament — so why has Australian media not covered it? And finally, Jan recommends a powerful essay [https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-how-to-sell-a-genocide-exposes-the-double-standards-of-reporting-on-gaza-281223] on how the press helped manufacture consent for Gaza’s genocide, while Antoinette finds an unlikely antidote [https://www.instagram.com/henry__bretz/?hl=en]to Karl Stefanovic's podcast pivot. Lifeline provides 24/7 crisis counselling in Australia: 13 11 14  Meriton Group statement received after podcast record:  “Meriton was very saddened by this unfortunate incident. We take such matters seriously and give priority to ensuring that these matters are adequately investigated by NSW Police. We have been informed that NSW Police is treating this incident as a self-harm incident." Support Ette Media by becoming a subscriber here. [https://www.ettemedia.com/] If you want to see our mugs as we yap you can watch the episode in full here. [https://www.youtube.com/@Ettemedia] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.