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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.

ONLY FRAN: Forget a new Teal party, where are the Greens?

This week the Teals were chatting about forming a new political party designed - in part - to counter the rise of Pauline Hanson and the far right. This got Jan Fran wondering about the other colour-specific party that’s supposed to be doing that: the Greens.  As she watches the rise of the far right with abject terror Jan wonders why the Australian Greens haven't quite made the same inroads as their UK counterparts and what it might take for them to do so. SUPPORT ETTE MEDIA: and subscribe. [https://www.ettemedia.com/#/portal/signup] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Flotilla activist abuse coverage, BTS at Sydney Writers Festival + is James the 'good Murdoch'?

In this episode, Jan and Antoinette explore why flotilla activists trying to break Israel’s illegal blockade are finally getting media attention, and look at how one interview took a very bizarre turn.  We explain why the largest mining company in the world is suing the small independent outfit Michael West Media and why you’ve probably not seen much about it. Plus we give you an inside look at the Sydney Writers Festival and examine the latest Murdoch media purchase by the apparently “good” Murdoch brother, James. Antoinette gives her yes to a premium niche Aussie newspaper [https://neighbourhoodpaper.com/] making a return to print, while Jan appreciates writers’ festivals showing more bravery. BUY [https://www.penguin.com.au/books/women-who-win-9781761355370]Women Who Win here. JOIN ONLINE BOOK CLUB [https://australiainstitute.org.au/events/australias-biggest-book-club/]event with Australia Institute this Friday. SUPPORT [www.ettemedia.com] Ette Media. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

ONLY FRAN: Pauline Hanson’s gas grift (plus her other grifts too)

This week One Nation’s Pauline Hanson released a policy that will see more gas industry’s money flow to the public purse. It sounded… legit. And that’s got Jan Fran worried. SUPPORT ETTE MEDIA by becoming a subscriber here. [https://www.ettemedia.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.