Podcast Week: A Current Affair launches behind-the-scenes exposé, The Squiz uncovers fake news and Swiish enters the wellness pod space
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Here's the top podcast news reported by Mediaweek for this week.
A Current Affair launches behind-the-scenes podcast That’s ACA
A Current Affair has launched a new weekly podcast titled That’s ACA, giving audiences an insider look at the stories and personalities behind Nine’s nightly current affairs program.
Hosted by reporters Steve Marshall and Lizzie Pearl, the podcast unpacks the show’s most-talked-about segments while taking listeners behind the scenes of television reporting. Each Friday, the pair reflect on the week’s standout moments, share anecdotes from the road, and interview their fellow reporters about the often bizarre assignments that make it to air.
The Squiz tackles fake news
As false information continues to shape public opinion, influence elections and blur the line between fact and fiction online, a new documentary podcast from Squiz Media is taking a closer look at how governments and institutions are responding.>
Titled The Big Threat, the seven-part series follows journalist and Squiz Kids director Bryce Corbett as he travels through five countries, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Estonia and Finland, as part of a Churchill Fellowship.
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Squiz Kids director Bryce Corbett and Governor-General Sam Mostyn
SWIISH founders launch no-fluff wellness podcast
he cult Australian wellness brand, best known for its Instagrammable green powders and community-first approach, is now taking on one of the fastest-growing formats in media with a podcast that promises straight talk on everything from testosterone shots to TikTok gut health hacks.
Wellness Unlocked is hosted by SWIISH co-founders and charismatic sisters Sally Obermeder and Maha Corbett. Each episode will unpack buzzy trends, emerging science and personal wellness stories, with a hard line on separating fact from fluff.
SWIISH co-founders Maha Corbett and Sally Obermeder
‘One of the great privileges of my life’: David Koch on handing over the family business
After nearly two decades building Pinstripe Media into a home for small business content, David Koch has stepped back, handing the reins to Private Media in a deal that brings titles like Startup Daily, Flying Solo, Your Money & Your Life and Kochie’s Business Builders into a broader national publishing network.
David Koch and his children
In a new episode of Mediaweek’s Newsmakers podcast, Kochie reflects on the deal, the handover to his children, and why Private Media, publisher of Crikey, The Mandarin, and SmartCompany, was the right fit.
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