From Pillar to Post

In this final edition of From Pillar to Post, Noah and Martin reflect on the 'greatest hits' of the podcast. Be sure to check out all previous episodes of the podcast for the full interviews featured here.

Many thanks to the collaborators across the country since we began From Pillar to Post in April 2025!

Presenter - Noah Secomb
Producer - Martin Davies

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As football fans are fixed to the Men's FIFA World Cup in North America, many communities in Australia are wondering what happened to the funding promised following the Women's competition in 2023.

Featuring: Emma Setterfield-Smith (BayFM), Emma Griffin (Female Football Co-ordinator, Football NSW) and Kerry Turner (Manager of Partnerships and Participation, NSW Office for Sport)

Presented and produced - Martin Davies

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Conflict on the other side of the world is quickly brushed off in Australia.

But that’s not the way many Australians feel, especially with the current conflicts in the Middle East, pushing a number to take an active role in delivering aid to Gaza.

So what does it take to step out?

Featuring: Neve & Kate O'Connor, Gemma, Suzie & Patrick O'Toole

Presenter - Noah Secomb
Producer - Martin Davies

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If you’re a smoker it’s probably somewhere in the ballpark of $15.

But even non-smokers are paying for the missed tax on legal cigarettes.

With the ever-increasing tobacco excise pushing up the cost of cigarettes past $50 a pack, is it any wonder that the illicit tobacco trade is rapidly growing as tax income from tobacco is falling.

Featuring: Jacob Shteyman (AAP Federal Politics & Economics Reporter)

Presenter - Noah Secomb
Producer - Martin Davies

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How can we train enough electricians to meet the exponential increase in demand as the country moves towards electrification of our industries, businesses, and homes.

Featured: Michael Wright (Electrical Trades Union, National Secretary)

Presenter - Noah Secomb
Producer -  Martin Davies

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Featured: Cat Holloway (Spark Shoalhaven Editor)

Presenter - Noah Secomb
Producer -  Martin Davies

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Another year, another budget. Just what has changed to address inequality?

Featured: Cassandra Goldie (ACOSS CEO), Matthew Maury (ACFID CEO), Georgie Dent (The Parenthood CEO), David Pocock (ACT Independent Senator)

Presenter - Noah Secomb
Producer -  Martin Davies

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Staff, alumni, presenters, and students are left looking for answers as 2SER confronts possible closure in July. How can the impact of a community radio station be conveyed outside of monetary terms and is this a sign of the times for community broadcasters?

Featured: Karen Barlow (Chief Politics Reporter, The Saturday Paper), Claire Northey (2SER station manager), Chris Dixon (Macquarie University Dean), James Bennett (UTS Dean), Reece Kinnane (Head of Advocacy and Communications, CBAA)

Presenter - Noah Secomb
Producer -  Martin Davies

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As World Press Freedom Day is marked, it gives us a convenient moment to ask what is the state of that freedom in Australia?

In 2014, Australian journalist Peter Greste was given a seven-year jail sentence for allegations of 'airing false news' as a reporter for al-Jazeera in Egypt.

His story captured the attention of the nation and became a living reminder of the importance of press freedom.

But things haven't substantially improved in the years since. 

Featured: Prof. Peter Greste (Professor of Journalism at Macquarie University, former foreign correspondent for BBC, al-Jazeera, Reuters), Claire Stuchbery (LINA CEO)

Presenter - Noah Secomb
Producer -  Martin Davies

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As the federal budget looms, Australians brace for cuts to the services they rely on in pursuit of 'balancing the books'. But why isn't the focus on one of Australia's largest industries which some claim has fallen short of a fair contribution in taxes?

Featured: David Pocock (ACT Independent Senator)

Presenter - Noah Secomb
Producer -  Martin Davies

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