The most anticipated radio launch of 2026 has arrived. Karl Stefanovic and Eddie McGuire's multi-platform experiment is finally on air—but does the content match the promise? Craig and Irene unpack week one, the risks of appointment listening in radio, and whether ARN is building a show or proving a strategy.

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In this episode, we discuss the fall out from GfK survey 3 and the potential plans for ARN to build a new breakfast show in Sydney with multi-platform TV stars.

According to reports, CEO Michael Stephenson is looking at TV talent for his next KIIS breakfast move. Will it work? We have our concerns.

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Is it possible to lose 130,000 listeners and be happy with the result? That is potentially the case for ARN today. Whilst a portion of the audience have left KIIS breakfast, it’s not exactly clear where they’ve gone.

Irene and Craig dissect GFK survey 3 results.

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Commercial Radio Australia released national revenue numbers recently showing a slight decline in metro radio revenue, but a 9% increase in digital audio. The winds are blowing in one direction, towards a digital future, and the question on every creators lips is “how do I make money from my podcast?”.

Matt Johnson from the brilliant Two Doting Dads podcast takes us inside the creator economy and shows us where the money is.

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In this week’s episode, we preview the next round of GfK survey results which are released June 11. The expectation is that Kyle and Jackie’s audience will leave - but how big will the losses be and which stations will benefit most? We have 3 scenarios for you to ponder.

We’ll also discuss ARN’s next moves in Melbourne and why they seem to have so many more options for a new breakfast show in that market than in Sydney.

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In this episode, we discuss the potential fall-out from ARN’s request for documents from Jackie in their case against Kyle. What will we see in her communication with Gemma and others preceding and following the Feb 20 blow-up.

Also this week more on Bianca Dye, your feedback has been loud and clear - you’d like to hear more from her, will ARN give her another chance to show her wares. We discuss the delicate dance that ARN must do in providing consistency for the audience in breakfast whilst trialling the best options for the new show.

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The Australian Audio Awards happened in Sydney on Thursday night and in this episode we talk with ex Kyle and Jackie O producer, Josh Fox who won the independent podcast of the year award as well as best independent podcast host.

From driving the social media for the Kyle and Jackie O show, to being one of the biggest podcasters in Australia, Josh has a media career that is going from strength to strength.

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The Kyle and Jackie O break up has been a dream story for so many content creators. Leading the charge is Bella Frizza, a self confessed Kyle and Jackie super fan and radio host on the Gold Coast. 

We find out what she makes of the story so far and her predictions of what might happen next. 

Keep up with Bella's take on Kyle & Jackie O @bellafrizza

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