Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed his new frontbench. So who's in, who's out and what will they do? 

And here's why gold bars, makeup and memes have become recession indicators. 

Plus how citizen scientists track dead fish in South Australia. 

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01:12 - Who's on the new frontbench?

05:27 - What happened with the Nationals leadership?

10:48 - Gold prospecting in outback Australia 

15:27 - What are actual recession indicators?

21:45 - Explaining South Australia's dead fish problem

Guests:

• Shalailah Medhora, political reporter, triple j hack
• Angel Zhong, finance professor, RMIT
• Brad Martin, South Australia project manager, Ozfish

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Ed Sheeran being cool again, Lady Gaga touring, Labubu dolls selling out.

Memes about recession indicators are everywhere right now, thanks to unstable markets in the US and trade tensions across the world.

So what do you actually invest in when times are tough? Gold apparently. 

Prices for the metal are up globally and Australian gold prospectors are loving it.

We hear from some of them and we ask a finance expert whether all the recession indicator memes are actually... a recession indicator.

Guest

• Angel Zhong, finance professor, RMIT

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The world has its first pope born in the United States. 

Plus, parliament is a workplace where name-calling, heckling and yelling are a given. But should the culture change? 

And imagine rocking up to your social basketball game and an NBA star is there filling in. 

We're also asking for your biggest prize let-down stories. 

Host Dave Marchese is joined by basketballer Anneli Maley and content creator Jack Tossol..

After three days of deliberations, a jury has delivered its verdict in the trial of four people charged with the murder of Perth teenager Cassius Turvey. 

Plus, we visit the NSW South Coast where one charity wants to flip the script on mental health.

And one of the biggest AI porn sites in the world, MrDeepFakes, has shut down. What happens now?

In politics, outgoing Greens leader Adam Bandt has officially conceded defeat in the seat of Melbourne.

Also, in an increasingly multicultural Australia, are schools teaching the right languages? 

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01:08 - Cassius Turvey verdict

05:13 - The positive side to mental health

09:29 - Why this notorious porn site shut down

17:26 - Do languages taught in school reflect the community?

23:45 - Adam Bandt concedes 

Guests:

• Grace Burmas, reporter, ABC Perth
• Noelle Martin, lawyer and online safety advocate 
• Isobel Roe, federal political reporter, ABC

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One of the world's biggest AI-generated porn sites, MrDeepFakes, has shut down.

Not because of any regulation, but because a service provider decided to terminate it.

Advocates are celebrating this news but what does this mean for the fake images that were on the website?

Will they be on the internet forever?

We speak to Noelle Martin, who is a victim-survivor of image-based abuse and is now an expert in this space and advocate against it.

Guest:

• Noelle Martin, image-based abuse expert

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The world is urging India and Pakistan to show restraint after tensions erupted between the nuclear-armed rivals. 

And Catholic cardinals from all over the world are voting for a new pope in what is the largest and most diverse conclave to ever take place. 

Plus, a prolonged dry spell in South Australia means some farmers are having to make heartbreaking decisions. 

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01:12 - The conflict between India and Pakistan

11:13 - South Australia's dry spell that won't break

18:17 - What to expect from the conclave 

Guests: 

• Dr Christopher Snedden, strategic analyst 
• April McLennan, hack reporter
• Siobhan Marin, producer, Compass + ABC Religion and Ethics

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In South Australia, farmers are dry seeding their fields, hoping for rain to come. 

The ongoing dry season means without rain, there's no feed. 

And when there's no feed, farmers are forced to make really tough choices. 

In this episode we hear from farmers waiting for the dry spell to break and the toll it takes on their businesses, families, and mental health. 

Guest:

• April McLennan, regional reporter, triple j hack

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The Greens election proposal didn't exactly go to plan. We hear from Max Chandler-Mather on his big "disappointment". 

And, Israel has announced a new offensive to 'capture' Gaza as millions starve. 

Plus, a new initiative from the NSW government will give discounts to international performers if they have an Australian support act. 

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01:06 - The Greens election results 

04:48 - Max Chandler-Mather on his election 'disappointment'

20:48 - Israel's latest offensive 

24:18 - The NSW government initiative to boost Aussie acts

Guest:

• Max Chandler-Mather, former member for Griffith and Greens housing spokesperson
• Anna Lunoe, DJ and performer

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In his first interview since losing the seat of Griffith, Max Chandler-Mather reflects on his time in politics.

What went wrong for the Greens? 

The "awful" truth about working in Parliament House.

And where he'll go next. 

Plus Max unpacks how "news of the Greens' death has been wildly overstated". 

Guest:

• Max Chandler-Mather, former Member for Griffith and Greens housing spokesperson

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Albo’s back, breaking a 21-year-old Australian curse of first-term prime ministers not being re-elected. How did he do it?

Meanwhile, Peter Dutton broke a different record, becoming the first Opposition Leader in Australian history to lose his own seat.

Can the Liberal Party recover? We're talking to Senator Dave Sharma about how the Coalition's youth strategy hurt it. 

Plus, the world is watching the trial in regional Victoria that's trying to get to the bottom of whether Erin Patterson purposefully poisoned her lunch guests. 

Listen now:

01:09 - The election, wrapped

06:00 - How Labor did it

12:21 - Can the Liberal Party recover? 

23:12 - The latest from the mushroom trial

Guest:

• Shalailah Medhora, political reporter, triple j hack
• Dave Sharma, Liberal Senator for NSW and former member for Wentworth
• Kristian Silva, ABC court reporter and host of Mushroom Case Daily podcast

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