The Shot Podcast

By Jo Dyer and Dave Milner

A weekly podcast about Australian politics, power and corruption. Each week Jo Dyer and Dave Milner probe the myths and half-truths pushed by those in power.

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February 23, 2026 Fact Migration - Greg Jericho, Jana Favero and Abul Rizvi
Jo tries to inject facts into the dangerously escalating debate about immigration while Dave questions whether even having this discussion allows the Right to set the terms of the debate. With The Australia Institute's Greg Jericho and ‪the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre's Jana Favero and an interview with Abul Rizvi.
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1h 12min
February 15, 2026 Cohesion, Division and State Violence - Crystal Andrews, Antoun Issa
Herzog's VIP tour of Australia triggered shocking police violence as they shoved menacing 69-year olds and assaulted people at prayer - Antoun and Crystal discuss the fallout of the NSW police's disturbing overreach. Plus the Liberals new comedy act: Leader Angus Taylor!
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1h 2min
February 08, 2026 The Conspiracy is Real - Rachel Withers, Daniel James, and Kate Manne
Dave and Jo chat with Rachel Withers and Daniel James about everything from the Perth terrorist attack, the conservative shambles and surge in One Nation, the Epstein files, and Chris Minns' attempts to shut down protest in NSW to shield Isaac Herzog.

Plus, an interview with Professor Kate Manne of Cornell University about the nature of the Epstein files and the wider circles of complicity around it, and allegations of child rape against Donald Trump.

Read more from Kate at https://katemanne.substack.com/
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1h 32min
February 01, 2026 We're back! - Michael Bradley, Emma Shortis and Nick Hanna
What a time to take a break, eh? From the Bondi shootings and political fallout, to ICE in Minnesota, to an incompetent bomber on Invasion Day, our panel dissects all the happenings that we missed during the holiday period.
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1h 23min
December 20, 2025 Celebrating the Quarterly Essay
With Dave and Jo enjoying a well-earned break, here is a recording of a great event that Jo chaired at Gleebooks on Sunday December 7 celebrating 100 editions of Black Inc's Quarterly Essays. She was joined on the panel by author of the most recent QE THE GOOD FIGHT Sean Kelly, friend of The Shot Jess Hill and the fabulous Benjamin Law.
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1h 5min
December 16, 2025 The Year That Was - Doug Cameron, Zoe Daniel, and many more!
David and Jo bring on former MPs Doug Cameron and Zoe Daniel to recap not only the news of the week, but the news of the year. We then look for highlights, lowlights and WTFs with an excellent crew: Ronni Salt, Emma Shortis, Thomas Mayo, Nasser Mashni, Jordan "Purple Pingers" van den Lamb, Grace Tame, Ketan Joshi, Joel Jenkins, Cheryl Kernot, Amy Remeikis and Konrad of Punter's Politics.

Support our journalism and this channel (while looking extremely attractive!) with our new Shot merch at this link - https://theshot.store/
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1h 25min
December 06, 2025 Time for Courage - Alice Grundy, Joel Jenkins and Michael Pascoe
War Crimes in Washington. Timidity in Canberra. Discounts at The Australia Institute. (Dave in a tent somewhere).

Sunday Shot viewers can get $5 off the Institute's wide-ranging new book, A TIME FOR BRAVERY using the promo code SHOT5:-

https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/
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1h 16min
November 29, 2025 Saving Country - Lorena Allam and Royce Kurmelovs
Royce is just off the plane from COP30 and joins Lorena Allam to talk about the planet's latest attempt to save itself. Plus an interview with Walkley Award-winning director Yaara Bou Melham on her film documenting the devastating legacy of asbestos mining on the Banjima people in WA, YURLU COUNTRY.

Details of YURLU COUNTRY screenings and how to donate to the legal fight: https://yurlucountry.com/take-action/
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1h 12min
November 22, 2025 Believe It or Not - Liz Allen, Eddy Jokovich and Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly's Quarterly Essay "The Good Fight: What Does Labor Stand For?" has turbo-charged the ongoing conversation about Labor's lack of boldness. @newpoliticsAU 's Eddy Jokovich and Liz Allen discuss.
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1h 12min
November 15, 2025 Editors Ahoy! - November 16 - Esther Anatolitis and Antoun Issa
Dave interrogates fellow editors @deepcut_news 's Antoun Issa and Meanjin's Esther Anatolitis about publishing in our contested times. Jo chimes in from the sidelines. Plus an interview on the Adolescent Man Box report on the state of our boys with Matt Tyler and Kate Fitz-Gibbons.
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1h 16min

FAQs about The Shot Podcast:

How many episodes does The Shot Podcast have?

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