Fourth Estate podcast

Fourth Estate

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Every week, we discuss how the media has covered the news and analyse issues affecting the industry - with some of the biggest names in journalism in Australia and around the world. Broadcast live on Sydney's 2SER 107.3FM, with the financial assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Every week, we discuss how the media has covered the news and analyse issues affecting the industry - with some of the biggest names in journalism in Australia and around the world. Broadcast live on Sydney's 2SER 107.3FM, with the financial assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

 

#400

Profile: In Conversation With Liz Hayes (Part 2)

After ten years co-hosting The Today Show, Liz Hayes made a decision that would reshape he... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:57

11 Nov 2025


#399

Profile: In Conversation With Liz Hayes (Part 1)

Liz Hayes is one of Australia’s most trusted and enduring journalists — but her story begi... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:43

11 Nov 2025


#398

Empire of the Elite: Condé Nast’s Reign and Reinvention

For more than a century, Condé Nast defined taste, power, and aspiration. From Vogue and V... more

25 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:42

25 Oct 2025


#397

What Remains: Surviving Gaza, Speaking Truth

Just weeks ago, Palestinian media worker Samer Tarazi was struggling for survival amid the... more

17 Oct 2025

35 MINS

35:57

17 Oct 2025


#396

Inside The Room: Fourth Estate At Women in Media 2025

From the main stage at Sydney’s ICC, Women In Media's national conference brought together... more

06 Oct 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:26

06 Oct 2025


#395

Profile: In Conversation With Anna Funder (Part 2)

When [Stasiland] (https://www.penguin.com.au/books/stasiland-9781761343681) was first publ... more

25 Sep 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:33

25 Sep 2025


#394

Profile: In Conversation With Anna Funder (Part 1)

She may not call herself a journalist, but [Anna Funder] (https://www.penguin.com.au/autho... more

25 Sep 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:18

25 Sep 2025


#393

One From The Archives: 9/11 And The Liberal Media's Dark Legacy

As we mark 24 years since the September 11 terror attacks, we revisit the Fourth Estate ar... more

10 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:00

10 Sep 2025


#392

Iran, Nauru And What The Media Missed

Last week, Australia expelled Iran’s ambassador in a move that dominated headlines. But wh... more

04 Sep 2025

42 MINS

42:50

04 Sep 2025


#391

Profile: In Conversation With Laura Tingle

Laura Tingle is widely regarded as one of Australia’s finest political journalists, with n... more

16 Aug 2025

1 HR 44 MINS

1:44:41

16 Aug 2025


#390

The Unified March Which Divided Australia's Media

A historic moment of civil disobedience took place across the Sydney Harbour Bridge last w... more

07 Aug 2025

41 MINS

41:19

07 Aug 2025


#389

'A Slaughter Not A War': David Leser On The Moral Catastrophe Of Gaza

All eyes are again firmly on Gaza this week as the enclave faces mass starvation that huma... more

31 Jul 2025

46 MINS

46:50

31 Jul 2025


#388

Daniel James On Truth-Telling

For generations, First Nations people have called for a truth-telling process — a way to f... more

17 Jul 2025

35 MINS

35:34

17 Jul 2025


#387

Jan Fran On Speaking Truth To (Media) Power

Journalist, author and television presenter, Jan Fran joins Tina Quinn in studio to talk t... more

03 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:39

03 Jul 2025


#386

The Unlawful Sacking Of Antoinette Lattouf

What began as just five casual shifts behind the microphone has escalated into one of the ... more

26 Jun 2025

50 MINS

50:36

26 Jun 2025


#385

One From The Archives: Can The Media Do Better On Palestine?

We turn the clock back this week and revisit former Fourth Estate host, Monica Attard's co... more

05 Jun 2025

41 MINS

41:53

05 Jun 2025


#384

Lindsey Hilsum On The West's Warning Shots To Israel

As the latest uprising of violence in Gaza surpasses 600 days, the government of Israel is... more

29 May 2025

37 MINS

37:03

29 May 2025


#383

Election 2025: A Post-Mortem

In what turned out to be a much more definitive result than most pundits were expecting, t... more

10 May 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:32

10 May 2025


#382

Election 2025: The Final Stretch

After what's been a largely uneventful election campaign, Australian's are only days away ... more

01 May 2025

39 MINS

39:44

01 May 2025


#381

Election 2025: Dutton Falters As Albo Obfuscates

Australia is three weeks into the 2025 federal election cycle, and this time around the is... more

17 Apr 2025

43 MINS

43:47

17 Apr 2025