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Bridie and Freddie are rejoined by Nyah and Mimi who have both recovered! They discuss their weekends, the Optus outage last week, a new program for women in politics, the protests in Caulfield over the weekend about Israel/Palestine, and the mess that is the UK Tories with Suella Braverman's firing. SYN is in its final week of fundraising; donate to givenow.com.au/saveSYN to keep us on the air.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on X/Twitter, Threads and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie return for an interview with Greens MP for Brunswick Dr Tim Read, and they discuss the newest Pauline Hanson debacle in the Senate. After that, the show devolves into chaos as Bridie tries and fails to get Taylor Swift tickets on air, while still trying to discuss Rashida Tlaib's week in the US House of Reps. Please donate to SYN at givenow.com.au/saveSYN to keep us on the air.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on X/Twitter, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie interview Dr Tim Read, Greens MP for Brunswick, about all things climate, renters and bikes (among other topics).  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George, Freddie and eventually Bridie discuss the goings on of the week. Jim Chalmers has had some things to say about the climate, Albo is heading to China and we have more developments in Israel/Palestine. Please donate to SYN at givenow.com.au/saveSYN to keep us on air.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on X, Threads and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie hold down the fort, discussing AI developments, particularly those in the US and Bridie's dislike of AI as well as fresh developments in the Middle East war. Please donate to SYN at givenow.com.au/saveSYN to keep us on the air.  Please let us know what you thought of the show at @synrepresent on X, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nyah, Freddie, Mimi and eventually Bridie discuss the government's new plan to combat toxic masculinity, and whether it will work, as well as the PM's trip to America and an update on the US Speaker situation. They also discuss the bushfires in western QLD, a UN climate report and Freddie gives an update on aid reaching into Palestine. Please donate to SYN at givenow.com.au/saveSYN - any amount counts and will make a difference.  Let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on X, Threads and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie, Freddie and Nyah interview Dr Matt Bach in light of his shock resignation only a few weeks ago. They discuss Represent memories, political life and more. Then, in the short time they have left, the team discusses parties around the country backflipping on treaties and a cartoon published in the Herald Sun. Please donate to SYN at givenow.com.au/saveSYN in order to keep us on the air.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Threads and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The whole gang is finally in the studio together - Bridie, Freddie, Nyah, Mimi and George ALL have a segment prepped and ready to go. First Mimi has a rundown of domestic goings-on for the week, then George gives us the 411 on the High Court's ruling on the Victorian EV tax. Freddie absolutely demolishes Bridie's view of US Congressional rules, and they have a discussion about Biden's visit to Israel and the hospital strike that occurred during the week. Finally, Nyah brings some levity by asking what should be projected on the Sydney Opera House on its 50th birthday.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Threads and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie, Freddie and Nyah reunite to discuss a big week of Aus/NZ news. They are distracted early on by a food-related digression but get back to talking politics eventually, with the results from the referendum and potential future ramifications. They also discuss the election in New Zealand that was slightly overshadowed by domestic politics, and try (and fail) to understand the proportional voting system across the ditch.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Threads and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Freddie, Bridie and Nyah get back together to do some real politicking. They discuss the timeline leading up to the outbreak of war in Israel/Palestine, the final week of the Voice to Parliament campaign, and some pretty crazy polling out of the UK as they begin their unofficial election campaigns. SYN still needs your help; please donate any amount that you can to givenow.com.au/savesyn - Represent will appreciate you forever.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The team makes it five hours on air this week, with a very special reunion episode of Represent. George and Mimi, last year's EPs, join us back on air as a part of SYN's 24-hour marathon broadcast. We discuss their respective Euro summers as well as our favourites, and least favourite, moments on Represent and political stories of the past.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter and Instagram and Threads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a fresh new time slot that the Represent team have added (3-5pm Fridays), Freddie and Bridie highlight the need for SYN to stay on the air. Please donate at https://www.givenow.com.au/savesyn to keep this vital opportunity for young and aspiring journalists available. They discuss the climate of September, Ray Martin's speech at a Yes campaign rally, Trump's sharing of sensitive details about submarines and Kevin McCarthy's ousting as Speaker of the US House of Representatives.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie, Freddie and Nyah (she's back!!!) discuss their weekends, voting in the upcoming referendum, the fresh and new cabinet in the Victorian government, and the ensuing chaos in Tasmanian politics caused by a texting scandal (yes, another).  Please let us know what you thought of the show on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads at @synrepresent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to season 4 of Represent! Bridie and Freddie have a MASSIVE week of politics to discuss - Dan Andrews has kindly announced his resignation just in time for the show, Mike Pezzullo's texts to a Liberal powerbroker have come to light and Rupert Murdoch resigns (see also: our interview with Walter Marsh!). A great news week for Represent.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Threads and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie broadcast through the break week to bring you news of the BOM finally declaring an El Niño for this summer and its political implications (we aren't just a weather show), as well as more discussion of the Voice to Parliament campaigns and debates over the last week. As a warning, this episode does contain discussion of sensitive issues around colonisation and the Voice, so please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or, for First Nations people, 13 YARN (92 76) if you feel you need to.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Threads and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie interview the Hon Natalie Hutchins MP, member for Sydenham and Minister for Women and Education, about NAPLAN results, the secondary teaching scholarships announcement, school refusal and more.  Please let us know what you thought of the interview on our socials @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and Freddie interview the Hon Natalie Hutchins MP, Minister for Women and Education in the state parliament, about the recent secondary teaching degrees announcement, NAPLAN results and more. They then discuss the Greens announcing their support of the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF), just in time for the show!  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just want to hear Sammy J? Well you're in the right place. Hear Bridie, Nyah and Freddie's full interview with the comedian turned ABC Melbourne breakfast host turned kazoo overlord himself.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Freddie, Bridie and Nyah via Zoom join Sammy J in the studio to discuss all things political and life related. Bridie and Freddie then discuss the launches of the Voice to Parliament campaign and the Qantas debacle of the last few weeks.  Please let us know what you thought of the show on our socials, @synrepresent on Twitter/X, Threads and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Freddie, Nyah and Bridie interview Walter Marsh, former student journalist and current author of Young Rupert: The Making of the Murdoch Empire, about the Murdoch media empire, Succession (the show and the concept) and media monopolies. Walter Marsh is a journalist based in Tarntanya / Adelaide with a background in history and culture. A former editor and staff writer at The Adelaide Review and Rip It Up, his writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Monthly, The Saturday Paper, and InDaily. Drawing on unpublished archival material and new reportage, Young Rupert pieces together a paper trail of succession, sedition, and power — and a fascinating time capsule of Australian media on the cusp of an extraordinary ascension. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.