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The final guest for this week was Sophie Torney, she joined Nevena and Paul live in on-air.
Kew has been Sophie’s home for her and her family for nearly thirty years.
Sophie Torney, former Mayor of Boroondara, current Councillor is an Australian businesswoman, tech entrepreneur, and community independent politician who served as the Mayor of the City of Boroondara (2024–2025). She is prominently known as a community “tealR...
Nevena and Paul are joined live the studio by filmmaker and writer, John Safran as they discuss the re-launching of the Reality TV Show, Race Around the World.
John Safran is a Melbourne writer and filmmaker. His book Puff Piece, exploring Big Tobacco and vaping, was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. His debut, Murder in Mississippi, won the Ned Kelly Award for Best True Crime. His latest documentary, Who The Bl...
Nevena and Paul are joined live on air by Cameron McTernan, Lecturer & Researcher at Adelaide University; as they discuss the implications of Gina Rinehart – Australia’s richest person – buying into Southern Cross Austerio
Cameron is a researcher and educator at Adelaide University specialising in social media, political communication and media industries. He is currently an:
Executive Committee member for the Aust...
Next, Nevena and Paul are joined live on air by Rohan Best, Assoc Prof – Dept of Economics, Macquarie Business School; as they discuss cost-of-living relief through energy policy and pricing.
Rohan’s research covers economics and finance, including energy economics and household finance. His publications have been in journals such as Energy Economics, Ecological Economics, Environmental and Resource Economics, Energy Policy, ...
Our next guest is Bruce Wolpe, Senior Fellow, US Study Centre, Latest from Washington DC; as Bruce, Nevena and Paul discuss the latest news from Washington and Trump’s upto.
Read moreOur next guests on air are friends of the show Georgie Purcell and Josh Burns.
Georgie has recently been in the press for helping the hamlet of Elphinstone end plans to start a puppy farm in the area.
An application for a proposed dog breeding facility in Elphinstone in Central Victoria has been withdrawn following lobbying from residents and animal activists.
Elizabeth Birch is one of the most influential figures in modern LGBTQ+ rights advocacy in the United States. A lawyer and former Apple executive, she led the Human Rights Campaign from 1995 to 2004, transforming it into America’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organisation and helping bring issues of equality and inclusion into mainstream political and corporate life.
Black Tie Dinner, the largest LGBTQ fund-r...
Macca and Paul are joined live in the studio by city of Port Phillip Mayor Alex Makin, as they discuss the 2026, St Kilda Film Festival.
The Read more
Macca and Paul are joined live in the studio by Anna Brown from Equality Australia, as they discuss the ‘Hands off our Protections’ petition.
CEO Anna Brown’s fingerprints are on nearly every major reform for LGBTIQ+ people in recent years. She played a critical role in the campaign for marriage equality co-chairing the Equality Campaign.
Our communities are facing some of the most serious attacks on our rights and prot...
Macca and Paul are joined live on air by Ohad Kozminsky, Community Engagement Dir – Jewish Council of Aust. ‘The Difference between Israeli and being Jewish’; and the Royal Commission.
Ohad Kozminsky teaches students from a range of faith and cultural backgrounds at a Secondary School in Melbourne. His teaching includes Holocaust history, Jewish literature, and the philosop...
Paul and Macca are joined live in the studio by Sabine Ostrowski, QUIT, as they discuss World No-Tobacco Day! (Sunday 31st May)
Sabine Ostrowski is the State Manager at Quit Victoria, leading...
Macca and Paul talk to David Gibson about a bill introduced into Parliament to address the historic treatment of LGBTI personnel in the Australian Defence Force is being welcomed as a long-overdue step toward justice.
The Defence Force Discipline Amendment (RCDVS Implementation) Bill 2026, introduced by Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Keogh, will enable eligible Defence personnel convicted solely on the basis of consensual homo...
Rachel Payne stayed a little bit longer to continue with Paul and Macca; they are joined by Rachel Withers, co-host Spin Cycle Triple R.
Rachel Withers is a freelance writer with an unfortunate penchant for Australian politics. She is the former editor of The Politics and currently co-hosts Spin Cycle on Triple R radio.
Read moreMacca and Paul are joined live in the studio by Rachel Payne, MP, Legalize Cannabis Victoria; as they discuss state politics and what’s happening with LCV heading into the election.
Rachel Payne is not your standard politician. She came from humble beginnings, left home at sixteen and has direct e...
Macca and Paul Horwell are in the hosting seats this week, their first guest is Joy Media CEO Paul Scott-Williams. Paul discussed with the Sat Mag team what’s happening for Radiothon 2026, our sponsor and a very special announcement for Saturday Magazine–a live broadcast…
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Cruise ship quarantines, Ebola outbreaks, diphtheria deaths in Australia — it can sometimes feel like we’re back in the middle of a global health scare. So how worried should we actually be? Joining us back in the studio is infectious diseases specialist Dr Fernando Gordíllo Altamirano.
Fernando is a medical doctor from Ecuador with a master’s degree in infection and immunity from the Un...
Our next guest knows the criminal underworld from the inside out. Rohan Pike spent years with the AFP investigating serious organised crime and he’s here to talk about the explosive rise of Australia’s illicit tobacco trade, a black market now linked to gang violence, fire-bombings and billions in lost tax revenue.
Is the situation with illicit tobacco out of control and what could be done abou...
Up next, live in the studio is friend of the station and friend of the programme, Aiv Puglielli, Member, Victorian Legislative Council (Victorian Greens).
Aiv Puglielli is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing North-East Metropolitan Region for the Victorian Greens. With a background in the arts as a composer and producer, Aiv brings a creative lens to politics and is an advocate for climate action, housing jus...
Our next guest is Andrew Wilkie is one of Canberra’s most fiercely independent voices. The federal member for Clark in Tasmania is a former military intelligence officer turned whistleblower. He’s spent years taking on both major parties and is one of parliament’s strongest advocates for gambling reform, political integrity and accountability. Andrew Wilkie, great to have you with us.
Andrew Wilkie is the independent federal member...
Our next guest on Saturday Magazine, is Patrick Keyser, the father of Gemma O’Toole, one of 11 Australians detained by Israeli forces after joining a humanitarian flotilla attempting to reach Gaza this week.
The activists say they were trying to break what aid agencies describe as a catastrophic humanitarian blockade, with Gaza now facing mass starvation, collapsed hospitals, and a civilian death toll that has reached levels many ...
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