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Fourth Estate is a news podcast hosted by 2SER. It has 400 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

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.

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1

Ben Roberts-Smith: How Journalism Took on a War Hero

2

Dispatches from the Picket Line: Behind the ABC Strike

3

Profile: In Conversation with Virginia Trioli (Part 2)

4

Profile: In Conversation with Virginia Trioli (Part 1)

5

Where It All Went Wrong: Amy Remeikis on John Howard

6

Fourth Estate Live: The Women Who Shaped the News

7

The Absence of Nuance in Iran Coverage and a Breakfast Radio Bust-Up

8

One From the Archives: Azadeh Moaveni on Iran and the Plight of “ISIS Brides”

9

Marty Baron On The Gutting Of The Washington Post

10

Force And Fallout: The Herzog Visit

11

Terrorism, Epstein And Other Fault Lines In Media-land

12

Rushed Legislation And A Broken Coalition

13

The Campaign For A Royal Commission And The Implosion Of A Writers’ Festival

14

Summer Series: Mike Carlton Talks On Air

15

Summer Series: In-Conversation With Lisa Millar

16

Erosion: Press Freedom In The Trump Era

17

When Tragedy Is Weaponised: The Media And Bondi

18

Virginia Haussegger On The Unfinished Revolution In Australia's Media

19

Profile: In Conversation With Liz Hayes (Part 2)

20

Profile: In Conversation With Liz Hayes (Part 1)

21

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

22

What Remains: Surviving Gaza, Speaking Truth

23

Inside The Room: Fourth Estate At Women in Media 2025

24

Profile: In Conversation With Anna Funder (Part 2)

25

Profile: In Conversation With Anna Funder (Part 1)

26

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

27

Iran, Nauru And What The Media Missed

28

Profile: In Conversation With Laura Tingle

29

The Unified March Which Divided Australia's Media

30

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

31

Daniel James On Truth-Telling

32

Jan Fran On Speaking Truth To (Media) Power

33

The Unlawful Sacking Of Antoinette Lattouf

34

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

35

Lindsey Hilsum On The West's Warning Shots To Israel

36

One From The Archives: In Conversation With Lisa Millar

37

Election 2025: A Post-Mortem

38

Election 2025: The Final Stretch

39

Election 2025: Dutton Falters As Albo Obfuscates

40

A Tale Of Two Cities: Reporting From Gaza Vs Jerusalem

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