Your alternative to talkback. Backchat is a weekly show of news, politics, interviews, discussion, satire, and feature reporting. Hosted by Dani Zhang and Tanita Razaghi. Executive produced by Rebecca Cushway, with producers Dani Zhang, Holly Payne, Tanita Razaghi, Libby Hopper, Sana Shaikh, Lilly Grainger, Eva Sikes-Gerogiannis, Euan Kielly, Elisa Papaioannou, Grace Pittar, Jaspar McCahon-Boersma and Bridgette Donnellan. Got an idea for a story? Email us: [email protected] We're also on Instagram @backchatfbiradio and X @BackchatFBi.
Latest episodes
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37 min
India hosting the 20th BRICS summit | An update on rezoning and the endangered swift parrot | Local band Fatho…
Last weekend, India hosted the 20th iteration of the BRICS summit with the theme being 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'. Producer Ella Hosty-Sn…
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38 min
Take-Home Assessment Restrictions | Pill Testing Made Permanent | Emergency Department Winter Surge | Sydney F…
The New South Wales Department of Education has announced restrictions on take-home assessment tasks for Year 11 and 12 students starting later this year in response to the rise of…
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42 min
Misogyny in Australian elite mens sport | Preventing the bird flu spread | BEKS on hitting back at anti-trans…
One of the most distressing aspects of the alleged sexual assault incident involving Sydney Swans players earlier this month is that we’ve heard it all before. What does that tell…
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46 min
Fighting back against anti-trans protestors | Sk8r Boi - Wollongong edition | Why are pollies rallying against…
We’ve got a story about the expanding surveillance state and where our government is spending its money. A series of anti-transgender Women’s Rights Rallies will reach Sydney this…
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32 min
Students Say No To Hanson Protest | NDIS Cuts Update | International Youth Day
Last Thursday, thousands of students across Australia stepped out of classrooms to protest against Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party. Producer James de Fraine-Murphy reports…
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39 min
New Transgender and Queer Inclusion in 2026 Census | Closure of Lazy Thinking | Native Rat Army Vs. Invasive R…
With the upcoming census, Australians are finally seeing some big changes to LGBTQIA+ inclusion, however, whether or not these new questions fill all the gaps is still up for debat…
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48 min
NSW budget | UNSW Parramatta campus | Newsrooms in crisis | One Nation v the Socceroos | AI art galleries
Commuters, drivers and Western Sydney students were among the state budget's winners... but what about the losers? Producer Rebecca Cushway dives deep on where the money is flowing…
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22 min
Bonus: Full Interview with Australian Global Sumud Flotilla organiser Ethan Floyd
On April 26, eleven Australians set sail from Sicily aboard the second Global Sumud Flotilla with the mission to break the Israeli siege on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid. Among…
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43 min
Palantir's involvement in Australian surveillance | The rise of traditional gender roles amongst young men | B…
Palantir Technology is in the news, and not in a good way. Tech reporter at Crikey Cam Wilson dives into the controversial tech company's growing influence on global politics, incl…
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53 min
Diversity in F1 | NSW's controversial new police taskforce, Operation Shelter | Improving queer rights pioneer…
Were you one of the hundreds of thousands gathered at Melbourne’s Albert Park to bring in the 2026 Formula One season last week? Producer Nyaboth Chuol breaks down F1's newfound po…
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44 min
Pride in Protest removed from Mardi Gras parade | Why are we so invested in Heated Rivalry? | Queer representa…
Have you been keeping up with the Heated Rivalry craze? Producer Eva Sikes-Gerogiannis breaks down why women in particular are loving the show, and our obsession with the gay roman…
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45 min
Terror charge added over Boorloo Invasion Day rally bombing | Police tactics at the Sydney Herzog protest | Is…
A terrorism charge has been laid over an attempted bombing at the Invasion Day rally in Perth, nine days after the attack. Producer Pongyada Sootthipong speaks to Roxy Moore, Noong…
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43 min
Israeli president visits Australia | links between mental health and homelessness | combatting AI misinformati…
Ahead of Israeli president Isaac Herzog's state visit to Australia, producer Gabriella Accaria breaks down his political background and the reception of his visit by politicians an…
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41 min
The spectacle of the Australian Open | Pride in Protest censored | hating on the new hate speech laws | why Ja…
We're back for 2026! The Australian Open is one of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world, so how did it turn into a spectacle of everything but tennis? Producer Gabriella Acc…
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46 min
TikTok Awards controversy | Would you swim in the Cooks River? | Ozempic in Australian healthcare | Sydney's v…
Producer Pongyada Sootthipong breaks down the drama at last week’s TikTok Awards in Sydney following allegations of racism against its Black creators. Zee Feed founder Crystal Andr…
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42 min
Parramatta Council housing goss | 1800 RESPECT funding increase | How climate change is affecting your health…
The City of Parramatta Council believes it has done its "fair share" in building housing, and will write to the state government to ask to be exempt from the Housing Development Au…
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46 min
Pharmacists and GPs debate over prescription power | Fight to protect public housing | Pride in Protest on ove…
Producer Euan Kielly breaks down the beef between pharmacists and GPs after a proposal to expand the scope of practice for pharmacists to include medicine prescriptions. Demolition…
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41 min
Cairo Takeaway's legal battle | National Socialist Network protests | Rise in Australia's triple zero outages…
Who is putting up, and now tearing down, the Greek anarchist posters in Sydney’s suburb of Earlwood? Producer Gabriella Accaria talks to Dr Sky Croeza to investigate. Producer Euan…
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37 min
Clash at Sydney weapons expo | Update on NSW treaty | Australia's climate policy updates | Secret deportations…
Pro-Palestinian protestors clashed with police outside the recent Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney. Dani Zhang takes us through how the government's support…
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46 min
Labor Party's leaked talking points on Israel and Palestine | Artist's rights amid AI advancements | QLD Trans…
Host Eva Sikes-Gerogiannis speaks about the controversial opening of a kebab shop by notorious Sydney influencer and outspoken homophobe, Spanian, in Sydney's queer capital, Newtow…