Weekly Wrap is a look at the week in news and what’s coming up. Hosted by the OG team of Claire Kimball and Kate Watson, it's all about helping you stay on top of the news + we give you some talking points for the week ahead.

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The most clicked link in Squiz Today was about the Aurora Australis

Unmade's article on why the Arj Barker story went viral

Kate recommends ABC's Australian Story on Aiden Dix

Listen to our News Club episode on Ozempic

Hosts: Kate Watson and Claire Kimball

Producer: Annelise Taylor

Ozempic, designed for type-2 diabetes treatment, has garnered widespread attention for its potential to aid weight loss in obese individuals. In Australia, where obesity affects 30% of the population, it has sparked significant interest and Novo Nordisk, the company behind it, has seen its share price surge by almost 500% in 5 years. While there are other similar drugs on the market, Ozempic is the OG. Which is why we are delving into it for News Club...

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This podcast on ABC Radio National’s Life Matters program includes an interview with podcaster Claire Murphy. S

The invention of these drugs has had - and will continue to have - economic impacts. This episode of The Economist’s Money Talks podcast goes through that, and the industry that’s booming off the back of them. 

You can’t go far in this discussion without mentioning Oprah Winfrey… The US multi-media legend has had a decades-long struggle with her weight. She’s even made a show about it - Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution - a clip is here. 

Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson

Producer: Annelise Taylor

Weekly Wrap is a look at the week in news and what’s coming up. Hosted by the OG team of Claire Kimball and Kate Watson, it's s all about helping you stay on top of the news + we give you some talking points for the week ahead.

Support News Club by signing up to our newsletter and following us on Instagram

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The most clicked link in Squiz Today was about the floods in Dubai

Listen to our News Club ep with Adam Harvey on a reporter's perspective on the Israel-Hamas war

Check out our Shortcut on Iran and Israel

Claire's recommendation is this Vegemite butter recipe

Hosts: Kate Watson & Claire Kimball

Producer: Annelise Taylor

Adam Harvey is a reporter with ABC TV’s 7.30 and their former Middle East correspondent. We sat down with him to talk about his experience working in the Middle East, what it was like when he returned to Israel late last year, and how journalists get their information. Plus, we ask whether he would ever have thought the events of 7 October were possible and if he is surprised by Israel’s response.

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This article that was written by Adam himself. He talks about it in the podcast because it was published 24 hours after the 7 October attack.

He also discusses CNN reporter Clarissa Ward, one of the only reporters who has been able to enter Gaza without an escort. Here is a piece she produced after doing so. 

Adam recommends this podcast by Yonit Levi of Israel’s Channel 12 News and Jonathan Freedland of The Guardian - 2 prominent journalists - called Unholy: Two Jews on The News.

Finally, Adam pointed us in the direction of 3 books called ‘Jerusalem’ as background to a city he and so many others love:

• Simon Montefiore’s biography Jerusalem*
• Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collin’s O! Jerusalem*, which covers the events surrounding the creation of the state
• And Ottolengi’s famous Jerusalem cookbook*

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The most clicked link in Squiz Today was about these 2 unlikely friends

Listen to our News Club ep on The business of Bluey

The Daily's podcast episode on Arizona and Trump's abortion dilemma

Kate recommends this episode of The Fin podcast with Lauren Sams

Claire recommends Season 2 of Loot and Not Dead Yet

Hosts: Kate Watson & Claire Kimball

Producer: Annelise Taylor

Bluey is one of the most-streamed TV shows in the world. But whilst Bluey is owned and produced by Ludo Studios - an Aussie outfit based in Brisbane - the commercial rights are owned by the BBC. It’s all a bit interesting, so this week, News Club will be about the juggernaut that is Bluey. 

Club Picks:

An interview in The Independent with the creator of Bluey, Joe Brumm.

A piece in the Financial Review from a few years ago which goes through how the ABC missed out on the commercial rights to Bluey. 

A recent piece by Bloomberg that throws up the possibility Bluey won’t continue forever. You can listen to the transcript of that for free here. 

And ahead of the Bluey ‘movie’ on Sunday, an interview in the Weekend Australian with Melinda Zanetti aka Chilli.

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The most clicked link in Squiz Today was about this Gucci wallet in Big W

The Daily's podcast episode on Israel's airstrike on the World Central Kitchen

Claire recommends The Rest is History's 2-part podcast episode on Captain Cook

Kate recommends watching Oppenheimer on Netflix

Read Kate's op-ed in Mumbrella here

Hosts: Kate Watson & Claire Kimball

Producer: Annelise Taylor

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Bryce Corbett is the director of Squiz Kids. In this special episode, he discusses the challenges facing the next generation of news consumers and how we, through our media literacy program Newshounds, are doing our bit to help.

Bryce also discusses his life as a journalist, his work as a ghostwriter on two best-selling biographies, and how his journey from gossip columnist to deputy editor at the Women's Weekly, to author, and more personally to father led him to be at the forefront of helping the next generation become critical news consumers.

Host: Kate Watson

Producer: Annelise Taylor

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Last week, several major news stories highlighted the tension between governments wanting to host big sports events and the substantial cost to taxpayers. Cue plenty of opinions and analyses about whether it's worth it. So, we're delving into the debate in this week's News Club

Club Picks:

1. Want a presentation with arrows? You got it… This link takes you to the International Olympic Committee’s thinking on the expense of hosting the Games and how they’re trying to solve it. 
2. Some analysis from John Verano from Oxford Uni on the risk and reward of hosting the Olympics, and why emerging nations/those with reputation problems are willing to pay the price. 
3. And what’s happening with the Brissie Olympics? The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age’s Chris Barrett looks at the money and the people involved in deciding how to pull it off. 
4. Melburnians are no strangers to the cost-benefit discussion around big sporting events… This article by Chip Le Grand in The Age dives into the economics of the Australian Grand Prix, an event which has been angering/delighting locals since 1996. 

Hosts: Claire Kimball & Kate Watson

Producer: Annelise Taylor

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Watch ABC's 730 report on Trump's possible running mate here

Claire recommended The New York Times' The Daily episode on the Trump campaign and the US Wildlife Bald Eagle cam

Kate recommends subscribing to Galah

Listen to our News Club interview with ITV's royal producer here

Hosts: Kate Watson & Claire Kimball

Producer: Annelise Taylor

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Lizzie Robinson is the royal producer for ITV in London. When we asked Squizers about the recent coverage of Princess Kate and that photo, 65% said the situation had been blown out of proportion. It left us with lots of questions about royal PR strategies and their interactions with the media. So, we sat down with Lizzie to delve into the dynamics of the British media's relationship with the Royals.

Listen to Lizzie's podcast The Royal Rota here