Bloomberg to launch new podcast tackling Australian stories: The Bloomberg Australia Podcast
Bloomberg has announced the launch of a new weekly podcast, The Bloomberg Australia Podcast.
It will provide an insider’s look at the biggest business stories affecting Australia, its people and the economy. The series premieres Thursday, September 26 and can be found everywhere podcasts are heard.
In each episode of the podcast, host Rebecca Jones, managing editor of Bloomberg News for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, will convene Bloomberg journalists to dive into one of the biggest business stories affecting Australia from the previous week.
By providing local analysis and global context, they will uncover what each story means for Australia and the world at large. The show will feature Bloomberg journalists based in Australia, including economics reporter Swati Pandey, superannuation and investment reporter Amy Bainbridge and Bloomberg TV anchor Haidi Lun, among a rotating roster of Bloomberg journalists and airs weekly on Thursdays.
“In many ways, Australia is one of the world’s most fascinating business environments – sitting at the intersection of tectonic shifts in markets and geopolitics. The Bloomberg Australia Podcast seeks to provide a new resource for people to go deeper in their understanding of the stories shaping Australian markets every week,” said Rebecca Jones, host of the new podcast.
Podshape launches new podcast series Deep Fake that investigates AI scams
Last week, Podshape launched a new podcast series. Deep Fake explores how cutting-edge AI technology is being used to deceive and scam people across the globe.
One major story from January 2024 follows a finance worker in Hong Kong who unknowingly transferred over $40 million AUD to fraudsters, after being tricked by a deepfake video of his boss. This shocking scam reveals how AI is blurring the line between reality and deception, with even global companies falling victim.
Upcoming episodes of Deep Fake also ask: Just how easy is it to create a deepfake? With expert insights from Dr. Adrian McCullagh, Ph.D., the show explores the legal ramifications and how AI might rewrite history. Cybercrime investigator Ken Gamble breaks down the Arup scam and how deepfakes are used for serious financial crimes.
The podcast also highlights the disturbing rise of deepfake pornography in Australia, with advocate Noelle Martin sharing her personal fight to change the laws around digital safety and protect victims.
The Deep Fake podcast is available on all major podcast platforms.
Nova Podcasts strengthens youth reach with two new podcasts
Nova Podcasts has strengthened its reach with 18 to 34-year-old listeners by adding the One Daydream Network’s Just for Girls and Where’s Your Head At? podcasts to its line-up.
Just For Girls is hosted by Australian ‘it’ girls Izzy Armitage and Sam Guggenheimer, who candidly share their experiences navigating life in their twenties, covering everything from relationship dramas and dating to TikTok trends and moving out on their own.
The podcast brings 100,000 monthly Australian downloads and an engaged audience of young listeners and social media followers to the Nova Podcast Network.
Guggenheimer said: “Izzy & I are very excited to now be part of the NOVA family! We started this podcast for girls in their twenties who are figuring out life, just like us. Nothing is sacred – we talk about navigating boys and relationships, girl drama, travelling the globe and juggling all of life’s curveballs in-between.
Where’s Your Head At? was created by Love Island favourites Anna McEvoy and Matt Zukowski after their success as finalists in the 2019 season. Focused on relationships, break-ups, reality TV, trending shows and everything in between, the podcast has become a go-to destination for young listeners seeking laughs, gossip and behind-the-scenes insights. It has roughly 70,000 monthly Australian downloads.
Black T-Shirts Vodcast – Mia Freedman & Nat Harvey
This episode, Adam Ferrier and Brent Smart are joined by Mia Freedman, co-founder of Mamamia and Nat Harvey, CEO of Mamamia. Australia’s go-to media hub for women, Mamamia has been serving up empowering, relatable, and unfiltered content on everything from news and pop culture to parenting and personal growth.
In the episode, Freedman leads with her passion for authentic, women-first storytelling, while Harvey details what it takes to run Australia’s largest independent women’s media group.
Sex toys, superannuation and the issues facing some of Australia’s traditional media outlets are discussed in this frank conversation with one of Australia’s most powerful publishing team.