Fri Fix: why the NRL Grand Final is a movie

2022 was defined by Lionel Messi and Argentina, so who will rise at the FIFA World Cup? What can the pair of GOATs Messi and Ronaldo conjure? Who is ready to assume the mantle as finest player in the game? Is a German manager the solution to English heartbreak? Can an Italian ste ...  Show more

If you listen to Socceroos legend Mark Schwarzer, there's nothing Australian footballers love more than being written off. The Australian champion joins the show to explain why American pundits have given the Socceroos squad "unbelievably good ammunition" for their World Cup camp ...  Show more

When Pauline McGrath's husband David was diagnosed with a brain tumour, she supported him as he chose a different path to death (CW: discussion of death and dying)

Lea Salonga, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Gerard Salonga and Daniel Edmonds discuss the process of working through a piece that isn’t going well, what drives them when starting a new project, and the most important things they look for in a performer of musical theatre.Lea Salonga ha ...  Show more

Charlie Brooker chats to Aoife and Julia about the video game he almost made, his digital testicles and the games that changed his life.Aoife Wilson and Julia Hardy are best mates who love video games and have worked in the industry for years. They find the most shocking, moving ...  Show more

After a stint being homeless and living in his car, Stephen Smith was working at David Jones Food Hall when one of his colleagues noticed his remarkable singing voice. A few years later, he became a tenor on the operatic world stage (R)