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Friday 10 Feb 2017

    Darren Sharpe and Brett Hevers are facing fines of up to $60,000 or five years‘ jail for using Facebook Live to stream the Danny Green-Anthony Mundine fight this week. They live streamed the $59.95 pay-per-view fight over Facebook, attracting hundreds of thousands of viewers. And as Facebook invest heavily in live streaming technology this is only going to happen more. So what are the options for users, Facebook and broadcasters? Plus we meet the team documenting Australia's most Instagrammers.

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Friday 3 Feb 2017

    There was no show like it. Good Game was one of the only shows on TV that took the craft of games seriously while still being deliriously dorky. In a shock announcement, the ABC pulled the plug just weeks before the new season was due to air when two key hosts were poached to 7mate.

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Friday 27 Jan 2017

Friday 20 Jan 2017

    Kara Swisher, executive editor of Recode is easily the best connected, most feared journalist in Silicon Valley.

    Recorded live at the Walkley's Storyology conference, she tells Marc Fennell why Twitter is likely to be sold in the next six months, explores the companies that she believes are true innovators and also explains why she gave birth holding a Blackberry.

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Friday 13 Jan 2017

    Online Porn producer & director Michelle Flynn and Adult Performer Lucie Bee talk about the push to make ethical adult entertainment and how technology has been changed by erotic content and how porn is changing with new digital innovations like VR and more.

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Friday 6 Jan 2017

    Evan Kaldor was a high-flying banker in the US. Somehow he then ended up running the Sydney community radio station FBi 94.5. His next move was even more unexpected. He spearheaded Australia’s only national, digital, free-to-air kids radio station.  

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Friday 30 Dec 2016

Friday 23 Dec 2016

    It was the largest short film festival in the world. A truly unique Australian media property. And then it all came to a crashing halt. In this special conversation Polson opens up about how Tropfest has changed in the last year. He addresses accusations about whether Tropfest is a boys club and how they’re changing to face the future.

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Friday 16 Dec 2016

    From exploding Samsung phones to Pokemon Go: What were the truly defining moments in tech, media and culture for 2016. Rae Johnston and Campbell Simpson join us for to wrap up the truly strange year that was 2016.

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Friday 9 Dec 2016

Friday 2 Dec 2016

    It's been called the first true breakout hit for podcasting. Co-creator, executive producer and editor Julie Snyder takes us inside the creation of the blockbuster crime thriller podcast. She drops hints about a spin off series and talks about Bingeworthy journalism ahead of her appearance at the Sydney Opera House' Bingefest pop culture festival on December 17-18. We also meet the team using Virtual Reality to help dementia patients and much much more.

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Friday 25 Nov 2016

    Oscar winning director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Life of Pi) wants to push the boundaries of how we make films. He has shot a 3D, ultra high resolution drama called Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk with ultra high frame rates. It looks unlike any movie ever seen. He tells us why he wants to change the technology that fuels moviemaking. Plus as Nine launch their new female focused website 9Honey. News Ltd have announced their new female focused site WHMN. So why all the sudden focus on women's content? Our all female panel has many thoughts on that.

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Friday 18 Nov 2016

    If you love tv you will love this chat. STAN CEO Mike Sneesby opens up about how the business of streaming TV works in Australia. Will Stan move into live sport and news? Was their reported $30m deal with Showtime in the USA worth it? And he offers up some surprising predictions about the launch of Amazon's own streaming service.

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Friday 11 Nov 2016

    Stewart Baker, Former NSA General Counsel, Homeland Security staffer and noted Republican, talks about the future for the tech industry under President Trump. We also review the new app Found which sells itself as the "Tinder of Jobs". Go on, swipe right. You know you want to.

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