Afternoons with Michael McLaren
Afternoons with Michael McLaren
Join Michael McLaren on 2GB Afternoons for a mix of news, opinion, entertainment and fun from 12.00pm - 3.00pm, Monday to Friday. You can contact the show on the text line 0460 873 873Social links:
Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Wednesday, 14th October
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1:55:47
Justice or voyeurism? The hypocrisy behind livestreaming capital punishment
Warning that streaming Nidal Hasan's execution would be "barbarism masquerading as transparency," Michael McLaren questioned where modern society draws the line on public violence. He explored the unsettling contradiction between our disgust over state executions and our growing appetite for extr…
09:41
Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Tuesday, 13th October
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1:56:21
Australia’s aging population pushes emergency departments to a tipping point
With ED wait times soaring and thousands of elderly patients trapped in hospital beds awaiting aged care, Dr Justin Thompson warned that Australia's healthcare system is facing a critical bottleneck.
12:03
'Get back on the podium' - How the closing laps of Bathurst mirrored our national story
Michael McLaren has drawn similarities between the closing laps of this year's Bathurst 1000 and Australia's national story.
07:45
'Musk vs Bezos' - The space race is back
The space race is back on as the ultra-wealthy look to colonise the moon.
10:48
Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Monday, 12th October
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1:54:59
'You were warned' - The risks of digitising cash playing out right now
Michael McLaren takes a look at why Sweden is reversing its race to be the world's first cashless economy and what Australia needs to learn from their climbdown.
08:36
'I told you so' - Michael's debt warning comes home to roost
Michael McLaren is not one to say "I told you so", but his warnings of irresponsible government spending and consecutive deficits have come to roost.
08:26
Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Friday, 9th October
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1:57:06