Do young Australians still care about the Logies? Producer Jessica D'Souza dives into the lack of cultural representation of the Logies and the future of Aussie TV. 

We live in an era of constant surveillance, and online and every little bit of our info is being harvested by tech companies to more effectively sell you stuff. Researcher Lena Prosky unpacks these risks and explores how weakened privacy laws and opaque algorithms are increasingly shaping access to information, services, and digital rights.

Backchat’s Pongyada Sootthipong visits Sydney’s Other Worlds Zine Fair to explore the political roots Featuring Simone Wong and Dr. Can Yanya, she dives into zines as art, activism, and community.

Clinical psychologist Dr. Danielle Einstein joins us to unpack the government's decision to include YouTube in the under-16 social media ban, highlighting growing mental health concerns among young people. 

The Backchat team go on the ground at Sydney's historic March for Humanity to speak to protestors. 

Palestine Action Group organiser Josh Lees joins us in the studio to talk about the outcome of the March. 

This episode of Backchat was produced by Jess D'Souza, Gabriella Accaria, Nyaboth Chuol, Jordan Santander, Pongyada Soothpong and Jaspar McCahon-Boersma.

Executive produced by Bec Cushway.

Hosted by Holly Payne and Dani Zhang.

Aired 19th July 2025 on Gadigal land.

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Do young Australians still care about the Logies? Producer Jessica D'Souza dives into the lack of cultural representation of the Logies and the future of Aussie TV.&nbsp;
We live in an era of constant surveillance, and online and every little bit of our info is being harvested by tech companies to more effectively sell you stuff. Researcher Lena Prosky unpacks these risks and explores how weakened privacy laws and opaque algorithms are increasingly shaping access to information, services, and digital rights.
Backchat&rsquo;s Pongyada Sootthipong visits Sydney&rsquo;s Other Worlds Zine Fair to explore the political roots Featuring Simone Wong and Dr. Can Yanya, she dives into zines as art, activism, and community.
Clinical psychologist Dr. Danielle Einstein joins us to unpack the government's decision to include YouTube in the under-16 social media ban, highlighting growing mental health concerns among young people.&nbsp;
The Backchat team go on the ground at Sydney's historic March for Humanity to speak to protestors.&nbsp;
Palestine Action Group organiser Josh Lees joins us in the studio to talk about the outcome of the March.&nbsp;
This episode of Backchat was produced by Jess D'Souza, Gabriella Accaria, Nyaboth Chuol, Jordan Santander, Pongyada Soothpong and Jaspar McCahon-Boersma.
Executive produced by Bec Cushway.
Hosted by Holly Payne and Dani Zhang.
Aired 19th July 2025 on Gadigal land.
Want to support our show? Follow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, leave us a five-star review, and share an episode with a friend.

Your alternative to talkback. Backchat is a weekly show of news, politics, interviews, discussion, satire, and feature reporting.

Hosted by Dani Zhang and Tanita Razaghi. Executive produced by Rebecca Cushway, with producers Dani Zhang, Holly Payne, Tanita Razaghi, Libby Hopper, Sana Shaikh, Lilly Grainger, Eva Sikes-Gerogiannis, Euan Kielly, Elisa Papaioannou, Grace Pittar, Jaspar McCahon-Boersma and Bridgette Donnellan. 

Got an idea for a story? Email us: backchat@fbiradio.com We're also on Instagram @backchatfbiradio and X @BackchatFBi.

Your alternative to talkback.&nbsp;Backchat is a weekly show of news, politics, interviews, discussion, satire, and feature reporting.
Hosted by Dani Zhang and Tanita Razaghi. Executive produced by Rebecca Cushway, with producers Dani Zhang, Holly Payne, Tanita Razaghi, Libby Hopper, Sana Shaikh, Lilly Grainger, Eva Sikes-Gerogiannis, Euan Kielly, Elisa Papaioannou, Grace Pittar, Jaspar McCahon-Boersma and Bridgette Donnellan.&nbsp;
Got an idea for a story? Email us: backchat@fbiradio.com We're also on Instagram @backchatfbiradio and X @BackchatFBi.

Backchat

Your alternative to talkback. Backchat is a weekly show of news, politics, interviews, discussion, satire, and feature reporting from Sydney's best young news journalists.

Hosted by Holly Payne and Tanita Razaghi. Executive produced by Rebecca Cushway, with producers Sana Shaikh, Libby Hopper, and Nic Huntington. 

Got an idea for a story? - backchat@fbiradio.com. We're also on X (Twitter) and Instagram - @BackchatFBi

Your alternative to talkback. Backchat is a weekly show of news, politics, interviews, discussion, satire, and feature reporting from Sydney's best young news journalists.
Hosted by Holly Payne and Tanita Razaghi. Executive produced by Rebecca Cushway, with producers Sana Shaikh, Libby Hopper, and Nic Huntington. 
Got an idea for a story? - <a href="mailto:eamonn@fbiradio.com">backchat@fbiradio.com</a>. We're also on X (Twitter) and Instagram - @BackchatFBi

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