Alysha Rose on McBride & Brennan - 27 May 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Tasmanian youth detention psychologist ‘Alysha Rose’ appeared on a recent 60 Minutes programme exposing systemic abuse of kids in the detention centre she worked in for many years in Tasmania. Despite repeated calls for its closure due to systematic abuse, there are still 18 children there and little effort has been made by the Tasmanian government to resolve the issues.

John Kiriakou on McBride & Brennan - 20 May 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: John Chris Kiriakou is an American author, journalist and former intelligence officer. Kiriakou is a columnist with Reader Supported News and co-host of Political Misfits on Sputnik Radio. He was formerly an analyst and case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, counterterrorism and a consultant for ABC News. He was the first U.S. government official to confirm in December 2007 that waterboarding was used to interrogate al-Qaeda prisoners, which he described as torture.

The Aussie Cossack on McBride & Brennan - 13 May 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Australian born Aussie Cossack rose to prominence during the NSW lockdowns as an outspoken media personality notorious for his hilarious interactions with the NSW police and numerous large scale campaigns against corrupt politicians. Boikov left Australia at the age of 18 to study at the Moscow Sretensky Seminary. It was here that he he had his first posting as a journalist Whilst in Russia Boikov became heavily involved in the Russian Cossack movement. Upon returning to Australia Boikov was elected the Ataman of the Australian Cossack chapter and founded a pro-Russian political newspaper called Russian Frontier. In December 2022 the Aussie Cossack defected to the Russian Consulate in Sydney where he was granted diplomatic asylum. From his studio within the Consulate building he now broadcasts weekly on TNT Radio.

Michael West on McBride & Brennan - 06 May 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Michael West spent two decades working as a journalist, stockbroker, editor and finance commentator before striking out on his own in July 2016. After eight years as a commentator with The Australian and another eight years with the Sydney Morning Herald as a journalist and editor, Michael founded Michael West Media to focus on journalism of high public interest. particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy. West is a Walkley-award winner and Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney’s School of Social and Political Sciences.

The Aussie Cossack on McBride & Brennan - 29 April 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Australian born Aussie Cossack rose to prominence during the NSW lockdowns as an outspoken media personality notorious for his hilarious interactions with the NSW police and numerous large scale campaigns against corrupt politicians. Boikov left Australia at the age of 18 to study at the Moscow Sretensky Seminary. It was here that he he had his first posting as a journalist Whilst in Russia Boikov became heavily involved in the Russian Cossack movement. Upon returning to Australia Boikov was elected the Ataman of the Australian Cossack chapter and founded a pro-Russian political newspaper called Russian Frontier. In May of 2022 the Aussie Cossack was jailed for 10 months for breaching a suppression and non-publication order for content posted to his YouTube channel. After successfully winning an appeal against the severity of the sentence Aussie Cossack left prison. In December 2022 the Aussie Cossack defected to the Russian Consulate in Sydney where he was granted diplomatic asylum. From his studio within the Consulate building he now broadcasts daily on TNT Radio.

Senator David Shoebridge on McBride & Brennan - 22 April 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Senator David Shoebridge is an Australian politician and former barrister. He is a member of the Australian Greens and was elected to the Senate as the party's lead candidate in New South Wales at the 2022 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. He previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2010 to 2022 and on the Woollahra Municipal Council from 2004 to 2012.

Cameron Leckie on McBride & Brennan - 15 April 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Cameron Leckie served in the Australian Army for 24 years, retiring with the rank of Major. By the end of his military career he had come to the conclusion that the mission of the Australian Defence Force was no longer to ‘defend Australia and its national interests’ but rather to support the imperialism of the United States. He now advocates for an independent Australian defence and foreign policy.

Dr. Jayanth Tharappel on McBride & Brennan - 8 April 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Dr. Jay Tharappel is a political commentator and academic whose doctoral thesis explains how global economic cycles throughout history create long-term conditions for world wars. He's an expert on geopolitical conflicts around the world, on the weakening financial dominance of the US, and how Australia should be adapting to this changing world.

Jeff Morris on McBride & Brennan - 1 April 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Jeff Morris has worked in financial services since graduating in Economics and Law from Sydney University in 1985. He became a Vice President of the investment bank Bankers Trust and worked for the Commonwealth Bank as a financial planner in 2008. He became a whistleblower to ASIC in 2008 and achieved a measure of vindication when CBA was hit with an enforceable undertaking and forced to compensate victims of malpractice. He suffered retaliation, including a death threat, was diagnosed with PTSD in 2011 and resigned from CBA in February 2013 with a resolve to pursue a Royal Commission into the banking industry, teaming up with journalist Adele Ferguson and Senator John 'Wacka' Williams to secure a Senate Inquiry in June 2013 as a first step. He testified and provided 9 submissions to the Inquiry. The Senate Inquiry reported in June 2014 and its' damning report fully vindicated Jeff Morris and endorsed the call for a Royal Commission. The Banking Royal Commission was finally called in December 2017, exposing egregious misconduct and fully vindicating the stance he had taken since 2008. Literally $Billions in compensation has been paid to victims of bank malpractice as a result of the fire lit by Jeff Morris. Both the Chairman and CEO of CBA eventually apologised to him personally.. His career in financial services was however ended by his whistle blowing. Today he tries to help others going through the whistle blowing journey and campaigns for the reform of whistle blower laws.

Robert Barwick on McBride & Brennan - 18 March 2023