In this week’s episode, Sarah says she has called on the Australian Government and e-Safety Commissioner to ban the livestream of an execution by firing squad in the US to ensure it is not shown in Australia. Sarah says this is an unconscionable, abhorrent act which will expose an immeasurable amount of people to harm, including children. She calls this heinous act by the Trump administration, a PR stunt and says this politics has echoes here in Australia with the likes of Pauline Hanson advocating to bring back the death penalty. Sarah says we got rid of the death penalty for a reason, believing the state shouldn’t be able to kill its own citizens and we must continue to reject this dangerous, ugly politics. Sign the petition here.

Sarah’s special guest this week is Bob Brown - founder and former leader of the Australian Greens, a mentor to Sarah and a shot of inspiration when she needs it. Bob and Sarah talk about his long history of environmental campaigning, entering the Tasmanian parliament after a stint in jail for protesting the Franklin Dam, and giving his first speech in the Australian Senate at the exact same time as Pauline Hanson 30 years ago. Bob shares with Sarah whether he believes the Greens should still be aiming for government and what keeps him optimistic in a time of environmental, political, humanitarian, and democratic turmoil.

In this week’s episode, Sarah says she always wanted the podcast to be an opportunity for her to level with people and so that’s what she is doing this week on the Greens leadership. Sarah says this is much bigger than one person or one leader, there’s so much work to do taking on Pauline Hanson and the rabid right. Sarah says if we are going to fight for fairness and equality, for our real Aussie values, for our environment and a future for our kids - then we must be united.

Sarah’s special guest this week is Carly Findlay OAM - an award winning writer, speaker and appearance activist and now Human Rights Award 2026 nominee. Carly lives with a rare lifelong skin condition called ichthyosis and is a survivor of ovarian and endometrial cancer. Together, Carly and Sarah speak about self-love and dopamine dressing, menopause and women’s health, and fighting cancer and unfair bureaucratic systems like Centrelink.

Ovarian cancer is incredibly lethal with a survival rate of just 49%. Carly is once again a Frocktober ambassador, helping to raise much-needed funds for crucial ovarian cancer research. You can support her by donating here. You can find out more about ovarian cancer and its symptoms here.

In this week’s episode, Sarah calls bs on the federal government’s new H5 bird flu advertising blitz and asks: what is the government doing to protect birds before they become sick? For Australia’s threatened birds, the biggest threat to their lives isn’t this virus - it’s the logging, clearing and bulldozing of their homes. Sarah says no government can guarantee bird flu will never reach Australia’s wild birds, but they can decide if these birds have habitat to call home.

Sarah’s special guest this week is Louise Adler - former director of Adelaide Writer’s Week, a publisher and arts administrator, and a close friend of Sarah’s. After Louise booked Palestinian authors including award-winning Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah for the 2026 edition of Adelaide Writer’s Week, the festival was engulfed in scandal after an intervention in the programming by the South Australian Premier.Sarah and Louise talk about the cascading events which led to the cancellation of the festival and Louise’s resignation, as well as the time Louise coerced Sarah into writing a book of her own, and why Louise has been advocating for a “Red Lines Package” in the Parliament.