2GB Afternoons with Michael McLaren
Hosted by Michael McLaren · 2GB
4.6from 12 ratings
- 2,262
- Episodes
- 1,496
- Transcribed
- 12
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 5M
- YouTube views
About 2GB 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 873 873
- Publisher
- 2GB
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
1,496 of 2,262 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Wednesday, 23rd September
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'I'm still hopeful' - Shadow Defence Minister ramps up Defence sites fight
Inside a recent episode
Afternoons with Michael McLaren - Wednesday, 23rd September
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You've got to invest. You've got to invest. They should, they must, they have to invest significant sums in their data security. I'm not saying this about Quest, but there are a number of businesses that don't. There'd be a lot of small businesses that just don't have the capital to do it, and yet they're running these loyalty schemes, and you've got to put your name, your blood type, your star sign, the whole thing down. And it's just not backed up. It's not secure. I mean, that should simply not be legal in this day and age. Anyway, so that's the latest from Quest. I hope you weren't affected. […]
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- Shadow Defence Minister
- Dan Hreszczuk
- Terry Reader
- Philip Ruddock
- Garth Hamilton
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 5,201,721
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 11 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 91
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 89
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Who hosts 2GB Afternoons with Michael McLaren?
Michael McLaren host the show. Published by 2GB.
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