The Briefing
Hosted by Chris Spyrou and Sacha Barbour Gatt and Tessa Randello · LiSTNR
4.4from 862 ratings
- 2,923
- Episodes
- 1,532
- Transcribed
- 862
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 4M
- YouTube views
About The Briefing
We’re your friends in news. Sacha Barbour Gatt and Chris Spyrou wake up early to bring you all the important daily news headlines. Then, we deep dive on an essential news story that'll make you feel smarter about the world. Listen every weekday to know more in minutes.
- Publisher
- LiSTNR
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Apr 2020
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
1,532 of 2,923 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
BONUS: The changing face of schoolies
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Russel Brand found guilty of rape + The fallout from the blue tsunami
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
'Lame duck': US turns on Trump + Is David Jones going down?
Inside a recent episode
BONUS: The changing face of schoolies
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Kids would gutter out all the time. But now with so many support services, Kids are still going to make dumb decisions, do dumb stuff, but the consequences are a lot less now, which is fantastic. So, look, there's still a lot of people drinking and, you know, with the 50% that aren't, there's 50% that really are. […]
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- Andy Gourley
- Chas Licciardello
- Gary Mortimer
- Jess Wilson
- Mark Riley
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 4,366,401
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 3.9 / 5
- 8 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 854 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 92 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts The Briefing?
Chris Spyrou and Sacha Barbour Gatt and Tessa Randello host the show. Published by LiSTNR.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Briefing take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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