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Rita’s reality check on this crazy world, with her unique take on the big issues facing us all.  

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    • May 21, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Rita Panahi Show | 21 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2026 49:54 Transcription Available


    Pauline Hanson's fiery clash with SBS, Chris Bowen heads to Denmark for another climate conference. Plus, Michelle Obama continues her Australian tour and you won't believe how much she is charging for tickets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 20 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 50:26 Transcription Available


    Analysis of tax office data shows hundreds of thousands of Aussies are in the firing line following Jim Chalmers' decision to axe the capital gains tax discount. Plus, President Trump's game changing endorsement in the Texas primary runoff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 19 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 50:07 Transcription Available


    Jim Chalmers under fire after claiming his housing tax hikes will increase rents by just "$2 a week", Karl Stefanovic and Eddie McGuire to host a new three-hour radio show. Plus, Donald Trump teaming up with his billionaire nemesis Mark Cuban.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 18 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2026 49:15 Transcription Available


    Voters deliver their verdict on Labor's budget and the news is not good for the Albanese government, the Federal Court's ruling on the Giggle v Tickle case is a massive step back for women's rights. Plus, the incredible primary results in Louisiana.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 13 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 50:17 Transcription Available


    Jim Chalmers cements his place in Australian history as the country's highest ever taxing treasurer, Antoinette Lattouf goes back to the ABC after her legal battle with the national broadcaster. Plus, the failing state that is California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 12 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2026 48:58 Transcription Available


    Leftist influencer Abbie Chatfield's latest bizarro video, Keir Starmer battling to hold on to his job. Plus, plenty of laughs courtesy of the roast of Kevin Hart, it was brutal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 11 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2026 50:32 Transcription Available


    A historic win for Reform UK in the English council elections as Nigel Farage's party picks up over 1,400 seats, scenes of insurrection inside the Tennessee State Capitol. Plus, a historic win too for One Nation in the Farrer by-election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 7 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2026 49:11 Transcription Available


    Melbourne's most popular venues at risk of closing for good amid a spate of attacks against the hospitality sector, leftist writer Jane Caro has taken aim at private schools. Plus, anti-Israeli protesters and police clash outside a NYC synagogue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 6 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 49:37 Transcription Available


    Victoria exposed as a fiscal basket case as the Allan government blames its economic woes on Donald Trump, why Meghan Markle wasn’t invited to this year’s Met Gala. Plus, Secretary of State Marco Rubio finding yet another job.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 5 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2026 50:11 Transcription Available


    The government's changes to the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing to send rents skyrocketing, another Melbourne hospitality venue firebombed earlier today. Plus, Ron DeSantis rewriting Florida's congressional map.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 4 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2026 49:09 Transcription Available


    Pauline Hanson's approval rating hits new highs, the Albanese government unlikely to extend the reduced fuel excise. Plus, more details about the man charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 30 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2026 49:57 Transcription Available


    Teal Zali Steggall causes uproar after backing a call to build social and affordable homes on a prime parcel of defence land in Sydney's north shore. Plus, India overtakes England as the top country of birth for Australia's overseas-born population.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 29 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2026 49:44 Transcription Available


    The backlog of migrants seeking permanent residency hits a record high, a group of parents plead for a review of the Australian Human Rights Commission's gender explainer resources. Plus, Donald Trump hosts King Charles in Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 28 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2026 46:43 Transcription Available


    The Indigenous elder who was booed at Melbourne's Anzac Day dawn service had celebrated the death of Charlie Kirk last year, Donald Trump's fiery interview with 60 Minutes. Plus, King Charles touches down in Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 27 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2026 49:20 Transcription Available


    Donald Trump survives another attempt on his life by a radicalised leftist, Josh Hammer will join Rita to give his insights into the increasingly violent left. Plus, the booing that occurred at Anzac Day ceremonies around the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 23 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2026 49:27 Transcription Available


    Economists warn that Labor's changes to the capital gains tax will add further pressure to the housing crisis. Plus, astonishing developments in Virginia which represent a genuine threat to democracy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 22 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 50:33 Transcription Available


    One Nation ties with Labor for the first time in YouGov polling, the investigation on how Elijah Hollands was kept on the field despite suffering a mental health breakdown. Plus, President Trump extending his ceasefire with Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 21 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2026 50:54 Transcription Available


    A complaint lodged against another anti-Israel academic at Macquarie University, Donald Trump's popularity in Australia plunges as petrol prices show no sign of falling. Plus, time is running out for a deal between Iran and the US.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 20 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 50:00 Transcription Available


    The coalition closes the gap with One Nation in the latest Newspoll, a $1 billion renewable energy investment fund which is yet to invest a single dollar. Plus, the difficulties of achieving a lasting ceasefire with a deeply fractured Iranian regime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 16 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 50:33 Transcription Available


    The government’s fuel security strategy faces a major test as the states abandon the national approach to secure diesel reserves. Plus, sanity prevails in the legal battle between pro-women activists and the Australian Human Rights Commission.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 15 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 49:15 Transcription Available


    Details about the government's proposed changes to capital gains tax leaked to the media, Chris Bowen reminds voters of the benefits of renewables during a fuel crisis. Plus, Donald Trump says the war against Iran is almost over.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 14 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 49:14 Transcription Available


    Shane Warne's son Jackson blames the government and the Covid shot for his father's untimely death, the scandal around the manner in which Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested continues. Plus, two high profile resignations due to sexual misconduct charges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 13 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 50:48 Transcription Available


    Calls grow for former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith to be released from jail, the conflict in the Middle East deepens with peace talks failing. Plus, President Trump's warning to China not to arm the Iranian regime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 9 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 50:31 Transcription Available


    Warnings that Ben Roberts-Smith's arrest will have dramatic effects on the Australian Defence Force's recruitment efforts, puberty blockers lead to worse psychiatric outcomes. Plus, the ceasefire deal fracturing within 24 hours.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 8 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 50:19 Transcription Available


    Polls show Victoria's soaring debt is a top issue for voters ahead of the state election, President Trump's ceasefire deal with Iran. Plus, is Labor abandoning its ambitious net zero targets?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 7 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 50:26 Transcription Available


    Donald Trump calls out Australia once more for failing to assist in the war against the Iranian regime, the fuel crisis deepens despite the energy minister assuring Australians all is well. Plus, the NY mayor implements radical race-based policies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 6 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 50:05 Transcription Available


    Victorian Libertarian MP David Limbrick joins the show after calling out the AFL's relationship with the Labor government. Plus, shock polls reveal Australia's political landscape is changing as Queenslanders abandon major parties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 2 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 50:21 Transcription Available


    Albanese makes a pointless and bland address to the nation about the fuel crisis, more voters drift towards One Nation. Plus, Dee Dee Dunleavy joins the show to discuss the fallout over Kristi Noem's husband’s cross-dressing allegations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 1 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 48:41 Transcription Available


    Australia's economic woes may be worse than you think, the dangerous spread of pro-Iranian regime rhetoric in Australia. Plus, President Donald Trump putting a deadline on the war against Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 31 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 49:49 Transcription Available


    Economists warn that the Albanese government's fuel security plan will sink the country further into debt, Labor finally concedes that the NDIS is out of control. Plus, Donald Trump's threat to destroy the Iranian regime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 30 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 49:45 Transcription Available


    Support for the Albanese government drops to its lowest mark since last year's election, the Prime Minister assures Australians that we will get through the fuel crisis. Plus, the latest from the US including the 'No Kings' protests over the weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 26 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 49:05 Transcription Available


    ABC employees have taken to the streets to protest unfair work conditions, but should they be defunded instead? Plus, the popularity in One Nation continues to surge with the party becoming most popular among millennials.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 25 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 49:06 Transcription Available


    Australian farmers forced to stockpile fuel and sell off their cattle due to the fuel crisis, a university professor wants menopause to be a non-gendered, non-binary experience. Plus, Trump's 15 point plan to end the war against Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 24 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 50:01 Transcription Available


    Australians facing another round of skyrocketing bills, One Nation attacked on all fronts after its success in the South Australian election. Plus, ICE agents called in to restore order at airports across the US.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 23 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 50:56 Transcription Available


    Labor's massive landslide victory in South Australia overshadowed by an orange wave with One Nation's primary vote exceeding 20 per cent. Plus, Victorians deliver their verdict on Jacinta Allan's leadership in a new poll.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 19 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2026 50:13 Transcription Available


    Secret talks among Labor powerbrokers to replace Jacinta Allan as Victorian Premier. Plus, the brilliant Josh Hammer will have the latest from the US including a YouTuber exposing mass fraud in California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi | 18 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 48:23 Transcription Available


    What to expect from One Nation in the South Australian election, Drew Pavlou joins the program to give us the inside story on his investigation into dodgy NDIS schemes. Plus, Dave Rubin will have the latest from the US.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 17 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2026 49:50 Transcription Available


    The Victorian government warned the state may face rationing of food if drastic action on fuel is not taken, more details about a horrific five-hour bullying ordeal at a Sydney high school. Plus, reports that Iran's supreme leader is gay.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 16 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 49:47 Transcription Available


    The ABC mocked for its analysis of the conflict in Iran, Ami Horowitz will have the latest from the US including some good news from DC. Plus, the latest on Antony Catalano who is facing serious allegations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 12 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2026 49:37 Transcription Available


    Dennis Richardson opens up on his shock decision to quit the antisemitism Royal Commission, new details on Meghan and Harry's visit to Australia. Plus, a TikToker who called for MAGA supporters to be shot has her day in court.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 11 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 49:20 Transcription Available


    Conservative Matt Canavan becomes leader of the Nationals, the US is preparing to launch its most intense day of strikes against Iran. Plus, Whoopi Goldberg claims Donald Trump started the war to distract from the Epstein files.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Rita Panahi Show | 10 March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2026 49:42 Transcription Available


    Five members of the Iranian women's soccer team now safe after fleeing their hotel late last night, Aussies kept in the dark when it comes to data on puberty blockers. Plus, Zohran Mamdani is considering getting rid of all free parking in the city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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