Tell Me Straight

Why is this a story? How did we get here? We explain the most interesting and outlandish stories making headlines. Hosted by ABC News journos Yasmin Parry and Will Ockenden.

Recent Episodes
  • Update!
    Nov 24, 2017 – 0:01:09
  • Where will the Manus asylum seekers go?
    Nov 1, 2017 – 0:16:52
  • What does Paul Manafort's arrest mean for Trump?
    Oct 31, 2017 – 0:17:02
  • The Union Raids: A Shakespearean epic in three acts
    Oct 26, 2017 – 0:16:41
  • How do pokie machines work?
    Oct 25, 2017 – 0:14:24
  • Why does Trump hate the Iran nuclear deal?
    Oct 20, 2017 – 0:16:19
  • KRACK: Should you throw out your WiFi and go live in the woods?
    Oct 17, 2017 – 0:22:28
  • Citizenship 7: Who has a better boat?
    Oct 13, 2017 – 0:24:25
  • Catalonia and Spain: A 300 year old break up story
    Oct 10, 2017 – 0:13:17
  • What happens if you stand next to a gravitational wave?
    Oct 4, 2017 – 0:20:30
  • Will South Korea's Kim Jong-un assassination squad succeed?
    Sep 28, 2017 – 0:18:44
  • How do volcanoes work (it's scarier than you think)
    Sep 26, 2017 – 0:14:07
  • What happens if Joyce and Windsor enter into a show down for New England?
    Sep 20, 2017 – 0:13:54
  • Why have we sent Cassini to its death?
    Sep 14, 2017 – 0:16:35
  • "Ethnic cleansing" is happening in Myanmar, why hasn't Aung San Suu Kyi said anything?
    Sep 12, 2017 – 0:17:59
  • Why is WA is so mad about the GST?
    Sep 8, 2017 – 0:19:13
  • Why did the High Court unanimously dismiss challenges to the same-sex marriage postal survey?
    Sep 7, 2017 – 0:17:58
  • What the same-sex marriage case has to do with Henry VIII
    Sep 5, 2017 – 0:22:08
  • North Korea: How to stop a missile
    Aug 30, 2017 – 0:19:14
  • Can they do that? We find out if a postal vote on same sex marriage is constitutional
    Aug 10, 2017 – 0:17:31
  • How a coding error has the Commonwealth Bank on the hook for a trillion dollars
    Aug 7, 2017 – 0:17:46
  • Mysterious texts lead us on a hunt for answers
    Jul 31, 2017 – 0:17:55
  • Who is telling the truth about Australia's US refugee deal?
    Jul 25, 2017 – 0:19:16
  • How the Government is using algorithms to make decisions about you
    Jul 21, 2017 – 0:16:53
  • Why the Government's laws are about more than just encryption
    Jul 14, 2017 – 0:17:15
  • Ms, Mrs or Miss: What's in a name?
    Jul 13, 2017 – 0:13:58
  • Who's winning the tussle for the soul of the Liberal Party?
    Jul 11, 2017 – 0:17:51
  • Will machines take our jobs and is a UBI the solution?
    Jul 6, 2017 – 0:19:35
  • Where to now for Indigenous constitutional recognition?
    Jul 4, 2017 – 0:16:44
  • Who is Cardinal George Pell?
    Jun 30, 2017 – 0:22:40
  • What is the Murray-Darling Basin Plan? Are we there yet?
    Jun 26, 2017 – 0:20:04
  • What are the ethics in true crime podcasting?
    Jun 23, 2017 – 0:16:20
  • Why do electricity prices keep going up?
    Jun 19, 2017 – 0:18:53
  • What is encryption?
    Jun 15, 2017 – 0:17:24
  • Who are UK election kingmakers, the DUP?
    Jun 14, 2017 – 0:12:14
  • James Comey's testimony; aka If you come for the FBI, you best not miss (Part 2)
    Jun 9, 2017 – 0:15:02
  • James Comey's testimony; aka the 'Super Bowl of US politics' (Part 1)
    Jun 9, 2017 – 0:16:46
  • Who will win the UK election?
    Jun 6, 2017 – 0:15:08
  • We are Tell Me Straight: Ask us anything
    Jun 1, 2017 – 0:01:40
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