Poh Ling Yeow is proof that second place doesn’t always have to suck.

Joining MasterChef as a contestant in 2009 now 15 years later she’s gracing the screens as a judge, with the new panel of faces joining in the wake of the tragic death of former judge Jock Zonfrillo.

In this chat with Antoinette Lattouf, Poh shares the challenges of being a woman in the public eye and her hidden phobia of eating in front of other people.

WEEKEND LIST

• TO WATCH - American’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders on Netflix
• TO DO - Aussie Bro Squad call out on TikTok
• TO EAT - Plunger coffee and Honest to Goodness coffee
• TO WATCH - I Am: Celine Dion on Amazon Prime

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The Conservative Party have ruled the UK for the past 14 years – but it hasn’t been smooth sailing with 5 different Prime Ministers occupying 10 Downing Street in just the last 8 years. At the end of May, the current leader of the Tory party, Rishi Sunak called an election.

The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer had been picked to take the biggest win in nearly 200 years. So has that happened? And what will this new government mean for the UK’s future?

Joining us to unpack what we know of the results, is The Briefing’s former Senior Producer, Eleanor Harrison-Dengate, who is currently on the ground in the UK.

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Since Peter Dutton’s announcement on the Liberal party’s intention to go nuclear, there has been fierce debate on if it will work and if the Australian public should commit to it.

But what are the plain and simple facts on nuclear?

On this episode, we help you out with Sacha Barbour Gatt and Bension Siebert providing a quick explainer about nuclear energy - using fact-checked info without the political spin.

Sources: US Energy Information Administration CSIRO GenCost report
International Energy Forum

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