The Eleventh: thrilling podcast about events leading to Whitlam sacking.

The Eleventh is a compelling, thrilling and gripping seven-part podcast about the extraordinary events leading to the sacking of Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

Like the movie Titanic, you know the end, but this podcast brilliantly weaves a story about this seminal moment in Australian history on 11 November 1975.

It’s a story of intrigue and espionage. American spies and love affairs. Corruption and skulduggery. Gender politics and geopolitics. Mobsters and Monarchy.

And at its heart it’s the story of two Australian greats. A story of human ambition and hubris, frailties and foibles.

It’s superb journalism that presents insight into a tumultuous time in Australia’s history. And it’s brilliantly produced. It combines modern-day interviews with archival news and narrative tying it together. 

You’ll wait with baited breath each new development. And because of that this might be the first podcast you ever binge.

Everyone interested in Australian politics should listen. But the story is universal. New Zealanders will be interesting in the parallels between Gough Whitlam and Norman Kirk.

The Eleventh has it all. Therefore, I can’t recommend it more highly. Have a listen and let me know what you think.