The Nightly Five: Daily news podcast celebrates milestone 100th episode

Australia’s fastest-growing news brand has hit another significant milestone, with The Nightly’s flagship podcast, The Nightly Five, celebrating its 100th episode on Tuesday.

The daily podcast, hosted by senior reporter Ben O’Shea, takes listeners on a deep dive into five of The Nightly’s biggest stories of the day by speaking to reporters and leading experts.

Hitting the century mark comes as The Nightly’s audience surged for a third consecutive month.

Industry-audited IPSOS iris figures for June show an extraordinary 24 per cent leap in audience for thenightly.com.au, with its unique monthly audience now at 2.3 million readers.

The audience has grown a remarkable 163 per cent since its first IPSOS iris-recorded month of March. From an audience of zero at launch, The Nightly last month also recorded 4.99 million page views.

Since its launch in February, The Nightly Five pod has played a key role in establishing The Nightly’s reputation as an impactful voice in national affairs.

The podcast crossed to Ballarat for breaking news about the search for missing mum Samantha Murphy, and spoke to experts about the horrific Bondi Junction massacre in April.

With a team of veteran reporters in Canberra, the show also keeps listeners informed on the biggest stories in Federal politics, with analysis of how those stories affect everyday Aussies.

Our experts make The Nightly Five your go-to destination for US Presidential race news, and the show will also keep your finger on the pulse of the entertainment industry.

And, for the next fortnight, The Nightly Five will also bring you the highs, lows and viral moments of the Paris Games, as we speak to leading sports reporters and our team on the ground in the City of Lights.

You can listen to The Nightly Five on YouTube Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.