Rated 0 out of 5★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Rated 0 out of 5“We went to a pub”: Barrie Cassidy on Insiders origins25 years on, founding Insiders host Barrie Cassidy recalls how ABC show was plotted over a few beers. Founding Insiders host Barrie Cassidy yesterday returned to the ABC couch for the show’s 25th anniversary, joined by The Australian’s Editor-at-Large Paul Kelly and political journalist Karen Middleton. In 2001 newly-appointed ABC News Director Max Uechtritz reached out to Barry Cassidy, who was in Brussels. He said “You’ve been banging on about a Sunday morning political programme, maybe now’s your chance.” “We went to a pub.