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Gareth & Olly
As of April 2022, we will be moving all content over to our website.
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Between 2016 and 2020, Gareth and Olly ran a political podcast that was listened to around the world. It was an absolute privilege and honour to have each and every one of you on board for such an awesome journey.
Thank you!
Warning: some occasional rude words.
Gareth and Olly step out of podcast retirement for one day and chat to Jake and Gregg from The Pouch - The Podcast. The four discuss Australia's vaccine rollout, continued tensions between China and Australia and thoughts on Joe Biden (which inevitably turns to Donald Trump).
A big thank you to The Pouch for once again hosting! Make sure to check our everything The Pouch related on the links below.
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OUR 100th (WE DID IT!) & LAST PoC EPISODE
Gareth and Olly sit down for the last time to review the year that was, chat about what the podcast has meant to them and what has been built. And of course, a massive THANK YOU to every single person who has listened to us over the years.
SHOW NOTES
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/world/americas/miriam-rodriguez-san-fernando.html?fbclid=IwAR1XERq_Pnj9mdMlAXROJSuVGU-q6RaB8HLCruFxrlBh02RgNd0yTjZpmOI
In the second last PoC episode, Gareth and Olly chat about the deteriorating relationship between China and Australia.
Gareth and Olly discuss the latest in Covid-19 vaccines, the fascinating science behind how they work and geek out at the coolness of white blood cells!
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Gareth and Olly look at the ridiculous actions taken by The President and his supporters after Donald Trump's now decisive election loss.
Olly talks about the disturbing alleged actions of SAS troops in Afghanistan.
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Gareth and Olly take a trip around the world to discuss selected news stories that have absolutely nothing to do with the US election!
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The Victory Speeches of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden
SHOW NOTES
Joe Biden speech video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=immN0xU5VmI&ab_channel=news.com.au
Kamala Harris speech video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXnePLTILY4&ab_channel=GuardianNews
Biden pulls ahead of Georgia twenty-five minutes before recording! The President is claiming widespread voter fraud which isn't happening, more protesters for both sides have started gathering and Steve Bannon is back! Yep, that guy.
SHOW NOTES
Biden speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1SPLsvxPeA&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2E_gd0mlelbBal215MsPRaaANhgfRYy7XhpsYXEIj_VHnxAhOTYLzwLQY
Trump's tantrum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELK1cqK1nZE&fbclid=IwAR2eXyDcbiCQpib4dlda-xbeUPX8u_uJPdPe83idB-HND-Cg_xiE7kgmtjQ
https://decisiondeskhq.com/
This is an election for the ages! Historic for so many reasons! But, could they please hurry up with the damn vote counting!!
Gareth and Olly discuss all the current US election news, including: where the vote counts are, who have been some of the under reported winners and what about the violence that so many feared?
We thought we could cover off the election with just one special episode. How wrong we were! Part B (when we hopefully have a winner), will be up tomorrow.
Just days out from one of the most important election in decades, Gareth and Olly went live with Gregg and Jake from The Pouch on Nov 1st, to talk all things US election.
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THE POUCH
Welcome to The Pouch! The taped-up wheely bin of podcasts that takes a not-so-serious look at the week in Australian news and politics.
Join world-renowned podcaster, Jake Farr-Wharton, and significantly less-renowned podcaster, Gregg Savage, every Sunday in the safety and comfort of the pouch as they reflect on the major stories of the week. Not so seriously.
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Gregg and Jake
In this special edition 'Around the World' which is all about the US Election, Gareth and Olly discuss the latest news, including: the final debate, polling, Obama stumping for Biden and Borat setting up Rudy.
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Gareth and Olly break down the scandals surrounding Hunter Biden's time with Ukrainian gas company Burisma and his business deals in China.
Are the Biden family as corrupt as right-wing pundits and the President would have us believe, or is this yet another baseless conspiracy theory?
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Gareth and Olly chat about all things related to the US Election, from the latest polling, Trump and Biden's dueling town hall specials and the confirmation hearing of Amy Coney Barrett, the Trump selected Supreme Court nominee, who is all but certain to be confirmed on October 26 as the next Justice.
There is also a lighter discussion about some of the lesser known third-parties running this year, as well as some of the weirder candidates that have run and are running for the position of POTUS.
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SHOW NOTES
Alan Jones Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Jones_(radio_broadcaster)
The awesomeness of Vermin Love Supreme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d_FvgQ1csE&ab_channel=SheyaSite
https://twitter.com/VerminSupreme?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://verminsupreme2020.com/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-25/vermin-supreme-us-presidential-candidate-promises-free-ponies/6972628
Gareth and Olly return to Mexico to look at how the Mexican Drug Cartels have defied the restrictions Covid-19 has imposed on most of the world, as they continue to make massive profits and kill each other at an alarming rate.
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Olly discusses the latest federal budget that was delivered by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Tuesday, October 6.
Gareth and Olly look into the QAnon movement, breakdown why people are drawn to conspiracy theories and what to do if someone you know has gone down the rabbit hole.
SHOW NOTES
Satanic Panic https://www.vox.com/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explained
https://www.parcast.com/cults
Pizza Gate https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a51268/what-is-pizzagate/
The first Presidential debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3KxBME7DpM
Bill Heffernan https://www.sbs.com.au/news/a-former-pm-in-pedophile-list-senator
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/bill-heffernan-paedophile-list-allegation-former-royal-commissioner-james-wood-hits-back-20151021-gkeawj.html
Anne Webster https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/29/australian-mp-takes-on-conspiracy-theorist-in-court-but-experts-dont-know-where-to-begin-with-online-battle
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/22/conspiracy-theorist-ordered-to-pay-875000-over-delusional-posts-targeting-nationals-mp
Gareth and Olly return to Ethiopia and discuss the political, social and regional tensions that have rocked the country in 2020.
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Olly runs through what the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg means to the Supreme Court, the 2020 Election and the reaction from Mitch McConnell and the GOP.
SHOW NOTES
https://www.amazon.com.au/Notorious-RBG-Times-Bader-Ginsburg/dp/0062415832
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/notorious-rbg-200919012109714.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54218139
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-20/ruth-bader-ginsburg-was-a-champion-of-us-womens-rights/12681326
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-20/what-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-death-means-for-donald-trump/12519640
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg
Gareth and Olly chat about the controversy being stirred up around mail-in voting in the United States by Donald Trump and the GOP.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews features heavily in this episode. Gareth chats about the 'Dictator Dan' insult and Olly has opinions on the recent reaction by many to the news surrounding the origin of the 8/9pm curfew.
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Gareth and OIly look at the world according to Covid, with a focus on the unique challenges facing India.
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Let's face it, political conventions are tedious affairs full of patriotic bluster, misinformation and cringe worthy speeches. So, Gareth and Olly jump head first into both the DNC and RNC and pick them apart, find the highlights and shake our heads at the low points.
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Gareth and Olly chat about the protests that are sweeping across Belarus. Why are the protests happening? How is the government responding? And how is Russia involved?
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Gareth and Olly look at the life of civil rights leader and congressman, John Lewis.
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Gareth and Olly sit down with Jake and Gregg from 'The Pouch - The Podcast' to discuss a wide range of topics; including Donald Trump's win in 2016 and how he is tracking for 2020,the connection between Australia and the US,changing political beliefs, Covid-19, JobKeeper, JobSeeker, Melbourne's current lock down and some surprising responses to the global pandemic.
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Gareth and Olly return to the United States to investigate the unfolding tragedy of country seemingly incapable of coming together to fight a rampaging virus.
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Gareth and Olly talk Brexit, Irish government and Sweden's approach to Covid-19.
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Gareth and Olly look at the impact European settlement has made on the indigenous population from the time of first arrival to contemporary times.
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SHOW NOTES
- Lousy Little Sixpence, 1983, by Alec Morgan details history of unpaid servitude of Aboriginal people. Available on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TfaXdI5Z8Q&list=PLEFw6Bo_vaYpBJ3zg7WgWWJApQerbQ4u3
- Servant or Slave, 2016, directed by Steven McGregor, written by Mitchell Stanley, Hetti Perkins, the film details the lives of five indigenous women, stolen from their families and forced into indentured labour. Available on SBS until the end of the month.
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/810629699644/servant-or-slave
3.Bringing them Home Report (1997), Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. Conducted by the Australian Human Rights Commission, this is a 500 page document, that details the history, nationally and by state and territory, makes the case for reparations, and the provision of recommended services.
https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/bringing-them-home-report-1997
My Island Home - Warumpi Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZEodxUx2ME
Due to personal reasons, the release of the next PoC episode has been pushed back to Wednesday, June 24. We apologise for missing this week, but in its place, we would like to present to you the podcast, 'We The Unhoused'.
In many ways, this podcast gets to the very core of what the platform is all about. Podcasting has the ability to empower people through accessible technology. That accessibility and freedom allows for creative control over a product that highlights voices and personal experiences that would otherwise go unnoticed.
ABOUT PoC: SHOUT OUT
In the course of researching, every now and then, Olly and Gareth come across certain podcasts that we wish more people could hear. Some are obscure and some are more mainstream. Obviously, we are great fans of podcasting and want to spread the word as much as possible. So, we thought - why not do exactly that? Why not promote the very podcasts we think everyone should listen to? And so, PoC: SHOUT OUT was born.
ABOUT 'WE THE UNHOUSED'
We The Unhoused is a podcast that lifts the voices and struggles of the unhoused in LA and beyond. Host Theo Henderson is currently unhoused and resides in Chinatown, Los Angeles. He tackles issues such as police brutality, harassment, policy, and the survival challenges of unhoused people. Through a series of interviews, we will discuss issues that are germane to unhoused people like the cost of living, gentrification, health struggles, harm reduction, and trauma-informed care. The revolution will be heard on this podcast. Tune in each week to be a part of it.
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Amidst the uprising, Theo interviews Black Trans Organizer Chella Coleman, who experienced homelessness and currently sings in a band.
Gareth and Olly look at the recent movements of the CCP to undermine Hong Kong's autonomy. What does that mean for the millions of people who proudly proclaim themselves to be Hong Kongers rather than Chinese?
An in-depth look at the death of George Floyd and the reaction it has triggered across the United States.
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SHOW NOTES
Upgraded murder charge https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-04/george-floyd-police-derek-chauvin-charges-second-degree-murder/12319112
Trump's Rose Garden Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQFotIUg5MA
In this episode, Gareth and Olly look at the issues facing the people of the world's youngest nation, South Sudan.
Having fought for decades to obtain it's independence that finally became a reality in 2011; the tiny country was quickly plunged into civil only two years later as the President and Vice President fought over political power and oil. As always, those who were hurt the most were the most vulnerable, which in South Sudan, is the majority of the population.
Now that the fighting has mostly stopped, what remains is a country riddle with famine and poverty, created by conflict and compounded by climate change and the global impact of Covid-19. Organised crime is on the rise and a lucrative trade in children has made it exceptionally dangerous for both boys and girls to simply walk the streets. South Sudan has also seen the increased practice of families selling of their daughters for marriage to the highest bidder - sometimes even using Facebook to facilitate the sale.
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SHOW NOTES
Daughters are sold for cows and goats in South Sudan and Kenya as war and climate change plague East Africa
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/2152807/parents-trade-girls-cows-survive-war-and-climate-change-plague
How Stealing and Selling Children Became a Business in South Sudan (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpSFfeQmGYg&t=323s
South Sudan Is Collapsing Thanks to Corruption Over Oil (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi37th_N3Ck
War, Peace, and Women in South Sudan: Q&A with Betty Ogwaro
https://theglobalobservatory.org/2016/04/south-sudan-ogwaro-kony-resolution-1325/
Red Cross Information
https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/africa/south-sudan
Sudanese independence and civil war
https://www.britannica.com/place/South-Sudan/The-2005-Comprehensive-Peace-Agreement
What's the child marriage rate?
https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/child-marriage/south-sudan/
Coronavirus could put 4 million girls at risk of child marriage
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/coronavirus-early-child-marriage-covid19-pandemic/
History of South Sudan
https://www.britannica.com/place/South-Sudan
Timeline: South Sudan since independence
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/timeline-south-sudan-independence-200222173029619.html
Gareth and Olly look into the sexual assaults allegations leveled at presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President, Joe Biden by former junior aide, Tara Reade.
What they find is a deeply frustrating topic, full of contradictory information, changing stories, political bias and a man who doesn't understand why touching women without consent should not happen.
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SHOW NOTES
Tara Reade's 'Democracy Now!' interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8EjjK_8IiM&t=498s
Tara Reade's 'Katie Halper Show' interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1t1kOJCx88
Tara Reade's 'Megyn Kelly' interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HeZiKvOA0o
Joe Biden's 'Morning Joe' interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seu_C08yAAM
Gareth and Olly look into the death that wasn't of Nth Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Why did the press think he was dead? Where was he? And what does it have to do with bullet proof trains?
In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has used the Covid-19 pandemic as cover to make a move for the one thing he has desired for a long time - ultimate control. How has Orban been able to do this, and what does it mean for the many minority groups in his country?
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For this SHOUT OUT episode, we decided to take a slightly different approach, giving you audio from two shows and a debate from 1953.
In the introduction, Gareth mentions that he thinks the Pentagon videos surfaced around 2019. They actually surfaced in 2017 and 2018.
From Vox https://www.vox.com/pages/podcasts
The Worldly team takes a break from the coronavirus doom and gloom to talk about some other big news: the Pentagon’s confirmation this week that it has, in fact, filmed at least three instances of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). They break down the footage, debate what the videos might actually show, talk about the Cold War history of US government investigations into UFOs, and explore how UFOs play into international relations and deeper concepts about religion and humanity. There’s also a surprise guest appearance at the very end! Oh, and LOTS of X-Files jokes.
From Coast to Coast AM with George Noorey http://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/pentagon-officially-releases-trio-of-historical-ufo-videos/
The Department of Defense has officially released the three videos of unidentified flying objects which have captivated the UFO research community and generated considerable media attention for the last two years. The tantalizing clips, which include the now-iconic 'Tic Tac video' (shown above), largely first came to light back in December of 2017 and March of 2018 by way of the landmark New York Times times piece on the Pentagon's secret UFO program and Tom DeLonge's To the Stars Academy. Since that time, something of a saga surrounding the videos has unfolded.
The 1953 UFO debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXZiJIBiJE
EXTRA SHOW NOTES
Joe Rogan Experience #1361 - Cmdr. David Fravor & Jeremy Corbell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eco2s3-0zsQ
Commander David Fravor is a retired US Navy pilot, who has a close encounter in 2004 with the so-called Tic Tac UFO, and Jeremy Corbell is a contemporary artist and documentary filmmaker.
In this episode we look at the anti-lockdown protests that have swept across the United States throughout April. Why are people risking their health to take to the streets? Who are the people and groups organising these protests and what are their motivations? There is more happening here than meets the eye.
In Australia, we discuss the potential collapse of Virgin Australia which once went toe-to-toe with Qantas. If Virgin goes under it very well might be a bigger collapse than that of Ansett.
Also in Australia, a very good suggestion was made by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to give WHO experts the same powers as UN weapon inspectors. A great idea that will be difficult, if not impossible, to turn into a reality.
Also in this episode, a stupidest political news item will be hard to beat in 2020. And yes, it is only April.
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SHOW NOTES
End Of Episode Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB9XyIORjKg
Winconsin Election https://www.axios.com/photos-coronavirus-wisconsin-primary-election-b4e5b7fd-60f3-49c3-8ef4-66e1f8882458.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/07/politics/wisconsin-robin-vos-protective-gear/index.html
Anderson Cooper Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APoSHB9pQk8
Gareth and Olly deep dive into the World Health Organisation, which finds itself in hot water once again.
US President Donald Trump has suspended his countries contributions to the WHO, whilst others are calling for its complete shutdown. But, is this current round or criticism justified? Would reform be a better way to go? And who exactly is Donald Trump to criticise someone elses response to Covid-19?
Also in this podcast, the history of the WHO, how it is financed, misunderstandings of its powers and authority, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, scandals and corruption within the organisation, it's dealings with China and Taiwan as well as the US.
In this episode, Gareth and Olly talk about the legacy of Bernie Sanders now that his second run to become President has ended. They also talk about how Joe Biden stacks up against Donald Trump at the moment and speculate who might become Biden's running mate?
Covid-19 continues to dominate both the headlines and the lives of nearly everyone on the planet, with each part of the globe in different stages of their battle with the novel coronavirus. Gareth and Olly look at how the world is handling this fight as well as the fear of being a worker in the US, who has not only lost a job, but also health insurance in a time of pandemic.
And lastly, the biggest Australian news in the past fortnight was the High Court's decision to unanimously acquit Cardinal George Pell of all sex abuse charges. Gareth and Olly dive into the decision and try to make sense of the glaring contradiction - whilst the HCA ruled that there were grounds for reasonable doubt, the victim has also been believed. How can that be?
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SHOW NOTES
Political ad 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDUQW8LUMs8&list=PLFBNAWf41QLSyHpKZ5Up3ZLIEQwvwdkJ5
Political ad 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEuFtVf6oSw
The Goodies theme song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDOTYeunKJg
Welcome to another SHOUT OUT EPISODE, this time focusing on a conversation between Sam Harris and Laurie Santos (see description below)
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https://samharris.org/podcasts/196-science-happiness/
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Laurie Santos about the scientific study of happiness. They discuss people’s expectations about happiness, the experiencing self vs the remembered self, framing effects, the importance of social connections, the effect of focusing on the happiness of others, introversion and extroversion, the influence of technology on social life, our relationship to time, the connection between happiness and ethics, hedonic adaptation, the power of mindfulness, resilience, the often illusory significance of reaching goals, and other topics.
Laurie Santos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. She hosts the popular podcast The Happiness Lab and she teaches the most popular course offered at Yale to date, titled The Science of Well-Being. Laurie is also the director of the Comparative Cognition Laboratory and the Canine Cognition Center at Yale. She received her A.B. in Psychology and Biology from Harvard University in 1997 and her Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard in 2003.
Twitter:@lauriesantos
Website: https://caplab.yale.edu/
Last week (March 30), Gareth sat down and chatted (over Zoom) with Andy Meddick MP of the Animal Justice Party. It was a great conversation that dived into a wide range of topics that were both personal and professional. One not to be missed for anyone who wants to know more about the inner workings of government, or the AJP in general.
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Gareth and Olly take a break from Covid-19 to bring you non-coronavirus related news from all over the world, including: Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Australia and Yemen.
They also talk about the bounty that has been placed on President Maduro by the United States and the current oil crisis.
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In this episode, Gareth deep dives into Donald Trump's response to Covid-19 during the first three months of this year. He definitively answers the question, is the criticism Donald Trump is receiving for his response during this time justified?
UPDATE: We mention in this podcast that the number of confirmed cases in the US is just over 23,000. At the time of uploading this episode (27.03.2020), the number in the US now sits at 68,814.
That means, the US now sits behind only China, with 81,285 cases and Italy, with 74,386.
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A podcast so epic we had to split it in two!
In part A, we have stupid political news and Olly does a comprehensive deep dive into the two stimulus packages release by the LNP in response to the economic damage caused by Covid-19.
In Part B, Gareth will look into the response to the Covid-19 crisis by Donald Trump over the months of January, February and March.
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SHOW NOTES
Episode 4 political ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG6fhub9HDQ
In this episode: A necessary Covid-19 update, but also - did you know that other things in the world are happening? Like an election in Ireland? Yup, it's true! And the results were interesting, to say the least.
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In this episode: Covid-19 hysteria and economic stimulus, Joe Biden's Super Tuesday resurgence and Bernie Sanders punches on, but is the system against him? Also, what the hell is Tulsi Gabbard doing?
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In this episode, Gareth gives a coronavirus update and Olly discusses the differences between some key ideological "isms" of the left.
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In this episode Gareth and Olly talk stupid political news, the latest on Covid-19 and break down the Nevada caucus and the debate in which Elizabeth Warren dismantled Michael Bloomberg.
SHOW NOTES
The Nevada Debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZkV0ISxcQY
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Olly and Gareth talk all things coronavirus, including the origins of the virus, what a coronavirus is, highlighting misinformation and discussing how governments have responded around the world.
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We are back! We had a great time recording at The Espy and a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who came down to listen.
In this episode: stupid political news, answering a listener question, leadership challenges and changes, impeachment analysis and the Australian bush fires.
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SHOW NOTES
The Pouch Podcast https://thepouchthepodcast.com/
What is Pork Barrelling? https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6594603/bringing-home-the-bacon-a-brief-history-of-pork-barrelling/
Adam Schiff closing remarks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBtcDQpENZw
Canopy burning fire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6jbx0vlRiE
Episode 1 available for download February 11.
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Gareth and Olly round out another series with their annual 'in review' episode. What was the stupidest news story of the year? What were the biggest stories of 2019 from Australia, the US and 'Around the World'?
We also close the episode with a song by local artist, PJ Cavanagh.
As always, this episode was a lot of fun to make and we thank you for your continued support throughout another great year! We will be back in 2020.
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SHOW NOTES Boris Johnson in a freezer https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/11/boris-johnson-hides-in-fridge-to-avoid-piers-morgan-interview
Boris Johnson paints trains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLcCZjDoWTQ
ARTIST: PJ CAVANAGH Spotify account https://open.spotify.com/track/3PSRY1vHYIwpjEuPgJZMPL?si=HT_op_zMSoyvXS_hxFU--Q
YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0wxozJkJom-llHnZQna8nw
Who Stole Greta's Childhood? film clip, from the album, 'DIY Folk Punk from a Dirty Cave' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVr5Mgx_mQ8
Gareth and Olly talk about two historic, but radically different, events happening on opposite sides of the globe.
In Australia, fires are burning across the nation, heat records are being beaten twenty-four hours apart and people are dying. So, of course, Prime Minister Scott Morrison decided it was a good time to take a holiday with the family to Hawaii.
In the United States, Donald Trump becomes only the third President in US history to be impeached. Olly and Gareth break down the impeachment charges brought against Donald Trump, what happens next and dig into the partisan positions of both the Democrats and Republicans.
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Part one of our two part coverage on everything impeachment.
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After a big long episode talking about Trump and impeachment, we decide to...talk a little more about Trump. We're addicted and don't lie, so are you! Olly rants about credit scores and Gareth is frustrated with the Victorian Police.
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In this episode: The Coalition have been in power now for 6 years, having been returned in a shock victory this past May. Since this return to power, how have they been going? Gareth and Olly pick over the last six months and score what they find.
SHOW NOTES https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2019/10/26/morrison-government-paid-empathy-consultant-190000/15720084008976
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In this episode, at the request of a listener, Gareth and Olly look at the ongoing protests in Chile. What has sparked the protests and how are they tied to Chile's history?
SHOW NOTES
Victor Jara - El Derecho de Vivir en Paz (The Right to Live Free) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkXise2bHE0
In this episode, Gareth and Olly talk about the death of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi, developments in the north of Syria and election results from Israel and Canada.
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SERIES 4 EPISODE 16: GETTIN' TOOK - OUT NOW.
In this episode: Democratic primaries, a bizarre conspiracy theory from Hillary Clinton and freedom of the press in Australia.
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In this SHOUT OUT episode, we look at episode of KCRW's 'All The Presidents Lawyers'. A favourite of both Gareth and Olly.
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LRC PRESENTS: ALL THE PRESIDENT'S LAWYERS: Quid pro quo Hosted by Josh Barro, Ken White Oct. 23, 2019
https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/lrc-presents-all-the-presidents-lawyers/quid-pro-quo
In his testimony to Congress, William Taylor, the acting ambassador to Ukraine, described a quid pro quo: US military aid would be released to Ukraine if the Ukrainian president made a public statement pledging an investigation into Burisma. Ambassador Taylor heard that from someone on the National Security Council, and then he spoke with EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland, who clarified that “everything” depended on Ukraine complying with President Trump’s wishes about Joe Biden.
This seems important. What happens next? What about all the contradictions to Sondland’s testimony? And what’s going on with the investigation into the 2016 investigation?
Plus: more about the travails of Rudy Giuliani, Viennese pastries, and why the jury in Roger Stone’s trial won’t be able to watch The Godfather: Part II in court.
Credits Hosts: Josh Barro, Ken White
Producer: Sara Fay
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In the course of researching, Olly and I come across many podcasts that we wish more people could hear. Some are from obscure, some are mainstream. Obviously, we are great fans of the medium and want to spread the word as much as possible. So, why not do exactly that? Why not promote the very podcasts we think everyone should listen to. And that's what we are doing.
You don't have to do anything different.
You'll notice that there are a few 'SHOUT OUT' podcasts already in your RSS feed. There will be more to come, along with all the PoC and PoC:AtW content you have come to expect from us.
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In a special joint Politics Over Coffee & PoC: Around the World episode, Gareth and Olly focus on Donald Trump's decision to pull US troops from northern Syria, why the US/SDF alliance was so crucial in fighting ISIS and why many see Trump's order as betraying a key ally.
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In this preview of our Patreon only content, Gareth and Olly look into some recent and incredibly stupid news aimed at U.S Representative, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez.
SHOW NOTES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYaluOHcATU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epwUTVUwB7A
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Gareth and Olly look into the origins of the Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry problems. They cut through the spin, conspiracy theories and distractions to find a story that - for all its complexities - is quite straight forward.
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Gareth and Olly discuss the latest on the Amazon and the recent elections in Israel.
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In this bonus upload usually only available for Patreon subscribers, Gareth and Olly chat about the Democratic Primaries, the difference between the likability and electability of a candidate and exactly what is a Bayesian Dynamic Dirichlet Regression?
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EDIT: During the podcast, Gareth mentions hearing Pete Buttigieg on Joe Rogan's podcast. Though, he has now realised that is not where he heard Pete interviewed. And in all honesty, he cannot remember where he heard it. So, instead - here is Pete Buttigieg talking to Kara Swisher on the show Recode Decode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML50p4DBAQg
Gareth and Olly look at the scandal that is Lawyer X and the Melbourne Gangland Wars that raged from 1998 to 2010. No matter where you live in the world, this is a tale of corrupted justice, violence and police mishandling on the grandest of scales.
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Gareth and Olly talk about the Global Climate Strike that happened around the world recently (and the ridiculous criticisms leveled at the event), before heading back to the Middle East to look at the recent attacks on Saudi oil refineries.
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Gareth and Olly look at the disaster unfolding across the Amazon. What can be done to stop this disaster from unfolding further? How is the Brazilian government reacting to these fires? What can we do here, thousands of kilometers away from what is happening, and is international intervention justified when environmental disasters threaten us all?
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Gareth and Olly talk about the suspicious looking death of Jeffrey Epstein and give their opinion on what they thing happen.
They then spend the rest of the episode throwing stupid political news articles at each other. What does Arctic snow, Greenland, pig semen, picking fruit, Steve King and killing a lot of sheep have in common? Yep, they are all part of a whole episode dedicated to stupid political news.
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In this episode Olly and Gareth look at the protests that have been raging in Hong Kong for more than 11 weeks now. Why are the people or Hong Kong protesting and why is Hong Kong so important to China?
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In this SHOUT OUT episode, we present Joe Rogan interviewing Dr. Cornel West.
Dr. Cornel West is a philosopher, political activist, social critic, author, and public intellectual. He is Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University and holds the title of Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. He has also taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, Harvard, and the University of Paris.
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A note from Gareth:
In the course of researching, Olly and I come across many podcasts that we wish more people could hear. Some are from obscure, some are mainstream. Obviously, we are great fans of the medium and want to spread the word as much as possible. So, why not do exactly that? Why not promote the very podcasts we think everyone should listen to. And that's what we are doing.
You don't have to do anything different.
You'll notice that there are a few 'SHOUT OUT' podcasts already in your RSS feed. There will be more to come, along with all the PoC and PoC:AtW content you have come to expect from us.
Thank you, Gareth
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http://podcasts.joerogan.net JRE #1325 YouTube episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViWvAnvT17c&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3VbLLC2GHDGRuTpL6N-LN0krT5i_Qw2dHOihz3Brdr4sDe6r_dKVD1thA
Olly and Gareth take a slightly different approach and pick four random topics to talk about.
- The continued support of Donald Trump.
- Deep fake videos.
- The rise of automation.
- Boris Johnson and Brexit.
Of course, there is also 'stupid political news'. There always is. We also announce the launch of our Patreon page.
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WE ARE NOW ON PATREON!
If you love 'Politics Over Coffee' and want to support us as we continuing to grow our humble little show, then subscribe to us on Patreon. Your support will help keeps the lights on and in return, we will give you some Patreon only content!
Below is some information on how we have set up our Patreon account, which you can find here: https://www.patreon.com/politicsovercoffee
ABOUT THE TIERS: We have three tiers available: $2, $5, $10.
We decided to make the Patreon exclusive content the same across each tiers.
We did this because we want make fact driven and entertaining content available to as many people as possible. "Tier exclusive" material is antithetical to this goal. That means, you pay us what you think we are worth. Every cent goes back into covering production costs and building 'PoC' into the biggest and best podcast it can possibly be.
WHAT YOU GET Latest episode of 'Politics Over Coffee' & 'PoC: Around the World' (starting from PoC: series 4 episode 11). Patreon only: shout out on the podcast. Patreon only: weekly bonus 'Stupid Political News'. Patreon only: Gareth & Olly rant. Patreon only: Updates on past PoC & PoC: AtW segments. Monthly blog by Gareth.
Between the two podcasts, we are now produce roughly 40 episodes per year. And now that we are past the half way point of our fourth series, we think that we have this working very nicely.
Politics Over Coffee is committed do being a 100% independent podcast and with your help, we can keep it that way.
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Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sexual predator, is once again in a world of trouble as he is charged with crimes against underage girls. It is not the first time he has gone down this legal path. Gareth and Olly wade into the murky world of Epstein, his fame, fortune, properties, islands - and mostly, his connections with some of America's most powerful politicians and business elite.
Olly also looks at the ins and outs of the new taxation laws recently passed by the Coalition government in Australia.
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Gareth and Olly chat about the recent tensions between Iran and the United States.
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Gareth & Olly talk about the raids by the AFP on the ABC offices and News Corp reporter Annika Smethurst. Also! The return of 'Stupid Political News'.
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In his second episode all by himself, Gareth gives his opinion on the assisted dying laws that just came into affect in Victoria.
He also plays an interview E. Jean Carroll did with Slate media regarding her allegation that Donald Trump raped her in the 1990's.
Olly returns to the microphone next episode.
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In his first solo outing whilst Olly is in Europe, Gareth talks about male suicide rates, what it means to be a man and gets personal.
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As Gareth was researching for an upcoming episode, he came across this podcast from 'Best of the Left' which talks about the white power movement. Whilst focusing on the issue within the United States, it is definitely a global concern that needs our attention.
Please visit, subscribe to and support if you can this wonderfully informative and award winning podcast.
1274 From White Supremacy to the White Power Movement
Posted by Amanda Hoffman · May 21, 2019 8:00 PM Air Date: 5–21-2019
Today we take a look at the recent trend of White Nationalist and White Power-related violence, the history of where it's coming from and why the US government does next to nothing to combat it.
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PoC: Around the World (09.06.2019)
Under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
Olly and Gareth talk about the world's addiction to plastic. How bad is it? How are people and governments responding to the crisis? What can we do to help reduce our own reliance on plastic?
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With Olly in Europe for the rest of June, Gareth is left to record all by himself. Funnily enough, Gareth found himself in the same place back in season 1, where he recorded the episode 'The Enemy Is Hate', recorded shortly after the Florida nightclub shooting.
In the coming weeks, Gareth will be recording a follow up to that episode - a timely topic, considering the increase in far-right terrorism over the past few years.
But first, as a primer for the upcoming episode (and a throwback to our beginners), Gareth thought it was a good idea to repost the original episode - in all its amateurish (but still relevant)glory.
We didn't even have a theme song at the point.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_nightclub_shooting
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SERIES 4 EPISODE 6 - May 23, 2019
A run down of the 2019 Australian Federal Election, which saw the Coalition returned to power in a shock victory.
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PoC: AROUND THE WORLD Under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
In our main segment we look at the Tienanmen Square Massacre as it reaches it's 30th anniversary on June 4.
In our trip around the world, we look at news from: Chad, Israel, Japan, England and Bolivia.
As always, thank you for listening.
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As complete a run down of the Mueller Report as you're ever going to find. We also be talk about all the latest from the upcoming Australian Federal election.
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Some further information on the water buyback scandal
1: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/apr/23/barnaby-joyce-requested-updates-on-80m-sale-of-water-by-eastern-australia-agriculture?CMP=soc_567&fbclid=IwAR0oR7EJcd38-s6QH5F0moo-FfKBkmIRHO3LTuP5Xq8PBVbqmEPbtxD4BO4
2: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/what-are-water-buybacks-and-how-did-we-get-here-20190423-p51gla.html?fbclid=IwAR3xUG4GtHAa-i4hGmfdeGhxNsnOxOZYYqiHEqg2nw1w5dG3CRo2IKHOYQg
3: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/not-my-job-barnaby-joyce-angrily-rejects-criticism-over-controversial-water-buyback-20190422-p51g6k.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0d1puRn5qHmVCeK1zJ8l26udhrlIGyqUpkirDfFjeojFhQlemIGxJkl4E#Echobox=1555984991
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In this episode: the racism of Mark Latham, the racism of Fraser Anning and a big ol' chat about free speech.
As always, thank you for listening and allowing us into your busy lives.
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PoC: AROUND THE WORLD Under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
In our main segment we head back to Venezuela and look at the crisis unfolding from a different perspective.
In our trip around the world, we look at news from the DRC, Argentina and Kashmir.
As always, thank you for listening.
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In this episode: Michael Cohen's testimony, summit number two with Kim Jong-un as well as HelloWorld and Paladin controversies.
We also tear apart the reaction by "conservatives" to the George Pell guilty verdict and call out Jussie Smollett for what he is.
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PoC: AROUND THE WORLD Under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
In our main segment we look at the crisis engulfing Venezuela.
In our trip around the world, we look at positive news from India, The World Bank, eSports, Israel and Cyprus.
As always, thank you for listening.
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In this episode: the border wall, Green New Deal and Banking Royal Commission Report.
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Olly and Gareth break down the second SOTU address from President of the United States, Donald Trump.
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We will be back next week for Series 4 Episode 2
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PoC: AROUND THE WORLD Under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
In this episode we look at news from: India, Egypt, Angola, France, Brazil and Iran.
In our main segment we look at Zimbabwe, 14 months after the removal of Mugabe, is the country any better off?
Thank you for joining us in 2019!
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We are back for another series! Thank you for once again joining us in 2019! In this episode, we have:
UNITED STATES: - New Congress members have begun their terms, but none have made more of an impact than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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We talk about the January government shutdown.
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Roger Stone was indicted by the Mueller team and it's another chapter in the crazy ride that is the life of Trump's longtime ally.
AUSTRALIA - The recent mass fish kill in the Darling River has drawn attention to the multiple issues plaguing the Murray-Darling Basin. We look at everything from environmental factors, water theft and government mismanagement.
- If you live in Australia - and not under a rock - you may heard that we are headed for an election by May. Where do each of the parties stand in regards to popularity and why do so many people dislike Bill Shorten?
We also have the return of the stupidly popular segment, 'stupid political news'.
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And as always, thank you for listening!
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It's our end of year round up. Gareth & Olly talk about the big political news items from around the world in 2018. Thank you to everyone who has made this year such an incredible one for us here at PoC! We can't wait to bring you more podcasts in 2019.
In part two of our '2018 YEAR IN REVIEW' we look at the year that was in Australia. We also each crown our 'stupidest political news of 2018.'
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In part one of our 2018 In Review, we look at the year that was in the United States. We also have not one, but two 'stupid political news' segments.
Part two, focusing on Australia and crowning our 'stupidest political news of 2018' we be up asap.
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Music source: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=THIS+IS+AMERICA “This is America” by Childish Gambino http://smarturl.it/TcIgA Director: Hiro Murai Producer: Jason Cole of Doomsday with Ibra Ake and Fam Rothstein of Wolf + Rothstein tour tickets and merchandise available at childishgambino.com
In this episode, we talk about news from: Mexico, Ukraine, China, India and Japan. In our main segment, we take a look at the global positioning of China.
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In this episode we talk about the latest developments with Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort. We also talk about the recent Victorian state election.
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In this wide ranging episode, we talk about news from: Mexico, Ukraine, France and China. We also look at news from the ocean, the skies and space.
We take a break from our regular segment to talk about the 'state of the world.' We cover everything from APEC, climate change, the new Silk Road, Brexit, LGBT rights, gay samurai sex, Nth Korea, economic forecasts, vote #1 animals! and asset bubbles.
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In part two, we talk about the tragic events that ended the life of Sisto Malaspina, the beloved co-owner of the Melbourne institution, Pellegrini's.
We also talk about the alleged sexual assault of ABC reporter Ashley Raper, by now former NSW opposition leader, Luke Foley.
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In part one of episode 18, Olly and Gareth look at the results of the US mid-term elections. We also have our popular segment, 'stupid political news.'
Part two will be released, Tuesday November 20.
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In this episode we look at news from: Mexico, India, China, Ireland, Ethiopia, science and a bit of nature,
In our main segment we look at the murder and sloppy cover-up of Washington Post columnist and husband to be, Jamal Khashoggi.
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It's midterm season in the US. Will the predicted blue wave eventuate? Will the Republicans retain the Senate? What does Trump's rhetoric have to do with the actions of Cesar Sayoc?
In Australia, the Liberals had a horror by-election when they were handed a huge loss as voters swung heavily against them. What does this mean to the upcoming federal election? Where was Malcolm Turnbull during all this?
We also have rants and our ever popular 'Stupid Political News' segment.
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Under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
In this episode we look at news from: Iran, Brazil, Switzerland, Bolivia and the Philippines
In our main segment we look at China's Social Credit System.
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A few weeks ago, the IPCC - the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - released a report stating that the next decade could be the last chance humanity has at avoiding the devastating impacts of climate change.
Failing to do so could result in irreversible damage to ecosystems, food systems and living conditions for millions of people globally.
To make sure this does not occur, we need nothing short of a whole sale reinvention of the global economy. As the report states, we need to make, "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society"
Olly and Gareth look at the current state of the climate change debate, the responses from the US and Australian governments to the IPCC report, meat consumption and come up with some ways to help everybody reduce their footprint.
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audio source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea5bOaPkZpc
In this episode we talk about the recent testimonies put forth by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the person who is accusing him of sexually assaulting her when both the were in high school, Dr Christine Blasey Ford. Who do you believe?
In our Australia segment, we talk about how Scott Morrison is going now that he is a month into the job as Australia's newest Prime Minister.
We also have stupid political news and rants.
Make sure you keep listening after the closing song...
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Ford & Kavanaugh Testimonies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVGIiiZXdl4
WCE theme song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr5vcF66lH8&t=59s
In this episode we look at news from: Ethiopia, Holland, Russia, Peru, Turkey, Morocco, Syria, India & Rwanda. We also talk veganism.
In our main segment we use the recent death of 87 elephants in Botswana at the hands of poachers as a starting point for our investigation into the wider problem of the illegal animal trade in Africa.
SHOW NOTES Damien Mander TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FCsyK4aRXQ
Akashinga https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/17/poaching-wildlife-africa-conservation-women-barbee-zimbabwe-elephant-rhino
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Two countries with two governments operating on unstable chaotic ground.
In the US, an anonymous op-ed in The New York Times has sent the Trump Administration into a frenzy, as has the new boof 'FEAR: Trump in the White House' by veteran journalist Bob Woodward.
In Australia, Malcolm Turnbull is out, Scott Morrison is in and Peter Dutton - the man who would be king - house found himself in all kinds of trouble after his failed attempt to take the position of PM.
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Unfortunately, we are unable to bring you an episode for the next two weeks. Gareth offers an apology, gives an update, a whole bunch of thanks and a little surprise at the end.
We will be dark for the next two weeks. We'll be back, Tuesday September 18!
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Audio source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCEFwi4gf18
Under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
In this episode we look at news from: Ghana, Italy, Marli, Kenya, Russia, Nepal, Germany, Austria and Mexico. We also talk about bees and Gareth debunks a conspiracy theory.
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A wide ranging episode. We look at the natural disaster that has been unfolding across California and the unacceptable response from the White House in regards to Climate Change.
Speaking of the White House, we'd like to, but we can't go past the current scandal that has erupted between the reality star president and the reality star ex-staffer. It's Omarosa vs Trump: Round 1.
In Australia we deep dive into the maiden speech of Fraser Anning and look at the motivations that may be driving his racist remarks.
We also talk about the Great Barrier Reef, asbestos and Big Foot! Yep, the hairy one makes his appearance in 'stupid politics news'.
The leadership spill in Australia had not happened when we recorded. We will be looking at how that has played out in the next episode.
AUDIO CREDITS
Fraser Anning speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHMR6l66DW4&t=262s
Bob Katter defends Anning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nBP_Tze4bM&t=72s
Omarosa/Trump recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9IzA_M4l8s&t=48s
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Weird, obscure, under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
In this episode we look at news from: Turkey, China, Venezuela, China and Yemen.
In our main segment we look at the current political climate of Zimbabwe and how the country arrived at this moment in time.
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We throw our regular format out the window and dedicate this episode to an in-depth analysis of the #TrumpRussia scandal. A huge scandal calls for a huge episode - this is it!
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Weird, obscure, under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
In this episode we look at news from: New Zealand, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Mali, Greece, Japan, Laos and Egypt. We have a further look at the Incel movement and "debt free virgins without tattoos". Yup.
In our main segment Olly runs through the mess that is Brexit.
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episode image source: https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018/02/15/coba-1bn-annual-british-tv-investment-under-threat-from-brexit/
S03E11 - FACT vs NARRATIVE (28.07.2018)
US: We delve into the twelve Russians indicted by the Mueller investigation and look on in confused wonder at the performance of Donald Trump in Helsinki. AUSTRALIA: Melbourne is being overrun by African gangs... well, it's actually not - no matter how many times politicians tell us otherwise.
Gareth tells the story of how the NRA actively helped a Russian spy infiltrate the NRA ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Oh, and the time he was told off by Peter Laird, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
As always, thank you for allowing us into your busy lives!
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In this episode we look at news from: the UK, Greece, Japan, Pakistan, India, Greenland and Thailand.
We delve into very positive developments in HIV vaccines and take an in depth look at the Mexican Drug War and ask, how can it be ended?
As always, thank you for letting us in to your busy lives.
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It's our 50th episode! Who'd have thought we would have made it this far!!
US: We talk about the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. We talk about the power those who site on the Surpeme Court have to shape US society for decades to come.
AUSTRALIA: Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young and Liberal Democrat David Lyonhjelm are at each others throats at the moment. Hanson-Young is asking Leyonhjelm to apologise for offesnive remarks whilst Leyonhjelm is claiming Hanson-Young is being sexist for her remarks about men.
We also have 'stupid political news' and rants.
This episode is dedicated to Fariborz Karami.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/06/mother-of-nauru-refugee-who-killed-himself-begs-to-bury-him-in-australia
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Audio credit: The Project https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectTV/videos/10155635040033441/
Quite honestly,we think this might be our best one yet.
In our US segment we look at the crisis at the US/Mexico border and move beyond the spin and get to the facts of what is happening down there.
In our Australian segment we talk about the rape and murder of Melbourne comedian Eurydice Dixon. What can men do to help the problem of violence against women. We also tear to shreds the "not all men" phrase that is predictably thrown around by some after these kinds of tragedies.
We also have a tax time rant, let people eat in peace and some very stupid 'stupid political news'.
As always, thank you for letting us into your busy lives. It is greatly appreciated.
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'Weird, obscure, under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
In this episode we bring you news from Mars, Guatemala, Austria, Swaziland, Cuba, Antarctica, Japan, Spain and Italy.
We talk at length of the sonic weapon that never was in Cuba, the corruption of the Japanese government, pollution in Antarctica and evidence of life on Mars. As always, thank you for listen to 'PoC: Around the World'.
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In part 2 of episode 8:
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The United Patriots Front are setting up men only gyms in Melbourne and Sydney and calling them the 'Lads Society'. This is concerning.
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The AWU was raided in 2017 and the fall out continues with Michaelia Cash receiving a subpoena to appear in a Melbourne Court.
And as always, we have our rants.
Thank you for your continued support, and if this is your first time listening to Politics Over Coffee - welcome!
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Gareth and Olly get into a massive talk about speech - the freedom and limitations of it, and how context plays a crucial role in the use of certain taboo words.
It was so massive that it was decided to split the episode into two. Part 1 is now (obviously) with part 2 being released Friday, June 15.
In this episode: Stupid Political News & our US segment.
Part 2 will have the Australian segment and rants.
Thank you for listening!
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'Weird, obscure, under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
In this episode, we bring you news from: Ireland, England, Sth East Asia, The Atlantic Ocean and Peru.
Olly and Gareth were hungry. They were waiting for food. Singing happened. Rants became infomercials for debate programs and other podcasts. Everything went a bit odd. IT WAS A TON OF FUN!!!
US segment: the mid-term elections are coming up and we look at the elections happening now that are setting up the contests come November 6. We also talk about the roll of identity politics in 2018.
Australian segment: The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry is currently in full swing. What has been uncovered will make you both amused and angered.
We also have 'stupid political news' & rants... that aren't rants this episode.
Most importantly, did we ever get our food?
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'Weird, obscure, under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
In this episode we bring you news from the DRC, India, Somalia, Ethiopia, Italy, Brazil, Thailand, China and Japan.
In our main segment, we break down the Iran Nuclear Deal and discuss: what it is, what it was designed to do and what may happen now that the US has removed themselves from it.
As always, thank you for listen to 'PoC: Around the World'
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The amazing, awful, hilarious and possibly criminal Stormy Daniels scandal roles on - now with the added entertainment of Rudy Giuliani scoring own goals. We also look into Michael Cohen's Essential Consulting LLC. Just what was he up to?
The Australian federal budget for 2018 has been handed down and Olly deep dives into the statistics and rhetoric. What are his thoughts?
We also have a chat about euthanasia, as well as possibly the stupidest political news ever and rants.
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image source: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/kim-jong-un-reveals-he-is-just-using-trump-to-meet-stormy-daniels
In this episode we travel to Nicaragua, Lebanon, Tunizia, India, New Zealand, China, Armenia, outer space and Brazil.
We also debunked Planet X using SCIENCE and talked about the embrace of anti-intellectualism, as demonstrated by the recent Flat Earth Convention in the United Kingdom.
In our main segment, we delve in the world of Incels. What motivates this group? What do they believe in? Are they a terror group or is the label of terrorist reserved for Alek Manissian?
'Weird, obscure, under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
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SHOW NOTES Audio of Elliot Rodger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-gQ3aAdhIo&t=188s
An update on episode 6 and the release schedule going forward.
We always hate not being able to bring out an episode of Politics Over Coffee, but unfortunately it wasn't possible this week.
As a sorry we have added the comedy roast by comedian Michelle Wolf at this years White House Correspondence Dinner. Enjoy!
In this episode we travel to Romania, Finland, India, Gaza, Africa, France and Bangladesh.
In our main segment, we talk about the Cambridge Analytica scandal that has affected millions and brought Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg before a congressional hearing.
'Weird, obscure, under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
https://www.politicsovercoffee.com image source: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/what-the-heck-happened-in-gaza-this-weekend/
As we began to record we learnt that the US, UK and France had launched strikes against strategic locations in Syria. We chat about this as the news begins to come in.
In the US we look at the raids the FBI has conducted on the office and residencies of Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. -
- What does this mean?
- Is this the "death of attorney-client privilege" as Trump has claimed?
- Is Mueller a rogue operative trying to bring down the President?
(This episode was recorded a few days before it became public knowledge that Fox News commentator Shaun Hannity had used Michael Cohen for legal advice and had asked for that connection to be remain secret.)
In Australia, Turnbull's government reached the mythical number of losing it's 30th consecutive Newspolls.
- What does this mean in the long run?
- Why was the 30th loss a trigger to displace Tony Abbott as Prime Minister, but not Malcolm Turnbull?
We also have 'stupid political news' and our world famous rants.
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Image source - https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-said-to-have-acute-interest-in-records-seized-from-michael-cohen-1523639622
Music source - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy_NKN75Jhw
Trump speech source - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEO7BS4CW9s
PoC: Around the World (10.04.2018)
In this episode we bring you news from China, Nth Korea, Somalia, Ghana, Pakistan, Vatican City, the UK and Siberia.
We also talk about a potential new organ, crashing space labs and feature a new segment. Tell us what you think.
Weird, obscure, under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
Welcome to Politics Over Coffee, in this episode we discuss:
The new National Security Adviser, John Bolton. A man who never met a problem that could not be solved with war.
In Australia, the Victorian Government is trying to dig themselves out of scandal but the phrase "dig up stupid" comes to mind.
And of course, we have some really great (if that's the right word) stupid political news and our first ever joint rant, which is about cricket? Well, it's a bit more than just cricket, but it definitely features a lot of talk about the sport.
This episode was a lot of fun and we hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording it.
website: https://www.politicsovercoffee.com image source: https://www.verdict.co.uk/john-bolton-quotes/
PoC: Around the World (29.03.2018)
In this episode we travel to Iceland, Sth Africa, UK, Russia, Slovakia, Germany and India. We also talk photons, NASA, Bitcoin, nuclear fission and the last male Northern White African rhino.
'Weird, obscure, under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
image credit: http://time.com/5209390/sudan-rhino-rhinoceros-northern-white/
It's our birthday and we're turning two!
In this episode: the porn star and the President, Rex Tillerson is out and Mike Pompeo is in. Gina Haspel has a torture problem and the latest on Kim Jong-un vs Donald Trump.
In Australia we chat corruption in the Tasmanian Liberal Party, how the Greens blew their chances in Batman and the results of the South Australian election.
We also have 'stupid political news' and 'rants'.
In this episode we travel to Israel, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Turkey, South Korea and a surprise honourable mention.
The gun debate is once again raging in the United States due to the actions of Nikola Cruz, the nineteen year-old who gunned down seventeen people at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with a legally purchased AR-15.
Gareth and Olly discuss the political reactions to the tragedy, the student movement 'Never Again MSD' and throughout the episode, explore the curious mix of religion, gun rights, liberty and what it means to be "American."
Back in Australia, it's state election time! Tasmania has just seen the Liberals win their second term (not without controversy) and what the hell is Nick Xenophon doing with his political ads?
In our first episode back for 2018, we look at news from South Africa, Guatemala, Philippines, France and Saudi Arabia.
PoC: AROUND THE WORLD 'Weird, obscure, under reported and essential news and science from 'Around the World'.
It's good to be back for series 3! Thank you for tuning in once again. If you are joining us for the first time - welcome!
In this episode we look at the Nunes Memo, Rob Porter scandal and even more Russians.
Back in Australia, Barnaby Joyce has been a very naughty boy, Malcolm dreams of profits from war and the ABC stumbles.
And it wouldn't be an episode of PoC without our stupid political news podcast and rants.
In this episode: Gareth and Olly crown their 'stupid political news' champion of 2017, name the biggest stories from Australia, United States and 'Around the World' and talk about everything from the #metoo movement to the Banking Royal Commission and Amazon.
They still find time for 'articles of interest' and one more rant before the year is out.
Thank you to everyone who has made 2017 such a brilliant year for us. We are forever grateful. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We will be back in 2018.
Take care, Gareth & Olly
In part two, Olly and Gareth talk: Michael Flynn, GOP tax policy and the newly announced banking royal commission in Australia.
Gareth and Olly talk 'stupid political news' and 'articles of interest' in part 1 of episode 19.
Explanation for the episode split at the start of this podcast.
In this episode of our fortnightly podcast dedicated to news both obscure and mainstream from 'Around the World', we travel to Poland, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, France, Zimbabwe and Argentina.
Australia has said YES to Marriage-Equality, Queensland has said NO to One Nation and the Greens have taken over Northcote.
Over in the US we look at the growing sexual assault scandal engulfing Roy Moore and his election campaign.
In other news we chat about politicians lying about Safe Schools, border walls, flat earthers, net neutrality and Elon Musk. Most importantly, Bob Katter wants you to be very concerned about crocodiles.
It's our first episode back since September and it's great to be back behind the microphone! We deep dive into the latest developments of the Trump/Russia investigation and get to the bottom of the Uranium One scandal swirling around Hillary Clinton.
We also talk slavery in Victoria, Sunscreen as rain, Roy Moore, Rex Tillerson, the Paradise Papers as well as our regular 'stupid political news' and 'articles of interest' segments.
As Gareth is getting married very shortly, we unfortunately did not have the time to record episode 17. We want to always bring you quality over quantity, so we decided it was best not to rush something through.
We will be going dark for October whilst Gareth is on his honeymoon before returning in November. Take care everyone!
We take a different approach this episode. Gareth is getting married very soon and the final touches are demanding his time - so we took episode 16 and 'Around the World' and turned them into one big sweeping episode.
We focus on the natural disasters unfolding in Houston and Sth East Asia. We travel around the world, talk sports (what?), German bombs, the Crying Nazi, the power to pardon as well as new developments in the Trump/Russian controversy.
And of course, more Twin Peaks.
In this episode of our fortnightly podcast dedicated to news both obscure and mainstream from 'Around the World', we travel to Syria, Spain (twice), East Africa, Finland, Tanzania and Lebanon.
As always, thank you for listening. In this episode:
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The tragic events at Charlottesville, Christopher Cantwell and the President who decided there were some "very fine people" on the side of the Nazis.
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Donald Trump recently had a war of words with Kim Jong Un
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Steve Bannon gets his weapons back and gets ready to fire up the machine that is Breitbart.
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Fake news gets a very sophisticated helping hand.
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Olly breaks down the finer details of Australia's marriage-equality plebiscite.
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Barnaby Joyce is have citizenship woes and we're finding this whole controversy tedious.
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Also, Pauline Hanson wore a Burqa into parliament - so, there's that.
Everyone wants to be a cowboy.
In this episode of our fortnightly podcast dedicated to news both obscure and mainstream from 'Around the World', we travel to Israel, India, China, Greenland, Philippines, New Zealand, Netherlands and Bhutan.
In this episode: Olly details the history of the Magnitsky Act and its relation to the ongoing Trump/Russia investigation. Gareth answers a listener question and breaks down the difference between sex, gender and sexual attraction.
We also chat about "The Mooch", the state of same-sex marriage in Australia, Laurie Oakes retiring, Putin going fishing, libertarians want to build a floating utopia and fringe conspiracy theorists believe they know what actually happened to Chester Bennington. And of course, the Trump transcripts.
In this episode of our fortnightly podcast dedicated to news both obscure and mainstream from 'Around the World', we travel to Dublin, Thailand, Japan, the Middle East, Norway, Siberia and Chile.
A bumper episode covering a wide range of in depth thought provoking topics. In this episode: the promotion of Peter Dutton, the woes of The Greens, Donald Trump Jr, Russian sanctions and the tragic shooting of Justine Damon.
We also talk about sex robots and the moral implications of their use, union bashing by the LNP, unnoticed abuse victims, Indigenous Australians vs mega fauna, electricity pricing, the reactions to the suicide of Chester Bennington and some fans are angry at who is the 13th Doctor.
In late June, Victorian Police announced that they have charged Cardinal George Pell with multiple historical sexual assault offences. As he begins his journey back to Australia to have his day in court, Olly and Gareth look into the charges and the broader history of the controversial Vatican official.
In other news, Tony "the gentleman" Abbott is once again tormenting Malcolm Turnbull and Donald Trump went to Warsaw as well as the G20.
We also have stupid political news, articles of interest and rants where we talk about everything from Roman concrete to gonorrhea, Elon Musk, gun control, kitten food and violence on the football field.
We also feature listener comments. Thank you for listening, your feedback and contributions.
A podcast focusing on news from areas of the world that do not feature on our main show, 'Politics Over Coffee'. In 'Around the World', we hunt out the obscure news items that deserve greater attention as well as covering the big stories of the day. Thank you for listening!
A podcast focusing on news from areas of the world that do not feature on our main show, 'Politics Over Coffee'. In 'Around the World', we hunt out the obscure news items that deserve greater attention as well as the big stories of the day. Thank you for listening!
On June 8, James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee. We break down the testimony, the reactions from the political left and right as well as the latest news; that Donald Trump is now under criminal investigation for potential obstruction of justice. In this episode, we also defend Andrew Bolt (we’re surprised too), once again debunk the myth that the LNP are sound financial managers, the tragedy of Otto Warmbier and the lie of clean coal.
We also feature a listener suggested article of interest.
Thank you for listening, feedback and contributions.
A podcast focusing on news from areas of the world that do not feature on our main show, 'Politics Over Coffee'. In 'Around the World', we hunt out the obscure news items that deserve greater attention as well as the big stories of the day. Thank you for listening!
A massive episode covering Donald Trump's first Presidential trip overseas and his rejection of the Paris Accord. Macron has a go at Putin and Pauline Hanson does not understand that animals are alive before they are dead.
We also cover the Adani mine, black holes, Peter Dutton vs the ABC and the Margaret Court controversy. We possibly have the stupidest of stupid political news, articles of interest and of course, our world famous rants.
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A podcast focusing on news from areas of the world that do not feature on our main show, 'Politics Over Coffee'. In 'Around the World', report on obscure news items that deserve greater attention as well as the big stories of the day.
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In the span of two weeks, Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey, potentially obstructed not one, but two investigations, played host to Russian diplomats behind closed doors in the White House before given away top secret information to them.
Back in Australia, the latest Budget has been announced by Treasurer Scott Morrison. Olly and Gareth pick up apart some of the more controversial elements - and Olly get's to talk about his first true love, infrastructure.
We also talk Chris Cornell, dinosaurs, weaponised teddy bears and underground bunkers.
Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast, 'Politics Over Coffee: Around The World'. This show focuses on news from around the globe that would not normally feature on our main show, Politics Over Coffee*.
- There is some cross over of content and subject matter ONLY for this first episode.
In this episode: Trump has reached his first 100 days - he even had a cake to celebrate - but has he been as impressive as he would have us believe? Obama is back and he is making coin with Wall St. Does this tarnish his legacy or does it even matter now he is a private citizen? Olly breaks down the recently announced Snowy 2.0 project and we cover trips to Mars, sexual assault, metadata abuses of power and theories on conspiracy theories.
In this episode: Tony Abbott listens to the pulse of the people, irony free. Alex Jones is a performance artist and the Herald Sun may have invented the Apex Gang for it's own political and social ends.
Gay men are once again being targeted for persecution and migrants are being sold as slaves. Elections are happening which may break the EU and the Dalai Lama (potentially the nicest 81 year old in the world) is causing the Chinese headaches - possibly because of his niceness.
What happened with Trump and Syria? What about Trump and Russia? We also chat about the latest on Trump v. Kim Jong Un.
Back in Australia, we chat Aussie values, 457 visas and citizen tests. The Safe Schools program is coming to an in NSW, but what of the complaints that have been brought up against religious instruction?
In this episode: All eyes are on Trump's response to the recent chemical weapons attacks in Syria. Is there more to this than what the media and Trump Administration are telling us? We look deeper into the Trump/Russia connection before heading back to Australia where Olly gives an update on the latest news. We also chat about Eric Abetz accidentally advocating for bisexuals, terror threats, Department of Finance videos, universal basic income, S-Town, membranes, emails and petty political insults. And of course, we rant!
In this episode: the American Health Care Act is dead on arrival. Obama did not tap Trump Towers - nor did the English and who is paying for the Mexican border wall? England suffered another tragic terror attack whilst Pauline Hanson used the event for self-promotion. Housing is expensive in Australia and Olly breaks down the latest developments. We have some very cool 'articles of interest', impressively stupid political news and angry rants.
Whether it's dismissing verbal abuse in the streets or creating vast conspiracy theories - power will do what ever it takes to protect itself.
In this episode: the Republican's Obamacare replacement lands with a thud. Jeff Sessions lied and Donald Trump goes deep down the rabbit hole to wage war on the Deep State. In Australia, the results of the Western Australian Election are in and the Department of Human Services doxed an Australian citizens. We also chat about traffic signals, the Knights of the Templar, bees, Marine Corp scandals and finish off with a rant!
Tony Abbott was in the news again with A five-point plan to save the Coalition. It did not go over well. We head to space for Articles of Interest as well as the Great Barrier Reef. Gareth went to see Julian Assange live (via video link) at the Melbourne Town Hall prompting a conversation about Wikileaks, Russia and Trump. The Fair Work Commission handed down it's ruling on Sunday penalty rates, so Olly and Gareth take a sledgehammer to the rationale behind such a decision. Also, Dick Smith acts like a dick and the government of Daniel Andrews in in trouble again. And we rant!
Having survived the Bowling Green Massacre (#neverremember) Olly and Gareth look at the depth of the lies being told by the Trump administration to justify their Muslim ban. A white Christian terrorist walked into a Quebec City mosque January 29 and killed six people. Gareth revisits his theory that beneath everything the connecting force driving all these tragedies is hate. In Australia, Scott Morrison pulled out a piece of coal in parliament, the LNP are still incorrectly blaming renewable energy for South Australia's energy woes, Pauline Hanson is okay with Vladmire Putin killing 38 Australians and Malcolm Turnbull unleashed on Bill Shorten. We also have stupid political news, articles of interest and of course, ranting. Oh, and a brief discussion on Twin Peaks.
It's our first episode of 2017 and there is so much going on. Tragedy in Melbourne. Malcolm Roberts and the invite that never was. Science. Tackling drug addiction. The debates surrounding Australia Day. The Centerlink debt collection debacle. Socialists are like alcoholics. And of course, the inauguration of Donald J. Trump.
It's the end of the year and we are here to try and make sense of 2016 whilst predicting what we think will happen in 2017 (good luck!) We have TWO stupid political articles and articles of interest. We have a bit of fun as we dedicate the second half of the show to cool news.
White-supremacists are emboldened, hate groups are energised and hate-speech is mainstream. Racism is once again having its day in the sun. Olly and Gareth talk about the rise of the alt-right, the racism of Pauline Hanson and the alarming sense of legitimacy currently felt by bigots. What can we do to bring reason in a world full of racial divide? We also talk about Australia’s complex and contradictory history with asylum seekers.
Olly knocks this episode out of the park as he and Gareth break down the US Election result! The outlook is not good with Trump heading to the White House. We also have 'Articles of Interest' and 'Stupid Political News'.
Round 1. FIGHT! In this episode we have: houses vs avocados, George Brandis vs Justin Gleeson, Abbott vs Turnbull and Trump vs Clinton. We also chat about 'water bears', the tragic death of Manmeet Alisher, 'devil tomatoes grown with witchcraft' and our stupid political news takes us back to the Philippines.
In this episode: the plebiscite is dead, but what now for marriage equality in Australia? Malcolm Turnbull is again facing questions about his leadership and George Brandis looks like he has mislead Parliament. In America, Donald Trump proves yet again what a sorry excuse for a human being he is, Hillary Clinton's transcripts are leaked and we watched the second presidential debate so you didn't have to. We also have 'stupid political news', 'articles of interest' and RANTING!
In this episode: we continue our stupid news article segment, in Australia politicians talk rubbish when they should be helping people in South Australia and we give a Port of Melbourne lease update. We chat about the complexities of the Syrian conflict and the humanitarian crisis that has unfolded. Over in America the first Presidential debate happened and we feel stupider for it. On top of all this we have our regular rant and 'articles of interest' and my cat has a sneezing fit. As always, thank you for listening.