Bite sized chunks of Australian politics and news, served up with a side of crispy memes
Episodes
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Whatup snackerfans! We're back with a one-off episode we owe to our Shadowy Financiers! Noon read Weatherboard and Iron by Barnaby Joyce, the pettiest book ever written.
We miss you and hope you love the episode <3
PS I've already had one Tasmanian tell me I pronounced "Smithton" wrong; please die mad about it
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Sunday Jul 03, 2022
Well, that's it! We're out of here. And we're leaving you with one last episode that unfortunately has the worst sound quality since like episode 5. Hopefully it's still listenable and you enjoy hearing me and Zac say goodbye.
Huge immense thankyous to all our listeners, friends, supporters, patreons, snackerpals, well-wishers and onlookers, and especially to the people who sent in potlucks for our final episode.
This week we're serving up...
NOTHING.
And you'll have to listen to the end for our last ever Pupdate.
Please don't sign up to our patreon!
Please don't follow us on social media!
Please don't tell your friends about us!
You can read transcripts at www.auspolsnackpod.com but you probably shouldn't do that either.
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Much love from Zac and Noon and Dante and Bagel. <3
Keep on snacking in the free world and..... Cronch cronch.
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
Sunday Jun 26, 2022
We're very sad to announce that Auspol Snackpod is coming to an end. We've got a regular news episode for you this week, then next week will be some kind of special finale episode. It's your LAST CHANCE to send us potlucks about news, politics, or memes, or really anything and we'd really love to hear from you so PLEASE record yourself speaking for a minute and send it to us at contact@auspolsnackpod.com.
We also have another bonus episode to do and our plan is to answer EVERY SINGLE QUESTION OR REQUEST all in one bonus episode so please suggest topics! Even if you're a $1 patron, this is a liquidation sale, EVERY TOPIC MUST GO!
We have a couple more episodes in the works, and some schemes for the future, but this is the end of Snackpod as a weekly news / current affairs-ish sort of show. It's been our absolute pleasure and honour to make the show for you all and we can't thank you enough for tuning in every week and supporting us with your time and haha reaccs.
Well, we still have this episode for news, politics, and memes, so this week we're serving up...
Positivity Corner: SEQUR, a staunch QLD renters union, block the eviction of a disability pensioner.
Election Section: Unfortunately Clive's huge spend technically got a result as Rrrrrrrralph Babet has been elected UAP senator for Victoria (sorry). Lambie also got a new senator, Tammy Tyrrell (not to be confused with Tammi Terrell).
Fashy Australia: Labor is going ahead with Liberal debt recovery plans to punish people on welfare. Also a change in how mutual obligations work.
First Nations: Seven artefacts have been returned from the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection to the Walpiri people. Now do it for the 2200 other items.
Climate Cookies: Sam sent us another awesome potluck about offset mechanisms and useless "limits" on emissions.
ACAB: NSW govt and police are targeting Blockade Australia activists in pretty horrible ways. You can support them here: https://chuffed.org/project/blockade-australia-support-fundraiser
Potluck: Josh tells us about libraries (and a way to contain the evil power emanating from this piece of Gina Rinehart's soul)
SPOTW: The future is now
Business: Don't follow us, that's silly. Just send us your bonus episode suggestions and your final potlucks!
And you'll just have to wait til the end for our Penultimate Pupdate!
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
We're very excited to have friend, confident, and member of our inner sanctum, Travis on the show! He's a founder of Awesome Black, a First Nations multi-media organisation that "develops original First Nations talent and unique storytelling content across a variety of mediums". Go check out their shows and support the AB Club: https://awesomeblack.org/
This week we're serving up...
SPOTW: Bevaning is at dangerously high levels after the SMH outed Rebel Wilson. The good news is this new data allows us to develop a clearer understand of Bevandynamics.
Kook Watch/First Nations: Travis brings us a new concept for the segment - how can we PROVE BEYOND DOUBT that the Uluru Statement from the Heart is part of Craig Kelly's nefarious plans?
Blurst Take: *looks at watch* Oh is it transphobia in the Victorian Greens time already? Zac takes us through what's been going on with the elections for Convenor.
Positivity Corner: Minimum wage rise babbyyyyyyyy. It's still bad! Haha, economics.
Election Section: Hanson got back in. Abetz got the boot. We all voted for Kodos. Plus a rant from Travis about democracy.
UFU: *looks at watch* oh is it capitalism destroying essential services time already? The Energy Market is a complex and evil (and expensive) machine. But don't worry, no billionaires will be harmed as a result.
Mains: Travis needs help with casting a film. Noon scrolls through IMDB pretending to be able to recognise faces.
And you'll just have to listen to the end for our Pupdate! and a cuckdate from Travis.
Please support Awesome Black! Check them out and give $$ here: https://awesomeblack.org/awesome-black-media/donate/
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You can read transcripts of the show usually within a few days at www.auspolsnackpod.com
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And keep watching the skies....
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Welcome back to... season 2? We've taken a hard right turn so we can continue to be critical of SOCIALIST TYRANTS the Australian Labor Party. This week we're serving up...
Aperitifs: Price of money going up. Coolibah herb unionist get an incredible win. Clowns CAN legally rub their butt on windows.
Positivity Corner: the Murugappan family are back in Biloela!!!!
(Post-) Election Section: There, uh, there was an election? We have a new PM, a new opposition leader, and... well, that's about it thus far.
First Nations: Tasmania is raising the minimum age of children in detention from 10 to 14. And in the NT Karrinjarla Mwajarri is a campaign to disarm the police and get guns out of Indigenous communities. Have a look at their website here: https://karrinjarlamuwajarri.org/ Also their fb page: https://www.facebook.com/karrinjarlamuwajarri
Support their fundraiser at https://chuffed.org/project/ceasefire
Potluck: You wanted it, we got it: a series of potlucks from climate genius Sam. This week they're telling us about carbon offsets and the fast and slow carbon cycles.
SPOTW / Broken Clock: Did you know politicians can post memes? Wtf??? Well, Dominic Perrottet made fun of Gladys Berryjuicelemon and we commend him for it.
Mains: the CEO of the NDIS has resigned. What else is going to change at the NDIA under the Labor government? Hopefully at least something.
And you'll have to listen to the end for our Pupdate!
Support the show financially and help us reach our goal of 175 patrons when we will release Noon and the Dunce Season 2! Head over to www.patreon.com/AuspolSnackpod
You can read transcripts of the show at www.auspolsnackpod.com
Sunday May 29, 2022
Sunday May 29, 2022
Zac's been taken to a black ops site on a small island, so we're releasing last month's bonus episode this week! It's a fun, loose and long one today because we dived as deep as we could into some whacky (or are they??) Australian conspiracy theories.
As the basis of our research we used @John_Macgowan's "definitive Australian conspiracy theory iceberg" which you can see in high(er) res here: https://mobile.twitter.com/john_macgowan/status/1333922659185303553
The ones we ended up going into were: RAAF Min Min Lights Investigation, Tamam Shud, Bjelke-Petersen Death Camps, pre-colonisation viking settlements, and Lightning Ridge vril mining. If you want to send us bonus potlucks about any of the ones we didn't cover we would absolutely love that. Try to make it as a) brief and b) ranty as possible. Preferably you should be pointing emphatically at diagrams that can't be seen by the listener.
Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
We had an election! Not sure if you heard. This episode is in two parts, the first part on Election Day and the second part after the results have come in. It's a loose & fun one where we just shoot the shit.
And we also have an extra special Political Pupdate!
Support Snackpod financially: www.patreon.com/AuspolSnackpod
If you can't or don't want to listen you can READ our episode transcripts over at www.auspolsnackpod.com
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Sunday May 15, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
It's a super special excellent amazing NOT AN ELECTION special episode!
We are heartily sick of the boring, reactionary, useless and misguided policies that are being floated, proposed and discussed during this election campaign. So we thought we would reach out to some of our extended Snackpod family who work or volunteer or study or live or care about various issues and topics to ask, what would an actual GOOD policy be?
The potlucks we're serving this week are...
Feminism: Leah from Loud Angry & Not Sorry gives some wide-ranging and incredible policy suggestions around gendered inequality. If you want more from Leah you can check out their podcast here: https://loudandangry.podbean.com/
Housing: David Kelly told us about housing policy, and blows our minds with some actually meaningful analysis instead of the nonsense housing policies that our politicians are proposing. Listen to a longer interview Zac did with David here: https://auspolsnackpod.podbean.com/e/075-pub-lunch-housing-with-david-kelly/ And follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davelkelly
Climate: Policy mastermind Sam talks to us about coal seam gas, fugitive emissions, and dodgy carbon accounting.
Fashy Fash: It couldn't be anyone other than Tom Tanuki, talking about how "leaders" can and should oppose fascism through their words and actions. Obviously you should be watching his videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYgRzstFX-CwCGq781If_dw
Queer Emancipation: Guest from our most successful of all time episode, Tilde Joy, talks to us about their experience of medical transition and some of the policies could support that process. Obviously watch them stream at https://www.twitch.tv/ultros_professional and follow them on twitter https://twitter.com/ULTROS_PRO
Poverty and Welfare: Jez Haywood from the Australian Unemployed Workers' Union (AUWU) runs us through their key demands and why they're necessary. Follow Jez on twitter: https://twitter.com/jezheywood And support the AUWU: https://www.auwu.org.au/
Cops: JB - our guest who spoke to us about sex work decrim a few months ago - is back on a related but totally different issue, which is: why are cops considered emergency services?
Media: Our erstwhile colleague and future guest host, Tom McLean from the recently-finished Not Good Enough podcast talks to us about the media landscape, the ABC, and employment in journalism. Follow them on twitter: https://twitter.com/mcccclean
Human rights: Steph was unable to record but sent us a script of their strong opinion that we should have a Bill of Rights to protect people of all sorts. Follow her on twitter: https://twitter.com/GivenToRant
Elections: How bad are elections? King of nuance, Jess, talks about sortition and why it's maybe an appealing option but also unlikely to fundamentally change anything.
Huge enormous thanks to everyone who sent us content and also to everyone we asked and couldn't do it this time. We're legitimately so pleased to have such a wonderful community and we can't overstate how much we appreciate you putting in the time and effort to get this done at very short notice (oops sorry).
If you love the show and want to support us financially you can do it over at www.patreon.com/AuspolSnackpod
If you can't or don't want to listen to the show you can read transcripts over at www.auspolsnackpod.com
Watch Noon play games on twitch at www.twitch.tv/noonplaysgames
Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
This week we’re serving up…
Aperitifs: The government gave a sort of dodgy contract to a fairly dodgy company and also wrote them a nice letter
Election Section: Pauline Hanson has ‘ghost candidates’ and a hilarious website, and the News Corp media is bashing the teal independents
Positivity Corner: Strikes, strikes, more strikes! Vic & NSW Bus Drivers and also NSW Public School teachers have all taken industrial action this week.
Fashy Australia: refugees are being treated awfully and moved in handcuffs to Christmas Island
First Nations: the NT Government is pouring in a huge investment into police, directly against the wishes of the First Nations communities in the Territory
Blurst Take: (34:13 - 51:10) A woman was killed by her husband this week and the media has reported on it irresponsibly and unethically
SPOTW: We’re doing a Worst Person in Auspol Tournament in our meme group
UFU: REIV CIA Agent (nickname pending) resigns after stealing ads…. But was it a false flag????
And you’ll just have to wait til the end for our Pupdate!
Read Amber Schultz’s article on the major parties’ policies on women’s safety
Support the show financially: www.patreon.com/AuspolSnackpod
If you can’t or don’t want to listen to the show you can read transcripts at www.auspolsnackpod.com
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
Earlier this week Zac sat down with Anastasia Kanjere from A New NTEU. She's running for the NTEU General Secretary position and came on the show to chat about her campaign, the National Tertiary Education Union, and the tertiary ed sector in general.
You can follow Anastasia (https://twitter.com/a_kanjere) and A New NTEU (https://twitter.com/ANewNTEU) on twitter to keep up to date with their work.
We also have a regular show for you! This week we're serving up...
SPOTW: Goes to first time poster Maeve, with honorable mentions to Hill, Amy and others.
Election Section: The Sausage Queen endorsed Anthony Albanese and all hell broke loose. Also a One Nation candidate has been referred to the Federal Police for electoral fraud.
First Nations: CW for discussing deaths in custody. Story runs from 22:15 - 30:00. An inquest has begun into the death of Veronica, a Yorta Yorta woman who died while in prison on remand.
UFU: Ben Roberts-Smith continues to win unrelentingly in court: one of his star witnesses wore a KKK outfit; one liked a violent post about killing lawyers while giving evidence; and one has been charged with assault police while trying to prevent them looking at his phone; and they've admitted they're all under separate investigation for war crimes.
Positivity Corner: unions are putting a green ban on the redevelopment of the Curtin Hotel.
Mains: it's the interview with Anastasia!
And you'll just have to wait til the end for our Pupdate!
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