Bite sized chunks of Australian politics and news, served up with a side of crispy memes
Episodes
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Buckle up for a (long, long) trip down memory lane as Zac and Noon serve you a degustation: a full YEAR of news, politics and memes. From the US government shutdown to Daenerys smiling, from the Australian election to "it's too strong for you Karen!", 2019 has been a year of horror news, environmental catastrophe, ascendant fascism, and some pretty delicious memes.
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Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
We're on break! So we have our second special pre-recorded episode where Noon interviews Zac about his life and politics. If this is your first time listening to the show, consider going back two weeks to 026 - Climate Cookies, for a better introduction.
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Sunday Dec 22, 2019
Sunday Dec 22, 2019
We're on break! So we have a couple of special pre-recorded episodes coming up. This week Zac is interviewing Noon about his life and politics. Probably not an ideal introductory episode to the show - if this is your first listen maybe go back to last week.
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Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
We snack on corporate tax avoision, the First Nations assembly for treaty talks, some funky fascism in NSW, and round off the week by completely solving the climate crisis. Come and join us for this feast of climate cookies, bite sized chunks of politics and news, and of course, crispy memes.
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Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
We've got a lot of snacks this week: we crunch down the CPRS, we chow on several First Nations stories, and for our main course we're serving up the Public Service reshuffle and the rotten Mandarins that are getting turfed out. Plus loads more news, memes, and hot takes.
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Baker Boy track that Zac likes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myKF9mxAJ70
Interview with editor of The Mandarin on the departmental reshuffle: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/super-departments-can-have-some-quite-serious-downsides/11771158
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
This week we talk about the death of Liberal Party member Nick Zhou, the Noongar people's record-setting court case, the many lies being told in parliament, Angus Taylor, Gladys Liu, bad journalism, memes, and a whole lot of other stuff. It's a bit of a loose episode, hope you enjoy it.
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OurWatch guide to reporting on violence against woman and children: https://media.ourwatch.org.au/media-home/reporting-violence-against-women/
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Our entree this week is the government's anti union bill, and for mains we have a triple bacon sandwich: cops, the army, and our politicians coming together to crack down on environmentalists. Plus we're serving all your favourite segments and a big bowl of memes.
Jack Gibon's piece in Indigenous X: indigenousx.com.au/media-and-white-blinkers/
AFP Promotional Video:youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ygSTASW5I
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Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
For our entree Zac reports back on a rally, and we talk about Behrouz Boochani and Kristina Keneally's blurst take. We discuss the death of Kumanjayi Walker and the response from his family and community. Our main course this week is the fires and the flaming hot takes coming from Barnaby and others. And as always we're serving it up with a big helping of crispy, crunchy memes.
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Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
For entrees we're roasting the NSW Police Minister and the police abuse of strip-search powers. If you don't want to hear that story, listen to the episode until the content warning, then skip to 5:43 to hear us roasting the NSW Police Minister for a completely unrelated reason.
For our main course we're talking about the drought and its direct and multifaceted impact on people, and particularly First Nations people.
We have a brilliant potluck submission about the OK handshape and the appropriation of sign languages, a blurst take from Big Brain Bevan, and of course a healthy serving of memes.
Read about Collarenebri: https://honisoit.com/2019/05/driving-water-to-collarenebri/
Read about cotton farming: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/aug/21/big-irrigators-take-86-of-water-from-barwon-darling-report-finds
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Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Our entree this week is new funding for mental health (and a ban on phat clouds). For mains we're snacking on the IMARC blockade, police violence, and the "OK" gesture. Plus we have updates about the Cashless Welfare Card and of course a generous helping of crispy memes.
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Read about the OK gesture: https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/okay-hand-gesture