In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom are joined again by economist and Executive Director of The Australia Institute Dr Richard Denniss, to discuss his new essay ‘Dead Centre: How Political Pragmatism is Killing Us.’ This one is a cracker, almost an hour of insightful takes from your favourite progressive economist boyfriend. Enjoy, sickos! ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to o...
Sep 05, 2025•11 min
Video version - https://youtu.be/gCE58W9Ry9o “Taylor Swift getting engaged means we're about to see some of the worst Labor MP tweets to ever hit the timeline.” Tom is joined by returning guest host Jack Toohey, author of ‘Better Things Are Possible: How rebellious hope will change the world.’ First up, Australia has announced “credible intelligence” that Iranian proxies were responsible for anti-semitic arson attacks in Australia. What is going on?!? (8:58) Then a discussion about the ideas in ...
Aug 30, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Brad Battin coming to you live from the scene of the crime. Emerald and Tom recap the mayhem down in the Tasmanian parliament (7:04), as LNP takes government and now-former Labor leader steps on a series of rakes and somehow it’s those dastardly Greens’ fault. Next up, there’s ‘March for Australia’ rallies being organised for August 31st, and they are a big dog-whistle by all the worst people in the country (24:25). Then they are joined by economist and Executive Director of The Australia Instit...
Aug 23, 2025•1 hr 16 min
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom are joined again by outspoken WA climate activist Gerard Mazza. Has the federal government become a big version of the arrogant, gas-obsessed WA Labor weirdos? What is next in the fight? Will new laws make even posting about a non-illegal protest illegal? And how is he going to celebrate his restraining order against Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill ending? ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s supp...
Aug 21, 2025•9 min
The Cheek of that Hannah Ferguson, thinking she has solved left politics. Emerald and Tom go over this week’s announcement of the upcoming recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN by the Australian government (12:15). Is it a token gesture or a step forward? Then, unions are proposing a four-day work week. Could it actually happen this time? (37:06) Finally, David Stratton vs scabs, and a call to action (1:07:06). ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Inside the Greens #10: 2013 election, C...
Aug 16, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Bond, Caleb Bond, in… Never Say Anything Again. The Emerald and Tom go through some of the worst and funniest responses to the enormous protest for Palestine across the Sydney Harbour Bridge (8:16). Is this a turning point? Then, all the results are in from the Tasmanian election (47:36), and the winner is… um… Finally, a call to action (1:08:36). ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Inside the Greens #10: 2013 election, Christine Milne & Rudd-Gillard-Rudd” The show can only exist because ...
Aug 09, 2025•1 hr 10 min
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald talk through chapter 10 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.” In this instalment - Christine Milne becomes leader, the 2013 election is a sobering comedown, things fall apart between Labor and the Greens, Clive Palmer arrives and the Greens are maybe to blame, and some hot gossip about Adam Bandt and Sarah Hanson-...
Aug 07, 2025•2 min
Black skivvy Wiggles vs the government. Emerald and Tom look at the state of global reaction to Israel’s attacks on Gaza (6:40). Why is this the moment where the world seems to be taking notice? Is it time for Labor members to quit the party? How does Penny Wong sleep at night? Then, the under-16s social media ban gets closer as Youtube is denied an exemption (40:05). Is this going to help kids, or make things worse for everyone? Finally, a call to action (1:12:27). ---------- Just released on P...
Aug 02, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Hunter Biden succeeds at being a failson. Tom is joined by guest host, journalist and co-host of the Lamestream podcast! First up, Tasmania had another election and almost nothing has changed (10:07). Then, Parliament returns and continues to suck (23:03). Why is it ok for Bob Katter to pull a Lidia and get no blowback? Why does the media just print what Labor tells it to? And is Osman cut at Penny Wong for having a go at his mum Mehreen Faruqi for her Gaza protest? Finally, the media tries hard...
Jul 27, 2025•1 hr 9 min
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald is joined by Jocelyn Brewer, psychologist and Greens candidate for the south Sydney seat of Watson in the 2025 federal election, for a discussion about the state of mental health treatment in Australia. Why don’t reviews work? What is the pathologisation of sadness? Is Headspace bad? Why are young people in such a bad spot? Can AI help? And how can we navigate our mental health while the capitalist corporate hellscape disintegrates? --------...
Jul 24, 2025•2 min
It’s a big episode of doorknocker discourse! Emerald is joined by two of the countries’ best political doorknockers - Andrew Mason, recently from the successful Ryan campaign, and Oskar Summers-Dixon, who’s led field campaigns for the Greens in New Zealand, Melbourne, and Tasmania. First up is a look at some of the news of the week (10:56), as antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal has a scary list of proposals and a scary Advance-donating husband. Meanwhile, the court finds no duty of care owed to To...
Jul 19, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Meet the new Labor MPs and their many houses but few unions. Emerald and Tom assess the brewing threat that Trump and Big Pharma are coming after the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) (12:41). First they came for the affordable medicine, and I did not speak out, because I needed that medicine to live. Then, ew, news this week that defence minister Richard Marles’ chief of staff has been sexing a lobbyist who represents an Israeli government-owned weapons manufacturer. Literally in bed with th...
Jul 12, 2025•1 hr 4 min
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald talk through chapter 9 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.” In this instalment - Lee Rhiannon becomes leader, Adam Bandt gets elected, Julia Gillard behaves badly, the carbon tax (!!!), BDS, “the Malaysian solution”, and Bob Brown retires! ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscr...
Jul 10, 2025•4 min
DJ Albo picks his favourite dad-rock. Emerald and Tom talk about recent news on protests for Palestine (9:17) - former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas might lose sight in an eye after police intervened in a peaceful protest, and UK catches fire after Bob Vylan and Kneecap speak out at Glastonbury. Then they are joined by Greens spokesperson for early childhood education and senator for Victoria, Steph Hodgins-May (47:06), to discuss the horrifying revelations of abuse and neglect in the childcare...
Jul 05, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Emerald is joined by Admin 1 from Toilet Paper Australia, Raushaan Seychell! First up, green shoots for the left as Zohran Mamdani wins the New York Democratic Primary! (3:36) How did a minor mayoral race become a proxy for the culture war? Are we so back? Next up, a chat about TPA and how to do political communication with non-political people (10:45). Finally, Israel, Iran and the US bombings. (36:06) Will Unilateral Australia ever stand up to “daddy”? ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Ta...
Jun 28, 2025•1 hr 2 min
In this bonus segment for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom come to you from a sold-out live show at Good Chat Comedy Club in Brisbane! One Nation was one of the under discussed winners of the 2025 election. What is the history and future of Pauline Hanson and her party that just won’t die? Please explain? ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock ou...
Jun 26, 2025•2 min
Emerald and Tom come to you from a sold-out live show at Good Chat Comedy Club in Brisbane! First up, a grab bag of news - war with Iran (for or against?), Trump snubs Albo for some giant poles, Olympics goes un-woke and anti-public parks, and Jim Chalmers’ wants a tax reform round table. Then they are joined by the last remaining Greens federal MP in the Lower House, the member for Ryan, Elizabeth Watson-Brown! (22:04) Is it true she coined Greensland? What’s it like being the last Greens MP st...
Jun 21, 2025•53 min
(Note - this was recorded before Israel’s strike on Iran) Do any other Greens senators have Labor membership skeletons in their closet? Tom is joined by guest host and Greens senator for NSW, David Shoebridge! First, Australia has finally placed sanctions on Israel, sort of. Actually two ministers, but you’ll stop saying Albo is a coward now, right!? (8:52) Then, AUKUS! While the US and UK have announced reviews into this security partnership/scam, the AU part continues to be a pushover for the ...
Jun 14, 2025•1 hr 2 min
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom chat with director of the ACT Conservation Council and ANU researcher, Simon Copland, about his new book The Male Complaint - “Inspired by leaders such as Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson, the online Manosphere has exploded in recent years. Dedicated to anti-feminism, these communities have orchestrated online campaigns of misogynistic harassment, with some individuals going as far as committing violent terrorist attacks. Although the...
Jun 12, 2025•7 min
Even Barnaby Joyce did more work as a fake envoy than Peter Khalil! After some bafflement about Tasmania, Emerald and Tom unpack Senator Dorinda Cox, the very first ever guest on Serious Danger, and her defection to Labor this week (11:20). What an r-slur (rat)! Then, a Guardian piece looks at what went wrong for the Greens at the federal election (49:56). Was Advance the Greens-killer or part of the reason the LNP became so toxic? No call to action this week, so a reminder from Griff not to sea...
Jun 07, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Of course Kamala Harris spoke at 2025 Australiasian Real Estate Conference on the Gold Coast, duh. Emerald and Tom bemoan the Labor party’s evil act this week, extending the Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension out to 2070 (9:17), and celebrate the parade of c***s who made it happen. The Griff joins at the end to lower the tone. Then, Labor’s proposal to tax superannuation earnings is back on the agenda (40:06). If only they had an agenda to spend that money on. Finally, a call to action (1...
May 31, 2025•1 hr 9 min
In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald talk through chapter 9 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.” In this instalment - drumroll… the CPRS!!! Get your teatowels, it’s some hardcore Labor BS in this one. Then, Gillard rolls Rudd and it’s the Greens fault of course, and then roll on the 2010 election! Note: This was recorded before the Woodside North We...
May 29, 2025•6 min
As a bonus on the feed, here is Jono aka Jonathan Sriranganathan, former member for Gabba Ward in Brisbane and Greens Lord Mayor candidate, with - "A discussion I facilitated with Remah Naji (2025 federal Greens candidate for Moreton, on Brisbane's south side), Huong Truong (Greens candidate for Fraser in Melbourne's western burbs) and Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and Greens Senator for NSW, reflecting on the strong swings towards the Greens in outer-suburban communitie...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 25 min
The Griff has election takes. Tom is joined by new leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Larissa Waters! (10:26) What happened? What is she going to do differently? And why is Labor about to approve a new carbon bomb? And does she have a message for those feeling lost? Finally, Griff on why it’s annoying being the Greens and how Labor can defeat them in the Senate. (44:35) ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Kevin Bonham on polling denialism & electoral reform” The show can only exist ...
May 24, 2025•54 min
Greens consider historic three-way (leadership team). Emerald and Tom go over the news that Larissa Waters was elected new leader of the Australian Greens! (7:29) What does this mean for the future of the party? Is this the end of militant Greens, or just the beginning? Next up, other parties! (41:19) Sussan Ley is the new leader of the Liberals, and she’s secretly cool on Palestine? Then, the new Labor government ministry changes. Who was punished and rewarded in a savage factional turf war fou...
May 17, 2025•1 hr 13 min
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom are joined by one of Australia’s finest psephologists (election analysts), Dr Kevin Bonham! With the Greens winning 12% of the vote but only one lower house seat, is our voting system fair? And if not, what are the other options? Polling denialism, ‘wasted’ votes, Condorcet vs instant runoff, unicameralism, range voting, multi-member proportional… Let’s get our wonk on. ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patr...
May 15, 2025•5 min
Emerald and Tom share crazy voting booth stories, before taking a look at the results of the 2025 federal election, one week later. Things only got worse! First, what happened with Griffith and Max Chandler-Mather, Australian politics' own Frank Grimes? (He challenged the status quo, then everyone celebrated his death, because being called out is annoying.) And then, Adam Bandt is out! Who do we speculate as the next Greens leader? How can the Greens possibly fight the corporate power that has u...
May 10, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Greens win! Pressure works! Wait, what?! Emerald and Tom reconvene the morning after the 2025 federal election to look at the results as they stand, and share some of the early stories from yesterday. What lead to the Labor landslide? How much was it the Trump election? Did Dutton drag down everyone? Or is that copium - why didn’t Greensland hold, and is the Greens vote stagnant? And wait - are the Greens now the entire crossbench? So despite losing in the lower house, they have more power after...
May 04, 2025•1 hr 20 min
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom meet one of our longtime favourites - the 17-year-old wunderkind founder of 6 News, Leo Puglisi! How did a school student become the Official #auspol Best Journalist? What is the state of the looming youth social media ban? What are his predictions for the election? And, just how old will he make our hosts seem in comparison!? ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/m...
May 01, 2025•2 min
Oh crap the election is this Saturday. Emerald is joined by guest host, #auspol legend and live-blogger for the Australia Institute, Amy Remeikis! Why has this election campaign felt so lacklustre? Is everything going to hell? And what are Amy’s predictions for election result upsets? Coming Friday on Patreon - Leo Puglisi!!! ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Inside The Greens #9 : The Rudd years, GFC, Ronan Lee & a Lib-Green Love Affair” The show can only exist because of our wonderful...
Apr 26, 2025•1 hr 3 min
