00:03:47 Why stage 3 tax cuts going through is a real, serious long-term problem and will not only seriously harm people in the short term, it will seriously stuff up progressive politics in the medium and long term; also can we reverse the bloody ratchet? 00:19:15 ALP's paid parental leave... eventually? And still without super, ability to promote the change it's supposed to promote 00:35:31 Thorburn: another fake "religious persecution" beat up
Oct 16, 2022•53 min•Season 6Ep. 155
01:11 Covid receives a strongly-worded letter from the National Cabinet; will the virus go away now the premiers say it’s over? (No.) 15:18 Labor tries to make its new ICAC model appealing to Peter Dutton, whose approval would definitely mean they’re on the right track; 23:04 The Libs refuse to be dismayed by Coolio’s passing, because they’ve found their own new rapping talent; 30:42 Jeremy and Denise try to figure out why the left is so much worse at finding common cause with allies than the ri...
Oct 01, 2022•39 min•Season 6Ep. 154
It was the last day of Scummo after all! But is the new Ablo government all we hoped? (No, and we had pretty low hopes.) Also, Well May We Say “God Save the Queen”, because nothing will save the unsympathetic and, frankly, pretty annoyed lefties on this podcast.
Sep 23, 2022•36 min•Season 6Ep. 153
01:36 Frydenberg - "Everything's affordable if it's a priority" 02:17 Frydenberg jokes about everyone in his electorate hating him 02:45 Clive's ONE HOUR ads on seven, nine and ten 04:10 The "no voting for you" window 07:55 when you have a decent local candidate but also like the Greens 13:45 Something to consider with your bouncing Senate vote
May 20, 2022•20 min•Season 6Ep. 152
01:42 They Wanna Live Like Common People 12:26 Waleed vs wage rises 21:57 Gotcha got
May 12, 2022•28 min•Season 6Ep. 151
01:09 Hung Parliament 04:38 Gaslight Election 07:49 Not some kind of disgusting, ugh, lefties 13:20 a balanced "debate" 15:25 google it mate 20:20 bullies pretending to be victims
May 05, 2022•31 min•Season 6Ep. 150
ALP stands up to scientists! ALP stands up to the Greens! Bluey declares war on Squibs!
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 149
00:01:26 Reckless Easing, the 56% Opening story 00:23:28 rules for thee not for me - Scummo's ode to being a dad 00:32:55 Ablo just giving up - revenue, housing affordability 00:47:50 Why Bandt's "tax the billionaires" pitch isn't the election winner he thinks it is 00:51:40 remember the reverse ratchet 00:55:46 Spending always about cost not benefit 01:01:10 Afghanistan non-rescue: waste of a PM 01:08:10 Tudge-ucation 01:09:10 Lyle's bad day...
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 148
00:02:10 Housing Affordability Is Screwing You, Too 00:39:30 Lockdowns, Anti-Vicsers 01:01:15 What Is The Point Of All This Anyway
Jul 17, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 147
00:01:42 Brother Scott's Divine Mission 00:54:26 Labor Being Depressing Corner
May 02, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 146
00:01:20 A difficult subject to discuss - the people who are qualified to talk on it are traumatised 00:04:40 That's not what "the presumption of innocence" means 00:08:30 Who's responsible for fixing Australia's terrible defamation laws? A man who's using them to punish journalists 00:16:50 March 4 Justice much scarier than a gun protest 00:28:35 Scummo getting away with starving the poor bc everyone's letting him sell the cut as "an increase" 00:36:36 NSW police commissioner's "consent app" br...
Mar 21, 2021•51 min•Season 6Ep. 145
02:26 Another brutal cut to social security 19:20 Scummo's wife reminds him that covering up rape could be wrong 27:36 The Dumbest Way To Try To Shake Down Facebook
Feb 26, 2021•37 min•Season 6Ep. 144
Why can't the ALP win the musical chairs economics argument? The country is kind of depending on them figuring it out.
Feb 15, 2021•48 min•Season 6Ep. 143
00:01:08 Australian rightwingers and Prime Minister vs a new US Administration 00:11:30 Scummo to starve the poor even harder 00:17:08 Annual Jan 26 Argy Bargy With No Progress 00:27:03 Australia vs Humanity
Jan 22, 2021•32 min•Season 5Ep. 142
New year, new opportunities (to do terrible things)
Jan 05, 2021•38 min•Season 6Ep. 141
00:01:00 #ScottyDidntHelp 00:07:40 $50/day 00:20:25 propaganda by boardgame 00:29:18 where are the journos calling out the $50/day madness 00:33:40 shut up I'm the PM and they asked me about lady experiences 00:39:00 Porter and Tudge shitty misogynists as well as terrible in all the other ways 00:49:30 ugh exclusives
Nov 15, 2020•59 min•Season 5Ep. 140
We don't talk about the US election. We don't talk about the US election. We don't talk about the US election. Ok we do a bit. But it's mainly about how cooked centrism is and how infuriating it is when the Libs pretend to do a policy we all want (eg ICAC) but it isn't really. Also there was an election in Queensland.
Nov 06, 2020•33 min•Season 5Ep. 139
Brandon joins us to discuss the upcoming Queensland election and also how cruel people are being about a more southerly premier dating a bloke after she sacked him for corruption AS IF WE HAVEN'T ALL DONE THAT. Also we have more advice for Daniel Andrews? How much more presumptuous can a lefty political podcast get?
Oct 23, 2020•52 min•Season 5Ep. 138
00:01:18 LNP's 2020 budget; flattening tax rates so rich pay less on deranged lie that will create "jobs"; job subsidy programs that just encourage businesses to sack one worker so they can hire a subsidised one; removing credit regulations to further inflate housing costs 00:26:36 Love Between The Paw Paw Trees - Trying to force poor young people to take underpaid jobs in remote areas; stenos' hard work in the propaganda mines to sell it 00:34:30 Political Agony Aunt - Nick Carr 00:39:14 Time T...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 5Ep. 137
Quarantine Vicpol thuggery Let The Victorians Starve Border compassion Stuck In My Craw - Nick Carr What would solve our troubles, gas industry advisor?
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 136
Unprecedented Recession Tony Abbott - let the old people die Jeff Kennett - Victorian premiers should not be authoritarian Victoria police - Incite This! Qld police - Trust Us (to cover for the bad cops) Australia Vs Humanity - Tudge's fudge re mobile phones in immigration detention
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 135
In which the brave soul keeping tabs on the conspiracy nutters, Cam Smith, joins us to discuss their recent unleashing, as Victoria locks down further. And Stilgherrian returns to tell us what's stuck in his craw.
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 134
* Something D-O-O Economics * Despair * Do It For Josh * But My Great Grandfather Loved Having A Racial Slur As His Surname
Jul 25, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 133
Cover your device in a plastic sheet, it's a pair of Victorians talking about what's happening in plague state!
Jul 09, 2020•38 min•Season 5Ep. 132
00:01:20 Lurgi Strikes Victoria because of everyone News Corp hates 00:15:15 Silly News Corp beatup #1 (Lydia Thorpe) 00:18:23 Silly News Corp beatup #2 (Chess!) 00:22:40 Silly News Corp beatup #3 (Lollies!) 00:32:56 Actual journalism on the ABC! - Arts package 00:45:23 Actual journalism on the ABC! - ABC funding 00:59:11 Revenge On The Universities
Jun 28, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 131
00:03:58 BLM: LNP, media and police try everything to avoid change 00:46:31 Australia vs Humanity 00:48:08 Cam Smith tells us what's Stuck In His Craw 00:49:20 Queen's Birthday Horrors 00:57:22 Budget built on stealing $1.5bn from the poor 01:05:52 Money for reno rorts but cuts for the poor and women
Jun 14, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 130
In which technical issues (oh god not the wrong mic), children (awake & singing) and birds (also awake & singing) thwart morning recording efforts on Friday and Saturday despite there being a lot to talk about.
Jun 13, 2020
00:02:43 Well May We Say God Queen Stop Hiding Your Historical Correspondence About The Dismissal 00:08:37 Friday Drop 2: Fine You Got Us, Lib Govt To Pay Back $721m To Robodebt Victims It Stole It From 00:13:53 Friday Drop 1: Lib Govt Scams "JobKeepers" With $60bn Error 00:29:38 The COAG Is Dead, Long Live COAG Under A Different Name 00:31:43 JobBullshitter 00:31:11 Happy Reconciliation Week We Blew Up This Precious Cultural Site For You
May 31, 2020•49 min•Season 5Ep. 129
00:01:38 Hello Second Wave - No sick leave for casuals = mcdonald's outbreak - "Arrest Bill Gates!" - LNP Tim Smith continues his weird obsessing about "Dictator Dan" - Vic Libs plan for reopening no mention of health 00:20:04 Stuck In My Craw - Stilgherrian 00:25:04 Shit policy propped up with shameless propaganda - China stoush (prop from smh wE shOuLd stAnD uP for PriNciPlE and abc ThEy LoVe oUr StuFf) - Scummo jobseeker being liveable (let's pretend it's weekly not fortnightly) disincentive ...
May 16, 2020•46 min•Season 5Ep. 128
00:01:10 Covid-19 Freedom, Janet doing some maths on old people, and illuminating us on the app 00:46:29 ALP and ACTU vs retail and migrant workers 00:58:56 Eden Monaro 01:03:01 Smashing TVs to teach the state a lesson ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOVy3weAtqw as put together by Cam Smith)
May 08, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 127
