Best Dan Ilic Podcasts (2025)

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Media this election & bonus News fighters 41:55

21d ago41:55

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, There’s only 48 hours left of this election — soon our national nightmare will be over. On the podcast we’re joined by the hosts of the new media and cultural podcast, Lamestream. Scott Mitchell and Osman Fa…

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Election Special Live - Melbourne Comedy Festival 2025 58:46

1M ago58:46

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, Thanks to everyone who made it out to our huge A Rational Fear live show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival — it was a great vibe. Our panel dives into the election campaign, what the minor parti…

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Indie Mixtape: Allegra Spender + Alex Dyson 34:47

2M ago34:47

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ 🎟️ MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL TICKETS: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/comedy-festival-2025/a-rational-fear I know I am full of hyperbole for this podcast — but believe me when I say THIS is a great episode. We tal…

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Jokes, data & election predictions 35:08

2M ago35:08

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ 🎟️ MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL TICKETS: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/comedy-festival-2025/a-rational-fear In this episode, we discuss the upcoming election on May 3rd with Alex Fein from RedBridge and Populares’ …

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How AwkwUS! Australia's special relationship with the US. 32:23

2M ago32:23

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ 🎟️ MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL TICKETS: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/comedy-festival-2025/a-rational-fear G’day Fearmongers, A reminder that our Melbourne Comedy Festival Show is only 3 weeks away! 🎟️ Get your ti…

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Greenwashing and B******: Stefano Valentino 27:43

2M ago27:43

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G’day Fearmongers, A reminder that our Melbourne Comedy Festival Show is only 4 weeks away! 🎟️ Get your tickets HERE On this week’s podcast we have a conversation with award-winning environmental journalist Stefano Valentino. Stefano has written extensively about the confluence of power and greenwashing, and disinformation. We asked him about disin…

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Alana Johnson, Community Independents Project 36:19

3M ago36:19

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Alana has a background in social science and psychotherapy, leadership and governance training. A social activist and change expert, she is Chair of the Victorian Women’s Trust and co-founder and past President of Voices for Indi. https://www.communityindependentsproject.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Claire Ferres Miles, Independent for Casey 31:01

3M ago31:01

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Engineer Claire Ferres Miles combines deep local roots as a 30-year resident with significant leadership experience running large organisations, including Sustainability Victoria, and her own small business. Casey stretches from the suburban fringe through the Dandenong Ranges to the Yarra Valley, facing increasing pressures from natural disasters,…

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Francine Wiig, Independent for Fairfax 30:39

3M ago30:39

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Francine Wiig, a Sunshine Coast local of nearly 20 years, brings extensive real-world experience as a legal professional, small business owner, and mother of twins. She is running as an independent candidate to prioritise the community and ensure it receives the representation it deserves, not what the major parties dictate. For too long, Fairfax h…

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Michelle Milthorpe, Independent for Farrer 33:05

3M ago33:05

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Michelle Milthorpe has worked as a teacher, coach, small business owner and advocate. She is well known in her regional community for her support for students with learning difficulties, and her successful advocacy for reforms to how the NSW justice system treats child victims. Michelle is challenging Liberal Party Deputy Leader Sussan Ley, who has…

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Jeremy Miller, Independent for Lyne 35:45

3M ago35:45

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A small business owner and local councillor, Jeremy Miller owns a bakery and café in Taree, following a background in commercial radio, event management, and theatre. Through roles managing the Manning Entertainment Centre, founding community events, and his active council service, Miller has established strong connections across the changing demog…

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Byron Fay, Climate 200 Executive Director 35:36

3M ago35:36

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Byron is a public policy specialist with over a decades’ experience working in international and domestic climate policy, climate aid, development finance, and federal politics. He represented Australia in the UNFCCC negotiations on the Paris Agreement and Second Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol. He then served as an adviser to the Co-Chair …

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Simon Holmes à Court, Climate 200 Convenor 36:25

3M ago36:25

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Simon is a self-confessed energy geek, 'root striker', 'Trimtab' and 'Impatient Incrementalist'. He is an energy analyst and climate philanthropist. He is also Climate 200's Convenor, a director at the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network and an advisor to the Smart Energy Council. www.climate200.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…

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Tina Brown, Independent for Berowra 29:40

3M ago29:40

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As the publisher of the local newspaper, The Post, Tina Brown has been deeply immersed in the community of Sydney’s upper north shore, and connected to what residents are feeling. Tina founded The Post during COVID lockdowns, providing local news coverage and connecting with community organisations. She also runs an international education company …

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Ellie Smith, Independent for Dickson 32:55

3M ago32:55

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Ellie Smith has a background in environmental management and a career in policy and government relations. Over a decade she’s helped farmers, policymakers and conservationists find common ground and smart solutions that benefit all Queenslanders. She’s also held board roles for a number of environmental organisations, experiences that have built st…

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Erchana Murray-Bartlett, Independent for McPherson 33:09

3M ago33:09

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Erchana is a world-record holding marathon runner and change-maker. In 2022 she made history and inspired audiences across the world by running 150 marathons over 150 consecutive days from Cape York to Melbourne to raise vital funds for Australia’s endangered wildlife. Now, she’s taking that passion, motivation and energy to another start line by r…

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Kate Chaney, Independent MP for Curtin 32:54

3M ago32:54

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A lawyer and business leader, Kate secured a stunning victory after a rapid campaign in 2022. She brings significant private sector experience, including senior roles at Wesfarmers and Anglicare WA. Kate chose to run as an Independent to advocate for stronger climate action and political integrity. In Parliament Kate has championed evidence-based p…

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Helen Haines, Independent MP for Indi 33:22

3M ago33:22

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Dr Helen Haines life has been grounded in community service – as a nurse, midwife, and public health researcher. Helen lives in Wangaratta and was part of the grassroots independent movement that transformed politics in Indi and the nation. Helen was elected in 2019 as the first independent in Australian history to succeed another independent in a …

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Kate Hook, Independent for Calare 33:17

3M ago33:17

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Kate Hook is a small farmer, who has also helped set up a locally-owned renewable energy co-operative. She has spent the last two years helping communities across NSW advocate for their needs with renewable energy projects. She first ran as an independent in 2022 because she was asked to step up and was overwhelmed by the community’s support – comi…

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Andrew Wilkie, Independent MP for Clarke 31:13

3M ago31:13

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Andrew Wilkie has been the Independent Member for Clark (previously called Denison) since 2010 and is the longest serving Independent in the Federal Parliament. He has a strong sense of social justice and is a powerful integrity advocate. His flagship issues include climate change, gambling, integrity, animal welfare, asylum seekers and foreign and…

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Nicolette Boele, Independent for Bradfield 33:12

3M ago33:12

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When Nicolette Boele, a finance, clean energy and responsible investment expert, first ran as an independent candidate in 2022, she saw the biggest swing against the Liberal Party of all the community independent candidates. When she led the local campaign to support an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in 2023, Bradfield was the only Lib…

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Alex Dyson, Independent for Wannon 36:14

3M ago36:14

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Broadcaster, author and small business owner Alex Dyson is again running as an independent to get a better deal for his home, south west Victoria. In 2019, with $5,000 and a handful of family and friends supporting him, Alex secured 10% of the vote. Then Voices of Wannon formed, inspired by the community independent movement in Indi in north-east V…

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Keryn Jones, Independent for Fisher 31:03

3M ago31:03

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Keryn and her husband pioneered grid-connected solar energy on the Sunshine Coast, transforming their electrical contracting business into a solar success story. Their efforts, in partnership with a local community group, helped the Caloundra postcode lead the country in solar uptake for several years. Keryn’s hands-on energy doesn’t stop there: sh…

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Zali Steggall, Independent MP for Warringah 36:39

3M ago36:39

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From Olympic bronze medallist in alpine skiing to barrister specialising in commercial and sports law, Zali has built a career marked by determination and principled advocacy. Her path to politics was sparked by frustration with Australia's climate inaction, leading her to take on and defeat former Prime Minister Tony Abbott in 2019. In Parliament,…

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Sophie Scamps, Independent MP for Mackellar 32:20

3M ago32:20

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Dr Sophie Scamps, a former emergency doctor at Mona Vale Hospital and local GP, turned this safe Liberal seat Independent in 2022. Before entering politics (and in addition to being a doctor with a Masters from Oxford) Sophie founded Our Blue Dot, a community organisation focused on reducing waste and emissions, and competed internationally as a mi…

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Zoe Daniel, Independent MP for Goldstein 32:58

3M ago32:58

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Award-winning foreign correspondent Zoe Daniel spent three decades covering global crises for the ABC. Her children convinced her that frustration with politics-as-usual wasn't enough – she had to step up and make change happen. She did exactly that when she flipped the safe Liberal seat independent. Over the past three years, Zoe has brought deep …

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Allegra Spender, Independent MP for Wentworth 30:36

3M ago30:36

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Allegra Spender is an accomplished business leader, renewable energy advocate, and the independent Member for Wentworth. Allegra’s academic background includes an Economics degree from Cambridge University, an MSc from the University of London, and advanced business courses at Harvard and Dartmouth College. Her professional journey began at McKinse…

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Ben Smith, Independent for Flinders 32:19

3M ago32:19

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2024 Victorian Father of the Year, Ben Smith is CEO of the Mornington Community Support Centre, a charity supporting locals struggling with housing insecurity and financial hardship. He is a well-respected community advocate, and also owns a successful local retail business. Ben is passionate about helping vulnerable people, whether it be tackling …

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Monique Ryan, Independent MP for Kooyong 31:04

3M ago31:04

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For 25 years, Dr Monique Ryan treated children with complex neurological conditions, culminating in her role as Director of Neurology at the Royal Children's Hospital – until her community chose her to represent their voice in Canberra over the then longstanding member and deputy leader of the Liberal Party. Her first term in parliament has been ma…

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Caz Heise, Independent for Cowper 30:05

3M ago30:05

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Caz Heise is a nurse and regional health leader who has dedicated her life to supporting people in their most vulnerable moments. This has included delivering compassionate care at the bedside, leading regional health and emergency response teams, and managing Cowper's local hospitals during bushfires and floods. Her role as a Board Director of Can…

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Deb Leonard, Independent for Monash 33:38

3M ago33:38

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A lawyer who has spent her career helping families navigate crises, Deb is running her second independent campaign in Monash. Deb is tightly focused on cost of living issues as well as the energy transition underway in the electorate, home to many who work in Victoria’s coal fired power industry, the site of a major renewable energy project, and ad…

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A Rational Fukt Check & It's Not A Race 16:29

4M ago16:29

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🔗 https://its-not-a-race.raisely.com/ 🎟️ https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/comedy-festival-2025/a-rational-fear In this episode of A Rational Fear, Dan Ilic and Lewis Hobba catch up and discuss their busy start to the year, including Lewis's move to Melbourne and preparations for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. They introduc…

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SPECIAL EPISODE: News Fighters 2024 Year In Review 25:05

5M ago25:05

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Tonightly and Media Watch wacky clips craftsman Dylan Behan is back with his annual News Fighters year in review episode taking an in depth look at 2024 in news and politics. From Dutton’s nuclear epiphany to Albo’s endless cash splashing (mostly on his own house) this year has marked an an ever increasing enshittifcation of Australian politics. Al…

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Fear and Loathing with Dan Ilic 57:54

5M ago57:54

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Pitch Bleak’s second season ends with the detectives finally cornering a long-hunted suspect - the one man media machine, Dan Ilic. While Hayden and Chris investigate who prevented Ilic’s preposterously successful podcast ‘A Rational Fear’ from making the jump to TV, they’ll also discover the terrifying truth about the Beaconsfield backlash, the Op…

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A RATIONAL YEAR - live from the xmas party 37:43

5M ago37:43

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers! Merry Christmas to everyone (except Raygun). Join A Rational Fear as we break down some of the most memorable stories (to us). We gathered around table at the Tilbury Hotel — one of the earliest satirical ve…

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A Series of Unfortunate Events with Geraldine Quinn 49:06

5M ago49:06

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In a Very Special Episode, Chris and Hayden tackle their first missing persons case. She’s a supremely talented singer-songwriter and a highly-awarded cabaret queen, so when it comes to the entertainment A-list, just where IS Geraldine Quinn? Has someone - or something - conspired against her? The investigation will lead the detectives somewhere th…

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EXIT INTERVIEW: Kylea Tink Is Not Done 29:50

6M ago29:50

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Hello Fearmongers, This is the Exit Interview for Kylea Tink, the current independant Member of Parliament for North Sydney. But not for long thanks to AEC the boundaries of North Sydney are being folded into the neighbouring …

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To Sketch a Killer with Andy Matthews 40:42

6M ago40:42

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The detectives grill comedian Andy Matthews in the case of a TV sketch comedy project that was brutally put down. Their investigation will lead them to big name suspects, highly problematic jokes, and a world that’s dirty, dangerous and largely hidden from the general public- university law revues. (01:17) Engineering to Comedy (05:34) The Law Revu…

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Is Long Head the next Bluey? 28:22

6M ago28:22

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, We have a very different episode of the podcast this week — we’re throwing out the rule book to bring a conversation with Millie Holten (Instagram), the brilliant creator of a new web series that is doing hu…

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Watchlist with Lally Katz 43:06

6M ago43:06

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Hayden and Chris throw out the rule book and cross international borders to interrogate the acclaimed dramatist and self-confessed American, Lally Katz. Are the detectives out of their jurisdiction? Unclear. Who killed the movie adaptation of Lally’s hit play, ‘Neighbourhood Watch’? Even murkier. (03:51) The 12-Year-Old Book Deadline (07:42) Magic …

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Jon Ronson on psychopaths, shame & spending time with Alex Jones 51:01

6M ago51:01

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, The privilege of being a white guy with a podcast is that you get to talk to your heroes, record those conversations and then share them with your friends, acquaintances, and 10,000 of you — our fellow fearm…

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Minority Report with Lorin Clarke 57:18

6M ago57:18

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The Pitch Bleak unit takes on the formidable kids TV writer, author and filmmaker Lorin Clarke in a case that threatens to set them against the shadowy forces of the Short Skirt, Long Jacket Department. Clarke discusses her famous father’s legacy, her time at Bluey, what it’s like having a successful podcast, and the brutal murder of her unrealised…

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Direct from COP29: The juicy gossip and a beached whale 22:39

6M ago22:39

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Salam Fearmongers, This week we’re connecting with two of our favourite friends of the pod who are wandering around the hall of COP29 in Baku, Azerbijan. Linh Do & Richie Merzian. We chat negotiations, financial commitments an…

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Mourning in America with John Safran 1:00:24

6M ago1:00:24

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Pitch Bleak’s second season opens with a bang as Hayden and Chris interrogate author, documentarian and professional troublemaker John Safran. After canvassing his crimes new (squatting in Kanye’s mansion) and old (rifling through Ray Martin’s garbage), the detectives zero in on their main target: what became of John Safran Vs America, his US-based…

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NZ leaves us with nothing but ANUS 51:54

7M ago51:54

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Howdy Fearmongers, Trying to make sense of the US Elections is a fools errand. Well, consider us your fools. I spent Wednesday afternoon not being able to do work, or anything really, the limit of my motor skills maxed out at …

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Season finale of the United States of America 39:58

7M ago39:58

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Howdy Fearmongers, We’re in the home stretch — at the time of publishing, there’s only 6 days left until Americans everywhere skip work, neglect their families, and dodge bullets to line up in droves to spend a few good hours …

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JokeTober sketch review 19:38

7M ago19:38

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Welcome to the JokeTober episode. Throughout October I had the privilege to run some satirical comedy workshops for 2SER, a community radio station in Sydney Part of the “prize” of being selected as a JokeTober co-hort they go…

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Judging fat bears & hawking Trump Bibles 26:48

7M ago26:48

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G'day Fearmongers, This week we’re joined by Emerson Brophy and Hannah Ferguson. While the NACC is getting knackered, climate action is getting neutered, and action on cost of living is nixed. Albo is really getting into shrin…

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The return of the sausages 34:42

8M ago34:42

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ 📋 LISTENER SURVEY: CLICK HERE G’day Fearmongers, UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer had one of the all time gaffes in politics this week — demanding at the Labour conference that Hamas “Free the sausages” immediately he spat out “…

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PREVIOUSLY… On Pitch Bleak 4:11

8M ago4:11

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With the true creative crime show being dual-nominated at the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards, it’s time to catch up on the action so far with this dizzying highlight reel! Come on a whirlwind trip through Season 1 with Detectives Hayden and Chris (and then go back and hit up all the individual episodes again, it’s good for our numbers). SEASON TWO …

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