Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they dive headfirst into the art of decision-making—whether it’s rating the latest TV shows, dissecting bizarre life choices, or tackling the dilemmas their listeners throw their way. No topic is too big, too small, or too ridiculous. Armed with personal experiences, the news of the week, and an inbox full of questionable queries, Richie and Chris promise to leave you ever-so-slightly wiser… or at least Mildly Informed Help the show to continue to rewri ...
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Are you sick of news you can trust? For over 200 years, The Chaser has been the world's leading source of news you can't trust. The Chaser Report offers a satirical look at Australian and world news and culture, along with occasional confessions of parenting and business failures, the latter often involving an amusingly large number of unsold avocado pool toys. The show is hosted each day by two of the satirical comedy group’s co-founders, Charles Firth and Dom Knight, along with occasional ...
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Each week, Charles Firth and Dom Knight dive into the world of tech and discover that sometimes, the future isn't exactly what you expect... unless you thought the future would be an endless succession of crappy Bluetooth products. Then it's exactly what you expect. Join Charles and Dom (co-founders of The Chaser, and co-hosts of The Chaser Report podcast) every week for their hilarious dissection of exactly how many steps backward come with every technological step forward. Hosted on Acast. ...
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Brought to you by Loughborough University’s Anarchism Research Group (ARG), Anarchist Essays presents leading academics, activists, and thinkers exploring themes in anarchist theory, history, and practice. For more on the ARG, please visit https://www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/politics-international-studies/research/arg/ and follow us on Twitter at @arglboro
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Onwards To Victory is unapologetic & unfiltered. With a voice that captivates the soul and a glorious moustache that demands attention, Magnus Danger Magnus (yes, that’s his real name) brings over 25 years of showbiz flair to the mic. This podcast dives headfirst into the wild world of performing arts, showcasing stories from all walks of life: Big name comedians, world touring acrobats, celebrity drag queens, and underground freak show weirdos. All sharing their most unbelievable stories. B ...
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Halloween V Guy Fawkes: The Official Showdown
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🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t carve your pumpkin, light your bonfire, or manage your payday spending… but will absolutely have a chat about all three. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they dive into another week of overthinking seasonal chaos and confectionery greatness. From spooky nights to spark-filled skies, it’s …
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LA Life to Hello Kitty Sheets: Naughty, Nice & Everything In Between with Ratty & Mkittyxoxo | Ep 21
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Today we sit down with two dear friends who helped shape this show’s spirit. MKitty (Miss Marie Walter), an Australian pink-haired gamer girl and content creator, and Ratty (Chris Rattray), the creative mind behind Violet Empress. We talk about how they met, the cosplay photo that started it all, and the wild LA years where Chris ran web and commun…
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Charles debuts his newest theory that the literal Golden Age is upon us. Invest now to protect yourself from a future, or rely on the "everlasting strength" of the US dollar like a sucker. --- Order the 2025 CHASER ANNUAL: https://chasershop.com/products/the-chaser-and-the-shovel-annual-2025-preorder Listen AD FREE: https://thechaserreport.supercas…
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Ahhh, the Great Barrier Reef. It's one of Australia's most beloved landmarks, cherished worldwide, and invaluable to our nation's identity. So how much does the piece of shit cost? Thankfully, that question has been answered by the good people at Deloitte. --- Order the 2025 CHASER ANNUAL: https://chasershop.com/products/the-chaser-and-the-shovel-a…
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Charles and Dom are back in the same room, but unfortunately, said room is not a ballroom, and therefore is completely uninteresting to Trump. Together they discuss the White House renovations, and how what Australia really needs is a Mar-A-Largo Down Under. --- Order the 2025 CHASER ANNUAL: https://chasershop.com/products/the-chaser-and-the-shovel…
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Essay #107: Alexandria H., Juan Verala Luz, & Charles W., ‘Survival of the Organized: Critical Reflections on Organizing and Mutual Aid’
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In this essay, Alexandria H., Juan Verala Luz, and Charles W. draw distinctions and connections between two important aspects of social movements: organizing and mutual aid. They argue that practicing mutual aid inside organizing campaigns and the mass organizations that sustain them can prefigure the kinds of social relationships that will truly l…
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🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t recover stolen masterpieces, clean your ears, or find your lost keys… but will definitely talk about all three. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner for another week of unnecessary analysis and deeply average insight. From fine art to fine foam, nothing escapes their mildly curious minds. This w…
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Dom and Charles reunite while Charles is at an airport in South Korea (sorry for the background noise) to catch up on news. Albanese met Donald Trump, where the two bonded over the fact that they'll lead their respective countries forever. Plus, Charles literally fights crime while in the UK. --- Order the 2025 CHASER ANNUAL: https://chasershop.com…
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Charles and Dom lament the future loss of a culture at the hands of climate change, and the unfortunate citizens of Tuvalu who are forced to migrate to Australia, only to be introduced to capitalism. --- Order the 2025 CHASER ANNUAL: https://chasershop.com/products/the-chaser-and-the-shovel-annual-2025-preorder Listen AD FREE: https://thechaserrepo…
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Charles seeks parenting advice from Dom after his edlest son makes a shocking confession. Anyone with kids who might be listening, best keep them away from this episode, unless you want them getting ideas. --- Order the 2025 CHASER ANNUAL: https://chasershop.com/products/the-chaser-and-the-shovel-annual-2025-preorder Listen AD FREE: https://thechas…
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Planning your next holiday for somewhere to relax, refresh, and restore your cells to their prime? Dom may just have the perfect island in one of Honduras' Economic Development Zones for you! Come for the experimental de-aging treatments, stay for the rest of your unnaturally extended life. --- Order the 2025 CHASER ANNUAL: https://chasershop.com/p…
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Richie’s Travel App, Chris’s Dad Joke AND some ASMR!
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🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t book your flights, whisper soothingly in your ear, or expose any celebrity traitors… but will certainly try. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they dig into another week of mild revelations and questionable logic. From tech reviews to tan lines, it’s chaos as usual – all in the name of bei…
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As part two of Charles and Dom's ingenious "Doctor's Office" idea, the pair had the brainwave that what they were actually pitching was an Anti-Social Social Club. Between the ambitious fantasy and caviar, there may just be an idea here. Donate now to get in on the ground level. --- Buy the Wankernomics book: https://wankernomics.com/book Listen AD…
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Tahir Accidentally Became a “Dealer” After Fat Pizza and How Politically Incorrect Housos Was | Ep 20
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TAHIR is an award winning, internationally acclaimed stand up comedian with a career spanning over two decades. He has co created and starred in the hit sitcoms StreetSmart and Here Come The Habibs, and is a Logie winning actor best known for Fat Pizza, Housos and three feature films. Tahir is one of Australia’s most beloved live performers. In thi…
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Charles believes he has, quote, "invented a whole new category of commerce," and proceeds to share his revolutionary new idea for a way to slack off during work hours. --- Buy the Wankernomics book: https://wankernomics.com/book Listen AD FREE: https://thechaserreport.supercast.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @chaserwar Spam Dom's socials: @dom_knight…
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Dom thinks that Microsoft Copilot is like the 21st-century version of Clippy, and laments how Google took us all for granted. Plus, Charles points out how the producer of this podcast might be AI, because he won't shut up about the fact he genuinely likes this job and please don't sack him. --- The Chaser Report: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://no…
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In this topical episode, Charles lays into someone that the rest of the Australian media has left untouched for too long. Samuel P. Huntington better watch out, because there's no way his theory on the clash of civilisations stands a chance against the intellectual might of Firth. NO ONE IS SAFE. --- The Chaser Report: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ http…
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Essay #106: Josie Holland, ‘Utopian Desires of Queer Anarchism’
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In this essay, Josie Holland breaks down key characteristics of queer anarchism and its connection to anarchist principles of prefiguration and revolutionary desire. They conclude with an invitation to develop a critical utopian impulse through anarchist practices more generally. Josie Holland is a doctoral student in the English Department at the …
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School holidays are over, and so is our podcast break! To smooth back into the daily podcast grind, Dom and Charles both pose theories to each other on the future enshitification of AI. Dom uses ChatGPT to come up with a superior version of Charles' brain, meanwhile Charles has jumped back into his favourite pastime of always being right. --- The C…
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We review the worst ever Kit Kat AND Party Conferences
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🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t fix your finances, finish your bike ride, or redesign your Kit Kat… but will happily have a go at all of them. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they yet again turn everyday chaos into light analysis. From politics to confectionery (and the disasters in between), it’s another week of stron…
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Oven Cleaning!? Our Saddest Domestic Flexes Yet
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🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t scrub your oven, mix your salad, or pedal your bike… but will gladly waffle on about them. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they continue their mission to overanalyse life’s everyday highs, lows, and baked-on stains. From TV tourism to new condiments, they’ll leave you with just enough in…
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Dom drops into the feed with a quick update about where we are (taking school holidays off, as is our practice now), and gets very distracted by all the new Wankernomics gigs that Charles is selling out across the UK, Ireland and NZ, as well as the new shows they're doing in MELBOURNE and SYDNEY this December. There is pretty much no more informati…
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Every Office Worker Will Relate to This: Wankernomics with Charles Firth & James Schloeffel | Ep 19
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Charles Firth (from The Chaser) and James Schloeffel (from The Shovel) are the duo behind Wankonomics, the sell-out satire that’s taken over the corporate world from the inside. In this episode we finally sit down with them as they reveal how their shows draw in office workers and leave managers terrified to ever say words like KPI or synergy again…
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Essay #105: Javier Sethness Castro, ‘From Tolstoy’s Search for the Kingdom of God: Gender and Queer Anarchism’
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In this reading from Tolstoy’s Search for the Kingdom of God: Gender and Queer Anarchism (2025), Javier Sethness Castro reflects on Leo Tolstoy and the Russo-Ukrainian War. While praising the relevance of Tolstoy’s anti-militarist principles in light of this ongoing conflict, the author also considers not only Tolstoy’s contradictions as a Russian …
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🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t mow your pitch, fix your tuna tins, or run your supermarket radio… but will absolutely chat nonsense about them. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they once again trawl through the week’s curiosities, from the serious to the seriously trivial. Whether it’s turf, tinned fish, or Trump, they…
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In the words of the 47th President of the USA: "Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen. But with Tylenol, don't take it." Naturally, Charles and Dom have some thoughts. --- The Chaser Report: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chaserreport Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌍 Buy the Wankernomics book: https:…
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Albanese finally had a face-to-face meeting with Trump, and to Charles' disgust, took a selfie to mark the occasion. Plus, Dom exposes an international conspiracy to pause an escalator at the exact moment Melania stepped on it. --- The Chaser Report: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chaserreport Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-…
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Dom and Charles have a candid discussion on satire's future, as comedic voices around the world are encouraged to self-censor. Listen and learn how their experiences in making fun of the people in power have shaped their understanding of what has happened recently to Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert. --- The Chaser Report: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ …
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Donald Trump has announced a brand new buyer of TikTok, which has Charles and Dom uber excited. Meanwhile, thanks to changes in VISAs and the freedom of speech, will Wankernomics be able to tour in the "Land of the Free"? Charles isn't sure. --- The Chaser Report: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chaserreport Try it risk-free now with a…
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Move over Alligator Alcatraz, there's a new detention facility in town. Meanwhile, Charles takes a deep dive into one of the biggest production flops in West End history. Plus, we answer the age-old question: Did anyone ever "smack the rump" of the Mona Lisa? --- The Chaser Report: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chaserreport Try it ri…
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We review King Charles hosting Donald Trump
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🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t host your state visit, train a monkey, or bake you a flapjack… but will definitely have opinions on all of it. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they take their trademark sideways look at the important, the trivial, and the downright chewy. From political pomp to primates, if it can be ove…
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Charles' keen political senses are tingling, and he can feel the winds of change are coming for the timid and disappointing leader of a Labor party. Meanwhile Dom recounts the many marvellous misadventures of Mandelson. Plus, the ins and outs of the --- The Chaser Report: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chaserreport Try it risk-free no…
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