On episode 302 we discuss the time we watched a lot of Fox News – particularly the show Gutfeld! This is a Right-wing alternative to more liberal late-night talk shows like Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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We discuss Melbourne exploding with COVID, ongoing lockdowns, protests from construction workers and earthquakes!
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This episode covers the devastating fires all around Australia and the political and media response.
Nick’s Facebook post on comments by the Fire Brigade Employees Union NSW and the incompatibility of neoliberalism and preventing and responding to this crisis.
Scott Morrison speaking at a press conference in Melbourne aired on #abcnews24 repeatedly claiming Australia is reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is not supported by the evidence yet none of the journalists challenged this claim #auspoI Graph from: https://t.co/8OEBENPJejpic.twitter.com/c2mEklUhSt
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Federico Fuentes interviewing Maria Paez in Venezuela. Photo by Joe Montero, taken from an article on greenleft.org.au
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We’re joined by Federico Fuentes, a writer for Green Left Weekly, who gives a first-hand account of the current situation in Venezuela.
Federico at a community assembly in Santa Teresa in San Fernando de Apure. We have a strong focus on this grassroots democracy at the community level in this episode.
You can listen to Federico’s talk from the ‘Eyewitness Report back from Venezuela’ event here.
For a policy analysis of US intervention in Venezuela, check out our last episode #223. The notes for this episode also have links to heaps more sources to learn more.
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