Don't Shoot The Messenger

Lyn Swinburne, AM, is our special guest to talk August 12th’s ‘Field of Women’ at the MCG.  

Lyn was the founder of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) in 1996. She’s now Chair of the Royal Women’s Hospital and the first female president of the Royal Melbourne Gold Club and shares her story with us this episode. 

Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin remark on Lyn’s tireless work over the years - but also the progress that BCNA has made making a true difference in the support available for women, men and families affected by breast cancer in Australia each year. plus they discuss their memorable involvement as Pink Women at several ‘Field of Women’ events.

Find out via the link below how you can become part of the 'Field of Women' event at the MCG, Sunday August 12th - her BCNA

Lynn also lends her unique perspective to the discussion of Cricket Australia’s sacking of Angela Williamson (over those personal political Tweets) which leads to a debate over the surprising difference in abortion laws in Australia. 

After last week’s bombshell news about a Fairfax & Nine Entertainment take over, Caro and Corrie share their opinions - admittedly from very different sides of the equation. 

In BSF Corrie excitedly gifts Caro’s daughter (fresh from her recent Masterchef waiter appearances) a copy of Hetty McKinnon’s new cook book ‘Family’ (available at My Bookshop by Corrie Perkin via the website  HERE

Caro’s raving about her small screen viewing of late included ‘Killing Eve’ on the ABC and Iview and Corrie serves up a delicious Date and Chocolate Torte she swears is the best thing she’s ever cooked - courtesy of the Monday Morning Cooking Club’s book “The Feast Goes On” (recipe available in the Show Notes below ).

Corrie’s Grumpy about Donald Trump’s constant undermining of American journalists and media organisations.

In “Six Quick Questions” we talk Richomond v Collingwood and the social impact of such a massive footy game (and it’s overshadowing of other political stories). “Vanity Fair” has anew editor and Corrie’s not thrilled, a Barnaby Joyce story (just be quiet Barnaby) and should some Australian journalists apologies for the over hyping of the importance of the recent ‘Super Saturday’ Elections. 

Lee Lin Chin of SBS News Fame is Corrie’s “Crush of the Week” and Caro’s back with instalment number two of her pine cone collecting ‘GLT’. 

 

DATE AND CHOCOLATE TORTE

From “The Feast Goes On” - the Monday morning Cooking Club

Ingredients

Pre heat the over to 180 C

Grease a spring and line a 24cm springform cake tin.

 

250g (1 and a half cups) of whole almonds 

250g of dark chocolate (Corrie uses buttons) broken into pieces

6 egg whites

115g (1/2 cup) of super fine castor sugar 

250g pitted dates, finely chopped

250ml (or one cup) of pure cream whipped for serving 

 

Topping 

180g dark chocolate grated

 

Start the recipe the day before serving. 

Place the almonds and chocolate in the bowl of a food processor and chop into chunky pieces. 

Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form, then gradually add the sugar, whisking until thick and glossy. Fold in the almonds, chocolate and dates. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 45minutes. Turn off the oven and leave the torte inside to cool, with the door sli

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Caro and Corrie with their tips for Round 19 - but so much more. We talk violence at games and whether or not Damien Barrett's suggestion of an alcohol free game has any merit. Caro has a prediction regarding Alistair Clarkson's future at the Hawks and Jeff Kennet's plans for the future as well. 

Don't forget to listen in to Episode 47 of 'Don't Shoot The Messenger' for more footy talk. 

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This week Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin delve into Australian politics as Super Saturday looms. With 5 seats in four states having a byelection – what will the results mean for Bill Shorten and Malcolm Tunrbull?

We talk political advisors and reports of huge salaries and ponder why advisors wages shouldn’t be made public and question just what the role of a political advisor is.

Caro shares some strong thoughts about potential AFL rule change testing towards the end of the season following Gillon McLachlan’s on air revelations this week.

And in the literary world, Corrie runs us through the rather surprising Man Booker Prize Longlist announced this week.

In ‘BSF’ Caro’s been reading Salley Vicker’s “The Librarian” and has been off to the Swedish Film Festival to see “Under the Tree”. Plus Caro’s cooked up a beautiful Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup fit for a magazine cover (courtesy of the July edition of Delicious Magazine).

The hypocrisy of major supermarkets and their approach to minimising plastic is making Caro grumpy this week and in ‘6 Quick Questions’ more annoying buzz words, favourite Spring bulbs and can you tell a person’s age by the way they text?

Plus Caro’s got a caring and sharing ‘GLT’ for book fans. 

Don't Shoot The Messenger is produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia Pty Ltd. 

Send an email to Caro and Corrie via '[email protected]'. 

 

The 2018 longlist, or Man Booker ‘Dozen’, of 13 novels, is:

Author (country/territory)          Title (imprint)Belinda Bauer (UK)                      Snap (Bantam Press)

Anna Burns (UK)                          Milkman (Faber & Faber)

Nick Drnaso (USA)                       Sabrina (Granta Books)

Esi Edugyan (Canada)                 Washington Black (Serpent’s Tail)

Guy Gunaratne (UK)                    In Our Mad And Furious City (Tinder Press)

Daisy Johnson (UK)                     Everything Under (Jonathan Cape)

Rachel Kushner (USA)                The Mars Room (Jonathan Cape)

Sophie Mackintosh (UK)              The Water Cure (Hamish Hamilton)

Michael Ondaatje (Canada)         Warlight (Jonathan Cape)

Richard Powers (USA)                 The Overstory (William Heinemann)

Robin Robertson (UK)                  The Long Take (Picador)

Sally Rooney (Ireland)                  Normal People (Faber & Faber)

Donal Ryan (Ireland)                    From A Low And Quiet Sea (Doubleday Ireland)

 

 

 

 

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In Round 17 Caro tipped 6 out of 9 and Corrie tipped 3 out of 9. Here's their tips for Round 18. 

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This week Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin kick off the show with a discussion about women sports journalists under fire and Caro takes us behind the scenes of Monday’s rather awkward ‘Footy Classified’ interview with Steven Silvagni from the Carlton Football Club.

Donald Trump’s done a big backflip this week after his meeting with Putin, plus he’s been busy meeting the Queen, Theresa may and ruffling feathers with NATO members – but are Trump’s heartland supporters over him?

Caro admits she’s no fan of reality TV, but Corrie’s partial to a bit of Masterchef inspiration. As the show clocks up its 10th season we look at how it has changed Australian domestic cooking and Corrie tips her likely winner.

In ‘BSF’ Caro’s read yet another Mary Stewart novel ‘Airs Above The Ground’, Caro and Corrie found the time to go to the movies together to see the French film ‘Back To Burgundy’ and Caro shares her Mum’s ‘Famous Veal Casserole’ recipe.

Corrie’s grumpy with The Age newspaper this week and in ‘6 Quick Questions’ we talk activated almonds, therapy sessions for staff at Triple M, ‘The Crown’ casting, Steven Quartermaine’s welcome return to Channel 10 and Cat Stevens songs.

Plus Caro’s ‘Crush of the Week’ is Esther Hannaford who was a winner at the recent Helpmann Awards .

PODCASTS recommended by Corrie in this episode. 

"Russia If You're Listening" and "The Rachel Maddow Show" from Tuesday 17th July. 

 

Julia’s Famous Veal Casserole

Buy veal schnitzel pieces from your butcher.

Using a meat tenderiser bang them out flat then cut into smaller pieces. Coat with flour and seasoning (salt and pepper). Caro suggests to shake in a paper bag with flour and seasoning.

 

Use a tablespoon of olive oil into a fry pan (Julia uses an electric fry pan for steady heat) but you can use a cast iron casserole dish etc.  

Fry off 2 cloves of garlic (chopped). Fry off veal in batches.

Pour in a cup of red wine (use a good red wine if you can).

Deglaze the pan with red wine. Add the meat back in. Once it’s reduced a bit throw in a can of chopped tomatoes.

Cook on a low heat for approximately half an hour or so.

The longer you leave it the better it gets.  Better then next day.

Top with chopped parsley and chopped up stuffed olives.

 

'Don't Shoot The Messenger' is produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia. 

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After Round 16 only one point seperates Caro and Corrie - let's see if Corrie can edge in front after Round 17. 

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A slightly sports focused show this week as Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin discuss the ongoing discussion that followed Barry Hall’s sacking from Triple M. Sadly more than a couple of recent displays of Aussie sportsmen behaving badly and on the flip side we pay tribute to the wonderful Cyril Rioli who’s just announced his retirement. And just what does help to make a great sporting family?

And Tasmanian footy has received a theoretical injection of funds with Bill Shorten making a $25 million election pledge.

In BSF – Corrie’s been reading ‘A Very English Scandal’ which is brim full of sex, politics and intrigue. Caro’s raving about Guy Pearce in the new season of ‘Jack Irish’ on ABC TV and Corrie shares her Mum’s surefire hit biscuit recipe for ‘Peg’s Melting Moments’.

Caro’s grumpy about the widespread use of the term WAGS and she shares a GLT courtesy of husband Brendan – where to get the best meat pie in Victoria.

In ‘6 Quick Questions’ we touch on classic Suzi Quatro tracks, Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Britain, the fate of Carlton coach Brendan Bolton, annoying Masterchef moments and getting naked for the sake of art. Plus Corrie’s ‘Crush of the Week’ is the international diving team currently rescuing the young boys trapped in flooded caves in Thailand.

 

You can send an email to us via [email protected] or connect with the show on Facebook and Twitter (@dontshootpod) and check out the Caro and Corrie instagram account. 

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In Round 15 Caro tipped 5 out of 9 and Corrie tipped 3 out of 9. Here's their tips for Round 16.

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This week we focus on men in the media, footy and the entertainment industry with a dash of politics for good measure.

Caro critiques the 2018 Logie Awards which it seems no one took very seriously at all.

Caro and Corrie have some very strong opinions on the comments and radio station culture that led to Barry Hall’s sacking on Friday night (and yes we play you the audio of the incident).

In politics we check in our parliament as Sarah Hanson-Young calls foul play in the senate over sexist remarks, plus after  Mark ‘Bomber’ Thompson’s in depth interview ran in the weekend papers we ask when is a good time for a well-known identity in trouble to just shut up?

In ‘BSF’ Caro delves into the novels of Mary Stewart, Corrie has a compelling recommendation for ‘Billions’ on Stan and serves up a great bar snack of mini steak n chips.

Plus Caro’s ‘on-air’ coughing fit made her rather grumpy this week and her ‘Crush of the Week’ is Tony Peek, Corrie has a sleep related ‘GLT’ and some interesting topics in ‘6 Quick Questions’.

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In Round 14 Corrie tipped 5/6, Caro 4/6 - here's their Round 15 tips. 

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