Join Caroline Wilson (in pre-holiday high spirits) and Corrie Perkin for Ep 41.

As budget cuts continue to squeeze the Australian Broadcasting Corporation we take a look at the importance of our national broadcaster plus Caro divulges a few ‘in house’ ABC issues she’s been privy to recently.

After the Sir Doug Nicholls indigenous round we discuss its success and areas that the AFL and the media could improve on when it comes to indigenous representation in the game. Caro and Corrie also look ahead to the Queen’s Birthday round and the success of the annual Motor Neuron Disease Ice Bucket Challenge.

We dissect the Barnaby Joyce & Vikki Campion interview – was it really worth $150,000 for the network? And where to for Barnaby from here.

In “BSF” Corrie’s been dining out on the beautiful new publication from chef Alla Wolf Taker ‘Three Decades On: Lake House and Daylesford’. On the small screen  Caro and Corrie have both been watching ‘Mystery Road’ on ABC TV and Corrie’s raving about her slow cooked brisket with coffee rub that she whipped up on the weekend.

Caro’s grumpy about the logistics involved in preparing for travel (international drivers’ licenses and passports included), we touch on footy, flying, bullying and more in “6 Quick Questions” and Corrie’s “Crush of the Week” is Serena (and Venus) Williams.

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