Happy Podiversary! In this episode I’ll reflect on 12 months of podcasting by going back to where it all began. I’ll pick out a few of my favourite moments, and let you know what’s in store for the future. Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far, you all rock! Oh and listen through to […]

Episode 52 – Podiversary

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News & Politics

In this episode Malcolm and I discuss that pesky requirement to have your name checked off the electoral roll every 3 years – compulsory voting. Which countries have it? What are the pros and cons? Listen and find out! Stuff we discussed: Here is the list of countries that have compulsory voting. And my brain wasn’t working […]

Episode 67 – Vote if you want to

In this mini episode I reflect on what happened in Australian politics for the month of September. We’ll look at elections around the world, what the High Court has been up to, and whether any legislation was debated. Enjoy!

Episode 66 – September in review

In this episode I discuss the recent High Court case of a Senator who thought he was definitely an Australian citizen and not a dual citizen of another country, because you know, the vibe. Have a look at the case if you’re interested. Enjoy!

Episode 65 – The curious case of a UK Senator

In this mini episode I read Hansard from 1976. With the government managing to do something unexpected, like pass a media reform bill, I thought we should all have a look at what media reform sounded like in the 70’s. If you’d like to know some of the history and what the 2017 media reforms looked like […]

Episode 64 – Hansard 1976 media reform

In this episode I’m joined by Ben as we discuss electoral boundary redistributions. Why do they happen? Who gets to decide? And what will it mean for the next election? Also enjoy my made up Latin term Electio Terminus Distrubutus (thanks Google translate). Stuff we discussed: Election Yoda’s take on the recent electoral boundary malarky. And this […]

Episode 52 – Podiversary

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