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Tom is joined by the former Greens senator for New Zealand (Western Australia), Scott Ludlam! What has Scott been up to since leaving politics? Dolly Parton died and it is strangely non-partisan. (14:17) What is Scott's take on the state of Aus politics? (21:11) And then run through the rise of the far right, how it was created by a sophisticated long-term project, Israel, climate, AUKUS, oh my. (40:12)

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Just released on Patreon - "We do the Britmonkey 2020s Political Compass"

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Tom’s away and Emerald is joined by guest host, Greens candidate for Ballina in the upcoming NSW election, Mandy Nolan! First up, Labor has made deals with LNP and One Nation to pass their cuts to the NDIS and weak gambling reforms. (5:36) Then a chat about Northern Rivers politics, conspiracy theories, the plan-bird-emic, and a look ahead to next year’s NSW state election. (36:00)

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Just released on Patreon - "We do the Britmonkey 2020s Political Compass"

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Mandy’s socials: mandy4ballina
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[email protected]

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Tom’s plugs -
Be Funny Challenge (Impossible) on now at Edinburgh Fringe
Two shows in London on September 11th & 12th at the Bill Murray Brand NEW show at Melbourne Fringe in October, In The Grand Scheme of Things - 25% off flash sale until Sunday 6pm
All the details at https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard/

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In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald take Britmonkey’s viral test ‘The 2020s Political Compass.’ Are we woke or chud? Hopepilled or doomers? Stay tuned to find out…

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2020s Political Compass: https://britmonkey.com/2020s-political-compass/ 

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Tom is joined by journalist and co-host of The Sunday Shot podcast, Dave Milner! Albo’s podcast woes show how the media sets the agenda (10:03). One Nation deals with, shock horror, a poorly-vetted homophobic candidate scandal (18:26). Immigration continues to be the main story (24:42). And the kids, who are alright, protest One Nation (48:37).
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Just released on Patreon - "The fight to close Pine Gap ft. Hannah Ekin"

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Dave Milner -
https://x.com/DaveMilbo
The Shot -
https://theshot.net.au/

Tom’s plugs -
Be Funny Challenge (Impossible) on now at Edinburgh Fringe
Two shows in London on September 11th & 12th at the Bill Murray Brand NEW show at Melbourne Fringe in October, In The Grand Scheme of Things - 25% off flash sale until Sunday 6pm
All the details at https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard/

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Produced by Michael Griffin

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Tom is joined by firefighter, Marxist, and currently one of the NSW delegates to Greens National Council, Jim Casey! First up is Jim’s experiences running against Albo in Grayndler and getting stitched up by the media. (11:00) Next, what is the future of the labour movement in Australia? How did the Greens end up invisible at the moment they are most needed? And how should the Greens react to the rise of One Nation? (56:09) 

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Just released on Patreon - "The fight to close Pine Gap ft. Hannah Ekin"

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Tom’s plugs -
Be Funny Challenge (Impossible) on now at Edinburgh Fringe
Two shows in London on September 11th & 12th at the Bill Murray Brand NEW show at Melbourne Fringe in October, In The Grand Scheme of Things - 25% off flash sale until Sunday 6pm
All the details at https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard/

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In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald are joined by organiser Hannah Ekin to discuss the fight to Close Pine Gap and the protest event Convergence 2026. Why is there a little America sitting in the middle of our continent? Are the ABC just a mouthpiece for the government? And is America using Pine Gap as a way to illegally conduct surveillance that breaks their own American law?

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Emerald is back on with Tom to chat about a bunch of news! First up, Zack Polanski’s guillotine scandal sounds awful familiar… Then, Victoria suddenly has a new premier! (14:11) Then, Pauline Hanson lost an appeal against a court ruling that found she racially discriminated against Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi. But should it have been a legal matter? (31:20) Hannah Ferguson, CEO of Cheek Media, is going to be running as an independent candidate for the seat of Grayndler. (47:03) Can she take down Albo?

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Just released on Patreon - "How they teach fossil fuels in our schools with Comms Declare’s Belinda Noble"

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Justice for Palestine Legal Fighting Fund (high court challenge against Qld law banning 2 pro-Palestine phrases): https://chuffed.org/project/173177-justice-for-palestine-legal-defence 

Watch Tim Read’s farewell speech - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-YsPzhceI4 

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Tom is joined by two leading Greens candidates for the upcoming Victorian election - Campbell Gome for Northcote, and Brittney Henderson for Western Metro! First up, an introduction to their campaigns and a discussion about the undemocratic group voting system. (5:14) Then a deep dive into the upcoming election and the state ahead. Is Victoria really going to fall to an insane Liberal-One Nation Mad Mex hellscape? (33:42)

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Just released on Patreon - "How they teach fossil fuels in our schools with Comms Declare’s Belinda Noble"

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Donate! -

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Come see Ellen Sandell and Max Chandler-Mather at ‘FED UP? Fair Enough!’ -
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In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald are joined by Belinda Noble, a former journalist who went on to work as Head of Media & Communications for Australian Red Cross and is now the CEO of climate communications charity Comms Declare. They have just released ‘From Cradle to Career,’ a report on how the fossil fuel industry has inserted itself into our schools, and the quest to remove their social license and end their stranglehold on the country. Also, is a Tim Tam slam a valid teaching tool?

Read the From Cradle to Career report: https://commsdeclare.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/From-Cradle-To-Career-Report-2026.pdf 

Fossil fuel ad ban -
https://fossiladban.org/ 

Parents for climate petition -
https://www.parentsforclimate.org/ 

QCC petition re Shell Qld Museum sponsorship -

https://www.queenslandconservation.org.au/qld_museum_end_fossil_fuel_sponsorships

“It’s By Stealth, Isn’t It?” The Multi-Million Dollar Effort by Australia Fossil Fuel Companies To Get Into Schools - 

https://drilled.media/news/australia-schools 

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Tom is joined by returning favourite, Chief Political Analyst at The Australia Institute and author of ‘Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard,’ Amy Remeikis!

First up, after all these years, finally now in the year of our lord 2026, has Hughsey lost it? (12:33) Then, Albo this week gave a big speech about the future of AI. (33:42) Is artificial intelligence and its disruption of everything inevitable? Or is that just what the people profiting want you to think?

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Just released on Patreon - "Apparently One Nation has policies, let’s review them"

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Follow Amy -
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