The Brass Monkey Pod

In today’s show we discuss how the liberal party saved our country by getting re-elected??? No seriously, what the actual fuck has happened to Australia where we continue to elect these muppets as PM? The boys digest.

Time to vote for our future! In this episode we delve into a few alternatives to the major’s and wax lyrical on the current state of the Australian political landscape. Then we point out some glaring hypocrisies behind Pauline Hanson’s campaign of supporting Adani coal and yet being against immigration. We ask why the Australian public buys these lies and when will voters wise up to the tactics of these politicians.

With the Australian federal election looming large on Saturday May 18th, we here at The Brass Monkey Pod are doing a deep dive on some of the seriously viable alternatives to the duopoly we’ve been enduring for how many decades now. This search for something better has lead us to Flux, which is a political party pushing for "Issue Based Direct Democracy (IBDD)" using Blockchain voting technology to revolutionise political participation in Australia. In this episode we sit down with Flux representative Ben Ballingall to gain a greater understating of the system itself, the technology driving it and the implications for politics at large. 

Flux Website: https://voteflux.org/

Email Ben: [email protected]

In today’s show! We celebrate the life of Nipsey Hussle, musically he was paving a way to be one of the greats but away from the studio he was impacting his community through entrepreneurship and a high business acumen. His death is an all-to-familiar reminder of the pain of gun violence and how it can break or bond a community. Prior to Nipsey’s death he was working on a documentary on controversial therapist Dr Sebi, who claimed to cure cancer aids amongst other things. Is there a link?

On today’s show! We expose One Nation's lobbying collusion with the NRA and what went down with their plans for growth in Australia. Then discuss the report that dumbed a nation, The Mueller Report. No Russian collusion? Can the report be trusted? Should we focus on other more disturbing aspects of the Trump presidency and where does this leave Hilary Clinton who claimed that ‘Russian collusion’ was the reason for her loss.

Today we do an emergency podcast for New Zealand and the tragic events that took place in Christchurch. We digest the heartache of having something like this happen in our own backyard, the politics that impacted it, the people that should take responsibility and the role of social media in the entire horrific event. What ownership is Mark Zuckerberg taking if any for it being live streamed on Facebook?

In today’s episode we digest the tragic, unworldly and downright shocking impact that the Instagram ‘shutdown’ had on us. In doing so we ask each other what it takes to become an influencer, life coach and a social media icon. Following on we dive deep into the Australian Prime Ministers continual push to slide our country back into the dark ages by refusing to sign on to the UN’s international Women’s day statement. What role does religion play in his decision and why this is a slippery slope. Wrapping things up with taking time to shed a tear for the American upper-class who have been caught up in the college bribery scandal. Finally asking the questions, what is the actual point of going to university to regurgitate another persons thoughts?

We close off a massive episode with a new segment ‘WHAT WOULD YOU DO?’ Where Soren is stuck deep in a group text dilemma. Wow! Best podcast of all time, here on The Brass Monkey Pod!