The Iron Fist and the Velvet Glove

In this episode of the podcast, we delve into the Korean War and then discuss Extinction Rebellion, the Morrison theocracy, opinion surveys and corporate ethics.

2:30 Korea

Cam Reilly.

Here is his web site The Podcast Network.

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In this episode we discuss the cost of renewable energy and whether Australia can have stable power supply relying 100% on renewable energy.

2:12 The Great Debate

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The strange relationship between left and right and attitudes to climate change.

2:37 Happy 70th Anniversary to the Chinese Communists

It’s 70 years since Mao declared an end to the humiliation.

9:55 China USA Priorities

From Newspoll

Coal-loving Morrison scolds China over emissions

From Jeff Sparrow in Crikey

If chutzpah was combustible,

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In this episode, we discuss religion, free speech and Greta Thunberg.

2:08 Morrison in America

“The easiest thing for me to do is to say knock out 15 sites in Iran and that would be a very bad day for Iran,’ he said.

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Scott Morrison has realized he can get away with it. Riverfire should not be cancelled. And we offer an interesting option to consider should you face a tough meeting at work.

3:05 Jacinta Price

Scott, Paul and Craig went to see her at a public event.

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No other podcast would attempt to explain cashless cards, Tamil refugee status, offensive penises and the history of Brexit going back to 6500 BC.

1:40 Deep Throat

William Mark Felt Sr. (August 17, 1913 – December 18,

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In this episode, we examine the Religious Discrimination Bill 2019.

The Religious Discrimination Bill 2019

We start off with a quick look at the important sections.

20:12 The Iron Fist thoughts on how to argue against the Bill

We don’t need any Religious Discrimination Bill because:

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In this episode, we discuss NSW Abortion Law, Pell, Fascist laws, Iranian oil tankers , the US Empire and Ho Chi Minh. Our live stream worked perfectly and we were able to talk to Caitlin about NSW abortion law and Cam Reilly about Ho Chi Minh.

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In this episode, we have a crack at explaining how the US dollar replaced gold as the default currency.

Religious Privilege Rally

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We let them pick our fruit

Pacific island nations affected by the climate crisis will continue to survive “because many of their workers come here to pick our fruit”,

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Hopefully we won’t be swatted

Barely two weeks after winning $3m at the Fortnite World Cup, Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf was “swatted” in the middle of a livestreaming session.

The 16-year-old was broadcasting to his legion of fans on streaming platform Twitch as he played Fortnite with friends when the incident occurred.

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