The Modern Meltdown

On this week's episode of The Modern Meltdown podcast Matthew shares his dismay at the current status of politics in Australia as we usher in another Prime Minister after our former PM works on removing the knife from their back.

On this weeks podcast Matthew pulls apart the motivations behind Fraser Anning's maiden political speech and explains why you shouldn't pay any attention to it.

On this weeks episode of The Modern Meltdown Matthew points out the elephant in the corner when it comes to the punch of AFL player Anfrew Brayshaw. Why is it illegal to punch someone on the street but not on the AFL field.

On this weeks episode of The Modern Meltdown Matthew speaks with Andre Gonzalez one of the survivors of the Aurora mass shooting. Andre discusses the current state of gun violence in American and how he channelled his traumatic experience into a creative pursuit with his new book series "Insanity"

On this weeks episode Matthew chats about the end of Fairfax media in Australia with his former Fairfax colleague Graham Spencer. The two remissness about the better times and speculate on what the future holds for one of Australia's oldest media brands.

On this weeks episode Matthew wonders why everyone was so surprised with Donald Trump's bromance with Vladimir Putin plus a Canadian alt righter discovers what aussie humour is all about.

On this weeks episode Matthew discusses the sometimes strange Australian Video Game classification system and why some games get banned before they hit the shelves.

Recently the role of Chinese tech giant Huawie in Australian telecommunications infrastructure has raised concerns of Chinese espionage. So what is Huawie and should we be afraid?

On this week's episode of The Modern Meltdown, Matthew discusses three recent instances when the Australian media have come under scrutiny, and what it says about the state of Australian journalism.

Matthew is a week away from ten years of attending pop culture conventions, so in celebration, he's put together a handy guide for getting the most out of your first convention.