REMEMBER book your tickets to see Kegsta perform at the upcoming Melbourne International Comedy Festival

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2022/shows/january-26th

Get Off The Grass ScoMo

We chat with Dylan Behan, from News Fighters, a comedic review of the latest Australian news, politics and media.

https://newsfighters.substack.com/

Listen To This

Who is Joe Rogan and why are Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removing their songs from Spotify?

https://www.nme.com/news/music/spotify-users-unsubscribed-plan-over-joe-rogan-controversy-3154664

https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/25/neil-young-joe-rogan-spotify/

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-joe-rogan-experience-with-ben-shapiro/id1506693707?i=1000549424921

James Blunt on Spotify and Joe Rogan controversy→

https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/james-blunt-release-new-music-spotify-joe-rogan-podcast/

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BREAKING NEWS!!!

Our own The Kegsta will be performing in a comedy play at the upcoming Melbourne Internation Comedy Festival. Don’t miss out, get your tickets for the show here:

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2022/shows/january-26th

. Indelible Indigenous

Special guest this week is Hannah McCleary, a Palawa woman from Hobart who is nearing the end of her double Science/Law degree at the University of Tasmania, has been accepted into a cadetship with the CSIRO’s Marine National Facility and actively inspiring young indigenous females to pursue STEM as a career. Listen to our candid chat on what inspires her, her journey to be a leader in STEM education.

Here are some links on Hannah and her journey.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/02/there-is-no-limit-how-scholarships-and-work-experience-are-changing-indigenous-lives

https://www.indigenous.gov.au/news-and-media/stories/national-science-week-hannah-mccleary-leading-example

. Good People That Did Stuff

A review of the great people that have been nominated for Australia Of The Year and Senior Australian Of The Year awards.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-23/senior-australian-of-the-year-meet-the-nominees/100761816

Sue and Lloyd Clarke (Qld Australian of the Year award) →

https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/sue%20and%20lloyd-clarke/2488/

Collin Dillon (Qld Senior Australian of the Year award) →

Australia’s first Indigenous police officer. Provided evidence to the Queensland Fitzgerald Inquiry into Police Corruption.

https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/colin-dillon/2495/

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. What’s On The Box

Manifest →

https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80241318 - Netflix

French Dispatch →

https://youtu.be/jvc115GGCSM - Trailer

https://www.amazon.com/French-Dispatch-Benicio-Del-Toro/dp/B09LSPWZJP - Prime Video

Dreambuilders (Original Danish title: Drømmebyggerne) →

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Dreambuilders/0U49EIDNE8Y2K3OKE2LD9DJVU0 - Prime Video

. Party In The USA

2021 unusual items stopped at US Airports →

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/tsa-unusual-items-airport-security-trnd/index.html

Senate Voting Rights Bill →

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/17/us/politics/senate-voting-rights-bill.html

Biden’s 1st year achievements →

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/17/politics/joe-biden-inauguration-anniversary-political-crises/index.html

Biden’s Infrastructure Bill →

https://www.whitehouse.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/

. Good News

Googly Eyes appearing randomly across Adelaide →

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/googly-eyes-keep-appearing-around-adelaide/100763332

Pirate Kitty, the thieving cat in Brisbane →

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-13/how-a-thieving-cat-united-a-community-in-brisbane/100752394

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.Welcome to 2022

.Covid Countdown

Much is happening with Covid since we last went live. We discuss Omicron, empty supermarket shelves (AGAIN!), RATs, Novak Djokovic and his attempt to stay in Australia for the Australian Open and much more.

.Nature Calls

Pearlfish from North Queensland →

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2014/08/pearlfish-lives-in-sea-cucumber-anus/

Snakes feasting on toads →

https://www.livescience.com/snakes-disembowel-toads.html

Researchers observe instance of cannibalism in wild white‐faced capuchin monkeys →

https://www.livescience.com/first-white-faced-capuchin-cannibalism.html

.Do Yaself a Favour

The Eleventh →

Historical look back at the events of the dismissal of Gough Whitlam on 11th November 1975.

https://open.spotify.com/show/7HSLg8TOU8btRIefYVXc5I?si=ebd2fbdb2f3f4d41

Juice Media →

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnzaiYrvvrw - Honest Government Ad | Hung Parliament

https://open.spotify.com/show/5tayIax0CHCOhd4pjkianv?si=8e3bff1c55704292

The Chaser Report →

https://play.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report

The Australia Institute →

https://youtube.com/c/TheAusInstitute

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As 2021 wraps up, we are recapping the chats we had with our special guests on The New Blurt.

In this recap episode Hannah Melville-Rea from The Australia Institute to discuss the COP26 outcomes and she gives us hope despite terms like “ phase down “ instead of “phase out” of coal ending the conference.

What did Australia bringing to COP26?

HeatWatch initiative

Carbon Border Adjustments: What are they and how will they impact Australia?

Subscribe to Australian Institute

Follow the Money podcast

What is a CBAM & Why is Australia Worried About Them? →

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As 2021 wraps up, we are recapping the chats we had with our special guests on The New Blurt.

In this recap episode the ever passionate and learned Dr David Smith , will discuss all things US politics, namely Supremes, Jan 6 and General US shitfuckery.

The 2020 fraudulent campaign by the MAGA heads and republicans that keep perpetuating the BIG LIE, will be discussed in detail in this and other episodes of “Party in the USA “ ..

Please join Wencee and I back live on the 11th Jan Tues 8pm ish…

PEP Podcast

Dr David Smith

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As 2021 wraps up, we are recapping the chats we had with our special guests on The New Blurt.

In this recap episode the ever passionate, entrepreneurial, Mark Kelly from Vote Tony Out federal election 2019 campaign, joins us to chat about community political activism and it’s role in the upcoming federal election of 2022.

Twitter - @kel_surfs

https://www.mackellarrising.org.au/

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As 2021 wraps up, we are recapping the chats we had with our special guests on The New Blurt.

In this recap episode the ever funny and energetic, Dan Ilic talks about Climate Change billboards at COP26, Climate Activism, what we can do and Saul Griffith another Climate change warrior.

https://arationalfear.substack.com/

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. Chinese Takeaway

Winter Olympics 2022 →

https://olympics.com/en/beijing-2022/venues

https://olympics.com/ioc/olympic-truce

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-refuses-to-sign-truce-for-beijing-olympics-as-it-weighs-up-diplomatic-boycott-20211203-p59eh2.html

https://olympics.com/en/beijing-2022/mascot

https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-announces-diplomatic-boycott-of-beijing-winter-olympic-games/576833c0-323e-4865-91ff-72674333ee65

Man with severely folded spine finally able to stand up straight →

https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/16/man-stands-straight-28-years-surgeons-fix-back-11913152/

. Fun facts

All sorts of fun facts. You might learn something. We sure did!

. Science

Organic glitter →

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/glitter-eco-friendly-green-alternative-cellulose-plant-color

Scientists inserted disco 'strobe lights' into jellyfish to see how they function without brains →

https://www.livescience.com/light-up-jellyfish-model-shows-neural-activity

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. Green There Done That

This week we have on the show Hannah Melville-Rea from The Australia Institute to discuss the COP26 outcomes and she gives us hope despite terms like coal phase down ending the conference.

What is Australia bringing to COP26? →

https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/what-is-australia-bringing-to-cop26/

HeatWatch initiative →

https://australiainstitute.org.au/initiative/heatwatch/

Carbon Border Adjustments: What are they and how will they impact Australia? →

https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/carbon-border-adjustments/

What is a CBAM & Why is Australia Worried About Them? →

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

. Get Off The Grass ScoMo

Religious Discrimination Bill debated in federal parliament.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-controversial-religious-discrimination-bill-has-been-revealed-here-s-what-s-in-it/6ac9da96-82dd-4275-a237-40c270add80f

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/federal-religious-discrimination-bill-flawed-20211125-p59c17.html

Jacqui Lambie savages Pauline Hanson's vaccine mandate claims.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjjWNWL3J-k

. Listen To This

Honouring Genesis Owusu who won the album of the year at Triple J and then followed that with 4 Aria awards. We reviewed Smiling With No Teeth in episode 32 on 3 June 2021.

https://www.aria.com.au/awards/nominees

Genesis won the Arias for:

* Album Of The Year for Smiling with No Teeth

* Best Independent Release

* Best Hip Hop Release

* Best Cover Art

Watch our review of the album here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ2jjYzvZtc&t=38s

Or listen to the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gnnDEeCRxqcaTH9bBctpM?si=tpBPLc96RVKhMUx_oBZP5Q

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