Covid countdown 

• Victorian roadmap.
  • https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-09/210919%20-%20Roadmap-Delivering%20the%20National%20Plan.pdf
• Pfizer successful testing for 5-11 year olds.
  • https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-21/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-5-to-11-year-old/100478362
  • https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/20/health/pfizer-child-vaccine-data/index.html

 Get Off the Grass ScoMo

• French subs sunk. AUKUS subs surface!
  • https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-18/france-withdraws-ambassadors-over-submarines-deal/100473106
  • https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/18/the-nuclear-option-why-has-australia-ditched-the-french-submarine-plan-for-the-aukus-pact
• Christian Porter quits the front bench.  
  • https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/19/christian-porter-takes-appropriate-action-by-quitting-as-minister-scott-morrison-says

 Good News 

• Longest hospitalised Covid patient released from hospital after 399 days!
  •  https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/good-news/2021/09/17/david-mellado-covid-westmead/
• Giant penguin fossil found in New Zealand
  • https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-09-17/giant-penguin-fossil-found-by-schoolkids-new-zealand/100467506

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Banter - STEPtember - Support Kegtsa to encourage him to keep up the steps during lockdown.
https://www.steptember.org.au/s/213234/238095

Let’s Get Technical

• El Salvador adopts Bitcoin as legal tender.
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/09/el-salvador-bitcoin-move-could-cost-western-union-400-million-a-year.html 
  • https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/el-salvadorans-have-become-bitcoin-pioneers 
  • https://www.cnet.com/how-to/what-is-bitcoin/ 
• mRNA vaccnines
  • https://www.npr.org/2020/12/16/947184202/the-science-behind-the-historic-mrna-vaccine

 Indelible Indigenous

• Hannah McCleary
  • https://www.indigenous.gov.au/news-and-media/stories/national-science-week-hannah-mccleary-leading-example 
  • https://research.csiro.au/acc/capabilities/rv-investigator/ 
• Victorian Indigenous vaccination rates
  • https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-14/indigenous-vaccination-rates-in-victoria-dashed-software-error/100459000

 Oot N Aboot (Canadian elections)

• https://elections.ca/home.aspx
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Canadian_federal_election 
• https://338canada.com/
• https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VFY3Nd65eqKcLsY5k0cq5?si=28a59e11f044489f 

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On This Day
Birth, deaths and other historical events.

•  Buddy Holly
  • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Buddy-Holly
• Dr Seuss
  • https://roflrazzi.cheezburger.com/history/tag/this-day-in-history

Chinese Takeaway

• Chinese contribution to Astronomy
  • https://explorable.com/chinese-astronomy
• Government bans Weibo fan accounts for 'irrational star-chasing behavior' 
  • https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/06/tech/china-weibo-k-pop/index.html

 Beerducation

• Deeds Brewing, Fiery Gates of Helles
  • https://www.deedsbrewing.com.au/store/fierygatesofhelles 
• maku - Hemp Session Ale
  • https://www.maku.com.au/makushop/hemp-session-ale-cans-24x355ml

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Get off the Grass Scomo 

• ScoMo hangs up during a phone interview
  • https://au.news.yahoo.com/scott-morrison-hangs-up-radio-host-joe-biden-probe-045836263.html
• Exit Strategy: Politics After the Pandemic by George Megalogenis
  • https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/exit-strategy

Doyaself a Favour

• You Little Ripper. A daily podcast for the Paralympics 2020 with  Kurt Fearnley and co-host Georgie Tunny.
  • https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/you-little-ripper/
• Comedian v Economist
  • https://open.spotify.com/show/1ocvUNbRqPoxaGCnFwFHO2?si=fA-aXBGHQbWUDNzzVyUMcA&dl_branch=1
• A Rational Fear by Dan Ilic
  • https://open.spotify.com/show/6Q8kdlEjljUt18t8LjHODD?si=74_nDlNgRiKl55H4A9Mdhg&dl_branch=1
• Policy Forum Pod with Michelle O'Neil, Sharon Bessell and Arnagretta Hunter.
  • https://open.spotify.com/show/6HGLGw9GFdl4eFzPh5fSpz?si=fYd4ZTT6Tu-EekJHekNS9w&dl_branch=1
• Pod Save The World
  • https://open.spotify.com/show/0H9o8kgwaWo2jEVdyMFWzz?si=xezr-5PLR6q92fWR2B4cgQ&dl_branch=1

Sports of All Sorts (Paralympics version) 

• Paralympic classification system 101
  • https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/2020_06%20Explanatory%20Guide%20to%20Classification_Summer%20Sports.pdf 
• Aussie Madison De Rozarios
  • https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/30/madison-de-rozarios-800m-gold-snaps-australian-paralympic-silver-streak 
• Goalball
  • https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-25/goalball-paralympics-how-does-game-work/100378036 

During the week the Australian Government acknowledged the lack of recognition of the Paralympians and so announced that the Paralympians will earn the same amount of prize money as the able-bodied athletes from the Olympics.

• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-02/morrison-announces-equal-payments-for-olympians-and-paralympians/100429324

Clarification:

• Alan Finkel is an Australian neuroscientist, inventor, researcher, entrepreneur, educator, policy advisor, and philanthropist. He was Australia’s Chief Scientist (as stated in the show) from 2016 to 2020. 

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Don't be a Prick Australia go get a jab!

Banter
Wiggles gone woke?!?!

• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-23/wiggles-new-cast-members-announced-for-youtube-fruit-salad-tv/100398448
• https://eminetra.com.au/the-wiggles-new-cast-members-2021-woke-move-slammed/219692/ 

Beast of Blurtdom

• Long living animals on Earth
  • https://www.msn.com/en-au/lifestyle/smart-living/the-longest-living-animals-on-earth/ss-AALHlES
  • https://www.rd.com/list/oldest-living-animals-in-the-entire-world/
  • https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/on-exhibit-posts/the-immortal-jellyfish
• Red-billed Quelea
  • https://www.audubon.org/news/what-most-abundant-wild-bird-world

 Fun Facts

• What came first? The orange or the colour orange? 
  • https://www.rd.com/article/orange-word-color-fruit/
• 421 words Scots have for 'snow'
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-34323967
• A Swarm of bees followed a grandmothers car for two days
• The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime
• Michael Jackson almost made The Harry Potter musical
  • https://www.thefactsite.com/top-100-random-funny-facts/ 

New segment
Green There, Done That

• Converting plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring
  • https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/15/scientists-convert-used-plastic-bottles-into-vanilla-flavouring
• Giant coral found in the Great Barrier Reef
  • https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-20/giant-coral-found-on-great-barrier-reef/100392790

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Hands up who's not in lockdown!

• Beerducation
  • Madocke Brewery - Courtois Lager. https://www.madocke.com.au. 4 of 5 Blurtstars.
  • Moon Dog - Old Mate. https://moondogbrewing.com.au/beers/old-mate-2. 2 of 5 Blurtstars. 
• Party In The USA
  • Tropical storm in Florida. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/16/weather/grace-fred-storms-monday/index.html
  • 
    
• Listen to This
  • Polish Club - Now We're Cooking
    • Band website: https://polishclub.co/
    • Doja Cat cover on Triple J Like a Version. https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/like-a-version/polish-club-cover-doja-cat-say-so-for-like-a-version/12654290

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Count me in. It’s Census night! 

On this weeks' show we talk:

• Census night in Australia
  • The poll that stops (?) the nation.
• Let's Get Technical (new segment, all things technical)
  • Samsung Unpacked
  • New Linux flavour on Windows 10
    • https://blog.jreypo.io/2021/07/09/a-look-into-cbl-mariner-microsoft-internal-linux-distribution/ 
• Good News
  • Olympic diver Tom Daley - knitting
    • https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58047795
  • Phillip Island penguins live
    • https://penguins.org.au/virtual/live-penguin-tv/
  • Fraser Island Funnel Web Spider venom helping heart attack victims
    • https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/spider-venom-blocks-damage-after-heart-attacks/
• What's On The Box
  • Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist on Stan
    • https://www.stan.com.au/watch/zoeys-extraordinary-playlist 
  • House. Oldie but a goodie
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urZLTobAfJc

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Brisvegas got game! Or should I say games

On this weeks' show we chat about:

• Indigenous news
  • Archie Roach - "Tell Me Why book" and album
    • https://g.co/kgs/ajNiG3
    • https://www.archieroach.com/blog/2018/10/23/liyarn-ngarn-film-now-available-for-purchase
  • Pete Postlethwaite
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Postlethwaite
• Covid 
  • Israel indicating waning effectiveness of Pzifer vaccine
    • https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/science/covid-vaccine-israel-pfizer.html
• Sports of All Sorts
  • Brisbane wins the rights to Olympics 2032
  • Olympics news
    • https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-01/emma-mckeon-50m-freestyle-tokyo-olympics-gold-record/100340874
      
      

Music- "Double Vaxed Guy" written and performed by the kegsta

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Keg Solo: Wencee's done a hammy 

Tonight's podcast is coming to you from the lands of the Wurundjeri ,  the  People of the Kulin Nation

COVID AROUND AUSTRALIA:

• Gladys far too slow in Sydney
• Epidemiologists say , Sydney at this rate , will get out in September
• Is Sydney locked down yet?
• Quarantine breach QLD AGAIN !!

SCOMO'S RESPONSE:

• Vaccine's not a race, look over there, wow Olympics "how good?"
• How crap is Scomo's response?
• Pfizer in 2022/23 , wasn't in meant to be October?
• AZ has been given a terrible rap, created vaccine hesitancy 
  • 90% first dose in UK
  • 70% double dose
  • 70%+ of the world covered..

BRYAN TYLER COHEN: https://www.youtube.com/user/briantylercohen

• Who is Bryan Tyler Cohen
• Invite Bryan on show
• Don't be a Mitch fund - https://briantylercohen.com/dont-be-a-mitch/

Lifeline: https://g.co/kgs/BvBvNo
Beyond Blue: https://g.co/kgs/ApVK6u

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Super spreader 2021 You Can All Get Vaxxed

On this weeks' show we chat about:
On This Day

• Moon landing - https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html 
• US Viking 1 lands on Mars - https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/viking-1/in-depth/
• Births and deaths
• Oil Crisis of the 1970s
  • My 7-Eleven app - https://www.7eleven.com.au/my-7-eleven.html
• Attempt to assassinate Adolph Hitler

Party In The USA

• Billioneaire Space Race - https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/14/tech/jeff-bezos-richard-branson-elon-musk-space-race-scn/index.html
• How Bad Is the Bootleg Fire? It’s Generating Its Own Weather - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/climate/bootleg-wildfire-weather.html

Do Ya Self A Favour (podcast reviews)

• Engadget (all things tech) - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjI0NTIyMDk1OC9zb3VuZHMucnNz/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMTA4ODI5MzU2MQ?ep=14
• Science friction - https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/sciencefriction/
• Ms Represented
  • Listen - https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/ms-represented/
  • Watch - https://iview.abc.net.au/show/ms-represented-with-annabel-crabb

CORRECTION
Batman The Dark Knight (2008) starred Christian Bale (Batman) and Heath Ledger (The Joker). Not Tom Hardy. Tom played Bane in The Dark Knight Rises (2012) with Batman played again by Christian Bale.

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