Lockdown 5.0

 On this weeks' show we discuss: 

• Get off the Grass ScoMo
  • Scott Morrison accused of ‘misrepresenting’ Atagi advice to shift blame for botched vaccine rollout
     https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/17/scott-morrison-accused-of-misrepresenting-atagi-advice-to-shift-blame-for-botched-vaccine-rollout
  • Federal Parliament's sexual harassment training for politicians will be one hour and optional
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-15/parliamentary-sexual-harassment-workplace-training-optional/100293784 
• Listen to This
  • Leah Flanagan - "Colour By Number"
    https://www.leahflanagan.com/ 
• Good news
  • Swallowed by a humpback whale
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/12/whale-mouth-lobster-diver-humpback-cape-cod
  • Alternative schooling for disengaged students
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-12/arethusa-college-alternative-approach-education-queensland/100278036
    
    

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Talk is cheap, Treaty now

It's NAIDOC week in Australia (4-11 July 2021)!!

On this weeks' show we discuss:

• Indelible Indigenous
  • History of NAIDOC. What it means.
    • https://auspost.com.au/about-us/supporting-communities/rachael-mcphail-making-traditional-place-names-part-of-mailing-addresses
    • Preferred name to reference Indigenous peoples: https://www.commonground.org.au/learn/aboriginal-or-indigenous
    • Triple J Blak Out: Blak Out - triple j (abc.net.au)
  • Victorian treaty
    • https://www.aboriginalvictoria.vic.gov.au/treaty
• Sports of All Sorts
  • Chess boxing, Redneck games
    • https://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=15239
• Beerducation
  • Hair of the dog | Old Wives Ales 
  • Shedshaker | Hempathy Hemp Ale

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Mama mia, here we go again!

A "short" show this week we discussed:

• Covid in Australia - 11 million in lockdown across three cities this week!
  • NSW trio accused of breaching hard border by flying to Coober Pedy told to leave SA 
• Science
  • Deep Fakes
    • Deepfakes: The Dark Origins of Fake Videos and Their Potential to Wreak Havoc Online
    • What are deepfakes – and how can you spot them? 
    • Tom Cruise 2020 Presidential Campaign Announcement
  • Driverless truck
    • Australia's eastern seaboard ready for driverless vehicles, but regional roads 'lack infrastructure'
• Beasts of Blurtdom
  • Spiders that eat snakes up to 100 times larger
    • These spiders take down snakes hundreds of times their size
    • Publications by Martin Nyffeler (Conservation Biology, University of Basel) (unibas.ch)
  • Axolotl and Alligator Gar
    • 15 of the Strangest Animals in the World and Where to See Them

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No time to Re-Joyce

On this weeks' show we blurt about:

• Get off the Grass ScoMo
  • Biloela refugee family
  • Barnaby Joyce returns as leader of the Nationals political party.
• Chinese Takeaway
  • China launched 3 astronauts into space, the first time since 2016.
  • 1st July 2021 - 100th anniversary of the communist party 
    • New York Times article - https://nyti.ms/3h5TrcF
    • Happy Birthday song - https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=RcVZfJO01NI&
• What's On The Box
  • A Whisker Away - https://www.netflix.com/title/81281872
  • Lucifer - https://www.netflix.com/title/80057918
• Beerducation
  • Moo Brew - IPA. 4 out of 5 Blurtstars
    • https://moobrew.com.au/beers/ipa
  • Orange Creamsicle Milkshake - IPA. 2 out of 5 Blurtstars.
    • https://www.badshepherd.com.au/collections/limited-editions/products/orange-creamsicle-milkshake-ipa

The nursery we couldn't remember is called:
Blackwood Ridge
http://blackwoodridge.com.au/
Blackwood Ridge is set in the heart of the Wombat State Forest, one hour west of Melbourne.

For all your heirloom seeds:
The Diggers Club
https://www.diggers.com.au/
Herenswood on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne, is the initial garden that The Diggers Club set up.

Mao's Last Dancer - Li Cunxin (pronounced  Lee-Shwin-Sing).

Correction:
Dan Tehan is Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment not Education. He was Minister of Education from 2018 - 2020.

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Home To Biloela

On this weeks' show we blurt about:

• Party In the USA 
  • Novavax is it any good? Do we want it?
  • US celebrates a state of normalcy again

      On this day

• • Historical events that happened on 16 June.
• Doyaselfafavour
  • The Amazing Body, a podcast by Queensland Health
  • 
    
• Sports of All Sorts
  • Sepak takraw (kick volleyball)
  • Ferret-legging (Yorkshire, England)

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From Little Things

On this weeks' show we blurt about:

• Covid-19
  • How the vaccine works
• Great People That Did Stuff
  • Vincent Lingiari
    • https://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/lingiari-vincent-14178
    • https://australianstogether.org.au/discover/australian-history/wave/
    • Music video. Kev Carmody, Paul Kelly & Tiddas : From Little Things, Big Things Grow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWK2lrNuND8
  • Eddie Kokali Mabo
    • https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/eddie-koiki-mabo
    • https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-26/rio-tinto-blast-destroys-area-with-ancient-aboriginal-heritage/12286652
  • Treaty
    • https://deadlyandproud.vic.gov.au/the-path-to-treaty/
• Science
  • AWS and improving USA vaccine rollout
  • "Cooper" the largest discovered dinosaur in Australia
    • https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jun/07/new-species-of-dinosaur-up-to-30m-long-confirmed-as-largest-ever-found-in-australia
• Beerducation
  • Modus Operandi - Former Tenant Red IPA
    • 4 out of 5 blurtstarts
  • 5-year-old homebrew
    • 1 out of 5 blurtstars

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Cabin fever again!!!

On this weeks' show we blurt about:

• Beasts of Blurtdom
  • PNG Chocolate frog: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/29/australian-scientist-discovers-chocolate-frog-in-new-guinea-swamps
  • Peacock Mantis Shrimp: https://aqua.org/explore/animals/peacock-mantis-shrimp
•  Fun Facts
  • Brisbane streets with no footpaths stretch 'from here to Melbourne': https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-streets-without-footpaths-stretch-from-here-to-melbourne-20201022-p567m5.html
  • 
    
• Hypothetical - If you had a chance to travel back in time, which legendary musical artist would you see at their concert?
• Listen to this - Genesis Owusu
  • Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/6KFUEpoc6kGKE27Uie6qEC?si=9JKN8dX8Rq6uNV9oyIXLGg 
  • YouTube - Genesis Owusu | Gold Chains - Harvey Sutherland Remix https://youtu.be/bklXvVAmeR4 

We was wrong :

The NEW Blurt, would like to correct a few things that were said on the the most recent show,  Kamloops is in British Columbia Canada NOT Alberta.

also Native Americans prefer the the term American Indians , for more reading
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_name_controversy#%22Indian%22_and_%22American_Indian%22_(since_1492)

Vincent Lingiari is the the indigenous land rights pioneer, who will feature in
"Great People That Did Stuff", next week so tune in, fascinating man.....  

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Always was always will be Aboriginal land

As this is reconciliation week, Wencee and I have thrown away the script pretty much, we will focus on Reconciliation week, what you can do to help, and the Uluru Statement of the Heart.

Yep, we here at "The NEW Blurt" offices really do care about the plight of the indigenous in this nation, this is our small part to spread more awareness in Australian society.

Next week we will be back to normal shenanigans, this week though listen,learn and act.

Uluru Statement of the Heart
https://ulurustatement.org/the-statement

National Reconciliation Week 2021
27 May to 3 June
https://nrw.reconciliation.org.au/

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You can get it blurtin, you can get it milking a cow, matter fact we got it NOW !!

On this weeks' show we blurt about:

• Covid countdown – are we opening borders?
• What’s On the Box – This week we review:
  • Penguin Bloom
    • Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7eZEZHRrVg 
    • Available on US Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81350434
  • The Interview
    • Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frsvWVEHowg 
    • Available on:
      • Amazon Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/Interview-Seth-Rogen/dp/B00RNRD8RA/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+interview&qid=1621466499&s=instant-video&sr=1-1
      • Google Movie: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/The_Interview?id=Ed2kSuKqfz0&hl=en&gl=US
      • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-interview/id948499637?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
  • Weathering With You
    • Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TN44ZBVo-A (English dubbed)
    • Available on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81172898
• On this Day- 100 yrs ago.
  • What was life like 100 years ago? You will learn a thing or two about how we lived a century ago.
• Beerducation – it's beer week!!!
  • Jindabyne Brewing - Alpine Red X
    • https://www.jindabynebrewing.com.au/our-beers/
  • Forrest Brewing Company - Irish Red
    • https://forrestbrewing.com.au/product/strawberry-chips/
  • Good Beer Week in Melbourne
    • https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/event/good-beer-week
    • https://www.goodbeerweek.com.au/

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It’s the economy stupid!

On this weeks' show we blurt about:

• Correction - We sometimes make mistakes on the show. Here we correct our inaccuracies!
• Science - Sir David Attenborough and Scienceworks in Melbourne
• The Federal budget - 
• Piedom - Fattus joins us to discuss all things Collingwood Football Club

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