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12.01.2021

It’s the last sitting week of Parliament for the year, and there’s a lot to talk about. Join Hugh and PVO as they delve into the politics of a virus, Kate Jenkins’ Set The Standard report, defamation and China’s new ...

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12.01.2021 Episode 110: What the Omicron Is Going On? It’s the last sitting week of Parliament for the year, and there’s a lot to talk about. Join Hugh and PVO as they delve into the politics of a virus, Kate Jenkins’ Set The Standard report, defamation and China’s new ...
11.22.2021 Episode 109: Words Matter As Parliament enters its last sitting period for the year, the Professor and the Hack dissect Morrison’s handling of the most recent protests, and muse about where the upcoming election could be won or lost. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and ...
11.05.2021 Episode 108: Hold The Phone Trust issues, trickery and texts all come under the microscope this week, as Hugh and PVO tackle all the important issues including why it’s never good to lie. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10.20.2021 Episode 107: Net Zero This week it's all climate talk and election speculation. From Glasgow to Canberra, join us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10.05.2021 Episode 106: Normal Or Something Close To It PVO and Hugh discuss the return to normal for our locked down nation, an impending federal election and of course the goings on in state politics. Get your hit of the new normal on episode 106. See acast.com/privacy for privacy ...
09.22.2021 Episode 105: Le Grand Sulk This episode traverses from the streets of Melbourne to future battles fought under sea and of course to Australian Parliament. Protests, Submarines and China. Get your high vis on and be ready to look down periscope. See acast.com/privacy for privacy ...
09.08.2021 Episode 104: Public Policy 101 Happy fathers day to all the dads out there and of course to Scott Morrison. Economy bouncing back, singles bubbles and the most surprising of all, PVO got a prediction right! All that and more on episode 104. In the ...
08.25.2021 Episode 103: A Wicked Problem Hugh and PVO are back chatting about the handling of both domestic issues and international. Also included, a look at the oppositions chances in a coming election. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.04.2021 Episode 102: The Way Things Are The PM has shown his workings when it comes to the phases of his roadmap, does it all add up practically? And where does this leave his plans on when to call the next election? All this and more in ...
07.15.2021 Episode 101: Expectation Management PVO tries to retire his 'kiss of death' this week before he and Hugh look again at the vaccine rollout and assess how fair it is for Scomo to be shouldering so much blame. Also the looming spectre of recession, ...
07.09.2021 Episode 100: Living with the Virus Here we are at the 100th episode! Hugh and PVO raise their bats before turning again to matters at hand: the vaccine rollout, Sydney in lockdown, hard borders and the compliance blitz aimed at one part of the city but ...
06.22.2021 Episode 99: The Killing Season It's an all Barnaby, all Nationals affair today on The Professor and The Hack. How will the party look going forward? What does this mean for religious freedoms? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
06.18.2021 Episode 98: Acting PM Hugh and PVO are talking McCormack, jobs, and Ben Roberts-Smith. With everything going on in Australia what better way to keep up to date than with The Prof and The Hack. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
06.11.2021 Episode 97: War Games Brrr! It's chilly all across the nation but that won't stop PVO and Hugh from talking elections, G7, potential wars and Phillip Ruddock. You can find 'Women of the House', the podcast being described in this episode hosted by Stela ...
06.04.2021 Episode 96: Bad Weather Bias The Prof and The Hack are talking Vaccines, lockdowns and economic growth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
05.28.2021 Episode 95: Tragic Irony With Victoria heading back into lockdown todays all about vaccine roll out and all things Corona, oh and a little bit of Clive Palmer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
05.21.2021 Episode 94: Shake The Mess Around Hugh knows Albo can dance! Find out more about this, unemployment, vaccines and the troubles in the middle east in this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
05.14.2021 Episode 93: A Budget Week Special How did the budget for women play out? Is there possible issues with Labor leadership? And does Josh Frydenberg have a future? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
05.04.2021 Episode 92: Get Stuffed Sentiment Are we going to fine Australian citizens who return from India? Really? PVO and Hugh talk returning citizens, more budget and George Christensen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
04.30.2021 Episode 91: Taiwan Looms PVO and Hugh are back from holidays and ready to discuss all thats going on in the world of domestic politics. From the budget to our relations with China there's a lot to break down. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and ...
04.06.2021 Episode 90: The Ex-PM and The Hack On a very special episode of The Professor and The Hack Hugh sits down with former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
03.24.2021 Episode 89: Floods and Scandal With the rain finally subsiding on the East coast PVO and Hugh tackle the issues surrounding parliament. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
03.16.2021 Episode 88: Reform The March 4 Justice saw a distinct message being sent to the nation and to parliament. Will it fall on deaf ears or will it be the catalyst for real change? PVO joins Hugh to discuss. See acast.com/privacy for privacy ...
03.09.2021 Episode 87: The AOTY and The Hack Hugh speaks to Australian of The Year Grace Tame about the current mood sweeping the country and speaking out against sexual assault. If this episode has caused any issues, please reach out to counselling services like Lifeline on 13 11 ...
02.24.2021 Episode 86: Do You Never Rest? Another sizzling week in domestic politics. Craig Kelly, Facebook, the dole and of course the man of titanium Scomo. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
02.16.2021 Episode 85: Stunned Silence On this weeks Professor and The Hack, PVO and Hugh discuss the unfolding story at parliament house, vaccines and the Crown casino drama's. If you're lucky there might be another small PVO prediction as well. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and ...
02.08.2021 Episode 84: A Debate We Had To Have Finally someone's having the debate we had to have. Today Hugh and PVO discuss Craig Kelly, the opposition, and of course PVO's making bold predictions again. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
02.02.2021 Episode 83: Back At It With parliament resuming so are The Professor and The Hack. Net zero emissions, policy matters, and who's talking about a carbon tax? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
01.22.2021 Episode 82: A Cry For Survival The 46th President of the United States has been inaugurated. Our regular Prof Peter Van Onselen is still away so Hugh Riminton is joined again by Professor Simon Jackman, the CEO of the United States Studies Centre at the University ...
01.13.2021 Episode 81: We Should Have Seen It Coming We're back! Well not all of us. PVO is away on personal detail leaving us to employ the services of a stand in Prof. Hugh chats with the CEO of the United States Studies Centre: Professor Simon Jackman. With so ...
12.11.2020 Episode 80: Year in Review And here we are, What a year it's been! Prof and Hack look back at this unforgettable 12 months and look forward to our hopefully better 2021. Happy holidays and happy new year from all of us here at The ...
12.02.2020 Episode 79: The Fringe of Western Society This week our attention turns due west from Seattle to China: Wine, Cartoons and more. There's also domestic issues at hand, like the personal life of pollies and our just begun summer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11.23.2020 Episode 78: We're All in This Together Hugh's time in quarantine is coming to an end so it's back onto local politics. The guys discuss Super, our relationship with China and just how much of a "regular bloke" our PM is. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out ...
11.17.2020 Episode 77: Deep Isolation Hugh's back from The States but stuck in hotel quarantine. The guys wrap up the American election, get stuck into Robodebt and talk unprofessional relationships. Bonus: Hugh gives a pretty good account of life in hotel quarantine. See acast.com/privacy for ...
11.08.2020 Episode 76: A New President Well what more can we say, this episode is all about the events surrounding the election and America's 46th president See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10.28.2020 Episode 75: An Unusual Four Years Hugh calls in from America once again as we edge closer to election day, plus the state of the Australian economy is discussed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10.20.2020 Episode 74: Armed to the Teeth Hugh's back on the line from The States with more tales of election madness and heavily armed patriots. PVO brings up local politics and the ongoing Gladys soap opera. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10.16.2020 Episode 73: Mr. Riminton Goes to Washington On a very special episode of The Professor and The Hack: Hugh phones in from Washington D.C. where he's covering the US presidential election. PVO and Hugh discuss all things Trump, polling and the state of democracy. Don't stress all ...
10.07.2020 Episode 72: Budget Wrap Up Hugh and PVO call in from different parts of the country to discuss their reactions to the Federal Budget. Is Australian on the path to economic recovery? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.24.2020 Episode 71: It's a Gas Gas Gas! Is new coal done? Is gas really the way? Hugh and PVO delve into the environmental and economic effects of the energy plan as well as a look at the looming budget. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.14.2020 Episode 70: The Biblical Age of Demise This week Hugh and PVO discuss state leaders, job numbers and whats on Scomo's desk? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.09.2020 Episode 69: The Gold Standard PVO and Hugh talk vaccines and our "it's complicated" relationship with China. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.01.2020 episode 68: It's Spring PVO and Hugh cover a wide range of topics, from global warming and the Australian government, to the American election. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.26.2020 Episode 67: Armed Neutrality It's an aged care extravaganza! From royal commissions to Covid19's impact, it's all aged care all the time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.20.2020 Episode 66: Sand in the Cogs Today's topics include: Royal commissions, Harry S Truman, and some economic hypotheticals. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.17.2020 Episode 65: Kicking a Fiscal Can Hugh and PVO discuss a "quantum of debt", some bleak milestones, and aged care. Meanwhile, someone might be stealing PVO's car. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.10.2020 Episode 64: A Cliff or a Steady Downward Spiral? PVO and Hugh are talking state of the virus, health workers, second waves, and "Ideological partisan gumph" Apparently they still need each other, they still feed each other it's episode 64! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.05.2020 Episode 63: Partisan by Nature On the menu today: state borders, paid pandemic leave, the American election and... Hugh's got corona? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
07.27.2020 Episode 62: Back Once Again They're back, and straight back into it. In today's discussion; The long term and short term economic impacts of COVID, the future of underemployment, and... Ken Sutcliffe? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
07.08.2020 Holiday PVO and Hugh won't be making into the studio this week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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