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Tom loses a political party spelling bee. We talk the Religious Discrimination Bill “wedge” and the cruelty of playing 6D chess with queer kids’ lives (4:54), and anti-fascist satirist Tom Tanuki attempts to explain Clive Palmer billboards and the Convoy to Canberra’s “Wiggles concert for cooked adults” (34:28). Plus calls to action for your ears and eyes (1:11:07).  Links - From anti-vaxxers to ‘Sovereign Citizens’: A who’s who of the Convoy to Canberra protest, Zac Crellin, The New Daily, Feb 7 2022: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2022/02/07/canberra-protest-anti-vaxxers/ The Greens policy platform: https://greens.org.au/platform  Lidia Thorpe’s new podcast “Truth Telling”: https://podtail.com/podcast/truth-telling-with-lidia-thorpe/  Tom Tanuki: @tom_tanuki on Twitter; @tomtanuki on IG and YouTube Support Tom Tanuki on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tomtanuki  Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com  Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It doesn’t matter if the f***ing psycho c***s know the price of bread. Emerald and Tom look at political donations and how cheap it is to buy influence (6:33), before taking a look at our future psycho c*** Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (29:56). Father Bob joins and talks and sings outreach, political action, and exterminating people like Daleks (38:33). Finally a call to action (50:00). Links - “The repair man: Anthony Albanese” by Nick Bryant, The Monthly, February 2022 :  https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2022/february/1643634000/nick-bryant/repair-man  The Greens’ site exposing dirty political donations in Australia : http://democracyforsale.net/  Father Bob’s BobKeeper campaign:  https://www.mycause.com.au/events/bobkeeper https://www.fatherbobs.com/  https://educatelgbt.com/  Equality Australia has an online form where you can email your Federal MP asking them to oppose the Religious Discrimination Bill: https://equalityaustralia.org.au/take-action/  Donate to the Greens: https://greens.org.au/donate  Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com  Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you an ethical patriot or a negative nancy traitor? Tom and Emerald appreciate some Gina Rinehart poetry, then discuss whether ethical patriotism is a real thing with Australia still in a situationship with First Nations people and the UK (4:39), and finally tell you what we think about those damn, sexy centrist independents (30:21). Plus a call to action in your backyard (53:53). Links - Stan Grant piece on National Identity :  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-26/australia-day-how-do-we-define-national-identity-dangerous/100780122  The Ethics of Patriotism: A Debate : https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/publications/the-ethics-of-patriotism-a-debate#:~:text=John%20Kleinig%20argues%20that%20patriotism,restricted%2C%20ethical%20form%20of%20patriotism Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Get a Greens placard : https://greens.org.au/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Were the child forklift drivers for spreading dead cats? Emerald and Tom answer listener questions (3:56), then read why lefties need to learn to love the GST (22:34). Chelsea Watego joins to talk January 26 and her book Another Day In The Colony (33:55). Finally a call to action (53:00). Links - “Why lefties need to learn to love the GST” - Steven Hamilton, Sydney Morning Herald: https://www.smh.com.au/national/why-lefties-need-to-learn-to-love-the-gst-20220118-p59p27.html  Greens tax policies: https://greens.org.au/tax-billionaires  Emerald’s 2021 books roundup: https://twitter.com/emeraldxmoon/status/1469945982729089024?s=20  “The truth about truth-telling” - Megan Davis, The Monthly:  https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2021/december/1638277200/megan-davis/truth-about-truth-telling  Call To Action - First Nations-led rallies and organisations to support on 26 January: https://junkee.com/invasion-day-2022-rallies-where-to-donate/319730  Donate to support the Aboriginal Tent Embassy 50th anniversary conference: https://chuffed.org/campaign/aboriginal-tent-embassy-anniversary  Volunteer for the upcoming election: https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Note: This episode was recorded hours before the courageously-timed Friday 6pm announcement of Djokovic’s visa cancellation. Politicians need glam squads too. Emerald and Tom want your AMAs (2:58). The dumb Novak Djokovic visa drama (5:14) and will it help fix our real refugee horrors? If NSW is Footlose then Hillsong is Kevin Bacon (21:58). Greens candidate for Cooper in Melbourne, Celeste Liddle joins to talk fake progressives, Labor thinking it owns seats, and the Sovereign Citizen attack on Old Parliament House (28:30). Finally a call to action (48:27). Links - Follow Celeste Liddle @Utopiana  https://liddle.greens.org.au/  https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Refugee Action Collective: https://rac-vic.org/  FREE THE REFUGEES (Australian Open action) Rally -  Monday 17 January, 11am at Birrarung Marr https://rac-vic.org/2021/05/17/rally-for-refugees/  Follow @MehdiAli98  RISE Refugee: https://www.riserefugee.org/  Ben Doherty piece on how Novak’s detention exposes Australia’s immigration system  https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/12/how-australias-handling-of-djokovic-exposed-its-flawed-immigration-system-to-the-world  Jack Latimore piece on SovCits and the Tent Embassy https://www.smh.com.au/national/blackfishing-alt-right-pushes-to-co-opt-aboriginal-tent-embassy-to-cause-20220105-p59lzj.html  Tom’s speech at 2012 Global Atheist Convention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve2TdLmgx2c  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emerald is on holiday at the Moon family yurt. A check-in with our Patreon subscribers (1:31), before Emerald and Tom discuss RATs and how means-testing healthcare sucks (4:02). Qld Greens senate candidate Penny Allman-Payne joins to chat about her life as a teacher in regional Queensland and how we can take down Pauline Hanson (20:08). Then, our hosts review Don’t Look Up and whether films can actually create change - or if they even should (39:32). Finally, a call to action from an effete pretender (51:59). Links - Find out more about Penny Allman-Payne https://greens.org.au/qld/person/penny-allman-payne  Volunteer for your local Greens campaign https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Artists Against Partheid letter to Sydney Festival: https://dobetteronpalestine.com/artists-against-apartheid-sydney-festival-drop-israeli-regime-partnership/  Learn more about the BDS movement: https://bdsmovement.net/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy new year! Are the Greens the horniest party? The data says yes (2:43)! Plus Joel Birch from The Amity Affliction joins to talk metalcore, mental health and masculinity, and how run-ins with the law got him into politics (17:46). Then, the Golden Take award (38:38) for “best” take of 2021! Finally, a call to action (55:45). Links - Australia Talks ABC survey on dating and prejudice: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-15/sex-dating-and-prejudice-why-we-are-a-nation-sharply-divided/11694038 YouGov polls on sex and politics: https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2016/09/05/sex-and-politics  Joel Birch (@JoelDTD) - https://www.joelfcbirch.com/ The Golden Take - https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/don-t-underestimate-the-underclass-20211018-p5910c  Volunteer for the Greens at the 2022 election - https://greens.org.au/volunteer Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the tooth fairy exploiting our children for profit? Emerald and Tom are joined by special guest host Scott Ludlam (2:03), former Greens federal senator for Western Australia. The trio discuss the future of work and the four-day work week (3:43), then move on to mining and the challenges of the transition to renewables (25:04). Finally, Scott leads our call to action (43:20) with an update on Julian Assange’s extradition fight. Happy boxing day! Links - Scott Ludlam’s book Full Circle - https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/full-circle  Free Julian Assange - https://www.assangecampaign.org.au/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are you getting your landlord this Christmas? Emerald and Tom talk pork barrelling (6:41) and how voters are being taught to embrace corruption that benefits them. Then Dr David Caldicott joins (18:29) for a rollicking chat about pill testing and drug reform. After, they check out the Greens new Drug Reform policy and talk about the ineptness of current drug laws (44:29). Finally, a call to action (52:33).  Merry non-denominational seasonal festivity! https://junkee.com/nick-mckim-war-christmas/139760 Links - ‘How $2.8 billion of your money is spent — it grossly favours Coalition seats’ by Katina Curtis and Shane Wright, The Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 15, 2021 - https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2021/electorates-government-grants/ Greens policy on Cleaning Up Politics and Reviving Democracy https://greens.org.au/campaigns/clean-politics  Pill Testing Australia - https://pilltestingaustralia.com.au/  Greens policy on Drug Reform - https://drugs.org.au/  Meals on Wheels - https://mealsonwheels.org.au/get-involved/volunteer/   Food Bank - https://www.foodbank.org.au/you-can-make-a-difference-this-christmas/  https://seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First up we send off Peter Cundall, Australia’s favourite greenie grandpa communist. Emerald and Tom catch-up on the Sydney local council elections (6:08). Then, we tackle some real life and death stuff - death tax fear-mongering (10:03) and what’s behind Australia’s declining birth rate (19:56). Later the federal Greens leader Adam Bandt joins to discuss the upcoming election, getting rid of LNP and One Nation, and how a Greens balance of power could fix our country (31:19). References - Conversation with Peter Cundall, National Museum Australia, 3 April 2009 : https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/eternity-series/conversation-with-peter-cundall The Case For A Death Tax, The Sunday Paper, Sep 5 2020 : https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2020/09/05/the-case-death-tax Half of women over 35 who want a child don’t end up having one, or have fewer than they planned, The Conversation, Dec 7 2021 : https://theconversation.com/half-of-women-over-35-who-want-a-child-dont-end-up-having-one-or-have-fewer-than-they-planned-173151 Call To Action - Volunteer for your local Greens candidates : https://greens.org.au/volunteer Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.