The Chaser Report
The Chaser
Are you sick of news you can trust? For over 200 years, The Chaser has been the world's leading source of news you can't trust.The Chaser Report offers a satirical look at Australian and world news and culture, along with occasional confessions of parenting and business failures, the latter often involving an amusingly large number of unsold avocado pool toys.The show is hosted each day by two of the satirical comedy group’s co-founders, Charles Firth and Dom Knight, along with occasional cameos from more talented, less available Chaser colleagues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Aug 18, 2021 • 30min
Sorry, New Zealand | Matt Kean
Today's guest is NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean – sure, he may be in favour of building a coalition to take action on climate, but can he convince Barnaby Joyce and George Christensen? Also, we apologise for New Zealand's snap lockdown, Lachlan looks at freebies for getting vaccinated, and Charles gets overly emotional about a sandwich. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 17, 2021 • 26min
A Load Of Kabul | Craig Reucassel
Today we're talking less about lockdown, as promised! And talking more about a much longer-running, even more interminable problem – Afghanistan. Aleksa has compiled some truly terrible takes on the fall of Kabul, while Craig attempts to adapt insights from Australian politics to improving health care and the situation in Afghanistan. Also, Charles' son wants to buy a gun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 16, 2021 • 22min
Groundhogging | Dave Milner
We chat to The Shot's Dave Milner as Melbourne goes under curfew, and belatedly realise that we keep producing the same depressing lockdown episode over and over again, because time now essentially stands still. Rest assured, dear listener, that we will now start ensuring that the podcast deals with topics besides the misery of lockdown, over and over again – but not until tomorrow's episode. If it ever arrives. Also, we discuss a terrifying new invention and a new ABC staff complaint service operated by a caring Coalition senator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 15, 2021 • 24min
Sydney's Lockdown Begins At Last | Jan Fran
At it starts its eighth week of stay-at-home orders, Sydney finally goes into lockdown. Plus, Jan Fran joins us to preview her new show 'Question Everything', which we attempt to do. And, because this podcast never shies away from the tough debates, Charles dares to share his lockdown hair issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 13, 2021 • 29min
EXTRA: Craig's new movie and the IPCC Report | Craig Reucassel | Ketan Joshi
In today's extra Saturday edition – Craig directed a movie! He's here to tell us about The Big Deal, a doco that looks at how money influences our political system. The results of all this influence-buying can be seen in today's other conversation, where climate specialist Ketan Joshi talks us through the landmark IPCC Report on climate change – what's in those 3,900 pages, anyway? And can we do anything stop a climate catastrophe? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 12, 2021 • 26min
Nina Oyama, Accidental Gossip Queen
Nina has been forced to self-isolate forever after an unfortunate workplace faux pas. Plus, Charles and Zander have an exclusive interview with Barnaby Joyce, Aleksa discovers that being woke loses Olympic medals, and Covid comes to Canberra – where Chaser writer John is out of toilet paper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 11, 2021 • 22min
Sami vs Queensland | Sami Shah
Sami escalates his blood feud with the Sunshine State, while Charles wonders whether it's worth just giving up, and Gabbi welcomes him to life as a disillusioned millennial. Also, Dom reckons anyone can become a doctor now, and Zander explains the benefits of the AFP breaking into your social media account. All in all, another episode of unbridled positivity, delivering joy and optimism to our anguished world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 10, 2021 • 20min
Were We Drunk? | James Schloeffel
Gabbi catches Charles and Dom sounding drunk during yesterday's episode – were they? Plus, The Shovel's James Schloeffel joins us to talk through the latest news, including the COVID outbreaks in Byron Bay and the arrival of the Moderna vaccine. And we discover that exclusive private schools have received privileged access to Pfizer just like, well, everything else. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 9, 2021 • 25min
Paper Straws Will Save Us
Charles, Gabbi and Dom wonder whether the new IPCC Report on climate change has taken account of the important minor lifestyle changes we've all made. Plus, NSW finally has a lockdown exit date from a fairly unlikely source, Chaser writer John has issue with our listener survey, and Charles channels his ever-growing lockdown angst into a halfpipe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 8, 2021 • 24min
Sky News Argues Against Sky News | Craig Reucassel
Craig announces a nefarious plan to destroy a certain well-known comedian, while Aleksa listens to Sky News' 'Uncancelled' special and makes a shocking discovery about the nation's least watched news channel. Also, Charles previews the supposedly imminent Moderna vaccine, Zander somehow survives Tokyo 2020, and Bec hand-crafts a fresh crop of artisanal news headlines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
