The Rustic Spirits Podcast

Why is everyone suddenly telling you to stockpile food? We dug past the headlines to see which governments actually issued new preparedness warnings, and which stories were media hype.👉 Join our community: https://rusticspirits.me/Ci3uYCYour feed is full of urgency. “33 countries tell citizens to prepare.” Australia supposedly joining in. Billionaires building bunkers. So while we took a holiday,...

If you think the Government, or some tech bro is going to swoop in and save you from what's clearly happening in the world right now, then this might not be the conversation for you. The truth is, we've been let down - by our leaders, by industry, by those who were supposed to be looking out for us, and tbh, by our own hubris. We can either cower in the corner and hope that it's someon...

Why are AI giants suddenly screaming for regulation, and how does that connect to your food security? We track the stories that we're paying attention to this week. While we spend our days managing the spring cycle here on the homestead, the global news cycle never stops - so between the birth of new piglets or policy changes that affect our autonomy, we connect the dots between our homesteadi...

Three stories converging this week — and all of them land on your dinner table, your fuel tank, or your right to talk about either. The Digital Duty of Care Bill has the Coalition opposing it, submissions closing Monday, and a blanket clause that lets the government define new "harms" outside the normal parliamentary process. The Middle East has lost its last two workarounds for getting...

The government wants power to decide what counts as "harmful" online, no vote required. We break down the Digital Duty of Care Bill, the Strengthening Enforcement Bill that just passed, and why Labor keeps using kids' safety to sell control. Two separate bills, both amending the Online Safety Act, are moving through Parliament right now. One just passed the Senate. The other is a dra...

Is it better to live in blissful ignorance, or fully plugged in to the 24 hour news cycle. After finding ourselves almost at our limit, and due to take a holiday anyway - we conducted a little experiment ... what really happens when you switch off for a few days .. or even weeks.

It's Census Night this coming week (Tuesday, August 11th) and what for most Australians used to be a quinquennial event, evoking a sense of civic duty and pride, has for many turned into yet another data and privacy gathering exercise foisted upon us amongst a landscape of cameras, facial recognition, digital-I.D. and movement tracking. Public sentiment about the census has shifted in large pa...

We follow-up with the AusAlert story and share a wide variety of experiences from our viewers including people who hadn't used a phone in 5 years getting it, and one scary incident involving a traumatised dog. We also follow up on the escaped AI Agent from last week - it gets worse - it left notes for it's future self! And we talk about the surveillance state that's being created with...

We talk about the AusAlert System about to be widespread tested on Monday the 27th of July, the fact that an AI Agent from OpenAI just escaped a security sandbox, how the eSafety commissioner wants more power and why 'Scope Creep' should be the thing you're paying attention to with all of this. Free Speech Union tool to help you make a submission to the senate Hurry, closes July 24thht...

This week we ask; Why did Channel Nine fire Karl Stefanovic over a single interview that he did on his own podcast channel (with Tommy Robinson) - what line did he really cross? And, How is it that after six months of implementing a Social Media ban for under 16 year olds in Australia, 85% 'are still on the platforms? (Despite the fact that Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese says “Australia is l...

In this week's podcast episode we "go there" about censorship, free speech, government overreach, and the things we're apparently not supposed to talk about, including;- Trump's failed MOU (and dwindling oil stocks)- Karl Stefanovic being axed from Channel 9- QLD Police refusing to post on X anymore- Bird Flu (and what it's got to do with Australian Pork)- How our Governm...

This week we take a look at what this 'Fire the Liar' campaign from One Nation really means in our current dysfunctional political landscape. We also try to make sense of Trump's so-called M.O.U with Iran. And we discover another way the Australian Government isn't doing it's job when it comes to food safety - specifically potatoes that don't sprout?!?! Don't miss Bluet...

We're bloody fed up. It's bad enough that our government are driving our economy into the ground (either through gross incompetence, or intentionally for who-knows-why), but when that same elected government flip-flops on it's election promises and screws the average Australian down even further into financial despair, we have to ask, when will Australians say "Enough is Enough&qu...

Petrol's up, the grocery bill's climbing, the mortgage repayments have crept higher, and yet the news keeps telling us everything's under control. This episode is about living in that disconnect, the gap between what we're told is happening and what we actually feel every time we go into town. Are we crazy, or are we just frogs in slowly heating water, quietly getting used to the p...

So continuing on in the theme of the world is going crazy right now, in this episode we dive into the latest virus outbreak (is it pandemic-able?), the new Budget announcements, what's really going on with the oil supply lines and why a little by-election upset may just be the hope signal that many Australians have been watching for. Check out the BLUETTI Elite 300 Here: https://bit.ly/RSH_Eli...

In this week's episode of The Rustic Spirits Podcast we talk about the unusual coincidence of world-wide major events and how if it were just one thing - we (and our governments) may be able to weather the storm, but the costs keep rising, the tensions keep escalating and the possible scenarios don't leave us with a lot of confidence in our government(s) to see us through. So we're mak...

If you've been paying close attention to the news lately it feels eerily like the eye of the storm this last week or so. Perhaps we've just built up a "crisis media tolerance" to the point now where unless there's bombs dropping or robots marching into factories to steal human jobs, we're not affected. But that's actually highlighted something really important to us h...

We've definitely all been here before - when the news cycle feels like a constant punch in the head. So while the situation in Iran and the impending worsening fuel and food crisis feels like it's taken a back-seat, we take a breather. Sometimes it's important to stay informed, keep up to date, formulate your opinions and responses - but then shut the screen off, go outside and make su...

Last Week the Australian Prime Minister told citizens to Keep Calm and Carry On, the government has everything under control... but please don't fill up your jerry cans... even though we have plenty of fuel. This week we've seen leaders across the globe flip-flop and mix their messages across the board as they desperately try to maintain control of their questioning populations. In this ep...

The fuel situation is not only getting worse with no real solutions in sight, but farmers are making decisions right now about whether or not they can even plant next season's crops. And some farmers aren't even going to be able to harvest what's in the ground right now. Get extra 6% off BLUETTI Elite Range:Use code【RSH6%】http://bit.ly/rustic_elite_bundlehttp://bit.ly/rustic_elite400

The world feels like it's spinning faster than ever — wars, fuel shortages, food security fears, and a media landscape that seems designed to confuse, divide, and overwhelm you. In this episode, we cut through the chaos and get real about why it's so hard to know who to trust anymore, how social media and mainstream news can pull you in completely opposite directions, and why that feeling...

It's been nearly 3 weeks since the energy minister Chris Bowen reassured Australians telling us we have plenty of fuel to run the country. But surprise surprise, they fudged the numbers. And the ones who will feel it, will be everyday Aussies when the farmers can't produce the food, the truckies can't move the food, and the price at the bowser means.. who can even afford to go pick it...

Following along from our conversation last week, we talk about how war in the Middle East can have such a huge impact on us here in Australia. Why are fuel supplies disrupted, what does it mean for us right now and for the months ahead... and why should we even care? We need to pay attention because that's how we can be prepared. CONNECT WITH US Rustic Spirits Email List: https://bit.ly/rustic...

Fuel prices have already started going up. So what can everyday Australians do to prepare for the flow-on effects of crude oil prices rising as the events in Iran look set to become full scale war, which may last much longer than we were first led to believe. CONNECT WITH US Rustic Spirits Email List:https://bit.ly/rustic_spirits_email_list Check out our Patreon and join the Rustic Spirits Communi...

Following on from our deep dive last week into beef feed additives, we take a look at the meat processing industry and how the small-scale farmer is being intentionally squeezed out of business. SHOW NOTES & RESEARCH:Karl Stefanovic on ‘The Good Old Days’:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRixVTIOz1U&t=4371sHow Much Power does AI Use?2 minutes in a microwave (1000w)equals roughly:8 AI images...