The BS Filter

Long-time listener Hugo Mathieu joins me to explain how and why I’m wrong about democracy. He says we don’t have one. I say we have one – albeit in a corrupt and limited form. Who’s right? You be the judge. [forminator_poll id=”5616″] The post BFTN 94 – Wrong On Democracy appeared first on The BS Filter .

Long-time listener and former China resident, Liam Bussell, joins me for a chat about why I am, in his opinion, “wrong on China”. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row] The post BFTN 93 – Wrong On China? appeared first on The BS Filter .

We talk about the current war going on between the Australian Government and a handful of media barons on one side, and Facebook and Google. The post BFTN 89 – Aus Gov v Facebook appeared first on The BS Filter .

We look at the obviously biased reporting in the Western media about the WHO’s recent trip to China to investigate the origins of COVID. The post BFTN 88 – NYT Spinning WHO in China appeared first on The BS Filter .

We continue our look at the media coverage of China’s Uighur camps with an examination of the contradictions and the problems with, and funding of, the sources. The post BFTN 87 – China’s Uighur Camps part 2 appeared first on The BS Filter .

Today we begin a look at China’s Uighur camps and try to unpick the propaganda. The post BFTN 86 – China’s Uighur Camps appeared first on The BS Filter .

Left v Right Wing Violence. Billionaire Ray Dalio on the coming US Civil War. QAnon and the problem of epistemology and heuristics. Let’s evolve Australia Day. And Taylor Guitars goes 100% ESOP. The post BFTN 85 – The Role Of Violence appeared first on The BS Filter .

Navalny medical data. Washington troops. Trump rape. The post BFTN 84 – The Straw That Breaks appeared first on The BS Filter .

Let’s talk about the attempted US coup and about what might happen next. We also talk about Brisbane’s “snap lockdown”, how to handle a pandemic properly, and why we don’t have absolute freedom of speech. The post BFTN 83 – The Diet Coup appeared first on The BS Filter .

On this episode we discuss recent news, including Trump’s phone call to the Secretary of State of Georgia, conspiracy theories surrounding reporting of COVID deaths, Assange’s extradition hearing, Biden’s likely approach to Cuba, and how to put poison in someone’s underpants. <div

What will the GOP look like after January 20? I see four main scenarios. Trump remains as the leader and it’s business as usual. Trump retires from the position gracefully and they search for new leadership. Trump is pushed out. Trump sets up his own political party. Let’s talk about what might happen. Meanwhile: Trump intervening with SCOTUS Mike Pence – The Decider Hunter Biden...

Cam and Ray talking about the US election , the Australian government’s illegal activities , the Murdoch enquiry , US hate crimes , mass shootings and Trump’s desire to bomb Iran . The Video: The post BFTN 80 – Message In A Podcast appeared first on The BS Filter .

Hunter Biden’s laptop; The American Insurgency; US COVID – Red or Blue?; OPCW cover-up; Fake Green billionaires; Bolivia decides; and the CIA get attacked in Australia… by Russians? The post BFTN 79 – Hunter Biden appeared first on The BS Filter .

Eddie Van Halen is playing with Jimi in Elysium tonight. In other stories, we talk about the “debate”, Trump and covid, mutually exacerbating catastrophes, Middle East “peace” and scenarios that could lead to a new US Civil War. The post BFTN 78 – RIP EVH appeared first on The BS Filter .

The Australian government is trying to force Facebook and Google to pay Australia news organisations free money; compare the narrative around Aussie journalists in China versus Assange; No, the CDC did *not* say only 6% of people died from COVID; Senate Report about Trump and Russia contains nothing new; who put the Novichok poison in Navalny’s tea? and how?; the Khashoggi trial concludes bu...

My old mate Donnie Maclurcan is the CEO of the Post Growth Institute and Affiliate Professor of Economics at Southern Oregon University. He’s one of the smartest and nicest guys I know. I invited him on to chat about his views on the current state of the United States, where he has lived for the past 8 years. We talk about whether or not it’s possible to save the US before it collapses...

Or is it just failing? Today we break down some of the various definitions of a “failed state” and try to work out how the USA rates against them. And why it matters, even to non-Americans. The post BFTN 75 – Is The USA a Failed State? appeared first on The BS Filter .

Sean from St Paul joins me for a chat about protests, riots, police brutality and why he has a huge SPQR tatt across his chest. The post BFTN 74 – Riots #4 – Sean appeared first on The BS Filter .

Andrew Hout has a degree in history and lives just outside of Columbus in Ohio. We talk about why Americans are so angry and entitled. The post BFTN 73 – Riots #3 – Andrew appeared first on The BS Filter .

The world’s best travel photographer, Gary Arndt ( site ) has seen more of the world than most of us ever will. He joins me from his home in Minneapolis to talk about the protests, riots, America and how it is different from the rest of the world. The post BFTN 72 – Riots #2 – Gary appeared first on The BS Filter .

I want to focus for a few weeks on the current US protests and riots which started with the death by cop of George Floyd. I’ve invited a number of American friends and fans who live in riot hotspots to come on and share with me their experiences and views on how the country can move forwards. But I’m starting the miniseries with my favourite American – my wife, Chrissy Dunaway Re...

Mike Snyder, long-time podcast listener, security professional and self-confessed libertarian, Fox News watcher and conspiracy theorist, joined us for a two hour chat today about his fears around the coming of the One World Government, the New World Order, Covid conspiracies, and many other fun topics. HOW TO LISTEN If you’re seeing this message, it means you aren’t logged in as a subs...

On this episode, we get into the conspiracies about 5G and the coronavirus – which may have started with Dr. Kris Van Kerckhoven (a Mormon) – then got connected to the new £20 note in the UK – then disgraced American physician , Thomas Cowan, talked about it at a pseudo-science conference – then there was the correlation is causation theory . More interesting to me is the r...

There are a lot of conspiracy theories going around about 5G – it gives you cancer, autism, changes your DNA, and gives you coronavirus! So in this episode, we look into the 5G conspiracies as well as the technology itself and the geopolitical battles going on around it. HOW TO LISTEN If you’re seeing this message, it means you aren’t logged in as a subscriber. If want to listen...

There are a lot of conspiracy theories going around about the idea that China withheld information about COVID-19 from the global community and punished their own whistleblowers. Today we look at the evidence to support those theories (or lack thereof). At times like of crisis like this, even more than usual, it’s important to have a fact-based mindset and not take the easy route into confir...