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The Two Jack's report on vandalism in eastern Sydney with an anti-Semitic bent while in Melbourne a nightclub is subject to arson, an indicator of organised crime's turf wars. We examine the government's (with Opposition support) bill to prohibit kids under 16 from accessing social media. JTI believes this is not a winner for the government and will only increase talk of government ove...

Apologies for the radio silence - besides licking my financial wounds and feeling like an absolute prat for getting my election prediction SO HORRIBLY WRONG it has been hard to find the time and energy to get behind the mic. Hey, at least I'm not that Ann Seltzer lady. This episode also sounds like shit cause I recorded in a large room and did an AI edit. Damnit, you'll get what you get un...

The Two Jacks discuss the Albanese government's decision to prevent kids under 16 from accessing social media as well as the Misinformation and Disinformation (MAD) bill. The view from the two Jacks is that this is not a role for government and may end up becoming a vote loser for the government. The Two Jacks look at Trump's cabinet nominations thus far. Matt Gaetz and RFK Jr round off so...

The Two Jacks post US presidential election special. The Donald is back. How did it happen and why did the Dems and Harris fail?

Elon Musk takes a hit after a fairly average product launch but spoiler alert - there's no justice in the world. Speaking of justice, the department of in the US might have a word with Elon due to his silly million dollar giveaway to get punters to register and vote for Trump. Will he get in trouble? Probably not. Monica encourages parents to encourage children to go into toilets and film othe...

The Two Jacks look at some of the US presidential election polling. JTI walks through one poll and shows the reasons why it is not reliable. It's not skewed one way or another. It's just bad polling. In Iran, a special forces commander has a heart attack while under interrogation as suspicions within the regime grow on collusion with Israel. Sir Keir Starmer shoots himself in the foot agai...

Listeners! This week we are doing another newsy roundup with Trump sending covid testing machines to Putin so his buddy doesn't get sick and a little spot of custodial bother for a Victorian nazi who did a cheeky salute to test the new laws. Spoiler alert - they seem to work. In other news, we look at rallies. Mostly cooker ones. But we look at some laws around flags that don't really work...

The Two Jacks discuss the Pro-Palestinian rallies in Melbourne and Sydney. Laws extended to prohibit or restrict peaceful protests are a bridge too far in Australia. No one has to agree with them and some may find it offensive but it is part and parcel of living in a democracy. HK Jack would like a ban on mask wearing during protests but knows enforcement would be near impossible. The south east o...

In breaking news, politicians have gone nuts demanding protesters who flew Hezbollah flags be charged with criminal offences. Hezbollah is a proscribed terrorist organisation but what does the law say about toting the infamous green and gold flag with an AK-47 on it. Politicians have sent the cops in but the likelihood of any convictions is not as obvious as many believe. The Israeli cabinet appro...

The Greens demand the government interfere with the independence of the the Reserve Bank and drop interest rates. HK Jack says it is legally possible but JTI says it is perhaps the Greens dumbest idea yet. Monetary policy should not be a political plaything. In other news, the prospect of a ceasefire in Gaza diminishes to virtually nothing. It's a huge week in sport. The biggest day of the AFL...

Listeners! This week we do a classic newsy segmenty episode where we kick off with a chat about pandemic management - former NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller looks back on how the pandemic may have been handled a little better. It was far from perfect. Did we learn any lessons though? Probably not. We also look at the costs calamity facing Monica Smit, who kinda won her court case but still nee...

Polling a week after the debate shows Kamala enjoyed a bounce. In Australia, the AFP drive a wrecking ball through organised crime with a superb investigation. In the UK the NHS, a public health system that was once the envy of the world is in disarray, requiring urgent attention from the Starmer government. In sport, Man City's hearing begins in a veil of secrecy. 

The Two Jacks analyse the debate. Harris clearly won and has got a boost in the polls but will it be sustained? Polling in many battleground states polling shows it neck and neck. JTI thinks it will come down to Pennsylvania and if it stays blue, Harris will win the presidency. In other news, the media's obsession with a hung parliament as a likely outcome of the next election is explored. JTI...

Good friend of the podcast Dave has been keeping an eye on a few things. While most cookerwatchers point and laugh from the sidelines (this is fair, they are very funny) Dave gets right into the thick of it - and helps keep an eye on when cookers cross over the funny/dangerous line. If you don't already know him, he's an environmental activist from way back and knows almost bloody everyone...

It's part 2 of 3! Well, if we stay on track. This one is about following the money! Spoiler alert - a lot of it came from the estate of dead rich white men whose nepo baby children have decided to perpetuate their parents shitty ideology and pretend that they deserve to be billionaires becuause 'the free market works'. Tax the rich. Enjoy! ----------------------------------------------...

Jack's in England gallivanting around and spending fake money on things like Cricket and lager. So it makes total sense to bring it full circle and have our brilliant British mates from Some Dare Call It Conspiracy join Joel for a chat. We discuss the last year or so with Brent's story becoming global news, and then we look at things that will make Neil upset. England's race riots, the...

The Two Jacks discuss disturbing revelations of historical child sex offending in the Victorian state education system and how the education department did as so many other institutions have done, merely shuffled the offenders off to new schools and unsuspecting children. In NSW, Premier Minns dips a toe into the water of the housing crisis as federal Labor's polling problems continue. Chaos i...

Since Dave Oneegs jumped on the Kangen Water bandwagon, the magic water filter grift has got a lot of unwanted attention. But it's not just oneegs - there's a large decentralised network of shameless charlatans who are will manipulate desperate people into thinking that selling overpriced magic water machines will make them healthy and wealthy. Sadly, it works. And many people not only fal...

Kamala Harris is now the Democrats presumptive nominee. Was it a coup or was she just in the right place at the right time? Is Barack Obama who wanted an open convention now diminished as the Kamala train steams ahead? Kamala has started with a boost but the polls still have her trailing by around a point. Further polling shows her support among 18-34yo voters 60 her way, 40 Trump's. She'l...

Here's a preview of this weeks premium epiosde. Monica going to court is very funny but we can't really put the full thing on public since it's before the courts - but here's a long snippet to give you a feeling of the vibe of the thing. Don't forget - cbco.beer still has the CRP10 voucher code to get 10% off the already amazing prices with free shipping. Get on it! Cheap good...

There's been another major twist in the presidential contest with Joe Biden being persuaded to step aside, allowing his VP, Kamala Harris to step in. She isn't quite confirmed as the nominee yet but it seems Barack Obama is more or less alone among senior Democrats in calling for an open convention in Chicago on 19 August. The Two Jacks discuss the role of Nancy Pelosi as Joe's executi...

The Two Jacks discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and what it means to the presidential race. HK Jack says the Dems can still win but it just got a whole lot harder. We turn to the potential Democrat candidates should Biden stand down. HK Jack believes Kamala Harris has one shot and might be the contender. The allegations of corruption within the CFMEU are considered while the Two...

Some little fella had a crack at Trump. He missed, thankfully. America would be ablaze right now if that little twerp could shoot. In the wake of this paradigm changing event we look at the absolute slop that has been served up on social media, especially Elon's Twitter. We don't know the motive. We don't know the truth. But we know a whole bunch of total nonsense that idiots made up o...

The Two Jacks discuss the Payman defection and agree that as it stands it holds no great risk for Labor. Meanwhile in the US, the Dems circle the wagons around Grampa Joe. Japan is finally kicking its floppy disk addiction. The Tories are sent packing and there was no one more deserving than Liz Truss and Jacob Rees-Mogg. The French prove themselves damned unpredictable again while in sport, Jessi...

It's time for a news roundup which kicks off with a bit of a correction from our Digital ID episode which saw the cookers get one right. Kinda. Well sort of. A bit. But they did. Big thanks to Michael for letting us know! Then we jump straight into politics - Biden struggled in the debate and the UK was set to go to the polls. The results are in and Labor pissed it in, but we knew that so it&#...