A Rational Fear

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ REGISTER FOR THE BIG BBQ: https://bigbbq.com.au/lesson In this episode, we explore Australia's energy transition, climate policy, and innovative initiatives like the world's largest veggie burger lesson powered by electric vehicles. Guest Thom Woodroofe shares insights on p...

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ This week Dan and Lewis Hobba are joined by independent journalist Michael West of Michael West Media — who's being sued by BHP, Australia's biggest company, over his reporting on coal miner Simon Turner's decade-long fight for compensation. Turner broke his back at BHP's M...

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ This week former Industry & Science Minister Ed Husic joined us in the A Rational Fear bunker to chat about the big fault lines where Labor's values meet Labor's actions — gas exports, the Iran strikes, Pauline's rise, and how you actually get things done when your own...

Recorded live at Climate Action Week Sydney, this episode of  A Rational Fear  dives deep into the rise of the far right, fossil-fuel-funded disinformation, and what it all means for Australia’s climate future and democracy. Host Dan Ilic is joined on stage by: Malcolm Turnbull – former Prime Minister, now “concerned private citizen” Ed Coper – communications str...

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ What a great episode to end the year on. It's magic when the guests are good old friends with time under their belts, joy in their hearts and stupidity in their mouths. Kirsten Drysdale's new YouTube show is crushing it, she reviews creators on the internet — The Internet R...

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G'day Fearmongers — We have two of Australia's great brains join us, the brilliant Grace Tame and the editor of The Chaser John Delmenico . This week we sling satirical barbs about Spotify , satanic worshipers with a even less desirable side hobby, the bad essay that tried...

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ We speak with Richie Merzian who was live on the ground in Belem for COP30, he is big climate nerd who is deep in the civil society movement to bring COP31 to Australia. Sadly — we found out this morning that Australia will not be hosting COP31 in Australia. Rather Türkiye...

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, Athena Kugblenu joins us this week to help us answer the question of the year “What the hell is wrong with UK Labour?” They shouldn’t be failing, they should be thriving, but somehow, UK Labour is sh*tting the bed. Athena, a long-time connoisseur of cowar...

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, So much fun this week to have Jenny Yang joins Lewis and I on A Rational Fear. Jenny is a Los Angeles based comedian, writer, director, podcaster and community organiser. She’s spent a huge amount of time in local politics. She painted us a picture of wha...

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Konrad from Punters Politics has had enough of being cut out of the lobbying game so he's raising money to join them. He's raising money to be the punters' lobbyist on the hill! Lewis and I take it upon ourselves to grill him to make sure he has the chops to represent us in...

G’day Fearmongers, This week we have one of my favourite comedians and tv producers walk us through the CBS decision to axe the Stephen Colbert Late Show. Was it financial or something more sinister? W.Kamau Bell is one of the smartest TV creators and stand ups and he’s got the silverware to prove it. Kamau has even hosted his own tonight show. He’s one of the most prolific brains in media, comedy...

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, We have two special guests this week! Firstly, from the International Intrigue newsletter this week, co-founder and editor, Jeremy Dicker. It's a great daily read . I highly recommend subscribing. Kind of like Morning Brew for #Geopol. International Intri...

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🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, There’s only 48 hours left of this election — soon our national nightmare will be over. On the podcast we’re joined by the hosts of the new media and cultural podcast, Lamestream . Scott Mitchell and Osman Faruqui are a couple of smart media operators who...

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, Thanks to everyone who made it out to our huge A Rational Fear live show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival — it was a great vibe. Our panel dives into the election campaign, what the minor parties are really up to, we explain how the US trade...

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ 🎟️ MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL TICKETS: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/comedy-festival-2025/a-rational-fear I know I am full of hyperbole for this podcast — but believe me when I say THIS is a great episode. We talk about Alex Dyson’s longest job interview ever....

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ 🎟️ MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL TICKETS: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/comedy-festival-2025/a-rational-fear In this episode, we discuss the upcoming election on May 3rd with Alex Fein from RedBridge and Populares ’ Ed Coper. These two people have their fingers (...

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ 🎟️ MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL TICKETS: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/comedy-festival-2025/a-rational-fear G’day Fearmongers, A reminder that our  Melbourne Comedy Festival Show  is only 3 weeks away! 🎟️ Get your tickets  HERE PODCAST NOTES: In t...

G’day Fearmongers, A reminder that our Melbourne Comedy Festival Show is only 4 weeks away! 🎟️ Get your tickets HERE On this week’s podcast we have a conversation with award-winning environmental journalist Stefano Valentino. Stefano has written extensively about the confluence of power and greenwashing, and disinformation. We asked him about disinformation in elections, he told us about how the b...

🔗 https://its-not-a-race.raisely.com/ 🎟️ https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/comedy-festival-2025/a-rational-fear In this episode of A Rational Fear, Dan Ilic and Lewis Hobba catch up and discuss their busy start to the year, including Lewis's move to Melbourne and preparations for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. They introduce new initiatives like the A Rational Fukt Check,...