The Friendly Aussie Podcast

This episode of the Friendly Aussie Podcast is dedicated to the NEW ZEALAND REFERENDUM on the 17th of October, 2020. We chat over ZOOM with Sandra Murray - a policy analyst and activist, who heads a lot of the operations of 'Make It Legal NZ'.   Sandra is a policy maker by profession — and as someone with experience in that field, she makes the argument that legalisation through popular refer...

We're gonna Schmakeit happen!   In our sit down chat with Finn, we talk all-things local and state politics in the lead up to the 2020 Queensland State Election. As an independent candidate for the seat of Bulimba, Finn is keen to represent the people in a fresh new way.    Part of his plan includes legalising cannabis in the Sunshine State! Sign us up...   Facebook | Instagram...

Alexander Gorshenin - founder of the 'Global Hemp Movement' - is an entrepreneur, advocate and enthusiast of all things hemp. Our sit-down interview with Alex delves deep into his experiences with cannabis, the miracle material that is the cannabis plant... and much, much more. Watch on YouTube | Follow us on Facebook / Instagram | Check out our Website

We talk cannabis, hip hop and the thriving art/music scene developing down under with the talented and powerful mastermind behind NO.ONE NETWORK - Kyel Golly. Running one of the hottest Aussie labels around inevitably comes along with a lot of interesting experiences - which is why we were stoked to sit down and talk to Kyel! WATCH ON YOUTUBE https://no1network.co/ https://friendlyaussiebuds.com/...

Speaking with Joe's close companion and fresh newbie to the Aussie cannabis industry was an absolute riot - and not just because we were all stoned as fuuuuuck. We cover G's intro to cannabis, her feelings on being a 'stoner', and a bunch of other very-tangentially related stuff. We take the definition of 'cannabis podcast' a little liberally, here. Check out instagram user @mszcannabeech ( https:...

For our seventeenth edition of the Friendly Aussie Podcast, we GO INTERNATIONAL!  This is an EXTENDED ZOOM CONVERSATION with Northern Californians Raul Martinez and Jose Rosete. They just released a brand new film - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8924580/ - and we wanted to talk about it with them.  Check this podcast out in video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmlpdfPOGks Check out our...

We have a nice roundtable chat with our mate Winky over a few cones; asking him about his love for cannabis, his favourite strains, and the ins and outs of his experiences with growing weed in the unique environment and social context of Australia. https://www.facebook.com/friendlyaussiebuds/ https://www.instagram.com/friendlyaussiebuds/

Chris is a travel expert. We filmed this podcast before the COVID-19 Outbreak.... so a lot of these discussion points might seem a little strange. Oh boy, strap yourself in (assuming you aren't already in lockdown!)

Our newest edition of the FRIENDLY AUSSIE PODCAST is a yarn with Anthony Bull - a local candidate from Division 2 in Ipswich City, and a member of the Liberal Democrats Group in Ipswich. In this episode, we cover: ✔️ Recent corruption scandals in the Logan and Ipswich City Councils (and others...) ✔️ The broader lack of accountability on local, state and federal levels of Government in Australia ✔...

A couple of weeks ago, the FAB crew brought their ZOOM microphone to the Indooroopilly office of Michael Berkman - a representative in favour of the drug law reform laid out in the Queensland Productivity Commission report.   As one of the only members of our Queensland State parliament explicitly in favour of transformative policy approaches in this area, we wanted to sit down with him and discus...

The new decade has arrived upon us! In this episode of the Friendly Aussie Podcast, we talk 2020 plans, our new store - at https://store.friendlyaussiebuds.com/ - and bounce around a few ideas for products and campaigns, live on air! https://www.friendlyaussiebuds.com/ https://www.instagram.com/friendlyaussiebuds/ https://www.facebook.com/friendlyaussiebuds/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUielg...

On the eleventh episode of the FRIENDLY AUSSIE PODCAST, we talk casually with one of Australia's leading cannabis activists and advocates - Jenny Hallam . Jenny is well known for supplying cannabis oil to chronically ill patients who lack access to legal medicinal treatments. Her highly selfless acts garnered a lot of public attention around her court case. In 2019, Hallam was let off her supply a...

The CONCLUSION of our THREE PART series with Abe from the Whakamana Cannabis Museum (located in Christchurch, New Zealand) is here!   Tune in for the hottest goss on the politics of New Zealand leading up to the 2020 referendum on cannabis legalisation, the landscape of "weed culture" in the 21st century, and a whole load of other, tangentially-related stuff.

Abe is back for part 2 of our discussion, which covers the rest of Abe's life story, the tale of the Whakamana cannabis museum in the land of the long white cloud, insider thoughts on the upcoming New Zealand referendum, and much more!

Episode 8 of the Friendly Aussie Podcast is a discussion with Abe, the curator of the Whakamana Cannabis Museum in Aotearoa (otherwise known as New Zealand). This is the first of three parts - so this episode serves as an introduction to Abe, his story and some brief talks on the museum. Future episodes will go into further detail.

Julian is a wonderful, friendly and jovial bloke, who has come all the way from Deutschland to say hello to us (his good friends) and speak on his various travel experiences from around the world - many of which have involved their fair share of buds! We shoot the shit with him for half an hour, and talk over the major differences in cannabis cultures all across the world, before we allow him to c...

This episode, we're joined by Miguel and Alec from the Craze Co., as well as Willy from Ballin' On A Budget! They're a crew who do unique activations in public spaces and hustle HARD to make cannabis legalisation in Australia a reality. Strap yourself in - this is our longest and most contentious discussion yet!   We want to thank these folks for helping us out at the HHI Expo in Brisbane on the 1...

In the fourth episode of the Friendly Aussie Podcast, Joe and Mitch sit down to chat about the past, present and future of the cannabis scene with Adam, a veteran stoner and a very interesting fella, whose finely aged cranium contains plenty of knowledge worth sharing.

Mitch and Joe sit down with the girls of Her Highness on this episode of the Friendly Aussie Podcast - Shelly and Bree take us on a deep dive into their community, as we discuss a variety of issues pertaining to the Australian cannabis community.

The second episode of the Friendly Aussie Podcast! Join Joe and Mitch as they explore the weird and wonderful world of being a productive stoner, and lend some suggestions on how it can be done.

In this episode, we take the bold first step of introducing who we are. We explain our mission statement as a publication, and develop in words what we plan to do with the podcast into the future, with plenty of goofs, gaffes and giggles along the way. We talk about the everyday realities of being a stoner and the many challenges one can come to face with this lifestyle – particularly in the way o...