Unrepresentative Swill

We are blessed this week to have the presence of the wonderful Maddy Vercoe to discuss the book My Body by Emily Ratajkowski, and all it has to say about success, tension and exploitation in the modelling industry! If you would like to support the podcast, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! On Instagram @unrepresentative_swill_podcast On Facebook...

Nic and Rob along with some other West Australians are fuming this week after Mark McGowan delayed WA’s border reopening late last week, raising big question marks about what WA’s plans are about its border in the future. All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill! If you would like to support the podcast, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Instagram, Twitter an...

This week we are delighted to be joined by the wonderful Guy Hall, who recounts his experience catching Covid and entering self-isolation in Melbourne! Truly an interesting insight for all of us in WA living for now a sheltered lifestyle. All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill! If you would like to support the podcast, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Inst...

With the first anniversary of the US Capitol insurrection recently passed, the US is looking no more unified now than it was then, despite Biden’s desire to unify and heal the country. Are things going so badly that the country is heading towards civil war? What can be done to fix this potential calamity? Plus, what can Modern Monetary Theory tell us about budget deficits and government spending?...

Nic and Rob welcome the new year by discussing the downward spiral that is the omicron wave and how its effecting our health system. Plus, is WA’s covid policy really still a good idea in the face of our latest delta outbreak? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill! If you would like to support the podcast, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Instagram, Twitt...

Happy holidays! This week we discuss with apathy how pork barrelling has become the status quo of Australian politics, and also embrace our annual holiday tradition of figuring out which world leaders have been naughty and nice this year. All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill! If you would like to support the podcast, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Inst...

Another week of not-so-great politics for our PM as he desperately tries to scramble together a positive message for the end of the year. Plus, signs that Russia is preparing a military invasion of neighbouring Ukraine has the West on edge and trying to understand what Vladimir Putin is up to. All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill! If you would like to support the podcast, ra...

Rob is back from his holiday! And in true Unrepresentative Swill fashion we have missed some of the most dramatic and existentially threatening news while Rob was sipping wine in Margaret River. But we are lucky to be joined by the ever-wise International Relations Masters Student Nick Madden to help us dive through all the news we have missed! If you would like to support the podcast, rate and re...

As the world braces for more news about the Omicron variant and Scomo faces challenges from all corners in the last sitting week of Parliament, Nic and Rob talk about none of that because Rob is away on holiday. So enjoy this podcast where we talk about food and politics! If you would like to support the podcast, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook...

Anti-vaccine mandate protests are becoming increasingly prevalent and seemingly violent. Are they something that will come and pass with the pandemic? Or does this discontent have deeper roots? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill! If you would like to support the podcast, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! On Instagram @un...

With the death of former South African President De Klerk, the last President to lead in apartheid South Africa, what can we take from reflecting on poverty and inequality in modern South Africa? Plus, is the independence of the ABC being undermined, and does it matter? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill! If you would like to support the podcast, rate and review us on Appl...

Scomo is back, bruised and beaten, from his travels across Europe having not blown away the international community with Australia's climate policy. Meanwhile in the US. Biden has passed the first of two huge spending bills, but with bitterly hostile Republicans and democrats that are looking rightwards it won't be easy to seal his first year in office. All this and more on this episode of Unrepre...

After a weak of exam related absence, Nic and Rob are back to report on the climate policy/farce of the Australian Government! As Scomo puts on his triumphant smirk at Glasgow and unveils his policy of ‘the Australian way’ opponents back at home aren’t too happy about his progress. Plus, how will the climate crisis effect human rights across the globe? All this and more on this episode of Unrepres...

In a miraculous turn of events Scott Morrison has decided to do his job and attend the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Glasgow coming up at the end of this month, but to no one’s surprise the Coalition is struggling to make a climate policy in time. Plus, with tensions flaring up in the Taiwan strait, what would an invasion of Taiwan actually look like and is it at all likely? All this and...

A lot of news to catch up on this week, but we can’t forget that the federal election is coming soon for Scomo and Albo. To shore up his chances Albo is parachuting in (forcibly picking) Labor candidates to some very important seats in New South Wales, but are these decisions which will ultimately divide Labor more than it benefits them next election? All this and more on this episode of Unreprese...

Two big shock announcements for NSW politics over the weekend, premier Gladys Berejiklian resigned her position last Friday after the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption announced she would be subject to a new investigation. And on Monday morning deputy premier and leader of the NSW Nationals John ‘bruz’ Barilaro suddenly resigned, meaning a huge new change for NSW leadership. What does...

Ever call a snap election to shore up a majority and waste $600 million for basically no gain? This week Nic and Rob discuss Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who has coincidentally done something very similar over the weekend. Plus, how will Germany be governed now that the titan of German politics Angela Merkel has stepped down? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill! I...

Australia is going Nuclear! Sort of. Nuclear powered subs, which is a big deal! Last week Scott Morrison announced that Australia will scrap the deal we had with the French to build submarines and instead opt for the US who will help us build nuclear submarines. What does this mean for Australia, our relationship with China and the US, and the labour party in opposition? All this and more on this...

With misinformation seemingly at an all time high, government accountability seems at an all time low. Is this unique to modern politics or has this always been an unfortunate aspect of our political system? Plus, 20 years on from 9/11, how has the war on terror transformed international politics? All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill! If you would like to support the podcast...

The national policy on border closures has changed? Mark McGowan says the new requirement is 80% vaccination in WA before we can let people in from high-risk states. Is this a prudent policy decision or moral panic? Additionally, this week Rob and Nic discuss the sensitive issue of the newly passed anti-abortion laws in Texas. Listen now on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill. If you would like...

It’s time to take a break from some of the doom and gloom of the weekly news cycle and interview someone who truly knows what its like to be young and live in lockdown! This week we chat to our good friend and Victorian Guy Hall about lockdowns, vaccines and optimism for the future. One of the more refreshing episodes of Unrepresentative Swill!  If you would like to support the podcast, rate...

It seems hard to imagine but pressure continues to pile up against the government. As the country is weathering the delta variant spirits seem low and tensions seem high. What is the way out of this, and what does this mean for the government politically? Plus, after 20 years the West has clearly lost in Afghanistan. How will the Taliban govern now and is Australia doing enough to get our own peop...

Exciting news in WA today as the Pfizer vaccine becomes available for 16-29 year olds! Some goods news after the pessimistic report from the International Panel on Climate Change dropped last week, again revealing Australia’s embarrassing action on climate change. But with developing countries like China and India the world’s biggest emitters, Australia is only a single part of a big picture. All...

With new outbreaks in Victoria and Queensland and the ongoing outbreak in NSW, times are tough right now for many Australians. But the light at the end of the tunnel is vaccination, and with new modelling from the Doherty institute released last week it looks like 20–40-year-olds will be next in line. Plus, while the US has withdrawn from Afghanistan, the Taliban are slowly but surely taking contr...

We are lucky to be joined by another half-vaxed Australian hero this week, the charming Tom Osterberg! We discuss the recent cuts to arts at UWA, the peril of lockdown and the hope of vaccines. Tom's message? Get vaxed! All this and more on this episode of Unrepresentative Swill!  If you would like to support the podcast, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and follow us on Instagram, Twitte...