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Australia's best comedic voices and experts savage the news and drill down on climate change. It's fast. It's funny. It's like #qanda on crack.

Dan Ilic


    • Sep 6, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 219 EPISODES


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    Introducing: Preppers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 34:59


    G'day Fearmongers —We're back next week with all new A Rational Fear Podcast episodes.But before that please enjoy this brand new podcast series I worked on with the UNSW Centre For Ideas called Preppers.It's about how we all need to get prepared for the end of the world together. We talk to so many great people for this podcast.On the A Rational Fear podcast feed I've just put up Episode 1 but search for Preppers wherever you find podcasts or go to www.arationalfear.com to get the direct links.If you're heading to the Better Future Forum next week in Canberra, I'll see you there!CheersDan If Patreon isn't your thing, and Apple Subscriptions are too Appley — chip in with A-Cast here: https://plus.acast.com/s/a-rational-fear-1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Sneaking into Pine Gap - behind the scenes with Boy_Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 38:56


    Newsfighters — Year In Review 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 26:36


    LIVE FROM SXSW SYDNEY - Dan Ilic, Chris Taylor, Lee Constable, Ed Coper, Antoinette Lattouf, DJ Dylan Behan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 48:36


    LIVE FROM WAIBEN THURSDAY ISLAND - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Jay Wymarra, Diat Alferink, Dane Simpson & Leon Filewood

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 75:38


    LIVE AT THE WOMEN IN MEDIA CONFERENCE

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 67:02


    Not a boycott but a universal pull out - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Megan Herbert & Matt Bray

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 27:43


    Keeping up with the Rubiales - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Tash Exelby & Issy Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 30:43


    NEWS FIGHTERS: How to (not) solve Australia's cost of living of crisis!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 19:09


    On this month's episode of NEWS FIGHTERS, chief wacky clips correspondent Dylan Behan takes a deep dive into what's driving the cost of living and housing crises in Australia, as well as all the stupid solutions proposed by our self-serving politicians.ALSO: News Fighters is coming to the Sydney Fringe Festival! For the first time ever, we're doing an episode LIVE ON STAGE at The Factory Theatre in Marrickville on September 15 at 6:50pm, with special guests including Dan Ilic, Stefan Pazur and more TBC. Use the promo code FRIENDS to get 10% off tickets at burgerrings.com. PLEASE COME!News Fighters is a comedic look at Australian news, media and political hypocrisy from TV comedy editor and producer Dylan Behan. To find new monthly episodes on the A Rational Fear podcast feed, subscribe at arationalfear.com or on your podcasting app of choice:Apple: http://apple.co/3VOx4LjSpotify: http://spoti.fi/3QemUCoGoogle Podcasts: http://bit.ly/3VRov29Chip into support the show at http://www.patreon.com/ARationalFearBuy Dylan a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/newsfightersWatch News Fighters on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/newsfightersFollow News Fighters on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newsfighterspod/Follow News Fighters on X/Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewsfightersPodFollow Dylan on X/Twitter: http://twitter.com/dylabolicalBuy merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/dylabdesignsEmail: dylan@newsfighters.com If Patreon isn't your thing, and Apple Subscriptions are too Appley — chip in with A-Cast here: https://plus.acast.com/s/a-rational-fear-1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    BONUS: Unlikely Best Friends — Grace Tame & Camilla Cleese

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 51:25


    End Of Financial Fear - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Alice Tovey & Glen James

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 35:07


    Prigozhin's onlyfans - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba & Matt Bevan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 43:52


    Cheap Coke & Black Market Fantales - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba & Georgie Parker (not the actress)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 28:06


    McBride's secret strategy.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 90:27


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    Tim Smith's (Fence) Cover Up — Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 54:48


    The Vengabus on the O-Bahn — LIVE IN ADELAIDE — Kyam Maher, Andrew Hansen, Dan Ilic, Alice Fraser, Gabbi Bolt, Lewis Hobba, Dylan Behan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 48:23


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    A Rational Year — The best sketches and selected bits from 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 61:27


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    Hey Alexa, play Nish Kumar's comedy specials — Nish Kumar, Alice Fraser, Lewis Hobba, Dan Ilic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 42:39


    Secretive Australia — Festival Of Dangerous Ideas — Kate McClymont, Damien Cave, Amber Schultz, David McBride, Dan Ilic & Lewis Hobba

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 55:36


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