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Prime Minister Scott Morrison is a marketing expert. The Liberal politician puts this to full use during his time in office: he crafts an image for himself as a good dad and "average Aussie" by setting up chicken coops and Christmas decorations and showing himself in shorts. My colleague Barbara Barkhausen was on the phone with me to discuss whether this is actually already propaganda. - Premierminister Scott Morrison ist Marketingexperte. Das bringt der konservative Politiker während seiner Amtszeit voll zum Einsatz: Er bastelt sich ein Image als guter Papa und „Durchschnitts-Aussie“, indem er Hühnerställe und Weihnachtsdeko aufbaut und sich in Shorts zeigt. Barbara Barkhausen sprach mit mir am Telefon, um mit mir darüber zu diskutieren, ob das eigentlich schon Propaganda ist.
As Americans mark June the 19th and remember the end of slavery, the Black Lives Matter movement is forcing US businesses to get on message - fast. We have a special report from Oklahoma as President Trump's imminent rally stirs up ghosts of the past. Also in the programme - Australia's Prime Minister says government and institutions are being targeted by on-going sophisticated state-based cyber hacks. And after the paralysis of lockdown, we meet the boss of a Scottish distillery who's hoping that Father's Day will tempt visitors back to sample a little Water of Life. Plus, we speak to the author Lynda Gratton about her new book which explores two big challenges people in the developed world are facing - living longer and having to contend with ever more complex technology. Presenter Fergus Nicoll is joined by Sinead Mangan PHOTO: A large group holds a Juneteenth prayer in Atlanta/Getty Images
Josh and M discuss the drowning of Harold Holt, Australia's Prime Minister, and the various conspiracy theories that have arisen since his body was never found... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com You can learn more about M's academic work at: http://mrxdentith.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or Podbean crowdfunding? http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/muv5b-79
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is on his way to the United States for a six-day visit where he'll meet with President Donald Trump. It's the first official visit to the US by an Australian prime minister since George W Bush hosted John Howard in 2006. Mr Morrison's trip is taking place as the US puts pressure on Iran over the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities and as its trade war with China intensifies. - اسکات موریسون نخست وزیر استرالیا سفر شش روزه ای را به ایالات متحده آمریکا آغاز کرده است و با دونالد ترامپ رییس جمهوری این کشور دیدار و گفتگو خواهد داشت.
Trump discusses tensions with Iran and the trade war with China at a news conference with Australia's Prime Minister. Prior to the news conference the President announced tough new sanctions on the Iranian national bank He also addressed the growing controversy over a mysterious whistleblower complaint, calling it a "political hack job." Today's panel: CNN's Dana Bash, CNN's Mike Rogers, CNN's Carrie Cordero, Maggie Haberman with The New York Times Also on the program: CNN's Kaitlan Collins
Australia's Prime Minister, Scott Morrison led a barrage against the media yesterday (February 25) talking about and promoting his government's latest effort in the climate change space - the "Climate Solutions Fund" (CSF).Few commentators had much to say in support of the CSF and the frequently used phase was "putting lipstick on a pig" as most considered it was a reboot of Tony Abbott's less than successful Direct Action Policy.Katharine Murphy from The Guardian was less than complimentary of the government's new policy; Giles Parkinson from RenewEconomy had few kind words for what the PM was proposing and a senior lecturer in economics from the University of Queensland, Ian A. Mackenzie wrote in The Conversation describing the policy as a "rebadged rehash of old mistakes".
The big news in America comes once again from a WH leak. Chris talks about the President's embarrassing phone calls with Mexico's President and Australia's Prime Minister. Chris' guest this week is a friend of the show Joe Tex, an actor and producer starring in BATSU! in NYC. Joe and Chris do a dramatic reading from excerpts from those now infamous transcripts. WARNING: Joe and Chris are terrible impressionists! Follow Joe Tex on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat: @joetexonline and joetexonline.com. Follow Chris Hahn on Twitter @christopherhahn and chrsitopherhahn.com. Learn more about Face Off unlimited and BATSU! at faceoffunlimited.com and batsulive.com.
In today's podcast we mention this article about this article about Australia's Prime Minister in the Washington Post. Here's the cringeworthy moment article and here's a bonus cringe for you. Oof. Make yourself feel better with this (go science). We also received a voicemail from Emily in Enmore about Eternity. And here's the Kyle Sandilands tag. Thanks to Emily and also to Riles, our voicemail guests for today. You can leave a voicemail over at www.stupidlybig.com/voicemail - these are fun. And here are the crickets. The podcast will be searchable on iTunes over the next couple of days (takes a while, we're told). In the meantime, go to the website to find the link to insert into your podcast app for download. And thanks again to the entirely excellent Uni Bicycles for being this week's sponsors. There's a 15% discount over there for cash purchases when you mention the Stupidly Small podcast. See you tomorrow.
How will social media change democracy? Do we need representational democracy (voting in a mediator) or can we run a direct democracy on Government-as-a-platform. Given that the biggest issues that faced Australia's prime ministerial battle was lack of communication from Government AND Media, should social media be utilised more? For oversease subscribers, this morning Australia's Prime Minister faced a battle against her ex Prime Minister for leadership.