Podcast appearances and mentions of bryce halliday

Back for the beginning of our final(?) season, Bryce Halliday joins Sam and Martin for a journey toward the great unknown of Illinois. We examine the era of the song's setting, the power of Mavis Staples's singing, and the reliability of moving to "better" places. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Chicago, Bad As Me, Tom Waits (2011) I'll Take You There, Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, The Staples Singers (1972) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly.

Can weeds help us find answers to the world's problems? Yes, those pesky plants with the flimsy leaves that always seem to be growing out the cracks of footpaths. A weed is defined simply as a plant in the wrong place, and as climate change drives up temperatures, more plants are being forced to move to cooler climates in order to live. Non-native plant species have wreaked absolute havoc on so many of the world's precious ecosystems, because they're trying to make the best of a situation they never should have been exposed to. So can we really blame weeds for just trying to survive? Scientist Zoe Xirocostas has some secrets to share about our pre-conceptions on weeds.  A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Violence against women is on the news everyday. It's happening in the workplace, on the streets and in people's home. Ending this violence starts with men, their behaviours and attitudes. And changing the social structures and norms which enable domestic violence and harassment starts with a conversation. Unfortunately, discussing gender equality is not always a top priority in pubs, locker rooms and Parliament House. But if men are willing to listen and reflect on their behaviour, we could see real societal transformation, so how do we encourage men to put women on the agenda? Joyce Wu's research has taken her across the globe, and her insights could make a real difference. A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our race for renewables has a dark side, with some of the most important clean energy technologies, such as lithium-ion batteries, bringing unexpected and damaging consequences for human rights and the environment. Although the goals are different, mining for ingredients of lithium-ion batteries can be just as damaging as extraction of some fossil fuels. UNSW academic Andy Symington researches how our clean energy demands need to not lead to further exploitation of the world's poorest and most vulnerable. But as consumers, can we help ensure that our transition to a sustainable planet isn't achieved at the expense of the less fortunate? A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The transition to zero carbon will be one of the biggest shifts in the history of humankind. Transitioning to renewables means immense opportunities for jobs, security, equity and common resilience. Right now, renewable energy in the form of solar and wind is the cheapest it has ever been, and with it comes immense opportunities in employment, economic growth and equality. So what are the technological breakthroughs we need to tackle climate change today? Australia could be a global leader in renewable innovation, we already have the tools and technology required, so what's stopping us from investing in our future? Fiacre Rougieux is one of renewable energy's biggest supporters, with solutions on how to facilitate this shift. A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia doesn't have a problem with generating renewable energy... but it turns out we do have a problem with using it. Our vast country has an almost infinite capacity for solar, wind, and hydro energy, but converting those forms of energy to function correctly within our existing electricity grids is going to be the real challenge. Switching to renewables is fundamental to combat climate change, so how do we overcome the technical challenges of integrating clean energy generation into our electricity grid and start utilising our country's wealth of clean energy? Matthew Priestley has some ideas. A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are in the midst of a climate emergency, so it's about time we wrote a new social contract that will bring our economy into line with what the planet can afford. To create a regenerative economy where humanity can thrive, we are going to need something called legal imagination – the ability to weave rules, entitlements and principles into responsive and creative structures. Think of a world where rivers had human rights, corporations were regulated by their stakeholders, ecocide was a crime, and money looked entirely different. UNSW academic Bronwen Morgan ponders, where can legal imagination take us? A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If we are going to save the planet, Tema Milstein says we need to start hugging trees. Westernised humans tend to believe they are separate from nature, which shapes thinking and actions toward the environment. But seeing the world with humans at its centre has massive ramifications – from climate crisis to mass extinction. What stands in the way of more of us remembering we are embedded in the natural world and its intricate networks? And how do we override anthropocentrism, and start seeing ourselves as one with the flowers? A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are on the brink of a technological revolution. The rapid development of quantum computing and the power that it will bring means we are on the cusp of solving problems that we cannot solve with classical computers. But the question that UNSW Sydney's quantum physicist Danielle Holmes says we should be asking is, what will happen to AI when the computational quantum power behind it increases dramatically? How can we thrive once intelligence decouples from human consciousness? A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are no jobs on a dead planet, so we must find a way for capitalism and the environment to coexist in harmony. The pursuit of ever-increasing profits has seen us hurtling towards the point of no return, because for the longest time, companies did not have to care about how much they polluted the environment. So how can we incentivise the world's biggest polluters to choose the planet over profit? According to UNSW academic Bernardo García Pola, the answer could be game theory and reimagined market design so that it is in everyone's interests to do the right thing for the planet. A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine if medical side effects were all in your head… turns out more than half of them might be. A lot of people have heard of the placebo effect; where taking a sugar pill can cause healing or health improvements, but far fewer are familiar with the nocebo effect – the dark side of placebo – where an innocent sugar pill can cause serious negative side effects. Research shows most medical side effects are likely to be caused by the nocebo effect, so if the majority of these feelings could be overcome by the simple power of thought, how can medical researchers break this cycle. Health psychologist Kate Faasse's work explores how to ensure nocebo effects don't prevent us from getting the right medical treatment. A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The way we educate needs a rethink. All the elements we need are already in front of us, we just need fresh eyes to examine them. One way is to stop differentiating between ‘academics' and ‘students'. We should all just be 'learners', all constantly challenging the status quo. Isabella Dobrescu and Alberto Motta emphasise that learning must both reflect and fit into our lives, and be a bold experience that is personal, interactive and fun...because who said education can't be as entertaining as Netflix or Super Mario? Or both? A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The human brain is the most complicated computer in the world, but we tend to take it for granted. By linking neuroscience and computer technologies, engineers and scientists are creating neural implants to unlock better pain management strategies, accessibility tools for people living with disabilities, and potential human enhancements. As we move into the most connected and information rich age in human history, how can we ensure that we keep our focus on this kind of big picture science so that those most vulnerable are receiving the help they need? Neuroscientist Felix Aplin has some answers.  A UNSW Centre for Ideas project, with podcast editing and music composition by Bryce Halliday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Champagne was flowing at the jazz bar when Georgina got a text calling her a thief. She didn’t agree then. But now she does. A production of The Ethics Centre. Mix by Bryce Halliday. Music by Breakmaster Cylinder & Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted & produced by Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Editing by Colin Ho, EP Danielle Harvey.

A show from The Ethics Centre about the things we wish we hadn’t done. New stories every week, true stories every time. Subscribe now so you don’t miss a confession. A production of The Ethics Centre. Mix by Bryce Halliday. Music by Breakmaster Cylinder & Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted & produced by Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Editing by Colin Ho, EP Danielle Harvey.  

This week the Daily Telegraph tried to take down Bill Shorten's mum. That played out as well as could be expected. Hosted by James Colley and Nick Fischer Produced by Bryce Halliday whose amazing mailing list can be found here.

Just a dizzying array of gaffs and boomer nonsense played out the day that we recorded this but the main things that happened this week are an incredibly boring debate between Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten, and Pauline Hanson did an interview on A Current Affair where she played the victim to her own decisions. Hosted by James Colley and Nick Fischer Produced by Bryce Halliday

Another terrible week! Mostly overshadowed by the Water Buybacks scandal but here's what we're talking about: Palmer United Party is polling quite well. Get Up! made a pretty weird misstep in an Abbott attack ad. Rowan Dean has boycotted personal hygiene and boomers are boycotting paying for that opinion and DON'T YOU DARE think about modifying the ANZAC biscuit recipe. Also James' computer didn't record his side of the conversation so all we've got is the recording Bryce made of the Skype call. Ain't technology grand? Sounds okay though. Stick with it.  Hosted by James Colley & Nick Fischer Produced by Bryce Halliday

There's finally an official election for which we can give you the analysis you so desperately didn't ask for! This week: Notre Dame caught fire and for some reason old mate Malcolm thinks this is something which needs Australian money to fix. The Ecuadorian Embassy released footage of Julian Assange trying to do a kick flip. And Israel Folau teaches all of us, you simply must post. Hosted by James Colley and Nick Fischer Produced by Bryce Halliday.

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themes A comedy about things that are actually sad. The second half of the first part of the story. Find out what happens to Dick, and sing along to some Elvis. After this, listen to The Resistance Act I. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Thanks to Helen Zaltzman, Tom Ballard and Zan Rowe for their memories Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themes A comedy about things that are actually sad. This is where the story begins. Alice is walking to the hospital and runs into an old friend. After this, listen to Savage, Act 2 Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themes A comedy about things that are actually sad. The second half of the first part of the story. Find out what happens to Dick, and sing along to some Elvis. After this, listen to The Resistance Act I. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Thanks to Helen Zaltzman, Tom Ballard and Zan Rowe for their memories Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the start Alice’s fascination with Quantum physics is resolved into a metaphor about storytelling and knowledge. We go to a funeral and there’s a confrontation. Schroedinger’s box gets opened. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival   CAST: Michael Fraser as Michael Fraser Bryce Halliday as Survey Doctor   Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the start This is the beginning of the final story of the Trilogy. It begins with Quantum physics, good and evil, Dads, and Disney villains. After this, listen to Empire, Act 2 Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday.

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the start This is the second half of the second show. Find out the mysteries behind the mysterious people Alice grew up with, and why it’s not easy to be a good person. There’s a multiple choice question. A woman is violent to a child. After this, listen to Part 3: Empire, Act 1. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival   CAST: Alice Fraser as Granny Facundo Herrera as Luis Jennifer Vuletic as Mrs Sergei Sapidah Kian as Madame Durga Lao Nikki Britton as Parent   ‘Disclaimer Song’ band: Bryce Halliday on piano accordion Dane Carroll on trombone   ‘Gut Song’ snare drummer: Claudine Field   Additional piano music by Bryce Halliday   Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themes This is the beginning of the second show. Alice introduces you to the house she grew up in, and the mysterious people she grew up with. After this, listen to The Resistance, Act 2. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival CAST: Alice Fraser as Granny Facundo Herrera as Luis Jennifer Vuletic as Mrs Sergei   ‘Disclaimer Song’ band: Bryce Halliday on piano accordion Dane Carroll on trombone   Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themes A comedy about things that are actually sad. This is where the story begins. Alice is walking to the hospital and runs into an old friend. After this, listen to Savage, Act 2 Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult themes This is the beginning of the second show. Alice introduces you to the house she grew up in, and the mysterious people she grew up with. After this, listen to The Resistance, Act 2. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival CAST: Alice Fraser as Granny Facundo Herrera as Luis Jennifer Vuletic as Mrs Sergei   ‘Disclaimer Song’ band: Bryce Halliday on piano accordion Dane Carroll on trombone   Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the start This is the second half of the second show. Find out the mysteries behind the mysterious people Alice grew up with, and why it’s not easy to be a good person. There’s a multiple choice question. A woman is violent to a child. After this, listen to Part 3: Empire, Act 1. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival   CAST: Alice Fraser as Granny Facundo Herrera as Luis Jennifer Vuletic as Mrs Sergei Sapidah Kian as Madame Durga Lao Nikki Britton as Parent   ‘Disclaimer Song’ band: Bryce Halliday on piano accordion Dane Carroll on trombone   ‘Gut Song’ snare drummer: Claudine Field   Additional piano music by Bryce Halliday   Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the start Alice’s fascination with Quantum physics is resolved into a metaphor about storytelling and knowledge. We go to a funeral and there’s a confrontation. Schroedinger’s box gets opened. Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival   CAST: Michael Fraser as Michael Fraser Bryce Halliday as Survey Doctor   Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday

Warning: This podcast contains very strong language and adult themes from the start This is the beginning of the final story of the Trilogy. It begins with Quantum physics, good and evil, Dads, and Disney villains. After this, listen to Empire, Act 2 Written and performed by Alice Fraser at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Produced and sound engineered by Bryce Halliday.

The postal plebiscite is going ahead, if we all debate REAAAAAALLY nicely. Also Malcolm dropped a c-bomb on Tony.  Stop the Posts is produced by very nice man Bryce Halliday.

It's all marriage and lawyers this week. The same sex marriage campaign ads have begun and the "No" campaign is displaying the usual amount of self awareness. Dutton thinks refugee lawyers are "unaustralian", while other lawyers are apparently a little sheepish about telling their colleagues they are against equal marriage.  But also WE DID THREE WEEKS OF EPISODES IN A ROW. And the podcast is vaguely popular now. You can now follow Stop The Posts podcast on twitter: @stoptheposts Produced by Bryce Halliday (with help this week from David Muratore)

Holy Moses! Two episodes in a fortnight? Can we keep it up? Who knows! Statues and plebiscites continue to be an source of much consternation in this week's news. Produced by Bryce Halliday at Nauti Studios.

Hey it's us! That's right your podcatcher is still checking this feed and there's something new in it! We have no idea how long this will last but James and Nick are in top form, the season naming format is emojis now, and the most baffling news events of the week went down after we recorded this. Oh joy. Produced by Bryce Halliday at Nauti Studios.

Nick and James return to recap the major news stories from this exhausting year. Spoiler Alert: The beloved celebrity deaths don't let up. This is part 2 of the recap, starting in July. For January to June see the previous episode in the feed. Produced by Bryce Halliday at Nauti Studios.  

Surprise! We're back. James and Nick are back to review all the major news stories of 2016. All the politics here and abroad, the scandals, the many many MANY deaths and... hooooooo-boy why did we want to do this again? This is the first of two episodes, covering the news of January to June. A chance to look back and remember all of the things that really should have dominated the headlines had they occurred in any other news year. Produced by Bryce Halliday at Nauti Studios.

Bryce is back! How does the show change? There's a little bit more to read in these descriptions. This week Triple J considers moving its Hottest 100 countdown (which Macklemore won in 2012) to a different day. Malcolm Turnbull pleads with the Australian people to vote for marriage equality. Malcolm Roberts and Pauline Hanson gave their first speeches to our new senate. The tour was pretty great guys, thanks for asking. Produced by Bryce Halliday. Recorded at Nauti Studios.

The election is over! And this podcast has changed about as much as our government has. James Colley. Nick Fischer. Produced by Bryce Halliday. This week's episode features a rather delicious outtake at the end.

James and Nick are excited to announce the results of the 2016 Australian Federal Election!… are yet to be fully determined at the time of this recording. Let this episode serve as a time capsule of a strange moment in Australian politics. Recorded at Nauti Studios by Bryce Halliday.

The end is in sight. Nick and James read comments about whether Tradies are fake, whether Medicare is actually under attack and whether Eddie McGuire should be allowed to say anything at all. It's Stop The Posts Produced by Bryce Halliday at Nauti Studios.

We continue to astound ourselves and our audience by releasing an episode just about weekly.  This week Malcolm Turnbull became the first feminist prime minister of Australia (at least, as far as SMH can remember), David Leyonhjelm released a pretty callous video, and Richard Di Natale gave us pretty good reason to bring back our Soundbite of the Week segment (with new and equally obtuse theme music!) Stop The Posts is James Colley (@jamcolley) Nick Fischer (@nickrfischer), and produced by Bryce Halliday at Nauti Studios.

We actually bloody did it. We did two episodes just about within the space of a week. Anthony Albanese is in the news this week, Tony Abbott never really left it, and oh god Pauline Hanson could be making a comeback. Also James trials a new segment on Nick. It's a bottom up view of the week's news in Australia. Produced by Bryce Halliday, who also puts wayyy too much effort into the stings. Recorded at Nauti Studios.

Good god man. James is back from Melbourne and we're ready for some bottom-up coverage of the 2016 Australian election. This week a bunch of poor people had the nerve to want more money and the prime minister of Australia visited a gentlemen's club, but we're mostly annoyed that Mark Di Stefano never told us who Wyatt Roy's starter pokemon was. At the end we take a slight break from election coverage for a human interest story that from the Daily Telegraph that seemed particularly off-brand. Recorded at Nauti Studios. Produced by Bryce Halliday.

It's our last chance to have Nick and James in the same city for a while so we thought we'd have one more crack at doing a remote record while we can still figure out the bugs. It went pretty good but it's a short episode this week. Kevin Rudd could be up for the UN, and yet another year begins with Woolworths having a merchandise publicity disaster. It's Stop The Posts! Hosted by James Colley (@JamColley) and Nick Fischer (@Nickrfischer)Produced by Bryce Halliday: @MrBryceHalliday

We're all in the same room! And Gina Rushton of The Australian joins us to chat through the most serious news stories from this week... Okay it's mostly about lettuce. Our guest is: @ginarush Hosted by James Colley (@JamColley) and Nick Fischer (@Nickrfischer) Produced by Bryce Halliday: @MrBryceHalliday

Guess who's back? Yet again? It's a New Year and a new season of Stop The Posts for 2016! James will once again be in Melbourne for the next 6 months working on the second season of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. Before he goes we thought we'd see if we could use the witchcraft of modern technology to do a remote record in two locations. Which is why James is a bit quieter in parts of this episode, sorry about that. Still it's a cracker of an episode and a great way to start your year off terribly. Produced by Bryce Halliday.

Anneli Cole and Jim Fishwick continue to pit people against historical figures who share their first name. In this episode, cabaret genius Bryce Halliday squares up against acclaimed novelist Bryce Courtenay. We talk Murdered Siblings, overexplain Asterix, and say some awful things about a national treasure.

Season 5 is kicking along! Buzzfeed Australia's Mark Di Stefano drops by to help us deconstruct Tony Abbott's latest interview with Leigh Sales, the Matildas pay dispute and whether or not Peter Dutton knows how jokes work. Hosted by James Colley and Nick Fischer. Produced by Bryce Halliday. Recorded at 2ser.

Good God, Man! James Colley is back in town, and so is Stop The Posts. After a 6 month hiatus we're very excited to begin a new season of your favourite podcast. Taking a look at the week's news through the comments left on the major Australian news outlet's websites. For our first episode back we're joined by writer for the Backburner and all round fun guy Ben Mclay (@thomas_violence on Twitter). In other news, while James was away, Nick finally joined Twitter: @NickRFischer Produced, as ever, by Bryce Halliday. Recorded at 2SER, Sydney, Australia.

It's the end of another season! James is moving to Melbourne for six months for a sweet sweet job so in the meantime we're calling this an indefinite hiatus. We could have gone out like Scrubs and had every guest who ever appeared on the show in the last episode, but instead we thought we'd get a firm favourite Kara Schlegl back in the hot seat. We chat about the week's news as normal for the first half of the episode (which went to broadcast on 2SER on March 15) but we thought we'd do a little bit extra for you podcast people who have been with us from the start. Bryce joins the conversation and we go roundtable discussing a few scenarios involving AusPol characters. It's... a little chaotic but totally worth it for Nick's new nickname for Scott Ludlam at the end. Thank you to 2SER for picking up the show over the last 6 months. Thank you to Bryce Halliday for producing every incarnation of the show from its inception. Thank you to all our wonderful guests who helped us develop the show. Thank you James Colley and Nick Fischer for creating a great show format and trawling some of the darkest corners of the internet to find great comments. And of course thank you to you idiots for subscribing and sharing the show and being bothered to read all of this text. You're amazing. Please follow us all on Twitters and Facebooks to keep up with the other things we're doing. There's a lot going on. James is @JamColley and has a website. Bryce is @MrBryceHalliday and brycehalliday.com. And... I dunno, add Nick Fischer on Facebook or something.

The creator of 'Stop Tony Meow' Dan Nolan returns for another stellar episode of Stop The Posts. This week in news the Medicare Co-Payment dies (...again?), the LNP proves there are all sorts of ways to celebrate International Womans Day, and Clive Palmer mistook a press conference for an edgy open mic night. Recorded at 2SER. Produced by Bryce Halliday.

We chat about the hepatitis berries, why going back to Iraq would be terrible all around and Joe Hockey is promising we're all going to live forever again. It's Stop The Posts with James Colley, Nick Fischer and this week's guest Sebastian Hernage. Produced by Bryce Halliday. Recorded at 2ser.

Taylor Swift might ruin the Hottest 100, Joe Hockey thinks you might live to 150, Warnie might be on Tindr. It's a strange week of news and James and Nick are joined by Xavier Rubetzki Noonan to discuss it. Recorded at 2SER, produced by the very handsome Bryce Halliday.

In a year that's had plenty of grim weeks of news, our last episode for 2014 comes at probably the grimmest of them all! Nonetheless, we've managed to find some lighter news stories and plenty of batshit commenters to chat about and had a lot of fun finishing off the year. #robotarms Producer Bryce Halliday sits in the guest chair and gets too much enjoyment out of launching the stings with his recorded voice in them. We're pretty sure we'll be back next year, but it may well be a different format so to be sure you're up to date with our next projects Like Stop The Posts on Facebook. Nick doesn't have Twitter but you can follow James (@JamColley) and Bryce (@MrBryceHalliday). Thanks for all of your support and feedback as we moved from a podcast format to a radio broadcast show. It's been a great year.

Just before he heads off to his fancy new job for Al Jazeera Plus, Dan Ilic (A Rational Fear, Hungry Beast, all round professional at this) joins us and teaches the boys a thing or two about radio. We discuss the Medicare co-payment being scrapped (sort of, not really), Julia Bishop giving her chaperone the slip, and Tony Abbott having a bumbly sort of week on morning television. It's a great week of Stop The Posts. Produced by Bryce Halliday. Recorded at 2SER in Sydney.

The headlines this week were pretty bleak, and James is out of town so we thought we'd try something a bit different. Nick steps into the hot seat and Bryce steps into the damp seat for a special SCIENCE themed episode. We chat to University of Sydney pysicist-turned-local-brewer Scott Brownless about some of the more exciting science related headlines from the last month. Let us know what you think of the slight change of pace. You can hit us up at facebook.com/StopThePostsPodcast This episode recorded at 2SER and produced by Bryce Halliday.

News for the week ending 23rd November (whoops, forgot to hit Publish on the podcast) The creator of the Stop Tony Meow browser extension joins us for another truly discouraging week of news. The Palmer Party is not so United, apparently jihadists can be choosey, and yes G20 is well and truly over. Recorded at 2SER, produced by Bryce Halliday.

James and Nick are joined this week by Michael Hing. They discuss preparations for the G20 in Brisbane, smuggling eccies in your undies, and slightly tangentally debate whether Nimbin is truly a hippy paradise. Recorded at 2SER, produced by Bryce Halliday.

This week we break in a new catchphrase and discuss a variety of minor to horrific inconveniences caused by ISIS. James and Nick are joined by artist Annabelle McMillan, who does all-round great tweeting at @pandabelle.  And hey, James should plug his @JamColley some time too. Recorded at 2SER and produced by Bryce Halliday. www.brycehalliday.com

James and Nick are joined by TOD Talks founder Max Lavergne for a look at the week in news and by news we mean dumb comments about the news. Recorded for 2SER 107.3 (It's Real Radio) Produced by Bryce Halliday

We're joined this week by Kara Schegl from Awkward Duck Theatre to discuss the impending war with China and the most adorable sports thing to ever happen. Recorded at 2SER Studios. Produced by Bryce Halliday

Alice talks a bit of good and a bit of bad to Daniel Muggleton, one half of the mug and kettle open mic empire. Bryce Halliday is there at the beginning and chipping in along the way. Alice bullies Daniel and finally gets to the truth. Daniel Muggleton is on twitter at @muggletown Edited by Bryce Halliday - brycehalliday.com Alice is alicecomedyfraser.com and @aliterative as ever. Email her on alicerfraser@gmail.com

Alice talks to Jen Carnovale in Badde Manors in Glebe about popular grief, comedy collaboration, cool kids and being 'the mean one' Thanks to Bryce Halliday for sound editing, http://brycehalliday.com alice is at @aliterative http://alicecomedyfraser.com @jencarnovale is on twitter and http://jencarnovale.com

Alice sits in a car with Claire Hooper in the carpark of Splendour in The Grass. As they slowly run out of oxygen, they talk about anxiety, what's the point of the news, the ethical downsides of being right about anything, Alice's million dollar idea, and how Claire as a new mother feels sorry for Pedophiles. Appended at the end is Alice's Women of Letters performance, for people who don't mind sad things that aren't funny. Thanks to Bryce Halliday for the Audio Edit. http://brycehalliday.com Alice is at http://alicecomedyfraser.com Claire is at http://clairehooper.com

We chat about Sydney's new Opal cards and 1984 (again), Friends of Marijuana and Coca Cola (besties!) and our Comment of the Week is a terrible pun headline. We're joined by comedien, relationship advice columnist and prodigious podcaster Brydie Lee-Kennedy from Gatecrash Network. Produced by Bryce Halliday, who was away all weekend, so sorry for the delay.

We're back recording with excellent Sydney comedian Rhys Nicholson at the 2ser studios. oroduced by Bryce Halliday

Alice sits in her favourite Tea Shop and talks to Fred Winner and Barry Award Nominee Trygve Wakenshaw about being an apprentice vegan, what it's like being like nobody else, Status, Prizes, Astrology and Death. Trygve can be found at http://trygvewakenshaw.net Alice is at http://alicecomedyfraser.com or @aliterative Note the much better sound quality? YEAH! Editing by the excellent Bryce Halliday (http://brycehalliday.com)

Alice sits with Bryce Halliday and has a conversation in a bed of snakes on a waterfall with someone snowboarding behind them. Apologies for the background snowscape. They talk impro and vocation, travel and possibility.

Alice talks to the Reverend Andrew Judd about faith, failure and his man-crush on Jarrod McKenna. Henry Fraser shows up to ask some cheeky questions. This was recorded on a phone in a lift well, so credit goes to Bryce Halliday for Production skills.

Our very first episode of musical variety goodness! Host Keira Daley is joined by Benny Davis and the Laughasaurus (Mark Sutton), Bryce Halliday, Anjullah (Monique Salle), Rebecca de Unamuno, Shannon McKinn, Mark Simpson, Toby Francis, Lady Sings It Better, Mark Chamberlain, Joey Pangilinan, Peter Lead, Tim de Sousa.

Alice Fraser teas and talks with Bryce Halliday deep underground. They chat about comedy festival, whether women should be stay-at-home-mums and why Alice ate all the snacks.

This episode sees our sound man Bryce Halliday join us for a very special examination of exactly how Sunrise can reinvent itself. It's great.

James Colley and Nick Fischer bring you the week's news and exciting new revelations from the people who share their views on it: Apparently you can be angrily progressive, and all dicks are called Corey. Produced by Bryce Halliday.

The week in Australian news and news from around the world brought to you by James Colley and Nick Fischer who firmly believe that the highest quality news analysis is that which is yelled the loudest. Inspired by your posts, produced by Bryce Halliday.

Maryann Wright sings as part our cabaret special, curated by Bryce Halliday. Another amazing voice. Recorded 14th August 2013. Episode 35 – Maryann Wright.m4a (19.2 MB, 13m 10s)

Elizabeth Evans sings as part our cabaret special, curated by Bryce Halliday. Another amazing voice. Recorded 14th August 2013. Episode 34 – Elizabeth Evans.m4a (13.4 MB, 8m 58s)