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Three unwise friends discuss a different HOT TOPIC every week and their colorful (read: weird) life experiences with a total lack of sanity and a big dollop of moronic comedy. Life advice WILL be given but probably should be ignored.
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A new lighthearted and laid back FPL podcast where we analyse the talking points of each game week offering our own insight and ideas.
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The Hoot brings you news, views and big ideas from Canberra's Region Media. Join Claire Fenwicke and David Murtagh for insights, expertise and a bit of fun each week.
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Growing up we had family who poured into our lives. One of our aunts, Evelyn, read to us a lot. We believe that her dedication to early childhood learning gave us an edge in life. Hearing stories that piqued our imagination formed the women we are today. We have read to our own children, nephews, nieces and grandchildren over the years. But, in the midst of a pandemic, two sisters decided to share this joy of stories and reading with children everywhere. “Our hope is that a busy parent, gran ...
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Speak L.A. the podcast is “a groundbreaking new series” in which insider Hollywood hosts, Jen and Camille, Interview the top players in the Film and T.V. industry.
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Fancy a bit of craic?! Jeanie, Marie-Louise and Pauline love the Channel 4 sit-com, Derry Girls, based in their home city. We thought it would be fun to rewatch the series, and chat about each episode in detail. You don’t have to be from Derry or even a girl. Being a Derry Girl is a state of mind. Come on in!
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From the makers of Carry On Up The Missus, Carry On Up The Village and Quantum Of Missus comes a 50th anniversary celebration of all things Monty Python
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Podcast #17 - Extreme Punishment Quiz Night.
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Send us a text The 3 (un)wise men go head to head on quiz subjects of their choosing. Get a question wrong eat a bunch of crap. Be calm, take a deep breath, chin a swift half of Stella and prepare to be quizzed on, the MCU, ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA and TROPICAL FISH (seriously).By Peter Harper
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Podcast #16 - HOW TO SURVIVE A HAUNTED HOUSE
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Send us a text A mind-shattering descent into EVIL and how to survive in a haunted environment. Join Imagineer, dark poet, sensual LOVER and horrornaut Bob Bassivemalls as he puts Carl and Rich through their paces in a heart-stopping set of scenarios based on ACTUAL HAUNTINGS. The Amityville Horror, Annabelle, Borley Recory and Evil Dead.....AGAIN …
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PODCAST #15 WE CHOOSE OUR TOP 5 MOVIES OF ALL TIME
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Send us a text After a bit of a break the boys are back with one of the most singularly unscripted, unplanned, done on the fly episodes ever. You love movies, we love movies, so we talk fave films. STAR WARS - Check! MASSIVE AGE GAP CHOICES - Check! EVIL DEAD 2 - Check! (of course). All this plus Download 2024 gossip, Carl rambles on and Rich has u…
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The Hoot's taking a short break, but keep checking your pod feed. We will be back! It's a big year, after all. Look after yourselves over the winter. Rug up. Stay safe. And hoot, hoot! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Genevieve Jacobs & David Murtagh
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The Hoot: Pop the champagne! It's time ACT buses had business class
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This week on The Hoot, we're all about the money, money, money. We start with the ACT Budget (stop yawning; this is important), and then we get to the baffling pay rise for our new Governor General, Sam Mostyn. How big is the pay rise? How does 43 per cent sound? That's 43 per cent on a salary already nudging $500,000. (Let that sink in for a minut…
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The Hoot: Dutton goes nuclear (you better believe there'll be fallout!)
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Join David Murtagh and newly minted Riotact Editor Claire Fenwicke as they tackle the big issues of the week: Dutton's nuclear policy, when public consultation goes off the rails and fans turning on the home team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Genevieve Jacobs & David Murtagh
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The Hoot: Labor's pokies plan a high stakes gamble
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This week on The Hoot, the owls take a hard look at the ACT Government's 20-year plan to cull the number of poker machines in local clubs. Under the initiative, the number of poker machines in the ACT will be slashed to just 1000 by 2045 if Labor is re-elected in October (there are currently 3790). The primary goal is to reduce gambling harm. ACT L…
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The Hoot: VAD's passed, but what happens next?
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Good news! Claire Fenwicke is back, meaning Murtagh's evil reign has come to an end. And just in the nick of time. This week, the owl's talk about where to next for voluntary assisted dying now that it's been passed, which inevitably brings us to slippery slopes. And all was going well until Murtagh decided to mention Zed (you remember him?) Murtag…
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Send us a text Welcome to this weeks Podcast where the boys are transported from the comfort of the big podcasting shed into outer space What will they take onboard the rocket as they travel into the great unknown? Some useful items to help them on the journey or will they take a load of stupid stuff that will have no use to them whatsoever in oute…
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Jackie De Crinis - Studio Executive/Life coach
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In this episode, we covered: How do you shift gears when realizing you want a different career? As a studio executive, can you explain who gets the jobs and why? How do you learn to believe in yourself finally? What does it mean to “work on yourself?” How do you get to the next level?By Jen Jostyn & Camile Thornton-Alson Co-Founders of Speak L.A.
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Podcast #13 BONKERS HOLIDAY STORIES
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Send us a text In this episode we talk about our craziest holiday experiences. Find out why Pete watched a sexy show in a church in Amsterdam while his missus tried to hide in her handbag Who stole Carls nice new cap and replaced it with a naff fluorescent fedora Why did Rich almost get arrested by the sheriff in the USA for just saying hello in Am…
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The Hoot: Is CSIRO's nuclear reaction a fusion of fact and fiction, or another sign of the times?
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You've heard about CSIRO's analysis of nuclear power, right? And you remember when the ACT Government told you how great the next stages of light rail would be (although not the cost ... which is odd ... but we digress). And you saw the Treasurer deliver the Budget (gee, you really are a sucker for punishment, aren't you!) How reliable are the figu…
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The Hoot on knife crime, supermarkets checkouts and THAT painting
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This week on The Hoot, David Murtagh and Claire Fenwicke delve deep into Jack's Law, a move by the Canberra Liberals to combat knife crime. Hard to disagree with, right? But there's a problem. The law would allow police to use metal detection wands on people "without reasonable suspicion in designated areas". And that's where it gets complicated be…
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PODCAST #12 - CRYPTIDS! The MOTH MAN! The Savage LOCH NESS MONSTER! A Big Hairy BIGFOOT! Worms! PARANORMAL CREATURES!
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Send us a text IN PODCAST 12 THE GUYS ARE JOINED BY PROFESSOR ALAN VON BAIRYHASTARD WHO IS A TOP CRYPTID RESEARCHER AND AN EXPERT IN HIS FIELD, IN FACT HE CAN OFTEN BE FOUND STOOD OUT IN HIS FIELD WHERE HE SWEARS HE FOUND SOME LARGE CAT POOP THAT HE BELIEVE IT OR NOT CAME FROM A LARGE CAT LIKE CREATURE. IN THIS EPISODE OF THE 3 WISE MEN COULDN'T MA…
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Podcast #11 - FICTIONAL FIGHTS! WHO WINS??? James Corden Vs Popeye! Bob the Builder vs Magneto! WHO WINS? WHO DIES???! TUNE IN TRUE BELEIVER!
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Send us a text IN THE 3 MEN PODCAST EPISODE 11 WE HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE A BIT OF FUN AND COME UP WITH SOME FICTIONAL CELEBRITY FIGHTS AND BATTLES. WE PUT THE BIG MOUTHED TOTALLY OTT PERSONALITY OF JAMES CORDEN UP AGAINST THE LOVABLE SPINACH EATING PIPE SMOKING LEGEND THAT IS POPEYE AND THE OUTCOME OF THIS ONE WAS JUST HOW WE WANTED IT TO GO. HOW ABO…
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The Hoot: Can a pea-and-thimble trick really slay the inflation dragon?
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How about that Budget?! Thrilling, eh! Yep, we're in the 'meh' boat, too. Talk about a nothing burger. There's not much to get excited about - until you start looking under the bonnet at the tricks. Like, if inflation is too much money and not enough stuff, how can throwing $300 at households by 'lowering' bills be anti-inflationary when it's reall…
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The Hoot: the ACT's ticking debt bomb, the problems with public housing and who said we want 'Big Canberra'?
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This week on The Hoot, David Murtagh is joined by Assembly reporter Claire Fenwicke to discuss the growing debt in the ACT (are we that far off being Victoria?), the myriad failures in public housing, and one of the reasons the Barr Government is so keen on light rail is that we are projected to have a population of 780,000 in 2060. A question for …
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Podcast #10 - Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide Featuring The Walking Dead's RICK GRIMES! CALIPPOS! PEAS! A NICE SIT DOWN! #zombiesurvival #zombieland #zombieapocalypse
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Send us a text In episode number 10 of THE 3 WISE MEN COULDN’T MAKE IT PODCAST the guys talk about the zombie apocalypse and how would they survive it. Where would you go first, what would be your choice of weapon, how many flap jacks would you need to pack, are Calippo’s a good idea and if not why the hell not? They're delicious. Which supermarket…
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Episode 106 - Derry Rocks the Boat We are a world record breaking City ! And we did it with style - courtesy of Micky Doherty, diplomacy - courtesy of the Nobel Institute and a total lack of grace - courtesy of the Talking Derry Girls. The Mayor and her chosen charities were in attendance, bravo to Foyle Hospice and The Ryan McBride Foundation for …
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S3 E16: Improving legal responses to sexual violence, (yet) another transport election and bike wars
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This week on The Hoot, David Murtagh is joined by Assembly reporter Claire Fenwicke to discuss the latest efforts to improve system responses to sexual crime, the growing daylight between the Greens and Labor on transport policy, and bike riders. Why do cyclists make Canberrans so very, very angry? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…
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Podcast #9 - Phobias - What Creeps us Out, Find out What Our Worst Phobias Are - DUCKS! WATER! POOPS!
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Send us a text Welcome to podcast #9 We talk about our phobias and delve into the crazy world of some of the most bizarre phobias, ranging from fear of ducks watching you to fear of pooping. Our own personal fears range from fear of buttons to the fear of water, and we also hear from Carl as he tells us his unique phobia of not being scared of heig…
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Ep 105 - Original Derry Girl Louise Gallagher on creating Blue Lights
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WARNING DOES CONTAIN SOME MILD SPOILERS FOR EP 3 BLUE LIGHTS. The Derry Girls - Blue Lights connections are well and truly there if you dig deep. The TDGs are joined by Derry Girl Louise Gallagher who had the original idea for Blue Lights. She also has a feature film under her belt: ‘A Bump along the Way’ and an award winning short film ‘Rough’. As…
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Podcast #8 - Conspiracy Theories - We talk Paul McCartney, Flat Earth, Drones and the SOLAR ECLIPSE
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Send us a text Welcome back to THE 3 WISE MEN COULDN’T MAKE IT Podcast, in which we mostly unwise men, dive into the strange world of conspiracy theories. Come along with us on a roller coaster of a Podcast ride where we will be discussing things like does SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY STILL HAVE A HEAD / ARE BIRDS REAL OR DRONES / IS J K ROWLING EVEN A REAL …
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Podcast #6 - UFOs, UAPs, Aliens Probing Bottoms and Our Own Personal Accounts and Sightings
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Send us a text In this edition of our podcast the 3 unwise men talk about UFO'S, UAP'S and ALIENS which CARL, the younger member of the podcast can't actually spell without help from his weary co hosts We talk about our own personal encounters and sightings of strange things that we have seen flitting around in the sky. All this and more discussed …
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Podcast #7 - Funny and Bizarre True Life Stories From the Big City - A MAN FIGHTS A LOAF OF BREAD...FOR REAL
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Send us a text The Big City is a weird place, full of the best and worst this lousy planet has to offer...we recount some of our encounters in The Big Smoke - the filth, the grime, the oozes and the lunatics..... From a man having a full on battle and brutal fight with a Warburton's thick cut loaf in the middle of a busy street in the middle of the…
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Podcast #5 - Times We Nearly Died - Death Defying Wet Suits, Broken Boobs, Nearly Exploding an Entire Street!
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Send us a text In this episode we recall moments in our lives where we very nearly bit the dust so to speak. From RICH almost blowing up the house and half the street to CARL flapping around in a stream wearing an inflatable wet suit which almost resulted in him drowning in his own spit. We also hear how PETE fell out of a static caravan and broke …
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Podcast #4 - Ghosts and Shadow People, Pete the Ghost Hunter, Terror! Fright! Mild Diarrhea!
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Send us a text Welcome to Podcast #4 where we talk ghosts and all things that not only go bump in the night but go bang and crash in the day too. We have a special guest, Ghosthunter Pete who has some creepy ghost stories of his own as well as ghostly encounters that we the hosts have experienced at some point in our weird lives. So sit back, open …
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Podcast #2 - Gigs and Festivals - Download and Leeds Festival, Crazy Gigs, Harry Styles, Durton!
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Send us a text We discuss the merits of gigs and festivals. Getting covered in urine, festival toilets, Harry Styles, the mysterious entity know only as Durton....By Peter Harper
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Podcast #3 - Horror Movies! Evil Dead! The Thing! Teletubbies! Dogs licking Their Bums!
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Send us a text In this weeks Podcast our main topic is Horror movies where we pick our favorites from this wildly varying genre of films. We argue why getting trapped under the bed whilst trying to fix the slats like RICH did can trigger a horrendous episode of claustrophobia much like watching the movie Buried. In our Podcast we always like to sta…
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S3 E15: Anzac Day, gnarly ethics - and an owl's farewell
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This week on the Hoot, we ask the hard questions about who has the right to exercise control. Can we limit social media, even when it's harmful? Is it OK to work on Anzac Day? And in a big transition, a founding owl flies the nest. It's the news you need from Ngunnawal country, with a light touch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information…
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Episode 104 - You say avocado, we say mushy peas.
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The Blue Lights obsession continues. WARNING CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EP 2 BLUE LIGHTS. Never record a podcast on an empty stomach! The Talking Derry Girls sausage roll fondness returns, what even is a capsicum and chilli jam? It's a long way from avocado on toast we were reared. Maybe the girls need to re-evaluate their breakfast menu options as they…
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Podcast #1 - SCARY STORIES, UFO’S, GHOSTS AND CRYPTIDS
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Send us a text Have you ever seen a ghost, a Draculs a UFO, UAP or just something really strange and bizarre that left you feeling uneasy or scared? In this episode of THE 3 WISE MEN COULDN'T MAKE IT we delve into the world of the unexplained and recall some of our own scary encounters. We also have CARL'S DAD ... A guest with a ghostly story all o…
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S3 E14: Lobbyists, political misjudgements and ghost buses
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On the Hoot this week, David and Genevieve solve some mysteries (or at least ask a few tough questions). Should we ban lobbyists? Where are the government's electric buses? And has Canberra ever been cool? It's all the news you need from Ngunnawal country, with a light touch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Episode 103 - The Blue Lights are Flashing.
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Declan Lawn talks Series 2 of everyone's favourite cop show. Spoiler alert, you may want to watch Episode 1 of the new series before listening as the girls do discuss it . All other eps are safe as co writer/ co creator Declan has promised to return once the whole series has aired…there are so many questions yet to ask. Series 2 launches in Austral…
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S3 E13: Canberra United, housing brainwaves and poo (yes, poo)
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This week on The Hoot, David Murtagh and Genevieve Jacobs ask who will save Canberra United, whatever happened to the Greens' big housing brainwave and we tackle poo joggers! It's all the news you need to know (and some you don't want to think about) from Ngunnawal country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Ep 102 - Education. Education. Education.
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The Talking Derry Girls are in a book! And not just any old book but an academic one about teaching history in America. Of course it’s not just us - Derry Girls and The Cranberries are in there too, in the same chapter. Pauline and Jeanie muse on this fact, and wonder if academic stalking is OK in the name of research. And if they could now, like L…
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In this episode you will learn: Why L.A. has it's own special brand of acting? How you can rise as an actor by cultivating your Community? Why you can start your acting career without an agent? Why finding the right agent is like finding the right romantic partner? Why communication is the key to every professional relationship?…
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S3 E12: Labor governments, the economy (stupid) and Easter trees (what?)
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This week on the Hoot Genevieve Jacobs and David Murtagh ask what dual Labor governments have delivered for Canberra, what's really wrong with the economy and what this world is coming to when we have Easter trees. It's all the news you need from Ngunnawal country, with a light touch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Episode 101: Record Breaking - Rock the Boat
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Are you sitting comfortably? Then we probably shouldn't invite you to Derry on Saturday 4th May where you can sit on a very steep street with, hopefully, several thousand others in a bid to win a Guinness World Record. The Talking Derry Girls will be there supporting the Mayor of Derry's official charities - The Ryan McBride Foundation and Foyle Ho…
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S3 E11: Liberal ideas, political stars and what's wrong with Canberra Monopoly
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If you want political power, do you need any actual policies? Does that help or hinder your election? This week on the Hoot we ask what Canberrans actually want from their pollies - and what's wrong with Monopoly. A lot, says Mr Murtagh. It's all the news you need from Ngunnawal country, with a light touch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i…
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S3 E9: Drugs in the water, paying for your oldies and jet-setting pets
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This week on the Hoot, David and Genevieve ask what's in the water and could you measure the state of the ACT economy by the levels of cocaine usage? We wonder whether the rich should pay more for aged care - if you can decide who is actually rich - and if you'd be happy flying alongside a dog, a cat, perhaps a cockatoo? It's all the news you need …
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Episode 100 - One hundred reasons why we love Lisa McGee and why it's still all her fault!
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The Talking Derry Girls are amazed to have reached their milestone episode and there's only one person to blame. Here to defend herself is Derry Girls creator and writer Lisa McGee. They talk about that multiple award winning finale episode and there are many, many questions and answers. Just how funny is Liam Neeson? Who put in the call to Chelsea…
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The halls of Parliament are all a-twitter as politicians wonder who the spy in their midst was. This week on the Hoot David and Genevieve wisely don't attempt to guess, in case we get sued (like almost everyone in the Drumgold matter). And how would you stop a robbery in progress? How about with a chip stand? It's the news you need to know with a l…
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Episode 99 - Ninety Nine Lead Balloons - From U.S. to Us
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One recording away from the big 100 and the TDGs are still in different timezones. Not sure what the lead balloons are in this week's episode…the definition of a lead balloon is -”something that you say or show to people that they do not like…something which fails miserably and is utterly unsuccessful” So it most definitely isn’t anything to do wit…
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S3 E7: Housing wedges, a hazelnut debacle and random booze tests
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It's election season - who would have guessed? This week on The Hoot, David and Genevieve discuss political wedges and tricky questions, a debacle in foreign investment funding and just what random booze testing in Parliament House would actually achieve. It's all the news you need to know from Ngunnawal country, with a light touch. See omnystudio.…
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Episode 98 - Talk about your Whereabouts..
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Where are we? What are we doing? In this week's episode of podcasting for the bewildered, the Talking Derry Girls are jumping timezones and continents and may just be oversharing. Marie-Louise has a close encounter with Uncle Colm; poor man was only looking for the toilet. Pauline discovers there's more to Amsterdam than the infamous Red light dist…
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Heidi Dean - Social Media Marketing Expert for Actors
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In this podcast you will learn: How to approach social media when you're not a fan. How to treat social media like a business. How to protect your energy on social media and get back to what you love - acting. How to connect to YOUR story in order to connect to and build your followers. How to make social media your virtual coffee house. Instead of…
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