In the lead-up to every U.S. election of the past 12 years, Chas Licciardello has hosted a national primetime television comedy show called Planet America, covering the ins and outs of American politics. He is a member of Australia's most famous comedy group, The Chaser, and starred in their satirical TV shows for nearly a quarter of a century: The…

Damien Cave is the Vietnam bureau chief and global affairs correspondent for The New York Times, covering shifts in power across Asia and the wider world. He has spent most of the past 20 years as a correspondent for The Times. He’s been based in Baghdad and Miami, Mexico City and Sydney, and spent lengthy stints reporting from many other places, i…

Chas & Dr Dave discuss Rapping Judges, The Best Ironed Shirt in the WWF, and Happy 1000000th Birthday, Jimmy! 0:00 - Intro 2:29 - Grateful (Detroit Tigers/Stepping Back from The Brink 8:11 - Correspondence (Deepfakes/Rap/Heartbeat/Reagan/Twitter) 25:00 - VP Debate: First Thoughts 33:42 - VP Debate: Mid-Western Civility 49:43 - VP Debate: JD Gasligh…

Candace Owens is one of the most popular commentators in the world. Initially critical of President Trump, she was a famous critic of Black Lives Matter and became the communications director for the conservative group Turning Point USA. Her talk show on the conservative website The Daily Wire, "Candace", was cancelled earlier this year after she m…

Do you drink too much? If there was a magic pill that made you not want a second drink, would you take it? You’d at least expect to have heard of it. That’s what the journalist Katie Herzog thought as she sat through AA meetings, feeling like a failure for boozing. Then, she found naltrexone. Josh hasn’t had a drink in four years after having a dif…

Chas & Melina Wicks and Bill Wyman discuss The REAL Pizzagate, Crazy John’s FBI, and Being Chased By Porn 0:00 - Introducing Lachy 7:53 - Welcome Bill & Melina! 10:06 - Grateful (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Robert Caro/Summer Music) 16:17 - Correspondence (Haitians/Hong Kong Mobile Phones/Abortion Law/Johnny SexPest) 28:15 - Mark Robinson Extra Thoughts 3…

Imagine being an innocent YouTuber, tricked into receiving millions of dollars from Russia just because you're a Putin hack. That's what the U.S. Department of Justice alleges has been happening, and worse. How are the enemies of liberal democracy shaping the information you see online? Ross Anderson is an expert on right-wing YouTubers, the Life E…

Chas & Guest PEPCaster Dr Emma Shortis discuss Tom Gleeson Electoral Officers, Perspectives of The Digital Gulag, and The Segment That Was Too Confusing And Underwhelming For TV. 0:00 - Intro 2:57 - Grateful (Northern Winter Bands/ Venezuelan Journalists) 10:13 - Correspondence (Next Debate/Wokeness/Routh) 17:18 - Abortion as a Campaign Issue 44:57…

Keith Urban is one of the world’s most popular musicians. He started out in Australia, moved to Nashville, worked his arse off, won a stack of Grammys and sold over 20 million albums. He’s about to start a residency in Las Vegas and he'll tour Australia in 2025. His new album is “HIGH”. Don’t miss the YouTube page to see Keith and Josh bantering in…

Chas & Dr Dave discuss The People Who Cast No Shadow, Romanian Newsweek's Brightest Star, and How Do You Feel About Black NAZIs? 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - Grateful For (Oasis Reunion) 10:44 - Correspondence (Correction!) 13:26 - No More Debates? 31:16 - Polling Check-In 46:21 - Assassination Attempt #2 1:05:38 - Is The Rhetoric Too Spicy? 1:30:12 - Mark …

Can governments regulate “misinformation”? Or is that just a pretext for controlling what you can say? Were “the Twitter Files” a bombshell revelation of censorship, or a paranoid beat-up? How should Big Tech have grappled with issues like Russia, Covid, and the FBI? Andrew Lowenthal worked with Matt Taibbi for months on the Twitter Files. He helpe…

Missy Higgins is one of Australia's most successful musicians. She exploded onto the scene in 2004. Her debut single launched at No. 1, her first album debuted at No. 1, and, barely out of her teens, she won the ARIA, Australia's Grammy, for Best Pop Release. Tabloid speculation swirled about her sexuality. Josh wants to know how she now thinks abo…

Chas & Dr Dave discuss America’s Sleepiest Voiceover Guy, Beach Boy Dave, and Why Biden Needs a Flava Flav Clock 0:00 - Intro 3:48 - Grateful For (Patrice Highsmith/ Safe Streets)9:12 - Correspondence (Lichtman/Civilization/Harris Earphones/Biden Watch) 26:35 - Sanewashing Part 2 45:56 - The Debate! 1:11:51 - The Debate (Getting Inside Trump’s Head…

Friday was a debacle beyond our worst nightmares, here to try and explain it all is Rodney Eade! We answer your questions and try to get out head around the current state and the near future of the Footscray Football Club. Thanks to @reidparker_ for the artwork and @hughmcginlay for the song! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Outside Australia, Alexander Downer is best known as the diplomat who kicked off the Mueller Investigation by alerting the FBI that one of Trump’s advisors, George Papadopoulos, said the Russians had dirt on Hillary Clinton over drinks in London. Downer was Australia’s ambassador to the UK at the time. Inside Australia, Downer is a household name. …

Chas & Guest PEPcaster Richard Cooke discuss Mike Pence’s Greatest Achievement, Why The Hawks Are Worse Than The Nazis, and How Does one Spell Eduard Gregoriann? 0:00 - Intro 1:50 - Grateful For (Richy/The PEPpers/A New Sting) 5:42 - Correspondence (Australian Equivalents of Biden Down/Betting Agencies/IVF/Home Demos) 21:55 - Arlington Follow-Up 44…

Our societies are more diverse than ever, yet we spend more of our time with people just like us. Are we losing a sense of common life? Maybe the far left and the far right aren't the cause of our division, but a consequence of it? Jon Yates is an entertaining, whip smart writer and activist who studies how to build a more united society. He says t…

Chas & Dr Dave AND Melina discuss The Art of Sitting on Ron DeSantis’ Head, What is Big Village when it is Home?, and A Dead Bird In A Wheely-Bin of Dead Mice 0:00 - Intro 2:25 - Grateful For (Knowa/Civilization Game/YouTube Demos) 14:02 - RFK joins Team Trump 1:04:55 - Trump and Abortion 1:23:55 - Arlington Cemetery Controversy 1:47:59 - Tangent T…