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Are you sick of news you can trust? For over 200 years, The Chaser has been the world's leading source of news you can't trust. The Chaser Report offers a satirical look at Australian and world news and culture, along with occasional confessions of parenting and business failures, the latter often involving an amusingly large number of unsold avocado pool toys. The show is hosted each day by two of the satirical comedy group’s co-founders, Charles Firth and Dom Knight, along with occasional ...
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The Shot Podcast

Jo Dyer, Grace Tame, Charles Firth and Dave Milner

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A weekly podcast about Australian politics, power and corruption. Each week Jo Dyer, Grace Tame, Dave Milner and Charles Firth probe the myths and half-truths pushed by those in power. Sometimes profound, occasionally profane, The Shot podcast is always entertaining. This year, leading independent researcher Ronni Salt will be making regular appearances on the podcast to talk about her own investigations. If you're wanting a didactic account of power and politics in Australia, download somet ...
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Welcome To The Future!

Charles Firth & Dom Knight

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Each week, Charles Firth and Dom Knight dive into the world of tech and discover that sometimes, the future isn't exactly what you expect... unless you thought the future would be an endless succession of crappy Bluetooth products. Then it's exactly what you expect. Join Charles and Dom (co-founders of The Chaser, and co-hosts of The Chaser Report podcast) every week for their hilarious dissection of exactly how many steps backward come with every technological step forward. Hosted on Acast. ...
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Dom Knight and Charles Firth return to the pod to dissect Albo's recent purchase of a $4.3 million home on one of the most objectively beautiful parts of Australia, the Central Coast. Is this Albanese throwing in the towel, or the move of a political mastermind? One thing is for certain: the Central Coast is a great place and the people who were bo…
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Other podcasts promise high, and always under deliver. Here at The Chaser Report, we know the importance of keeping your expectations low. Here's the time Andrew Hansen settled his feud with Ben Lee. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-repor…
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Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer has told the court that poor Brucey is unable to get work due to being so unpopular. To remind you why he is so unpopular, here's Charles and Dom's reaction to when his defamation case came to a close. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.ac…
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As today marks one year since Australia voted against enshrining an Indigenous Voice To Parliament in the constitution, we remember the time that Senator Briggs spoke to Dom and Charles about what the Voice was actually about. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.a…
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Ronni and Jo talk to New York Times journalists Kate Conger and Ryan Mac about their revelatory new book, Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, a cracking read about a story close to the hearts of many of our listeners: a page-turner that fills in all the jaw-dropping details about how our beloved Global Townplace became the plaything o…
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For something different, in this episode Dom and Charles provide you with an insight into how their many ideation sessions work, as they sculpt the fine content you hear for yourself everyday. On a completely unrelated note, the producer will be installing breathalysers on all the studio's recording gear. You can lose the ads and get more content! …
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First of all, we'd love to thank Beyonce for helping make this episodes, Charles will explain why. Meanwhile Dom explains the confusion around the new name of Senator Payman's political party. Plus Charles has a gripe with the way American hurricanes are yapped on about in the media. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report…
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Dom Knight shares how a cookie company managed to sell overpriced cookies to gullible Sydneysiders. Meanwhile Andrew Hansen has the latest on a trend sweeping TikTok: grave cleaning. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acas…
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This conspiracy goes all the way to the top. Joe Biden, Travis Kelce, and Taylor Swift are all in on it. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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School holidays have returned, which means Charles' son Angus Firth returns to the podcast studio. Angus poses a series of intellectual quandaries to Charles and Dom, which bring to light a greater ethical dilemma: Is Charles a good dad? Listen and find out. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://appl…
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Dom Knight is joined again by David Smith, associate professor from the US Studies Centre at USYD, to unpack the VP debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance. Who does Dr Dave think came across better, and what were all the best moments in the debate? Plus, what impact will it have on the election in November? You can lose the ads and get more content! …
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Andrew Hansen and Dom Knight answer the age-old question: how many koalas does it take to run an Australian airline? You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Charles Firth and Andrew Hansen discover their new favourite secret identity: the ACT Liberal who runs for a seat under one name, but posts controversial material under another. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. Se…
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Dom Knight and Charles Firth dive back into the world of Australian politics, given that an election will happen here soon. And what better topic to finely dissect than the inner workings of Australia's most overwhelmingly underwhelming PM? You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR …
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In a pivot that nobody will be surprised by, Dom Knight and Charles Firth have become massive AFL fans. Tune in to hear their expert pre-match coverage of the Lions vs Swans grand final, with the kind of insight you can only get after dozens of minutes of experience. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at ht…
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As humanity struggles to make peace amongst itself, perhaps what we need is a common enemy. Which is why, out of all the other news Charles and Dom could have talked about, today they have decided to discuss the incoming alien invasion. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR http…
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Charles Firth, Dom Knight, and Andrew Hansen correctly identify the problem with the ACCC going after Coles and Woolworths. The consumer watchdog has it all wrong, and should instead be going after the little guy: IGA. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com…
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As the ACCC launches a lawsuit against Coles and Woolies for alleged price gouging, we rub it in Charles' that he predicted nothing would come of the inquiry into the supermarkets. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast.…
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The man who never tires of reminding us that he correctly called Donald Trump’s victory in 2016 through some fluke of chutzpah, Charles Firth, is ready to announce the winner in 2024. Hint – it’s all about the impact of the Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina, Mark “Black Nazi” Robinson. But will he help Kamala Harris or hurt her? Y…
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Back in February, we forced The Chaser editor John Delmenico to watch all four hours of ABC's Nemesis program. This experiment, though unethical, did provide many helpful findings — like why it's funny to make interns do things. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus…
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Back when we did our WAR STORIES mini-series, Charles and Dom caught up with Julian Morrow to reflect on the infamous APEC stunt. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Dom and Andrew get excited for the upcoming Spencer Tunick nude photoshoot in Brisbane. Meanwhile, Charles is sick so Dom spills some hot gossip from their days in high school together. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on A…
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Donald Trump has survived yet another attempt on his life. This brings Dom and Andrew to the conclusion that the CIA either isn't very good at protection from assassins, or conducting secretive assassinations themselves. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.c…
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Dom unpacks Clive Palmer's lawsuit against Australia that could cost everyone in the country $11K. But first, Charles has an impressive medical announcement that explains why his face looks the way it does. You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chase…
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On the day we learned that no-one would be punished or be otherwise held accountable for the Robodebt catastrophe, Jo is joined by Anthony Klan, Founder and Editor of The Klaxon, to discuss the Klaxon’s ongoing series into the National Anti-Corruption Commission: its mishandling of the Royal Commission’s referrals, its counter-intuitive lack of tra…
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