170 - Greg Jericho

Greg Jericho is a Walkley Award-winning economics writer for Guardian Australia. He lectures in journalism at the University of Canberra and tweets at @GrogsGamut. Here I ask Greg about his political worldview, his thoughts on economics and GM closing Holden in Australia his time in the public service (and the state of the service now), and how the media's obsession with "balance" is completely failing us when it comes to covering climate change. I'm doing LIASYO live at the 2020 Melbourne Comedy Festival with special guest ANDREW FREAKING DENTON. Tickets are on sale now! I'm performing at Laugh Out Proud at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on Thursday February 27th I'm bringing my show ENOUGH to the 2020 Adelaide Fringe in March, tickets on sale now My new show GRANDILOQUENT is coming to the 2020 Brisbane Comedy Festival and the 2020 Melbourne International Comedy Festival GRANDILOQUENT is coming to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August, it's on sale now Join the LIASYO Facebook group here please and thank you If you've got the means please support this show by becoming a Patron Greg's writing at Guardian Australia ARTICLE: The Trouble with Journalism by Greg Jericho Cause of the Week: The Outer Sanctum Podcast (outersanctum.com.au)