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A Rational Fear
by Dan Ilic
Laughing in the face of fear. Comedians and experts rip into the news. It's #QandA on crack. 🏆 Winner Best Comedy Podcast 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023. Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.arationalfear.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Considering Scope 3!
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Samsung TVs are making you racist.
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Becoming Karl
It was a real thrill for Lewis and me to chat with a new voice in Australian satire: Henry Bretz. For the past four months, Henry has been making the internet laugh with his uncanny, permanently furious impression of Karl Stefanovic's Right Wing Nut Job era. He's a fellow Queenslander, which only...
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In Conversation — Making Australia's energy transition cheaper for all.
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BHP is taking Michael West to court! — feat. Michael West
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ This week Dan and Lewis Hobba are joined by independent journalist Michael West of Michael West Media — who's being sued by BHP, Australia's biggest company, over his...
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"Sing Us a Song, Timmy" — Ed Husic on Gas, Gaza & Getting Kicked Out
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ This week former Industry & Science Minister Ed Husic joined us in the A Rational Fear bunker to chat about the big fault lines where Labor's values meet Labor's actions —...
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The end of the Liberal Party and the new climate wars.
Recorded live at Climate Action Week Sydney, this episode of A Rational Fear dives deep into the rise of the far right, fossil-fuel-funded disinformation, and what it all means for Australia’s climate future and democracy. Host Dan Ilic is joined on stage by: Malcolm Turnbull – former Prime...
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End of (fear) year wrap
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Satan Worshipers. Dental Chairs & Spotify Wrapped
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G'day Fearmongers — We have two of Australia's great brains join us, the brilliant Grace Tame and the editor of The Chaser John Delmenico. This week we sling satirical…
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The Burqas are better at Pauline Hansons?
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Australia retreats from Türkiye AGAIN! (COP31 Update)
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ We speak with Richie Merzian who was live on the ground in Belem for COP30, he is big climate nerd who is deep in the civil society movement to bring COP31 to Australia....
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Why UK Labour so fugged?
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Don't Mess With The Zohran!
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Dan gets scammed while Lewis avoids a march
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Dan & Lewis are uncomfortable when not public speaking
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Chris Bowen - A Rational Conversation
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Help hire a lobbyist
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Konrad from Punters Politics has had enough of being cut out of the lobbying game so he's raising money to join them. He's raising money to be the punters' lobbyist on the...
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W.Kamau Bell on the end of America (and Colbert)
G’day Fearmongers, This week we have one of my favourite comedians and tv producers walk us through the CBS decision to axe the Stephen Colbert Late Show. Was it financial or something more sinister? W.Kamau Bell is one of the smartest TV creators and stand ups and he’s got the silverware to…
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Rules for burning top secret documents
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, We have two special guests this week! Firstly, from the International Intrigue newsletter this week, co-founder and editor, Jeremy Dicker. It's a great...
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OnlyFans of democracy
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Dan, Lewis and Julia reveal what could get them all cancelled.
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Media this election & bonus News fighters
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Election Special Live - Melbourne Comedy Festival 2025
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Indie Mixtape: Allegra Spender + Alex Dyson
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Jokes, data & election predictions
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How AwkwUS! Australia's special relationship with the US.
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Greenwashing and B******: Stefano Valentino
G’day Fearmongers, A reminder that our Melbourne Comedy Festival Show is only 4 weeks away! 🎟️ Get your tickets HERE On this week’s podcast we have a conversation with award-winning environmental journalist Stefano Valentino. Stefano has written extensively about the confluence of power and...
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A Rational Fukt Check & It's Not A Race
🔗 https://its-not-a-race.raisely.com/ 🎟️ https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/comedy-festival-2025/a-rational-fear In this episode of A Rational Fear, Dan Ilic and Lewis Hobba catch up and discuss their busy start to the year, including Lewis's move to Melbourne and preparations for the...
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SPECIAL EPISODE: News Fighters 2024 Year In Review
Tonightly and Media Watch wacky clips craftsman Dylan Behan is back with his annual News Fighters year in review episode taking an in depth look at 2024 in news and politics. From Dutton’s nuclear epiphany to Albo’s endless cash splashing (mostly on his own house) this year has marked an an ever...
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A RATIONAL YEAR - live from the xmas party
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EXIT INTERVIEW: Kylea Tink Is Not Done
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Is Long Head the next Bluey?
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Jon Ronson on psychopaths, shame & spending time with Alex Jones
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G’day Fearmongers, The privilege of being a white guy with a podcast is that you get to talk to your heroes, record those conversations and then share them with your...
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Direct from COP29: The juicy gossip and a beached whale
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Salam Fearmongers, This week we’re connecting with two of our favourite friends of the pod who are wandering around the hall of COP29 in Baku, Azerbijan. Linh Do & Richie...
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NZ leaves us with nothing but ANUS
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Howdy Fearmongers, Trying to make sense of the US Elections is a fools errand. Well, consider us your fools. I spent Wednesday afternoon not being able to do work, or...
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Season finale of the United States of America
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JokeTober sketch review
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Welcome to the JokeTober episode. Throughout October I had the privilege to run some satirical comedy workshops for 2SER, a community radio station in Sydney Part of the...
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Judging fat bears & hawking Trump Bibles
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The return of the sausages
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ 📋 LISTENER SURVEY: CLICK HERE G’day Fearmongers, UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer had one of the all time gaffes in politics this week — demanding at the Labour conference...
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Nuclear Desert & Dan's $2K shop
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Scrotum lookalike wants the world to burn
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ G'day Fearmongers, Big thanks to Ampel and Myrtle & Pine Studio for lending us their podcast studio to record this week's A Rational Fear in person. We have in the studio...
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Don't ask where the money is coming from - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Mark Connely & Alice Brennan
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ In this episode of A Rational Fear, the hosts discuss a range of topics including the impact of Russian funding on YouTube influencers, the effectiveness of political...
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Introducing: Preppers
G’day Fearmongers — We’re back next week with all new A Rational Fear Podcast episodes. But before that please enjoy this brand new podcast series I worked on with the UNSW Centre For Ideas called Preppers. It’s about how we all need to get prepared for the end of the world together. We talk to…
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Sneaking into Pine Gap - behind the scenes with Boy_Boy
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Alex Apollonov and Aleksa Vulovic are the co-hosts of the youtube channel Boy_Boy who have built an epic following thanks to their adventures in democracy, civics and...
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1,000,000th download LIVE SHOW
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ Celebrating 1,000,000 downloads live in Melbourne at the Malthouse Theatre This is the show that rips into the news with the the best and brightest including Charlie...
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John Delmenico — A Rational Conversation
🎟️ BUY TICKETS TO OUR MELBOURNE 1,000,000th DOWNLOAD SHOW: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/what-s-on/malthouse-outdoor-stage/a-rational-fear/ 🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ John Delmenico, the…
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A Rational Year — Peter Dutton presents the best sketches and bits from 2023
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ 🎟️ BUY A TICKET TO OUR 1,000,000th Download show: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/what-s-on/malthouse-outdoor-stage/a-rational-fear/ G’day Fearmongers — Thrilled to...
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Newsfighters — Year In Review 2023
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Matt Lieb — A Rational Conversation
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Wendy Harmer — A Rational Conversation
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Laughing in the face of fear. Comedians and experts rip into the news. It's #QandA on crack.
🏆 Winner Best Comedy Podcast 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023. Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.arationalfear.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dan Ilic
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Laughing in the face of fear. Comedians and experts rip into the news. It's #QandA on crack. 🏆 Winner Best Comedy Podcast 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023. Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.arationalfear.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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