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Lamestream — 121 episodes

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How Do We Talk About Immigration? Plus, 8 Ways to Make the ABC Great Again

2

Is Australia Actually Mad at Israel For Killing a Citizen? Plus, the AFL Tabloid Frenzy Loses the Plot

3

The Swans and Our Sports Media Problem. Plus, Labor's Gambling and NDIS Sell Out and the New Book Ban

4

How a Media Pile-On Ended Jason Arday's Life. Plus, AOC and the 'Woke' Debate

5

A Nepo Baby Tantrum, Census Culture Wars, and a Melon-Gate Investigation

6

How Two Scandals Could Change the ABC Forever

7

Drama at the Royal Commission, Media vs Big Tech, and One Nation Blacklists Journos

8

The Real Story Behind Morocco's Migrant 'Invasion'. Plus, the ABC vs. Gina Rinehart and News Corp

9

The PM's Secret Dinner, Kyle Sandilands Returns, and Vic Labor's Implosion

10

The ABC's Red Wedding. Plus, Hannah Ferguson vs. Anthony Albanese

11

Israel's New Foreign Interference, The Odyssey Culture War, and the Media's One Nation Addiction

12

Hanson and Gina's Eurotrip is a New Media Low. Plus, Iran War Spirals Into Chaos

13

The Scandals Pushing Trump to a New War on Iran. Plus, How a Hit New Song Could Ruin Music Forever

14

The Israel Lobby’s ABC Takeover Plan. Plus, Hanson Embraces Tommy Robinson and the FBI vs. the NYT

15

How the AI Boom is Dividing Australia. Plus, the PM's Podcast Fumble and UK's Far-Right Implodes

16

The Push to Silence Doctors and Nurses. Plus, Why Labor's Gambling Ad Reforms Are In Trouble

17

Social Media Giants Get a Surprise Endorsement. Plus, Who's Really Funding Karl and the SBS Debate

18

Why Karl Stefanovic Embraced The Far-Right. Plus, Israel Pushes Lebanon Towards Civil War

19

How Karl Got Fired. Plus, Ways To Fight One Nation, the UK's New PM, and the State of TV

20

How Journalism’s Race Problem Helps One Nation. Plus, Craig Foster on Politics and the World Cup

21

Pauline Hanson Humiliates the Media. Plus, Donald Trump Slams Israel

22

How One Nation Hijacked the Media. Plus, Australia’s Influence on UK Race Riots

23

The World Cup's Intrigue, Joy and Drama. Plus, the AUKUS Debate and the End of ABC News 24?

24

Israel Tries to Restart the War on Iran. Plus, How to Fix the Local News Crisis

25

The Grace Tame Culture War, Lebanon's 'Ceasefire', and We Answer Your One Nation Questions

26

Why the ABC's Future is at Stake. Plus, Bhaskar Sunkara on How to Fight the Far-Right and Win

27

How the Royal Commission Sabotaged Itself. Plus, Does Australia Need a New Party?

28

Why Israel Abusing Flotilla Detainees Provoked So Much Outrage. Plus, One Nation's War on the Media

29

Are Tech Bros Right About the Budget? Plus, the Huge Story Australian Media Won't Touch

30

Anatomy of a News Corp Hate Campaign. Plus, Property Developers vs. The Budget

31

The Budget Shows the Media Got Played. Plus, the UK's Political Turmoil and Israel Hijacks Eurovision

32

Can this Budget Really Fix Housing? Plus, Shameless Sparks a Big Political Debate

33

Gina Rinehart, Pauline Hanson and One Nation's Big Test. Plus, Australia's Secret Involvement in the Iran War

34

How Alice Springs Brought the Worst Out of Our Media. Plus, Why the Bondi Commission Has No Real Answers

35

The ABC's Pro-Oil Propaganda, a Lebanon Deep Dive, and Kyle and Jackie O Head to Court

36

The Trump Shooting, the Far-Right Seize Anzac Day, and the PM Tries to 'Kill' a Gas Tax. Plus, a New Arts Scandal

37

Australia's War on Protest, the Dark Side of Nostalgia-maxxing, and a Fun ABC News Game!

38

Australia Doubles Down on Trump. Plus, Why Israel’s War on Lebanon is Far From Over

39

The Libs Revive White Australia, Triple J/Usher Drama Explained, and Al Jazeera's Heidi Pett Joins Us to Talk Lebanon

40

How Melania's Wild Speech Revived the Epstein Story. Plus, What Happens Now the US-Iran Talks Failed?

41

The Ben Roberts-Smith Culture War, the ABC Ditches Woke, and Will The US-Iran Ceasefire Last?

42

The New Propaganda Wave Coming Our Way. Plus, Why Labor's 'Fix' Could Make Australia's Gambling Problem Worse

43

The PM's Bizarre Address to Australia, the Killing of Dezi Freeman, and Political Journalists Platform Israeli Ambassador's Lies

44

Is the US About to Invade Iran? Plus, Albanese Fumbles the Political Crisis

45

Why is Australia doing Israel's PR? Plus, the Greens Enter Their Flop Era and the ABC Strikes!

46

Is Australia Ready For the Coming Economic Crisis? Plus, the One Nation Earthquake Hits

47

Trump's War Unleashes a New Catastrophe, Confecting an AFL Drama, and the Media Unlearns its Lessons

48

What's Missing from the Media's War Reporting. Plus, the Bondi Royal Commission Implodes

49

Albanese Sends Australia to War. Plus, Reviewing the ABC's 'Q+A' Successor and... Karl and Jackie O?

50

How Australia is Aiding Trump’s Illegal War. Plus, 'Red Alert': The War That Never Happened.

51

Why is Australia's Media More Pro-Iran War than the US'? Plus, Kyle vs. Jackie O and the End of HBO

52

Trump's War on Iran: Assassinations, Retaliation, and How Australia's Support Could Backfire

53

Can Australia Admit to Our Trump Moment? Plus, the Wild Epstein Conspiracies and the ABC's Missing Show

54

How Andrew's Arrest Turbocharged the Epstein Story. Plus, Trump's Dangerous New Global Order

55

What's Behind the Media's Pauline Hanson Obsession? Plus, the Pod Save America Frenzy

56

Is Australian Politics Idiot-Maxxing? Plus, How Herzog's Visit Divided the Country

57

How the Media Fuelled Police Brutality. Plus, an Epstein Files Cheat-Sheet

58

How the Media Whitewashed Israel's President. Plus, the ABC Email that Panicked Staff and the Coalition is Back!

59

Our Rudd-Epstein Exclusive, the Israel Protest Ban, and the ABC Investigates Tyra Banks

60

How Albanese's Invitation to Israel's President Sparked a Political Storm

61

When Is A Bomb Attack Not Terrorism? Plus, the Blake Lively Texts, Hanson's Easy Media Run, and Q&A Returns?!

62

How Australia’s Right-Wing Imploded Over Israel. Plus, Could More Countries Call-Out Trump’s ‘Lie’?

63

Australia Outlaws Protest Instead of Guns. Plus, Trump's Greenland Fixation, Beckham vs. Beckham, and the Lachie Neale Saga

64

We're Back! Australia's Political Meltdown, the Fight Over Free Speech and What’s Really Happening in Iran?

65

Our First Listener Mailbag! We Answer Your Questions

66

How We Became Journalists: Sneaking Around Borders, an Early Political Career and Plenty of ABC Goss

67

The Best Journalism Movies of All-Time, with Alexei Toliopoulos

68

How the Media Turned Bondi into a Blame Game Over Guns, Protest and Migration

69

The Bondi Attack: How Misinformation and Politics Engulfed a Tragedy

70

What the ABC's New Line-Up Says About Its Future. Plus, the Dark Arts Behind a Political Scandal

71

The Two Huge Stories the Media Missed, the Scandal Engulfing Parliament and a Hollywood Update

72

The Social Media Ban Is Here. Will It Work? Plus, Why Netflix's New Takeover Is A Disaster For TV and Film

73

How Australia is Ignoring the Housing Crisis. Plus, the TikTok Furore Explained and the Climate Protests the Papers Ignored

74

Our Epstein Scoop! Plus, Trump's New War and the Censored Gaza Speech

75

Parliament Becomes a Joke, the SMH's War Crimes Hypocrisy and the Problem With Sports Media. Plus, Trump Now Runs Hollywood?

76

The Wild Mamdani-Trump Meeting, Australia's Extremism Problem, and the Nuzzi Files. Plus, the Ashes Media Beat-Up

77

How the World Abandoned Gaza, the ABC's Bizarro TV Era, and the Liberal Party Death Spiral

78

The Most Explosive Epstein Revelations Yet. Plus, is the AI Bubble About To Burst?

79

What the BBC Scandal Means For the ABC. Plus, The B-Grade Radio Hosts Who Really Run Australia

80

The Mamdani Meltdown, Pauline Hanson Woos the Media From Mar-a-Lago, and a Big Grammys Miss

81

Does Zohran Mamdani's Win Have Lessons For Australia? Plus, Sussan Ley is Cooked, and the Louvre Heist Debate

82

The Controversy Every Journalist is Talking About, Epstein Brings Down a Royal, and Australia's First Treaty

83

How the Internet Is About to Change Forever. Plus, Trump Tours Asia and the Absurd Joy Division Scandal

84

How Australia Inspired the Biggest Sports Betting Scandal in the US. Plus, Ita Buttrose's Comeback Tour

85

The Real Reason Trump Loves Albanese, The Joe Rogan Podcast Bro Civil War, and Some Good News!

86

Could Barnaby Joyce Help One Nation Replace the Coalition? Plus, How Epstein Brought Down Prince Andrew

87

Is The Media More Pro-Israel Than Trump? Plus, The Death of Good Celebrity Journalism

88

What Comes After Gaza's Ceasefire? Plus, News Corp's Phoney War On AI

89

Journalists Censoring Journalists, Reviewing Two Years of Gaza Coverage, and Bari Weiss' $150m Buyout

90

How a UK Terror Attack Became an Australian Culture War, Hamas Agrees To Gaza Plan (Sort Of), and the Media's Taylor Swift Strategy

91

The Shocking Reality of the Gaza ‘Peace’ Plan, Media Ownership Gets Worse, and Our Tips On Fixing Newspapers

92

Was The PM's Tour Really A "Diplomatic Triumph"? Plus, the Rise of Andrew 'MAGA' Hastie

93

How Rupert Murdoch Took Over TikTok, Palestine Recognised, Now What? Plus, a Gary Stevenson Interview!

94

Trump's War on Free Speech, New Targets but Same Old Climate Crisis, and Where Are the Epstein Files?!

95

The Chilling New Media Purges, Why Recognising Israel's Genocide Matters, and a Return To White Australia?

96

How Charlie Kirk's Assassination Is Reshaping Our Politics

97

The Murdoch Succession Saga, Why Race Reporting is Broken, and the TikToker vs. 'News Influencer' Controversy

98

How the Media Fuelled The “March For Australia”, Israel's Gaza Endgame, and News Corp Backs Extremism

99

Unpacking the Iran Bombshell, the Pro-Israeli Media Vortex and the AFL's Snoop Dogg Drama

100

How Should We Cover the Far-Right? Plus, Netanyahu vs Albanese, and the Economic Circlejerk

101

The Manufactured Media Hit on Albanese. Plus, Explaining Trump's Sad Putin Meeting

102

Is Australia Helping Kill Journalists in Gaza? Plus, How Influencers Ruined Podcasts

103

The Dire State of Australian TV, Why the ABC is Scared of Israel, and the Sydney Sweeney Media Meltdown

104

Is This Really A Media Tipping Point? Plus, Australia Bans YouTube and The Hottest 100 Fallout

105

The Hottest 100 and Triple J's Crisis, Trump vs. Epstein, Colbert's Cancellation and the Gaza Aid Massacres

106

The Push to Ban Criticism of Israel, Why Politics is Broken, and Superman's Ode to Journalism

107

The Wildest Mushroom Trial Coverage and A Media Driven Panic Around Protests

108

The Glastonbury Meltdown, Zohran Mania, Police vs. Protestors and the Worst ABC Takes

109

What Lattouf vs the ABC Means For Journalism. Plus, Accuracy In Iran War Reporting Goes Missing

110

Special Episode: Why Trump Bombed Iran, and What Happens Next

111

How the Media Helped Israel Bomb Iran, the ABC’s Future, and the State of Australian TV

112

Trump's War on Journalism, The Project's Rise and Fall, and Media Outlets in Mushroom Trial Strife

113

The mushroom trial and the media's true crime obsession. Plus, we answer your questions!

114

How Murdoch's News Corp Still Has Influence, the Sports Media Swindle and the Missing Gaza Stories

115

The greatest journalism failure of our lifetime. Plus, Abbie vs Clem, and can media and politics mix?

116

Are Kyle and Jackie O Worth $200m? Plus, Labor and Liberal Factional Drama and an ABC Dating Scandal

117

Australia's Woeful Gaza Reporting, The AFL Media's Latest Pile-On, and Post-Election Grandstanding

118

The Coalition’s Catastrophe, Bursting the Sky News Bubble and What Went Wrong for the Greens

119

The ABC's New Crisis, The War On Welcome To Country, and Our Election Guide

120

The Podcast Election, Three Overlooked Campaign Stories, and the Media's Race Hypocrisy

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