{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68faf3ba8e22c64fb14dd038/693a3b444f84d8410f35ee87?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#2 SILENCE IS NOT NEUTRAL","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68faf3ba8e22c64fb14dd038/1766627482728-e4935a42-4508-4f92-8269-4411547bc875.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>Max Marten Chats</em>, journalist and commentator <strong>Max Marten</strong> examines how silence operates as the oldest and most effective form of corruption in Australia, with a particular focus on South Australia’s history of institutional failure, unsolved crimes, and suppressed accountability.</p><p>From unanswered criminal cases to political and policing systems that reward discretion over truth, this episode explores how politeness, process, and enforced patience have been used to protect power and exhaust the public. Max draws on lived experience, investigative journalism, and the ongoing realities examined in projects like the True Crime Podcast - <em>Sleepers</em> to show that silence isn’t accidental, it’s engineered.</p><p>This episode isn’t a true crime recap, nor is it speculative commentary. It’s an investigative, editorial examination of how public trust erodes when institutions avoid scrutiny, silence witnesses, and discourage questions.</p><p><em>Max Marten Chats</em> is an independent current affairs and investigative podcast that responds to events as they happen. Episodes are unscheduled, editorial by design, and focused on corruption, accountability, policing failures, civic responsibility, and the long-term consequences of institutional silence.</p><p>If you’re searching for an investigative podcast with an Australian flavour that goes beyond headlines and refuses safe commentary, this is where your conversation begins.</p><p><br></p><p>Check out <em>SLEEPERS</em> here:</p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/6bgiVl5KgPh7PO5rbMatDx?si=249ae296ecaa44e6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://open.spotify.com/show/6bgiVl5KgPh7PO5rbMatDx?si=249ae296ecaa44e6</a></p><p><br></p><p>Reach out to Max here:</p><p>YouTube</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@maxmartenchats\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@maxmartenchats</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Substack</p><p><a href=\"https://substack.com/@maxmarten\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://substack.com/@maxmarten</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Linkedin Page</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/max-marten/?viewAsMember=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/company/max-marten/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Facbook (profile)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/max.marten.384516/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/max.marten.384516/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Facebook (page)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584669347876\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584669347876</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Instagram</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/aussiemaxmarten/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/aussiemaxmarten/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bluesky</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/maxmarten.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@maxmarten.bsky.social</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Threads</p><p><a href=\"https://www.threads.com/@aussiemaxmarten\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.threads.com/@aussiemaxmarten</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>X</p><p><a href=\"https://x.com/AussieMaxMarten\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/AussieMaxMarten</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>TikTok</p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@aussiemaxmarten?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@aussiemaxmarten?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Reddit</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/user/Own-Significance-207/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reddit.com/user/Own-Significance-207/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pinterest</p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Telegram</p><p><a href=\"https://t.me/MaxMartenChats\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://t.me/MaxMartenChats</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mastodon</p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://mastodon.social/deck/@MaxMarten</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"BearSlayer Media"}