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‘Girt Nation’: Why Australia’s States have always hated each other | David Hunt

Dom and Charles are joined by David Hunt, bestselling author of Girt, True Girt and now Girt Nation. Hunt talks about the long history of Australian states fighting, the fascinating character of Alfred Deakin and why Canberra was always destined to suck.

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    16:20||Season 1, Ep. 1317
    Dom and Charles are OUTRAGED at the ABSOLUTE SHIT SHOW being done again by YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE. Grab your pitchforks, dear listener, and get ANGRY! ---Listen AD-FREE: https://thechaserreport.supercast.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @chaserwarSpam Dom's socials: @dom_knightSend Charles voicemails: @charlesfirthEmail us: podcast@chaser.com.auChaser CEO’s Super-yacht upgrade Fund: https://chaser.com.au/support/ Send complaints to: mediawatch@abc.net.au
  • 1316. Apple Finally Folds

    17:23||Season 1, Ep. 1316
    A leak has revealed Apple's most expensive iPhone yet, with one major change that has Dom and Charles seriously considering not buying a new phone every year in protest. ---Listen AD-FREE: https://thechaserreport.supercast.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @chaserwarSpam Dom's socials: @dom_knightSend Charles voicemails: @charlesfirthEmail us: podcast@chaser.com.auChaser CEO’s Super-yacht upgrade Fund: https://chaser.com.au/support/ Send complaints to: mediawatch@abc.net.au
  • 1315. Build Baby, Build!

    17:19||Season 1, Ep. 1315
    Apologies to anyone who isn't from NSW, 'cos this one's all about Sydney housing! Dom and Charles put on their consultant hats to help the NSW Housing Authority cram more apartments into every square millimetre of land not already owned by Harry Triguboff. Plus, is all we actually need in this trying time a little bit of faith?---Listen AD-FREE: https://thechaserreport.supercast.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @chaserwarSpam Dom's socials: @dom_knightSend Charles voicemails: @charlesfirthEmail us: podcast@chaser.com.auChaser CEO’s Super-yacht upgrade Fund: https://chaser.com.au/support/ Send complaints to: mediawatch@abc.net.au
  • 1313. The Future Has "No Good Outcomes" | WELCOME TO THE FUTURE

    16:22||Season 1, Ep. 1313
    In an update to our Welcome To The Future format, Charles and Dom make peace with the fact that the future is here, and unfortunately it's the future from Idiocracy. So in that spirit, drink seawater! It's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes!---Listen AD-FREE: https://thechaserreport.supercast.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @chaserwarSpam Dom's socials: @dom_knightSend Charles voicemails: @charlesfirthEmail us: podcast@chaser.com.auChaser CEO’s Super-yacht upgrade Fund: https://chaser.com.au/support/ Send complaints to: mediawatch@abc.net.au
  • 1312. Clear and Bessent Danger

    19:57||Season 1, Ep. 1312
    Charles has a theory about the US economy and how it connects to crime and cryptocurrency, in an episode guaranteed to fill every box on your Charles Bingo card. Plus, we finally settle the endless debate about Meghan Markle. ---Listen AD FREE: https://thechaserreport.supercast.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @chaserwarSpam Dom's socials: @dom_knightSend Charles voicemails: @charlesfirthEmail us: podcast@chaser.com.auChaser CEO’s Super-yacht upgrade Fund: https://chaser.com.au/support/ Send complaints to: mediawatch@abc.net.au
  • 1311. Secret Harbouring Doubts

    21:36||Season 1, Ep. 1311
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    21:34||Season 1, Ep. 1310
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  • 1308. Conscious Tribes | Amanda Tattersall

    38:59||Season 1, Ep. 1308
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  • 1307. Australia's Net Migration Should Be [INSERT NUMBER LATER]

    20:51||Season 1, Ep. 1307
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