The Chaser Report

School holidays have returned, which means Charles' son Angus Firth returns to the podcast studio. Angus poses a series of intellectual quandaries to Charles and Dom, which bring to light a greater ethical dilemma: Is Charles a good dad? Listen and find out.

Dom Knight is joined again by David Smith, associate professor from the US Studies Centre at USYD, to unpack the VP debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance. Who does Dr Dave think came across better, and what were all the best moments in the debate? Plus, what impact will it have on the election in November?

Andrew Hansen and Dom Knight answer the age-old question: how many koalas does it take to run an Australian airline?

Charles Firth and Andrew Hansen discover their new favourite secret identity: the ACT Liberal who runs for a seat under one name, but posts controversial material under another.

In a pivot that nobody will be surprised by, Dom Knight and Charles Firth have become massive AFL fans. Tune in to hear their expert pre-match coverage of the Lions vs Swans grand final, with the kind of insight you can only get after dozens of minutes of experience.

As humanity struggles to make peace amongst itself, perhaps what we need is a common enemy. Which is why, out of all the other news Charles and Dom could have talked about, today they have decided to discuss the incoming alien invasion.

Charles Firth, Dom Knight, and Andrew Hansen correctly identify the problem with the ACCC going after Coles and Woolworths. The consumer watchdog has it all wrong, and should instead be going after the little guy: IGA.

As the ACCC launches a lawsuit against Coles and Woolies for alleged price gouging, we rub it in Charles' that he predicted nothing would come of the inquiry into the supermarkets.