In this ongoing bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom takes Emerald through chapter two of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.” Were the Democrats the original Teals? Do the German Greens have some… you-know-what roots? Is Dr Norm Sanders the actual best politician called Sanders? What can the Franklin Blockade teach us about modern protesting? And is Bob Brown's hatred of Henry Kissinger the jokerfication moment that resulted in the Greens party!?!

Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Lee Rhiannon, Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like Taylor Swift, Ralph Babet, THE GIANTS movie and the life of Bob Brown, when Friendlyjordies owned us, war crimes, vaping, psychedelic-assisted therapy, killer robots (with Emerald’s sister!), a debrief of the 2022 federal results, whether the Greens are too woke, the 18-year plan for Greens government, whether lawns should be banned, Greens memes, bad takes, Joe Hildebrand’s small brain, CPAC, Aussie political sketch comedy, internal Greens party shenanigans, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse.

Links -

Buy Inside The Greens - https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/inside-greens

Paddy Manning -

https://twitter.com/gpaddymanning

Lee Rihannon’s Inside Inside The Greens website -

http://www.inside-insidethegreens.com.au/

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Teaser: Inside The Greens - Chapter Two