Serious Danger

A humorous dive into the political absurdities around children's entertainment sees the Wiggles in the spotlight. The hosts analyze the world's shifting response to the Gaza crisis and question the moral implications of global neglect. They discuss the challenges of social media bans for kids, pondering whether it's a solution or a misguided approach. The conversation wraps up with a call for accountability and activism, urging listeners to engage in meaningful change regarding humanitarian support.

Hunter Biden succeeds at being a failson. Tom is joined by guest host, journalist and co-host of the Lamestream podcast! First up, Tasmania had another election and almost nothing has changed (10:07). Then, Parliament returns and continues to suck (23:03). Why is it ok for Bob Katter to pull a Lidia and get no blowback? Why does the media just print what Labor tells it to? And is Osman cut at Penny Wong for having a go at his mum Mehreen Faruqi for her Gaza protest? Finally, the media tries hard to make Drew Hutton’s anti-trans scandal happen (48:16). Have the Greens become a trans rainbow cult!? ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Can we fix mental health without crushing capitalism? ft. Jocelyn Brewer” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SEVENTY-FIVE past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links - Subscribe to Lamestream - https://www.lamestream.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/oz_faruqi  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald is joined by Jocelyn Brewer, psychologist and Greens candidate for the south Sydney seat of Watson in the 2025 federal election, for a discussion about the state of mental health treatment in Australia. Why don’t reviews work? What is the pathologisation of sadness? Is Headspace bad? Why are young people in such a bad spot? Can AI help? And how can we navigate our mental health while the capitalist corporate hellscape disintegrates? ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SEVENTY-FIVE past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links - Jocelyn’s website - https://jocelynbrewer.com/  ‘Australia's mental health plan 'not fit for purpose' and must be re-designed, new report finds’ ABC - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-24/mental-health-and-suicide-agreement-flawed-productivity-report/105453974  ‘Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Created our Mental Health Crisis’ by James Davies - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57751566-sedated ‘Headspace and Orygen's ties to the zionist regime and the colonisation of Palestine’ Matt Chun -  https://mattchun.substack.com/p/headspace-and-orygens-ties-to-the ‘A Users Guide to the Mind’ Ian Hickie, James O'Loghlin - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/a-users-guide-to-the-mind-9781761620225  ‘Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions’ Johann Hari - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34921573-lost-connections  ‘Talking Back to Prozac: What Doctors Aren't Telling You about Today's Most Controversial Drug’ Peter R. Breggin, Ginger Ross Breggin - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/107210.Talking_Back_to_Prozac  ‘Prozac Nation’ Elizabeth Wurtzel - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227603.Prozac_Nation  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a big episode of doorknocker discourse! Emerald is joined by two of the countries’ best political doorknockers - Andrew Mason, recently from the successful Ryan campaign, and Oskar Summers-Dixon, who’s led field campaigns for the Greens in New Zealand, Melbourne, and Tasmania. First up is a look at some of the news of the week (10:56), as antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal has a scary list of proposals and a scary Advance-donating husband. Meanwhile, the court finds no duty of care owed to Torres Strait Islanders by Australia over climate change. Then a deep dive into doorknocking (39:14). Why is it so mythologised? Is it still effective? Is it the solution to hopelessness? ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Inside the Greens #9: Gillard, carbon tax, BDS & Bob Brown retires” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SEVENTY-FIVE past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links - Joanna Horton in Overland magazine Spring 2019 edition: “But then, face to face”  https://overland.org.au/previous-issues/issue-236/feature-but-then-face-to-face/  Join up and get doorknocking!!https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet the new Labor MPs and their many houses but few unions. Emerald and Tom assess the brewing threat that Trump and Big Pharma are coming after the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) (12:41). First they came for the affordable medicine, and I did not speak out, because I needed that medicine to live. Then, ew, news this week that defence minister Richard Marles’ chief of staff has been sexing a lobbyist who represents an Israeli government-owned weapons manufacturer. Literally in bed with the arms industry! What is to be done about the sick state of lobbying in Australian politics? (42:49) ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Inside the Greens #9: Gillard, carbon tax, BDS & Bob Brown retires” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SEVENTY-FIVE past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald talk through chapter 9 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.”In this instalment - Lee Rhiannon becomes leader, Adam Bandt gets elected, Julia Gillard behaves badly, the carbon tax (!!!), BDS, “the Malaysian solution”, and Bob Brown retires! ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SEVENTY-FIVE past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links - Buy Inside The Greens - https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/inside-greens  Paddy Manning - https://twitter.com/gpaddymanning  Inside Inside The Greens - a rebuttal - https://www.inside-insidethegreens.com.au/  Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ Albo picks his favourite dad-rock. Emerald and Tom talk about recent news on protests for Palestine (9:17) - former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas might lose sight in an eye after police intervened in a peaceful protest, and UK catches fire after Bob Vylan and Kneecap speak out at Glastonbury. Then they are joined by Greens spokesperson for early childhood education and senator for Victoria, Steph Hodgins-May (47:06), to discuss the horrifying revelations of abuse and neglect in the childcare industry. Why is childcare an industry? How can we restore faith? Is the answer another Royal Commission? Finally, a call to action (1:20:28). NOTE: This episode was recorded before the Federal Government provided additional information about proposed childcare reform legislation, including that new entry permissions for authorised officers will relate to CCS fraud, rather than safety.  It was also recorded before the arson attack on a synagogue in East Melbourne. ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Talking Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Live in Brisbane” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SEVENTY-FIVE past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links - Dedicated advice hotline regarding alleged child sex abuse cases in Victorian childcare centres: 1800 791 241  https://www.vic.gov.au/childcare-centres-investigation  Steph’s socials and contact info - https://greens.org.au/vic/person/steph-hodgins-may  Contact Greens MLC Anassina Gray-Barberio: https://greens.org.au/vic/person/anasina-gray-barberio  Sexual assault support lines: 1800 Respect National Helpline: 1800 737 732 Lifeline (24-hour crisis line): 131 114 Full Stop Australia: 1800 385 578 Bravehearts: counselling and support for survivors of child sexual abuse: 1800 272 831 Child Wise: counselling provider: 1800 991 099 Hannah Thomas’s call to action - support: PARA: https://para.org.au/give-support/ Addi Road Community Centre: https://addiroad.org.au/donate/ Redfern Legal Centre’s statewide Police Accountability team: https://rlc.org.au/donate  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emerald is joined by Admin 1 from Toilet Paper Australia, Raushaan Seychell! First up, green shoots for the left as Zohran Mamdani wins the New York Democratic Primary! (3:36) How did a minor mayoral race become a proxy for the culture war? Are we so back? Next up, a chat about TPA and how to do political communication with non-political people (10:45). Finally, Israel, Iran and the US bombings. (36:06) Will Unilateral Australia ever stand up to “daddy”? ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Talking Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Live in Brisbane” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SEVENTY-FIVE past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links - Vale Sinéad Francis-Coan - https://www.newcastlegreens.org.au/sinead_francis-coan  https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/about-us/news-and-updates/latest-news/media-statement-councillor-sinead-francis-coan  Follow Toilet Paper Australia - https://linktr.ee/toiletpaperaustralia  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus segment for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom come to you from a sold-out live show at Good Chat Comedy Club in Brisbane! One Nation was one of the under discussed winners of the 2025 election. What is the history and future of Pauline Hanson and her party that just won’t die? Please explain? ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SEVENTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Produced by Michael Griffin Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emerald and Tom come to you from a sold-out live show at Good Chat Comedy Club in Brisbane! First up, a grab bag of news - war with Iran (for or against?), Trump snubs Albo for some giant poles, Olympics goes un-woke and anti-public parks, and Jim Chalmers’ wants a tax reform round table. Then they are joined by the last remaining Greens federal MP in the Lower House, the member for Ryan, Elizabeth Watson-Brown! (22:04) Is it true she coined Greensland? What’s it like being the last Greens MP standing? And how has Queensland changed since her youthful days fighting Sir Joh? ---------- Just released on Patreon - “The Male Complaint ft. Simon Copland” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SEVENTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU  ---------- Links - “The Australian Greens are Staying the Course” - Daniel Lopez’s interview with Max Chandler-Mather in Jacobin: https://jacobin.com/2025/06/australia-greens-electoral-politics-left  New documentary on Joh Bjelke-Peterson: “Joh: Last King of Queensland” https://www.flicks.com.au/news/how-to-watch-revealed-joh-last-king-of-queensland-in-australia/  See a show at Good Chat Comedy Club - https://goodchatcomedy.com/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz  Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau  https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.