Serious Danger

Note: This episode was recorded hours before the courageously-timed Friday 6pm announcement of Djokovic’s visa cancellation. Politicians need glam squads too. Emerald and Tom want your AMAs (2:58). The dumb Novak Djokovic visa drama (5:14) and will it help fix our real refugee horrors? If NSW is Footlose then Hillsong is Kevin Bacon (21:58). Greens candidate for Cooper in Melbourne, Celeste Liddle joins to talk fake progressives, Labor thinking it owns seats, and the Sovereign Citizen attack on Old Parliament House (28:30). Finally a call to action (48:27). Links - Follow Celeste Liddle @Utopiana  https://liddle.greens.org.au/  https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Refugee Action Collective: https://rac-vic.org/  FREE THE REFUGEES (Australian Open action) Rally -  Monday 17 January, 11am at Birrarung Marr https://rac-vic.org/2021/05/17/rally-for-refugees/  Follow @MehdiAli98  RISE Refugee: https://www.riserefugee.org/  Ben Doherty piece on how Novak’s detention exposes Australia’s immigration system  https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/12/how-australias-handling-of-djokovic-exposed-its-flawed-immigration-system-to-the-world  Jack Latimore piece on SovCits and the Tent Embassy https://www.smh.com.au/national/blackfishing-alt-right-pushes-to-co-opt-aboriginal-tent-embassy-to-cause-20220105-p59lzj.html  Tom’s speech at 2012 Global Atheist Convention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve2TdLmgx2c  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emerald is on holiday at the Moon family yurt. A check-in with our Patreon subscribers (1:31), before Emerald and Tom discuss RATs and how means-testing healthcare sucks (4:02). Qld Greens senate candidate Penny Allman-Payne joins to chat about her life as a teacher in regional Queensland and how we can take down Pauline Hanson (20:08). Then, our hosts review Don’t Look Up and whether films can actually create change - or if they even should (39:32). Finally, a call to action from an effete pretender (51:59). Links - Find out more about Penny Allman-Payne https://greens.org.au/qld/person/penny-allman-payne  Volunteer for your local Greens campaign https://greens.org.au/volunteer  Artists Against Partheid letter to Sydney Festival: https://dobetteronpalestine.com/artists-against-apartheid-sydney-festival-drop-israeli-regime-partnership/  Learn more about the BDS movement: https://bdsmovement.net/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy new year! Are the Greens the horniest party? The data says yes (2:43)! Plus Joel Birch from The Amity Affliction joins to talk metalcore, mental health and masculinity, and how run-ins with the law got him into politics (17:46). Then, the Golden Take award (38:38) for “best” take of 2021! Finally, a call to action (55:45). Links - Australia Talks ABC survey on dating and prejudice: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-15/sex-dating-and-prejudice-why-we-are-a-nation-sharply-divided/11694038 YouGov polls on sex and politics: https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2016/09/05/sex-and-politics  Joel Birch (@JoelDTD) - https://www.joelfcbirch.com/ The Golden Take - https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/don-t-underestimate-the-underclass-20211018-p5910c  Volunteer for the Greens at the 2022 election - https://greens.org.au/volunteer Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the tooth fairy exploiting our children for profit? Emerald and Tom are joined by special guest host Scott Ludlam (2:03), former Greens federal senator for Western Australia. The trio discuss the future of work and the four-day work week (3:43), then move on to mining and the challenges of the transition to renewables (25:04). Finally, Scott leads our call to action (43:20) with an update on Julian Assange’s extradition fight. Happy boxing day! Links - Scott Ludlam’s book Full Circle - https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/full-circle  Free Julian Assange - https://www.assangecampaign.org.au/  Produced by Michael Griffin https://seriousdangerpod.com Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are you getting your landlord this Christmas? Emerald and Tom talk pork barrelling (6:41) and how voters are being taught to embrace corruption that benefits them. Then Dr David Caldicott joins (18:29) for a rollicking chat about pill testing and drug reform. After, they check out the Greens new Drug Reform policy and talk about the ineptness of current drug laws (44:29). Finally, a call to action (52:33).  Merry non-denominational seasonal festivity! https://junkee.com/nick-mckim-war-christmas/139760 Links - ‘How $2.8 billion of your money is spent — it grossly favours Coalition seats’ by Katina Curtis and Shane Wright, The Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 15, 2021 - https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2021/electorates-government-grants/ Greens policy on Cleaning Up Politics and Reviving Democracy https://greens.org.au/campaigns/clean-politics  Pill Testing Australia - https://pilltestingaustralia.com.au/  Greens policy on Drug Reform - https://drugs.org.au/  Meals on Wheels - https://mealsonwheels.org.au/get-involved/volunteer/   Food Bank - https://www.foodbank.org.au/you-can-make-a-difference-this-christmas/  https://seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First up we send off Peter Cundall, Australia’s favourite greenie grandpa communist. Emerald and Tom catch-up on the Sydney local council elections (6:08). Then, we tackle some real life and death stuff - death tax fear-mongering (10:03) and what’s behind Australia’s declining birth rate (19:56). Later the federal Greens leader Adam Bandt joins to discuss the upcoming election, getting rid of LNP and One Nation, and how a Greens balance of power could fix our country (31:19). References - Conversation with Peter Cundall, National Museum Australia, 3 April 2009 : https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/eternity-series/conversation-with-peter-cundall The Case For A Death Tax, The Sunday Paper, Sep 5 2020 : https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2020/09/05/the-case-death-tax Half of women over 35 who want a child don’t end up having one, or have fewer than they planned, The Conversation, Dec 7 2021 : https://theconversation.com/half-of-women-over-35-who-want-a-child-dont-end-up-having-one-or-have-fewer-than-they-planned-173151 Call To Action - Volunteer for your local Greens candidates : https://greens.org.au/volunteer Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom has some news about the future of the show after The Australian’s tough reporting. We eulogise Greg Hunt’s saucy Twitter antics (6:47), then move on to Labor’s recent run of capitulation (9:10), most recently with the Political Campaigners charity org law (15:00). Later we are joined by Max from Blockade Australia to talk direct action (25:07), then a chat about the political threats to protest in Australia (39:18). And we wrap up with a Call To Action (53:26). P.S. Class War “Demo 2019” - https://classwarxxx.bandcamp.com/ P.P.S. “Feeding The Chooks: Albo, ScoMo lose heads to Greens punk” The Australian, Nov 30, 2021 - https://shorturl.at/sM279 Calls To Action - Blockade Australia: https://www.blockadeaustralia.com/ “Global Warning” Report: https://shorturl.at/pAHPT Greens merch: https://shop.greens.org.au/  Switch your power provider to Co-Operative Power: https://www.cooperativepower.org.au/Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First episode! Emerald and Tom introduce the show (2:48), before moving on to Morrison liar accusations and how they’re not the home run Labor thinks (19:12). Then brand-new WA federal senator Dorinda Cox joins to discuss her political origins, attempts to stop the Scarborough and Betaloo mining developments, and her senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children (30:11). Finally the week’s call to action (50:42). P.S. The robot Tom couldn’t think of is Voltron. P.P.S. The cartoon of Tom being sprung out of the ABC - https://imgur.com/a/xqXgptv Calls To Action - Enrol to vote - https://www.aec.gov.au/ Vote Greens for City of Sydney local council - https://sydneycitygreens.org.au/ Say No To Scarborough Gas - https://saynotoscarborough.com.au/ Block The Betaloo - https://greens.org.au/block-the-beetalooSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Serious Danger is a podcast about our broken political system and its greatest threat: the Greens. Join traitorous SJWs Emerald Moon and Tom Ballard as they discuss the #auspol news of the week, chat to key figures from the left movement, and talk about how to win a future for all of us. This is NOT an official Greens party podcast, but it IS the official podcast of trying to not go insane while experiencing the sh*tshow that is Australian politics. Produced by Michael Griffin Twitter & Instagram @SeriousDangerAU patreon.com/seriousdangerau seriousdangerpod.comSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.