The Chaser Report
The Chaser
Are you sick of news you can trust? For over 200 years, The Chaser has been the world's leading source of news you can't trust.The Chaser Report offers a satirical look at Australian and world news and culture, along with occasional confessions of parenting and business failures, the latter often involving an amusingly large number of unsold avocado pool toys.The show is hosted each day by two of the satirical comedy group’s co-founders, Charles Firth and Dom Knight, along with occasional cameos from more talented, less available Chaser colleagues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jul 21, 2021 • 28min
Sorry Not Sorry | Sami Shah | Mark Pesce
Yesterday Scott Morrison took full responsibility for the vaccine rollout – which was nonetheless other people's fault. Also, Sami Shah joins us to discuss the Adelaide outbreak, Mark Pesce helps us chart our way through the increasingly depressing numbers, and Bob Katter has fireworks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 20, 2021 • 25min
Car Parks For All (Marginal Electorates) | Katy Gallagher
Troubling rort or impressive example of government efficiency? Labor Senator Katy Gallagher talks us through the biggest scandal in Canberra that doesn't involve vaccines. Plus, the potential war with China, we almost forget Adelaide, and other dispatches from around our wintry, worn-out, wine-swilling nation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 19, 2021 • 21min
Olympic Fever
In a bid to avoid talking about COVID, we preview the Tokyo Olympics – but aren't entirely successful. We also explore interesting Olympic facts, the shocking depths of Charles' boredom, and a novel way for homesick expats to return. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 18, 2021 • 21min
Bigot Brother | Dave Milner
Today, we ponder the arrival and rapid departure of the notorious Katie Hopkins. Also, passionate Melburnian Dave Milner of The Shot tells us what it's like to be entering your fifth lockdown, and our own Gabbi Bolt destroys Charles in a radio news quiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 15, 2021 • 25min
Odyssey Number Five | Sami Shah
Melbourne joins Sydney in what is their fifth lockdown, and Sami Shah is, well, unhappy. Plus, not one, but two former prime ministers donated to The Chaser this week – which, given our former hobbies, is quite surprising. And we try to lure Friendlyjordies into suing us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 14, 2021 • 23min
Locked down in Melbourne *and* Sydney | Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor compares his experiences in both the 2021 Melbourne and Sydney lockdowns. Plus, Alexa is sick of renovations, and we discover where Donald Trump got the idea of claiming he won regardless of reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 13, 2021 • 20min
Bill Shorten's Shitshow | Victoria Zerbst
The former Labor Leader gives his sweary opinion of the vaccine rollout – and our podcast. Plus, Victoria Zerbst (The Feed) tries to cheer up Dom and Charles with how awful her lockdown experience is, we look at some of the silliest COVID fines this week, and Charles reveals a literally random way to kill time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 12, 2021 • 22min
Mark Humphries' Mystery Illness
In their quest to find someone having a crappier time than they are in lockdown, Charles and Dom chat to Mark Humphries who is not only in lockdown, but has something wrong with his face. Also, Gabbi might be Kevin Rudd's best friend, Aleksa has some questions about all these weird Pfizer meetings, and Rebecca De Unamuno has news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 11, 2021 • 32min
Ash Barty for PM | Jenna Owen | Mark Pesce
Something good happened! Besides Ash Barty's amazing win, however, we discuss Sydney's ever-increasing case numbers with futurist Mark Pesce, and figure out whether Jenna Owen has it worse in hotel quarantine than everyone who's locked down in Sydney. Also – Mark referred to an academic paper – it's at https://crawford.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/18963/vaccinations-borders-and-delta-variant Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 8, 2021 • 19min
Charles fires Dom
Charles is back! Dom gets fired! Everyone else misses Dan! Also, Charles has the worst holiday ever, we determine whether NSW is having a lockdown or a lockdown, and Lachlan tests Charles' news knowledge. Featuring Rebecca De Unamuno in the Stay At Home Newsroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
