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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Sep 30, 2020 • 11min
Extra - Mining the Moon
Two statues of a fish have been abolished in Morocco simply because locals thought they looked a tiny teensy bit like giant penises. The Thai government is mailing litter back to people who litter. Repeat offenders face five years in jail. Does this go far enough? And NASA has announced plans to mine the moon. Plus Rebecca De Unamuno with all the news you can't trust.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2020 • 10min
Extra - Everyone panic!
The future has arrived, and it's a complete disaster. Charles has got his hands on a new AI engine that can write Chaser-style jokes, and it's worryingly almost good enough. Plus all the latest news you can't trust with Rebecca De Unamuno.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 24, 2020 • 36min
Charles's 85th Birthday Special
Charles is older and quite hung over. If that isn't enticing enough, Nina looks at Ellen and awful private school boys, Dom checks out Melbourne's singing protesters, and we hear all about The Chaser's big Covid prank at The Star casino. Plus Rebecca De Unamuno with the latest Chaser headlines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 23, 2020 • 11min
Extra - BlueToothBrushes
The future has arrived, and it's here to solve a problem that you've never even thought about. That's right, you can now use your toothbrush to take photos of your mouth. Why hasn't anyone thought of that before. Plus all the latest news you can't trust with Rebecca De Unamuno.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 21, 2020 • 10min
Extra - If you eat something and don't post about it, did you really eat it?
An Australian official is now in trouble for eating a type of endangered native turtle. People were alerted to the dish when he tweeted about it. A man in England has used a giant live snake as a facemask. And a bridezilla has complained about receiving a hamper as a wedding gift. Plus the latest Chaser news headlines from Rebecca De Unamuno.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 17, 2020 • 40min
Remembering 11/9
At the beginning of the show, Nina gets sacked. Then we remember 9/11, and pay tribute to the way America has gotten even dumber since then. Dom looks at Bob Woodward's new book about Trump, and Nina (assuming she's not sacked) takes a deep dive into the King of Burns in the Queensland government. Plus Rebecca De Unamuno with all the latest Chaser news headlines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 16, 2020 • 11min
Extra - Mourning the Kardashians
After many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many seasons of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Charles and Dom are devastated to learn from Nina that it has been axed. Vale a show that nobody watched anyway. Plus Rebecca De Unamuno with all the latest news you can't trust.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 14, 2020 • 16min
Extra - T-Rex in the backyard
A man in England has gotten into trouble with his wife after he bought a 3.5 metre long replica of a T-Rex. A movie buff in Canada is seeking to break the world record of the number of times a movie has been seen in a cinema, and a Church in Germany is playing a song so slowly that it won't end until 2640. Plus Rebecca De Unamuno with all the latest news you can't trust.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 10, 2020 • 33min
Gender Reveals Revealed (As Stupid)
This week Nina wades into the latest TikTok controversy, Dom reveals whether gender reveal parties are a good idea, and Charles meets a $16,000 laundry-folding robot. Plus Rebecca De Unamuno with the newsiest news that ever news knew.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 9, 2020 • 16min
Extra - A Trip to the VMAs
Nina Oyama takes Charles Firth and Dom Knight on a trip to the Video Music Awards, something which the ageing white men have only a vague awareness of. She quizzes them on the history of the VMAs, proving definitively that they know nothing about the VMAs. Plus Rebecca De Unamuno with all the Chaser news headlines that we can get past the lawyers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
