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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Oct 13, 2024 • 17min
One Year Since The Voice Referendum | Senator Briggs
As today marks one year since Australia voted against enshrining an Indigenous Voice To Parliament in the constitution, we remember the time that Senator Briggs spoke to Dom and Charles about what the Voice was actually about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 10, 2024 • 16min
Inside The Chaser Report Ideation Process
For something different, in this episode Dom and Charles provide you with an insight into how their many ideation sessions work, as they sculpt the fine content you hear for yourself everyday. On a completely unrelated note, the producer will be installing breathalysers on all the studio's recording gear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 9, 2024 • 17min
Hurricane Hyperbole
First of all, we'd love to thank Beyonce for helping make this episodes, Charles will explain why. Meanwhile Dom explains the confusion around the new name of Senator Payman's political party. Plus Charles has a gripe with the way American hurricanes are yapped on about in the media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 8, 2024 • 20min
A Crumbling Cookie Empire
Dom Knight shares how a cookie company managed to sell overpriced cookies to gullible Sydneysiders. Meanwhile Andrew Hansen has the latest on a trend sweeping TikTok: grave cleaning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 7, 2024 • 18min
Did Taylor Swift Try To Steal The Election?
This conspiracy goes all the way to the top. Joe Biden, Travis Kelce, and Taylor Swift are all in on it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 3, 2024 • 15min
Ethical Dilemmas Of A 13-Year-Old | Angus Firth
School holidays have returned, which means Charles' son Angus Firth returns to the podcast studio. Angus poses a series of intellectual quandaries to Charles and Dom, which bring to light a greater ethical dilemma: Is Charles a good dad? Listen and find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 2, 2024 • 36min
VP Debate: Would You Buy A Used Policy From JD Vance? | David Smith
Dom Knight is joined again by David Smith, associate professor from the US Studies Centre at USYD, to unpack the VP debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance. Who does Dr Dave think came across better, and what were all the best moments in the debate? Plus, what impact will it have on the election in November? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 1, 2024 • 17min
Introducing The Aldi Of Airlines
Andrew Hansen and Dom Knight answer the age-old question: how many koalas does it take to run an Australian airline? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 30, 2024 • 18min
The Strange Case Of Bert Poppins And Darren Roberts
Charles Firth and Andrew Hansen discover their new favourite secret identity: the ACT Liberal who runs for a seat under one name, but posts controversial material under another. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 29, 2024 • 16min
What Is The Point Of Anthony Albanese?
Dom Knight and Charles Firth dive back into the world of Australian politics, given that an election will happen here soon. And what better topic to finely dissect than the inner workings of Australia's most overwhelmingly underwhelming PM? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
