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 10, 2024 • 30min
Grandpa Biden's Not Going Anywhere | David Smith
Assoc Prof David Smith from the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney (and the epic PEP podcast) joins Dom to assess the wreckage of Joe Biden. Plus Dave explains why the US Supreme Court chose to make the president effectively a king, and what a second Trump term might look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 9, 2024 • 25min
How To Do A Dutton Impersonation | Dan Ilic
Dom Knight is joined by comedian, producer, and podcast-award hoarder Dan Ilic. Dan and Dom catch up, as Dan shares his keen insight from both a satirist's and activist's perspective on a range of political issues around the world. What does Dan think of Dutton's nuclear power plans, Joe Biden, and the UK election? Listen and find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 8, 2024 • 19min
Piers Morgan VS Barbie | John Delmenico
Remember when the Barbie movie came out and all the world's worst men got really mad? Yeah, that was weird hey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 7, 2024 • 17min
Why Don't Bald Politicians Get Elected? | Chris Taylor
Australia's politicians enjoyed an evening of formality and humour at the annual Midwinter Ball, which has Dom and Chris investigate the hesitancy Australian (and global!) voters have toward electing bald politicians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 5, 2024 • 29min
Farewelling 14 Years Of Tories | Chris Taylor
Dom Knight is joined by Chris Taylor as they provide a semi-thorough analysis of the UK Election result, and farewell the 14 years of Tory Government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 4, 2024 • 1h 1min
Laugh Till You Die | Andrew Denton | CHANGEMAKERS
Andrew Denton helped put The Chaser on TV back in the day. To make up for that he has tried to make the world a better place. Today you can hear him speak on The ChangeMakers Podcast, hosted by Amanda Tattersall, about how he led the Australian campaign to change the law on Voluntary Assisted Dying.Find out more about:ChangeMakers: https://changemakerspodcast.org/andrew-denton-changemaker-chat-laugh-till-you-die/Go Gentle: https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 3, 2024 • 17min
All Hail King Trump
Dom and Charles (yes, he's still here) unpack the new powers that have been given to the US President that effectively make him King. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 2, 2024 • 16min
Will Albo Call An Early Election?
Charles is back (I don't know what's going on either) and he and Dom unpack the expulsion of Fatima Payman from the ALP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 1, 2024 • 19min
History's Greatest Dodderers | Andrew Hansen
Dom Knight is joined by Andrew Hansen who shares some of history's oldest and frailest world leaders. This of course has nothing to do with anything happening in the US at the moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2024 • 20min
Joe Biden Has Quiet Quit The Presidency
In classic Chaser Report fashion, Charles and Dom bring you their full recap of the first Trump vs Biden debate... without watching it. Given how the whole debate went, it's fair to say they made the right choice not to watch it. Stay tuned for a big announcement at the end of the episode!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
