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.
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Apr 11, 2024 • 19min
That Time We Bragged About Being 100% Correct About The OceanGate Submersible
Charles is sick... sick of being right all the time that is! After looking back at how cool it was to correctly predict the outcome of the OceanGate Titanic Submersible, we realised that our bragging rights allow us at least one more day of smugness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2024 • 18min
That Time We Were 100% Correct About The OceanGate Submersible
Here at The Chaser Report we don't like to gloat about when we were right, mostly because it happens so much. However today Charles felt like remembering that time he predicted literally every aspect of the Titanic OceanGate submersible disaster, days before the rest of the world had a clue what was going on. Well done Charles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2024 • 19min
Alarmist Climate Scientists Weren't Alarmist Enough
Charles tells Dom he has good news about the climate. If you've been with the podcast for any length of time, then by now you will know that Charles having "good news" means that something absolutely terrible is about to be shared. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2024 • 15min
Don't Go Breaking My Mart: ColesWorth Duopoly To Stay
Charles briefs Dom on what the investigation into Coles and Woolworths is going to do about breaking up the duopoly. Hint: f*ck all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 7, 2024 • 18min
How To Build Rapport With Bruce Lehrmann (Taylor's Version)
Dom Knight and Charles Firth take an objective look at the testimony of Taylor Auerbach in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case, without adding any of their own opinion, speculation, or theory to the facts of the matter. And to any Channel Seven producers wanting to build rapport with Charles or Dom, you now know what to do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2024 • 18min
Google Incognito Mode Actually Just Cognito Mode | Welcome To The Future
In a crossover episode with our Welcome To The Future podcast, Charles and Dom bring you the latest tech news, including: Amazon admitting how it's 'Just Walk Out' grocery stores really worked, and Google admitting that Incognito Mode may not have been as incognito as advertised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 3, 2024 • 17min
'Pay What You Feel' Tickets | Matt Harvey
Charles and Dom are joined by comedian and writer for The Shot, and (more impressively) The Shovel, Matt Harvey! Matt is performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and he's trialling a unique model of payment that means his audience only pay what they feel is right for tickets. How does it work? Listen and find out.More details about Matts show "Wage Against The Machine" can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2024 • 19min
Charles Explains Trump Economics While Drunk
Donald Trump has figured out a way to make himself infinite money, as Charles drunkenly explains. Please leave a 5 Star review so that we tell Charles to record at this blood alcohol content level more often. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2024 • 19min
Labor's Deportation Laws Are Liberal Cosplay
You know your laws on refugees are bad when even PAULINE HANSON thinks they're a step too far. Dom brings you up to speed on the weird/evil new laws that the government tried passing, but the Senate blocked. Meanwhile Charles' brain melts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2024 • 19min
AI and Ice-Cream | Welcome To The Future
In the face of all the horrid news of the present, Dom presents Charles with three products from the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
