Betoota Talks
Clancy Overell and Errol Parker, editors of the explicitly raw but iconic Outback Australian newspaper known as The Betoota Advocate report fiercely - without fear or favour.
Latest episodes
Jul 7, 2023 • 7min
Stuart Broad Now A Judge On The Spirit Of Cricket, Architects Of Robodebt To Be Treated As Guilty, Gays Told To Take A Hike & No Spice For Taco Night
Errol Parker, Wendall Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 2, 2023 • 27min
Ep 264- Hugh Forrest
This week on The Betoota Advocate Podcast, our guest Hugh Forrest joins us in the channel country, all the way from Austin to talk through seeing South by Southwest (SXSW) from its origins all the way to it's exponential growth that's making it's way to Australia. Hugh also lifts the lid on what SXSW Sydney is going to look like and what we can expect, take a listen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 30, 2023 • 7min
Local Mum Returns From The Bowels Of Hell, Hot Mess Gladys Dragged Back Into Her Bad Girl Days By Toxic Ex, Nine Announce New Miniseries Based Around Titanic Submersible Disaster & Walsh Pleads Not Guilty To Tribunal
Clancy Overall, Wendall Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 25, 2023 • 32min
Ep 263- Antoinette Lattouf
The Betoota Advocate interviews Antoinette Lattouf. A multi-award-winning journalist, author, broadcaster, columnist, TEDx speaker, mental health ambassador - who is also Lebanese.This interview touches on the role Antoinette plays in The Betoota Advocate Presents: Cronulla Riots - in which she lends herself as a valuable contributor, helping explain the political and cultural climate of the mid 2000s. Antoinette is also the co-founder of Media Diversity Australia - a not-for-profit that seeks to increase cultural and linguistic diversity in mainstream media. In 2022 she wrote a book ‘How To Lose Friends And Influence White People’ - this podcast interview covers it all!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 23, 2023 • 8min
Winter Well And Truly Here, 79-Year-Old Doctor In Asbestos-Fucked Bush Hospital, ‘Sorry Don’t Have Any Info, Just Go On The Pill’ Says Doctor To Every Woman With A Gynaecological Issue & City Worker Written Up For Yelling At Pommie Co-Worker
Clancy Overall, Wendall Hussey and Errol Parker wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 18, 2023 • 32min
Ep 262- BAD DREEMS
The Betoota Advocate have finally landed these Adelaide lads in the booth for a long-awaited interview. The boys from Bad Dreems give the editors the run down on how a conversation in the smoking area of a South Australian footy club resulted in one of the state’s most fiery rock exports. What’s the new album like? What’s it like being back on tour! And why these blokes just seem to get it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 16, 2023 • 9min
Country Trusted with Historic Referendum, Couple Who Bought House Last Year Travelling Around Amalfi Coast, Public Servant Has Grave Concerns for Younger Generation & Local Bloke Who Can't Afford ADHD Assessment will Continue Punching Bongs
Clancy Overall, Wendall Hussey and Errol Parker wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 11, 2023 • 27min
Ep 261- Gavin Fang & Tracey Kirkland
ABC Journalists Gavin and Tracey join the Betoota Advocate Podcast to talk about their new book Pandemedia: How Covid Changed Journalism. The pair edited a bunch of essays from journalists around the country and the world reflecting upon how news coverage has changed over the last couple of years, and where it might end up. They've got some interesting reflections upon how multiple daily press conferences about cases and clusters have affected the way people consume information. Have a listen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 9, 2023 • 6min
Albo Enjoys a Sambo, Greens Staff Told To Keep Their Euro Summers The F*ck Off Instagram & RBA Boss Shares His Modern Money Saving Tips
Clancy Overall, Wendall Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 4, 2023 • 36min
Ep 260- Tom Nash
Tom Nash has a story like no other. A guitarist, a DJ, a party liaison officer and a quadruple amputee. After an extremely unlucky and freak illness struck him down at the zenith of his carefree uni days - everything changed in a minute. Tom talks to The Betoota Advocate about universal design and personal adaptability. Two things he’s had to embrace head on.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
