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The Betoota Advocate
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.
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May 14, 2021 • 6min
Scotty's Big Plan, Former PM Passes Away, Bill Gates Loses It All & More - May 14
Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey 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.

May 9, 2021 • 44min
Ep 159: Greg Sam - CEO, Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section)
The Royal Flying Doctor Service continues to face some of the most significant challenges in their 92-year history.Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, the RFDS CEO Greg Sam spoke to our editors about how frontline staff have continued flying to remote and rural locations, retrieving patients in times of emergency and providing essential primary, mental and dental health services to those who need it most.www.flyingdoctor.org.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 7, 2021 • 6min
NSW's One Wish, Australia's New Immigration Policy, Land Cruisers Take To Rocky & More - May 7
Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey 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.

May 2, 2021 • 23min
Ep 158: Hip Hop in Australia
Hip hop pundits 24 Karat Kev, Jazmine Nikitta and Jade Le Flay jump in the booth with the Betoota Advocate to discuss Australia's fastest-growing, and rapidly-evolving music genre. As hosts of Spotify's 'A1: The Show' - this week's guests give their predictions for Australian artists that are about to explode internationally, and explain why the whole hip hop world is currently looking at Western Sydney as an engine room for rap music of all sub-genres.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 30, 2021 • 7min
Scotty's New Solution, Heartbreaking News For Jenny, Biden Faces Backlash & More - April 30
Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey 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.

Apr 25, 2021 • 38min
Ep 157: Isaac “Ice” John
Ex-NRL star turned entrepreneur, Isaac John talks to Clancy about forging a successful business in apparel and sports media following his retirement from rugby league football. Born in the rough NZ town of Tokoroa, Ice explains how a footy career riddled with injuries left him with plenty of time to read books and focus on a career after the Friday Night Lights.https://www.yktrthemag.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 23, 2021 • 8min
Relief For White America, A Giggly Gladys, An Inclusive Bluey Cast & More - 23 April
Clancy Overell and Wendell Hussey 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.

Apr 18, 2021 • 37min
Ep 156: Mikey Robbins
He’s a comedian, writer, radio and TV icon - and as of recently, a historian. The great man Mikey Robbins joins the Betoota Advocate Podcast on this episode, where he talks about his journey from Newy High to Good News Week - and all the fun in between. Mikey hasn’t been on the screen for some years now, but he’s just launched a new comedy and history podcast titled “Heroes & Howlers” - get around it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 16, 2021 • 6min
Australia Mourns Man Who Hates Us, The Twerk Division, A Wet Ass ANZAC Day & More
Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey 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.

Apr 11, 2021 • 37min
Ep 155: Rick Morton
He’s one of the few guests to appear on The Betoota Advocate Podcast that can actually claim that they grew up in our part of the world. Rick Morton - aka ‘The Pride Of The Channel Country’ joins Clancy and Errol this week to discuss his meteoric rise from a Murdoch field reporter to one of the great Australian authors. Rick talks about his harsh upbringing on the land, and how it has informed his understanding of poverty, politics and trauma. It’s a hell of a catch up with one of The Diamantina’s greatest exports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.