In America they're calling it the year of the howling moron - the time when politics has been hijacked by the barking mad and the criminally insane. What was once rational debate is now just a bunch of people seemingly shouting at clouds. The thing is they have the vote so we have to listen to them and the people they're talking to. Dennis Atkins and Malcolm Farr have been listening to this stuff for years and survived. Tune in and find out what's happening.
Episode 41: Grump Gala
The Grumps are joined by Bubble Pop hosts and political journalists Sarah Ison and Amanda Copp to wrap up the year of the 'Firehose of Falsehoods'.
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12/9/2021 • 22 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 40: Dead Catting
The PM’s distraction techniques on high rotation, Peter Dutton pokes the panda and forecasts for the upcoming parliamentary year.
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11/30/2021 • 16 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 39: A Highway To Hell
The PM balancing on a fine moral line, the furious five fallout and more character critiques.
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11/23/2021 • 18 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 38: The Film Flam Failure
The PM’s polling woes, an insubstantial leader contest and John Howard did what to a cat?
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11/16/2021 • 17 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 37: Dumb Politics
An EV backflip in plain sight, the PM’s popularity and the LNP in dangerous territory playing both sides.
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11/9/2021 • 16 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 36: The Consequentialist
French sub deal finger pointing, G20 high tech thingymabobs and a character left wanting.
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11/2/2021 • 17 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 35: The Australian Way
The government’s climate change promises and doubts, the PM’s credibility and Christian Porter’s free lunch?
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10/26/2021 • 18 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 34: All Destination No Map
Climate dithering, Barnaby Joyce piling on the pork and small target Albanese.
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10/19/2021 • 18 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 33: Politicians Being Politicians
The Nats climate pathway, ICAC murmurs and the movements of a former PM.
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10/12/2021 • 20 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 32: Just Call Me Kevin
NSW ICAC fallout, the PM’s race to the microphone and the return of the Grumps mailbag.
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10/5/2021 • 25 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 31: Grumpy Cabinet
The Coalition bridging the climate divide, election engineering and National Cabinet Transparency.
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9/28/2021 • 18 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 30: An Un-Australian Protest
Protestor chaos in Melbourne, the PM goes nuclear and Christian Porter’s dirty cash prize.
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9/22/2021 • 20 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 29: Hindsight Heroes
A restrained Anthony Albanese, the Member for Hunter calls it a day and a vaccine scrounge.
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9/14/2021 • 19 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 28: The Three Word Picture
A man of many slogans, history repeating itself and more election predictions.
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9/7/2021 • 18 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 27: Dose Of Hope Day
A pat on the back for the PM, more detail about the national plan and 20 years in Afghanistan was it worth it?
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8/31/2021 • 19 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 25: Climate Catastrophe
The IPCC report and its critics, a need for political reflection and a look at the latest Newspoll.
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8/10/2021 • 18 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 24: Four Part Path To Glory
Unpopular vaccine incentives, the lifespan of National Cabinet and the PM's flim-flam.
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8/3/2021 • 19 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 23: Collective Crazies
The PM’s political authority shrinking? A flip-flopping Labor party and a covid parliament to return.
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7/27/2021 • 18 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 22: The Inaction Man
A vaccine roll out disaster, an Opposition struggling to make up ground and Coalition pork barrelling.
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7/20/2021 • 18 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 21: Statesmanitis
An overseas tour for the PM and the Question Time index.
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6/5/2021 • 15 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 20: Covid Complacency
The PM takes a hit with Victoria's latest covid outbreak while Labor disappears into the night.
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5/29/2021 • 13 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 19: The Bad Soap Opera
The Upper Hunter by-election, a new power station and the PM's political image.
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5/23/2021 • 21 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 18 - Covid Killing King
Early election predictions, where to next for the Coalition under Scott Morrison and Labor's reply.
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5/16/2021 • 16 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 17: The Budget For The New Australia
Budget preparations, The Centre for National Resilience and the PM's step too far.
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5/10/2021 • 18 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 16: The Evil One
The Tassie election, a QLD pre-selection shock and an inconsistent PM.
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5/2/2021 • 21 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 15: Bus To Somewhere
A bet each way for the PM on climate and the contingent not re-contesting the next election.
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4/25/2021 • 17 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 14: Slow Moving Fleet
Vaccine recalibration, the PM's climate signalling and a veteran suicide royal commission.
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4/20/2021 • 18 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 13: Blind Admission
Respect@Work report pushback, more vaccine uncertainty and budget positivity.
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