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Laughing in the face of fear. Comedians and experts rip into the news. It's #QandA on crack.
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    • 4.7 • 206 Ratings

Laughing in the face of fear. Comedians and experts rip into the news. It's #QandA on crack.
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    Sponsor losing - Award winning - Dan Ilic & Lewis Hobba

    Sponsor losing - Award winning - Dan Ilic & Lewis Hobba

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    Lewis and Dan catch up after winning the Best Comedy Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards.
    Come see the 1,000,000th download show at the Malthouse Theatre February 1st
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    • 16 min
    LIVE FROM SXSW SYDNEY - Dan Ilic, Chris Taylor, Lee Constable, Ed Coper, Antoinette Lattouf, DJ Dylan Behan

    LIVE FROM SXSW SYDNEY - Dan Ilic, Chris Taylor, Lee Constable, Ed Coper, Antoinette Lattouf, DJ Dylan Behan

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     A Rational Fear is LIVE at SXSW SYDNEY!

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    • 48 min
    Cal Wilson: Millennial Horns, the Wikipedia entry

    Cal Wilson: Millennial Horns, the Wikipedia entry

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    G’day Fearmongers,
    I’m sure many of you who are comedy fans would have already seen the news that our friend Cal Wilson passed away this week.

    Everything everyone says of Cal is right — she’s simply one of the kindest, just and joyful people who worked in comedy. We were all so lucky to be friends with her, we all thought we’d probably have her for quite a few more decades to come.
    Here is a short podcast of when she performed on A Rational Fear in 2019 at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
    Two other things:
    Vote Yes— in Tomorrow’s referendum. Thanks to everyone from A Rational Fear land who chipped into F-Yes. We’ve reached about 2 million people over the 4 weeks we ran our campaign.
    SXSW SYDNEY —
    If you’re the holder of a SXSW Sydney badge you can come and check out A Rational Fear on stage at the podcast stage 3.30pm October 20th. It’ll be me, Chris Taylor, Lee Constable, Antoinette Lattouf and some other fun people.
    That’s it for this week’s podcast newsletter —
    Vale Cale Wilson.
    Vote yes.
    Vome to our SXSW show.
    Cheers
    Dan Ilic
    F-Yes

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    • 12 min
    LIVE FROM WAIBEN THURSDAY ISLAND - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Jay Wymarra, Diat Alferink, Dane Simpson & Leon Filewood

    LIVE FROM WAIBEN THURSDAY ISLAND - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Jay Wymarra, Diat Alferink, Dane Simpson & Leon Filewood

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    G'day Fearmongers,
    Last Monday — A Rational Fear performed live on stage at the Thursday Island Bowls Club where we set the table to have a discussion about The Voice and Climate Change.
    The maestro of all things arts and culture on TI Diat Alferink produced and performed in the show as well as joined by other First Nations comedians Leon Filewood, Jay Wymarra and Dane Simpson.
    This was one of the most fun shows we have ever done. I know I say that after most live shows, but this show had a unique quality. Maybe it was the bowls club, maybe it was because everyone is related to each other, but this show had a sense of community, that we haven’t really experienced. It was like doing a show for your family.
    We took the opportunity to talk about The Voice, and the bad actors and misinformation surrounding it, the cost of living on TI, climate change and everyone took an opportunity to bully Lewis Hobba for being white.
    The show — you’ll hear — gets more and more raucous as it goes on, and for the community, it was a great opportunity for them to hear discussion about serious topics in a funny way to spark conversation about The Voice and climate change.
    We were so lucky to have Aaron Smith join us for the trip to document show. The day of the show we spent running around making sketches to roll out for F-Yes. Which you can see on Instagram / Facebook / TikTok and X
    Big thanks go to Diat Alferink. Diat made us feel so special, and welcomed, she even cooked us a post-show meal, that I won’t forget. Also shows like this are not possible without the Patreon and a generous Impact Grant from the team at the The Bertha Foundation.
     
    Please follow A Rational Fear on social media, and F-Yes, and share every piece of content we’re publishing between now and the referendum.
    Cheers,
    Dan Ilic


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    • 1 hr 15 min
    LIVE AT THE WOMEN IN MEDIA CONFERENCE

    LIVE AT THE WOMEN IN MEDIA CONFERENCE

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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Not a boycott but a universal pull out - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Megan Herbert & Matt Bray

    Not a boycott but a universal pull out - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Megan Herbert & Matt Bray

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    G’day Fearmongers,
    This week we’re explaining the Walkleys walkout by some of the most celebrated cartoonists in the country. Australia’s most prestigious Journalism Awards are sponsored by a fossil fuel company, and Megan Herbert is on the podcast to talk us through her decision.
    Also Matt Bray joins us to talk about his latest creation. Gas Tycoon The Board Game. Which I should stress is NOTHING like Monopoly. Matt has launched a Kickstarter Campaign to get it off the ground. Go chip in to to support it, or you could win one of five copies by simply becoming an A Rational Fear Patreon supporter.
    KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artdisrupt/gas-tycoon-australias-no1-fossil-gas-expansion-board-game
    PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear
    We also talk burning man, Qantas, and bad jokes on Netflix specials.
    Dan

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    • 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
206 Ratings

206 Ratings

Dean Moriarty 99 ,

Rip-roaring relevance

Do yourself and the planet a favour and tune in to have your mind blown, your laughing gas expelled and your blood boiled. Loved the most recent episode on Australia’s ‘world class’ secrecy laws. Dan Ilic’s self-deprecating and infectiously hilarious take on even the most profoundly depressing subjects is perfectly on-pitch. Don’t forget to donate - these productions cost money.

maggiec53 ,

THE THINGS I NEED TO KNOW IN A BEARABLE FORMAT

The news and politics stress me. So it’s nice to have intelligent people pull it apart for me and deliver it with laughs.

PS I won’t say Dan Ilic’s head looks like an iconic egg. Oops did I say that aloud? (S’ok. I don’t need the stickers).

Green-bone ,

Completely Rational

Born from an iconic egg on a mountain top, Former mystic shaman Dan Ilic accompanies affable horse-mounted radio-monk Lewis Hobba on a pilgrimage to deliver sacred satirical billboards to a dystopian gas-led future - alongside a cast of special guests!

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