Serious Danger Emerald Moon & Tom Ballard
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Serious Danger is a podcast about our broken political system and its greatest threat: the Greens. Join traitorous SJWs Emerald Moon and Tom Ballard as they discuss the #auspol news of the week, chat to key figures from the left movement, and talk about how to win a future for all of us. This is NOT an official Greens party podcast, but it IS the official podcast of trying to not go insane while experiencing the sh*tshow that is Australian politics. / Produced by Michael Griffin / Twitter & Instagram @SeriousDangerAU / patreon.com/seriousdangerau / seriousdangerpod.com
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125: Gas, Rafah & Campus Protests ft. Amy MacMahon
Door-knocking in a coma. Emerald is joined by Amy MacMahon, Greens state MP for South Brisbane! First up an update on Amy’s return to work following a horror car crash earlier this year. How long until MPs resumed being mean to her in parliament? Then this week Labor gave a big sloppy kiss to gas with its Future Gas Strategy Analytical Report (11:54). How screwed are we? Why don’t the cowardly Labor backbenchers just quit and join the Greens? Then, an update on Israel’s war on Gaza and the campus protests across Australia (25:42). Finally, a call to action (47:34).
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Coming this week on Patreon - Full live episode in Brisbane ft. Trina Massey!
Full video version of this episode at https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU
Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out over 30 full-length fortnightly bonus episodes, with guests like Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Lee Rhiannon, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Gabbi Bolt, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like boomers v gen Z, the history of the party, co-operatives, Taylor Swift, when Friendlyjordies owned us, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse.
https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU
Links -
Volunteer or donate for Amy’s campaign - https://www.amymacmahon.com/
Follow Amy on social media -
https://twitter.com/amymacsouthbris https://www.instagram.com/amymacsouthbne/
https://www.facebook.com/AmyMacSouthBris
Find a local Palestine solidarity event - https://apan.org.au/events/
Jonno Sriranganathan on the Gaza Solidarity Camp at the University of Queensland: https://www.jonathansri.com/uqgazacamp/
Get tickets for Comedy in the West 2024 Victorian local election fundraiser on Sat May 25th: https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=15677
Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/
Check out Tom’s new special - https://800PGR.lnk.to/BallardID
Produced by Michael Griffin
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124: Is Gendered Violence Getting Worse?
Pauline Hanson vs Mehreen Faruqi. Emerald and Tom discuss violence against women in Australia, following protests against gendered violence across the country (15:54). Is the problem getting worse? What happened with Albo’s icky appearance at the Canberra rally? What is being done to help the situation and how should we approach it as non-carceral socialists? Finally, a call to action (54:30).
National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service 1800 737 732
Links -
‘Albanese was so desperate to prove he cares about gendered violence, he forgot one thing: if you're a proper leader, it's not about you’ by Annabel Crabb for ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-01/albanese-gendered-violence-rally/103785858
If you’re in Naarm/Melbourne, come along to COMEDY IN THE WEST in Yarraville on Saturday May 25th. We’re going again to raise funds for Greens in the West for the upcoming local elections and the looming federal election. Happening at Kindred Studios, Tom’s hosting, full line up of comics will be announced soon
Book here: https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=15677
SOLIDARITY WITH ALL THOSE STUDENTS TAKING ACTION FOR PALESTINE
Camps set up at Monash Uni, the Universities of Melbourne, Sydney & Queensland, ANU in Canberra, Curtin University in Perth. Find your local group and support them if you can
Students for Palestine (Australia) Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/58804227177/
SUPPORT THE FREEDOM FLOTILLA
OSLO, NORWAY: The Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s (FFC) vessel Handala set sail to several Northern European countries today. Handala’s “For the Children of Gaza” mission departs from Norway to challenge and break the inhumane blockade of Gaza and to shed light on the consequences of the inhumane measures taken against Palestinian children by Israel, with the support of the US and other countries, despite the global outcry for a permanent cease fire and the end of an occupied Palestine.
Support them here:
https://freedomflotilla.org/i-want-to-help/
Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/
Check out Tom’s new special - https://800PGR.lnk.to/BallardID
Produced by Michael Griffin
https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz/
Follow us on
https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU
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Teaser: 12 Rules for Strife ft. Jeff Sparrow & Sam Wallman
In this bonus for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom are joined by journalist Jeff Sparrow and cartoonist Sam Wallman, to discuss their new book 12 Rules for Strife! What are the twelve rules, and how can we affect change in this world of shit and evil? What does it have to do with Jordan Peterson?
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Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Lee Rhiannon, Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like intergenerational warfare, Taylor Swift, Ralph Babet, THE GIANTS movie and the life of Bob Brown, when Friendlyjordies owned us, war crimes, vaping, psychedelic-assisted therapy, killer robots (with Emerald’s sister!), a debrief of the 2022 federal results, whether the Greens are too woke, the 18-year plan for Greens government, whether lawns should be banned, Greens memes, bad takes, Joe Hildebrand’s small brain, CPAC, Aussie political sketch comedy, internal Greens party shenanigans, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse.
https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU
Links -
Read 12 Rules for Strife - https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/12-rules-for-strife-9781761380600
Follow Jeff Sparrow - https://twitter.com/Jeff_Sparrow
Follow Sam Wallman - https://www.samwallman.com/
Produced by Michael Griffin
Follow us on
https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU
https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau
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Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
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123: Live in Brisbane ft. Max Chandler-Mather
Live from Good Chat Comedy Club in Meanjin/Brisbane, Emerald and Tom are joined by the federal MP for Griffith, Max Chandler-Mather! After some obligatory ‘Arj Barker vs mums’ discourse, it’s on to a big chat about the state of housing in Australia. How did it get so bad? Can anything be done? Was Max good on Q&A? Then some audience questions including the big one - why does Max trigger Albo and Labor so bad?
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Bonus live Patreon segment about the madness of Jim Penman aka Jim’s Mowing just released.
Full video version of this episode at https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU
Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out over 30 full-length fortnightly bonus episodes, with guests like Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Lee Rhiannon, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Gabbi Bolt, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like boomers v gen Z, the history of the party, co-operatives, Taylor Swift, when Friendlyjordies owned us, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse.
https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU
Links -
Follow Max online - https://greens.org.au/qld/person/max-chandler-mather
Visit Good Chat Comedy Club - https://goodchatcomedy.com/
Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/
Check out Tom’s new special - https://800PGR.lnk.to/BallardID
Produced by Michael Griffin
https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz/
Follow us on
https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU
https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau
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Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
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122: Stabbings & Supermarkets
The Greens are a nut, they’re crazy in the coconut. Emerald and Tom discuss the horrific stabbing attacks in Sydney last week, the crappy media response, and wonder what will be done to fix Australia’s mental health crisis (7:15). Then they talk about Senator Nick McKim (McKrazy) and his grilling of the naughty Woolworth CEO Brad Banducci in the senate supermarket inquiry (45:10). Why does that man hate answering questions? Finally, a call to action (1:02:17).
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Bonus live Patreon segment about the madness of Jim Penman aka Jim’s Mowing just released.
Full video version of this episode at https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU
Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out over 30 full-length fortnightly bonus episodes, with guests like Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Lee Rhiannon, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Gabbi Bolt, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like boomers v gen Z, the history of the party, co-operatives, Taylor Swift, when Friendlyjordies owned us, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse.
https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU
Links -
Come to the Qld Greens campaign launch -
https://www.michaelberkman.com.au/2024_kickoff
Donate to the Qld Greens campaign -
https://greens.org.au/qld/donate
Get involved in the Raise the Rate for Good campaign ahead of the May Budget -
https://raisetherateforgood.good.do/budget2024/email/
Our Brisbane shows at Good Chat next weekend are now sold out, see you there!
Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/
Check out Tom’s new special - https://800PGR.lnk.to/BallardID
And check out his Brisbane Comedy Festival show this weekend -https://www.brisbanecomedyfestival.com/events/tom-ballard/
Produced by Michael Griffin
https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz/
Follow us on
https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU
https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau
https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau
Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
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Teaser: Jim’s Eugenics (Live in Melbourne)
In this bonus for Patreon subscribers, live from Comedy Republic in Melbourne, Tom takes Emerald through the fast times and bonkers views of Jim’s Mowing founder Jim Penman. Sadly his political party was only an April Fools joke (Tom being the fool), but his views on how to fix the world are… intense. After the live segment, Emerald and Tom reconvene to read a crazy Vice article about the living legend. Jim’s Eugenics?!?
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Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Lee Rhiannon, Geraldine Hickey, Max Chandler-Mather, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like intergenerational warfare, Taylor Swift, Ralph Babet, THE GIANTS movie and the life of Bob Brown, when Friendlyjordies owned us, war crimes, vaping, psychedelic-assisted therapy, killer robots (with Emerald’s sister!), a debrief of the 2022 federal results, whether the Greens are too woke, the 18-year plan for Greens government, whether lawns should be banned, Greens memes, bad takes, Joe Hildebrand’s small brain, CPAC, Aussie political sketch comedy, internal Greens party shenanigans, and whether a Greens government would lead to the apocalypse.
https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU
Produced by Michael Griffin
Follow us on
https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU
https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau
https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau
Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Customer Reviews
Seriously good
Podcast politics in Australia through a left wing lens. Best left wing podcast I’ve found. Wonderful presenters saying it how it is an keeping it real.
Emerald Green is an intelligent forward thinker... her cohost is pretty easily wound up about the state of the world and is also very funny. If you love Tom Ballard you’ll love this.
Best Australian political commentary!!
Awesome updates on left leaning politics in Australia. A truly progressive approach that gives great insight into the important issues in Australian politics and society. Can’t recommend enough.
Awesome podcast.
An insightful and enjoyable podcast about recent events in politics. If your not a greenie, I reckon you’ll still find something to like here.