32 episodes
Radio Lockdown Neptune Today
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With Australia going into lockdown, Justin, Darci and friends swap brunch for a long, winding Skype chat, and try to figure out this whole isolation thing together.
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Army of the Dead (2021)
(S03E01) Justin and Darci boldly embark on a new journey — we're reviewing films based (loosely) on their relevance to COVID!
We open with Zach Snyder's 'Army of the Dead', in which a crew of working class heroes rob a Las Vegas casino during a zombie apocalypse. Is it good? (No.)
Beware — contains spoilers and good times.
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Good Evening, There Is No News
(S02E13) We're changing formats! Justin and Darci take a last swing at COVID news, before embarking on a new podcast journey.
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Recommended newsletters:
'Raising Hell' with Royce Kurmelovs: https://roycekurmelovs.substack.com/ 'Examine' with Liam Mannix: https://www.smh.com.au/newsletter-signup?newsletter=examine
Sources for this episode: 12
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Eurovision 2021: Rotterdam Thunderdome (with Douze Points)
(S02E12) Justin is joined by Jack and Liz (of the Douze Points! podcast) to talk all things Eurovision 2021.
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Listen to 'Douze Points! The Eurovision Podcast' on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ww6o0r1IjxrEbIAZBHlSG Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/douze-points-the-eurovision-podcast/id1492784846
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Cöstcö Lööps
(S02E11) Justin and Darci visit Bunnings and Costco, play some music, and buy a new domain for Neptune.
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Stories/topics in this episode:
1. Guardian Australia, "Jab and go: Bunnings offers to host vaccination hubs to help get economy back on track" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/22/jab-and-go-bunnings-offers-to-host-vaccination-hubs-to-help-get-economy-back-on-track
2. BreastScreen Australia, "Where you can have a breast screen" https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/breastscreen-australia-program/having-a-breast-screen/where-you-can-have-a-breast-screen
3. Neptune Today, "Destination: Neptune" https://neptunetoday.horse
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Cookie Monster (with Angus)
(S02E10) Justin and Angus look at claims of 'data harvesting' by the SA Liberal government, and potential implications for COVID communication.
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Stories/topics in this episode:
1. ABC News, "South Australian government admits redirecting web users through Liberal Party domain" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-29/sa-government-websites-could-be-gathering-personal-data/100030314
2. InDaily, "Inquiry call over Liberal 'data harvesting' concerns" https://indaily.com.au/news/2021/03/30/inquiry-call-over-liberal-data-harvesting-concerns/
3. ABC News, "SA Privacy Committee to look at redirected links as Premier denies data collection" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-30/sa-premier-says-no-data-collected-privacy-committee-to-assess/100037222
4. InDaily, "Labor refers email claims to Ombudsman" https://indaily.com.au/news/politics/2021/03/31/labor-refers-email-claims-to-ombudsman/
5. InDaily, "Revealed: Libs plan to 'suck in' target voters" https://indaily.com.au/news/2015/02/26/revealed-libs-plan-suck-target-voters/
6. ABC News, "SA Premier denies 'deliberate' data collection through Liberal Party's NationBuilder campaign software" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-01/sa-premier-says-no-data-deliberately-collected-by-campaign-tool/100044538
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Ads, Jabs, and Crabs
(S02E09) Justin and Darci try to record an ad for Radio Lockdown. Crabs invade, threatening life on Earth. The Australian vaccine rollout slows down.
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Stories/topics in this episode:
1. The Age/Liam Mannix, "'Not concerned': Time to stop worrying about the vaccine rollout?" https://www.theage.com.au/national/not-concerned-time-to-stop-worrying-about-the-vaccine-rollout-20210323-p57dc3.html
2. Therapeutic Goods Administration, "Updated safety advisory – rare and unusual blood clotting syndrome (thrombosis with thrombocytopaenia)." https://www.tga.gov.au/media-release/astrazeneca-chadox1-s-covid-19-vaccine
3. Wikipedia, "Carcinisation." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation
4. Wikipedia, "Clover." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clover
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