The Karl Stefa-no Grift Show: Karl Stefanovic From Today To Tomorrow

Matt and Julie

A podcast that investigates and discusses the work of Karl Stefanovic, a man who left Today, but never found tomorrow. Matt and Julie dig into the guests, grifters and hot takes from Karl Stefanovic's podcast and interviews, fact-checking the claims and having a laugh along the way. If you've ever watched Karl Stefanovic and thought "hang on, is that true?", this is the show for you. Karl Stefanovic podcast reviews, fact checks and commentary. More at karlstefanogriftshow.com

  1. 3d ago

    Ep 19 – Karl Stefanovic and Alexander Downer Fact-Checked: Inflation, Tax and Selective Memory

    Alexander Downer called the Cup Day rate rise and got it right. Then he tried cricket, oil and a golden age. Karl Stefanovic sits down with the former foreign minister to explain inflation, tax and why Australia has forgotten how to run a budget. Downer was in the cabinet room in 1999 when the capital gains tax rules we still live with were set. What Karl doesn't say, for the whole 42 minutes, is that Downer is now a federal vice-president of the Liberal Party. Burndog and Julie give him the credit he earned, then check the rest. In this episode: - The Cup Day call: 25 basis points, 4.85%, six votes to three - "Welfare and windmills", and the oil shock in Karl's own intro - Who Alexander Downer actually is: The Things That Batter, the fishnets, and a novelty cheque - Iraq, the wheat board, Timor-Leste, Huawei, and a drink with George Papadopoulos - A trillion dollars of debt that briefly becomes a billion - The NDIS, Medicare, and a $37.8 billion Budget saving - The Howard-era "golden age", tax to GDP, and a mining-boom windfall - Oil prices, the Iran war, and what the RBA actually said - "That's science": Australia's 1% of global emissions - The 1999 CGT discount, envy, and Make Australia Attractive Again - Cricket: Australia made 111 and lost by 176 runs - The job title Karl never read out We're a podcast, not your economist (or your financial adviser). If money stress is getting on top of you, the National Debt Helpline is free on 1800 007 007 or ndh.org.au. Support the show and the search for Karl: patreon.com/karlstefanogriftshow Clips nightly on Instagram (@karlstefanogriftshow) and YouTube Shorts (Karl Stefa-no Grift) Sources: - The Karl Stefanovic Show with Alexander Downer (1 November 2026) - RBA, Monetary Policy Decision (3 November 2026): https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2026/mr-26-30.html - ABS, CPI September 2026: https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/cpi-rose-43-year-september-2026 - Budget Paper 1, Statement 7 (debt and interest): https://budget.gov.au/content/bp1/download/bp1_bs-7.pdf - InDaily, Commonwealth debt passes $1 trillion: https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2026/09/01/australias-trillion-dollar-debt-pile-how-we-got-here-and-its-cost - Climate Change Authority, Australia's share of global emissions: https://climatechangeauthority.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021Factsheet%20-%20Global%20emissions.pdf - Peter Martin, IMF on the Howard years: https://www.petermartin.com.au/2013/01/howard-was-your-most-wasteful.html - The Nightly, Downer elected Liberal vice-president and "media tarts": https://thenightly.com.au/politics/new-liberal-party-leader-tony-abbott-wants-to-lead-peoples-revolt-to-boot-out-worst-government-in-memory-c-22355286

    Ep 19 – Karl Stefanovic and Alexander Downer Fact-Checked: Inflation, Tax and Selective Memory

  2. Nov 4 ·  Bonus

    Ep 18.5 – Karl Stefanovic's Melbourne Cup Day Sermon Fact-Checked: Rates, Debt and Fishing Spots

    Karl's Melbourne Cup Day sermon promised "no jargon, no spin" and just the truth. So Burndog checked his numbers. The vibe's right. The stats aren't. A quick solo bonus while Julie's busy with the US election. On Cup Day, the same day the RBA lifted rates for the fifth time this year, Karl Stefanovic posted six and a half minutes from the kitchen table of the soul: 15 claims, one rosary and a request for fishing spots. Burndog goes through them one by one. The pain is real: the rate hike, Foodbank's hunger numbers, the oil shock, small business insolvencies. But the abyss, the doubled mortgage, the politicians' pensions and the divorce wave don't survive the fact-check. In this episode: - The rate hike to 4.85% and Foodbank's 37% of middle-income households - "Not everyone has that choice": Karl's year of sackings and a seven-figure contract - The "global excuse" that was a war, the Strait of Hormuz and $3 diesel - A trillion dollars of debt: growing hole or absolute abyss? - AI, and whether our kids really are the first generation worse off - Taxpayer-funded pensions for politicians, which closed to new MPs in 2004 - Mortgages "doubled in real terms" (they're up 83%, before inflation) - Farmers, "I see you", and Miss Helena from Romper Room - The divorce wave that isn't, and productivity: behind the top half or among the worst? - Check on your mates (genuinely good advice) and tell Karl where the fish are biting We're a podcast, not your doctor (or your financial adviser). If money stress is getting on top of you, the National Debt Helpline is free on 1800 007 007 or ndh.org.au. If you're doing it tough, Lifeline is on 13 11 14, any time. Support the show and the search for Karl: patreon.com/karlstefanogriftshow Clips nightly on Instagram (@karlstefanogriftshow), YouTube Shorts (Karl Stefa-no Grift) and TikTok (@thekarlstefanogriftshow) Sources: - RBA, Monetary Policy Decision (3 November 2026): https://www.rba.gov.au/media-releases/2026/mr-26-30.html - Foodbank Hunger Report 2026: https://www.foodbank.org.au/hunger-report-2026-media-release/ - Productivity Commission, The fraying generational bargain: https://www.pc.gov.au/media-speeches/speeches/generational-bargain/ - ABS, Marriages and Divorces, Australia, 2025: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/people-and-communities/marriages-and-divorces-australia/latest-release

    Ep 18.5 – Karl Stefanovic's Melbourne Cup Day Sermon Fact-Checked: Rates, Debt and Fishing Spots

  3. Nov 3

    Ep 18 – Karl Stefanovic and Mario Libertini Fact-Checked: Migrant Workers, Visas and Restaurants

    Griftober's over and Karl's back with a Sydney restaurateur who wants more migrant workers, not fewer. Mario nails the visa rules. The numbers are another story. Fresh-cut Karl. Karl Stefanovic sits down with Mario Libertini, 46 years in Sydney restaurants, to talk staff shortages, visas and why young Aussies supposedly don't want hospitality jobs, all kicked off by the Australian Hotels Association's AI-generated "big red button" ad. Burndog and Julie check the claims: Mario goes four from four on the visa rules, but some of his statistics don't survive a fact-check, and the best answer to Karl's big question comes from his own guest. In this episode: - The AI ad imagining Australia without migrant workers, and where the parties stand on migration numbers - The working holiday ballot: 57,000 qualified, 45,000 places, and it isn't law yet - The six-month employer cap, student work hours and the new onshore student visa rule - The Remaining Relative visa: Mario says ten years, Home Affairs estimates around 26 - Do 60 to 70 per cent of restaurants really close in their first year? - Junior apprentice pay, the minimum wage, and why stacking supermarket shelves can pay more - A payroll compliance ad read, right in the middle of a chat about pay - The claim that students are "rigging the system", and what international student fees mean for our universities - Melbourne vs Sydney: food, coffee and the flat white - GST on food, tipping, and Office Space: The Nation We're a podcast, not your migration agent. If a visa change affects you, check with Home Affairs or a registered migration agent. Support the show and the search for Karl: patreon.com/karlstefanogriftshow Clips nightly on Instagram (@karlstefanogriftshow) and YouTube Shorts (Karl Stefa-no Grift) Sources: - Home Affairs Minister, migration reform and the working holiday ballot (17 September 2026): https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/TonyBurke/Pages/migration-reform-end-rorts-bring-skills-australia-needs-strong-economy.aspx - ABC News, backpacker ballot numbers: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-17/farming-tourism-backpacker-concerns-federal-immigration-changes/107150350 - Home Affairs, Remaining Relative visa queue and processing estimates: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/visa-processing-priorities/other-family-visas - Fair Work Ombudsman Hobart food outlet inspections (Hospitality magazine): https://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/surprise-inspections-uncover-more-than-120000-in-underpaid-wages-in-hobart/

    Ep 18 – Karl Stefanovic and Mario Libertini Fact-Checked: Migrant Workers, Visas and Restaurants

  4. Oct 28

    Ep 17 – Karl Stefanovic and Pete Evans, Part 2: Fluoride, Seagulls and a Retreat for Sale

    Pete Evans is back on Karl's show: a water filter code, a seagull, a solar panel and a retreat for sale. Griftober ends here. Health Griftluencer October, week five: the finale. Karl Stefanovic's second sit-down with Pete Evans skips Big Pharma for a lifestyle chat about tap water, sunshine, seagulls, bare feet, trees and a property listing. Burndog and Julie play Griftober Bingo, sort the real kernels (eat less from packets, get outside, rest) from the leaps, and hand out the first Griftober Awards. In this episode: - What's really in the water? Fluoride, IQ and what the reviews actually found - The full, full shill: a discount code, a water filter and magnetised water - Creatine, asked and never answered - The seagull problem with "species-specific" eating - Glyphosate, scab guts and some very beautiful gastroenterologists - Humans as solar panels, in a country where two in three people get skin cancer by 70 - Earthing, tree hugging and Kelly Slater at 54 - Evolve Sanctuary: eye colour in 48 hours, five-day fasts, and the green womb back on the market - Breathwork, trauma as "dis-ease", Wi-Fi routers and salt lamps - The Griftober Awards, and a message to Karl We're a podcast, not your doctor. Thinking about a long fast, cutting out whole food groups or ditching sunscreen? Talk to your GP first. If fasting, food or body image is hitting close to home, the Butterfly Foundation is on 1800 33 4673 or butterfly.org.au. Support the show and the search for Karl: patreon.com/karlstefanogriftshow Clips nightly on Instagram (@karlstefanogriftshow) and YouTube Shorts (Karl Stefa-no Grift) Sources: - NTP fluoride review: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/research/assessments/noncancer/completed/fluoride - JAMA Pediatrics fluoride and IQ meta-analysis (2025): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2828425 - WatersCo's own fluoride filtration claims: https://www.waterscoaustralia.com.au/pages/fluoride-filtration - Glyphosate and the gut microbiome, Gut Microbes (2023): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38099711/ - Cancer Council, skin cancer causes and risks: https://www.cancer.org.au/types-of-cancer/skin-cancer/cause-symptoms-risks - Domain, Pete Evans relists Byron hinterland retreat: https://www.domain.com.au/news/pete-evans-relists-byron-hinterland-wellness-retreat-after-second-sale-fails-to-settle-1520617/ - ARPANSA on the WHO mobile phone and brain cancer review: https://www.arpansa.gov.au/who-review-finds-no-link-between-mobile-phone-use-and-brain-cancer - ICBE-EMF critique of the WHO review: https://icbe-emf.org/scientific-flaws-of-the-who-review-on-cell-phone-radiation-cancer-risk/

    Ep 17 – Karl Stefanovic and Pete Evans, Part 2: Fluoride, Seagulls and a Retreat for Sale

  5. Oct 26 ·  Bonus

    Ep 1 – Karl Stefanovic and Tommy Robinson Fact-Checked: The Interview That Got Pulled (Remastered)

    Our very first episode, remastered: cleaner audio, levelled and normalised, so you can hear both of us without riding the volume. Louder and clearer (it was very quiet), Burndog and Julie levelled to match, and 2 seconds of dead air trimmed. Nothing else cut. The original version is still in the feed: Ep 1 – Karl Stefanovic and Tommy Robinson Fact-Checked: The Interview That Got Pulled. In this episode: Hello and welcome to the first episode of The Karl Stefa-no Grift Show. We learn a little bit about who Karl is, who Karl was and who Karl is going to be. We discuss why this interview cost Karl his role on the Today Show, and talk about who Tommy Robinson is and what Tommy Robinson has done. Join us on the first leg of what will be an interesting journey. We're a podcast, not your doctor. Support the show and the search for Karl: patreon.com/karlstefanogriftshow Clips nightly on Instagram (@karlstefanogriftshow) and YouTube Shorts (Karl Stefa-no Grift)

    Ep 1 – Karl Stefanovic and Tommy Robinson Fact-Checked: The Interview That Got Pulled (Remastered)

  6. Oct 21

    Ep 16 – The Fat Doctor Podcast Fact-Checked: Carbs, Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes

    A doctor says wellness culture is a con. He's half right. We fact-check The Fat Doctor Podcast on carbs, exercise, sugary drinks and type 2 diabetes. Health Griftluencer October, week four. After a chef, a doctor and a woman who wasn't sick, Burndog and Julie take on Dr Asher Larmie (he/they) and The Fat Doctor Podcast episode "Wellness Culture and Diabetes Care". There's a lot to agree with: moralising about health is real, stress and sleep really do move blood sugar, and most people with type 2 diabetes don't need to test all day. But "carbohydrates are essential for life", "exercise raises blood sugar" and "there's no decent evidence diet and exercise help" don't hold up against the trials. In this episode: Can you actually live without carbs? What the Institute of Medicine saysDoes exercise raise or lower blood sugar? The ADA guidance, and why hypo warnings matterSugary drinks and type 2 diabetes: what 17 studies found"Good diabetic, bad diabetic", and why that moral language does harmGLP-1 side effects, and why you shouldn't just push through (or just stop)Wellness culture and disordered eatingA book plug in an episode about people selling you thingsWe're a podcast, not your doctor. If you have diabetes or take diabetes medication, talk to your GP or diabetes nurse before you change anything. If anything in this episode about food or body image hit close to home, the Butterfly Foundation is on 1800 33 4673, or at butterfly.org.au. Support the show and the search for Karl: patreon.com/karlstefanogriftshow Clips nightly on Instagram (@karlstefanogriftshow) and YouTube Shorts (Karl Stefa-no Grift) Sources: Carbs and the lower limit "compatible with life" (Westman, citing the IOM Dietary Reference Intakes): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11393183_Is_dietary_carbohydrate_essential_for_human_nutritionExercise and blood sugar, ADA/ACSM joint statement: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2992225/Aerobic exercise and 24-hour glucose, 2024 meta-analysis: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1496271/fullSugary drinks and type 2 diabetes, Imamura et al., BMJ 2015: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4510779/UKPDS 10-year follow-up, NEJM 2008: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0806470DiRECT, Lancet 2018: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29221645/Diabetes Prevention Program, NEJM 2002: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012512Heritability of type 2 diabetes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4282306/Global diabetes, 108 million to 422 million: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/861591NICE NG28, type 2 diabetes in adults: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28

    Ep 16 – The Fat Doctor Podcast Fact-Checked: Carbs, Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes

  7. Oct 14

    Ep 15 – Belle Gibson Fact-Checked: The Whole Pantry, Apple and Penguin

    Belle Gibson, Pete Evans and Karl Stefanovic walk into a juice bar. "I don't have cancer", says Belle. "Neither do I", says Paleo Pete. "What did you call me?" says Karlost. On this week's health Griftober episode, we talk about Belle Gibson. A terrible topic for people who want to hear about a proper grift.

    Ep 15 – Belle Gibson Fact-Checked: The Whole Pantry, Apple and Penguin

  8. Oct 8

    Ep 14 – Karl Stefanovic and Dr Nick Norwitz Fact-Checked: Cholesterol and GLP-1s

    Karl appears to have returned and he brought a friend with him. Dr Nick Norwitz is definitely not Pete Evans, but were there still chinks in his shiny peptide fuelled armour?

    Ep 14 – Karl Stefanovic and Dr Nick Norwitz Fact-Checked: Cholesterol and GLP-1s
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A podcast that investigates and discusses the work of Karl Stefanovic, a man who left Today, but never found tomorrow. Matt and Julie dig into the guests, grifters and hot takes from Karl Stefanovic's podcast and interviews, fact-checking the claims and having a laugh along the way. If you've ever watched Karl Stefanovic and thought "hang on, is that true?", this is the show for you. Karl Stefanovic podcast reviews, fact checks and commentary. More at karlstefanogriftshow.com

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