Inescapable

Benjamin Grundy & Aaron Wright

Inescapable is a current affairs and commentary podcast hosted by two Australians with a taste for the stories the mainstream media underplays or ignores. Part news analysis, part late-night rabbit hole, with a distinctly antipodean perspective and no shortage of dark humour. Go deeper with Inescapable Plus+. More episodes every week. Extended conversations. Exclusive video editions. Full access to the back catalogue. Completely ad-free.

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  1. 1.09 - Inescapable Podcast - Blood and Bureaucrats

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    1.09 - Inescapable Podcast - Blood and Bureaucrats

    The US-Iran ceasefire is already fraying. We go through what's actually happened in the last 24 hours: the ten-point plan Iran had on the table for weeks before Trump presented it as a win, the Pakistan PM's copy-paste tweet, Israel's strikes on Lebanon, and the Strait of Hormuz closing again. The signals are contradictory and the official narrative doesn't hold up. From there we get into Ben Roberts-Smith. His arrest and the campaign to strip his VC have split opinion sharply. We look at what his case reveals about how Australia treats its soldiers, what combat actually does to people, and whether this country still has any appetite for what war requires. In the Plus+ extension: the Fabian Society, Annie Besant, George Bernard Shaw, and the eugenics program that ran underneath progressive thought in the early 20th century. The Fabians wanted to remake society from the top down and they were patient about it. We trace how their ideas moved from the drawing room into education, law, and bureaucracy, and how utopian language kept covering for what was a project of population management and elite control. Watch on YouTube Links New Deadline Looms for U.S. and Iran as Truce Wavers - The New York Times The Empire Backs Down, For Now Iran Rejects U.S. Narrative That It Must Adhere to Trump’s ‘Disingenuous’ Negotiation Framework Did Trump Just Make Iran Great Again? What the Hell Happened with the Rescue of the F-15E WSO in Iran? "Oh, this is unbelievable. The edit history on this tweet shows that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif originally copied and pasted everything he was sent, including: "*Draft - Pakistan's PM Message on X*" Now, obviously, Sharif's own staff don't call him "Pakistan's PM," https://t.co/lm2vSEElkb" / X SAS hero Ben Roberts Smith arrested over alleged war crimes Patriotic Aussies rally behind war hero Ben-Roberts Smith Australian Defence Force takes out war breach adverts in newspapers | The West Australian Ben Roberts-Smith and the confused battlefield | The Spectator Australia The Truth of War: Lethality in Combat, a Study of the Real Nature of Battle eBook : Lewis, Doctor Tom: Kindle Store Overview | Air Force War Hero or Poli...

    1 ч. 17 мин.
  2. 1.08 - Inescapable Podcast - 133 Days Later

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    1.08 - Inescapable Podcast - 133 Days Later

    Joel Davis is granted bail after 133 days at Long Bay over a Telegram post, with twenty conditions attached. We look at the case and the two-tier justice it exposes. Then: the federal government's $150 million package to monitor politicians' social media for "ominous characters," while ordinary Australians don't feel safe in their own homes. From there, black teen takeovers. Three hundred black teenagers rampaged through Clapham over five days. Fifty shut down Werribee Plaza in Australia. The same pattern in Chicago. Social media coordinates the crowds, officials reach for euphemisms, and one commentator's response cut through all of it: I want my country back. In the Plus+ extension we trace the word "racism" back to Magnus Hirschfeld, the Weimar-era sexologist who also coined "transvestite," ran the first trans clinic, and whose work seeded much of modern gender theory. Then: a string of violent incidents, axe attacks, train platform pushings, that look random until patterns emerge. We examine the role of online contagion, copycat behaviour, and ideology in what's starting to look less like isolated breakdowns and more like a trend. Watch on YouTube Links Joel Davis granted bail after 133 days in isolation Police to monitor MPs' social media for 'ominous characters' Fury as black teen thugs go on looting rampages in Britain Fifty African teens brawl at Melbourne shopping centre Brawl Chaos at Werribee Plaza - YouTube I want my country back. "JUST IN: Victims of violent Chicago ‘Teen Takeover’ attack (video below) speak out, reveal that no arrests have been made. The victims stated that the attack was completely unprovoked and unexpected. “Everything went crazy… They said they were going to kill us…” Chicago is https://t.co/6QeGHutEvz" / X "‘According to police, a group of over 300 kids showed up at the sky-zone trampoline park to partake in what participants are calling a "Sky-zone Takeover". At some point, the takeover went in the downhill when large fights broke out amongst the participants… https://t.co/x64cbLb9nk" / X "BREAKING: Atlanta police say they will ARREST THE PARENTS of teenagers found breaking the law at “planned” take overs happening this weekend https://t.co/BTkT561j3V" / X “Unruly young people” "Teen Takeover" 'White Girl Bleed a Lot' | Chicago Public Library 'Don't Make the Black Kids Angry:' The hoax of black victimization and those who enable it. by Colin Flaherty Paved With Good Intentions: The Failure of Race Relations in Contemporary America eBook Plus+ Extension The extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE.

    1 ч. 15 мин.
  3. 1.07 - Inescapable - The New Constables

    27 МАР.

    1.07 - Inescapable - The New Constables

    Australia's fuel crisis is accelerating and the cracks are starting to show. Service stations are running dry, truckers are stranded, bin collections are being cut, and a government is scrambling to catch up with a second emergency cabinet meeting. We track how bad it has actually gotten on the ground, why the same scenes are playing out from Chile to Thailand, and why some financial analysts are bracing for a global depression.  From there we get into remigration, the increasingly mainstream argument that mass immigration and national identity are on a collision course, and spend time with the framework of Jayant Bhandari, an Indian migrant who pulls no punches in critiquing his own culture and questioning whether it can ever truly assimilate into Western society. It is a confronting conversation that cuts across resource strain, demographic change, and what holds a civilization together. In the Plus+ extension, we turn to Australia's culture war battlegrounds: Indigenous recognition, the Welcome to Country industry, historical narratives, and the media's role in shaping all of it. Competing versions of the country's past and future are being constructed in real time, and we dig into what that means for where Australia is actually headed. WATCH ON YOUTUBE JOIN PLUS+ Links PM calls second emergency national cabinet meeting over fuel crisis - ABC News More than 500 service stations across NSW and Victoria have run out of fuel as supply crisis worsens | Sky News Australia Bin collection under threat as diesel shortage threatens halt in operations | Sky News Australia BREAKING: AUSTRALIA NEARLY OUT OF DIESEL FUEL 164+ gas stations across Australia are without diesel. Also, supermarkets are OUT OF FOOD as semis unable to make deliveries with NO DIESEL. Reports say criminals have started siphoning gas out of cars parked on the streets. https://t.co/84bh6JkQAs" / X Oil Will “Sail” Past $230 | Rory Johnston on Why Iran War Has"Terrified" The Oil Market - YouTube Crude Oil To Diesel Process Petroleum Refinery Distillation Plant - Buy Crude Oil To Diesel Process Petroleum Refinery Distillation Plant petroleum Refinery Distillation Plant Oil Purifier crude Oil To Diesel Refining Machine petroleum Refining Machine Oil Purifier dual Stage Oil Purifier For Refinery diesel Refining Plant Oil Purifier Product on Alibaba.com "So the NSW Police are now basically promoting the idea of ethnically divided enclaves in Australia... People need to realise that the metanarrative has changed from that of assimilation to DIVERSITY and INCLUSION. These words contradict the idea of assimilation. One means that https://t.co/QwS9wjq859" / X What’s News!? on X: "https://t.co/gttG42W8Lz" / X India: It’s Worse Tha...

    1 ч. 18 мин.
  4. 1.06 - Inescapable - The Great Australian Collapse

    20 МАР.

    1.06 - Inescapable - The Great Australian Collapse

    Could Australia be facing a catastrophic collapse? The country’s looming fuel shortage sets the tone, with fragile supply chains, emergency taskforces, and warnings of rationing starting to feel like a ticking clock rather than distant speculation. We then get into the growing instability overseas, looking at strikes on critical gas infrastructure in the Middle East and the bizarre but very real situation where drone technology once limited to militaries now seems easily accessible online, making modern warfare feel both absurd and terrifying at the same time. We also talk through the pressure building at home, from rising immigration and cultural shifts to the broader economic strain, alongside serious questions about Australia’s ability to defend itself if things continue to deteriorate. In our Plus+ extension, the discussion gets even darker, diving into the psychological risks surrounding AI chatbots, alleged real world harm, and the deepening fractures in the United States over Iran, where resignations, leaks, and internal conflict suggest a divide that may not be entirely organic. It all points to the same uncomfortable conclusion: the systems we depend on every day are becoming more brittle, more tangled up with each other, and a lot harder to trust. Join Inescapable Plus+! Watch on YouTube Links Anthony Albanese creates Fuel Supply Taskforce "@AlboMP Meet Anthea Harris, the eco-zealot who's helmed Australia's Climate Change Authority, turning energy policy into a cult ritual of emissions cuts. Appointed fuel tsar during an import meltdown? Genius move from Albo… next she'll ration petrol by how many trees you've hugged. https://t.co/day6TGUeGS" / X Australia Has One Month Before Energy Crisis And Fuel Rationing | ZeroHedge 10–18 Days Until Australia Runs Dry | The Maths Behind It Fuel crisis forces WA resources company Blue Cap Mining to send workers home - ABC News Petrol drive-off surge prompts warning from SA police chief to retailers - ABC News Former SAS Commander: "We Could Not Defend Ourselves" - YouTube Israel hits Iran South Pars facilities in world's largest natural gas field - ABC News OSINTdefender on X: "QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan Industrial City to the north of Doha, Qatar's main site for the production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid, as well as the largest export terminal for LNG in the world, has been heavily targeted tonight by ballistic missiles fired by Iran. https://t.co/Ax9WaOjDAK" / X One immigrant lands in Australia every 45 seconds Supermarket dubb...

    1 ч. 12 мин.
  5. 1.05 - Inescapable - Divided Loyalty

    13 МАР.

    1.05 - Inescapable - Divided Loyalty

    GET INESCAPABLE PLUS+ The war with Iran is supposedly over according to the victory speeches coming out of Washington, but the situation on the ground looks anything but settled. We unpack the latest developments, from triumphant claims of air supremacy to missile strikes, drone boat attacks on oil tankers, sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and a Pentagon strike on an Iranian school based on outdated targeting data. We also cover what the insurance market collapse around the Strait reveals about the real levers of global power, the sentencing of the middleman behind Sydney's antisemitic attacks and the unanswered question of who ordered them, China's new ethnic unity laws, falling birth rates from Singapore to Australia, two-tier policing in Ballarat, and the uncomfortable data on where Muslim voters across Europe place their political loyalties. Then in the Plus+ extension we dig into the Ellison media empire, how Larry Ellison's son David has assembled one of the largest media conglomerates in history and why the motivations appear to have far less to do with business than with controlling the narrative around Israel. From there we turn to the catastrophic water crisis that may have been the real driver behind pre-war unrest in Iran, before stepping back to consider the deeper forces that shape history beyond human control, from dysentery that crippled Persian armies to fog that saved George Washington's revolution, and ask why, if we are living well and doing right, there may be little point worrying about the rest. Links Donald Trump Says ‘We Won’ Iran War - Newsweek The White House on X: "STRIKE. https://t.co/XMzNNtlT63" / X U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says - The New York Times Six vessels attacked amid reports of Iranian drone boats, sea mines | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera Irán advierte que el mundo debe prepararse para pagar hasta $200 dólares por un barril de petróleo - La Opinión Insurance As A Weapon: How The Strait Of Hormuz Shapes Global Power And Energy Markets | ZeroHedge China brings in 'ethnic unity' law promoting Han nationalism Kazakh Scholar Sentenced in Xinjiang for “Misinterpreting” a Poet Xi Jinping Walks Into Your Home—and Tells You to Have Babies After 40 years of parenthood incentives Singapore's fertility rate is still falling - ABC News Australia news: Vulnerable foster children placed with transgender serial killer 'Regina Arthurell' in Western Sydney Minister 'horrified' foster children were living with...

    1 ч. 21 мин.
  6. 1.04 - Inescapable - Forever Wars

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    1.04 - Inescapable - Forever Wars

    As the war in Iran intensifies, a parallel battle is playing out online where propaganda, viral clips, and AI generated content are shaping how people understand the conflict in real time. We unpack the latest developments and the information war unfolding across social media, from dramatic combat footage and engagement bait to the growing sense that platforms like X are no longer a reliable real time source of information. Along the way we look at how generative AI and social media are distorting public understanding of events, including bizarre viral claims that Israeli intelligence implanted nano trackers in Iranian leaders during dental visits, stories that spread far faster than the far more mundane intelligence methods likely behind real operations. In the Plus extension, we dig into Operation Trojan, the Mossad psyop that tricked Reagan into bombing Libya and set off a chain of events that killed 270 people over Lockerbie. We also go deep on whether Israel is blackmailing Washington, and why UAP disclosure is dead on arrival... and always was. WATCH THE YOUTUBE VIDEO HERE Links China Halts Diesel, Gasoline Exports As Paralyzed Hormuz Risks Energy Shock | ZeroHedge " THE AMERICAN JET WOULD NOT FALL Locked. Tracked. Targeted. An Iranian missile screaming through the sky… heat-seeking… hunting… closing distance. And then something happened. The American pilot did not panic. Did not freeze. Did not break discipline. He moved. A https://t.co/vLzNiCiDhD" / X Real attack or video game? Misinformation and war in the AI age - ABC News "Florida Republican operatives, including the Miami GOP secretary and a TPUSA chapter president, participated in an racist and antisemitic group chat called "Gooning in Agartha." https://t.co/hBgjjVLmPv" / X Miami GOP Secretary's Group Chat Pushes Antisemitism · The Floridian "Mossad had Iran infiltrated down to the marrow. When high-ranking Iranian officials close to the supreme leader went to the dentist or doctor, they ended up with a Mossad agent; if they got their molars fixed or had an endoscopy done, they’d insert nano-trackers into them. - https://t.co/cfRAGhI4uJ" / X Iran Israel war: Spy dental chip to IRGC mole, the theories on how Mossad pinpointed Khamenei for strike - India Today The Mossad Dentist Narrative Is Going Viral — But Where’s the Evidence? Ex-Israeli agents reveal how Hezbollah pager attacks were carried out OpenAI changes deal with US military after backlash Anthropic's Claude AI being used in Iran war by U.S. military, sources say - CBS News Plus+ Extension The extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE. He...

    1 ч. 9 мин.
  7. 1.03 - Inescapable - Social Cohesion Enforcers

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    1.03 - Inescapable - Social Cohesion Enforcers

    JOIN PLUS+ The controversial return of so called ISIS brides to Australia raises urgent questions about national security, rehabilitation, and risk. These are women who left with their children to support the Islamic State and are now seeking repatriation but are they deradicalised and safe to reintegrate, or do warning signs such as reports of Islamic State linked groups targeting young gay men and children allegedly expressing violent extremist views suggest deeper dangers? We also examine concerns around the policing of speech in Australia, the introduction of multicultural police units, privacy fears tied to China and diaspora intimidation claims, as well as emerging tech vulnerabilities from robot vacuum hacks to broader IoT security flaws. The discussion expands to declining standards of public decency, before our Plus+ segment turns to renewed investigations into grooming gang scandals in the United Kingdom, questioning whether authorities were merely negligent or potentially complicit. To finish, we lighten the mood with a look at the latest Chad rankings, online conspiracy chatter, and what fresh telecom hack data may reveal about society. Links ISIS Brides Must Be Banned From Re-Entry ISIS Brides Are Back and Albo’s Cover-Up Is Collapsing ISIS bride Kirsty Rosse-Emile dripped with entitlement as she demanded Australia rescue her from Syrian hellhole. Now, the first sign emerges she WILL be held responsible for her actions | Daily Mail Online One third of ISIS brides linked to former recruiter | 9 News Australia - YouTube Carry on Caliphate | The Spectator Australia ISIS bride camp had tunnels where women abused teenage boys "BREAKING: Muslim youth extremists linked to underground ISIS networks in Sydney have begun hunting down, bashing and torturing young gay Australians on video. We need mass deportations. These systematic coordinated attacks came out of the same underground ISIS network that https://t.co/ptg3Jw1E8H" / X Naomi Brockwell TV Melinda Richards on X: "Looks like another vote for One Nation in Australia. https://t.co/rPU2w33nbR" / X R3tards Down Under on X: "I think I found a contender for gay retard of the year https://t.co/CjpawRZbRV" / X NSW premier flags new laws after IS-inspired attacks on gay and bisexual teens - ABC News Australia uses military tactics to protect multiculturalism NSW Premier slammed over new 'multicultural police' unit

    1 ч. 12 мин.
  8. 1.02 - Inescapable - Radical Safety

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    1.02 - Inescapable - Radical Safety

    GET INESCAPABLE PLUS+ A series of disturbing and deeply polarising stories shaping debate at home and abroad headline the show this week. We examine the fallout from the random stabbing in Sydney and the scrutiny of the NSW mental health system after an escaped patient was charged with murder, before turning to France where the death of a far-right activist has ignited fierce arguments about political violence and the hypocrisy of rival factions. We also cover the Taliban’s reported stance on domestic violence in Afghanistan, the jailing of Brandan Koschel over speech at an Australia Day protest and the broader battle over hate speech laws, plus the deeply contentious discussion around Canada’s assisted dying regime and why some critics warn of troubling historical parallels. In the Plus+ extension, we dig into failures in policing, speech and social cohesion, the rise of basement broadcasters and intergenerational ideological clashes, claims of Chinese authorities intimidating citizens on Australian soil, explosive online culture wars from the UK to Melbourne, and a review of a controversial “peace map” that has stirred talking. Links Man who escaped health care facility charged with murder over Merrylands stabbing - ABC News NSW mental health system scrutinised | 7NEWS - YouTube Hunt for turbaned man after elderly woman sexually assaulted 'Antifa mob' beat man to death at protest against hard-left French politician, with footage showing gang attacking victims as they lie on the ground - as murder probe opened | Daily Mail Online Nine arrested in France over death of far-right student Parliamentary aide among 11 arrested over killing of French far-right activist | France | The Guardian Domestic violence is LEGALISED by Taliban in Afghanistan - as long as abuse doesn’t end in ‘broken bones or open wounds’ Brandan Koschel jailed over antisemitic speech at Sydney Australia Day protest - ABC News Randa Abdel-Fattah to headline Sydney Writers' Festival | SBS News Brandan Koschel jailed for one year for Australia Day speech Pauline Hanson vows to rip up Australia's 'hate speech' laws Pauline Hanson Uncensored - Advocacy, Accountability, Australia - YouTube Will Canada soon be euthanizing babies? | The Spectator Australia Distraught family blasts Canada for euthanizing...

    1 ч. 22 мин.
  9. 1.01 - Inescapable - Police-State Multiculturalism

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    1.01 - Inescapable - Police-State Multiculturalism

    Get the Full Episode on Inescapable Plus+ Upon the eve of our new show Inescapable, Australia became a nation in shock. Laws were drafted with such extraordinary speed that many began questioning whether the country is becoming the world’s proving ground for a new era of speech control, or if something deeper is unfolding beneath the chaos. In this first episode, we examine how moments of crisis can rapidly reshape a nation. After a series of horrific attacks left the public shaken, sweeping speech restrictions appeared almost ready to deploy. Why was the legislation so expansive? Why did it move with such urgency? And why does Australia increasingly feel like a testing ground for policies that could ripple far beyond its borders? We explore the tension between security and liberty and the long historical pattern of governments expanding authority in times of fear. Is this reactive governance, or something more deliberate? At the same time, another current is rising. Australians are debating, questioning, and rediscovering long held values of free expression, mutual respect, and the promise of a fair go. In the friction between protection and freedom, a deeper national conversation is taking shape. Is this the beginning of lasting suppression, or the catalyst for a civic reawakening? Some forces may seem inescapable, but history reminds us that societies are not passive. This is only the beginning. SHOW NOTES March for Australia - Wikipedia Anti-immigration protests: How the March for Australia rallies unfolded | SBS News 2025 Bondi Beach shooting - Wikipedia Bondi Beach shooting suspect charged with terrorism and 15 counts of murder Bondi Beach terror attack: Naveed Akram and dad ‘went dark’, ASIO boss claims, backing agency’s calls | The Nightly Australian police release documents showing Bondi Beach shooting suspect conducted firearms training with his father | PBS News EXCLUSIVE: AFP’s special counter-terrorism outfit quietly axed weeks before Bondi massacre | The Nightly Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 – Parliament of Australia Exposure Draft of the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026 | Attorney-General's Department Albanese Government passes legislation to combat antisemitism, hate and extremism | Our ministers – Attorney-General’s portfolio Police arrest leader of 'Jews hate freedom' protest

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Inescapable is a current affairs and commentary podcast hosted by two Australians with a taste for the stories the mainstream media underplays or ignores. Part news analysis, part late-night rabbit hole, with a distinctly antipodean perspective and no shortage of dark humour. Go deeper with Inescapable Plus+. More episodes every week. Extended conversations. Exclusive video editions. Full access to the back catalogue. Completely ad-free.

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