
100 episodes

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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76: One Year of Greensland - Live with Max Chandler-Mather & Geraldine Hickey
Live from Brisbane, it’s one year to the day since the 2022 election! Tom is joined by (this week’s Patreon bonus episode guest) Geraldine Hickey and Max Chandler-Mather, the member for Griffith and Greens housing spokesperson, for an insider chat about the first year of the Albanese government. Then they jump into a deep dive on the HAFF housing bill and future fund. Why is it bad? Why won’t the government negotiate? Why do they HATE Max so much? And what was written on that piece of paper Albo handed them?
Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU
Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Geraldine Hickey, Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like 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
Live from Good Chat - https://goodchatcomedy.com/
@geraldinehickey on socials
https://www.maxchandlermather.com/
Support Ben Pennings #DadvsAdani - https://www.benpennings.com/
Produced by Michael Griffin
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAU
Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
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Patreon Teaser: Live in Brisbane with Geraldine Hickey
In this bonus ep for Patreon subscribers, it’s the first half of our sold-out live show in Brisbane, on the first anniversary of the 2022 election and the Greenslide! Tom is joined by Aussie comedy hero Geraldine Hickey to chat election night memories, coming out as Green to her father, and the passing of Barry Humphries and the ugly rise of anti-trans rhetoric in Australia. The second-half with Max Chandler-Mather is coming soon in the main feed, but this hilarious chat with Geraldine is a Patreon exclusive.
Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like 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
Live from Good Chat - https://goodchatcomedy.com/
Produced by Michael Griffin
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAU
Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
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75: The Lucky C**try (ft. Charles Firth)
The hip hop treasurer. Tom is joined by guest host from Wankernomics and The Chaser, Charles Firth, to react to the reaction to the budget. What does Charles think of the Greens? After a decade of the LNP, is mediocre the new good? Did anyone watch Peter Dutton’s budget reply? Then, a year to the day since the election, how has the last year gone and how can we get more Greenslides? Finally, a call to action.
Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU
Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like 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 -
Catch Charles & James live in WANKERNOMICS - https://theshovel.com.au/live-shows/
Check out The Chaser Report (https://play.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report) & The Shot podcast (https://theshot.net.au/media/the-shot-podcast/)
If you’re in SA, next weekend May 27th & 28th is a Weekend of Action on the Housing Crisis
SA Greens members are doorknocking and letterboxing in Norwood, Unley & Dunstan, then going bowling https://contact-sa.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=13375&reset=1
If you’re interested in campaigning for a YES vote on the Voice, there is a website https://yes23.com.au/
Produced by Michael Griffin
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAU
Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
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74: Left Behind (Budget 2023 ft. Senator Janet Rice)
The peasants have no bread. Tom is joined by guest host, Victorian Senator Janet Rice, to discuss the ‘No One Left Behind’ budget. Will it help with the cost of living? What good is $2.85 per day? Will this cause inflation? Why are there more gains coming from student debt indexation than from gas tax? Is Max-Chandler Mather a sell-out? Is Penny Wong the most politician-y politician in the country? Oh and, did anyone get left behind?
Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU
Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like 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
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Follow the Money podcast breaking down the Budget -
https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/bread-and-surpluses-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-budget/
ABC visual explainer of the stage 3 tax cuts -
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-28/stage-three-tax-cuts-to-scale/102268304
Australian Unemployed Workers Union -
https://unemployedworkersunion.com/
XR Occupy for Climate in Naarm/Melbourne in May -
https://ausrebellion.earth/p/occupy-for-climate-melbourne
Produced by Michael Griffin
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAU
Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
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Patreon Teaser: Cracking Open The Listener Mailbag
In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom, together finally in the same room, answer listener questions. What radicalised them? Why do the media hate the Greens? Can Greens win government? What does Tom think about Triple J? How do we maintain hope as the world gets shittier? What is the cringiest moment in Australian politics? And have you seen any good leftie movies lately?
Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like 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 Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAU
Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
73: You’re Not A Secret Tory In Disguise, Are You?
A quick catch up on the government’s week of pre-budget LNP cosplay. Emerald and Tom answer listener questions on topics like dealing with Labor supporters, engaging young people and fave music (4:20). Then we’re playing an extended clip from our recent Patreon episode with Georgia Hinds talking about AI and killer robots (28:34). It’s Emerald’s sister! Finally, a call to action (43:27).
Full video version of this episode available on https://www.youtube.com/c/SeriousDangerAU
Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and check out all our bonus Patreon eps with guests like Michael Berkman, Wil Anderson, Cam Wilson, Tom Tanuki and Jon Kudelka, and deep dives into topics like 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 -
Get involved with an event or doorknock to get some progress on housing -
https://greens.org.au/events
Tom on The Bugle talking coronation -
https://youtu.be/0Bmk1FLbsr4
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots -
https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/
Produced by Michael Griffin
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Patreon @SeriousDangerAU
Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Customer Reviews
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I’m not Australian and have no reason to listen to your podcast. I started listening to understand what was happening in Australia in your election and the explosion of the GREENS in your parliament, and I stayed bc the two presenters are funny and entertaining. This is the only resource I have to know anything about what’s going on in your country, and I like to think about the trials and successes of the Greens in relation to my work as a socialist organizer in the states.