We need to talk about the Coronavirus | with Dr Norman Swan

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03/21/20 • 29 min

Ep 10: In which I speak with Dr Norman Swan, presenter of ABC's Health Report and co-host of Coronacast, about the latest Covid-19 situation in Australia, our Government's response, school closures, potential treatments, and what we need to do right now to avoid Italy's nightmare.

This is the podcast companion to the latest Honest Government Ad about the COVID-19 virus. If you haven't seen the video, you can watch it here.
You can follow Doctor Norman Swan on twitter here: @NormanSwan
Make sure to tune in to Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor's podcast: ABC's Coronacast. Or subscribe to it on Apple Podcasts.

Please consult your state, regional, and national government advisory pages on COVID-19.
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We need to talk about the Fires | with Prof. Michael E Mann

Ep 9: In which I speak with renowned climate scientist Michael E. Mann, co-author of the famous hockey stick graph, about the fires, the science, the clouds and our government's climate shitfuckery.

This is Part 2 of our podcast companion to our latest Honest Government Ad about the fires. If you haven't seen the video, you can watch it here.
You can follow Michael Mann on twitter here: @MichaelEMann
Here's Michael Mann's free online course, Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact
Here's some links that set the record straight on the Tim Ball lawsuit which many deniers have seized on to try to discreting Mann's work: this article provides a great overview, and this thread provides all the documentation. Most importantly, here are the dozens of scientific reconstructions that have validated Mann's hockey stick graph
Make sure to catch Part 1 of this podcast in which I speak with energy transition specialist Simon Holmes à Court.
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We need to talk about the Machine | with Lizzie O'Shea & Ben Eltham

Ep 11: In which I have an in-depth chat about the Government’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the CovidSafe tracing App, the economic bailout and more, with human/digital-rights lawyer Lizzie O’Shea and journalist Ben Eltham

This is the podcast companion to our latest Honest Government Ad - The Machine. If you haven't seen the video, you can watch it here.
This episode is also available in video form on our Youtube channel, you can watch it here.
You can follow Lizzie O'Shay on twitter here: @Lizzie_OShea
You can follow Ben Eltham on twitter here: @BenEltham

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Chapters

0:00 - Welcome to the Juice Media Podcast

0:10 - HGA - The Machine

1:24 - Introducing our guests

3:37 - The Australian Response

6:16 - The COVID Safe App

13:15 - App Skepticism

16:40 - App as Security Theatre

19:41 - The Stimulus

23:50 - Groups excluded from the stimulus

29:00 - Modern Monetary Theory

35:51 - Class and COVID