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The Conditional Release Program - Live from Skepticon 2025! Well, almost. We did a re-record. We were limited to an hour and we had some issues getting the audio file right. So we just did the script again!

You won't hear the riotous laugher and rapturous applause from the audience but if you make believe you might just hear us being funny and getting a reaction.

Skepticon was a lot of fun - next year it will be in Sydney and any folks that want to check out the Skeptics should head over to https://www...

Just FYI there is no @thetwojacks account on 'social media' - well, not that I know of. How good is AI! We will surely be replaced. Soon. Definitely worth the water usage.

Proposed Episode Titles

Episode Summary

In this episode, The Two Jacks break down a tumultuous week in global politics, aviation, and Australian parliamentary affairs. Highlights include a fatal cargo plane crash at...

What's for dinner? AI slop shownotes! Sorry for the delay in uploading the episode. Life is coming at me HARD AND FAST. All the proposed titles were shit so I went with this one. The others are in the slop pile!

Enjoy!

Welcome back to Two Jacks, episode 130, with Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack. This episode covers a wide range of timely political and global issues, with the usual mix of keen analysis and witty commentary.

Main Topics Covered:

While we are busy preparing for Skepticon here's a rerun from the good old days when life was simpler and all we had to worry about was a bit of a pandemic. Here's the Skepticon blurb:

Attention Melbournians - SKEPTICON IS ON THIS WEEKEND!

Yes folks we are finally doing a live podcast. Time to crack out the snake oil dispenser and drink a pint of piss - it's time to make Melbourne healthy again. Will it work? Probably not. But there will be:

Merch giveways

CBCo vouchers

A...

AI slop shownotes as usual. Enjoy!

Opening Segment (00:00 - 02:00)

Major Discussion Topics

Australian Politics - Coalition Crisis (02:00 - 15:30)

Key Points:

These AI slop shownotes are very funny. Third and final part of the series. Enjoy!

PS - apologies for the delay on this release. It's still well worth the listen. I wanted to give it a proper edit but life is on ultra hard mode at the moment so it's going up in all its unvarnished glory!

Joel Hill welcomes listeners to the Condition Release Program, substituting for the usual "Jackless" format by interviewing Dave about his weekend attending the controversial "March for Australia" rally in Sydney. The episode explores ground-level observations...

Episode Summary

Episode 126 delivers comprehensive analysis of Australian and international news, politics, and sport. The hosts tackle everything from sovereign citizen movements and government policy disasters to AFL finals and international political chaos, maintaining their trademark blend of serious analysis and wry humor.

Listener Correspondence

Grant ("Tri-Valve") - Multiple Topics

Here is part two of the MFA series.

You can find the works mentioned in this pod at:

https://michaelwest.com.au/author/wendybacon/

But his profile is:

https://michaelwest.com.au/author/yaakov-aharon/

Enjoy!

Some good friends of the podcast went to the so called 'March for Australia' in Sydney and have joined us to share their observations.

First up is Jimmy Garnet who does an excellent impersonation of a boomer normie. Enjoy!

In this the second part of Jack's interview with Ray Mooney, Ray speaks of the hell of Pentridge's H Division where prison officers routinely bashed inmates. Ray speaks of the Jenkinson inquiry parliamentary inquiry which delivered no justice but ended the careers of some especially sadistic prison officers but the hell in H Division continued.

Ray found himself in H Division. He was beaten regularly. He pledged that he would not break rocks - the work detail in H Division. Despite the beatings, he never did. Ray and Jack take the discussion to other prisons around the cou...

Oh man the AI slop shownotes this week are awful but I have a puppy and law school to do so this is getting low effort. Enjoy!

DETAILED SHOWNOTES

Summary:

The Two Jacks break down the week’s true news rollercoaster: Victoria’s police tragedy, sovereign citizen threats, major legal tussles, global politics, social developments, and the surging finals in AFL, NRL, and rugby. Distilled analysis, with signature banter.

TIMESTAMPED SEGMENTS

00:00:00 Introduction, Weather in Hong Kong

Joel welcomes listeners, heat in HK, setting the stag...

It has been a busy time on the right wing fringe of politics with a lot of dickheads having tantrums for reasons we can't fathom and they can't articulate. It's been a lot!

But first up we have the very much not right wing but still slightly fringe tale of Jeremy Buckingham's search for truth regarding Ivan Milat's actual body count. The problem is, he's gone a bit off track and started making some fairly baseless claims. These can do more harm than good - and it's a classic case of when a politician thinks he's a...

As usual, AI slop shownotes for anyone who wants to read them. Enjoy!

As usual, AI slop shownotes for anyone who wants to read them. Enjoy!

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Content warning: violent crime, child deaths, war, famine, and historical mass-casualty events.

— Description — Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack cover a packed week: the Erin Patterson verdict and sentencing expectations; the Folbigg exoneration and compensation debate; AI’s promised productivity vs. creators’ rights; New Zealand politics and travel flows; Australia’s recognition of Palestine and the “day-after” security problem in Gaza; the 80th anniversary debate over Hiroshima/Nagasaki; U.S. housing, tariffs, and political incentives; food-stamp restrictions; Trump–Putin optics; pa...

Wasn't going to use AI slop for shownotes this time but these are quite good! But you know who the authors are, you know the book and if you haven't already - buy it! It's genuinely good.

and remember you get 10% off delicious tins at https://cbco.beer/ and if you want to keep this thing going - and like naughty bonus episodes - please support us at https://www.patreon.com/theconditionalreleaseprogram

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Ever wondered what drives conspiracy theories in Australia? Authors Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson take us on a fascinating...

As usual, AI slop shownotes. They're all about 30 seconds off due to theme music. Enjoy!

The Jacks start in Hong Kong’s downpour before unpacking Tasmania’s post‑election arithmetic and a machete “amnesty” with bins outside cop shops. They wade through protests, policing, and the far‑right’s antics, then dig into the Gareth Ward case and the thorny politics of expulsion. There’s a sharp turn into AI copyright fights, family life vs screens, and a listener letter on pilot mental health.

Mid‑show is a deep dive on ME/CFS’s genetic brea...

Emily Webb joins Jack to talk about her new book, Murder in the Suburbs.

Talk turns to Erin Patterson and the Leongatha Mushroom Murders, the truth about murder and the often lurid business of True Crime reporting. 

Support us at Patreon:

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The episode title is completely ridiculous. Thanks, ChatGPT 4.1. Also it thinks Jack is me. I'm not here to change that. Any of you people seen us in the same room? Yeah, I thought so.

🏄‍♂️ Episode Overview

This round of The Two Jacks is a beaut: Joel (Jack the Insider) and Jack (Hong Kong Jack) serve up their signature Aussie banter and sharp intellectual takes, tackling everything from Oz politics and housing to international chaos, with a healthy dose of sports, climate woes, and top-shelf ribbing. Whether it’s decoding Albanese’s courage (or lack thereof) or marveling...

Playwright, author, artist and former resident at HM Pentridge Prison, Ray Mooney sits down with Jack to discuss an infamous case, the murder of Raymond Francis 'Lizard' Locksley in 1979.

Locksley's body was found with multiple gunshot wounds in Menai in Sydney's west.

Melbourne criminal Christopher Dale Flannery was charged with the murder, he went through a committal hearing before being acquitted in 1984.

Ray was Flannery's alibi witness along with many others at Mickey's Disco in St Kilda but the charges proceeded amid a flurry of police verbals from some of the most infamous p...

The deep thinking ChatGPT model O3 has done some properly fine work on these shownotes. Behold the slop. Enjoy!

A T10 typhoon batters Hong Kong while political storms swirl from Canberra to Westminster. Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack break down Australian polling shocks, UK voting reforms, Middle-East flashpoints, the tangled Epstein files, and a grab-bag of sport, entertainment, and aviation safety stories.

Here are the robot's ten title ideas. Do they suck? I dunno, haven't listened to the episode yet.

10 Title Ideas

UPDATE – TRUMP’S ATTEMPT TO GET A FRIENDLY JUDGE IN A CONSERVATIVE JURISDICTION HAS FAILED MISERABLY AND HE GOT A GAY OBAMA APPOINTEE LOL

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obama-judge-gets-trump-lawsuit-over-spicy-epstein-letter/

They will probably use this as an excuse to withdraw the lawsuit which they would not only lose but be irreparably humiliated by the discovery process. 

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This week we have a classic news episode which opens with a bit about Epstein. It's talk of the town but our take is the best one of course.

We remind listeners gleefully that...

Beck Rogers is a 41-year-old wife and mother living in suburban Melbourne. She has decided to share her story - one of protracted sexual abuse, manipulation and coercive control at the hands of her father over more than three decades. Beck had the courage to persist and the courage to finally the end the abuse.

She is telling her story in interview with Peter Hoysted in the hope other victims might come forward and end the cycle of abuse. This is not an easy listen but an important one.

One in 10 Australians experience sexual abuse...

Overview: In this episode, Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack discuss a wide array of topics ranging from breakthrough medical treatments to global politics, crime, sports, and cultural events, providing insightful commentary and analysis.

Topics Discussed:

Jack interviews Peter McCluskey - a full time carer and volunteer with EMERGE Australia, a support group for sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), a complex, long-term illness characterised by severe fatigue that is not relieved by rest, joint pain, multiple food allergies, dizziness, sensitivity to light, touch and sound.

Peter’s wife, Jen, was first diagnosed with ME/CFS in 1993.

Peter outlines the struggles his wife has had to manage over the last three decades. The condition is exacerbated by medical health professionals who often believe ME/CFS is a psychosomatic sy...

So the episode title is courtesy of ChatGPT and proof that AI is not going to replace us - yet.

What?

Anyway here's more AI slop. I didn't see the episode 117 but I'm on holiday so I am doing it later.

No AI slop shownotes (as is now tradition) because I did this edit in two parts. But basically Jack sees off his mate Denis Ryan who listeners will know was a Ballarat detective who fought the church to stop child sex offending and was harshly punished for his good deeds. We also look at the idiots saying the Minnesota assassinations were 'left wing violence'. We discuss the relevance of cookers which brings us right to Monica's latest grift - the hollow and pointless private prosecution of Dan Andrews. And then we have SovCits, MAGA paedos and BABET!

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This episode of "The Two Jacks," with Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack, covers a range of topics including the struggles of free-to-air television in Australia, the proposed superannuation tax on high balances, the complexities of housing affordability and development approvals, and the political landscape in the United States, particularly regarding immigration and the actions of the Trump administration. They also touch on the passing of author Frederick Forsyth, the controversial Gaza Freedom Flotilla with Greta Thunberg, and lighter topics like the "Dull Men's Club" and AFL updates.

Timestamped Events:

This episode of 'The Two Jacks' features Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack discussing a range of topics. A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to the story of former Victoria Police detective Denis Ryan and his fight for justice against clerical abuse, detailed in the book Unholy Trinity. They also touch upon Australian and international politics, including sectarianism, the current state of the Labor and Green parties, the situation in Tasmania, and US and UK politics with commentary on Elon Musk, the Democrats, and Sir Keir Starmer. The episode concludes with a discussion on sports, specifically A...

AI slop shownotes. This one gets spicy on Israel and Palestine!

Podcast Episode: Two Jacks – Episode 114

Post-Production for Recording 1

Run Date: 30 May 2025

Shownotes

Introduction (0:00)

Australian Politics and Election Analysis (0:59)

In this episode of The Two Jacks, Jack the Insider and Hong Kong Jack tackle the latest in Australian politics, global media developments, and international affairs. It's a fast-paced discussion of the political landscape, leadership upheavals, cabinet shakeups, pressing policies, and more. Tune in for sharp observations and witty takes!

Key Topics Covered

MORE UNINTENTIONALLY FUNNY AI SLOP SHOWNOTES. Peter Hoistead? Thanks Gemini.

Thanks listeners. We love you. Buy CBCo it's excellent beer.

The Conditional Release Program - Episode 185: Federal Election 2025 Post-Special

Hosts: Joel Hill & Jack the Insider (Peter Hoistead)

Overall Theme: A deep dive into the results and implications of the 2025 Australian Federal Election, focusing on Labor's historic victory, the Coalition's catastrophic loss, and the performance of minor parties and independents.

Key Segments & Talking Points:

(Part 1 - Approximate Timestamps based on original transcript, subject to adjustment)

More AI notes for y'all. They're not bad!

Episode Link: Find this and other episodes at The Conditional Release Program on RedCircle.

Recorded: May 5, 2025 (two days after the Australian Federal Election)

Hosts: Jack the Insider & Hong Kong Jack

In this episode, The Two Jacks dissect the stunning Australian federal election results, explore a surprising political turnaround in Canada, ponder the next Pope, and touch on global political shifts from the UK to Germany, and the latest from Trump's America.

(00:00:00) Introduction & Australian Election: An Orderly Affair Jack the I...

Listeners! It' election day and I cannot be bothered so it's AI shownotes this week. Enjoy!

Hosts: Joel Hill & Dave (Cooker Watcher Supreme)

(00:00:00) Introduction & Welcome

Joel welcomes listeners and introduces guest host Dave, replacing Jack the Insider.

Shoutout: CB Co Beer for election night viewing. Mention of a competition involving a boat trip.

Election Calls to Action:

Vote 1 Fiona Patton in the Victorian Senate, preference 2 Purple Pingers.

(00:01:48) Tinfoil Tales Follow-Up: The Next Pope?

Discussion on cooker theories about the next...

AI shownotes again. I'm sure they are totally accurate.

Recorded: ANZAC Day (Australian Public Holiday)

Hosts: Jack the Insider & Hong Kong Jack

Introduction & ANZAC Day Reflections (00:00:01 - 00:01:17)

Hong Kong Update & Australian Politics (00:01:17 - 00:10:05)

Listeners this one is a bit hectic. The kids are getting up to all sorts of cooked stuff online and it involves a lot of real life traumatic behaviour which is deeply unpleasant and completely depraved. But it's important to discuss stuff like this as sunlight can have a positive impact on making these people less brazen and more afraid of the consequences of their horrible actions.

Anyway, here's some AI slop shownotes - Listener discretion is advised!

The Conditioned Release Program: Episode 183 - The Kids Are Not Alright<...

HECTIC AI SHOWNOTES CAUSE WE ARE LAZY, GOBBLESS.

Enjoy!

The Two Jacks - Episode 109: Election Update, Tariff Tremors & Online Policing

Hosted by: Hong Kong Jack & Jack the Insider

Welcome to Episode 109 of The Two Jacks! This week, Jack and Jackdive into the thick of the Australian federal election, dissect President Trump's latest tariff moves, debate the policing of online speech, and touch on French politics, climate action, and sports.

Key Topics Discussed:

And we're off and running to a federal election on May 3. The Two Jacks review the polling and the campaign thus far with Albo and Labor firming in polls and the betting markets. JTI looks at a mistake-addled period from the Coalition and wonders if they have run out of road. We also got to find out what corflutes are! 

Meanwhile in the US, there is only Trump but how did this man get re-elected? Much of the blame falls on the Democrats as it is disclosed that senior Dems knew about the seriousness of Biden's cognisant d...

We look at the depths of incompetence with the Signal saga - and look at the reality of whether all this is 'secure' or not.

RFK Jr. tells people to take vitamin A for measles. They do. It gives them liver damage.

Marky Mark and the Zucky Bunch decide to steal content from a website that steals content. How meta.

We have a new segment! Always The Ones You Most Expect. And yeah, it's what you think it is. Depressingly long.

And by god Pete's been to the USA and had...

The Two Jacks discuss the Secret Signal scandal. The federal election is on. Who wins and why? Canada is off to the polls, too. Has Trump given the Canadian Liberals a second chance?

In sport, we eulogise George Foreman, and examine the AFL season to date.

The Two Jacks discuss the conduct of Donald Trump's presidency and ask what SMH Foreign Editor, Peter Hartcher declared to be true in a column earlier in the week, that Trump was a Russian asset. JTI concluded that he didn't know if Trump was a Russian asset but if he wasn't, he was doing a good impersonation of one. The things to watch in any peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia (with the possibility of European troops in Ukraine as peacekeepers or observers) are the provision of US logistical support and intelligence sharing to the European coalition and Ukraine. If t...

The Two Jacks open with a discussion on Australian politics. Polling shows the Albanese government languishing and looking like losing between 15 and 20 seats. Meanwhile polling in the Teal held seat of Wentworth shows the Opposition under Peter Dutton will struggle to retain inner city seats lost in 2022. The prospect of minority government looms one way or another.

In the US, Good Trump emerges in an Oval Office meeting with UK PM Sir Keir Starmer but Bad Trump is never far away.

In sport, the Champions Trophy moves to its conclusion with England going home with their t...

I got copilot to write the shownotes and they are awful. And it took me way longer to get copilot to do that than actually write something here. Anyway, here's some proof that our jobs are safe cause these shownotes are awful!

In summary - Jack has a spray on RFK Jr. about the measles outbreak which has absolutely got his fingerprints all over it. We have a cooker update with Oneegs jumping into bed with Jamie McIntyre who should not be directing companies for another year or so. SovCits has Jack look into Grant Hilton or...

The Two Jacks discuss the federal election with polling showing the Coalition may form minority government.

The big news is in Ukraine where the Trump administration has signalled a peace which is little more than a surrender for Ukraine.

In sport, the Champions League gets underway in Pakistan and Dubai. 

Here is a sample - didn't want to put Jacks' thoughts on Ridsdale behind the paywall. The rest is, well, probably quite defamatory.

Here's the whole thing if you want it. But it's behind the paywall.

Black Label 25 - Ridsdale - RFK - Milei - Trumpets

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In this Black Label, Jack kicks off the episode with a chat about the recently deceased Gerald Ridsdale - one of the, if not the most prolific paedophile in Australia's history. While some may welcome his death, it brings little relief to survivors that...

The Two Jacks examine the conduct of the Opposition in the parliament when Attorney General Mark Dreyfus tried to tell the parliament his Shoah story - about his familial links with the Holocaust -- only to have the Opposition seek to gag him. The story was not well reported in the media but the Australian Jewish News ran hard with the story.

In the US, Trump continues with his black texta reforms while HK Jack defends the role of USAID. Germany has its national elections just two weeks away as an Afghan asylum seeker drives a vehicle into...

Jack has been watching WAY too many YouTube videos and the brainrot is terminal. He focused his sights on the 'first amendment auditors' who film people in public to bait a response. Then he started watching videos of so called 'concerned dads' who have used opaque methods to entrap men into turning up to a location for a beating - all in the name of content. Nobody likes a paedo - but is due process actually dead? Trial by social media is a scourge on society and Jack won't have a bar of it.

Enjoy!

So there's a gap in the episodes. Don't ask me, guys - I'm just producing the damn thing - Joel.

We start off by taking a look at Peter Dutton's policies, light on detail and ask if the electorate will buy it?

Meanwhile in the US, Musk's Dogs is causing chaos. Is it a matter of stopping government waste. That's the headline but the truth is a lot uglier. Where will it end? Only Musk seems to know.

In sport, should there be a men's health round in round one to...

He said a lot about day one and now it has happened. Around 200 'executive orders' were signed. Plenty of them were completely illegal, but let's just do whatever we want while the courts figure that out. Injunction? That's next week's problem - if you're lucky.

In the meantime - here is some Ai slop shownotes cause I've had a real bastard of a week and I don't have it in me to write anything interesting.

Episode is good though.

oh and buy cbco beer from cbco.beer and use crp10 to get 10% off<...

Shownotes are done by Ai and so is the edit. It's a little choppy at times, but it will do. Ed is a good friend of the podcast and an excellent guest.

The audiobook can be found here:

Facts and Other Lies by Ed Coper - Audiobook - Audible.com.au

and the actual book in places that hopefully aren't amazon.

In the meantime, buy CBCo beer. Discount code is CRP10. It's good. Trust me.

Here's what the robots think of the show! Enjoy.

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The Two Jacks look at the coming year and offer some predictions on the Australian federal election, what might happen with a second Trump presidency, where Europe is headed and is it possible the New Year will usher in a period of peace in the Middle East? In sport, the Test World Championship beckons. Will Australia defend its title and what of the powerhouse of world cricket, India? 

In this episode we continue the process of unravelling RFK Jr.'s worm riddled brain. We continue to tear apart his absurd tweet which claims the FDA is waging war on things like 'exercise' and 'sunlight' and look further into the implications of his role in the Trump administration - if he actually gets confirmed.

As usual, the CRP10 coupon code still works at cbco.beer and apologies for this one coming out late - a bit of covid and a lot of day drinking has prevented me from editing and publishing it.

Enjoy!

I took so long to upload this - mostly because of covid but also self indulgence. Had a good chat with Dave about cookers.

Just as a side note - I am going to get vaccinated around November from here onward. Covid goes mental during silly season. I prefer novavax because it has zero side effects for me (I am not a doctor this is not medical advice) but if we all jab up in October or so, we might not have to destroy christmas on a regular basis. My last jab was last year and covid...

The Two Jacks final episode for the year with Christmas on the way, includes the Two Jacks' book selections just before Santa slides down the chimney. 

Listeners! This week Jack is off trying to find himself in New Zealand. Something something Kia Ora. I tried to find someone to do this with but I put that in the too hard basket and recorded this one solo.

So yeah, it's just me this week.

So we - the royal we - look at Bovaer - the latest cooker outrage over a cattle feed supplement which lowers methane emissions. Don't eat it though. Especially if you are a rat.

And we - again, actually just me - look at the recent...

The Two Jacks discuss two appeals - one filed, one pending both dealing with a recent murder, the other an horrific crime from the 1980s. What chance will these convicted murderers have of having their cases examined again?

Meanwhile inflation and the cost of living pressures in Australia are set to remain high on forecasts with the Reserve Bank unlikely to drop interest rates before the next election.

How will the Trade War between China and the US affect Australia? Badly, the Two Jacks suggest.

In sport, we review the Perth Test. Let's n...

The Two Jack's report on vandalism in eastern Sydney with an anti-Semitic bent while in Melbourne a nightclub is subject to arson, an indicator of organised crime's turf wars.

We examine the government's (with Opposition support) bill to prohibit kids under 16 from accessing social media. JTI believes this is not a winner for the government and will only increase talk of government overreach.

In India, Gautam Adani is indicted for financial crimes hy the US Dept of Justice.

In sport, Australia and India prepare to lock horns in the first of five Test...

Apologies for the radio silence - besides licking my financial wounds and feeling like an absolute prat for getting my election prediction SO HORRIBLY WRONG it has been hard to find the time and energy to get behind the mic. Hey, at least I'm not that Ann Seltzer lady.

This episode also sounds like shit cause I recorded in a large room and did an AI edit. Damnit, you'll get what you get until law exams are done!

This episiode we are having a good look at the plans of RFK Jr. who you all...

The Two Jacks discuss the Albanese government's decision to prevent kids under 16 from accessing social media as well as the Misinformation and Disinformation (MAD) bill. The view from the two Jacks is that this is not a role for government and may end up becoming a vote loser for the government. The Two Jacks look at Trump's cabinet nominations thus far. Matt Gaetz and RFK Jr round off some very ordinary choices. Will they survive the scrutiny of the US senate? In sport, rugby beats cricket for ratings as the Wallabies are back!

The Two Jacks post US presidential election special. The Donald is back. How did it happen and why did the Dems and Harris fail?

Elon Musk takes a hit after a fairly average product launch but spoiler alert - there's no justice in the world.

Speaking of justice, the department of in the US might have a word with Elon due to his silly million dollar giveaway to get punters to register and vote for Trump.Will he get in trouble? Probably not.

Monica encourages parents to encourage children to go into toilets and film other kids...

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Wow.

And we talk shit about the US general election where it's apparently close...

The Two Jacks look at some of the US presidential election polling. JTI walks through one poll and shows the reasons why it is not reliable. It's not skewed one way or another. It's just bad polling.

In Iran, a special forces commander has a heart attack while under interrogation as suspicions within the regime grow on collusion with Israel.

Sir Keir Starmer shoots himself in the foot again while in sport, a NSW cricket prodigy emerges.

Listeners! This week we are doing another newsy roundup with Trump sending covid testing machines to Putin so his buddy doesn't get sick and a little spot of custodial bother for a Victorian nazi who did a cheeky salute to test the new laws. Spoiler alert - they seem to work.

In other news, we look at rallies. Mostly cooker ones. But we look at some laws around flags that don't really work. And probably shouldn't.

The libertarians get angry at cookers for having a rally without a permit and Crackers Kelly attempts to create...

The Two Jacks discuss the Pro-Palestinian rallies in Melbourne and Sydney. Laws extended to prohibit or restrict peaceful protests are a bridge too far in Australia. No one has to agree with them and some may find it offensive but it is part and parcel of living in a democracy. HK Jack would like a ban on mask wearing during protests but knows enforcement would be near impossible.

The south east of the US hunkers down for yet another hurricane coming its way, the second Cat 5 hurricane in October which is virtually unheard of.

While Trum...

In breaking news, politicians have gone nuts demanding protesters who flew Hezbollah flags be charged with criminal offences. Hezbollah is a proscribed terrorist organisation but what does the law say about toting the infamous green and gold flag with an AK-47 on it. Politicians have sent the cops in but the likelihood of any convictions is not as obvious as many believe.

The Israeli cabinet approves the IDF to begin a "limited' ground incursion in southern Lebanon. History tells us the IDF will not want to get bogged down.

Sri Lanka has a new president w...

The Greens demand the government interfere with the independence of the the Reserve Bank and drop interest rates. HK Jack says it is legally possible but JTI says it is perhaps the Greens dumbest idea yet. Monetary policy should not be a political plaything.

In other news, the prospect of a ceasefire in Gaza diminishes to virtually nothing.

It's a huge week in sport. The biggest day of the AFL calendar is upon us and the Swans and the Lions face off. We will cheer on the Swans but we know just how good Brisbane c...

Listeners! This week we do a classic newsy segmenty episode where we kick off with a chat about pandemic management - former NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller looks back on how the pandemic may have been handled a little better. It was far from perfect. Did we learn any lessons though? Probably not.

We also look at the costs calamity facing Monica Smit, who kinda won her court case but still needs to pay costs to the state. Why? We have a crack at explaining the Calderbank rule.

In AV Update we look at Rob...

Polling a week after the debate shows Kamala enjoyed a bounce.

In Australia, the AFP drive a wrecking ball through organised crime with a superb investigation.

In the UK the NHS, a public health system that was once the envy of the world is in disarray, requiring urgent attention from the Starmer government.

In sport, Man City's hearing begins in a veil of secrecy. 

The Two Jacks analyse the debate. Harris clearly won and has got a boost in the polls but will it be sustained? Polling in many battleground states polling shows it neck and neck.

JTI thinks it will come down to Pennsylvania and if it stays blue, Harris will win the presidency.

In other news, the media's obsession with a hung parliament as a likely outcome of the next election is explored. JTI believes it unlikely while HK Jack points to polling showing two Teals looking at losing their seats but thinks a Coalition forming the ne...

Good friend of the podcast Dave has been keeping an eye on a few things. While most cookerwatchers point and laugh from the sidelines (this is fair, they are very funny) Dave gets right into the thick of it - and helps keep an eye on when cookers cross over the funny/dangerous line.

If you don't already know him, he's an environmental activist from way back and knows almost bloody everyone in the movement. Unfortunately, some of these people have become rather sympathetic to cookers and have enabled their rather terrifying takeover of various LGAs, including...

It's part 2 of 3! Well, if we stay on track.

This one is about following the money! Spoiler alert - a lot of it came from the estate of dead rich white men whose nepo baby children have decided to perpetuate their parents shitty ideology and pretend that they deserve to be billionaires becuause 'the free market works'.

Tax the rich.

Enjoy!

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Jack's in England gallivanting around and spending fake money on things like Cricket and lager. So it makes total sense to bring it full circle and have our brilliant British mates from Some Dare Call It Conspiracy join Joel for a chat.

We discuss the last year or so with Brent's story becoming global news, and then we look at things that will make Neil upset. England's race riots, the US election and whether Andrew Tate's smooth bathers have a doodle in them.

And a bunch of other random stuff we fall into.

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The Two Jacks discuss disturbing revelations of historical child sex offending in the Victorian state education system and how the education department did as so many other institutions have done, merely shuffled the offenders off to new schools and unsuspecting children.

In NSW, Premier Minns dips a toe into the water of the housing crisis as federal Labor's polling problems continue.

Chaos in Bangladesh with the president fleeing to India. Ukraine drives deep into Russian territory. Is it a game changer in the war?

In sport we wrap up on the Paris Olympics...

Since Dave Oneegs jumped on the Kangen Water bandwagon, the magic water filter grift has got a lot of unwanted attention. But it's not just oneegs - there's a large decentralised network of shameless charlatans who are will manipulate desperate people into thinking that selling overpriced magic water machines will make them healthy and wealthy.

Sadly, it works. And many people not only fall into the trap of a 'get rich scheme' but also fall into a debt trap.

This episode looks at the filters and the poor rubes who fell into the trap. The...

Kamala Harris is now the Democrats presumptive nominee. Was it a coup or was she just in the right place at the right time?

Is Barack Obama who wanted an open convention now diminished as the Kamala train steams ahead? Kamala has started with a boost but the polls still have her trailing by around a point. Further polling shows her support among 18-34yo voters 60 her way, 40 Trump's.

She'll get another boost, JTI says, at the DNC in Chicago. She'll need women and young voters out in number if she is to win.

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There's been another major twist in the presidential contest with Joe Biden being persuaded to step aside, allowing his VP, Kamala Harris to step in. She isn't quite confirmed as the nominee yet but it seems Barack Obama is more or less alone among senior Democrats in calling for an open convention in Chicago on 19 August.

The Two Jacks discuss the role of Nancy Pelosi as Joe's executioner. As all good politicians must, she led the tributes to the 46th POTUS with metaphorical blood on her hands and proved herself to be a leader of consequence.

C...

The Two Jacks discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and what it means to the presidential race. HK Jack says the Dems can still win but it just got a whole lot harder. We turn to the potential Democrat candidates should Biden stand down. HK Jack believes Kamala Harris has one shot and might be the contender.

The allegations of corruption within the CFMEU are considered while the Two Jacks explore the relationship between the union's construction division and the Labor Party.

In sport, is Djokovic being disrespected by tennis audiences? In cricket, England s...

Some little fella had a crack at Trump. He missed, thankfully. America would be ablaze right now if that little twerp could shoot.

In the wake of this paradigm changing event we look at the absolute slop that has been served up on social media, especially Elon's Twitter.

We don't know the motive. We don't know the truth. But we know a whole bunch of total nonsense that idiots made up on the internet.

What fun.

Long episode with loose script and dodgy AI editing. You've been warned! Any horrible mistakes...

The Two Jacks discuss the Payman defection and agree that as it stands it holds no great risk for Labor.

Meanwhile in the US, the Dems circle the wagons around Grampa Joe.

Japan is finally kicking its floppy disk addiction.

The Tories are sent packing and there was no one more deserving than Liz Truss and Jacob Rees-Mogg.

The French prove themselves damned unpredictable again while in sport, Jessica Hull produces one of Australia’s greatest ever track performances in Paris in the 1500m with the Olympics less than three weeks away. 

It's time for a news roundup which kicks off with a bit of a correction from our Digital ID episode which saw the cookers get one right. Kinda. Well sort of. A bit. But they did. Big thanks to Michael for letting us know!

Then we jump straight into politics - Biden struggled in the debate and the UK was set to go to the polls. The results are in and Labor pissed it in, but we knew that so it's doesn't really matter.

In cooker update we laugh at MGG, Guru and Dave Oneegs...

The Two Jacks discuss the disastrous performance of Joe Biden in the first Presidential debate. Can he survive it? The Two Jacks say no and a replacement must be found. Who will it be? Not Kamala, HK Jack says, more likely Gavin Newsom, the California governor.

In local politics, the Senator Payman distraction is causing a huge headache for the Albanese government who desperately wanted to bed down the tax cuts and budget goodies to the punters.

In the UK, the Sunak government prepares for electoral gotterdammerung while France starts its shift to the right.

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Julian Assange is a free man after 12 years of living in confined spaces. It's a victory for quiet diplomacy and Albo, Rudd and the Labor government deserve credit for it. Regardless of what people might think of Assange, he had spent too long in prison.

Meanwhile Lisa goes back to the Federal Court for her hat.

In New Zealand a woman takes her partner to a dispute tribunal for not taking her to the airport.

In the UK, the Tories have stopped shooting themselves in the foot. It's a fully blown machine gun...

In the wake of two Seinfeld shows disturbed by protestors, the Two Jacks take a look at the role of comedy in our society.

The first point to make is a comedian with more than 50 years experience like Seinfeld, standing with a mic in his hand among a mainly adoring audience is going to sit any hecklers on their arses in quick time.

The discussion enters into the best stand up comedians of all time. JTI claims Richard Pryor changed everything and is the guv'nor while arguing that Billy Connolly was the funniest man at a...

Count 'em folks. Seven. That's what Dutton is planning.

How much will they cost? Dunno.

When will they be ready? Ten years or so mate, give or take a few.

What do we do in the meantime Dutts? Gas. That's cheap and reliable. Not.

What a dumb policy. We look at it. We are harsh but fair.

Enjoy!

Donald Trump is a convict now or as they would say in Illinois a justice impacted person. What now for the presidential race? JTI has done the analysis and Trump's polling is down by three points since April 1. Biden's is also down 1.2 points.

The US economy is going well but consumer confidence is low and historically it has wrenched presidents from the White House.

An emu was on the loose in Hong Kong and no one wants to claim it. In South Africa, the ANC loses its majority and will need to enter into a coa...

CORRECTION: In Queensland they have made it all but mandatory to use a myGovID to sit a skills exam to rewew your electrical licence. I've cut the part cause it was wrong. In other states it's still mostly PDF form based etc etc but Queensland are dead keen on getting people to use myGovID.

Which is very weird because one of the reasons they passed this (in the explanatory memorandum) was to expand the myGovID into states. But - as it turns out - there are state services using it. For example, HousingVic and Victorian State Revenue...

The Two Jacks have been witnessing the Tory death march to the next election in the UK. That march turned into a sprint when PM Rishi Sunak announced that national conscription for 18 year olds would be in place should he be re-elected. He won't so what manner of political posturing is this?

In Australia, a Redbridge poll gives the coalition zero chance of winning the next election. Immigration Minister Andrew Giles may not be a minister then as his woes pile up.

Trump's hush money trial could see a verdict as early as this week wh...

The Two Jacks discuss the plant-based food industry who have been getting belted in sales since the end of the pandemic. They've gone from green to red, now promoting their goods for carnivores albeit it without cholesterol.

JTI rants about fines imposed on kids in NSW.

In Iran, the President and his foreign minister die in a helicopter crash. Was it a simple coincidence or were Iran's enemies behind it?

In sport, JTI traumatised by his beloved Blues being belted by the Swans, sulks and misses the shotgun end to the Premier League. 

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This is part one of - uh - lots?

At the core of this episode is a well planned script. The other 2 hours is mostly waffle between two cooked brains. Add to that the sustained consumption of alcohol and you got yourself an episode.

The Atlas Network is an umbrella organisation that helps create, sustain and propel libertarian thinktanks into media and modern meme culture. Its roots extend into the early 20th century and feature some predictable names such as Milton Friedman and Tony Abbott. What fun guys!

Brendan has done a deep...

This week we look at RFK Jr.'s actual brainworms and why his love for 'tuna fish sandwiches' probably gave him autism.

The sky is gay now thanks to woke - and it's expressing itself faaabulously in the aurora borealis. Is this the gay agenda playing out in space? Probably.

Albo is taken wildly out of context by Elon Musk who seems to think a 'social licence' is something you have to apply for...

AND of course we have a bit on Pancakegate - the fued between Guru and Bosi and Bec and...

The Two Jacks discuss the release of Jim Chalmers' third budget. Is Chalmers the government's best performer? What effect will the budget have on the economy? Will it be inflationary?

Meanwhile, in Argentina the Libertarian President Javier Milei sees some better results with inflation decreasing but still annualised at hyperinflationary rates. We examine the rest of Argentina's economic performance over the last year. Beyond inflation, the economy remains in negative growth and in the battle to control inflation, Milei runs the risk of slowing the economy further.

The US awaits its own inflation figures for the...

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Australia's former foreign minister get into a feud with Peters referring to Carr as "a Chinese puppet." Bob Car says it's lawyers at ten paces but will it come to that?

UK council elections spell doom for the Tories in the UK.

In Gaza, JTI predicts a boots on the ground assault in Rafah is a line that should not be crossed.

And have we got a hangover cure for you. Simply put yourself on a saline drip and hangover gone. In a vague reference, JTI says he...

We have returned guest and good friend of the podcast Dave Burgess on to discuss his experience with cookers in activist spaces and how they behave in his neck of the woods.

At the end I have a bit of a rant about Aussie Cossack and his role in amplifying the false claim that Ben Cohen was the Bondi attacker. Unconfirmed reports allege that the Aussie Cossack is a jerk.

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The Two Jacks discuss the controversy around an appearance at a rally in Canberra for Women's Rights. Did he say what the organiser claims he said? "I'm the prime minister and I run this country." The truth is he didn't say that but it's not a good look anyway and Albo's been running dead on it since.

There are further problems with the individuals released from detention by order of the High Court after one was charged with a vicious home invasion in Perth where an elderly lady was severely beaten.

Overseas the Trump trial...

We have gone back to basics and brought an old school program! We have BPFW and AV Update! All that's missing is Eric.

In news we look at Nelson Mandela's grandson - a parliamentarian - bizarrely banned from twitter. Why? Well, Elon is South African so...

Russell Brand finds god which suspiciously lines up with police investigation into sex offences but don't worry - he's getting baptised! The sins gets washed away. Is that a legal defence?

In Antivaxxer Update we look at a bunch of dickheads who say they are not antivaxxers...

For the first time in history a US President is facing a criminal trial. In a New York courthouse, opening statements from prosecutors claimed that Trump's hush money trial was election interference but can they make that stick?

In Australia, the government puts forward its migration act amendments in response to the High Court's decision which declared indefinite detention unconstitutional. Can the amendments survive another High Court challenge? HK Jack says the chances are good.

JTI notes that Biden's polling is on the improve and when all five presidential candidates are polled, it seems Kennedy is...

The Two Jacks examine recent violent events in Sydney, the most recent the stabbing of an Assyrian Orthodox Bishop in a church in Western Sydney and the tragedy of the Westfield attacks in Bondi Junction. In the void where information is not immediately forthcoming misinformation rules on social media and sadly in the mainstream media, too.

In sport, England left arm tweaker 'Deadly' Derek Underwood passes away while in the AFL, the Eagles have a new star. 

The Two Jacks examine recent polling results in the US. Biden is coming back according to JTI who cites polling showing the incumbent is moving in the right direction.

HK Jack predicts Trump will win the presidential election in November while JTI products Trump will lose including a loss in Florida.

In Australia, the fate of Bruce Lehrmann hangs on Justice Lee's judgment due next week. 

Big news week this one. The stabbing attack in Bondi has given us pause for thought on many levels. A lot didn't pause or think, however, and simply spoke. They spoke nonsense. Unfortunately this simply gave us more pause for thought. Things feel very messy.

Trump has set up an elaborate 'pump and dump' scheme with the $DJT stock backed by Truth Social. This idiot conman cult leader has managed to convince other idiots to part with their money because meme stock hysteria and general stupidity.

Nobody but the lawyers win with Bruce Lehrmann being...