Betoota Talks

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia’s most decorated photographer Andrew Quilty jumps into the booth this week to discuss how you make a career doing what he's done. From his early days in the bottle shop talking to journos for advice, to documenting the Cronulla Riots first hand. How do photographers make a crust? How do WAR photographers find a home in the midst of conflict? Quilty has just published a book titled ‘August in Kabul’ which details everything he saw on the ground in Afghanistan when the Taliban took control last year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Errol Parker, Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For something a bit different this week on the podcast, Wendell and Errol interview colleague Clancy Overell to get the inside word on what life was like behind the scenes at the UFC’s debut fight night in Paris. Clancy talks about the energy in the city, the atmosphere in the stadium, the feral Italian fans, and his experience tagging along with the Tuivasa entourage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell and Errol Parker wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Torrential rain stopped him making it on the Splendour In The Grass stage, but nothing could stop him from making his way down to the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. This week, we are joined by singer-songwriter YUNGBLUD who reflects on his experiences down under and talks us through how a young Yorkshire lad became the pop-punk sensation we know as YUNGBLUD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Errol Parker and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former Princess may have just dropped a chart topping podcast, but here in Betoota, we were blessed with royalty of the Australian music kind. The Hilltop Hoods joined the show this week to run us through a career of hits, staying fresh, the nosebleed section, and countless jokes and references about South Australia. Tune in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk to the director of the new film 6 Festivals, Macario De Souza. Making his drama debut, he's the man behind documentaries like Bra Boys and Fighting Fear and the musical act Kid Mac. He talks to us about growing up in Maroubra, finding his way to a camera, the Bra Boys and plenty more. Have a listen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the release of the Splendour tapes, the podcast is visited by another entertainer - Jordan Simi. A social media star, former footy player, podcaster and now boxer, Simi joins us to talk through his journey. From Auckland to Sydney to step into the boxing ring with former QLD Origin great Justin Hodges, it's been quite a ride. So have a listen, and find out who he's fighting next!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They said it was a write-off - but the 2022 Splendour In The Grass was one that the kids won't forget as they finally escaped their parents after spending 3 years at home in a pandemic. The Betoota Advocate was there as well, with our first ever official media tent. These are the interviews we managed to salvage from the mud.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parliament’s back and finally, The Advocate has managed to nab a sit down with the Lambie Network. Jacqui and Tammy join us to run through keeping the bastards honest, staffing cuts, the drought in Canberra, a controversial opinion on a Tassie AFL team and much more. Have a listen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's one the world’s most red hot comedians, a man who throws caution to the wind every time he hits the stage, and has made a career dancing on the line. Jimmy Carr joins the Betoota Advocate Podcast from the backseat of a private car in rural England to talk about a whole range of things, but mainly it's a discussion over how much Kiwis enjoy zoophilia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wagga’s favourite son, Dane Simpson joins The Betoota Advocate Podcast this week to explain how a public servant living in Western NSW was able to forge a career in stand up comedy. We learn a little bit more about the Riverina, and we learn a little bit more about Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Cracking yarn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the weirdest Summer in recent memory, natural disasters every week, and rainfall records constantly shattering - it’s time to have a real conversation about the WEATHER. Joining the Betoota podcast this week is Weatherzone meteorologist Ashleigh Lange, who helps explain La Niña (which is the oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon that is the colder counterpart of El Niño - in case you didn’t know!)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a wave of muso guests, this week the editors are joined by the esteemed Shari Sebbens and Meyne Wyatt, talking about their recent stage production CITY OF GOLD. As established performers in both theatre and screen, the guests explain their journeys from drama school into acting, and subsequently writing and directing. How do Indigenous performers from small towns get into this industry? What do you with yourselves during the dry spells between gigs? And how do you pull off a play of this size during COVID?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk to an icon of Australian music. TCD joins us to talk about how he picked 50 songs from 50 different towns for his new album, how it felt to pass Slim on the Golden Guitar awards list, where too now for his Bunnies and plenty more. Have a listen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iconic Australian rock band The Hoodoo Gurus are back with their their 10th studio album, Chariot of the Gods. The Betoota Advocate sits down with their frontman, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist Dave Faulkner. What was life like for musicians over the last couple years? What was life like for the Hoodoo Gurus when they were coming up? When was the big moment they officially became a touring band? And how do they make music nowadays? This is a must listen for Aussie rock fans!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's been in our ears for over a decade now, but you've never heard him like this. Former Triple J stalwart turned Australian media mercenary Tom Tilley finally joins The Betoota Advocate Podcast to discuss his wildly unconventional upbringing in rural NSW. One of four boys, raised on a 12-acre block without power and running water - in a family whose whole world revolved around a very devout branch of Pentecostalism. Before he was speaking on the airwaves, Tilley was speaking in tongues. This interview covers his journey in the church, and his eventual escape.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The glorious purge of all political interviews continues this week, as The Betoota Advocate sits down with Sydney garage rock duo The Polish Club. Speaking candidly, vocalist and guitarist David Novak and drummer John-Henry Pajak explain to the editors just what these last couple of years have been like for touring artists. They answer the big questions. Does TikTok terrify them? What is on the horizon? What makes a good song in 2022? And why the hell don't they play in actual Polish Clubs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The federal election is finally over, so the political interviews MUST end. The Betoota Advocate is back talking to rockstars this week with a ripping yarn with Silverchair drummer turned solo artist Ben Gillies. The editors talk to this proud Novacastrian about the early beginnings as teenagers in a garage, and his development as a musician since then, as he celebrates the release of his new single ‘On The Stereo’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the final episode before the Federal Election, the Betoota Advocate interviews Grace Tame. Speaking candidly, The former Australian Of The Year gives an insight into what has been happening since the last time we spoke in 2021 - both in her work, and in Australia. Grace Tame talks about working on policy, advocacy, and her epiphanies about both the political class and the media. This is not one to miss. This episode opens with a trigger warning, and if the content raises concerns please seek help from the following providers:https://www.1800respect.org.au/1800RESPECThttps://www.lifeline.org.au/ 13 11 14See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our second last interview before the Federal Election, The Betoota Advocate interviews the Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Chris Bowen tells his story from growing up in Western Sydney, getting into politics, getting an education and eventually getting his hands on the levers. As the Member for McMahon, Bowen thinks this election will be very close, and we haven't even seen the worst from the ScoMo cheer squad at NewsCorp yet. Which Liberal MP will join us for the final interview next week?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While the Liberals panic over losing affluent inner-city seats to the Independents, the Labor Party faces the same age old challenge of The Greens taking their urban working class electorates. Celeste Liddle is a candidate gunning to do just that, in perhaps the most marginal Labor seat in the country. A unionist, feminist author and a member of the party's Indigenous caucus known as ‘The Black Greens’ - Liddle could easily become the newest MP for Cooper, a division that Labor only held onto by 1% in 2016.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell and Errol Parker wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week’s guest, Rebekha Carina Che Sharkie represents the Division of Mayo, just south and east of Adelaide. A Ten Pound Pom who as a kid would sleep under tables in the rural pubs of South Australia while her dad played drums. She initially approached the Liberals for pre-selection a decade ago, but was told that a single mother would be a bad look for the party. So, she joined the Centre Alliance and got herself elected as an independent in 2016. After surviving the Parliamentary citizenship crisis a year later, she's been re-elected twice since - and it doesn't look like she's going anywhere.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finally, an akubra that isn't sparkling clean - with one of the most inspiring life stories to grace the Decode Podcast. The Betoota Advocate interviews Bob Katter’s next prodigy. Rod Jensen, an Indigenous KAP candidate from Far North Queensland. He's had a distinguished career in the NRL, community work and education. Rocket Rod offers answers to regional issues that are rarely discussed in Canberra.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Errol Parker, Wendell Hussey and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Clancy and Errol talk to another Independent Candidate hoping to disrupt the status quo at the 2022 Federal Election. Hanabeth Luke is a scientist and Marine Rescue volunteer,  who teaches at Southern Cross University, while also raising a family in Evans Head. She making a run at the marginal electorate of Page, currently held by the National Party. After 6 weeks of flood rescues and recovery from Byron to Grafton, Hanabeth has a lot to say about the current government, and it seems the rest of her constituents are also fed up with the way things are. The editors ask Hanabeth what her plans are if it comes down to a hung parliament, and do these Independents answer to higher powers?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got another proud Nationals MP in the booth this week, Darren Chester the Member For Gippsland in Victoria. Clancy and Errol hit DC with the big questions, what is the number one concern for the people in his electorate? What is it like being member of the Coalition Government that clearly does not want him in the Federal Cabinet? What's the plan for the rising rates of poverty and homelessness in Rural Australia? And is there any chance of a Labor/Nationals coalition if Morrison gets pumped in the inner city?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.