The Chaser Report

Charles and Dom are joined by independent politician Senator Rex Patrick for an Arvo Chat. Rex is quizzed on everything happening in Canberra from the workplace culture, to the need for an ICAC, and what he is doing about it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pay disputes and dodgy union practises for all in today's Chaser Report! Aleksa deep dives into Elon Musk's recent lawsuits about inhuman treatment of human employees and animals alike. Meanwhile Lachlan brings forward a pay dispute that has plagued The Interns for over a year - which Charles wants to keep under wraps. Plus Gabbi has been asked (by us) to host Eurovision and shows us her favourite competitors this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian and screenwriter Vidya Rajan joins the team for an Arvo Chat. Vidya talks behind the scenes of her new show 'Respawn' which unpacks the topic of afterlife, and Charles has lots of questions about what he will reincarnate as. Plus Vidya proves why she always knew Harry Potter would cause problems in her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everybody's favourite Prime Minister Jenny Scott Morrison was on 60 Minutes, so John brings you his blow-by-blow analysis of the entire puff piece. Meanwhile Dom takes a look overseas to find out how to disperse anti-vax protest crowds. Plus Charles' Valentine's dinner has put him in an ethical conundrum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For a very classy and intellectual Arvo Chat, Charles and Dom are joined by author Dave Hunt. Together they gracefully dwell on the topics of the extinction of koalas, and how it can be sped up, as well as the exact shape of a wombat's bum. Just another classy Chaser Report episode for your Monday afternoon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Valentines Day from The Chaser Report! <3 Because we love you so much we have given you a Chaser Report episode about why ASIO says you aren't hot, how to destroy important documents, and why Valentines Day brings none of us joy anymore. Love you too! xoxo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sami Shah join Charles and Dom for everyone's favourite part of Friday, an Arvo Chat about politics! Sami talks about the PM's latest stunt, playing ukulele on 60 Minutes, and how it's an effective distraction for all the other things that are going wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles ponders the ethical issues around forcing human brains to play Pong. Aleksa tells the hauntingly beautiful tale of two jazz playing friends who turned to a political assassination cover up. Plus John takes a look at a Forbes writer's advice for laundering billions of crypto dollars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian and teacher Harry Jun joins the studio for Arvo Chat. Zander and Lachlan are desperate for a positive role model, will Harry Jun be the teacher they need? Harry talks about his ideal school day, roasting his students, and what it means to be a comedian and an educator. Plus we find out the answer to the question: what if Harry Jun wasn't so nice? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles has returned to the podcast, but refuses to leave Melbourne. Dom gives a rundown of how successfully the Winter Olympics are going with absolutely no fear of political censorship. Plus Charles has come up with a new method for recording the podcast that YOU get to decide on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Famous YouTuber and friend of The Chaser, Alex 'I Did A Thing' stops by the studio for an Arvo Chat with Gabbi and Aleksa! Alex talks how his entire identity is being stolen through copyright by Top-Gear's Jeremy Clarkson, and how he is solving this problem by taking Clarkson to court. Alex and Aleksa share some of their favourite YouTube videos they've made together, and what Alex is working on currently. Plus, resident I Did A Thing super-fan Gabbi makes a very special request. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a few years unemployed to evaluate his career, a very special president has turned his talents to the art of laying tracks. The Queen celebrated her 70th year anniversary, so Dom celebrates 70 years of not screwing up as badly as all the other royals do. Plus Aleksa asks why the world's billionaires are all panic-buying super-yachts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian and renter Tom Cashman joins The Chaser Report for an Arvo Chat with Gabbi and Lachlan! Tom talks all about how he made headlines around the country by asking a potential landlord for a reference from previous tenants, and how it's affected his living situations. Tom also talks Melbourne Comedy Festival and his new show 'Graphs' and gives an insight into why he loves visualising his comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After years of controversy and weeks of public outcry Spotify have finally removed *some* of Joe Rogan's podcast episodes from their platform - in an attempt to cover up Joe from even more controversies. Meanwhile Dom takes a page from Barnaby Joyce's book and leaks his own texts. Plus Australian TV icon 'Neighbours' is being cancelled!?! What are we going to watch now??? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The hilarious Ange Lavoipierre returns to the studio for an Arvo Chat! Ange talks her new comedy show "I’ve Got 99 Problems and Here Is An Exhaustive List Of Them" which surprisingly is causing her more problems. Plus Ange shares a story about her worst massage ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Winter Olympics are on and naturally the team is completely apathetic. Meanwhile Charles breaks down why Facebook's record-breaking loss marks doom for our company. Plus Gabbi has written a song which has (according to us) already been awarded first place in 2022's Hottest 100. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It wouldn't be The Chaser Report without a weekly chat to our good friend Sami Shah, so Dom, Charles, and Gabbi all find out what Sami has been up to since they last spoke. Sami and Gabbi discuss the fine art of binge watching Marvel movies, and Sami asks the timeless question: how do you cook a billionaire? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John takes a deep dive into Boris Johnson and the parties that he DEFINITELY ISN'T HAVING at 10 Downing St... on his birthday. Meanwhile Gabbi uses the podcast to get something off her chest. Plus Charles asks what other podcasts we should imitate for exponential increases in listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Floyd Alexander-Hunt joins Gabbi and Charles for a casual Arvo Chat. Floyd talks about why she wishes she was a child prodigy, what got her into comedy, and the best way to learn violin. Her show "Highly Strung" can be seen at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aleksa gives his commentary on Scott Morrison's fiasco at the Press Club, and rates Scott's performance in dodging each question. Meanwhile Charles has almost killed another child - how did he do it this time? Plus all the latest headlines from Rebecca De Unamuno. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Arvo Edition Charles and Dom are joined by writer for The Shot and The Shovel, comedian Matt Harvey. Matt talks about the time he got screwed over by RoboDebt, how it's affected him, and how his new show 'Wage Against The Machine' shares his new perspective on wealth disparity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The paternity test is in, and Omicron has birthed a brand new variant! Charles brings you all the latest information on how you and your kids are going to die instantly. Meanwhile George Christensen has encouraged his followers to call the TGA in protest, so we encourage you to call him in protest of phone-call protests. Plus we missed Dom, so we gave him a call to find out what he's been up to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us for our first Afternoon Edition of 2022 is legendary comedian Tom Ballard! Tom Ballard is joined by Charles and Gabbi as they harass him about his filthy Green podcast promoting biased Greenie agenda like wanting to not cause climate change. Plus they take a look other political parties, for balance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a brief Rogan-esque intermission, the Chaser Report you know and love is back for 2022! Charles takes a look at the latest newspoll results for preferred PM and why he thinks that Scott Morrison should stay Liberal Party leader. Meanwhile John exposes Spotify's toll for spreading misinformation, and asks how many musicians it takes to tank a music streaming service. WARNING: May contain impersonations of James Blunt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just another regular episode of The Joe Rogan Experience in which Joe Rogan interviews Ben Shapiro, and both intellectual giants share their expert opinions on vaccines, climate change, and womens. For the true Joe Rogan Experience experience listen to this episode on repeat 24 times to waste 4 hours of your day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES!For our last War Stories of the Summer, what other stunt is there to talk about but APEC? Julian "Bin Laden" Morrow talks Charles and Dom through a step-by-step analysis of what was going through his mind before, during, and after he broke into the highest level of security Australia has ever seen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES!Jules returns to our Summer Stunt Series to talk about another iconic Chaser stunt: the Open Mic. Jules, Charles, and Dom talk all the places they were able to find vacant microphones and put them to better use, which just may have been the first stunt they ever did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES!The legendary Julian Morrow joins our Summer Stunt Series this week to talk all his favourite and least favourite moments from the glory days. Jules takes a look at a character who became one of The War's most reoccurring stunts: The Citizen's Infringement Officer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know when you go on holiday feeling calm with the knowledge you wont get surprised by work while on break? Because we don't. After finding ourselves in the awkward position of not having any content to deliver, Dom calls up each member of the team to find out what they got up to over the break. Spoilers: there's a lot of Omicron. WAR STORIES WILL RESUME NEXT WEEK! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Craig and Chris join the studio for one last War Story on Chris's all-time-favourite sketch. Together the team take a look at the time Chris wrote a script that involved song, sketch, and stunt, international shooting, and a very rich private school: The Shore Rowing Shed Fund. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Andrew Hansen again joins the Chaser studio to talk more of his favourite sketches from back in The War days. Dom, Charles, and Andrew all take a look at one of the staple characters for a Chaser sketch, the fast talker. Plus Andrew brings back one of the longest running sketch series he wrote, Are You Being Shagged? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! This Summer Stunt Series special episode features Craig AND Chris at the desk together remembering old stunts and how they came to be. Craig, Chris, Dom, and Charles all take a look at one of The Chaser's favourite stunts: The Trojan Horse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Andrew returns to the microphone for another of our Summer Stunt Series, this time to share behind the scenes stories on his most socially awkward characters. This episode see's the return of Mr 10 Questions and Clive the Slightly-Too-Loud Commuter. Plus Andrew shares how he prepared for stunts in the early days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Craig returns to the studio for another crack at our Summer Stunt Series, this time to talk about the reality of stunts. Lots of people think pulling pranks is sexy, and Craig wants to break that facade into a million small pieces. Listen in for the times that stunts were embarrassing, stupid, lame, and when the coolest people in them were the targets! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Chas returns again for our Summer Stunt Series to talk about his favourite place to film stunts: America. Chas takes a look at why America is both the greatest and the worst country in the world to do pranks, and one of the last times he ever wore his Osama costume. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Chris Taylor returns to the studio for our Summer Stunt Series to talk about all the old Chaser TV shows and some of his favourite and least-favourite moments. This episode features that time Chris divorced his wife on TV, that time he wore a stocking on his head, and… the most controversial sketch of all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Andrew is back for our Summer Stunt Series, and this time he's ready to talk about some of his most notorious characters. Everyone loves the Crazy Warehouse Guy and the Surprise Spruiker, but only Andrew knows the difference between them. Just make sure to listen before midnight tonight before our manager goes absolutely crazy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Craig returns for our Summer Stunt Series! This time Craig comes to look at all the times his stunts involved getting up close and personal with politicians, and even the times when the targets of the stunts were the ones who got the last word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES! Chas is back and his body is on the line! Chas shares his Top 5 most painful moments in his career caused by doing stunts, including ones that were so dangerous they never made it to air, and a stunt that has left him with physical damage to this day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES!Chris Taylor enters the studio to join our Summer Stunt Series to unpack why he thinks The Chaser's stunts were so successful in their day. Chris shares inside stories on how some of the crowd favourite stunts like "Cracked Pepper" came to be, and tells the story of his least favourite stunt recording. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report presents... WAR STORIES!The Chaser's resident musical comedy legend Andrew Hansen joins our Summer Stunt Series to talk about some of his favourite musical Chaser moments. Andrew talks about the times he forced Craig to sing, and also promotes his new ABC show "Stories From Oz", and new tour "Everyone Else Is Wrong". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report gives you... WAR STORIES!Craig Reucassel stops by to join our Summer Stunt Series and talk about some of his favourite Chaser moments, who unlike Charles and Dom actually wants to forget all his old stunts. Together they help Craig forget stunts like when he flew a blimp in Vatican City, when he crashed a Liberal election party, and when Craig first got arrested, by talking about them in keen detail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Summer The Chaser Report gives you... WAR STORIES!Chas Licciardello graces us with his presence for our first episode of our Summer Stunt Series. Chas reminisces all about previous legendary stunts and all the times he brushed with the law - including some small stunt at APEC may be familiar with. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BEST OF: Craig Reucassel & Ketan Joshi - Craig directed a movie! He’s here to tell us about The Big Deal, a doco that looks at how money influences our political system. The results of all this influence-buying can be seen in today’s other conversation, where climate specialist Ketan Joshi talks us through the landmark IPCC Report on climate change – what’s in those 3,900 pages, anyway? And can we do anything stop a climate catastrophe? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BEST OF: Saul Griffith - Energy guru Saul Griffith reckons Australia can lead the way in solving the climate crisis, with our abundant sunlight and love of new technology. Griffith has been advising the Biden Administration on renewables and is well known around the world for his passion for energy solutions that don’t just work, but work better than what we have now. He reckons we already have all the technology we need to make it happen – if only we had the political will. His new book is Electrify: An Optimist’s Playbook For A Clean Energy Future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BEST OF: Wil Anderson - At the start of the millennium The Chaser team met with one of Australia’s best standup comedians to explore the prospect of working together. Which, in hindsight, would have been a great idea – at least for us. It did not go well. 20 years later, Charles and Dom talk it over with Wil Anderson – and discover why nothing excites him more than a standup show with no plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BEST OF: Julia Zemiro - Julia Zemiro of Rockwiz, Home Delivery and many other fabulous things joins Gabbi, Dom and Charles to explore how ordinary people can get their voices heard in Canberra – and maybe even get elected. Her new podcast about this is called ‘Who Cares With Julia Zemiro’, and will be in the A Rational Fear feed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

BEST OF: David Kilcullen - The Taliban’s swift capture of Kabul means that it now controls Afghanistan – how did they do it, and why didn’t any of the experts see it coming? This is a longer version of today’s interview with counterinsurgency expert, Dr David Kilcullen. His latest book is The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christmas is a happy time for lots of people, but not everyone. So this year why not spend 15 minutes to think of those less fortunate than yourself: The Chaser Interns. Forced to work over the holidays, your favourite Interns have banded together to celebrate Christmas with each other and with you. Gifts, stories, and soft serves await. Merry Christmas from The Interns! (This episode does not have the support of Charles or Dom, and stepping out of line in such a manner will ultimately end in the Intern's termination.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For a very special Christmas BEST OF edition, we give you everything we can, because what's Christmas without unnecessarily extravagant shows of generosity. This episode features Craig, Dom, Charles, Gabbi, Christian Porter, and cocaine white powder! This is the final Best Of to feature podcast segments, as next week we take a look at the Best Of our interviews. Stay tuned for more, and merry Christmas, ya filthy animals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.