The Chaser Report

The Democratic National Convention is done and dusted in Chicago, and Assoc Prof David Smith of the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney is here with one of the quickest podcast responses in the world. He weighs in on how the nominee's coronation ceremony went, and whether it'll make much of a difference in the polls. Plus, will Donald Trump ever come up with a decent nickname for Kamala Harris, and what's the deal with RFK's brain worm?For even more – arguably too much – Dave alongside our own Chas Licciardello, check out their podcast, "PEP with Chas and Dr Dave". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The star-studded Democratic National Convention has been going on this week in Chicago, so Dr Emma Shortis of the Australia Institute joins Dom Knight to talk about all the best moments, and how things are looking for the election in November. Also will RFK Jr’s brain worm convince him to endorse Donald Trump? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The moment all you hardcore raw-doggers have been waiting for has come. Andrew and Dom announce the results of our 10 Hour Raw Dog Challenge, and also dive into the wider concept of Chicken Vol-Au-Vents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last year we were awfully fascinated with the "enshittification" of everything. Turns out, we were so right that the person who coined the term believes humanity is now entering the "enshittocene". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australian TV's night of nights has come and gone, and because we are still hungover from the afterparties we need to do a replay episode. In this episode we flash back to the time that Producer Lachlan managed to sneak into the Logies and cause all sorts of havoc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An episode about cocaine... without Charles? Andrew and Dom review the thwarted attempt to have $7 BILLION worth of the nose-candy trafficked into Sydney, and how the alleged dealers could have done a better job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's up raw doggers. Andrew Hansen and Dom Knight thought they'd show off their raw dogging skills by raw dogging a TEN HOUR podcast. They only spoke one time during the entire episode... but when? Send what Andrew says, and the timestamp, to [email protected] for your chance to win a raw dogging prize. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Hansen is back to explain to Dom the weird new trend on TikTok where men are "raw dogging" flights. No, it's not as NSFW as the title sounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chaser editor John Delmenico joins Dom Knight for another day of recapping everything that happened at the Paris 2024 Games. And covering it far better than 9Now did, that's for sure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are over, and The Chaser's editor John Delmenico and Dom Knight unpack all of the top stories and highlights from the Games. All hail Dr Rachael Gunn, Australia's professor of breakdancing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom and Charles blow the lid on the fact that crypto is a massive Ponzi scheme... juuuust after the rest of the world realised it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Taylor, Charles Firth, and Dom Knight reflect on their War On Everything days, and Chris admits that various stunts of his actually only happened thanks to some behind the scenes magic. Don't believe everything you see on TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who is Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' running mate, and why is he potentially a game changer? Dom reflects on the end of the Democrat's veep-stakes with Sydney University's Associate Professor in American Politics, David Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Emma Shortis of the Australian Institute joins Dom to give him a rundown of exactly who Kamala Harris' pick for VP, Tim Walz, is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After too long without him, Sami Shah finally rejoins The Chaser Report! Join Sami as he fills you in on what he's been up to, what he thinks of American and Australian politics right now, and why it's okay not to give a shit.Listen to Sami's podcast News Weakly here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remember that time that Woolworths' CEO Brad Banducci stormed out of an ABC interview early after trash talking the former ACCC head? And then how he conveniently had his resignation afterward? Wonder what he's up to now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump has questioned if Kamala Harris is actually a black woman. To explain exactly how wrong he is, and why Trump has attempted this line of thinking, Dr David Smith joins Dom Knight to tackle the story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Australia wakes up to see the results of how our beloved Matildas play against the USA at the Olympics, let's look back at the time we jumped on the Tilly bandwagon last August. I'll never forgive England for beating us at the Women's World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Hansen joins Dom Knight for a look back at some of the bets minor mishaps to occur in Olympic Games history. Admittedly, some of them are a bit less minor than others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chaser Report resident sports-commentator Andrew Hansen joins Dom Knight to give a recap on the Paris 2024 Olympics so far. Want to know what happened at the Opening Ceremony, and the current gold medal tally? Yeah nah, we'll give it a crack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honour of Rupert Murdoch failing to choose who will take the next position as head of his empire, listen back to the episode we released when he first announced he was stepping "down" as the Fox News chairman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Emma Shortis joins Dom Knight yet again, this time to unpack how Kamala Harris has shaken up the election entirely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

i love bare minimum thursday. screw you, i'm not paid enough for this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom is joined by Andrew Hansen to discuss some of the confusing new sports at the Paris Olympics, including kayak cross. But what's it crossed with? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Assoc Prof David Smith of the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney joins Dom Knight to cover yet another historic day in US politics, as Joe Biden has announced he is dropping out of the presidential race. Plus, has Kamala Harris got the nomination sewn up already? Who’s her likely VP? How will Donald Trump cope now that he’s the old guy? What bizarre twist is next? Is this just a US election podcast now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom is joined yet again by David Smith, Associate Professor of the US Studies Centre and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney, to get a full recap of the Republican National Convention at Milwaukee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Emma Shortis, Senior Researcher in the International and Security Affairs Program at The Australian Institute, joins Dom Knight to explain what a second Trump presidency might look like. So what is 'Project 2025', and how does a conservative American think tank plan on destroying "the deep state", plus more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Hansen joins Dom Knight to discuss the recent media frenzy about a joke made by Tenacious D. But did you know that more shows have been cancelled by artists for more bizarre reasons? Andrew has put together another one of his iconic quizzes to help keep you informed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Taylor joins Dom Knight to explore the story of 'Nukey Poo', the small nuclear reactor installed at an Antarctic base in the 60s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christ Taylor joins Dom Knight to veer away from the politics of Earth for an episode, and instead focus on the politics of another planet -- Mars! How does Elon Musk plan on taking humanity to the stars? Listen and find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this uncharacteristically joke-free episode, Dom Knight is joined by Associate Professor David Smith of the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney to try and make sense of today's assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennyslvania. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom Knight is joined by brand new Channel Seven employee, Mark Humphries, who explains all his processes to his new satirical news segment on the network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Assoc Prof David Smith from the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney (and the epic PEP podcast) joins Dom to assess the wreckage of Joe Biden. Plus Dave explains why the US Supreme Court chose to make the president effectively a king, and what a second Trump term might look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom Knight is joined by comedian, producer, and podcast-award hoarder Dan Ilic. Dan and Dom catch up, as Dan shares his keen insight from both a satirist's and activist's perspective on a range of political issues around the world. What does Dan think of Dutton's nuclear power plans, Joe Biden, and the UK election? Listen and find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remember when the Barbie movie came out and all the world's worst men got really mad? Yeah, that was weird hey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australia's politicians enjoyed an evening of formality and humour at the annual Midwinter Ball, which has Dom and Chris investigate the hesitancy Australian (and global!) voters have toward electing bald politicians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom Knight is joined by Chris Taylor as they provide a semi-thorough analysis of the UK Election result, and farewell the 14 years of Tory Government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Denton helped put The Chaser on TV back in the day. To make up for that he has tried to make the world a better place. Today you can hear him speak on The ChangeMakers Podcast, hosted by Amanda Tattersall, about how he led the Australian campaign to change the law on Voluntary Assisted Dying.Find out more about:ChangeMakers: https://changemakerspodcast.org/andrew-denton-changemaker-chat-laugh-till-you-die/Go Gentle: https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom and Charles (yes, he's still here) unpack the new powers that have been given to the US President that effectively make him King. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles is back (I don't know what's going on either) and he and Dom unpack the expulsion of Fatima Payman from the ALP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom Knight is joined by Andrew Hansen who shares some of history's oldest and frailest world leaders. This of course has nothing to do with anything happening in the US at the moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In classic Chaser Report fashion, Charles and Dom bring you their full recap of the first Trump vs Biden debate... without watching it. Given how the whole debate went, it's fair to say they made the right choice not to watch it. Stay tuned for a big announcement at the end of the episode!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taking a look back at our WAR STORIES series when Andrew Hansen told Charles and Dom about the fine differences between some of his most iconic characters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom and Charles tackle the biggest story in the country: Julian Assange's freedom. Also, Dom has a special announcement about an incredible Chaser Report milestone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles Firth is joined by Craig Reucassel, Mark Humphries, Gabbi Bolt, and international photographer Jennifer Forward-Hayter to talk about the latter's actual art exhibition of photos of The Chaser. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles Firth has another political theory about Peter Dutton's nuclear energy plan. Unfortunately for Charles, Dom Knight has baseloads. Baseload baseload baseload. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are astronauts currently stranded in the International Space Station. Nasa cannot save them, Boeing cannot save them, and Elon Musk cannot save them. You know who can? Charles and Dom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dom and Charles address the story of the week: Dutton's nuclear future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hate to admit it, but if things keep going the way they are, then Charles might actually be ... right? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles' dear friend and fellow War On 2024 tour act Mark Humphries has just been announced as a new member of the Seven News team. Naturally, Charles goes to his best efforts to ensure this is the shortest career Mark has ever had. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.