Synopsis
Alice Workman and Lane Sainty from BuzzFeed News take you into the corridors of power at Australian Parliament House to dissect the latest goings on in federal politics.
Episodes
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Episode 8: Too Many Spivs
04/05/2017 Duration: 51minIn this week’s episode, Mark and Alice dive head first into the super sexy topic of the federal budget! What’s in? What’s out? We’ll let you know. Labor’s shadow treasurer Chris Bowen roasts Mark Latham and gives his thoughts on ScoMo’s good and bad debt. Oh, and ~gallery whispers~ is back!
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Episode 7: The Raven
13/04/2017 Duration: 45minIn this week’s episode Mark and Alice meet “The Raven” aka Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young. We also hit the streets of Sydney with a giant picture of Scott Morrison (we literally did this) and find out if anyone in Australia knows who he is. Spoiler - they don’t.
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Episode 6: Labor's frathouse
07/04/2017 Duration: 31minThis week Alice and Mark head into Canberra’s most notorious frat house to chat to Labor MP Ed Husic for a very special extended version of ~ Gallery Whispers ~. The gossip is juicy, spicy and, let’s face it, pretty loose. Get it before it’s pulled from iTunes.
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Episode 5: The Old Man & 18C
31/03/2017 Duration: 56minThis week Alice and Mark chat with the first female Muslim politician Labor’s Anne Aly about whether or not Islam is a race and her ideas for changing the Racial Discrimination Act. We also talk to The Daily Telegraph’s political editor Sharri Markson about why she thinks the ABC has a left wing bias, and debut a new segment - That Escalated Quickly!
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Episode 4: Bottom Of The Crap Pile
24/03/2017 Duration: 43minThis week Alice and Mark find out what decisions in parliament house make independent senator Jacqui Lambie “want to get a bucket and vomit”. We also dissect what the hec is happening with dat 18C. Plus: make sure to turn your sound up for another round of spicy gossip in ~ gallery whispers ~.
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Episode 3: Paleo Pear
03/03/2017 Duration: 46minThis week Alice and Mark chuck on an Akubra and find out what deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce really thinks about Johnny Depp (hint: it’s not good). We also find out wtf paleo pear and banana bread is, predict Australia’s new prime minister with Sky News’ Samantha Maiden and debut our new gossip section ~gallery whispers~.
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Episode 2: Gay Nazi Mind Control
18/02/2017 Duration: 38minThis week Alice and Mark go under the tin foil hat and ask Penny Wong if gay people are using Nazi mind control to convince people to support same-sex marriage (as suggested by a One Nation candidate). We'll also find out why Laurie Oakes thinks Malcolm Turnbull is a sad figure and discover the truth about Tony Abbott’s rise to the top job.
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Episode 1: Thinking Man Emoji
11/02/2017 Duration: 47minThis week we talk Russia, Trump and emojis with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop; ponder whether Cory Bernardi's defection from the Liberal Party was a good or bad idea; dissect Malcolm Turnbull’s sycophantic speech and ask the question IS IT ON?"