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The big news about the stadium is that Brad and Becher don't have anything to say about it in this episode. Is David O'Byne allowed back in the Labor Party yet and will the Liberals boot Bridget Archer for fraternising with teals? Don't miss this edition of Brad's commentary and Becher's witty critique in an unmissable episode of the FontCast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If the Longford Grand Prix Expo vanishes without a trace and doesn't make a sound, did it ever exist? Becher and Brad unpack the curious case of the $450k event that vanished without a trace. Then there's the long slow death of the Hobart AFL stadium. Brad pours cold water on reports the Prime Minister has backed the development. And why would Tasmania's Premier post a video of this embarrassing air swing on the golf course on his Twitter account? Get to the bottom of these stories and many more in this episode of the FontCast.  Jeremy Rockliff - Harder than it looks, that gold thing. https://twitter.com/jeremyrockliff/status/1616344908431855616See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An episode of bombshells, breaking news, and Brad's analysis. Political Editor from The Mercury, David Killick, joins Brad and Becher to break down the year ahead for Tasmanian politics. With just over two years to go until the next state election, there is plenty to talk about from Tasmania's sharpest political minds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the most wonderful time of the year, mainly because it's when the coveted Golden Font is awarded to Tasmania's top-performing politician. The award has gone to former premier Peter Gutwein for the past three years running but will the fact that he's no longer a state politician hold him back from winning it a fourth time? The answer is yes. He didn't win, but who did? Don't miss this epic episode of the FontCast to see who takes home this prestigious award as voted by Becher Townshend, Brad Stansfield and Alex Johnston. We also let our director Sam Ikin have a vote this year. We probably won't do that again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the sudden departure of our beloved host, Brad Nowland, who is drinking cocktails on a remote beach somewhere, Becher Townshend has reluctantly taken the reigns because the show must go on. Teaming up with Brad Stansfield and Alex Johnston, they deride the state government over the waterfront football stadium debacle and its latest backflip on pokie reform. They also analyse the imminent Hobart local government elections. If you love Tasmanian business and politics, this is not an episode to miss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sporting a new tan after a holiday in Ireland, Becher has to be caught up on everything that happened while he was away. The Brads happily oblige. They also dissect the Premier's interview with Matthew Denholm from The Australian, where he appeared to give away way too much. But all of that was just a prelude to Nowland's bombshell. You won't want to miss this fantastic episode of the FontCast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stansfield and Nowland return to the show after a bruising federal election campaign. Nowland was quick to point out that Tasmania was the only state where the Liberals improved. More locally, Becher appears to have changed his mind on whether the state should increase the number of politicians in the lower house. Stansfield has always said it would be "madness", but what would a 35 seat house mean for the state? Don't miss this drama-filled episode of the FrontCast to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Imagine a time traveller arrives in Tasmania in 2018 after Will Hodgman had just been re-elected premier and described what we've seen over the past four years in Tasmanian politics. Would you ever believe them? That's the question host Brad Nowland poses to the FontCast team in this mind-blowing episode. Joined by local newshound Alex Johnston, this episode breaks down the winding road that has led to Jeremy Rockliff's ascendency to the Premiership and what lies ahead for the state's new leader.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a federal election closing in fast, the FontCast team dive into what they think is going to happen between now and polling day. Does the Liberal's loss in South Australia point toward issues for the Liberals more broadly? Join Brad Nowland, Brad Stansfield and Becher Townshend for this unmissable episode of the FontCast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former state politician who made tens of millions of dollars on the sale of the fitness empire he built from scratch is back with a new book and a no holds barred conversation with the FontCast team. The former state Liberal leader's Dumbells to Diamonds is the incredible true story of how Cheek cracked the code on 24-hour fitness centres going from self-confessed business failure to runaway success in just eight years. “It took me more than forty years of hard work to become an overnight success,” he tells the team in this not-to-be-missed special episode of the FontCast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The political gods have gifted the FontCast team with a cabinet reshuffle to kick off a new season of the podcast. Sarah Courtney's sudden departure from the state government raised some eyebrows among the team but Stansfield was not surprised. Jump into this episode for some cutting edge analysis of how this reshuffle will play out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The most anticipated FontCast of the year is here. Becher and the Brads are joined by newshound and friend of the FontCast Alex Johnston to decide who gets the coveted Golden Font for 2021. Each panellist chooses three public figures they believe have made an outstanding contribution to Tasmania throughout 2021. The person with the most votes takes out the prize. Obviously, Peter Gutwein is an unbackable favourite to make it three in a row but there are always surprises when the votes are cast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Johnston joins the team as they make reflect on 2021 and make their sweeping predictions for 2022. Alex helps Brad, Becher and Brad cover everything from state and federal politics to Covid-19 and small business. This episode is the last one of the year before the famous awarding of the coveted Golden Font later in the month. Don't miss this episode for some of the state's most astute and informed political analyses.UPDATE: The Hon Ruth Forrest and the Hon Mike Gaffney advise she did not have a conversation with Mr Fairbrother about the TasTAFE bill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The editor of The Mercury newspaper, Jenna Cairney, joins the FontCast team to unpack budget estimates and all the excitement that goes with it. It wasn't so much the Government's performance in delivering the estimates that got the conversation flowing but the opposition's reply. Jenna's assessment of the opposition, on the whole, is that it was a "shocking state of affairs". She says the opposition has been so severely affected by the demise of David O'Byrne and the internal politics continuing to dived the Labor party that it hasn't been able to get back to being an opposition, let alone an alternative government. Stansfield agrees with most of that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Becher calls it the hay-out-of-the-barn budget. The Gutwein Government has handed down a surprise-free state budget. The first since the Liberals held power in the election. The numbers were better than expected. While other states are foundering, Tasmania is sailing strong through the COVID storm. Fresh out of budget lockdown, the editor of the Tasmanian Business Reporter, Amanda Lovell, joined the FontCast will all the juicy budget details. Most importantly, she said the journalists were fed extremely well while they were cut off from the outside world. That's usually a sign that there there is a healthy budget on the way... and there was. Tens of thousands of new jobs. Dwelling approvals up by almost 50 per cent on last year. Retail trade and exports are also forecast to surge. But it's come at a cost. The return to surplus has been pushed back to keep the state running so strongly. That's where Becher's metaphor comes in. All the hay that had been stockpiled in the barn in preparation for a long, cold win

Great Scott! We're going back to the future in an action-packed episode. Rebecca White has reclaimed the opposition leader's throne just weeks after losing a state election. In the words of Doc Emmet Brown "If you're going to build a time machine... why not do it with some style?" And nobody can accuse Ms White of lacking style. But was she the best choice the Labor Party had? Rejoining the FontCast team newshound and former Labor Party senior advisor Alex Johnston says yes and Becher agrees although not quite as enthusiastically. Stansfield, however, does not. It's a spirited discussion between some of the state's top political minds and, at times, Nowland struggles to keep the show on course. We also see one of the greatest bungled cliche's since Kevin Rudd's "fair shake of the sauce bottle". This is not an episode to be missed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As David O'Byrne emerges from the shadow ministries to lead the Labor party after its third election defeat in a row, the FontCast team emerge from the halls of Font PR to analyse the situation in a special episode of the FontCast. While Labor gets used to its new-look front bench the Government has made a veritable cascade of announcements with a "renewed vigour" as Brad Stansfield describes it. "The Government's has achieved more in the last six weeks than it did in six months prior to the election," he said. Becher Townshend says, with effectively four sitting weeks left in the second half of the year the Government simply doesn't have time to get its agenda through. He says they'll have to add an extra week or two to get the job done. Hosted by Brad Nowland this is essential listening for anyone who follows Tasmanian politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stansfield is quite keen to point that he predicted friend-of-the-FontCast Madeleine Ogilvie would be the 13th Liberal elected to the house, handing the party another four years in government. The team was recording this episode as the sun was rising over Government House where Peter Gutwein was arriving to be sworn in as Premier. But what is in store for this unprecedented third Liberal Government in the Labor state that is Tasmania? Nowland says the election of former Glenorchy Mayor Kristy Johnston in the seat of Clarke will be a thorn in the side of the rebuilding Labor opposition that desperately needs that seat if they want to return to government in 2025. Becher says the Liberal's win didn't come without its share of controversy; Adam Brooks' election and prompt resignation is the one that stands out the most. Join the FontCast for expert analysis from Tasmania's finest commentary team, Brad Nowland, Becher Townshend and Brad Stansfield as they cover these stories and more. What they don't know isn't w

The votes have been cast and Brad Stansfield returns to the FontCast to analyse the events of the past six weeks. Brad Nowland, Becher Townshend and regular guest Alex Johnston are joined by Luke Martin from the Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania as the Liberal Party solidifies its majority government for the third time. Fresh from working on the Liberal campaign Stansfield declares it a resounding success. Alex, however, points out that it's pretty much the same government except they've swapped minister Roger Jaensch for Adam Brooks who brings more baggage with him than a flight from Hobart International Airport. Luke points out that it was a very "presidential-style campaign" and some ministers may be disgruntled about their lack of presence during the campaign. The big question remaining is whether or not Rebecca White will survive as Labor Leader. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the final pre-election FontCast Your Vote and the team are beginning to doubt almost every prediction they've made so far. The past week was a strong week for Labor but what do the team think the outcome is going to be. Brad Nowland and Becher Townshend are joined by senior state political journalists David Killick and Alex Johnston to analyse the campaign and make some wild predictions of what could happen. Make sure you have a listen before you head to the polls to FontCast Your Vote. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.