Donald Trump demonstrates some modern thinking. Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd submits to a Voight-Kampff test. And Senator Jacqui Lambie lays down the law on renewable energy.
In this podcast, there’s talk of windfarms, wind turbine syndrome, and a lack of science. Also, Tony Abbott, terrorism, George Brandis, poetry, and a little bit about fascism.
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Episode Credits
- Sample from The KLF’s “Last Train to Transcentral”.
- Donald Trump audio from Donald Trump enters the Republican race on ‘American Dream’ ticket, ABC Radio’s AM, 17 June 2015.
- Kevin Rudd audio from ABC TV’s The Killing Season, episode 2.
- Jackie Lambie audio from Glenn Lazarus accuses Govt and Labor of a dirty deal on renewable energy, ABC Radio’s AM, 18 June 2015.
- Abbott government pledges to appoint a windfarm commissioner in leaked letter, The Guardian, 18 June 2015.
- South Australian History Timeline, from FamilyHistorySA.
- First Dog on the Moon: Symptoms of Wind Turbine Syndrome, ABC Radio National’s Sunday Extra, 21 June 2015.
- Do you have windfarm inquiry sickness?, First Dog on the Moon’s cartoon for The Guardian, 19 November 2014.
- Symptoms, Diseases and Aberrant Behaviours Attributed to Wind Turbine Exposure (PDF), Simon Chapman, Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney, last updated 8 January 2015.
- Interim Report of the Senate Select Committee on Wind Turbines,
- Bad Science Reporting Causes Real Harm, Some Air, 17 February 2015.
- Plans to appoint wind farm commissioner ‘very hurtful’, says former disability commissioner Graeme Innes, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 June 2015.
- #allthecommissioners: Twitter makes some more essential appointments, The Guardian, 18 June 2015.
- A message from the Prime Minister, 20 June 2015.
- Tony Abbott’s address to the NSW Liberal Party State Council, 20 June 2015.
- The 9pm Team Australia, 10 August 2014.
- Jeb Bush’s political views, from On The Issues.
- “Jeb!” samples from Adam Thomas and Geordie Guy.
- “The Theme from Shaft” by Isaac Hayes stolen from YouTube.
- “Flash” by Queen, stolen from YouTube.
- “The Star Spangled Banner” performed by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, lifted from YouTube.
- Encryption “would not have helped” at OPM, says DHS official, Ars Technica, 17 June 2015.
- Education Gangnam Style, ABC TV’s Foreign Correspondent, 16 June 2015.
- Housewives using ice to be super-mum: Nash, SBS News, 17 June 2015.
- Brandis says control orders to be fine-tuned, ABC Radio National Drive, 12 June 2015.
- A message from the Prime Minister, 20 June 2015.
- Nicholas Fryer is on Twitter.
Series Credits
- The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian via The Freesound Project.
- Edict fanfare by neonaeon, via The Freesound Project.
- Elephant Stamp theme by Joshua Mehlman.
- Photograph of the Trinity atmospheric nuclear test, July 1945, by the US Government via Wikimedia Commons.
[Photo: Screenshot of Tony Abbott from “A message from the Prime Minister”, 20 June 2015.]