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Bearer of weird News

The bearer of weird news is an exploration of the news, both the weirdest news and the weirdest parts of the news you are familiar with. The world"s a weird place, Matt wants to talk about it. Just for funny is a news quiz. Some of the best, newest, and most interesting comedians and performers are invited to play a quiz about the latest, weirdest news items.

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All Episodes

46:34

Selling The Barrier Reef To Disney, Mutual...

Bearer of weird News ·

2022/11/03

NEWS: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/15/23405389/att-illinois-23-million-investigation-bribe-corruption https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-13/brain-cells-in-dish-taught-to-play-pong-drunk-dishbrain/101529862 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11277223/amp/Senator-Jacinta-Price-slams-end-Centrelink-cashless-welfare-card-Theyre-gonna-destroy-lives.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-12/apple-to-withhold-its-latest-employee-perks-from-unionized-store

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52:07

Trussonomics, Optus Hack, AI Art, Syrian Repatirates

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2022/10/26

NEWS: https://futurism.com/turtle-female-global-warming-climate https://www.wsj.com/articles/islamic-state-turns-to-nfts-to-spread-terror-message-11662292800 https://mashable.com/article/sims-4-incest-bug-update https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/sep/19/near-persistent-natural-disasters-placing-intense-pressure-on-australian-defence-force https://futurism.com/the-byte/churches-shameware-apps https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/2022/09/27/hanson-racist-abuse/ https://www.smh.com.au/p

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54:32

Queen Elizabeth dead!, Australian news round-up

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2022/09/30

NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-08/china-encourages-public-to-help-with-national-security-with-cash/101134964 https://www.techradar.com/news/china-is-doubling-down-on-linux-with-new-project https://www.psychnewsdaily.com/reaching-out-more-appreciated-than-assumed/ https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/jun/08/court-rules-minister-cant-strip-dual-nationals-of-australian-citizenship-for-suspected-terrorism https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/09/mafia-drop-homosexuality-gay-ban-drag-queen-son-lad

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59:27

Sentient AI, Australia & New Zealand a super country,...

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2022/07/31

NEWS: https://www.goldmansachs.com/media-relations/press-releases/2022/announcement-07-21-2022.html https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/elephant-kills-woman-india-tramples-corpse-b2099464.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/23/failure-to-pardon-women-persecuted-as-witches-in-scotland-prolongs-misogyny https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jun/09/miles-franklin-nominated-novelist-apologises-for-plagiarising-nobel-laureate-without-realising https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/articl

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55:58

Corrupt Drivers licenses, Gun problems and solutions,...

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2022/07/01

NEWS: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/guide-dogs-victoria-ceo-resigns-after-josh-frydenberg-endorsement-20220531-p5apze.html https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/1/23149784/elon-musk-tesla-remote-work-leaked-email-40-hours https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/vampire-technique-longevity-young-blood-b2091428.html https://mashable.com/video/tim-hortons-app-privacy https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-01/mark-speakman-proposes-400-fine-or-drug-possession/101119034 https://www.theguardian.com

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42:33

Post election fall out, diversity for the win

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2022/06/06

NEWS: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/14/fish-fingers-containing-russian-whitefish-still-on-sale-across-uk https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-nasa-wants-to-send-nude-illustrations-into-space-180980103/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-61424869 https://canberraweekly.com.au/us-president-joe-biden-says-country-must-act-on-mass-shootings/ https://www.npr.org/2022/05/25/1101181842/nra-trump-speech-guns-banned-houston https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/mcdonalds-opened-i

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48:58

Election 2022 special

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2022/05/20

NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-06/brt-finfluencer-crackdown/100965298 https://www.popsci.com/environment/crocodiles-feral-hogs/ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/andy-warhol-marilyn-monroe-dipytch-b2075399.html https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220413-not-only-viagra-brazil-military-also-bought-penis-implants-says-lawmaker https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/wa-mp-ken-wyatt-believes-politicians-need-pay-rises/news-story/4eea02d7b77abe220ddda1c0270f549b

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48:09

Olympic Mascots, Amazon Unions, And buying a house.

Bearer of weird News ·

2022/05/08

NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-07/changes-to-oz-lotto-in-victoria/100972928 https://www.audacy.com/kluv/latest/teen-loses-nipples-after-spraying-two-cans-of-axe-on-them https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/15/volunteer-hackers-fight-russia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/04/nsw-to-ban-public-display-of-nazi-flags-and-swastikas https://apnews.com/article/will-smith-oscars-ban-664346ac2d2441939764f35be2d8026b https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/push-to-follow-ov

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78:48

Dutton GoFundme, Russia war news, Cost-of-living...

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2022/03/28

NEWS: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2308977-people-are-bad-at-spotting-fake-linkedin-profiles-generated-by-ai/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60495730 https://www.9news.com.au/national/tasmanian-tiger-could-be-deextinct-through-major-scientific-breakthrough/268fbe6c-0990-4e9a-9d98-5a21bd8dabfe https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10592555/Sarina-Russo-Australias-50th-richest-woman-defiant-telling-flood-victims-exercise.html https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/09/carb

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65:21

Newscrop school of "journalism", Australia corruption...

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2022/02/25

NEWS: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/27/22904174/studio-ghibli-theme-park-japan-opening-date-november-1 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-11/nsw-gladys-berejiklian-new-job-at-optus/100822356 https://tottnews.com/2019/03/14/google-calico-solving-death/ https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-orders-apparent-new-system-banning-internet-content-2022-01-29/ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/feb/05/nadine-dorries-proposes-law-to-rein-in-streamers-after-shocking-jimmy-carr-joke https://variety.com/2

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60:28

Australian tanks, Record selling art, Park Hotel...

Bearer of weird News ·

2022/02/07

NEWS: https://futurism.com/screen-flavors-lick www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59346858 https://apnews.com/article/technology-lifestyle-business-norway-europe-a7a4d0b066ab8a608be11f69e0bfa9ad https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/10/02/treating-beef-like-coal-would-make-a-big-dent-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59726281 https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/01/12/canon-printer-ink-cartridge-chip-shortage/9183286002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/w

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62:20

ATO getting in trouble?, Climate change.. maybe...

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2021/12/15

NEWS: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/vaccine-chosen-merriam-websters-2021-word-of-year/2695052/ https://languages.oup.com/word-of-the-year/2021/ https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2021/11/17/cambridge-dictionary-word-year-2021/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-17/australian-word-of-the-year-is-strollout-referencing-vaccines/100626698 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/nov/24/nft-is-collins-dictionary-word-of-the-year

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76:04

The minimum wage good?, Australia bad, Hackers hack...

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2021/11/19

NEWS: https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-lobbying-us-government-to-make-pot-legal-2021-9 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/divided-swiss-vote-same-sex-marriage-after-fraught-campaign-2021-09-22/ http://go.newsfusion.com/science-news/item/7892156 https://www.sbs.com.au/news/new-zealand-maori-party-renews-push-to-change-country-s-official-name-to-aotearoa/1114e911-0455-4347-83c3-d47403ae81d3 https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/mental-health/570265-nike-gives-employees-a-wee

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78:18

Cigarette companies manipulate you, again, Rupert...

Bearer of weird News ·

2021/10/10

NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-07-09/flemish-scrollers-ai-bot-detects-politicians-on-their-phones-/100274244 https://www.ecowatch.com/tasmanian-devils-little-penguins-2653478521.html https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/08/pfizer-raises-price-of-covid-19-vaccine-by-25-in-europe-report/ https://www.mediaweek.com.au/news-corp-and-google-to-launch-the-digital-news-academy-program/ https://www.engadget.com/onlyfans-big-banks-war-adult-content-174041161.html https://www.theage.com.au/business/c

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70:27

Eating bugs, Tricking the stupidly rich with "Art",...

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2021/08/23

NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-30/clive-palmer-loses-twisted-sister-copyright-case/100106262 https://www.complex.com/music/kim-jong-un-k-pop-vicious-cancer https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/30/new-zealand-offer-to-resettle-australias-offshore-refugees-still-active-as-us-deal-nears-end https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jun/11/australian-researchers-discover-why-only-two-heads-of-echidna-penis-become-erect-at-one-time https://www.smh.com.au/national/abc-logo-u

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80:33

Terrible solutions to Gig worker problems, Voter...

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2021/07/09

NEWS: https://mashable.com/article/tinder-are-you-sure/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22327854/match-group-garbo-tinder-background-check-update https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/oddly-enough/bees-netherlands-trained-detect-covid-19-infections-2021-05-06/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57293882 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/apr/30/dutch-couple-move-into-europe-first-fully-3d-printed-house-eindhoven https://gizmodo.com/california-appeals-court-rules-amazon-can-be-held-liabl-1846805602 h

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56:55

Robots learn to be capitalists, Disappearing...

Bearer of weird News ·

2021/05/20

NEWS: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/eu-right-repair-technology-decade-b1809408.html https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/coronavirus/brazil-asks-women-to-delay-pregnancy-c-2614650 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/hard-right-republicans-forming-new-caucus-protect-anglo-saxon-political-n1264338 https://www.iflscience.com/technology/scientists-create-whitest-paint-in-the-world-that-could-help-us-fight-global-warming/ https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/16/us/mass-shootings-4

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64:17

Jobs continue to exploit vulnerable workers, Ex-PM...

Bearer of weird News ·

2021/04/12

NEWS: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-16/jacinda-ardern-australia-stripping-dual-national-turkey-terror/13159300 https://www.npr.org/2021/02/09/965953078/8-year-old-calls-out-npr-for-lack-of-dinosaur-stories https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence-worshipping-church-officially-shuts-down https://futurism.com/scientists-clone-endangered-species https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/643531/amelia-earhart-plane-lego https://futurism.com/send-million-sperm-samples-moon https://www.theguardian.com/

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61:34

Gondor has no legal defence!, No news is good news?,...

Bearer of weird News ·

2021/02/26

NEWS: https://www.complex.com/life/2021/01/joints-for-jabs-free-weed-for-covid-19-vaccine https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-02/where-is-aung-san-suu-kyi-after-myanmar-coup/13112564 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55817385 https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/20/22241031/amazon-vaccination-biden-administration https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/twitter-just-created-a-custom-font-to-better-reflect-its-brand-identity/ https://boingboing.net/2021/01/21/oklahoma-state-representative-filed-bi

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77:57

The Weird news quiz - 73 - @mattharveystuff,...

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2021/02/25

Previous shows have included award winners, international comedians, RAW Comedy winners, five-star comedians, comedy writers and even a comedian or two who have done some impressive TV spots (QI, Comedy Central, BBC, Mad as Hell, Tonightly, Good Az Friday and Comedy Up Late). "the perfect start to an evening of loose comedy." - Pop Culture-y "The variety and quality of guests...mean this is the sort #WeirdNewsQuiz #News #Comedy #Quizshow #Panelshow #Platypus #DanielMuggleton

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