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Serious Danger

Emerald Moon & Tom Ballard

Serious Danger is a podcast about our broken political system and its greatest threat: the Greens. Join traitorous SJWs Emerald Moon and Tom Ballard as they discuss the #auspol news of the week, chat to key figures from the left movement, and talk about how to win a future for all of us. This is NOT an official Greens party podcast, but it IS the official podcast of trying to not go insane while experiencing the sh*tshow that is Australian politics. / Produced by Michael Griffin / Twitter &

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3:17

Teaser: Inside The Greens : Tampa, Telstra, 9/11

Serious Danger ·

2025/01/09

In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Emerald takes Tom through chapter 7 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.” In this instalment - the aftermath of the 2001 election, a Labor member exodus to the Greens after the Tampa scandal, Bob Brown makes a captain’s call on Telstra, and then 9/11 comes along and changes everything. ---------- The show can

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64:54

UNLOCKED: We watched ‘How to Blow Up A Pipeline’

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2025/01/04

Happy new year! New episodes back next week Sun 12th Jan, but we’ve unlocked a Patreon recent episode, enjoy! In this bonus for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom watched the 2022 film How To Blow Up a Pipeline, adapted and fictionalised from the 2021 non-fiction book by Andreas Malm. Is property destruction the answer to the climate crisis, or should the movement embrace non-violence? Speaking of, is property destruction violence? Are the book and film dangerous? What can the movement learn

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1:25

Teaser: ‘Atomic Oz’ by Scott Ludlam - Play reading...

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2024/12/26

In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, live from the Newcastle Comedy Club during the Rising Tide blockade, it’s a special Boxing Day panto! As a young man getting into green politics, former senator Scott Ludlam wrote the play Atomic Oz -“The story of the nuclearisation of Australia and how ordinary people can get in its way. Played out on a giant map of Australia, the show travels from 1947 to 2001 in a circus sideshow of military, industry and Prime Ministerial figures doing

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72:27

157: Raygun’s $10K, nuclear costings, flag & prayer...

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2024/12/21

The world unites to hate on Aussie national heel Raygun. Emerald and Tom take a look at the coalition’s costings for nuclear power, delivered on the last day of school on the back of a beer coaster (11:41). Meanwhile, Tanya Plibersek approves a bunch of coal mines and hopes we won’t notice. Then, culture war! (44:23) Sydney Greens councillor Matthew Thompson tried to end the practice of reading the lord’s prayer before parliament, and opposition leader Peter Dutton wants to stop

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71:01

156: Synagogue fire & the Greens’ anti-Dutton pivot

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2024/12/14

🎵If you’re gonna keep jacking up the rent / We’re gonna burn down the real estate agency 🎵Emerald is back and has Taiwan travel tips. Then she and Tom look at the recent anti-semitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in Australia (11:29). What is going on, and is there a double standard? Then, Adam Bandt and the federal Greens are pushing for a new approach with Labor - collaboration to “keep Dutton out” (40:07). Is this good politics or naive “change from within”

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6:03

Teaser: Inside The Greens #7: 2001 Election, NZ Green...

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2024/12/12

In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Tom takes Emerald through chapter 7 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.” In this instalment - the 2001 election, Global Greens, Ralph Nader and Al Gore and George W. Bush, New Zealand Green Party, and Ian Cohen vs Lee Rhiannon. ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s

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58:27

155: Woolworths vs workers & Prahran by-election ft....

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2024/12/07

First they came for my Australia Day pub celebrations, and I did not speak out - because I was not a pub. Tom is joined by guest host, new Greens candidate for the Vic state seat of Prahran, Angelica Di Camillo! First up, a discussion of what’s going on with the Prahran by-election, the allegations against resigning former member Sam Hibbins, and her plans for the campaign (9:40). Then, 1500 Woolworths warehouse workers across Australia are on strike demanding wage increases and refusing to work

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70:43

154: Have the Greens given up? ft. Osman Faruqi

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2024/11/30

Lidia Thorpe throws a piece of paper. Tom is joined by guest host, journalist and commentator Osman Faruqi! It’s the last week of parliament for the year (and the term?) and it’s all happening (11:43). Are the Greens weak capitulators on the housing bill? Is the kids social media ban a farce? Is Albo worse than ScoMo? Then an excerpt from our live show last weekend at The Vanguard in Sydney, as Mark Humphries joins to chat 2024 Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year (53:45). Finally, Emerald and Tom

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5:24

Teaser: Live in Sydney ft. Jenny Leong & Mark Humphries

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2024/11/28

In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom are live from The Vanguard in Sydney the day after their Newcastle show on our little mini-tour. First up the big news - full strength beer for all! Next, the government is looking to pass political donation reforms. Will they hurt minor parties? Then they are joined by Jenny Leong, state MP for Newtown, joins to chat the state of the Greens in 2024. Are recent election disappointments a reason to worry? Is 2025 the year for the Greens to

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62:55

153: Live from the People’s Blockade

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2024/11/23

Emerald and Tom descend on the Rising Tide People’s Blockade, live from the Newcastle Comedy Club! First a look at the blockade, Maurie the Mole and a surprising former role played by Emerald’s dad. Next they are joined by Greens NSW state MP Sue Higginson to talk about the protestival and the state of NSW politics. Then a special yoof guest Rosie, the youngest person arrested at last year’s blockade! The kids are alright! (Bonus segment from the show - a live dramatic reading from Scott Ludlam’s

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78:25

152: Social Media Laws & Fairfax-Nine on the Greens

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2024/11/16

"Sydney's a big city, you know, I mean, a couple of hundred bucks, right?” Emerald and Tom check out the government’s new obsession with regulating the internet - kicking kids off of social media, a digital duty of care, and policing misinformation (11:02). Why can children go to jail but can’t go on Youtube? Is this saving the kiddies or a big scam to bring in digital ID? “Who fact-checks the fact-checkers?” Then, a couple of hostile Greens articles in Nine/Fairfax (47:03). Are voters sick of the

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1:55

Teaser: We watched ‘How to Blow Up A Pipeline’

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2024/11/14

In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom watched the 2022 film How To Blow Up a Pipeline, adapted and fictionalised from the 2021 non-fiction book by Andreas Malm. Is property destruction the answer to the climate crisis, or should the movement embrace non-violence? Speaking of, is property destruction violence? Are the book and film dangerous? What can the movement learn from it? And is it a good watch? ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon

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81:05

151: US Election & Student Debt ft. Dave Anthony (The...

Serious Danger ·

2024/11/09

Kamala Harris ran a “flawless” campaign. This week on the doomer leftist election loss show, Emerald and Tom are joined by Serious Danger’s US election correspondent Dave Anthony, comedian and co-host of The Dollop podcast! (11:17) How screwed is America? How screwed is Australia? And why did Dave buy a gun? Then closer to home, this week the government announced an election promise to reduce HECS debt by 20%. (52:29) Yay? Finally, a call to action (1:19:33). ---------- Just released on Patreon -

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74:46

150: Goodbye, Greensland? Emerald’s Qld election recap

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2024/11/02

You’re allowed a week to mourn. Emerald takes Tom through the results of last week’s Queensland election (13:09). Why did the Greens underperform? Did Labor “steal” the Greens policies, or are the Greens being bad losers? Why are Labor gloating about losing? What are the funniest stories from the campaign? And how screwed is Queensland? Finally, a call to action (1:13:07). ---------- Just released on Patreon - Inside The Greens #6 pt 2: 1998 Election, GST, One Nation The show can only exist because

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Teaser: Inside The Greens #6 pt 2: 1998 Election,...

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2024/10/31

In this bonus series for Patreon subscribers, Emerald takes Tom through chapter 6 of author Paddy Manning’s epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.” In this instalment - 1998 brings a Tasmanian election, focus groups, the GST, duopoly preferencing shenanigans and some federal election setbacks. ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month

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149: Splitting Heirs on Lidia Thorpe ft. Amy Remeikis

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2024/10/26

An Animal Justice candidate supports the Greens and would love to be the dictator of this country. Tom is joined by guest host and #auspol legend Amy Remeikis. First up Amy explains what she’s up to now she’s left The Guardian. Next a recap of the ACT election, with some bad news for Vanessa Amorosi fans (15:10). Then the moment that had the whole world watching, weirdly - Senator Lidia Thorpe’s protest during King Charles’ visit this week (32:26). Finally, a call to action (1:06:35). ----------

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71:31

148: Albo’s mansion, the Greens slumlord & school...

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2024/10/19

Canberra Liberals leader gives media the finger, loses election. Emerald and Tom learn that PM Albo bought a mansion and try to work out why exactly it feels so wrong (7:01). Is it his Hawaii moment? Meanwhile a Greens mayoral candidate is alleged to be a moldy slumlord. Then the fight is brewing over schools funding (47:08), from the underfunding of public schools and overfunding of private, to the declaration of war between toffs and Greens. Finally, a call to action (1:10:02). ---------- Just

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5:51

Teaser: Kevin 07 - 2007 Election Retrospective

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2024/10/18

In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom recap the 2007 federal election. Kevin 07! Rudd-slide! Workchoices! The idea that you could have a PM who wasn’t Little Johnny Howard! Rudd eating his ear wax in parliament! Nothing bad will ever happen again. ---------- The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over FIFTY past

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64:03

147: Dealing with the Greens & Fatima’s Voice ft....

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2024/10/12

Emerald is joined by guest co-host Rachel Withers, our favourite adult #auspol writer. Everyone hates the Greens (12:11), with Labor campaigners running a seminar on how to Deal With them, and Zionist lobbyists trying to get them out of office. Also they look at parliament’s reactions to October 7th, and Fatima Payman has a new political party but maybe not any new political ideas. Finally, a call to action (1:01:15). ---------- Just released on Patreon - One year since October 7th ft. Nasser

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146: Hezbollah, Shrinkflation & the Door-knocking...

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2024/10/05

Put on some pants, there’s a Green Lion knocking on the door. Emerald and Tom try to get their heads around the escalating conflict in Israel, Lebanon and Iran, Dutton’s grandstanding, and the Hezbollah flag-gate at protests (7:34). Then an update on supermarkets as the government threatens to do something (?) about price rorting, land banking and shrinkflation (45:10). Finally, a call to action (1:10:43). ---------- Just released on Patreon - One year since October 7th ft. Nasser Mashni,

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