A Rational Fear
A Rational Fear is a comedy podcast where comedians and experts dissect the news with humor and insight. It has won Best Comedy Podcast multiple years and encourages listeners to laugh in the face of fear. The show also offers a newsletter for updates.
Episodes
In Conversation — Making Australia's energy transition cheaper for all.
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BHP is taking Michael West to court! — feat. Michael West
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/This week Dan and Lewis Hobba are joined by independent journalist Michael West of Michael West Media — who's being sued by BHP, Australia's biggest company, over his reporting on coal miner Simon Turner's decade-long fight for compensation. Turner broke his back at BHP's Mount
"Sing Us a Song, Timmy" — Ed Husic on Gas, Gaza & Getting Kicked Out
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/This week former Industry & Science Minister Ed Husic joined us in the A Rational Fear bunker to chat about the big fault lines where Labor's values meet Labor's actions — gas exports, the Iran strikes, Pauline's rise, and how you actually get things done when your own part
The end of the Liberal Party and the new climate wars.
Recorded live at Climate Action Week Sydney, this episode of A Rational Fear dives deep into the rise of the far right, fossil-fuel-funded disinformation, and what it all means for Australia’s climate future and democracy.Host Dan Ilic is joined on stage by:Malcolm Turnbull – former Prime Minister, now “concerned private citizen”Ed Coper – communications strategi
End of (fear) year wrap
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Satan Worshipers. Dental Chairs & Spotify Wrapped
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The Burqas are better at Pauline Hansons?
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Australia retreats from Türkiye AGAIN! (COP31 Update)
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/We speak with Richie Merzian who was live on the ground in Belem for COP30, he is big climate nerd who is deep in the civil society movement to bring COP31 to Australia.Sadly — we found out this morning that Australia will not be hosting COP31 in Australia. Rather Türkiye will
Why UK Labour so fugged?
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Don't Mess With The Zohran!
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Dan gets scammed while Lewis avoids a march
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Dan & Lewis are uncomfortable when not public speaking
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Chris Bowen - A Rational Conversation
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Help hire a lobbyist
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W.Kamau Bell on the end of America (and Colbert)
G’day Fearmongers,This week we have one of my favourite comedians and tv producers walk us through the CBS decision to axe the Stephen Colbert Late Show.Was it financial or something more sinister?W.Kamau Bell is one of the smartest TV creators and stand ups and he’s got the silverware to prove it. Kamau has even hosted his own tonight show. He’s one of the most prolific brains in media, comedy an
Rules for burning top secret documents
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OnlyFans of democracy
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Dan, Lewis and Julia reveal what could get them all cancelled.
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Media this election & bonus News fighters
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Election Special Live - Melbourne Comedy Festival 2025
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Indie Mixtape: Allegra Spender + Alex Dyson
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Jokes, data & election predictions
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How AwkwUS! Australia's special relationship with the US.
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Greenwashing and B******: Stefano Valentino
G’day Fearmongers,A reminder that our Melbourne Comedy Festival Show is only 4 weeks away!🎟️ Get your tickets HEREOn this week’s podcast we have a conversation with award-winning environmental journalist Stefano Valentino. Stefano has written extensively about the confluence of power and greenwashing, and disinformation.We asked him about disinformation in elections, he told us about how the bigge
A Rational Fukt Check & It's Not A Race
🔗 https://its-not-a-race.raisely.com/🎟️ https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/comedy-festival-2025/a-rational-fearIn this episode of A Rational Fear, Dan Ilic and Lewis Hobba catch up and discuss their busy start to the year, including Lewis's move to Melbourne and preparations for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. They introduce new initiatives like the A Rational Fukt Check, ai
SPECIAL EPISODE: News Fighters 2024 Year In Review
Tonightly and Media Watch wacky clips craftsman Dylan Behan is back with his annual News Fighters year in review episode taking an in depth look at 2024 in news and politics. From Dutton’s nuclear epiphany to Albo’s endless cash splashing (mostly on his own house) this year has marked an an ever increasing enshittifcation of Australian politics. Also Stefan Pazur does his annual wrap of sport and
A RATIONAL YEAR - live from the xmas party
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EXIT INTERVIEW: Kylea Tink Is Not Done
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Is Long Head the next Bluey?
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Jon Ronson on psychopaths, shame & spending time with Alex Jones
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Direct from COP29: The juicy gossip and a beached whale
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NZ leaves us with nothing but ANUS
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Season finale of the United States of America
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JokeTober sketch review
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Judging fat bears & hawking Trump Bibles
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The return of the sausages
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Nuclear Desert & Dan's $2K shop
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Scrotum lookalike wants the world to burn
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Don't ask where the money is coming from - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Mark Connely & Alice Brennan
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/In this episode of A Rational Fear, the hosts discuss a range of topics including the impact of Russian funding on YouTube influencers, the effectiveness of political propaganda, and a detailed analysis of the recent US presidential debate. They also touch on the upcoming COP31
Introducing: Preppers
G’day Fearmongers —We’re back next week with all new A Rational Fear Podcast episodes.But before that please enjoy this brand new podcast series I worked on with the UNSW Centre For Ideas called Preppers.It’s about how we all need to get prepared for the end of the world together. We talk to so many great people for this podcast.On the A Rational Fear podcast feed I’ve jus
Sneaking into Pine Gap - behind the scenes with Boy_Boy
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1,000,000th download LIVE SHOW
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John Delmenico — A Rational Conversation
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A Rational Year — Peter Dutton presents the best sketches and bits from 2023
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Newsfighters — Year In Review 2023
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Matt Lieb — A Rational Conversation
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Wendy Harmer — A Rational Conversation
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Sponsor losing - Award winning - Dan Ilic & Lewis Hobba
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LIVE FROM SXSW SYDNEY - Dan Ilic, Chris Taylor, Lee Constable, Ed Coper, Antoinette Lattouf, DJ Dylan Behan
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Cal Wilson: Millennial Horns, the Wikipedia entry
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LIVE FROM WAIBEN THURSDAY ISLAND - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Jay Wymarra, Diat Alferink, Dane Simpson & Leon Filewood
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LIVE AT THE WOMEN IN MEDIA CONFERENCE
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Not a boycott but a universal pull out - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Megan Herbert & Matt Bray
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Keeping up with the Rubiales - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Tash Exelby & Issy Phillips
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NEWS FIGHTERS: How to (not) solve Australia’s cost of living of crisis!
On this month's episode of NEWS FIGHTERS, chief wacky clips correspondent Dylan Behan takes a deep dive into what’s driving the cost of living and housing crises in Australia, as well as all the stupid solutions proposed by our self-serving politicians.ALSO: News Fighters is coming to the Sydney Fringe Festival! For the first time ever, we’re doing an episode LIVE ON STAGE at The Factory Theatre i
Poorer, hotter and less productive - Dan Ilic, AJ Lamarque, Jesse Noakes & Matt Kean
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GMPOOG: David Roberts "Trump is totally apocalyptic for climate change."
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/Something a bit different from A Rational Fear this week — Long time listeners will be familiar with our spin off — The Greatest Moral Podcast Of Our Generation. Today we have a long form conversation with one my favourite climate voices.This week I sat down with energy and cli
BONUS: Unlikely Best Friends — Grace Tame & Camilla Cleese
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Quitting to join Threads fulltime - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba. Lee Constable & Ange Lavoipierre
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End Of Financial Fear - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Alice Tovey & Glen James
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Cheap Coke & Black Market Fantales - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba & Georgie Parker (not the actress)
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/G’day Fearmongers,Hockeyroo and Olympian Georgie Parker (not the actress) is our guest this week, and after spending 5 nights up watching the ashes, there’s few people more qualified to talk about Bazball vs Cumball.On the podcast this week we talk:🏡 Housing Affordability Futur
Solving the climate crisis with gun rights - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba & Ange Lavoipierre.
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News Fighters — Budget Wars 2023
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/NEWS FIGHTERS PODCASTThis month on News Fighters host Dylan Behan takes an in-depth look at the 2023 “Goldilocks” Budget. Somehow treasurer Jim Chalmers and Labor have lucked out with a once-in-15-year surplus, but can they use it to help those out in the cold while not ov
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Kiwis Now Welcome
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McBride's secret strategy.
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Tim Smith's (Fence) Cover Up — Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023
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LIVE PODCAST: Cookers, Planets, and Gas. OH MY! — Brisbane — Mandy Nolan, Mark Humphries, Mel Buttle, Lewis Hobba, Dan Ilic + Dr. Jessie Christiensen
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Trapping Trump — Alice Tovey, Laura Hughes, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, David Attenborough
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News Fighters: NSW Election: Two Awful Men!
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460 ft long Subs — Adam Bandt, Amelia Navascues, Lewis Hobba, and Dan Ilic
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The Vengabus on the O-Bahn — LIVE IN ADELAIDE — Kyam Maher, Andrew Hansen, Dan Ilic, Alice Fraser, Gabbi Bolt, Lewis Hobba, Dylan Behan
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The Half a Chubb Review — Elyce Phillips, Jane Bell, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba + Nicolette Boele
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INTRODUCING NEWS FIGHTERS: Anthony Albanese goes to the tennis and the right can’t deal!
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What does Clive Palmer do now? — Osher Gunsberg, Floyd Alexander-Hunt, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba + Judy Hannan
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Uncool Cabanas — Arts Minister Tony Burke MP, Antoinette Lattouf, Hanna Ferguson, Dan Ilic
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A Rational Year — The best sketches and selected bits from 2022
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The Boys Say Some Bad News — Bec Charlwood, Alex Jae, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba
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Hey Alexa, play Nish Kumar's comedy specials — Nish Kumar, Alice Fraser, Lewis Hobba, Dan Ilic
🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/🐬 A Rational Fear is supported in part by Australian Ethical 🎟 TICKETS TO ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL NOW ON SALEOne of the UK’s best satirical brains; Nish Kumar joins Alice Fraser, Lewis Hobba and Dan Ilic (me) for this week’s podcast.Nish has just finished an 86 date tour of h
