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“It’s hard to understate how much Dan Ilic puts into A Rational Fear — you can hear the sweat through the headphones. He’s such a legend, and often writes in 3rd person.”
Ranger Dan via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/20/24
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“Still the best show for keeping up with climate action without falling into a pit of despair Xox”
Andre_X77 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/04/24
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“Great content, funny side of the most depressing subjects. Quite repeatitive format at times becomes bit boring.”
rajarshidg via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/01/23
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“Do yourself and the planet a favour and tune in to have your mind blown, your laughing gas expelled and your blood boiled. Loved the most recent episode on Australia’s ‘world class’ secrecy laws. Dan Ilic’s self-deprecating and infectiously hilarious take on even the most profoundly depressing...”Read full review »
Dean Moriarty 99 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/03/22
“The news and politics stress me. So it’s nice to have intelligent people pull it apart for me and deliver it with laughs.
PS I won’t say Dan Ilic’s head looks like an iconic egg. Oops did I say that aloud? (S’ok. I don’t need the stickers).”
maggiec53 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/13/22
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“Born from an iconic egg on a mountain top, Former mystic shaman Dan Ilic accompanies affable horse-mounted radio-monk Lewis Hobba on a pilgrimage to deliver sacred satirical billboards to a dystopian gas-led future - alongside a cast of special guests!”
Green-bone via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/09/22
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“I was using the following names when ordering my coffee until the manager banned me:
Pap smear
Chlamydia
Herpes
Hysterectomy
Oophorectomy”
SimfromWagga via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/18/22
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“Love this podcast. Considering ditching one of my streaming platforms so I can subscribe as I’m missing the extra content (bye bye Amazon Prime). Special thanks for giving Julia Zemiro a platform every month. Loved the pub choir episode and I’d sign up for her drama school for the unambitious and...”Read full review »
LogicGoddess via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/14/22
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“this podcast is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get. but what *is* certain, is that you’ll laugh until you’ve got tears streaming down your face. practically a weepie. five stars.”
Anaphase27 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/18/22
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“Dan and Lewis could easily carry the show … stuff the other guests
Love listener from Cape Town”
carolinartisalinas via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
02/18/22
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“Dan is the worst Cloaca but once you get past that you realise everyone else are the glue holding the show together & it’s pretty great. Channel Molly Meldrum & do yourself a favour & download this beauty.”
Tassietrude via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/14/22
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“What a fantastic show but I need some tech advice. I have looked everywhere on the Interweb but I can’t find the QAlan site. Keep up the good work.”
All added out .... via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/31/21
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“Great show, even better to hear Andy Zaltzman as guest. Do it again!”
Jfvhb via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/05/21
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“Jokes, satire and other more general words that may or may not be in order, fed into your cranial void via the medium of speech. What a time to be alive!”
SmartUK via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/02/21
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“This podcast is great. If you deal with terrible news by laughing at it (because if you don’t laugh you’ll cry) this podcast is for you. Good place to cry/laugh/worry about about climate change, pandemic and xenobots.”
PetrLeb via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/02/21
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“The balance of humour, and no-holds-barred look at the state of the world as it is, and not as we’d like to to be, that this show manages is incredibly rare - but they do it somehow and I’m all the better for it!
If you want to stay informed, while also having a laugh after work on a weekday -...”Read full review »
PatDunstan via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/24/21
“When hearing about the state of Australian politics you can either laugh or cry. I’d prefer to laugh, and this podcast helps. Keep ‘em coming!”
FungusTaylor via Apple Podcasts ·
Sweden ·
10/22/21
“Good”
myhorsetwo via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/22/21
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“Never fails to inform and make me laugh. Always with a great group of comedians but also an informative guest. Never afraid to interview someone with a differing point of view. I either listen or watch every week”
PaulyFawcett via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/22/21
“I was quite shocked recently when a respected Sydney journalist said she only discovered A Rational Fear with its Billboard Project because it’s only listened to by millennials. It made me realise that my body is lying to me & I’m not really a baby boomer as A Rational Fear is compulsory...”Read full review »
JMendelssohn via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/21/21
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“I’ve been a Dan Ilic fan since the Ronnie Johns days. Very sharp, concise analysis.”
Xtian42 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/16/21
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“We’ll.. I quite liked this show. It was fun and informative, good news good comedy. Then they got former classmate in for a raucous laugh about the damage newscorp has done to this country. LMFO, so funny, while the world is burning or drowning depending on where you live it’s so good to have a...”Read full review »
BudSmoko via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/15/21
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“so funny but so accurate!!”
colsy wolsy via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/08/21
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“Managed to make impending doom fun. Thanks team!”
bloodandgin via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/27/21
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“This podcast is much tastier than eating a horse”
247observer via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/13/21
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“Scary, Funny and thoughtful at the same time. Deserving of an ignoble prize. Love the show.”
DocErik via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/06/21
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“Long time listener first time reviewer here - this is the podcast I look forward to every week. Discussing the most pressing issues our generation faces whilst being topical, funny”
bdubac1 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/29/21
“Topics like climate change, government accountability and discrimination get pushed around by a bunch of comedians and a few rather impressive experts each week, in the Australian context. It’s reassuring to know my fears are founded in reality, not just paranoia.”
SueCovre via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/16/21
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“Laugh out loud funny, but also educational and thought provoking. Always such a great cast of guests each week.”
Library gal 23 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/29/21
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“Terrific episode .. thank you to all especially Amy & Prof Hughes!!”
Feinoel via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/09/21
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“A brilliant mix of razor sharp satire and need-to-know news / current affairs delivered by a rotating roster of top notch comedians.”
des_miller via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/22/21
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“Dan and Lewis and their team are impressively witty, so so clever and very very funny. Soak it up, even though their episodes are super topical each week, they age well and the back catalogue is full of timeless gold!”
JacquesTan3 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
12/04/20
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“What they lack in similarity of height, they make up for in similarity of satirical wit, and a cleverness to harness the funniest side of the horrors facing us in the news. Top marks to Dan and Lewis - and the roundabout of friends. As someone with anxiety OCD - it’s always a genuine pleasure to...”Read full review »
RichardsCommaClare via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/02/20
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“A political talk show hosted by left-leaning presenters who touch on topical issues of today mostly in Australia but also around the world at times. The topics are often interesting and they have some good guests on. It could be great but they try too hard to be funny which results in some...”Read full review »
djoelquinn via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/01/20
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“Both Dan and Lewis are sharp witted satirists, and they attract high quality guests. Besides young comedians, it’s good to see occasional qualified specialist guests comment on a current political issue. Go, guys!”
Pollietragic via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/20/20
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“An enjoyable way to become depressed about the world’s current affairs.”
MorryMorgan via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/14/20
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“Came to listen for some humour and all I got was a very subjective view of Australian politics. Don’t think I will continue to listen. The guest list is good, but the hosts are just underwhelming in both humour and facts.”
Laurenrenee777 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/30/20
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“Keeping me sane during self-isolation. Dan and Lewis are hilarious and they have some very funny guests!”
Josh Louder via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/26/20
“I was so excited to listen to this and persevered through the entire live show but it really just wasn’t funny. The cast thought so, and I’m really pleased for them, but some better writing would really help.”
SamQ via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/11/19
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“Love this podcast. It's relevant, topical, edgy. I think it might be going places. Well, all apart from Lewis 😂😘. Can’t wait to see them live.”Read full review »
Daddy Dav Dav via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/22/19
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“Just to make it clear...I'm not Australian. I live far away in Europe, but I've been listening to this podcast since the beginning...almost.
Probably I'm not the one you would trust, but I believe there's so much quality in the satire you find in this podcast.
The comics have...”Read full review »
chobindue via Apple Podcasts ·
Italy ·
04/30/14
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“Love love this fabulous podcast. Gladdens my heart listening to you all.”
Deb Pidd via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/01/14
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“I love this ! Hands and feet over anything else, sick of the goons ( yes I really wrote that ) perfect radio for gen... ( insert thinkers) thank you RN for supporting Aussie comedians .. More more more”
Teslatoday via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/27/13
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“Had me giggling to myself. I too wish there were more eps to get. Keep 'em coming... please!”Read full review »
zomojo via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/16/13
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“I wish this was more frequent because it is excellent.”
Tree Sap Zombie via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
06/11/12
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