EDIT - CORRECTION: From @daggydad on Twitter. Dr John Campbell is an a&e nurse with a PhD, not a doctor of medicine. @GasmanR went on to elaborate Small pedantic correction, Dr John Campbell is a nurse not a doctor. He does hold a valid Phd and can use the honorific doctor - but it is in the discipline of nursing education, he is not a medical doctor. While unfortunately a small number of my fellow doctors are raving cookers (including unfortunately a guy I went to university with and...

The Two Jacks discuss the latest furore over Australia's National Holiday. Have the arguments hit a new low? With Peter Dutton's calls to boycott Woolworths, the Two Jacks say it couldn't possibly get crazier. A day of nationhood is needed, one that will unify Australians and not divide them. In the US, Trump takes Iowa with Nikki Haley looking like having a fighting chance of winning New Hampshire. Around the world, how do progressive Jews view the response from their fellow non-Jewish...

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This week Joel has a chat with Neil Sanders of the excellent podcast Some Dare Call It Conspiracy - which you should all be subscribed to already. We look at the puppet masters of the alt media who are pushing their agenda onto the hapless conspiracy movement that don't seem to notice that all their beliefs just happen to be fossil fuel industry talking points. FUNNY THAT. Neil is one of the few people I can think of (Daniel Morrison, Brendan from BIAS/Dirt Unit) who really get this...

Such a big bloody year we had to cut it into two semesters. Part two has more bitching about twitter, the referendum and dumb cooker b******t. Rod's ticker is crook and fake Monica Smit is making him sad. Coles are self serving themselves to another layer of hell and Trump is probably going to jail but also probably going to be president. It's a lot to take in. But if you've got 90 spare minutes, take it in and sort it out. We have a big year ahead and it looks like things are only going...

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The two Jacks wrap up for the year with a look back at some of the biggest stories of the year. Was it the failure of the The Voice referendum, War in the Ukraine, War in Gaza, energy crises, or maybe the story that will endure was that of an alleged mushroom poisoning in Leongatha. JTI says the story will still attract attention 100 years into the future. We review the big stories in sport, too. Nathan Lyon's 500th wicket, the Ashes, the Matildas in the World Cup and Collingwood not just...

Merry xmas folks! This week we are getting together with the girls to have a yarn about stuff. Stuff that happened this year. Was gonna be one part but it went for ages so it's two parts! Hopefully this makes the next week a little easier for those that find it difficult and even better for those who get all xmassy and cheery. Everyone wins! Part two coming out soon. ALSO - PLEASE vote for CBCo in the GABS hottest 100. They're pushing the Pacific Ale so get behind that. I know it's a bit...

This week we have very good friend of the podcast Dave Burgess on the show to talk about his experiences at home in Cessnock and as an activist. We've been to a few rallies together so it was time to have a chat for you guys and talk about the mechanics of it all. He knows his stuff! Enjoy :-)

The Two Jacks discuss the problems of immigration in Europe with social pressures looming in Sweden, Germany and in the Netherlands with the rise of Geert Wilders. HK Jack maintains the pressures arise from failures to drive assimilation while JTI argues the rise of the far right in Europe predates the immigration issue. In Ireland, far right thugs rioted after a knife attack outside a school in inner city Dublin committed allegedly by an immigrant who arrived in the country 20 years ago and...

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The Two Jacks return to the High Court decision effectively ending permanent detention. The HC has not yet handed down its reasons delaying a legislative response. But the Albanese government went ahead anyway with a bill to impose control measures on the 91 released detainees. This leads to a broader discussion about the government's communications which are reactive rather than proactive. Elsewhere, we look at the Tories' woes in the UK and have Argentineans voted in Liam Gallagher as...

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A Senate inquiry has called on the New South Wales government to cull feral horses damaging the environment in the Australian Alps. The Two Jacks seek to debunk the romantic options about these horses. Many have arrived recently, often thoroughbred racing horses dumped by owners. It might seem cruel but the feral herds need to be culled in order to save biodiversity and animals facing extinction. In other news, HK Jack explains the High Court's decision and what it means for the...

It's been a while since we just stuck the boot into some cookers so it's time to tie the shoelaces and get kicking. First we look at Trump who continues to be in Deep Shit and then we move on to some classic cookerbashing. Teflon Mon Mon is going through the courts again for fundraising for non existent legal fees. Whoops! She also got the arse from the US. Oh no! Joel attends an Australia One cooker rally and learns that in Germany and Spain you can marry a cat or a dog. Spoiler alert -...

The Two Jacks discuss Redbridge polling which appears to show a growing divide in the electorate between based on age, income and education levels. The traditional Liberal electorates are now veering progressive while in some of Labor's outer suburban seats, the shift is to the conservative side of the ideological spectrum. Does it provide the Liberals and Dutton with an opportunity at the next election and is this why they have virtually given up on retaining seats lost to the Teals in 2022?...

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Editors note: The upload for Episode 49 failed and I didn't notice till ages later - so yes, this is the episode after 49. But it's not 50. That's the one before 49. It makes total sense. Kinda. Not really. Anyway, double celebration. Yay! The Two Jacks discuss the rise of anti-Semitism in the wake of the Hamas strike and IDF retaliation in Gaza. Once the ugly business of the hard right, anti-Semitism is now flourishing on the left, now including some within the progressive left. We track...

Here is part 2 of our chat with Yaakov Aharon - a citizen of Israel and former ultra orthdox Jew. We continue to look at the way in which Israel and Palestine clash in the middle east and look at some of the more cooked beliefs that are fairly normal in Israeli politics. We have a chat about his trip to Palestine and warm welcome despite clearly being of Jewish descent. We speak about the failure of intelligence and the way in which the intelligence organisations are considered 'left wing'...

The Voice and constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians predictably fails at the ballot box. Where to next for reconciliation? And what political impacts will occur in the wake of the failed referendum? Meanwhile in Gaza, the ground war is merely days away. In the UK, criminals are being kept out of jail due to a chronic shortage of prison beds. In sport, Australia's campaign finally finds fruit in the ODI World Cup while both JTI and HK Jack predict a SAFA World Cup in rugby. 

Bill Hayden, the man who probably would have been PM but made way for Bob Hawke in 1983 dies at 90. A former copper who studied economics at night, he rose to become Foreign Minister and Governor General during the Hawke Years. He was Minister for Social Services and Treasurer in the Whitlam government. It was Hayden's budget that was blocked in the Senate, leading to the dismissal of the Whitlam Government. Vale to a Labor great. In the UK, the Tories get smashed in two by elections with an...

It's been a while between drinks! We've been busy with all sorts of boring non-podcast related things but there is SO much to cover and we need to get back onto it. Fun cookerbashing will resume soon. Don't you worry - that's coming. So much to laugh at. But in the meantime, the middle east has gone bananas and it's worth discussing. I don't know shit about it and Jack is busy - so I've recruited a mate - Yaakov Aharon - to help us understand it. Yaakov comes from an ultra-orthodox Jewish...

The Two Jacks discuss the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and its consequences. A ground war looks likely with the IDF due to begin a campaign after retaliatory bombing raids into Gaza. As more facts emerge, this was an act of terrorism by Hamas where the slaughter and torture of innocents can never be justified. The Voice referendum is set to fail as HK dismisses the views of not one but two former Chief Justices of the High Court. In sport, two World Cups - one in 50 over cricket, the...

This week we have a conversation with Brent Lee of Some Dare Call It Conspiracy. Joel is joining the guys for their excellent deep dive episodes and the bromance has only just begun. To get the ball rolling Brent and Joel sat down for an earnest chat about how cooked they were in previous years. We look at JFK, the moon landing, aliens, vaccines, big pharma, chemtrails, fluoride in the water and the big one - 9/11. Brent reveals that he not only studied conspiracy theories but also created...

The polling booths have opened and it is time for Australians to vote on the Voice. Will the polling be found right and the Yes case dismissed in big numbers or is there time for a late turnaround? HK Jack believes no and that the Albanese government got its processes and policies wrong. As Dan wanders off into the sunlight, we discuss how quickly power slips. Meanwhile in Tasmania, dysfunction is the order of the day as a minority government battles with the threat of a no confidence...