Knackers & The Vadge

Podcast by Helen Razer

Episode 37: Francis Leach

The thirty-seventh episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge spring an extended Festivus-style ‘Airing of Grievances’ on their unsuspecting guest before inelegantly segueing into a half-arsed analysis of why Kate Bush is topping the charts again.

07-18
01:08:57

Episode 36: The Post-Election Special

The thirty-sixth episode, in which Knackers, The Vadge, and Professor Gary "The Regular" Foley conduct an in-depth analysis of the Australian election (by which we mean, talk about almost everything but it).

05-31
01:17:33

Episode 35: Professor Gary Foley

The long-overdue thirty-fifth episode, in which The Vadge gets curious about certain branches of her family tree.

03-16
01:05:46

Episode 34: Garden Vadge

The belated thirty-fourth episode, in which The Vadge turns her spade and sickle toward the task of untangling the SpaghettiOs in her brain.

06-08
31:41

Episode 33: Nazeem Hussain

The thirty-third episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge discuss the folly of expecting NGOs, CVE programs or stand-up comedy to meaningfully change the world, with comedian Nazeem Hussain.

02-15
01:17:07

Episode 32: The Doona The Better

The thirty-second (ugh, that's confusing) episode, in which Knackers & The Vadge are two in the bed and the little one said, 'Roll over!', so they all rolled over and this fell out.

11-29
01:32:06

Episode 31: The Lost Demo Tape

The sort-of thirty-first episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge discuss the current events of ages ago in this long-rumoured, much anticipated, recently unearthed lost demo rarity bootleg thingo from before Knackers was so tragically rendered mute.

09-26
37:38

Episode 30: Dr Elizabeth Humphrys

The thirtieth episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge discuss neoliberalism, unions, labour and Labor with Dr Elizabeth Humphrys.

08-11
47:07

Episode 29: Professor Steve Keen

The twenty-ninth episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge discuss the Australian Economic Miracle*, financialisation, Universal Basic Income, debt forgiveness and much more besides with heterodox economist Professor Steve Keen. * Not a miracle.

07-27
01:42:27

Episode 28: Jim Casey

The twenty-eighth episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge discuss the fantasy of deliberative democracy and the reality of industrial relations with the Australian Greens' candidate for Grayndler, Jim Casey.

05-11
38:22

Episode 27: Aamer Rahman

The twenty-seventh episode, in which Knackers & The Vadge discuss the Christchurch massacre, the Paris fire, and liberal myopia with comedian Aamer Rahman.

04-20
48:27

Episode 26: Jeremy Poxon

The twenty-sixth episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge are definitely not derelict in their Derridean double-reading duties with the Australian Unemployed Workers Union's Jeremy Poxon.

04-15
01:39:15

Episode 25: Julian Burnside

The twenty-fifth episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge disagree on just about everything with The Australian Greens' candidate for Kooyong, Julian Burnside.

04-12
36:02

Episode 24: Francis Leach

The twenty-fourth episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge talk to Francis Leach again. They'll make him a Proper Leftist one day. Not today, mind; but, one day. Just you listen.

03-22
01:43:43

Episode 23: Professor Gary Foley

The twenty-third episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge talk with Professor Gary Foley about land rights, gentrification, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, and other variations on the theme of white privilege.

02-28
01:25:53

Episode 22: Digital Manipulation Gets Right Up The Vadge

The twenty-second episode (don't get too excited, it actually goes for forty-five minutes), in which Knackers and The Vadge talk to those of you who do not find yourselves "digitally excluded" about those who do, and also some fun things.

02-24
44:47

Episode 21: The Vadge Melts Down

Episode twenty-one, in which The Vadge has fuggen had it. Like, properly.

01-22
01:04:54

Episode 20: Tarneen Onus-Williams

The twentieth episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge speak with great ignorance and discernible white defensiveness to Tarneen Onus-Williams about Aboriginal protest.

01-13
01:47:08

Episode 19: Word of the Year

The nineteenth episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge reflect upon the Word of the Year for the turd of a year that was 2018.

01-06
56:55

Episode 18: Flick Ruby

The eighteenth episode, in which Knackers and The Vadge celebrate Chrissyleaks with Flick Ruby.

12-25
01:16:25

Michele Bottroff

Thanks for the excellent bonkers podcast I enjoyed it immensely for all sorts of my own bonkers reasons

11-29 Reply

Michele Bottroff

Excellent program.

03-03 Reply

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