An easter treat with two eps in a single week. Tim’s off to do the Yuppie Ghan (driving from Garramilla to Uluru) so we’re in early. Alithya anesti.

Joined this week by Charlie Lewis from Crikey and RRR, chatting about the rizz problem in the Liberal party and Dutton’s calamitous campaign; the absence of intrigue in this year’s election and Crikey’s own bit of brattery in running a fake candidate for the senate.

Then, Pat and Tim talk about the WA Greens doing the settler thing and throwing an ANZAC doof. We also listen to the AI “diss track” that the Libs unveiled to collective horror on the weekend; speculate on what goes in on George Brandis’ opera box; and pine for Pyne and his gawky brand of cuntservery.

Bit of an easter egg at the end, with the glorious Southend Rainbows paean to Christopher: Place Beyond the Pynes.

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