Pure Poison
By Dave Gaukroger and Jeremy Sear
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Podcast Description
A weekly discussion between the authors of Crikey's Pure Poison blog, dissecting politics and the media.
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#59 - Jesus didn’t say anything about fluoridated water | Despite the malign intent of Jeremy's new modem, the frailty of Skype and the multilayered levels of frustration we both experienced, we have a new episode for you. This week we briefly revive the cut and paste trophy and have a long overdue LOLBolt section, along with the stories of the week. | 26 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#58 - Larrikin Artistic License | It's out Budget coverage episode, with a diversion through things that aren't scalping, jail sentences that aren't how they're reported, and a Federal MP who hasn't actually changed sides | 17 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#57 - * and d***os | What's wrong with news.com.au, Paul Sheehan, our self-important press gallery, and why hasn't the PM done things that the constitution won't allow? | 4 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#56 - Left justified text | Some reflections on ANZAC Day, Cory Bernardi's iPhone app, Peter Slipper, LOLBolt and the usual nonsense. | 26 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#55 - An official joke | No #LOLBolt section, yet quite a lot of LOLBolt. More Greens' leadership waffle, and plenty of the usual tosh. | 20 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#54 - Not that anyone we’ve discussed would do that | The Easter non-ratings period is over and the Pure Poison Podcast is back, and it's got stuff in it. | 13 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#53 - Oompa Loompas wouldn’t unionise | Mike Daisey, winning the war on mortgagees, the Australian and the NBN, Clive Palmer, The AVN and more | 29 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#52 - CIA Approved | Clive, Andrew, facts in the Herald Sun, Finkelscares and the Totalitarian Heart Chakra | 22 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#51 - #StopFinkelstein2012 | The iPad, Finkelstien Media Enquiry, treason and more carbon price shenanigans. And apparently the Herald Sun has a paywall now. | 15 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#50 - Schadenfreude Overload | The demise of MTR, the antics of Jim Schembri, some actual journalism found in the wild, and all of the regular features of Australia's most smug podcast. | 8 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#49 - Finished | Gillard is finished, eventually. Jim Schembri's take on Outland, unflued gas heaters and more. | 2 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Explicit#48 - Plasma TVs for refugees | Celebrities coming out of the closet, coat hangers and beds for refugees, Daily Life and more. | 23 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#47 - Get the girls out | Sexism, people smuggling, rats and poetry, all together at last. | 16 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#46 - Riot | The Australia Day fracas, Gina at Fairfax, and plenty more. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison | 9 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#45 - No gate suffixes | Back again in 2012, Dave and Jeremy have a look at what's been happening in our media since the New Year. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison | 19 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#44 - Goodbye 2011 | Dave and Jeremy reminisce about the stellar year in the Australian media. | 23 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#43 - Edited due to legal advice | The second last episode of the year. Jeremy's turn to get shouty, Dave is befuddled. | 9 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#42 - Deep Thought | Can someone please explain the banter to Jeremy | 25 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#41 - Anniversary | It's the first anniversary of the Pure Poison Podcast so it'll no doubt amaze you to find out that we discuss Andrew Bolt, Gerard Henderson, the Oz, the Hun, and a big pile of crazy Cut and Paste trophy entries. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison | 11 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#40 - Put our elderly into the prisons | Qantas, Fairfax pinching an idea that we stole, five star prisons, wikileaks and paypal, and all of the regular features. | 3 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#39 - The one where Dave gets angry | Curtsygate, Occupy Melbourne, Refugees, and a bit where Dave fails to see the lulz in the #LOLBolt section. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison | 27 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#38 - Judas Kiss | "Judas Kiss", Quadrant uncovers Get Up's hidden agenda, evicting the PM, Elitewatch, #LOLBolt and of course the Cut and Paste Trophy http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoiso | 21 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#37 - Elite Watch | Introducing a new Pure Poison Podcast segment, Elite Watch, along with our regular favourites, a bunch of stuff from the blog and some of the things that didn't get published. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison | 16 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#36 - Silenced | Unsurprisingly, this week's podcast takes an extended look at the recently silenced Andrew Bolt. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison | 6 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#35 - The Australian demographic of Federation | Web polls, At Home with Gerard, photos from blog readers' workplaces, and a bunch of stuff that we didn't get a chance to blog about. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison | 29 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#34 - Practicing Journalism | An up to date Pure Poison Podcast. Robert Manne, The Oz, The Convoy of no consequence, and a suggestion that Tony Abbott is not as ruthless as John Howard. Heaps more, along with #LOLBolt and the Cut & Paste Trophy. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison | 26 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#33 - Underestimate the underclass | London Riots, lesbians, black holes, and all of the regular LOLBolt and Cut & Paste goodness. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison | 21 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#32 - International Socialist Banking Cartel | Refugees, interest rates, politicians determined to destroy us, media shenanigans, #LOLBolt and the International Socialist Banking Cartel. http://blogs.crikey.com.au | 11 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#31 - Where’s my gulag? | Norway, News of the World, Christine Nixon, congestion tax, CWA ladies, gulags and of course the regular #LOLBolt and Cut and Paste segments. http://blogs.crikey.com.au/purepoison | 5 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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#30 - If The Greens have Daleks | The Carbon Tax, hypocritical Greens, people picking on News Corp, Refugees and Daleks. What more could you possibly want? | 19 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 30 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Nice companion piece to the blog
These two have a useful take on the Australian media and it's problems, and help to highlight the sheer foolishness and hypocracy of certain opinion columnists. Dave in particular has a refreshingly open-minded approach. Well worth a listen.
Enjoyable
This podcast never fails to not only inform but entertain. It gives an insight into their blog that words cannot convey.
Essential listening every week for me.
Compliments for the judicious
This podcast scans the week in news with a skeptical lense, it gives due recognition to outstanding deviations from the Journalist Creed.






