About this episode

Journalist and YouTuber Jordan Shanks-Markovina discusses Australian news and compares it to the MAGA movement in the U.S.

Journalist and YouTuber Jordan Shanks-Markovina aka friendlyjordies joins us for an Australian news ep, comparing the MAGA movement of the United States with the right-wing nativism of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. We talk about Australia’s world of mobsters and bikers, one deputy PM’s war on Koalas, and how Jordies’ videos lead to several criminal prosecutions and his house being firebombed. Check out Jordies’ videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2-i3KuYoODXsM99Z3-Gm0A His Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordies And his podcast The Official Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@theofficialytchannel If you’re in Canada, check out the CHUNKS live screening on Sept 1. with Amber Frost, Nate Fisher, and the Important Cinema Club: https://paradiseonbloor.com/movies/chunks-toronto-premiere And in Charlottetown, PEI on Sept 4th and 5th: https://tivolicinema.com/production/chunks/ Chapo & Friends Live at New York’s Society for Ethical Culture on Friday November 6th. Tickets are going fast, get yours now! https://link.dice.fm/zaf99528079e CHUNKS now available for streaming purchase at www.patreon.com/chunkstv

People in this episode

Host: Chapo Trap House

Guest: Jordan Shanks-Markovina

Topics covered

• Australian news
• MAGA movement
• right-wing nativism
• mobsters
• bikers
• Koalas
• criminal prosecutions

Keywords

• Koalas
• MAGA
• One Nation
• Australia
• friendlyjordies
• criminal prosecutions
• bikers
• mobsters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Nation, friendlyjordies

Places: Australia, United States, Charlottetown, PEI

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