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Enter our listener survey to win a Lamestream merch prize pack!Os and Scott start the show by discussing the Australian Hotel Association's strange new AI-generated ad in favour of migration, including its intended audience and if it will be effective.Then, Scott breaks down the latest staff revolt at the ABC, which kicked off after management threatened the president of the journalist's union with disciplinary action for writing an opinion piece in the Australian Financial Review.Later in the show, they review NAZA, the gripping new documentary examining the mechanics of Israel's genocide in Gaza. They discuss the meltdown its caused in Israel, what the film does well, whether it missed any opportunities, and what viewers should take away.Finally, they break down Trump's extraordinary deal with Russia to temporarily lift sanctions, and how the question of military aid to Ukraine has split the Greens.Support Lamestream by visiting our website to sign up and become a subscriber.Follow us on social media:InstagramTikTokYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For Lamestream listeners, Jan and Antoinette at Ette are offering a 30-day free subscription to try Ette Media. Head to: https://www.ettemedia.com/LamestreamIn this special episode, Scott sits down with Ette Media founder Jan Fran for a long-overdue chat about starting independent media companies.They trade war stories about coming up through the mainstream media, what made them finally decide to go independent and the future for smaller indie outlets.Then, they discuss One Nation’s Victorian election campaign launch and a video filled with racism the media missed, and Jan brings some throwaway lines from the Australian Financial Review that have her cracking up because if she doesn’t laugh, she’ll cry.Support Lamestream by visiting our website to sign up and become a subscriber.Follow us on social media:InstagramTikTokYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Os and Scott break down the Greens leadership change, what it means for the party's future, whether they missed an opportunity to engage the public more broadly with their direction, and why the media has always been so bad at covering the party's internal politics.Then they discuss the fallout of OpenAI's Medicare hack in Australia, and how it is leading to calls for further regulation of AI around the world, except at home. They also report on the tension at Nine's newspaper division, with a serious of high-profile defections to a competition publication.Finally, in Keeping Tabs, Scott reports on how the UK government has shifted towards a more hardline stance against Israel, why this shift happened, and how it leaves Australia isolated.Support Lamestream by visiting our website to sign up and become a subscriber.Follow us on social media:InstagramTikTokYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tina Quinn is back on the show. Scott and Tina discuss Australia's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council and what Australia's voting record says about our real standing in the world, before turning to AI and how the Albanese Government could be about to make a catastrophic capitulation to the AI tech giants just as the Prime Minister fluffs his credentials on the world stage.Then, they turn to US news networks' boycott of Donald Trump's press conferences and what the Australian journalists could learn from it, given Pauline Hanson's same blacklisting of news outlets that cover her critically has gone completely unchallenged.Finally, the turn towards the bizarre birthrate obsession of the news media this week, and how they completely ignored the very obvious connection to alst week's changes to immigration policy, as well as a new advertising campaign to promote ABC TV.Support Lamestream by visiting our website to sign up and become a subscriber.Follow us on social media:InstagramTikTokYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tina Quinn joins the show again, and she and Scott begin by discussing how all four of Ed Sheeran's support acts pulled out in solidarity with Macklemore, who was dropped from the stadium show after pressure from the Israel lobby.Then, they dive into Karl Stefanovic's sudden courtroom battle over the future of his podcast, with Tina sharing some insight from those who've worked with Stefanovic.After that, Scott and Tina talk about Pauline Hanson's appalling comments about Indigenous Australians, and ask why the media have suddenly realised the depth of Hanson's bigotry, and whether they let her off the hook too easily.Finally, they review the ABC's second episode of the National Forum, which this time was about immigration, and discuss a podcast blow-up between Naomi Klein and the New York Times' David Marchese.Support Lamestream by visiting our website to sign up and become a subscriber.Follow us on social media:InstagramTikTokYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott is joined by writer and journalist Rachel Withers. They begin with a quick discussion of Lamestream's latest reporting that ABC management has abandoned its proposed changes to the Indigenous TV department and will go back to the drawing board.Rachel and Scott dive into Anthony Albanese's decision not to join countries like the UK, Canada and France in sanctioning Israel's ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. They discuss how the story was reported by Australian media, whether the sanctions will be effective, and just how isolated the Albanese government has now become in its support for Israel.Then, they discuss the One Nation press conference that captivated the media: Warren Pickering's admission to past drug use. But how did the party leverage the moment politically? And did the media notice?Finally, in Keeping Tabs, Rachel and Scott discuss the latest moves at a billionaire-backed institute that funds journalism, and the public servants who don't want videos of them showing up on your Instagram.Support Lamestream by visiting our website to sign up and become a subscriber.Follow us on social media:InstagramTikTokYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Os kicks off the episode with a recent review of his experience attempting to watch free-to-air TV, before he and Scott talk about the news that FIFA is trying to privatise the World Cup and sell it to Donald Trump's in-laws.Then they talk about the Victorian Labor party's leadership change and whether it will help the party stave off One Nation at the November election.Later in the show, Scott reviews the first episode of Kyle Sandilands new show (which costs $99 to listen too), and a break down of Anthony Albanese's controversial fundraising dinner, and Donald Trump reveals the truth about the Iran War.Tickets to our Hobart show on August 7 are on sale now!Support Lamestream by visiting our website to sign up and become a subscriber.Follow us on social media:InstagramTikTokYouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.