The ABC's Pro-Oil Propaganda, a Lebanon Deep Dive, and Kyle and Jackie O Head to Court

About this episode

Os and Scott discuss the energy crisis's impact on Australian media, delve into Lebanon's history, and cover the lawsuit involving Kylie and Jackie O.

We're going on tour! Os and Scott kick off today's episode by announcing Lamestream's first national tour to celebrate the show turning one. Tickets go on sale on May 7, but pre-sale for subscribers goes live on May 5. Subscribe here to make sure you don't miss out. More information on the tour can be found here . On today's show, Os and Scott look at how the energy crisis is influencing Australian media and politics and break down an ABC story that appears to be pretty shameless pro-fossil fuel propaganda. Also in today's episode, Scott does a deep dive into Lebanon, looking at Israel's history of invading and occupying the country, the origins of Hezbollah and how that relates to the current war. Plus, in Keeping Tabs: Kylie and Jackie O are being countersued by their old radio company, turning this dust up into one of the biggest media self-owns in recent history, and we share some great Australian journalism that deserves to be read. Support Lamestream by visiting our website to sign up and become a subscriber. Follow us on social media: Instagram TikTok YouTube Articles discussed in this episode: Taroom Trough's oil field touted as solution to fuel security but no-one knows…

People in this episode

Hosts: Os, Scott

Topics covered

• energy crisis
• Australian media
• politics
• pro-fossil fuel propaganda
• Lebanon history
• Kylie and Jackie O lawsuit
• Australian journalism

Keywords

• energy crisis
• ABC
• Lebanon
• Kylie and Jackie O
• KIIS
• Palantir
• Australian journalism
• pro-fossil fuel
• Hezbollah
• media lawsuit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC, KIIS, Palantir

Places: Lebanon, Australia, Queensland

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