About this episode

Mr Beanbag joins Turtle to discuss AFL, politics, and the latest season of Peaky Blinders.

Our competition winner, Mr Beanbag, joins the Turtle in co-hosting duties. They review the recent rounds of the AFL, doing a deep dive on the Carlton Football Club. Our guest’s knowledge and coverage of politics and the social landscape, knows no bounds. This comes to the fore with an immediate reaction to our Prime Minister’s address to the nation, keeping tabs on international political leaders and coverage of the recent season of Peaky Blinders. We also cover off St Kilda’s imposter syndrome, the continued fall of Essendon and the early season “surprise packets”.

People in this episode

Host: Turtle

Guest: Mr Beanbag

Topics covered

• AFL
• politics
• social landscape
• Carlton Football Club
• St Kilda
• Essendon
• Peaky Blinders

Keywords

• AFL
• Carlton Football Club
• St Kilda
• Essendon
• Peaky Blinders
• politics
• Prime Minister

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carlton Football Club, St Kilda, Essendon

Books & works: Peaky Blinders

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