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Serious Danger

Emerald Moon & Tom Ballard
Serious Danger
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  • Serious Danger

    220: Senator Mehreen Faruqi talks war, racism & Ben Roberts-Smith

    11/04/2026 | 1h 9 mins.
    Tom is joined by Mehreen Faruqi, federal senator for NSW and Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens. Can the ‘ceasefire’ in the war on Iran be trusted? And why won’t Australia call out war crimes? (4:36) On that note, Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested charged with five counts of the war crime of murder! But is he now commander of the culture war? (32:34) Finally, what is the new national anti-racism framework that Australian Human Rights Commission is proposing? How can we fight against Hanson and One Nation’s racism? (48:23)

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    Just released on Patreon - "AI Professor Toby Walsh explains data centres"
    The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over NINETY past bonus episodes.
    https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU
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    Links -

    Follow Mehreen -
    https://greens.org.au/nsw/person/mehreen-faruqi
    https://www.instagram.com/mehreenfaruqi/
    Comedy in the West - Saturday May 16th at Kindred Studios https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=24041
    Meanjin/Brisbane we’re doing another Serious Danger LIVE!!!! With guest Max Chandler-Mather
    Saturday May 9th at 2pm at GoodChat Comedy Club
    On sale now -
    https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1985493899702

    Tom on tour! Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle & Brisbane -
    https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard
    Theme by Kye Hughes

    Produced by Michael Griffin
    https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz
    Follow us on
    https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU
    https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau
    https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau
    Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    UNLOCKED: Paddy Manning on his book Inside The Greens!

    04/04/2026 | 1h 8 mins.
    Happy Easter! We will be back with a new episode next week, but we hope you enjoy this unlocked episode from our Patreon feed!

    Tom and Emerald speak to Paddy Manning about his epic history of the Australian Greens movement, “Inside The Greens: The Origins and Future of the Party, the People and the Politics.”

    Since July 2023 we have been recapping Paddy’s history of the Greens on our Patreon, and now that we finally are through the book, who better than its author to tell us the story of its creation, his feelings about the party, and his expectations for its future? We are going inside inside inside Inside The Greens!!!
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    The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over NINETY past bonus episodes.
    https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU
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    Links -
    Buy Inside The Greens - https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/inside-greens
    Paddy Manning -
    https://twitter.com/gpaddymanning
    Inside Inside The Greens - a rebuttal -
    https://www.inside-insidethegreens.com.au/
    Produced by Michael Griffin
    Follow us on
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    Excerpt: We debate the SBS influencer debate on capitalism

    01/04/2026 | 3 mins.
    In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Tom and Emerald discuss the recent SBS ‘The Feed’ discussion -
    “Is capitalism a good system or has it outlived its purpose? Six influential people debate capitalism. On the panel: content director Jack Toohey, Simran Kaur from Friends That Invest, buyers agent Eddie Dilleen, Queenie Tan from Invest with Queenie, policy analyst Cian Hussey, and member of the Victorian Socialists, Jordan van den Lamb, best known as Purple Pingers.”

    Did the debate hit the mark? Let’s debate!

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    The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over NINETY past bonus episodes.
    https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU
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    Links -
    Watch SBS The Feed Capitalism debate - https://youtu.be/oKGZWYLAfp4
    Produced by Michael Griffin
    Follow us on
    https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU
    https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau
    https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau
    Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    219: Zack Schofield from Rising Tide on how to stop coal & war

    28/03/2026 | 1h 10 mins.
    Tom is joined by Zack Schofield, activist and organiser of the Rising Tide protests! First some of Zack’s history, and a catch up on last week’s Labor interview. Then, how did the SA election last week shake out? (23:26) The war continues and Australia ban Iranian visitors.The ABC went on strike. (55:21) And Zack is going on the Sumud flotilla to Gaza! (58:14)

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    Just released on Patreon - "AI Professor Toby Walsh explains data centres"
    The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over NINETY past bonus episodes.
    https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU
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    Links -

    Follow Zack -
    https://www.instagram.com/zack_scho/

    Support Zack sailing with the flotilla -
    https://chuffed.org/project/169624-support-zack-schofield-sailing-with-the-flotilla
    Thursday April 9th - “Giggle For Gab” fundraiser for Gabrielle de Vietri in Richmond
    Evie’s Bar & Disco
    Join Freddie Arthur, Tom Ballard, Janty Blair, Scout Boxhall, Bahaa Dabbagh, Bronwy Kuss, Sammy Petersen to laugh away our troubles and poke fun at a shitty world. Plus a secret SURPRISE GUEST FROM THE UK!
    https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=23727
    Meanjin/Brisbane we’re doing another Serious Danger LIVE!!!!
    Saturday May 9th at 2pm at GoodChat Comedy Club
    On sale now -
    https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1985493899702

    Tom on tour! Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle & Brisbane -
    https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard
    Theme by Kye Hughes

    Produced by Michael Griffin
    https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz
    Follow us on
    https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU
    https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau
    https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau
    Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
  • Serious Danger

    218: War-flation, rate rises & CGT discounts ft. Rachel Withers

    21/03/2026 | 1h 2 mins.
    Oh no it was Rita Panahi’s 50th birthday and I forgot to send a card to her embarrassing party boat. Tom is joined by Rachel Withers, writer for Crikey and co-host of Spin Cycle on RRR! First up there is a new buzzword in town as warflation hits Australia. (15:25) Will another rate rise convince Aussie battlers to stop illegally invading Middle Eastern countries? Then Labor is bravely timidly quietly suggesting it is considering changing the Capital Gaits Tax discount? (42:53) Maybe Tim Wilson could write one of his awesome songs about it?

    Bonus episode this week on the main feed -
    “The case for change from within ft. Labor Against War’s Marcus Strom”
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    Just released on Patreon - "AI Professor Toby Walsh explains data centres"
    The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over NINETY past bonus episodes.
    https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU
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    Links -

    Rally for Palestine Land Day on Sunday March 29th, 12pm State Library in Melbourne
    A day to commemorate the ongoing theft of Palestinian Land
    Land Day (Yom al-Ard), observed annually on March 30th, commemorates the 1976 killing of six unarmed Palestinian citizens by Israeli forces during protests against land confiscation in the Galilee. It marks a central day of resistance against ongoing Israeli occupation, illegal settlement expansion, and land expropriation.
    Follow Rachel Withers -
    https://www.crikey.com.au/author/rachel-withers/
    https://www.instagram.com/rachelrosewithers/
    https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/spin-cycle

    Tuesday March 24th - “Make Politics Fun Again” fundraiser for the Greens Brunswick campaign; congrats to Adam Pulford
    At Stay Gold
    Me hosting, with Kirsty Webeck, Freddie Arthur, Cassie Workman and Noah Szto,
    https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=23887
    Thursday April 9th - “Giggle For Gab” fundraiser for Gabrielle de Vietri in Richmond
    Evie’s Bar & Disco
    Join Freddie Arthur, Tom Ballard, Janty Blair, Scout Boxhall, Bahaa Dabbagh, Bronwy Kuss, Sammy Petersen to laugh away our troubles and poke fun at a shitty world. Plus a secret SURPRISE GUEST FROM THE UK!
    https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=23727
    Meanjin/Brisbane we’re doing another Serious Danger LIVE!!!!
    Saturday May 9th at 2pm at GoodChat Comedy Club
    On sale now -
    https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1985493899702

    Tom on tour! Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle & Brisbane -
    https://comedy.com.au/tour/tom-ballard
    Theme by Kye Hughes
    Thanks Dom for the sparkling joke

    Produced by Michael Griffin
    https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz
    Follow us on
    https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU
    https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau
    https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerau
    Support the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerau
    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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About Serious Danger

Serious Danger is a podcast about our broken political system and its greatest threat: the Greens. Join traitorous SJWs Emerald Moon and Tom Ballard as they discuss the #auspol news of the week, chat to key figures from the left movement, and talk about how to win a future for all of us. This is NOT an official Greens party podcast, but it IS the official podcast of trying to not go insane while experiencing the sh*tshow that is Australian politics. / Produced by Michael Griffin / Twitter & Instagram @SeriousDangerAU / patreon.com/seriousdangerau / seriousdangerpod.com
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