Episode 41 - the ghoul returns (feat Alex Lum)

We recorded this on Wednesday night, before the latest atrocities on Manus, and also we were not aware of the very good news that would have made a lovely chaser - that Streets caved and you can now buy GayTimes and Splices again.

So instead we covered
- the Ruddock investigation into just which indefensible new religious rights should be imposed on us
- Malcolm's attempts to hang on for a few more days by proroguing parliament and offering some tax cuts
- Barnaby prefers his dodgy payments in the form of giant novelty cheques
- Queensland state election
- Victorian euthanasia debate and Northcote result
- Australia Vs Humanity: international attention on our atrocities; cholera risk at Manus, NZ proposal maybe not as dead as threatened?

Episode 40 - When losers get to make demands (feat Denise Pirko)

Look, the citizenship thing may be continuing, with a new byelection and a returning ALP premier; we might still be killing those men on Manus; NSW may be insisting on the terminally ill dying in agony: but first we really need to get off our chests the insane reality of winning this rigged postal survey, but still having to fight for equality.

And Mark O'Brien from the Tenants Union of Victoria returns to tell us what's stuck in his craw.

WMWS bonus episode: Thoughts on the Road 03 - S44 Is Not Progressive

While this week's proper episode recording waits for the result tomorrow on the national survey into what percentage of Australian voters in 2017 are bigoted dickheads (here's hoping Australia doesn't beclown itself, but its record recently hasn't been good), here's another episode of "Jeremy Rants In His Car" to offend audiophiles and contribute some thoughts on the little-explored issue of an obscure section of the constitution people rarely think about these days, section 44. TL;DR - stop thinking s44 is okay just because it's currently giving this awful government a headache. It's still a problem.

WARNING: like the other "thoughts on the road" bonus episodes, this is recorded on a phone. It is not the usual audio quality of the proper episodes. Also you'll hear some indicator clicking noises at various times. And the occasional baby gurgle.

Episode 39 - It All Depends On How It's Implemented (feat Mark O'Brien from the TUV)

01:38 s44 vs the government (Stephen Parry; we didn't know when we recorded on Monday night about Alexander, Frydenberg etc); also what the hell was the High Court thinking?
13:40 the last two days of the postal survey: why did the equality side pull out a week early?
27:22 Manus developments; Trumble refusing NZ offer
39:17 Victorian government changes to rental laws; what bits deserve celebrating, and how hard; what are the upcoming threats, and what can we do about them.