Friendlyjordies Podcast

Episodes

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  509. Australian Comedy Is Completely BROKEN ft. Neel Kolhatkar (FJ Pod) 06.11.2026 1h 46m

  Guest: Neel Kolhatkar, Australian comedian and film-maker https://www.neelkolhatkar.com/ Get Exclusive Content on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast00:00:00 Intro00:01:18 Neel Kolhatkar Returns00:03:09 Sydney's Housing Crisis and Wedding Plans00:07:35 Australia's Cultural Elite and Woke Culture00:11:36 How Trauma Became a Personal Brand00:14:29 Prince Harry and the Royal Family00:19:50 The Professional Managerial Class00:21:18 The Problems With Australian Comedy and the ABC00:28:42 Is the Internet Destroying Creativity?00:30:53 How the Culture Wars Changed Politics00:34:06 Bureaucracy, Government and the Expert Class00:37:10 What's Wrong With Australian Education?00:44:39 Why Teachers Are Losing Control00:49:05 The Rise of the New Cultural Elite00:52:12 China, Singapore and Falling Birth Rates00:55:18 Australia's Ageing Population Crisis01:00:20 AI, Productivity and the Future of Work01:04:52 George Orwell and Working-Class Life01:08:25 Are We Losing Our Sense of Purpose?01:11:39 Karl Marx, Capitalism and Alienation01:18:00 Government Funding, Childcare and the NDIS01:23:45 Working in Hollywood01:27:56 The Decline of Netflix01:32:51 Neel's Upcoming Stand-Up Shows01:39:28 The Secret Money in Australian Comedy01:43:33 Why Sydney's Comedy Scene Is Dying Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  US Midterm Election LIVE: Total Disaster for TRUMP (Shawarma FM) 04.11.2026 1h 55m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast Support us by becoming a member and accessing Shawarma FM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  508. One Nation Just Overtook BOTH Major Parties (FJ Pod) 03.11.2026 59m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast00:00:00 Highlights 00:00:55 Welcome to the Friendlyjordies Podcast 00:02:12 One Nation Overtakes BOTH Major Parties 00:03:56 Is the Liberal Party Facing Extinction? 00:05:52 Matt Canavan Takes On One Nation 00:10:21 The Canavan Family's Political Divide 00:14:29 GMAX Sponsor 00:15:12 Cost of Living vs Immigration: What Voters Really Care About 00:18:52 How Billionaires Borrow Money Without Selling Assets 00:21:24 Could One Nation Actually Form Government? 00:22:55 Liberal Party Operatives Join One Nation 00:26:44 US Midterms: Democrats Turn on Each Other 00:30:01 Haley Stevens Endorses a Republican 00:34:35 Israel, AIPAC and the Democratic Party Divide 00:40:12 Could Trump Lose Control of Congress? 00:44:38 Lula's Victory and Brazil's Political Divide 00:52:34 UFOs Spotted Over Byron Bay 00:56:41 Australia's Mysterious Unexplained Lights 00:58:45 Final Thoughts & Special Guest Teaser Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  507. Why Everyone Suddenly Hates Billionaires. (Shawarma FM) 29.10.2026 1h 10m

  Mislav's new single : https://open.spotify.com/album/1nCJMJ5hbibm7acarX8tXD?si=zhZTAMa-TXWQyVDxJYaw&utmsource=copy-link Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast 00:00:00 Intro, Forest Hall & Big Announcements 00:03:00 Would You Buy a $47 Million Dinosaur? 00:06:15 Why Everyone Suddenly Hates Billionaires 00:11:00 The New Rich vs. The Working Class 00:17:00 Bitcoin, AI Porn & the Future of Making Money 00:21:36 The Insane Difference Between Working-Class Jobs 00:25:44 Pakistan's Millionaires & the Tesla Roadster 00:30:15 Why Social Media Is Destroying Our Happiness 00:35:36 Israel's Election: Netanyahu vs Eisenkot 00:43:48 Israel, Palestine & the Consequences of War Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  506. Trump Is About to Get Absolutely Destroyed 27.10.2026 54m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast 00:00 One Nation's Insane AI Propaganda07:50 Is Labor About to Lose Victoria?09:52 Pauline Hanson's Pepper Spray Plan & Ali's Awkward Encounter20:59 Lula Wins Brazil: A Major Defeat for Trump24:54 Why Lula's Victory Could Save the Amazon30:19 Lula's Economic Miracle & the Global Backlash Against Trump41:58 US Midterms: Is a Democratic Wipeout Coming?46:22 Should Democrats Impeach Trump?50:33 Could Trump Escalate the Iran War After the Midterms? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  505. Australia Just Crossed a Political Line (FJ Pod) 21.10.2026 1h 17m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast 00:00 Helen Haines Attack Shocks Australia10:05 Brazil: Lula vs Bolsonaro20:05 Is Brazil’s Election Bigger Than America’s?27:30 France Erupts in Protest33:04 France’s Debt Crisis Explained35:16 Mélenchon’s Radical Solution40:05 Could the Eurozone Collapse?48:18 Digger: Tom Cruise’s Bizarre New Movie54:48 What Digger Is Really About1:10:02 Is Digger a Future Cult Classic? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  504. Can the Greens Actually Replace Labor? (FJ Podcast) 16.10.2026 1h 11m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast 00:00 Intro 02:21 Has One Nation Peaked? 07:02 Where One Nation’s Voters Are Coming From 08:09 Jordan’s First Experience With Racism 14:08 Cold War Spies & Mislav’s Family Story 17:50 Guess the Politician vs Guess the Band 34:00 Margaret Thatcher Was a Chemist?! 42:17 The Game Gets Seriously Competitive 57:02 The Greens’ New Strategy: Replace Labor 1:02:24 The Money & Influence Behind the Greens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  503. Jim Chalmers Understands Why One Nation Is Surging (Shawarma FM) 15.10.2026 1h 3m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast 01:17 Jim Chalmers’ Warning About One Nation 05:25 Is Europe Australia’s Political Future? 11:55 Russian Bot Farms & Online Propaganda 15:38 What the Right Gets Wrong About Russia & China 26:13 Are We Sacrificing Australia’s Universities? 32:08 Hegseth & the Return of Public Executions 37:56 Why Societies Demand Public Executions 47:17 Political Extremes & the Weimar Republic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  502. How to lose an Information War (FJ Podcast) 12.10.2026 1h 12m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast Support us by becoming a member on Youtube 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:42 Resident Evil & Why Old Games Were Better 00:10:48 PlayStation Had the Best Music 00:13:17 Linkin Park Is the Red Rooster of Music 00:17:29 Jordan’s Extremely Nerdy Music Ritual 00:21:18 Mislav’s House & Becoming Childless Dads 00:27:48 Trump, Iran & the State of Political News 00:34:15 Where Should We Travel Next? 00:35:49 North Korea Is Changing 00:38:00 Why North & South Korea Are So Different 00:45:47 “North Korea Is MAGA If MAGA Wasn’t Stupid” 00:48:43 Kim Jong-un, Capitalism & China 00:54:47 Why Communism Survived in Asia 00:59:54 Is Democracy Becoming Obsolete? 01:03:01 What Is a Country Actually For? 01:07:00 North Korea vs South Korea 01:07:53 Japan, Spirits & Haunted Houses 01:11:53 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  501. QLD Is Building a $31 Billion AI Mega Project (FJ Pod) 09.10.2026 43m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast Support us by becoming a member and accessing Shawarma FM 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:54 Australia’s $31 Billion AI Data Centre 00:04:44 Should Australia Embrace the AI Boom? 00:06:46 The Energy Problem With AI Data Centres 00:10:34 One Nation Is Surging Again 00:13:02 Can the Liberal Party Actually Recover? 00:15:16 Who Actually Votes for One Nation? 00:18:04 Was Australia Really Better in the “Good Old Days”? 00:22:54 Australia’s Illegal Tobacco Crackdown 00:34:29 The NRL Grand Final According to People Who Don’t Watch NRL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  500. America Is Creating an AI Cartel (Shawarma FM) 06.10.2026 1h 7m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast Support us by becoming a member and accessing Shawarma FM 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:27 The Three Factions Fighting for the Greens 00:04:00 Can the Greens Replace Labor? 00:06:04 How the Greens Choose Their Leader 00:07:07 One Nation’s Candidate Money Controversy 00:17:05 Why Is Albanese So Unpopular? 00:25:02 Is Big Tech Turning AI Into a Cartel? 00:32:24 America vs China: Two Very Different AI Strategies 00:42:43 AI, Inequality & Who Controls the Future 01:01:38 Harry & Meghan’s UK Security Fight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  499. Why Interest Rates Punish the Wrong People. (FJ Podcast) 29.09.2026 1h 1m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast Support us by becoming a member and accessing Shawarma FM 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:03 The RBA Is Preparing Another Rate Rise 00:03:28 Why Australia Can’t Beat Inflation 00:06:12 Who Actually Pays for Higher Interest Rates? 00:11:02 Australians Aren’t Causing This Inflation 00:13:17 Australia’s Property Wealth Divide 00:22:18 Guess What Year This Headline Is From? 00:41:50 What Happened Between Trump and Xi? 00:45:43 The New US–China Cold War Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  498. One Nation’s Plan to Take Power (Shawarma FM) 24.09.2026 46m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast Support us by becoming a member and accessing Shawarma FM 00:00:00 Intro00:00:21 Could Pauline Actually Become PM?00:01:43 One Nation’s Deal With the Liberals00:11:55 Trump vs Albo: Big Tech & AI00:19:00 Is AI Driving Australian Inflation?00:24:12 Trump, Mamdani & “Super Intelligence”00:28:26 Trump, Iran & the Houthis00:34:31 Jordan Peterson & the All-Meat Diet00:42:02 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  497. AI Isn’t Going Rogue. The Billionaires Are (FJ podcast) 21.09.2026 1h 36m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcastSupport us by becoming a member and accessing Shawarma FM00:00:00 Intro00:04:32 Why Is It So Hard to Make Friends in Sydney?00:15:04 Australia Is Just an “Economic Zone”00:24:33 Mislav’s Insane Working Life00:27:39 Inside Sydney’s Corporate “Back Rooms”00:48:52 The Middle Class & the Future of Office Jobs00:58:42 Is AI Really Going Rogue?01:03:19 What Big AI Companies Aren’t Telling You01:19:29 America vs China: The AI Race01:27:29 Could AI Actually Start a Nuclear War?01:36:42 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  496. High IQ Trump has AI in control and One Nation’s Migration Plan: FJ Podcast 17.09.2026 46m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcastSupport us by becoming a member and accessing Shawarma FMhttps://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  495. Pork Barrelling and the Alborithm : Labor's Woes (Shawarma FM) 13.09.2026 44m

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  494. Nuclear Questions about Iran War (Shawarma FM) 09.09.2026 46m

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  493. One Nation's Daffy Super Policy and Hate Comments (FJ Podcast) 08.09.2026 1h 3m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcastSupport us by becoming a member and accessing Shawarma FM00:00:00 - Intro00:00:04 – Victorian Elections and Crime00:04:20 – One Nation's Super Policy00:11:07 – KFC Pickle Range Review00:23:05 – One Nation Comments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  492. Not so Secret Orange Wave (Shawarma FM) 04.09.2026 1h 7m

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  491. Lake of America and Hate Comments Response (FJ Podcast) 30.08.2026 1h 16m

  Get Exclusive Content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcastSupport us by becoming a member and accessing Shawarma FM00:00:00 - Intro00:00:14 – Trump V Canada00:16:50 – Nepal Floods00:25:26 – Hate Comments and Response00:53:57 – Multiple Celebrities passing away together Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.