Join Mike the Llama, perpetual special guest Dr. Brant Raven and Audio Pete, as they discuss the issues of the day from a different and argumentative point of view and perhaps...prick the bubble in which you live.

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We have finished for the year, but we have done a lot in 2021 despite spending most of the year hiding from each other and everyone else. Pricking the Bubble will be back in 2022!!

End of 2021...

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What are the little things that annoy you? Dr. Raven and Mike the Llama run through a list of things that might just irritate you and if they don&#39;t, they certainly annoy one of us!

Pet Peeves

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LGBTQI+, it wouldn&#39;t have rolled off the tongue so well for Aretha Franklin, but RESPECT should be the same for our friends in the LGBTQI+ community. Today we chat with Nyk and Kirsti and Prick so many Bubbles it&#39;s frickin nuts.

Transgender

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Comedy is hard, it&#39;s also changing, with off limits topics and audiences expecting different things. So what&#39;s taboo and should anyone care?Join us as we chat to Australian comedian, Evan Hocking and Prick the Bubble of comedy in the 2020s.

Comedy

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With the Glasgow Conference occurring and everyone wondering what the hell we need to do to reduce emissions, it seemed like a good time to discuss renewable energy. Join us and our special guests as we Prick the Bubble of renewables...but is the bubble filled with methane!? I tried to bleep out all the swearing, but after a while you just wave the white flag.

Renewable Energy

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How&#39;s your moral compass? I surprised the guys with some rapid fire questions on morals and ethics. See how you compare when it comes to Pricking the Bubble of your own morality.

Morality Q&A

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What the hell is the Greater Good and should society, or indeed individuals, care about it? We used to be part of a community or a family, but now it feels more like everyone for themselves! Can pandemics and climate action rely on the Greater Good anymore? Join us as we Prick the Bubble of The Greater Good.....(the Greater Good).

The Greater Good

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The Lockdown is nearly over. Covid normal is upon us. Back to work, back to school, back to the shops. There&#39;s a lots to discuss, the least of which is what the hell to do with unvaccinated people. Join us and come and Prick your own Bubble as we emerge from lockdown!

Lockdown is Over

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Do you have a relative or friend with a disability? Here in Australia we have an Insurance Scheme for Disabled folks, but is it everything it was meant to be? Join us as we chat with Federal MP, Rob Mitchell and the equally excellent Margaret as we Prick an awful lot of Bubbles about a great many things!

Special Guest - Rob Mitchell MP

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We all have the right to protest, but what about when the Chief Health Officer of the land says not to because it&#39;s a danger to everyone&#39;s health? Join us as we discuss Protests and Prick the Bubble as to whether you&#39;re a hero or a massive knob if you ignore health advice and attend one.

Protests

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There&#39;s an enormous community of online sleuths examining solved and unsolved crimes around the world. Join our Special Guest, Tricia Griffith from websleuths.com as we Prick the Bubble of true crime and online sleuthing.

Online Sleuthing - Special Guest Tricia Griffith

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Do you see yourself as being successful? What are the standards by which you gauge your own success and are they the same standards by which you assess the success of others?Join us as we try to establish what success means and perhaps Prick the Bubble of why the hell we&#39;re so hard on ourselves!

Success

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There&#39;s a lot of time and opportunity for a bit of self-improvement or self-help at present, but should we be paying someone for this? Join us as we Prick the Bubble of self help and whether you even really need to improve yourself anyway!

Self Improvement

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Cancer sucks, but our guests don&#39;t. Join us and our extra special guests, Jo, Pat and the amazing Coombesy, as we listen to some of the stories behind the world&#39;s shittiest 6 letter word. Check yourself, see your Doctor and don&#39;t wait until tomorrow.

Cancer

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We&#39;ve never been more vulnerable or susceptible to being ripped off by someone, whether they be a Nigerian Prince or a telemarketer. Have you been scammed?Join us as we prick the bubble of scammers and whether we actually get scammed every day and don&#39;t even know it.

Scams

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What&#39;s been the vaccine approach around the world? What&#39;s going to work? Is it worth it? Will 80% vaccinated be enough? What&#39;s next? Is this the final countdown?Join us and special Euro expert, &#39;The Baron&#39;, as we Prick the Bubble of our future with COVID-19.

The Final Countdown - COVID moving forward

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What do you know about China? Is it what the media tells you?Join us as we chat with our special Chinese guest, Lynn, and learn some more about the world&#39;s most populous nation, dismiss some stereotypes and hopefully prick a few bubbles.

China

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Why aren&#39;t people more critical in their thinking? What can we do to improve the way Science is understood or taught? Why are we shocked when the average person hears complex problems and struggles to reach a position?Join us as we chat with special guest, Dr. Linda McIver as we Prick the Bubble of not just understanding Science, but how to raise heretics!

Raising Heretics - Special Guest Dr. Linda McIver

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Is Patriotism a good thing? Where is the line between Patriotism and Nationalism? Do desperate governments rely on patriotism to bolster their poll numbers?Join Mike the Llama, Dr. Brant Raven and Audio Pete as we put our hand on our hearts and Prick the Bubble of Patriotism.

Patriotism

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It&#39;s been over a year since our last podcast. It&#39;s time to check what&#39;s happened in the world and whether life in lockdown is everything we&#39;ve heard it is.Join Mike the Llama, Dr.Brant Raven and Audio Pete as we examine the 2021 covid world and check in with our northern correspondent, Dom from Sydney.

2021 Life, Corona and Lockdowns

We each live in a bubble of beliefs. So what if someone pricked that bubble and got you thinking?

Join Mike the Llama, perpetual special guest Dr. Brant Raven and Audio Pete, as they discuss the issues of the day from a different and argumentative point of view and perhaps...prick the bubble in which you live.