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We Hate People Episode 18: Holiday in Trumpistan

Editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 12:11:16 +0000

Can you believe it’s been 5 months since we last had an episode? We can believe it, as we’re lazy buggers, but we’re finally back with an episode dedicated to the new POTUS.

The Show Notes

– We talk Trump – lots of Trump – with some non-confected disagreement even!
– Brief recommendations

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We Hate People Episode 17: The Vatican Tradie

Editor — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 15:35:26 +0000

We usually solve the world’s problems, but I think we go particularly deep this episode.

The Show Notes

– The virtues of reality (link)
– NASA predicts how the world will end (link)
– Are critics and the Academy Awards pointless? (link)
– Is average intelligence and no university education a problem? (link)
– Want a good Photoshop-related laugh? Check this out.

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We Hate People Episode 16: The Distrustful McCoy

Editor — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:05:09 +0000

It’s taken 5 weeks but we’re back with a discussion on Hillary versus Donald, Star Trek and even Stranger Things.

The Show Notes

– Hillary versus Donald
– Stranger Things on Netflix
– Star Trek Beyond
– Assorted pop culture chat
– Donald & Hobbs (link)

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We Hate People Episode 15: The Well Hung Referendum

Editor — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 23:23:43 +0000

As thought leaders in the civilised world, we take on the big historical events this week.

The Show Notes

– Brexit: is it the end of the world as we now it and why does David feel fine?
– Australian election predictions
– Game of Thrones (does contain spoilers but you’ll get a warning)

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We Hate People Episode 14: Life, The Universe and Wogan

Editor — Sun, 29 May 2016 13:16:44 +0000

We go a bit rogue even for us this episode, with a lot of time spent on comics, with some Game of Thrones and a book review thrown in for good measure.

The Show Notes

– Eurovision 2016
– Captain America gets a new (crap) twist (link)
– General diatribe against Marvel and DC for their short-sighted retconning obsession
– An unexpected book review – Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves
– David’s failed attempt at a novel
– Will The Black Flash make an appearance in Season 3 of the TV series (link)
– Game of Thrones Season 6 discussion on developments to date (spoilers!)

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We Hate People Episode 13: It’s On!

Editor — Sun, 08 May 2016 12:43:50 +0000

We get a bit political again with an Aussie election on the way and the US election season grinding on. But don’t worry we also talk everything from Tesla to Taxis.

The Show Notes

– Election called in Australia and outcome predictions (for the record, David claims LNP ends up with 79/150 seats)
– Donald Trump, Hilary Clinton and the US Presidential Election
– Is Apple the new HP? Should they get Elon Musk in to run the show?
– Lyft and GM to launch a self drive taxi service (link)
– Free Comic Book Day
– Vale Prince
– Carpool Karaoke (link)
– Assorted ranting, rambling and banter

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We Hate People Episode 12: And So It Goes

Editor — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 13:03:16 +0000

After a too-long break we’re back to talk US presidential elections, Batman vs Superman and Tesla cars just to name three topics.

The Show Notes

– Listener suggestions (thanks Jay Connell!)
– Donald Trump and the US Presidential primaries
– Batman versus Superman / Fans vs Critics
– Tesla Model 3 (link)
– Vale Ronnie Corbett (link to some great examples of his work)
– Assorted ranting, rambling and banter

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We Hate People Episode 11: Pedestrian Rage

Editor — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 12:04:57 +0000

Huge audience demand (ok maybe just some guilt) means we’re finally back on deck after a long Xmas hiatus. We jump in with some great listener-suggested topics as well as a decent debate over the US Presidential election.

The Show Notes

– The ridiculousness of 3D (and 4D) movies
– Listener suggestions (thanks David C and Ben McJ!): Pedestrian Rage, Older drivers, and Phil Anselmo’s White Power Nazi Salute.
– Unadulterated plug for The Music Week
– The US Presidential Election – we pick a winner (sort of)
– TV recommendations: Trailer Park Boys, Occupied, Billions
– Deadpool movie discussion

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We Hate People Episode 10: Funky Miasma

Editor — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 12:53:20 +0000

Wow, ten shows and we’re still here! We celebrate with some in-depth discussion on everything from body odour to flu pandemics.

The Show Notes

– Listener suggestion (thanks Ben McJannett!): Keyboard activists and the Melbourne Cup
– Crowd behaviour, body odour and the zombie apocalypse
– Halloween post-mortem
– TV Reviews: The Inbetweeners, Continuum

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We Hate People Episode 9: We Is Broken

Editor — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 12:31:06 +0000

A month since the last show and there’s been a change of Prime Minister and a whole bunch of world events that have hit. We tackle that superficially as always and throw in some pop culture and guesswork to fill things out.

The Show Notes

– Being befriended by a gossip (thanks JayConnell!)
– Penguins, ignorant tourists, bystander apathy and trashy magazines
– Australia gets a new PM
– Ban Halloween in Australia!
– Fear the Walking Dead: better than its parent program?
– Recommendation: Star Wars Aftermath book (link)

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We Hate People Episode 8: Donald Trump The Faking King

Editor — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 13:44:30 +0000

It’s Simon and David co-piloting this episode without assistance and we do veer fairly substantially into gaming territory whilst managing to cover some other issues as well.

The Show Notes

– Deaths of Bart Cummings and Oliver Sacks
– Konami’s changes in gaming and approach as an employer
– Simon vs David on buying Destiny: The Taken King
– The growth in game company launchers and subscription costs
– New Zealand is better than Australia and changing flags
– Donald Trump
– Writing novels in tiny bite-size pieces
– The latest Game of Thrones theory about Jon Snow
– Fear The Walking Dead Ep 1

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We Hate People Episode 7: We Are Tight But Whole

Editor — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 13:54:04 +0000

We jump feet first into the issue of entitlement this episode. Whether it’s politicians or the rest of us, we have some gripes on the issue. Also – apologies for the sound quality tonight, we’ve tried to minimise the issue as much as possible.

The Show Notes

– Shout out to It’s A Trap Podcast
– Shout out to listener JB (damn those stools) and Jayconnell (bitching about one’s job instead of doing it)
– Politician entitlements
– Vinyl craze about to make way for cassettes? (and here’s Meco)
– Marvel’s 1872 title is great
– iTunes is a toxic hellstew
– 1000 rockers and the Foo Fighters (link)

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This episode is thanks to our sponsor, the excellent MMO ArcheAge

If you like this podcast you may enjoy our gaming podcast: Flash Point