Dom and Lachlan brainstorm ways to make the podcast more METAL and EXTREME after an marketing strategy inspires them to make boring things seem cool. Meanwhile Donald Trump is making plans to save astronauts stranded in space. Plus Apple Pay went down and it was highly annoying.

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Sami Shah is one of our favourite regular guests on The Chaser Report, so we thought we'd share this incredible interview he did with Amanda Tattersall on the ChangeMakers Podcast about what got him started in satire and why he believes comedy can be used to change what people think.

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Charles is fascinated by a lot of things in today's episode, including the AI language 'Gibberlink', techno-fascism, Cybertrucks, and becoming a luddite. Dom plays the role of a good friend who is willing to let Charles talk about his interests, all while being skeptical of the topic's ability to last the length of the podcast.

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Have you ever accidentally died while taking a selfie? As Dom reports, it's more common than you think. Meanwhile Apple is under fire for an awkward technical glitch that puts the "politically correct" into "autocorrect". Plus Charles has discovered the utopia of possibilities when you don't use your phone for 24/7 a day.

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Trump and Zelenksy's big meeting in the Oval Office went about as well as you could expect. So what does this mean for the future of world peace? Obviously this question can only be answered by Charles and Dom.

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Investor extraordinaire Peter Dutton has flipped some pretty sweet deals in his time, which leads Dom and Charles to the question: is this the election of Trusts? Plus Charles has the latest from "Labor's dirt unit".

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In this episode, Charles shares all his insider knowledge about what's happening behind the scenes in the Labor Party. Will Albo get knifed before the election, and by who? Meanwhile, Dom takes a look at the polls and tries to determine what type of landslide we should expect.

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