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Host/writer of 'If You’re Listening’ from ABC News. http://seedisclaimer.com Contact me via ifyourelistening [at] abc.net.au

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Trump thinks he can switch off the Iran War Podcast Episode · If You're Listening · 4 March · 25m

This is really good by @mattbevan.bsky.social

Listen 🎧

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05.03.2026 07:02 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

That accent is like a siren's song

05.03.2026 00:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Everyone: Bill Clinton sucks
Bill Clinton in his deposition: I have sent two emails in my entire life.
Everyone (quietly): Hell yeah, Bill.

05.03.2026 00:45 👍 23 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 0

I’d like to see the Virginia Class subs disguised as Melbourne trams. That’d fox the Chinese for sure.

04.03.2026 12:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ah, yes, the invaluable wisdom of the markets.

04.03.2026 12:00 👍 3624 🔁 505 💬 79 📌 81
The Doof Warrior from Mad Max: Fury Road. Three small parcan lamps are visible at the front of his stage.

The Doof Warrior from Mad Max: Fury Road. Three small parcan lamps are visible at the front of his stage.

It's taken me this long to realise that the Doof Warrior has 3 lil Parcans at the front of his stage. Dude wants to make sure people can see him shred even if they're still on the Fury Road after dark.

04.03.2026 04:29 👍 27 🔁 4 💬 5 📌 1
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02.03.2026 23:17 👍 208 🔁 61 💬 2 📌 2
How Mossad kidnapped Israel’s nuclear weapons whistleblower | If You're Listening
How Mossad kidnapped Israel’s nuclear weapons whistleblower | If You're Listening YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

I can’t talk about everything every episode. Here’s my ep on their nuclear program: youtu.be/lBRWQvICQ9w?...

03.03.2026 05:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Making sense of Trump’s attack on Iran - ABC listen Matt and Kara answer your questions about the the unfolding situation in the Middle East. Who are the contenders for new leadership, how will this attack impact the global oil trade and does Donald T...

Thanks so much for your questions everyone. Here's the episode: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

02.03.2026 20:53 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1

We're doing a snap Q&A podcast episode about Iran. Throw me your questions here or email ifyourelistening@abc.net.au and we'll answer as many as we can.

02.03.2026 00:05 👍 23 🔁 6 💬 21 📌 0

Unbelievable the difference it makes to my sanity watching them actually jump for the ball

01.03.2026 04:13 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The NRL somehow finding itself in America as Trump triggers a global conflict

01.03.2026 03:08 👍 41 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 0

You’re right. It’s there. I’ll see if we can get it removed.

26.02.2026 08:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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25.02.2026 02:53 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
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Breaking: Security threat prompting PM evacuation linked to Chinese dance group The prime minister was forced to evacuate the Lodge last night due to a bomb threat linked to performances in Australia by a classical Chinese dance and music group that is banned in China.

Every sentence of this article elicits a more baffled expression on my face. I'm worried I'm going to pull a muscle. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

25.02.2026 02:47 👍 24 🔁 4 💬 5 📌 1

That being said, I would watch that movie.

24.02.2026 23:23 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

"No" is the answer, if you were wondering.

24.02.2026 23:22 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
WION article: 'War sirens': Can Yemen Houthis hijack USS Abraham Lincoln if it strikes Iran?

WION article: 'War sirens': Can Yemen Houthis hijack USS Abraham Lincoln if it strikes Iran?

English-language news sites from India are out here publishing some absolutely incredible content

24.02.2026 23:21 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 0

Yessssssss

24.02.2026 21:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I think if the return series of Scrubs is actually good it will fundamentally affect the trajectory of my decline into permanent cynicism

24.02.2026 21:38 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
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Waited all day to look at the Newcastle to Sydney HSR proposal to find that all the actual information in it (corridor alignment, station locations, construction costs, fare structure) is redacted. What on earth is the point of publishing this?

24.02.2026 09:51 👍 115 🔁 26 💬 14 📌 3

Shhhhhh let them cook

24.02.2026 00:45 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Epstein’s Shadow: Chaos in the UK, Silence in the US | If You're Listening
Epstein’s Shadow: Chaos in the UK, Silence in the US | If You're Listening YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

"In politics, accountability seems to vary depending whether you are on the east or the west side of the Atlantic."

A very relevant line that @mattbevan.bsky.social wrote *before* Andrew's arrest. #EpsteinFiles
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMaR...

22.02.2026 05:02 👍 367 🔁 161 💬 12 📌 8
If You’re Listening: Declassified - Newcastle Writers Festival 2026 Each week, Matt Bevan and his team at the ABC’s top-rating news analysis show If You’re Listening find incredible stories that they can’t squeeze into the news cycle. Now, they’re...

Details here: www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/events/if-yo...

22.02.2026 03:11 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

windows pcs are generally for casual users who mostly use it for web browsing and maybe a little gaming. linux is nearly identical except there's no keyboard. macs are for hardcore experts and professionals who take on the toughest tasks, such as drawing three-dimensional rectangles and squares

20.02.2026 20:55 👍 3539 🔁 573 💬 0 📌 0

The next episode of If You’re Listening is going to seem like we miraculously knew that Prince Andrew was about to get arrested but I promise you it’s a coincidence that we happened to have already written a perfect episode for this particular moment. Please don’t start conspiracy theories about me.

19.02.2026 11:09 👍 153 🔁 18 💬 16 📌 1

My twin kindergarteners just came to me wanting to tell me a joke.

The joke: Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 is a bigger number than 6!

If that wasn’t enough, they followed it up with: Why is a ponytail called a ponytail? Because it looks like a pony’s tail!

18.02.2026 21:33 👍 53 🔁 1 💬 13 📌 1

NFL still involves catching so we'll be terrible at that too.

18.02.2026 04:54 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We're getting a fair few emails to the If You're Listening inbox accusing us of ignoring Iran. We're not ignoring Iran. We're preparing a multi-part series on the situation in Iran which will launch next month. It's too complex to rush, but we're getting to it.

18.02.2026 04:53 👍 96 🔁 6 💬 7 📌 0

To be fair, JeffTube seems to be a non-evil entity - people have just downloaded the entire contents of the Epstein files and made them actually accessible without going through the DoJ's nightmare of a website.

18.02.2026 03:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0