a rational fear by Dan Ilic

Last Updated: July 6, 2026

Laughing in the face of fear. Comedians and experts rip into the news. It's #QandA on crack.

🏆 Winner Best Comedy Podcast 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023. Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.arationalfear.com

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In Conversation — Making Australia's energy transition cheaper for all.
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BHP is taking Michael West to court! — feat. Michael West
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"Sing Us a Song, Timmy" — Ed Husic on Gas, Gaza & Getting Kicked Out
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The end of the Liberal Party and the new climate wars.
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Recorded live at Climate Action Week Sydney, this episode of A Rational Fear dives deep into the rise of the far right, fossil-fuel-funded disinformation, and what it all means for Australia’s climate future and democracy.

End of (fear) year wrap
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Satan Worshipers. Dental Chairs & Spotify Wrapped
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The Burqas are better at Pauline Hansons?
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Australia retreats from Türkiye AGAIN! (COP31 Update)
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Why UK Labour so fugged?
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Don't Mess With The Zohran!
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Dan gets scammed while Lewis avoids a march
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​Dan & Lewis are uncomfortable when not public speaking
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Chris Bowen - A Rational Conversation
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Help hire a lobbyist
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W.Kamau Bell on the end of America (and Colbert)
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G’day Fearmongers,

Rules for burning top secret documents
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OnlyFans of democracy
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Dan, Lewis and Julia reveal what could get them all cancelled.
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Media this election & bonus News fighters
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Election Special Live - Melbourne Comedy Festival 2025
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Indie Mixtape: Allegra Spender + Alex Dyson
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Jokes, data & election predictions
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How AwkwUS! Australia's special relationship with the US.
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Greenwashing and B******: Stefano Valentino
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G’day Fearmongers,

A Rational Fukt Check & It's Not A Race
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SPECIAL EPISODE: News Fighters 2024 Year In Review
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Tonightly and Media Watch wacky clips craftsman Dylan Behan is back with his annual News Fighters year in review episode taking an in depth look at 2024 in news and politics. From Dutton’s nuclear epiphany to Albo’s endless cash splashing (mostly on his own house) this year has marked an an ever increasing enshittifcation of Australian politics. Also Stefan Pazur does his annual wrap of sport and entertainment. News Fighters: where we fight the news, so you don’t have to!

A RATIONAL YEAR - live from the xmas party
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EXIT INTERVIEW: Kylea Tink Is Not Done
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Is Long Head the next Bluey?
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Jon Ronson on psychopaths, shame & spending time with Alex Jones
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Direct from COP29: The juicy gossip and a beached whale
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NZ leaves us with nothing but ANUS
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Season finale of the United States of America
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JokeTober sketch review
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Judging fat bears & hawking Trump Bibles
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The return of the sausages
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Nuclear Desert & Dan's $2K shop
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Scrotum lookalike wants the world to burn
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Don't ask where the money is coming from - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Mark Connely & Alice Brennan
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Introducing: Preppers
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G’day Fearmongers —

Sneaking into Pine Gap - behind the scenes with Boy_Boy
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1,000,000th download LIVE SHOW
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John Delmenico — A Rational Conversation
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A Rational Year — Peter Dutton presents the best sketches and bits from 2023
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Newsfighters — Year In Review 2023
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Matt Lieb — A Rational Conversation
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Wendy Harmer — A Rational Conversation
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Sponsor losing - Award winning - Dan Ilic & Lewis Hobba
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LIVE FROM SXSW SYDNEY - Dan Ilic, Chris Taylor, Lee Constable, Ed Coper, Antoinette Lattouf, DJ Dylan Behan
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Cal Wilson: Millennial Horns, the Wikipedia entry
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LIVE FROM WAIBEN THURSDAY ISLAND - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Jay Wymarra, Diat Alferink, Dane Simpson & Leon Filewood
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LIVE AT THE WOMEN IN MEDIA CONFERENCE
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Not a boycott but a universal pull out - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Megan Herbert & Matt Bray
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Keeping up with the Rubiales - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Tash Exelby & Issy Phillips
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NEWS FIGHTERS: How to (not) solve Australia’s cost of living of crisis!
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On this month's episode of NEWS FIGHTERS, chief wacky clips correspondent Dylan Behan takes a deep dive into what’s driving the cost of living and housing crises in Australia, as well as all the stupid solutions proposed by our self-serving politicians.

Poorer, hotter and less productive - Dan Ilic, AJ Lamarque, Jesse Noakes & Matt Kean
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GMPOOG: David Roberts "Trump is totally apocalyptic for climate change."
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BONUS: Unlikely Best Friends — Grace Tame & Camilla Cleese
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Quitting to join Threads fulltime - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba. Lee Constable & Ange Lavoipierre
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End Of Financial Fear - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, Alice Tovey & Glen James
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Prigozhin's onlyfans - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba & Matt Bevan
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Cheap Coke & Black Market Fantales - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba & Georgie Parker (not the actress)
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Solving the climate crisis with gun rights - Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba & Ange Lavoipierre.
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News Fighters — Budget Wars 2023
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AI Murder Vapes - Erchana Murray Bartlett, Craig Quartermaine, Persephone Fraser, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba
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Kiwis Now Welcome
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McBride's secret strategy.
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Tim Smith's (Fence) Cover Up — Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023
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LIVE PODCAST: Cookers, Planets, and Gas. OH MY! — Brisbane — Mandy Nolan, Mark Humphries, Mel Buttle, Lewis Hobba, Dan Ilic + Dr. Jessie Christiensen
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Trapping Trump — Alice Tovey, Laura Hughes, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba, David Attenborough
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News Fighters: NSW Election: Two Awful Men!
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460 ft long Subs — Adam Bandt, Amelia Navascues, Lewis Hobba, and Dan Ilic
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The Vengabus on the O-Bahn — LIVE IN ADELAIDE — Kyam Maher, Andrew Hansen, Dan Ilic, Alice Fraser, Gabbi Bolt, Lewis Hobba, Dylan Behan
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The Half a Chubb Review — Elyce Phillips, Jane Bell, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba + Nicolette Boele
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INTRODUCING NEWS FIGHTERS: Anthony Albanese goes to the tennis and the right can’t deal!
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What does Clive Palmer do now? — Osher Gunsberg, Floyd Alexander-Hunt, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba + Judy Hannan
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Uncool Cabanas — Arts Minister Tony Burke MP, Antoinette Lattouf, Hanna Ferguson, Dan Ilic
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A Rational Year — The best sketches and selected bits from 2022
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The Boys Say Some Bad News — Bec Charlwood, Alex Jae, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba
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Hey Alexa, play Nish Kumar's comedy specials — Nish Kumar, Alice Fraser, Lewis Hobba, Dan Ilic
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How to vanquish Clive Palmer — Murrawah Johnson, Sami Shah, Floyd Alexander Hunt, Dan Ilic and Lewis Hobba
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Taylor Swift vs Ariana Venti — Bec Melrose, Steph Broadbridge, Jack Druce, Dan Ilic + Fiona Patten MP
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Cup of Strife — Clare Stephens, Georgie Caroll, Brynn O'Brien, Dan Ilic & Lewis Hobba
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The Monarchist Cookbook — Alison Piotrowski, Matt Bevan, Cam James, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba
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Lions, Horses and Bombers, Oh my! — Osman Faruqi, Scott Mitchell, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba + Linh Do
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Boring Budget Special — Wendy Zukerman, Chris Taylor, Dan Ilic, Lewis Hobba + Dan Adams CEO Amber
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Britain's anti-Truss campaign — Athena Kugblenu + Rick Morton + Bea Barbeau-Scurla + Dan Ilic + Lewis Hobba
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A Rational Fear Lite : Charlie Pickering + Peter Kalmus + Van Gogh + Dan Ilic
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A Rational Fear Lite — Dan Ilic + Sarah Wilson
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Secretive Australia — Festival Of Dangerous Ideas — Kate McClymont, Damien Cave, Amber Schultz, David McBride, Dan Ilic & Lewis Hobba
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GMPOOG: Richard Duke — US Deputy Special Envoy for Climate
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Russia's new advertising campaign — Kirsty Webeck, Sam Petersen, Alice Tovey, Dan Ilic + Ben Pennings
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The Morrison Cinematic Universe — Dan Ilic, Killian David, James Donald Forbes McCann
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The Best* of Lewis Hobba — A Rational Encore — (*50min of Lewis Hobba yelling)
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GMPOOG: Nick Bryant on how journalists could be covering climate change.
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JUDITH NEILSON INSTITUTE LIVE: The Joke Is Mightier Than The Pen
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Julia Zemiro Asks 'Who Cares?' — E5 — Penny Ackery (Hume indy Candidate)
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A Rational Fear — LIVE — Melbourne Comedy Festival 2022 — Grace Tame, Zoe Daniel, Alice Fraser, Dane Simpson, Lewis Hobba, Dan Ilic, Vidya Rajan + DJ Andy McClelland.
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A Rational Fear Live in Melbourne 10 minute Sample
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Regenerating Australia with Damon Gameau, Lewis Hobba and Dan Ilic
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