Hey Blurtstars
On a jam packed show we will start with Blurt Around The World:
It's Wear It Purple Day on 30 August.
Harris or Trump, what do Aussies think? Do we care?
Making your hamburger less bad for the planet.
New pedestrian bridge to open across Brisbane River. Why is this important?
Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France, why?
On Poll Position, the Kegsta will look at the current polls to see who would win the USA election if it was held today. (spoiler Harris ;) )
Then on Econobabble Wencee will see how the reduction in international students mandated by the federal government will affect the Australian economy. And the Kegsta will chat about the ONE policy Dutton has and surprise surprise it's terrible!!
And on Nature Calls the Kegsta will tell us all about emotional support alligators and Wencee will give us some good news about a near extinct species of tortoise on the Galapagos islands.
Then we will round out the show with Joke of the Week!!
So let's get on with the show!!
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Note: No podcast yet of last weeks show as we had IT issues during the show. We will be archiving the episode but rest assured we will salvage something soon.
Blurt Around The World
It’s Paris Paralympic time!!! If you are confused about all the different classifications across the various sports of the Paralympics, watch or read the following stories to get familiar with them. Go Aussies!! →
ABC News | VIDEO: Paralympic Classification Explained
ABC News | Paralympics classification demystified: What the letters and numbers at the Games mean
It was Wear It Purple Day on 30 August. Wear it Purple Day is an annual LGBTIQA+ awareness day especially for young people. Supporters wear purple to celebrate diversity and young people from the LGBTIQA+ community →
Insight and Dovetail, Queensland Health | Celebrate Wear It Purple day - 30 August 2024
If the USA election was held in Australia who would be the preferred president? Harris or Trump? Do we care? Read more about it here →
Love your beef burger? But did you know that the production of that burger patty can be bad for the environment? Scientists are making changes to the way cows eat to make your burger better for the environment →
Warning - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the following story contains images and names of a deceased person.
A new pedestrian bridge opens across Brisbane River connecting the new casino to Southbank. The bridge has been named Neville Bonner, Australia's First Indigenous federal parliamentarian →
ABC News | Brisbane's Neville Bonner Bridge opens to the public from Thursday
Why has Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France? The arrest is related to problems with moderation, or lack of, on the platform which is allowing many illegal activities to go unregulated →
Reuters | Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France
Poll Position
What are the latest USA election polls indicating? How is in the lead, Harris or Trump? Find out more here →
Independent | Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
Econnobabble
What impact will the cap on international students have on the Australian ecomony? Who are the winners and losers?
ABC News | The true scale of Australia's international student industry — in four charts
In a desperate move to win outer suburban voters and win back the Teal seats, Dutton has one policy, tax cuts. Why continue with the class wars? Find out more here →
Michael West media | Dutton has A Policy | The West Report
Nature Calls
We often hear about dogs or birds being an emotional support animal. But what about an alligator? Do they make good a good support animal? Find out more here →
NPR | Have you seen this emotional support gator? Wally's owner says he's lost in Georgia
Some good news on animal conservation. A large increase of giant tortoises on the Galápagos Islands means they are unlikely to go extinct any time soon →
Wikipedia | Santiago Island giant tortoise
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