Super-dooper brainy (and very funny) comedian Sara Pascoe was in Australia for a bunch of festivals and kindly gave me some of her time to talk about sperm and hymen in a hotel lobby. Her work is whip-smart and politically active and has recently focussed on the fascinating world of sexual biology and its implications.

Here we cover her early political awakening, the difficulty of being a good person, kamikaze sperm, pornography, incest, hymens, paedophilia – you know, all the good stuff.

Prepare to do a lot of LEARNING.

Article: Scott McIntyre sues SBS for discrimination over “political” sacking for ANZAC Day tweets

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Sara on Live At The Apollo

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

Article: Should I tell my fiancee that I’m bisexual and I used to have sex with her dad?

Tampa by Alissa Nutting

Article: The hymen remains an evolutionary mystery – and the focus of the oppression of women’s sexuality

What’s Left? by Nick Cohen

Nancy Friday on wikipedia

The Great Porn Experiment: A TED Talk by Gary Wilson

The No More Page 3 Campaign

Cause of the Week: Eaves For Women (eavesforwomen.org.uk)

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After my little rant about this nonsense, sit back and enjoy my wide-ranging discussion with Melbourne’s one-and-only “larrikin priest”, dear Father Bob Maguire.

A humanitarian, broadcaster, philosopher and community leader who makes me laugh and think, Bob was an absolute joy a to talk to. We discussed his history with the Vietnam War, ideology, the problems in the Middle East, the idea of heaven, “doctrinal constipation”, his “wife” and much more besides.

At one point he exclaimed “Bugger Rome!” and that made me laugh quite a bit.

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Sunday Night Safran

Peter Greste on ABC’s Q&A

Article: What ISIS Really Wants

In Bob We Trust – a documentary 

My show Taxis & Rainbows & Hatred at the Perth Comedy Festival

My show Taxis & Rainbows & Hatred at the Edinburgh Fringe

Cause of the Week: The Father Bob Maguire Foundation (fatherbobsfoundation.com.au)

Here’s a special little treat because I love youse so much: my piece for Fan Fiction Comedy at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Based on this actual news story about the federal government spending $4 million on a telemovie designed to deter asylum seekers to come to Australia by boat, Deathboat – Bloody Borders is a gritty, action-packed drama that is sure to be a ratings winner.

Episode 4 – Senthorun Raj

Episode 9 – The Welcome Centre 

My show Taxis & Rainbows & Hatred at the Perth International Comedy Festival

My chat with Helen Razer continues and by now she’s really in her groove.  

Here we cover our obsession with gestures as opposed to real action, why we should tear down the catwalk, the evils of iPhones, the overuse of personal anecdotes, how “the world is just fucked” and much more.

Listen to Part One here

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A Short History of Stupid by Helen Razer & Bernard Keane

Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard

My show Taxis & Rainbows & Hatred at the Perth Comedy Festival

Tommy Dassalo’s Cutie Pie at the Sydney Comedy Festival 

Cause of the Week: The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au), the Indigenous Marathon Project (imp.org.au)