Summary
Winner of Australia’s Best Comedy Podcast, A Rational Fear recorded a special World Science Festival episode about the beginning of the end of the world. Laugh in the face of the scariest things facing our planet like climate change, superbugs and how Brisbane will be the capital of the world after a nuclear war.
Join Dan Ilic (Question everything) and Lewis Hobba (Triple J) as they wrestle some of the biggest names in comedy and politics to tackle the largest issues in our world. Featuring Mandy Nolan, Mel Buttle, Mark Humphries, Jessie L Christensen and Dylan Behan.
It’s fast, it’s funny, it’s 60 minutes of giggling at our greatest fears. If your Sky News-watching Uncle doesn’t believe in it, we’re making fun of it. It’s a scary world, you may as well laugh in its face.
Warning: This show may contain strong language and adult themes. 16+ audiences recommended.
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Dan Ilic
Dan Ilic
‘Investigative Humourist’ Dan Ilic is one of Australia's most prolific comedy voices, known for his work across TV, film, radio and stage – both at home and abroad. Host of...
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Lewis Hobba
Lewis Hobba
Lewis Hobba is a comedian, writer, and presenter and host of triple j’s Drive show, Hobba and Hing. He got his start in TV on ABC’s Hungry Beast and has...
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Mark Humphries
Mark Humphries
Writer and performer, Mark Humphries, is best known as a resident satirist on ABC-TV’s 730 and for his regular appearances on SBS’s The Feed, ABC’s The Roast , ‘Talking Pictures’...
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Mel Buttle
Mel Buttle
Boasting a prolific and award-winning stand-up career spanning over a decade Mel Buttle continues to delight audiences all over the country. And as if that weren’t enough, Mel’s also managed...
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Mandy Nolan
Mandy Nolan
Mandy Nolan has been a comedian for over three decades. As a loud mouth lefty feminist she’s long used the platform not just to make jokes, but also to champion...
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Dylan Behan
Dylan Behan
Dylan Behan is Australia’s foremost craftsman of wacky news clips having edited TV comedy since 2005, including spending ten years with The Chaser before becoming senior editor on the controversially...
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Jessie L. Christensen
Jessie L. Christensen
Jessie L. Christiansen is NASA’s Exoplanet Archive lead scientist. As such, she works to maintain and enhance the capabilities of the NASA Exoplanet Archive to provide data and tools to...
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