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After Jason returns from a trip to the largest monolith in the world--Uluru, Chris gets a report, leading to a discussion about the 5 largest monoliths on the planet.
Jason asks Chris about jury consulting in America and how the American justice system differs from the UK/Australian system.
The conversation shifts to propaganda within democracies and their inhibitors such as the previous USA "Fairness doctrine" and their contributors, large well funded private media empires. In the process, the "Illusion of Truth" effect is discussed.
Jason gets quizzed by Chris on what percentage of people believe false things. They then discuss what psychological phenomenon allows this to occur and...
Did you know that Australia's meat consumption is almost 3 times the global average? And 25 times higher than meat consumption per capita in...
Jason apologizes to listeners for not landing the interview with Lesley McKenzie this week (in Japanese!), gets a crash course on Americanized surnames, and...