The Battler
Episodes
Ep50. Fraction of the Toltz.
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week the fr*telli speak to Steve Toltz, whose new novel, A Rising of the Lights is out next week from Penguin. He tells them about his theories o...
Ep49 Paris Endoscopy.
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week the fr*telli talk about the strike wave lapping the shores of the island continent, from teachers to uni staff to ABC employees. They also t...
Ep48. Howard Battlers ft. Amy Remeikis
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Battlers talk to Amy Remeikis about her new book: Where It all Went Wrong: the Case Against John Howard. Amy, a real battler, cuts sick ...
Ep47. Extraordinary Combination of Internal Errors
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week the fellxs talk the ozymandian collapse of Kyle and Jackie O, David Littleproud and Pornhub. They also chat (a lot) about adult content, the...
Ep 46. Dubai Erasure
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Battler is officially the last great broadcast duo still recording in Australia. This week, the fellangists talk about the liberation of Iran from...
Ep45. CFME Me?!?! CFME You!!!!
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the l*ds talk about the stupid, dumb and idiotic reporting on the CFMEU by king rat Nick McKenzie and Geoffrey “Wages Are a Gift” Watso...
Ep 44– Genghis Taylor
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the fellangists are talking about the rise to the Shadow Khanate of Genghis Taylor and the encirclement of Sultana Sussan Ley after her aba...
Ep.43 I Suck Huge Hog
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week the fell*s talk about the violent Pali Rally that put police officers in an impossible situation, and the heroic efforts of the cops to rest...
Ep43– Closing the Yap with Yaraman Thorne
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week the fell*s are joined by writer, actor, housepainter but in no ways comedian Yaraman “Yazzy” Thorne. They chat about what the hell happe...
Ep41 The Boorloo Bomber
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Pat and Tim talk about the disgusting act of violence attempted by a nazi fuckstick on invasion day in Perth. In more responsible moments, ...
Ep40: H8 Speech Forever
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the B*ttlers talk about the shiny new hate speech laws, which were minted the day after we recorded. We talk about how the coalition have m...
Ep39: Ozlit Shrugged with Lexi Freiman
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week the fellxs talk to Lexi Freiman, author of Inappropriation and The Book of Ayn. They talk NEW YORK vs Sydney vs Hungary, the nature of satir...
Ep38: Commission Royale
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Los Guerreros talk about the precipitous idiocy of a “Royal Commission” into an attitude. As always, things have become ...
Ep. 37: BONDI
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Battlers process the events of the last week, starting with the antisemitic attack in bondi on Sunday. Tim talks about the atmosphere at...
Ep. 36: Slop, Slap, Slip ft. Miriam Webster
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Battlers yarn with author Miriam Webster about her brilliant debut short story collection, The Slip, out now via Aniko Press.Beyond that, Pat and ...
Ep35: Pauline Habibti
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim is back from Nippon, where he destroyed Tokyo in a fight to save Mothra from George “Hands” Christensen. The B*ttlers talk about the Great Lan...
Ep. 34: The Donald Trump Interview
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep. 33: Cash 4 Commies
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the fell*s discuss the death of Graham “Richo” Richardson and John “Sponsor” Laws, and what this means for the era of “bloke” p...
Ep. 32: Bowling for Columbo
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Battlers meet in the flesh again as Pat drifts East-side to look at the back of Andrew G’s head at Blue Mountain Writers Festival. A wild and ra...
Ep. 31: 24 Hour Party Hacks
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Battlers discuss Albo’s scene cred (has he ever listened to Mark E. Latham?), the Trump and Albo craft beer summit, the undeniable wow...
Ep30: Suddenly 30 xox
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 30 episodes of Battlerdom, and the fellas are on a tredecennial tear. They talk Millenial culture, Stitch race science, Barnxit and the collaps...
Ep 29– The Labubu Peace Accords
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ceasefire, all alone in the moonlight. Trump has saved the world and brought the Gazans back from the dead in their thousands. He has a stately pleasu...
Ep. 28: AUTISM ANNOUNCEMENT! (Japanese Sopranos)
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the boys talk about the March of the far right across the world. Trump in Amerikkka; Farage in the UKKK and Hastie’s hasty march forward ...
Ep 27: Do You Condone Hamas?
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tim is in Coffs and Pat is in Melbourne; so unclear as to who has the bum end of the stick. They talk through the stakes of recognising Pal...
Ep26: Bella Ciao
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode the boys mourn their wonderful friend Charlie Kirk, murdered by the coward Tyler Robinson. They remember his calm, measured presence i...
Ep. 25 Meanjin Streets ft. Eli McLean
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the pod The Battlers talk to the suddenly former deputy editor of Meanjin, Eli McLean, about the untimely killing of the 85yo literary jo...
Ep24: Support Local Groomers
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Pat and Tim talk about the March for Australia that cooked on the streets of Sydney, Melbourne, and the other cities last weekend. Tim was ...
Ep23: The Slap
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week it’s just Pat and Tim, the way God intended. Unencumbered by guests, they rage about the resposne of the government to the protest on Sydn...
THE BATTLER (LIVE): NOCK LOOSE! (Sydney Launch)
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On July 18th, The Battler host Patrick Marlborough joined with the podcast’s most ‘faptastic’ fan, Giacomo Bianchino, to launch Patrick’s debu...
EP22: An Education with Madison Griffiths
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Pat n Tim talk shop with author and artiste Madison Griffiths, who has just released Sweet Nothings, her second monograph after 2022’s Tis...
Ep21: Barely Human W/ Max Easton
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Pat and Tim talk with Max Easton, paesano and the author of novels liek The Magpie Wing and Paradise Estate and the reams of top-notch musi...
Episode 20: The Latham Diarrhoea
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
20th EPISODE SPECTACULAR!The Battler Boys meet in person for the FIRST TIME and immediately attempt to kill each other as they reckon with show mascot...
Episode 19: No Nonsense w/ Patrick Lenton
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Pat M talks to Pat L: Journalist, Writer and substacker at the Nonsense Newsletter We cover Lenton’s new book, In Spite of You; queer lit...
Episode 18: ALP: The Party of Order
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Pat and Tim talk about the Sabsabi decision, the solidification of anti-protest reactionism across the world, and the transformation of the...
Episode 17: The Cuomintang in Exile
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Pat and Tim are guestless and ill, but stoked nonetheless as a self-proclaimed socialist takes the dem nomination in the New York mayoral e...
Episode 16: The Overland Resistance w. Evelyn Araluen
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Battlers! First off, sorry for the delay! With Pat sick, and Tim in Italy, and a few tech issues, producer Dan (that Saint, that Angel!) has had to wo...
Episode 15: Can OzLit Be Fun? W/ Joseph Earp
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Pat and Tim talk to writer and painter Joseph Earp about writing and painting. There’s also a little bit about the importance of failure a...
Episode 14: Ozliteration with dan hogan
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Pat and Tim talk to dan hogan, author of A Secret Third Thing, award-winning poet and co-founder of Subbed-In small press. We chat about the...
Episode 13: Moored on the Media Strip with Crystal Andrews
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat with Crystal Andrews, journalist and founder of Zee Feed. We cover the “Stephen Graham effect” in talking about the politics of ...
Episode 12: Laboration Day w/ Osman Faruqi
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we celebrate the death of the parliamentary Liberal party and herald the millennium of Albanese’s Red Sea. We also speak with Pundit, Plau...
Episode 11: Elekkktion Fever
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two days out from the election, things look set for a Big Fat Labor Drubbing. In this episode, Pat and Tim talk about what a routing would mean for th...
Episode 10: Writing Against the Pricks w/ Cher Tan
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this ep, Pat and Tim talk to writer, musician and editor Cher Tan, whose Peripathetic was one of the better books to come out of Australia last yea...
Episode 9: Duttonated w/ Charlie Lewis
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An easter treat with two eps in a single week. Tim’s off to do the Yuppie Ghan (driving from Garramilla to Uluru) so we’re in early. Alithya anest...
Episode 8: Interview With Joana Partyka from Disrupt Burrup Hub
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Joana Partyka: artist and activist with Disrupt Burrup Hub. DBH have been protesting against Woodside’s gas mining bonanza up a...
Episode 7: Electile Dysfunction
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not real campaign unless it’s from the campaign district of the Liverpool plains. In this episode, Pat and Tim talk about Dutton’s bareback...
Episode 6: BudgElection
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Albanese handed down his budget on Tuesday night, Then, Albanese hadned down his election date on Friday. In between, a creature from the deep bubbled...
Episode 5: Israeli Aggression; Dicky Marles' Discount Missiles; CFMEU; Privatisation and Childcare.
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No guest this week, as Pat and Tim talk about a big few days in global bastardry. The brutishness of Israeli foreign policy is laying waste again to G...
Episode 4: War and Peace in Ukraine w/ Peter Korotaev (Events in Ukraine)
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Peter Korotaev, from the substack Events in Ukraine. If you know nothing about the war, this is a fantastic background. If you k...
Episode 3: Censorship Down with Alex McKinnon
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat with Alex McKinnon (https://everythingisfine.beehiiv.com/c/about), a freelance journalist who has been covering the restrictio...
Episode 2: ALPine Landslide w/ Rachel Withers
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tim and Pat talk to Rachel Withers, Crikey Journalist and host of “Well Hung” (successor to “Forget the Frontbench”) as well ...
Episode 1: Pilot for an unmanned plane
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A bad week to be Australian. A good week to start a podcast. Pat and Tim take a look at the appearance of Ita Buttrose in court over the Antoinette La...