Full Show Podcast: 10 August 2026
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Welcome today. Fiscal Guardrails and whether they swing your vote, Cameron George, and the Warriors, and what all success means to the club. Uh, the lads in the commentary box, the PM on lists of not taxing working people, Richard Arnold and Steve Price, they're invaluable as well. Monday morning, seven past six. Welcome to it. It is here's something for nothing. It's scientifically proven and in many studies that those who believe they're heading for better days, those who believe things will broadly work out well for them, are more successful in life. You walk into your destiny. You should never underestimate the power of positive thought, which is why I cannot understand if you go back four weeks when the Warriors won, the doubters argued it wasn't a very good win.
The positive Think EC thinks a win's a win. But then we lost, and out they came. We didn't know how to win. Supporters are delusional, and so it went. The default to negativity not only holds you back in life, it's pointless. It's a waste of energy. Success comes from not fixating on losses or what went wrong or reveling in others' demise, but on learning and moving forward on a path of continual improvement, which is why and how we got to Friday night. It came via the previous weekend. course and the Titans outing which showed exactly how you learn and move on. That provided the springboard into the Panthers and not just a victory, but a brilliant one. Another of those games where we didn't just win we won well.
Well enough to announce to everyone we can beat anyone we want. We are quite probably the best side in the NRL now. What do you say about Metcalf? Other than pfft can we have him back? Uh can he change his mind? Can we say sorry for benching him? Can we pass around the hat and raise some money? Halosema was exceptional as well. Did you get nervous when the Panthers went from zero to six to twelve? I didn't. Uh because by the time that happened the blueprint was set. We were too good. The Panthers were not able to meet us at our level. We set the table, set the agenda, sent the message. It was a critical win. I still would have backed them in the playoffs that we'd lost, uh, because enough of the ingredients are there to know how good we really are.
But to beat the side that has set the standard in multiple years in this competition is more than enough proof that the ensuing weeks will now be fun, the playoffs will be awesome, and this is very much our
News of the world in 90 seconds.
Well poor old Trumpy isn't having the best of time right now. The ballroom got suspended. There's no deal on the strait to be seen, and BB's just given him the don't come Monday on Gaza. They have ideas, some of which are acceptable to us, and some are not.
We know how to stand up to these things. We have proven it in the past. And we are proving it today as well.
Now on the other side of the aisle, old Abdul, who won in Michigan last week, is uh speak today on the Sunday talk show sprooking progressivism.
A responsibility to stand up to Donald Trump and the ways that he's used his power for his own gain, for his family's finances, rather than to improve your family's finances. The recognition that Mike Rogers is nothing more than a corporate shill.
Uh Bernie of course wants more where that came from. Have you ever heard of a candidate winning who was outspent nine to one? Sixty million dollars in billionaire funded super PAC money came into that race and yet he managed to win. Couple of things over the pond in Britain. Firstly, the Irish have got back a bloke called Kinahan from Dubai. He's bad news. He's a crime boss they've been chasing.
I pay tribute to the authorities in the United Arab uh Arab Emirates um for the strong cooperation with Ireland over recent years uh in this field more generally.
Uh then the weather, yet another heat wave on the way. Farmers wondering when that all ends. Useful rainfall since the beginning of June, so it's no wonder there's no grass growth at all, and that's really unusual for us.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed at the start of the episode?
0:00–12:04
2
How does the show address the Iran ultimatum and U.S. response?
12:04–25:50
3
What are the National Party’s fiscal guardrails and tax plans?
25:50–37:31
4
What do the latest poll numbers say about the upcoming election?
37:31–49:13
5
How did the Warriors secure their recent victory and what’s the NRL outlook?
49:13–1:00:47
6
What are the key points in the council amalgamation debate?
1:00:47–1:10:55
7
How long will Canterbury hold the Ranfurly Shield?
1:10:55–1:24:19
8
What are the closing remarks and promotional spots for this episode?
1:24:19–1:29:49
Speakers
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