Betoota Talks

As Australia's oldest and most trusted newspaper, the Betoota Advocate are alarmed at the rise of misinformation and its proliferation online. How can we tell what is real anymore? Are Boomers more at risk than kids? Will this be the end of Democracy? Clacny Overell and Errol Parker sit down with Hamish McDonald to explore the world. Watch The Matter of Facts with Hamish Maconald HERE!

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

Peter Malinauskas has nothing to gain by appearing on Betoota Talks this week - so credit to him for rolling the dice on a few hairy questions. The South Australian Premier also gives some pretty honest answers in this pre-election interrogation, specifically regarding public housing, domestic violence and the f**king algae. The Betoota Advocate doesn't do softball interviews, not even when we are talking to the leader of a majority state government who is set to absolutely demolish his opposition in a week's time.

Clancy Overell wraps up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota with the help of DYOR Dave Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

This week, The Betoota Advocate interrogates the history and culture of pokie machines in Australia, specifically NSW. The history of them, the strategic engineering of them, the mind-bending stats, the political lobbying and the money. Most people just assume Australia's addiction to the 'Reverse ATMs' is beyond reform... But today's guest has an idea.   Check out Project Losing Sound and Sign The Petition Here

Errol Parker, Wendell Hussey and Clancy Overell wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota thanks to our friends at Dan Murphy's! Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

After the toppling and subsequent retirement of Liberal leader Sussan Ley, the hotly contested byelection in the seat of Farrer is seen as a litmus test for the newly led Liberals, the surging One Nation and the emboldened Nationals. Clancy and Errol speak to Independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe, who narrowly lost to Ley in the 2025 election. She discusses the issues facing the electorate under previous governments such as water management and lack of medical access, as well as the threat of One Nation, plus her own personal experiences that led her to politics.

Errol Parker and Clancy Overell wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota thanks to our friends at Dan Murphy's! Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

This week Clancy, Errol and Wendell turn their attention to the only sensible way to launch a rugby league season. By shipping it 12,000 kilometres across the Pacific and hoping Americans finally understand what a forward pass is. With the 2026 NRL season kicking off in Las Vegas, the show previews the year ahead. The contenders, the pretenders, the coaches already under pressure and the annual question of whether this is finally the Warriors’ year. Thankfully, Fox League host and one of the game’s sharpest minds, Yvonne Sampson, joins the show to unpack Vegas Round, the shifting power dynamics across the competition, the young stars ready to launch and the veterans wondering if it's time to join the London Broncos. From expansion chat to premiership windows and which fanbase is most likely to implode by Easter, this is your unofficial and entirely unqualified guide to the 2026 NRL season. Get around it before your club is mathematically eliminated by May. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendell Hussey, Errol Parker and Clancy Overell wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota thanks to our friends at Dan Murphy's! Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

This week Clancy and Errol attempt to finally answer a question that has plagued Australians for generations: what’s the go with New Zealand? From their polite accents and suspiciously competent rugby teams to their intense loyalty to provincial towns nobody here has heard of, this episode unpacks our strange cousins across the ditch. Thankfully, Kiwi comedian and New Zealand Today creator Guy Williams drops in to explain the cultural quirks, small-town politics, tall poppy syndrome and national psyche of Aotearoa... and why Australians still somehow don’t quite get it. Get tickets to Guy Williams' Australia tour here!  

Wendell Hussey, Errol Parker and Clancy Overell wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota thanks to our friends at Dan Murphy's! Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

There are few names in Australian media that carry as much weight as this week's guest. With over 60 years of experience as a journalist and presenter, Ray Martin has seen it all. From covering wars, mob hits, political corruption, protest movements, celebrities and much more, Clancy and Wendell sit down with the legend himself to dissect his career, and what has become of the Aussie media landscape.

Wendell Hussey, Errol Parker and Clancy Overell wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota thanks to our friends at Dan Murphy's! Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

Fresh off a 4-1 Ashes victory, Aussie cricket captain Pat Cummins joins Wendell and Clancy to chat about the highs and lows of the series. After playing just one match in the series due to injury, he steps in for a grilling about the celebrations afterwards, the importance of T20 cricket and whether he truly is "Captain Woke."

Wendell Hussey and Clancy Overell wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota thanks to our friends at Dan Murphy's! Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

There is a famous saying about politics '“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen”. Last week felt like a decade. The Federal Coalition has imploded. The entire concept of an 'Opposition' now ceases to exist. What the hell has happened? The Betoota Advocate attempts to explain 'The Coalition' - what it is, how it functions, and why has it all gone to shit. Joining the editors is one man who knows all too well how dysfunctional this political institution has become: former Liberal Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull.

Wendell Hussey, Errol Parker and Clancy Overell wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota thanks to our friends at Dan Murphy's! Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

To kick off 2026 we have the 28th Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott, joining Clancy and Errol in the studio. Tony gives us the inside stories about some of his most interesting moments, as well has how he ended up in politics, and what the future of the Liberal party looks like.

Clancy Overell and Errol Parker guide the Australian public through a journey into the year that was, 2025. From politics to pop culture, cities to farms, US to Australia, we talk through all the important and unimportant issues in 2025. Here's to a better 2026. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok  

Errol Parker and Clancy Overell wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota thanks to our friends at Dan Murphy's! Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

As we wind down the year that was, Errol Parker guides a journey through some of the best moments from Betoota Talks in 2025. 

Errol Parker and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota thanks to our friends at Dan Murphy's! Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

What turns a routine delivery into folklore? How does one wide ball at the Gabba trigger a generation of English PTSD? And why do the strangest, funniest and most chaotic moments always seem to find their way into this rivalry? In Part Two of our deep dive into Ashes mythology, Clancy & Errol once again sits down with Peter Lalor to revisit a fresh batch of chaos from the vault.   From Harmison’s first-ball moonshot that nearly killed second slip, to Stuart MacGill’s 12-wicket fever dream, to Colin Cowdrey waddling out of a Boeing 707 to save England with nothing but a borrowed bat and enormous optimism. Also examined are some of the more questionable cultural artefacts of Ashes lore, including David “Bumble” Lloyd’s broken cock yarn and Michael Slater belting 176 while Alan Mullally put the dog up Narromine's favourite son. It’s another lap through the moments that prove the Ashes is less a cricket series and more a centuries-old soap opera with better screenwriting.   This mini-series is brought to you by BWS. On your way out? BWS are here for it with cold bevvies close by! Follow Cricket et al on Substack

Errol Parker and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

Errol Parker and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

What is an Ashes moment, really? Why do grown men howl like rapid dogs over a ball that lands on a crack? And how did a couple of colonial summer sports turn into one of the world’s most unhinged rivalries? This week, The Betoota Advocate sits down with one of cricket’s most respected storytellers, Peter Lalor, to unpack the triumphs, meltdowns and outright fever dreams that have defined Australia v England, from Thommo rearranging David Lloyd’s tackle, to Scott Boland becoming a deity at the MCG. Join Betoota Talks as Clancy Overell and Errol Parker dig beneath the polite veneer of “Test cricket tradition” and explore the cultural fault lines, national insecurities and generational scars that make the Ashes what they are. A simmering, century-old grudge match wrapped in whites, sunscreen and mild sporting trauma. This mini-series is brought to you by BWS. On your way out? BWS are here for it with cold bevvies close by! Follow Cricket et al on Substack

What are eshays? Where is Sydney home to the world's best chicken burgers? What the hell has been happening in Australia's biggest city since the government introduced lock out laws. This week, The Betoota Advocate talks to one of Sydney's most razor-sharp cultural commentators, Monkeyboy. He's an author, an online oracle, and an unofficial anthropologist for a city of 6 million. Join Betoota Talks as they dig beneath the all-consuming obsession with property, and find out what's really going on in this sprawling megatropolis that was once recognised as a kooky home for gays, gangsters and pub rock.   Buy the limited edition 2025 Monkeyboy Zine Follow Monkeyboy on Instagram Follow Monkeyboy on TikTok

Clancy Overell and Errol Parker wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

This week on Betoota Talks, Errol Parker sits down with an icon of Australian cricket, Merv Hughes. In this wide ranging one on one interview, Merv takes us through the highs and lows of his career, from Australia’s triumphant away ashes victories, to the nervous moments hoping not to get dropped from the team. He’s got some classic stories about Warney and Boon, as well as some prophetic insight into the upcoming Ashes series, plus the origins of his famous Mo.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

Those who don’t remember the 1980s would not be familiar with the myth and scandal that surrounded Australia’s most confident, glitzy  and wreckless businessman-turned-white-collar- criminal, Christopher Skase. This week, ABC presenter Mark Humphries joins Betoota Talks to discuss our nation’s most notorious high flyer, and what happened when he flew too high.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Wendell Hussey wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

International superstar and Quokka enthusiast Jelly Roll joined Betoota Talks to have a yarn and get the run down on what he needs to know before heading down under for his first ever headline tour in Aus.

Errol Parker and Effie Bateman wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

The three-times Deputy PM, Barnaby Gerard Joyce MP has offered the vaguest resignation in political history over the weekend. Is he quitting politics? Is he quitting the party? Is he quitting Tamworth? Or is he simply reloading the clip and coming back for more!? This week on Betoota Talks, we trace the career of Barnaby Joyce from his days as a bush pub bouncer to his spectacular downfall(s). Who is this man and why can’t he be killed!?

Clancy Overell and Wendell Hussey wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

Footy finals are over, so this week The Betoota Advocate is broadening the scope. Natalie Kyriacou joins BETOOTA TALKS to discuss her work as an Australian environmentalist, author and a storyteller that shares the most eccentric facts and phenomenas that relate to our natural world. Tune in for some hard truths about deforestation, birdwatching and obscure mating rituals.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Unnamed Intern wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

Former Melbourne Storm Captain and QLD origin winner Christian Welch joins Clancy and Wendell for a wide ranging chat delving into the highs and the lows of an NRL career. From premiership wins and losses, to opposing his own coach as the head of the players union, Welch's career is more interesting than your average prop forward, and he's here to tell the story warts and all.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Unnamed Intern wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

The NRL Grand Final is upon us once again, and it's the pride of Queensland, the Brisbane Broncos taking on a team that has had Queenslanders at its foundation from the very beginning, the Melbourne Storm. This podcast is a guide for anyone who wants to sound like a seasoned veteran of the game whilst watching the showdown on Sunday.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Unnamed Intern wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

This week Betoota Talks is joined by award-winning journalist and author Tim Elliott to chat about a 30 year mystery. Elliot's new podcast series Jailbreak details the extraordinary story of Darko 'Dougie' Desic who evaded police for three decades despite living right under their nose.

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Unnamed Intern wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

An icon of Australian tv news and one of Queensland’s greatest exports, Sandra Sully joins Betoota Talks this week to discuss her eventful career from Expo 88 to the Thredbo Disaster to 9/11. But did you know that she lives a double life as the Peter V’Landys of Australian field hockey?

Clancy Overell, Errol Parker and Unnamed Intern wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

In the second part of our chat with veteran Rugby League journo Danny Weidler, we talk through the world of scandals from both players and journalists plus much more.

Clancy Overell, Wendell Hussey and Errol Parker wrap up all the biggest stories from the week - live from the Desert Rock FM studio in downtown Betoota. Subscribe to the Betoota Newsletter HERE  Betoota on Instagram Betoota on TikTok

One of the most decorated sports journalists in Australian joins the podcast this week. In part 1 of this Betoota Talks interview, Danny Weidler explains the ins and outs of breaking stories in the NRL. How he builds contacts, and how he avoids getting caught up in the soap opera himself. As a lover of the game, Danny explains his journey into rugby league - and how the product has evolved in his time. He also gives us his predictions, and his preferred grand final match up.