Introducing The World's End

Introducing the podcast I've been working on quietly for the past year or so, The World's End with Sam Ikin.  Follow the audio podcast on this platform by searching The World's End with Sam Ikin or find your preferred link here https://tr.ee/awQRiRqtX_ You can also follow the show on: YouTube ht…

Grace and forgiveness propaganda and fighting globalism with more globalism

Welcome to a new episode of The World's End with Sam Ikin, the show about news for people who hate the news. In this episode, host Sam Ikin delves into the world of wartime propaganda and how it impacts our understanding of global conflicts, like the Israel-Palestine situation. We shed light on th…

Smash My Pod - Beta Episode 1

Welcome to Smash My Pod. This series is currently in development, and this is the only place to find it. This is a joint production from Sam Ikin and Dan McHugh, two journalists jaded by decades of work in Australia's disastrous news media. 

Poorly Thought Through Politics - Thank heavens for the WEF

WE'RE BACK. Stewart Morris joins the show again to discuss the horrific loss of the world's best authoritarian leader, Jacinda Ardern. To be clear, she's okay, she's just resigning because she wants to "spend more time with her family." We also dive into the amazing future our benevolent overlords…

How to handle angry people without it affecting you

How do you handle angry people, who get all up in your face, without it affecting you? We have no idea, but that won't stop us from talking about it. If only you could flick a switch and turn off tens of thousands of years' worth of evolutionary fight-for-flight conditioning. Maybe Elon Musk will s…

Season Two Premier - Hard times create strong men

Warning!! This episode contains cuss words. Mum, maybe skip this one.  Stewart Morris joins us in the studio to talk about the ridiculous way some journalists are carrying on about the US midterm elections, which are being held this week. We specifically make fun of one of Australia's top journali…

Election special - six weeks of public relations with Chris Glassock and Topher Field

The day before the federal election, we ask what we've gained from the last six weeks of election campaigning. Reformed journalists Sam Ikin and Chris Glassock analyse the horrendous bombardment of spin and public relations messaging that Australia has been subject to and try to see if there's any …

Why I quit the news - completely

After working as a journalist and broadcaster for twenty years I have quit the news. I don't mean that I've left the news industry, I've completely cut it out of my life for the last two years and I can't recommend it highly enough. What we've come to know as "the news" is completely unnecessary fo…

Feedback

With the next full episode still in production I'm going through some feedback from the Poorly Thought Through Guide to the Apocalypse and have a look ahead to the next episode. For those who said they want to commit arson on my old school, please don't. In Episode Three we look at the industry tha…

Apocalypse Survival Guide - Fear

An old school friend contacted me after 25 years wanting to talk about how he was bullied at school. My initial thought was that it was me that was the bully. I went to an all boys school where everyone bullied everyone. It turns out I wasn't the bully but the fact that I thought I could have been …