Up Late Podcast
Up Late Podcast
Up Late with Ben Harvey delivers off-beat and bold commentary on news, politics and current events. Irreverent and shrewd, Up Late will provoke and entertain you in ways you don't expect. You didn't ask, but ... you'll want to listen.Social links:
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Episode 68: “How much money Ricky Chapman had in the bank”
Wednesday June 8, 2022 Ben Harvey predicts a fresh legal fight over the death of one-time Bandido bikie Ricky Chapman and explains why this one could involve a lot of money. Harvey explains why the Reserve Bank decision to hike interest rates will have little effect on soaring inflation.
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Episode 67: “For the first time, police have lifted the lid on Australia’s mafia”
Tuesday June 7, 2022 Ben Harvey has the wild stories on WA’s Italian mafia. Subscribe! https://bit.ly/3nzHmS8
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Episode 66: “When arcade games were seen as vice dens”
Monday June 6, 2022 Ben Harvey recounts the extraordinary story of how one teenager turned 21 pinball machines into the Timezone gaming empire – and why he could be setting himself up for a bumper payday that will rock corporate Australia.
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Episode 65: “A no-name numpty from a gang nobody had ever heard of”
Thursday June 2, 2022 Ben Harvey predicts which bikies will follow Troy Mercanti and be hit with anti-consorting notices. And Harvey examine America’s love affair with guns in the wake of the country’s latest mass shooting.
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Episode 64: “It’s the first time it’s been used in WA”
Wednesday June 1, 2022 Ben Harvey reveals the 31 bikies Troy Mercanti has been banned from seeing after he was hit with WA’s first anti-consorting notice. Harvey explains how the laws work and what happens to Mercanti if he breaches the order.
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Episode 63: “It’s important when you’re shirtfronting foreign despots”
Tuesday May 31, 2022 Ben Harvey lampoons Julie Bishop’s new sponsorship deal with Estee Lauder and uses Peter Matera’s heart attack to identify simple steps men can take to prevent ending up in hospital with a dicky ticker.
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Episode 62: “Dutton is everything Australian voters DIDN’T want”
Monday May 30, 2022 Ben Harvey emerges from COVID isolation confused to discover that the new Liberal Party leader is a hardline conservative famous for his tough stance on border security. Harvey is even more perplexed to learn the new head of the National Party is a Queenslander vehemently oppo…
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Episode 61: “The real election danger”
Thursday May 19, 2022 In the last episode before the federal election, Ben Harvey pinpoints the Liberal Right and Labor Left as the two most dangerous things in Australian politics and implores voters to think about which candidate for Prime Minister will best contain the fringe maniacs inside the…
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Episode 60: “Blackout couldn’t come soon enough”
Wednesday May 18, 2022 Ben Harvey reviews the worst political ads of 2022 and reveals the archaic reason Australians will see fewer of them after 12.01am on Thursday.
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Episode 59: “Pryce Scanlan loves hunting drug dealers”
Tuesday May 17, 2022 Ben Harvey uses a $120 million cocaine bust by the Australian Federal Police to reveal the extraordinary story of a Mafia assassination plot targeting the AFP’s top man in WA.
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