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Betoota Talks
Clancy Overell and Errol Parker, editors of the explicitly raw but iconic Outback Australian newspaper known as The Betoota Advocate report fiercely - without fear or favour.
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BETOOTA TALKS: Peter Malinauskas, The Premier Of South Australia (interview)
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Piastri’s Hook Turn, War Makes Costs Go Up, P*rnhub Ban, Train Station Therapist & Teachers
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: 'The Australian Disease' - Pokie Machines (featuring Neil Walshe)
This week, The Betoota Advocate interrogates the history and culture of pokie machines in Australia, specifically NSW. The history of them, the strategic…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: International Law, Dubai Crypto Bro, Tradie’s EV Ute & Suburban Weed Dealer
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Farrer By-Election with Independent Candidate Michelle Milthorpe
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: France Offers UK Guillotine, Difficult Women, Straight White Male Left Out & 1999 Commodore
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Vegas Round & The 2026 NRL Season (ft. Yvonne Sampson)
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Bit of Fun, Holden Cruze Sale, Tradie Overcharges & Smudge Smashes 53 Heaps Normals
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…
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Betoota Talks: What’s The Go With New Zealand? (ft. Guy Williams)
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Lib Spill, Sydney Protests, Bluey’s New Addition & Superbowl HT Show
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Ray Martin
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: A.I. Tradie, Interest Rates Up & Flying Chair K.O.
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Pat Cummins, Australian Cricket Captain
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Hottest 100, Homemade Bomb, Next Liberal Leader & Intrusive Thoughts
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: The Implosion Of The Federal Coalition (featuring Malcolm Turnbull)
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Rock Bottom For Coalition, Greenland Technically Half Aussie, Under 16s Social Media Ban & Kings Cross is Back!
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Tony Abbott
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…
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The Betoota Advocate's Biggest Articles of 2025
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Weird Victorians, Travel Allowances, Social Media Ban & Dial Before You Dig?
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Best of 2025
As we wind down the year that was, Errol Parker guides a journey through some of the best moments from Betoota Talks in 2025. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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WEEKLY BULLETIN: Essential Worker Christmas Party, Delloitte Replaced By AI, Spotify Wrapped & Ford Raptor
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Ashes Moments with Peter Lalor PART 2
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…
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WEEKLY BULLETIN: Pauline Hanson Stunt, Ciggies Not Appropriate Gift, Fine Dining Not Enough & Expensive Ice Latte
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 TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Amyl and The Sniffers, Dog Vomit, 50 Grand Retaining Wall & Cocaine Epidemic
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Ashes Moments with Peter Lalor Part 1
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: 'Monkeyboy' on the secret cultural fault lines of Sydney City.
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…
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WEEKLY BULLETIN: Libs Ditch Net Zero, 50 Years Since The Dismissal, Big Week For FIFOs, Social Media Ban & Very Chill Maid of Honour
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Merv Hughes
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…
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WEEKLY BULLETIN: Landslide Win For Leftists, Tips To Get Rich, Online Gambling Is Totally Normal & Liberals Decide They Don’t Care About Climate Change
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…
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Who was Christopher Skase? (with Mark Humphries)
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Liberals Having A Normal One, Kevin27 Evades ICE, QLD High Schools, & Real Estate Agents
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Jelly Roll
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Trump V Rudd, RFK Approves Silica Packets, Local Mum Full From Lunch & Local Kid Frightens Neighbours
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS presents ‘The Ballad Of Barnaby Joyce’
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Conflict Definitely Over, Young Blokes Pay Lands Mid Piss-Up, Former Gifted Child & 37-Year-Old Pulls Muscle
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Natalie Kyriacou OAM
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: QLD Best at Everything, Sydney Man 2kg Overweight, Sydney Gang War, Corporate Alpha Woman Finds Perfect Match
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Christian Welch
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Our Keith & Nicole, Sims Sold To Saudis, Q4 Begins & AFL Bans Meat Pies
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…
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How To Talk About The NRL Grand Final When You Know Nothing About Sport
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Tylenol, Bucks Party Contracts Autism, Big Hose Sculpture Cut & Snoop In Melbourne
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Tim Elliott tells the story of Darko ‘Dougie’ Desic
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Party Abandons Only Popular Policy, Melbourne All Protests & Vapes, Riverboys Turn Up in TSITP + Beer Hacks
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Sandra Sully
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: ATO Comes For G-Wagon Owners, Boyfriend's Wikipedia, Oscar Piastri & Fathers Day
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Danny Weidler Part 2
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Reece Walsh Plumbing, Violent Protests, Vic Premier Calls on CFMEU & 3rd Gen Italian Pronounciations
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Danny Weidler Part 1
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…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Bob Katter, Bosnian Tourism, Labubus & Great Beer Weather
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Caroline Wilson Part 2
In part two of our chat with legendary AFL journo Caroline Wilson, we dive into the biggest stories she's broken, the psychology of star players, what the…
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WEEKLY BULLETIN: Dad Receives OOO Reply, Sydney Rains, Book Week & Weak Bloke Bombs Kids
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Caroline Wilson
This week we are joined by a titan of sports journalism. On the eve of finals Caro offered up her predictions, insights on the state of the game as well as…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Protesting Actually Works, Tool Fan Forced To Mingle, Dumb Birds & Vale David Stratton
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Brandon Jack
This week Clancy and Wendell sit down with one of the few Australians who straddle the worlds of professional sports and literature. Brandon Jack hails from…
Betoota TalksWEEKLY BULLETIN: Aus Media Crisis Over Palestine, Giant Retailer Might Not Be Ethical, Bandit & Chili Logies Footage Emerges
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Hilltop Hoods On Their 9th Album
Great friends of Betoota, the Hoods are back in the studio for a live sit down. Plenty of laughs with Suffa, P and Debris as they break down the life and times…
Betoota TalksBETOOTA WEEKLY: Veronica’s Officially Recognised, Man’s Decadent Physique Not Fit For Uniqlo, QANTAS Brand Almost F*cked Enough & Sellout Irishman
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: The Inspired Unemployed
Clancy and Wendell sit down with Jack and Matt from The Inspired unemployed to talk through their meteoric rise to fame. From humble origins in the South Coast…
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WEEKLY BULLETIN: Parliament’s Back, Katter Takes On Rogue Croc, Ozzy Osbourne, Hottest 100 Aussie Songs
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…
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BETOOTA TALKS: Michael Hooper
On the eve of the historic British & Irish Lions Series against Australia, Betoota Talks to Michael Hooper. The former Tahs and Wallabies captain joined the…