{"podcast":{"title":"A Rational Fear","slug":"a-rational-fear-1080338","podcast_index_feed_id":1080338,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/646ebc5fb383020012ef0cbe","website_url":"http://arationalfear.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646ebc5fb383020012ef0cbe/1787116481434-27c5394f-65b8-4311-a1a4-d0b0577f4b96.jpeg","author":"Dan Ilic","episode_count":250,"summary":"Laughing in the face of fear. Comedians and experts rip into the news. It's #QandA on crack. 🏆 Winner Best Comedy Podcast 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023. Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.arationalfear.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T06:19:29.872857+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-rational-fear-1080338"},"episode":{"title":"How AwkwUS! Australia's special relationship with the US.","slug":"how-awkwus-australia-s-special-relationship-with-the-us","published_at":"2025-03-20T22:34:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-rational-fear-1080338/how-awkwus-australia-s-special-relationship-with-the-us","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-rational-fear-1080338","url":"https://shows.acast.com/a-rational-fear-1/episodes/subs-for-nothing-nangs-on-the-pbs","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/646ebc5fb383020012ef0cbe/e/67dc0de5fe6b19f2d2ef6d1c/media.mp3","summary":"🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ 🎟️ MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL TICKETS: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/comedy-festival-2025/a-rational-fear G’day Fearmongers, A reminder that our  Melbourne Comedy Festival Show  is only 3 weeks away! 🎟️ Get your tickets  HERE PODCAST NOTES: In this episode, we discuss Australia's unique relationship with the United States, ANZUS, Pine Gap and wading into AUKUS submarine deal. Guests Senator Jacqui Lambie and Dr. Emma Shortis provide insights into Australia's defence strategy and the challenges posed by reliance on foreign powers. It’s a very silly and smart conversation — about one of the most complex relationships that underpins my own anxiety. See you at the big show Dan 🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear Here's all the fun stuff you get when you sign up to Patreon. 🎧 Get an ad-free and sponsor free version of the show. 🎟 Get early access and discounts to live shows. 🎥 Get early access to final videos, and draft edits of upcoming videos. 👨🏼‍⚖️ Make show suggestions. 💬 Get a link to the A Rational Fear discord. If you enjoyed this please drop us a review on Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-rational-fear/id522303261 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ 🎟️ MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1943,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-rational-fear-1080338/episodes/how-awkwus-australia-s-special-relationship-with-the-us/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-rational-fear-1080338/how-awkwus-australia-s-special-relationship-with-the-us.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}