In this bonus episode for Patreon subscribers, Emerald and Tom chat with director of the ACT Conservation Council and ANU researcher, Simon Copland, about his new book The Male Complaint -

“Inspired by leaders such as Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson, the online Manosphere has exploded in recent years. Dedicated to anti-feminism, these communities have orchestrated online campaigns of misogynistic harassment, with some individuals going as far as committing violent terrorist attacks.

Although the Manosphere has become a focus point of the media, researchers and governments alike, discussions tend to either over-sensationalize the community or offer simplistic explanations for their existence. This book uses a mixture of historical and economic analysis, alongside actual Manosphere content, to delve deeper. With The Male Complaint, Simon James Copland explains how the Manosphere has developed and why it appeals to so many men. He argues that the Manosphere is not an aberration, but is deeply embedded within mainstream, neoliberal, social structures. For a cohort of alienated men, the promise of community provides a space of understanding, connection and purpose.

This insightful book dares to dig into the corners of incel communities and online spaces where misogyny thrives. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand, and do something about, this growing and worrying phenomenon.”

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The Male Complaint book -

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Simon’s piece about Adolescence https://tdunlop.substack.com/p/moral-panic-and-the-manosphere

Killin Us by Class War - https://classwarxxx.bandcamp.com/track/killin-us

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Even Barnaby Joyce did more work as a fake envoy than Peter Khalil! After some bafflement about Tasmania, Emerald and Tom unpack Senator Dorinda Cox, the very first ever guest on Serious Danger, and her defection to Labor this week (11:20). What an r-slur (rat)! Then, a Guardian piece looks at what went wrong for the Greens at the federal election (49:56). Was Advance the Greens-killer or part of the reason the LNP became so toxic? No call to action this week, so a reminder from Griff not to search google for “Kevin Rudd Jeffrey Epstein”.

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Just released on Patreon - “Inside The Greens #9 : CPRS, Rudd-Gillard & the 2010 election”

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The Guardian’s analysis of Greens election results -

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/jun/02/what-went-wrong-for-the-greens-in-the-australian-election

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Of course Kamala Harris spoke at 2025 Australiasian Real Estate Conference on the Gold Coast, duh. Emerald and Tom bemoan the Labor party’s evil act this week, extending the Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension out to 2070 (9:17), and celebrate the parade of c***s who made it happen. The Griff joins at the end to lower the tone. Then, Labor’s proposal to tax superannuation earnings is back on the agenda (40:06). If only they had an agenda to spend that money on. Finally, a call to action (1:05:40).

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Just released on Patreon - “Inside The Greens #9 : CPRS, Rudd-Gillard & the 2010 election”

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