Conspiracy nonsense. A number of the guests on the podcast could benefit from learning about some basics of Australian constitutional law.

Every listener interested in Australian politics should listen. Loved it & it successfully provided the back story I was missing in my knowledge of Whitlam’s sacking.

Like the premise of the story, I was myself never fully aware of the entirety of the ins and outs of this gigantic event. All we ever got was Gough giving us his eloquent rebuttals: what a toastmaster! Genius orator.

But this podcast was something else. Riveting. Thrilling and exciting. I listened with my Kurdish partner with awe and baited breath. I wanted her to hear along with me a part of my cultural heritage and she was hooked instantly. We live in the U.K. but I was home all the way. I was born in 1970, in Sydney and moved west to West Wylong and Grenfell in the 70s. I heard what I thought there was all to hear, but I never heard hardly any of it.

But now, I’ve got the whole darn story of intrigue and espionage that none could make up. We know that Pine Gap exists but always knew that no one knows what it is. It’s our non-sovereignty complicity. A horrible infringement. And now we can see the binds that tie us, the beds we sleep in, and the friends we have.

And it’s fascinating.

Hollywood-um, what about this story instead of another rehash our remake??

I’m not Australian and don’t know tons about the country’s history but enough to listen to this and I was gripped. It’s brilliant history story-telling, and a brilliant political education whatever country you’re in. Fantastic podcasting.

Yes, that’s an actual quote. But seriously, this is a gripping, no holds barred, no-expletives-bleeped narration of iconic historic events.

Alex Mann relays a compelling retelling of the events leading up to the dismissal of Gough Whitlam’s government in 1975, full of riveting interviews with key witnesses & players

An amazing attempt to correct the standard, everyman narrative of this pivotal moment in Australian history. The emotion of the wrong done to a democratically elected government shines through the interviews. Australia deserves a proper telling of the story of the Dismissal: this is a great effort.