DarkestKnight and Ardeet have a weekly relaxed discussion of Australian topics, history, a featured town and a trivia question.
Episodes
Jan 4, 2024
Jan 4, 2024
1hr 37 min
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:09:00 - Top Stories of 2023 part 1
00:26:56 - Two Ticks Town Talk is Marree, South Australia
00:56:09 - Top Stories of 2023 part 2
01:21:58 - This week in Australian history 19-26 December
01:33:35 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks' is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
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Sources:
The Mysterious Marree Man of Outback Australia: Largest Geoglyph in the World
The Marree Man: an outback enigma
How a low-level category cyclone caused Cairns' largest flood in more than a century
At least nine killed after severe storms batter eastern Australia
WorldPride was weeks of glittery fun – but what did it do for Sydney?
Partying v politics: has Sydney WorldPride found the right balance?
Coronation of Charles III and Camilla
A year of extremes: the news in 2023
Here were your most read ABC News stories in 2023
Erin Patterson faces court after police lay murder charges over mushroom meal
More than 10 million customers were affected by the Optus outage. Here's how it played out
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns 'in the best interest of Optus' following nationwide outage
Clare Nowland: family sues NSW government after 95-year-old allegedly Tasered in nursing home
Daniel Andrews resigns as premier of Victoria
Ten people die in Hunter Valley bus crash, 25 others taken to hospital
'I have given it my all': Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk resigns
Alan Joyce quits immediately as Qantas CEO following tough week for airline
Dec 29, 2023
Dec 29, 2023
13 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Cloncurry, Queensland from the 8 Aug 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.
Dec 29, 2023
Dec 29, 2023
12 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Tennant Creek, Northern Territory from the 4 Jul 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.
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Dec 25, 2023
Dec 25, 2023
16 min
Merry Christmas from DarkestKnight and Ardeet.
We're taking this week off to celebrate Christmas with our family and wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Spectacular New Year.
We'd love to hear how you're celebrating Christmas this year. Let us know on the r/australian subreddit.We'll be back in the first week of the New Year.
Keep safe and embrace life.
Sources:
'We Wish You a Merry Christmas xmas background short music 30 second' - Maksym Dudchyk
'Jingle Bells Orchestra_56sec' - Grand_Project
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Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2023
21 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australian Territory from the 19 Dec 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.
Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2023
13 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Yulara, Northern Territory from the 1 Aug 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.
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Dec 20, 2023
Dec 20, 2023
1hr 28 min
DarkestKnight and Ardeet discuss:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:33 - Regulations on US styled big cars
00:27:32 - Two Ticks Town Talks is the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
00:48:54 - Relaxing laws for transient Australians
01:05:39 - This week in Australian History 12-18 Dec
01:21:39 - XXXX bottle top quiz
'Australia Talks is the official podcast of the r/australian subreddit.
Sources:
Paris is saying 'non' to a US-style hellscape of supersized cars -- and so should the rest of Europe
’Stupid American trucks’: Aussies erupt as hated US trend takes over
Tiny-home owner joins call for local governments to relax laws for transient Australians
Sailing alone around the world
Wikipedia - Clunies-Ross family
Wikipedia - Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Wikipedia - Franklin Dam controversy
Wikipedia - The Hopetoun Blunder
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Dec 15, 2023
Dec 15, 2023
13 min
This is the Two Ticks Town Talk segment on Lithgow, New South Wales from the 25 Jul 2023 episode of the 'Australia Talks' podcast.
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