Episode 165: Dr Jim's Australian budget box of delights, Donald Trump's group chat gone wild and African penguins forever

On her own today (yes, poor Ben is STILL unwell), Van takes you
through some highlights of Dr Jim's 2025-26 Australian budget,
the insane, almost-unbelievable story of the Trump
administration's "group chat" scandal, and some good news for
African penguins.


Yes, the budget includes actual money for women's health (hello
menopause clinics!), green iron, and schools. Yes, a real
journalist got added to a U.S. government Signal chat where they
were planning airstrikes. And YES — for once — something good has
happened for penguins.


It's a bananas world, but Van is here to help you make sense of
it!


Please light candles and sing songs of magic that Ben can be back
next week; we must not let the bananas prevail.