Rob and Jules discuss the government and tech crackdown on "misinformation" and online bullying, the right to protest, and vaccine passports.Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell some people about the show!Cheers!***Let us know your thoughts:IG: hiddenperspective_Twitter: greco_rob***References:https://twitter.com/9newsaus/status/1377704934293057541?lang=enhttps://7news.com.au/sunrise/on-the-show/federal-government-considers-forcing-australians-to-provide-id-to-use-social-media-and-dating-sites-c-2497510https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2021/australia-is-becoming-a-surveillance-state.htmlhttps://www.crikey.com.au/2021/08/10/surveillance-bill-data-laptops-police/https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/563547-hypocritical-psaki-leads-chilling-effort-to-flag-misinformation?rl=1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENEUktOrQV8https://www.theage.com.au/national/lockdown-protests-were-wrongheaded-in-the-extreme-20210725-p58cq7.htmlhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2021/08/08/france-protests-but-vaccine-passport-enforcement-is-working/?sh=14f0038e103a***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate

Rob and Jules discuss the ABC's reporting of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 100th anniversary , as well as the media's backflips on whether COVID originated from a lab.Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell some people about the show!***Let us know your thoughts:IG: hiddenperspective_Twitter: greco_rob***References:CCP Article:  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-01/ccp-100-years-chinese-communist-party/100222794Lab Leak Articles:https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/coronavirus-wasnt-created-in-lab-no-signs-genetic-engineering-1.5508735https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-1.6042038https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-18/coronavirus-misinformation-origin-theory-donald-trump-wuhan-lab/12158774https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-16/wuhan-lab-investigations-origins-of-covid-19-coronavirus/100219030https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/the-signal/did-covid-19-leak-from-a-lab/13358878***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate

Jules and Rob discuss Melbourne's most recent "snap lockdown", the lack of an economic framework to support shuttered businesses and unemployed workers, and the mysterious reason why the Victorian Government took so long to call the "snap" lockdown.Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell some people about the show!Cheers!***Let us know your thoughts:IG: hiddenperspective_Twitter: greco_rob***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate

Rob and Jules have a wide-ranging conversation on AFL, mindfulness, gambling and everything in between.Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell some people about the show!Cheers!***James Hird & Shane Crawford Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0UGWPwfTro***Let us know your thoughts:IG: hiddenperspective_Twitter: greco_rob***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate

Rob and Jules have a conversation exploring why Dr Amanda Porter (Melbourne University) labelled the Swinburne University academic, Dr Stephane Shepherd, racist, before retracting her comment.Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell some people about the show!Cheers!***References:https://www.smh.com.au/national/indigenous-academic-apologises-for-calling-african-crime-study-racist-20210413-p57iud.html***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate

Jules and Rob discuss the way in which most modern art reviews are....well, awful and miss reviewing the whole point to the art.Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell some people about the show!Cheers!***References:https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/sex-scandal-drama-a-teacher-makes-a-mess-of-its-lesson-in-morality-20210315-p57ax5.html***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate

Rob and Jules discuss former Australian PM, Kevin Rudd's, recent appearance in the Senate and his case against Rupert Murdoch's media monopoly. But is the Murdoch-problem really just a mask for something deeper?Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell some people about the show!Cheers!

With the return of the much-loved, previous guest, Jules Angelatos, we break down:The storming of the U.S. CapitolIts symbolism for democracyTrump's ban from the internet...and much, much more!Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell some people about the show!Cheers!***References:https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-mob-failure/2021/01/11/36a46e2e-542e-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html?utm_source=acquisition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=intl_engcpa&utm_content=politics_6hourshttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/18/new-yorker-video-us-capitol-rioters-luke-mogelson/4198301001/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/25/among-the-insurrectionistshttps://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/01/16/957680133/house-lawmakers-open-investigation-into-capitol-attackhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/who-died-in-capitol-building-attack.htmlhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-protests/trump-summoned-supporters-to-wild-protest-and-told-them-to-fight-they-did-idUSKBN29B24Shttps://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2021/01/06/trumps-failed-efforts-overturn-election-numbers/4130307001/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-should-not-be-prosecuted-capitol-riot-incitement-former-fbi-n1254535https://www.foxnews.com/media/andrew-sullivan-new-york-times-for-dismissing-blm-riots-as-isolated-instances-of-property-destructionhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/01/14/trump-banned-twitter-rachel-bovard-column/4145532001/https://www.npr.org/2021/01/11/955548910/ex-capitol-police-chief-rebuffs-claims-national-guard-was-never-called-during-rihttps://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/533216-as-details-emerge-on-capitol-police-response-to-pro-trumphttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55626148***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate

Do Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook have too much power? Is it time to break up Facebook? Please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell your friends and family about the show. Thank you!***References:https://digiday.com/media/dina-srinivasan-monopoly-facebook-anti-trust-digital-advertising/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3247362https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/technology/antitrust-case-google-facebook.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/opinion/sunday/chris-hughes-facebook-zuckerberg.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/09/ftc-and-several-states-launch-antitrust-lawsuits-against-facebook.html#:~:text=FTC%20lawsuit,and%20WhatsApp%20for%20%2419%20billion.https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/1910134fbcomplaint.pdfhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/18/google-facebook-antitrust-lawsuit/https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-facebook-agreed-to-team-up-against-possible-antitrust-action-draft-lawsuit-says-11608612219https://www.marketwatch.com/story/googles-us-ad-revenue-projected-to-fall-this-year-emarketer-says-as-facebook-amazon-gain-share-2020-06-22#:~:text=That%20would%20leave%20Facebook%20with,and%20Amazon's%20have%20climbed%2046%25.https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/09/facebook-should-not-be-broken-up-commentary.htmlhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-12-14/facebook-might-pose-dangers-it-isn-t-a-monopolyhttps://reason.com/2020/12/10/ftc-and-state-prosecutors-join-antitrust-dogpile-on-facebook/https://about.fb.com/news/2020/12/lawsuits-filed-by-the-ftc-and-state-attorneys-general-are-revisionist-history/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyDAxOwIO8ghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RpVbcWaQgMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0QdQ3rzWNshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvimBPJ3XGQhttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/12/ftc-sues-facebook-illegal-monopolizationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD89jKFDHCchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzJ3E66EQrkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdq50DBv-zMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVxYOQS6ggk***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate

Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd has come out asking for a Royal Commission into the Murdoch Media Monopoly. Why is he asking for this? Are his claims true?Please subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and tell your friends and family about the show. Thank you!***References:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BPLBIgKjN8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7qYf8V7q0k&t=386shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fnOVGRZhW4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXZdQPhJquIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzhKp8ETM-ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLQxz9WFZGAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRlUiC7sbAkhttps://theconversation.com/factcheck-does-murdoch-own-70-of-newspapers-in-australia-16812https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/how-much-influence-does-the-murdoch-media-have-in-australia-20201015-p565dk.htmlhttps://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Digital%20platforms%20inquiry%20-%20final%20report.pdfhttp://www.roymorgan.com/industries/media/readership/newspaper-readershiphttp://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8189-australian-newspaper-print-readership-and-cross-platform-audiences-september-2019-201910310418http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8492-main-sources-news-trust-june-2020-202008170619http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/8403-roy-morgan-cross-platform-audiences-march-2020-202005080515https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2013/november/1383224400/robert-manne/why-rupert-murdoch-can-t-be-stoppedhttps://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2019/01/10/rupert-murdoch-nbn-kevin-rudd/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/sep/22/follow-the-money-how-news-corp-wields-power-to-defend-its-interestshttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/turnbull-rebukes-rudd-s-insane-conspiracy-theory-he-trashed-nbn-for-murdoch-20190111-p50qwl.htmlhttps://www.afr.com/companies/telecommunications/the-myth-making-around-the-nbn-is-finally-exposed-20191023-p533eshttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jul/13/rupert-murdoch-labors-nbn-was-ridiculoushttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/sep/20/very-australian-coup-murdoch-turnbull-political-death-news-corpshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-18/liberal-leadership-spill-rupert-murdoch-kerry-stokes-influence/10262552https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/did-rupert-murdoch-really-go-after-malcolm-turnbull-20180921-p5054w.htmlhttps://www.themonthly.com.au/nation-reviewed-mungo-maccallum-comment-rudd-and-murdoch-press--1945?cb=1605318774***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate