Opinion

Memo to Kim Williams and the ABC: This is the age of ‘bro’ podcasts

Men are tired of the superficiality and bias in so much of the mainstream media. They’re going to alternative platforms to get what they want, not what journalists and media tycoons are pushing.

John AndersonFormer Nationals leader

Nov 28, 2024 – 1.17pm

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The comments by the chairman of the ABC about Joe Rogan make you wonder whether he is another prime example of a disconnected elite. Is Williams unaware of what normal citizens are seeking, of the shortcomings of the organisation he oversees, and indeed, unaware of what alternatives to the establishment media really entail?

Did he accidentally mistake Rogan for Andrew Tate, or someone else he’s heard of second-hand, as he decried “people like Mr Rogan” whose actions in the media space he finds “deeply repulsive”?

John Anderson was deputy prime minister and leader of the National Party from 1999 to 2005. He hosts a politico-cultural podcast.