Hutchy and Damo (in the same studio!) are fascinated by the work the NRL is doing over in Las Vegas, while back at home it was Angus Brayshaw's retirement which dominated the headlines this week. There's another Craig's Carry On, and we bid a fond farewell to an old favourite.

In this episode:

0:40 - Find me a negative story about the NRL in Vegas

7:09 - Angus Brayshaw and the sensitivity in breaking the story

14:14 - The footy reporter wars and battle between Nine and Seven

17:24 - Channel 9's winning the ratings in Melbourne

19:00 - Craig's Carry On

26:00 - Michael Pell's response to our segment last week

26:44 - "Has moved to clarify"

28:25 - The ABC's deal with RMIT Fact Check has come to an end

31:31 - Media tidbits from the week (Nick McCallum, Jake Niall, Peter Jess and anonymous sources)

36:37 - Defending the politicians at Taylor Swift

37:32 - Why are we obsessed about writing about other people's relationships?

39:42 - Melbourne Council have banned Sally Capp's parking spot – important stuff!


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Craig Hutchison: twitter.com/craighutchy


Damian Barrett: twitter.com/barrettdamian



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