LISTEN: Lydia Thorpe’s Firestorm, Electric Dreams & the Cult of Climate Change – Jeremy Cordeaux

Jeremy Cordeaux’s Court of Public Opinion – Garage Edition tackles the week’s sharpest stories: the Grattan Institute’s bold claim that electricity prices will drop 50% by 2050, Victoria’s economic and crime crisis, Lydia Thorpe’s shocking call to “burn down Parliament House,” and the cult-like thinking behind climate change activism. Jeremy draws parallels between modern movements and historical mass delusions — from Jonestown to lemmings — and ends with reflections on youth obsession, sainthood for a teenage gamer, and the irony of chasing eternal youth while ignoring wisdom.

Topics Discussed;

• Grattan Institute predicts electricity costs will halve by 2050 — Jeremy questions the evidence

• Jim Chalmers reverses decision on taxing unrealised super gains

• Victoria’s economy in decline: 9/10 jobs now public sector

• Lydia Thorpe urges burning down Parliament House

• Gaza ceasefire protests and political hypocrisy

• The death of Joan Anderson, Australian inventor of the hula hoop

• Cults, crazes and climate change – what drives blind belief?

• The rise of “climate religion” as the new mass hysteria

• The global obsession with youth and “forever young” marketing

• The Catholic Church beatifies a 15-year-old gamer – “God’s influencer”

• Historical notes: Winnie the Pooh, the Battle of Hastings, Chuck Yeager, Bing Crosby

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