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🎧 NEW PODCAST EPISODEEpisode 165 – BondiA sombre one this week, as Andy and Roger respond to the Bondi Beach terrorist attack—an act of anti-Semitic violence that left 15 dead and many injured. With hesitation but resolve, they unpack the political and cultural fallout: the risk of ideological vacuums, the failure of leadership, and the avoidance of hard conversations around religious extremism.The episode examines Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s muted response, critiques the political distraction around gun laws, and reflects on the community’s rising fear, especially within Australia's Jewish population. The hosts consider how social tensions, foreign conflicts, and domestic policy paralysis converge to create dangerous outcomes—and how the failure to address extremism honestly allows space for fringe voices to rise.Amidst it all, they pay tribute to Ahmed Al Ahmed—the unarmed Muslim man who tackled the shooter—highlighting the human capacity for bravery in the face of horror. A heavy discussion, but an important one.Hashtags:#BondiAttack #AntiSemitism #ReligiousExtremism #PoliticalLeadership #GunControlDebate #IslamicExtremism #JewishCommunity #Albanese #PaulineHanson #TragedyInAustralia #MiddleEastConflict #AndyAndRoger #TheMiddlePodcast #SydneyNews #CurrentAffairsAustralia #IslamAndTerrorism #Radicalisation #AustraliaPoliticsEngage with us on social media:Website:http://themiddle.site/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the_middle_podcast/YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@themiddlepodcastandyrogerFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Middle-Podcast/100089236832534/Twitter:https://twitter.com/TheMiddlePCEmail:[email protected] up to our subscriber email list:Visit our website: http://themiddle.site/Or click: https://forms.gle/4qATmU2yiHgjZrej8
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