{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"240 - Christiaan Van Vuuren (Big Deal)","description":"Christiaan Van Vuuren&amp;nbsp;is a comedian and YouTube star who you know from Bondi Hipsters,&amp;nbsp;Bloom and&amp;nbsp;At Home Alone Together. He's the presenter of a great new documentary about money in Australian politics called&amp;nbsp;Big Deal, which was directed by the Chaser's&amp;nbsp;Craig Reucassel.&amp;nbsp; This issue drives me (and I'm sure you) crazy, and it was great to get stuck into a similarly-outraged Christiaan. We touch on just how much money is washing around our politics, how much anti-democratic influence that money has, why &quot;transparency&quot; simply isn't enough and why Christiaan is optimistic about the possibilities of change and fixing this shit.&amp;nbsp; Join the LIASYO Facebook group here please and thank you If you\u2019ve got the means please support this show by becoming a Patron  I'm doing Easey Comedy in Collingwood on Thursday November 11th with Dave Hughes I\u2019m recording a stand up special at Chapel Off Chapel in early December  I'm hosting a discussion with Craig Reucassel and a great panel as a fundraiser for the Greens at 6:30pm tonight; book now!&amp;nbsp; @ChristiaanVanV @MakeItABigDeal Watch &quot;Big Deal&quot; on ABC iview DemocracyForSale.net Cause of the Week: MakeItABigDeal.org &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Like I'm A Six-Year-Old","author_url":"http:\/\/likeimasixyearold.libsyn.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20887595\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/113911691"}