It Is What It Is

JACK GOES SOLO! That's right this week you get crazy old Krusey for a one sided rant. All on his lonesome he covers: - Rockstar Games 100 hour work week controversy - Piers Morgan calling out Daniel Craig for using a Papoose - Harry and Meghan were in town this week, I guess... -The Wentworth By Election www.atebit.net Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Intro and Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Matty "Perko" Perkins returns to the show to talk all the week's bigest stories with Jack. The Agenda: - Kanye West's visit to the White House - Opera House controversy over projected advertisements of a horse race - PSN Name Changes are here! - James Gunn in talks to direct Suicide Squad 2 www.atebit.net #ATEBITCollective Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Thomas Marshall - @Tomdabom89 Intro and Outro Music: Blast Process by Julian Bowen

The Kiwi Karate Kid Thomas Marshall is Jack's guest to break down all the weeks biggest stories. The Agenda: - Elon Musk out as Tesla Chairman - The Presidential Alert test sent out by FEMA - Chelsea Peretti leaves Brooklyn 99 - Banksy Painting 'Girl with Balloon' sells at auction, then shreds itself - EB Games to offer Afterpay in Australia - UFC 229 and the fallout of the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor fight www.atebit.net #ATEBITCollective Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Thomas Marshall - @Tomdabom89 Intro and Outro Music: Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Jono Pech joins Jack for a more relaxed episode than usual, until story time where Jack gets fired up and talks about a nearly fight from the weekend. The agenda: - Bill Cosby is sentenced - Trump loves Kim Jong Un - Kathleen Kennedy re-signs as President of Lucasfilm until 2021 - Kanye West's SNL rant www.atebit.net #ATEBITCollective Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Jono Pech - @Jonohimself Intro and Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Drew Agnew from The House of Mario Joins Jack to talk the biggest stories of the week. The Agenda: - SpaceX first tourist flight - Batman's penis shown in comic - Stormy Daniels described Donald Trump's genitals as looking liek Mario Kart character, Toad - Drake's relationship with Millie Bobby Brown - Bert and Ernie NOT GAY according to Sesame Workshop - The Strawberry Needle crisis www.atebit.net #ATEBITCollective Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Drew Agnew - @Idrewby Intro and Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

The eloquent Logan Wilkinson joins Jack to break down a snappy week of news. The agenda: - Mark Knight's Serena Williams cartoon - Henry Cavill reportedly out of the DCEU as Superman - The Saddest Easter Egg of all time from Spider-Man PS4 www.atebit.net #ATEBITCollective Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Logan Wilkinson - @ LeftyLoggy Intro and Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Jack returns to the helm for a very conversation episode with Thomas Marshall. After talking about Jack's recent run in with Hurricane Lane, the boys get into the agenda: - Captain Marvel reveal - Spider-Man PS4 Puddle Gate - Elon Musk smokes a joint with Joe Rogan - Nike's new Just Do It campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick www.atebit.net Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Thomas Marshall - @tomdabom89 Intro and Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Tasmanian TV news reporter Sean McComish joins Jono Pech to discuss the latest headlines, including the Madden tournament shooting, Louis CK’s attempted comedy comeback, the French Open banning Serena Williams’ catsuit, Peter Dutton’s au pair faux pas, the death and funeral of US senator John McCain, and Peter Dinklage responding to whitewashing accusations. Hosts: Jono Pech - @jonohimself Sean McComish - @spmccomish ATEBIT - @weareatebit Intro and Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen.

ABC news reporter Matt Neal joins guest host Jono Pech to discuss Kelly Marie Tran's New York Times piece, Alan Jones dropping the N-word (again), Kevin Spacey's box office flop, the state of Australian news media with the merger of Fairfax and Nine, and whether US President Donald Trump will be impacted by his lawyer's admissions of election fraud. Then, of course, the main story of the week - Australia has a new Prime Minister in Scott Morrison after the Liberal Party axed Malcolm Turnbull. Hosts: Jono Pech - @jonohimself Matt Neal - @drmattneal ATEBIT - @weareatebit Intro and Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen.

The better half of the A+ Anime Podcast, from OK Beast, Ian Preschel joins Jack for an enlightening episode. The boys cover the plane hijacking in Seattle and the way mental health is viewed by society. They dissect Ninja's decision to announce his refusal to stream with female gamers and the reasons behind it. Fraser Anning's call for a Muslim ban and his use of the term Final Solution is on the agenda and the state of racism in Australia. Closing out with the turmoil in the White House, as yet another former staffer has spoken out against the Trump Administration and the President's response to the situation. Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Ian Preschel - @IanWhyNot ATEBIT - @weareatebit Intro and Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen.

The unflappable Ashley Hobley reunites with Jack for a jam packed episode. The Academy Awards' new category is discussed along with the announcement that Ruby Rose will play Batwoman in an upcoming CW show. The Andrew Gaff punch on Andrew Brayshaw and whether or not Police should be involved is debated. The James Gunn story continues to develop, this week with comments from Dave Bautista. Then Jack and Ashley go to town on revealed and reviled plagiarist FIlip Miucin, who was this week sacked from IGN for stealing his review of game Dead Cells from a smaller YouTube outlet, Boomstick Gaming. Closing with the news of Alex Jones being removed from Facebook, Youtube, Spotify and Apple services. Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Ashley Hobley - @AshleyHobley atebit.net Intro and Outro music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Benny rejoins Jack, as Jack rejoins the show after his hiatus. The boys revel in the NRA being out of money. They discuss the Melbourne bail laws in relation to the one punch attack in Frankston this past week and then rip apart Coles back flip on their reusable bags policy. Then the main topic, the open letter penned by the Guardians of the Galaxy cast in regards to the firing of James Gunn and its commentary on the political divide in the US. Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Benny McJanett - @TheSpawny13 Intro and Outro music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Jack continues his well earned rest, leaving Thomas Marshall and Paul James to bring the heat! Alas, heat they did not bring, but a healthy discussion about the Helsinki Summit (and fallout), James Gunn’s removal from Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Elon Musk’s slow melting down and subsequent loss of faith from investors, and Epic Games’ changing the game, giving back over half of the money they have collected from the Unreal Engine Marketplace. Unreal. Late in the piece, the episode devolved into talking too much about Pokémon GO. Great game. At least the boys agreed on something... Hosts: Thomas Marshall - @tomdabom89 Paul James - @PaulJamesP2 Intro & Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

With Jack taking a well-earned rest, Jono Pech and Saleem Abraham have hijacked It Is What It Is to discuss the latest news - including Hollywood stars Henry Cavill and Scarlett Johanson apologising over flippant comments on #MeToo and transgender issues, criticisms of Elon Musk’s offers to help at the Thailand caves, Billy Dee Williams reprising his role as Lando Calrissian, and finally the customer service responsibilities of internet behemoths such as Facebook and Google. Hosts: Jono Pech - @JonoHimself Saleem Abraham - @SaleemTD Intro and Outro music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Sammy Deedge joins a prickly Jack for a cracking episode. Straight off the bat Sam gets his right of reply to the roast he received from DJ Paine last week. Then in our main topic Jack gives a rant of a lifetime in regards to Arenanet firing two of its employees over a twitter row. In rapid fire the Thailand Cave story is discussed, Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best shares his struggles and the boys give their thoughts. The controversy around confronting video game Doki Doki Literature Club and it’s role in the suicides of several young people is juxtaposed with the responsibility of creators to warn consumers about its content. Scarlett Johansson playing a trans man is also talked over before the boys touch on the tragedy of 2 possibly 3 poachers being eaten alive by lions... atebit.net Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Sammy Deedge - @SammyDeedge Intro and Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Geelong breakfast radio host DJ Paine makes his return to the show for one of the hottest episodes we’ve had. Barry Hall’s comments and sacking from Triple M Football is addressed. The story or non-story of former Australian Cricket Captain Steve Smith drinking alone in a New York bar is torn apart. DJ gives his feeling on the legalisation of marijuana in Canada. Then things get serious, as Jack and DJ discuss the ongoing border crisis in the US and the blurred lines on what is right and what is the media actually telling us. Closing out with a discussion around Americans walking away from the Democratic Party with the #WalkAway movement. Also, find out where to get Melbourne’s best wings! Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate DJ Paine - @DJPaine Intro & Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Drew Agnew from The House of Mario joins Jack this week. Donald Trump's newly announced Space Force is discussed. The death of rapper XXXTentacion and the public's reaction is debated, should people be reveling in the musician's death and should we be sad regardless of his checkered past. Closing out with the US' child separation crisis at the border. Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Drew Agnew - @IDrewby Into and Outro music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Jono Pech is returning again as Jack’s guest for a whiz bang episode. The effectiveness of IHOP’s rebranding to IHOb is assessed, the boys do their best to debunk the Fortnite/video game addiction discussion in the media again, then dissect the EU’s effort to ban memes with new copyright laws, and address the horrifying murder or Eurydice Dixon. Then for the main topic! The North Korea summit finally took place, so Jack and Jono unpack the entirety of the event and its global reactions. Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Jono Pech - @JonoHimself Intro & Outro Music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

Thomas Marshall joins Jack for a slightly tipsy episode. The passing of Anthony Bourdain and the issue of suicide is discussed, the bungling of the NBN being blamed on gamers, plus a scoop on the future of Tom! Then the boys discuss separating critique from abuse with Star Wars star Kelly Marie Tran fleeing social media due to trolls, plus a swathe of listener questions. Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Thomas Marshall - @tomdabom89 Intro and Outro music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen

The man with the rainbow suspenders, Sammy Deedge, is Jack’s guest for a sticky episode that you do not want to miss! Rapid fire covers Solo bombing at the box office, Barnaby Joyce’s $150,000 TV interview, French Spider-Man, Active Shooter, the resurrection of the North Korea summit, and Kim Kardashian’s visit to the White House. Then, we jump into the cancellation of Roseanne and freedom of speech versus freedom of consequences. Hosts: Jack Kruse - @Krusey_mate Sam Harkin - @SammyDeedge Intro and outro music - Blast Process by Julian Bowen