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Oct 30
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Our Take: Nicki Minaj's road to MAGA, Al...

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About this episode

Welcome to this weekend’s Our Take brought to you by Chris Spyrou and Tessa Randello! 
 
We kick things off with that Trump rally in Michigan, where Nicki Minaj flew in on Air Force One, “auditioned” to be the next White House Press Secretary, and copped a comment from the President about her “beautiful ass.”  

We dig into how Nicki went from rapping about Trump wanting to send her home to calling herself his number one fan. 
 
Then we crack open the inbox for the story hundreds of you couldn’t stop commenting on: Albo and that $6 million golf club grant.  
 
Plus, listener Adam, a firie, sends in a voice note with his take on Elon Musk’s flying car. 
 
Returning fan favourite Curtis Figon from Triple M is back for the Weekend Quiz, chasing a personal best of 4 out of 5... bless him. 
 
And we wrap it all up with The Weekend List!  

The Weekend List:  

  • TO DO: Install a TV behind your kitchen splashback, so that you can watch while cooking (listener Michelle)
  • TO WATCH: Prada’s hand-animated winter campaign (Tessa). 
  • TO WATCH: AI dancing dogs (Chris)

The Weekend Quiz (Just questions, no answers):  

  1. The first flight left from the new Western Sydney Airport on Monday. Where did it go?   
  2. A Victorian prisoner lost a court bid to try and get what snack while in jail?   
  3. Australia’s inflation rate increased again this week. What is it now? 
  4. A Former Prime Minister is starting a new job as a lecturer at Sydney Uni. What's their name? 
  5. Junior MasterChef is coming back to Aussie screens after 6 years. Poh Ling Yeow is one of the judges – who is the other one? 

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