? CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/?️ SEE OUR LIVE SHOW: https://comedy.com.au/tour/a-rational-fear-live/Jan Fran Has Issues…with Cost of Living. You may have noticed everything is mad expensive at the moment, and both major parties have been spruiking how they can fix it. So we've brought in a special referee - Ebony Bennett from the Australia Institute - to call our showdown match between Finance Minister Simon Birmingham and Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Also, Ray Martin tells us how the cost of a birthday cake brought down a potential Prime Minister in this week's ‘Weird Election History'. If you missed A Rational Fear Live at the Melbourne Comedy Festival featuring Australian of the Year Grace Tame - you can listen to it for the next two weeks by becoming a Patreon subscriber and helping us with our cost of living. Do iiiit.Produced by F+K media ? CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFearHeading into the election your support is going to be more crucial than ever! Thank you FEARMONGERS!If you enjoyed this please drop us a review on Apple podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-rational-fear/id522303261TRANSCRIPT: Dan Ilic  0:00  Good idea. No, it's here just barging in front of Jan before she kicks off the podcast. Do you know that nearly 295,000 Young people in Australia between 18 and 24 are not enrolled to vote. Yes, that means about 2000 Young people per electorate and enrolled to vote. And that is a serious amount of people, particularly when you get down to margins like 1.3%, like in Wentworth, where I live, so if you are a young person who is between 18 and 24, please go to the AZ website ac.govt.au For slash enroll and make sure you have your name on the ballot because we need young people to make change. Young people believe in good stuff like you know, climate action, and you know, affordable housing and a whole bunch of other things certain governments don't believe in so please head to abc dot govt for slash enroll and enroll before 8pm. Monday the 18th of April, you've only got until 8pm To enroll to vote. I know they made it really difficult for you. So please, if you are one of the 295,000 young people who are listening to this podcast right now, go to abc.govt.au forward slash in raw.Ebony Bennett  1:15  This episode is supported by the jib foundation.Jan Fran  1:21  Australia will go to the polls on Saturday, May the 21st The Latest News poll showing that Scott Morrison is pushing ahead as preferred Prime MinisterRobbie McGreggor  1:31  Good evening it only took the first full day of campaigning to produce the first blunder of the Federal Election Anthony Albanese. HeUnknown Speaker  1:38  wants to be Prime Minister, how could he not know something as basic as the unemployment rate or the official cash rateUnknown Speaker  1:45  and the Prime Minister has once again faced voter anger at a pub this time in Western Sydney. Watch this to describe, describe.Robbie McGreggor  1:55  Jam Fran has issues breaking down the election one issue at a time brought to you by a rational fear.Jan Fran  2:06  How long Hello and welcome to episode three of jam Fran has issues. I am Chad Fran. This is the party where we break down the election one issue at a time when I say wait, I'm talking about myself and my co host, Dan Ilic and Dan since the last time we recorded the episode, guess what? Guess what? Guess what election has been called?Dan Ilic  2:31  Who would have thought Who would have thought that would happen? Hey, Jen, I've got a question for you. What's Pizza Huts? Number Jen, what's Pizza Huts? Number?Jan Fran  2:40  I genuinely know the answer this question. And I know the tune as well. And it's not all right. Anyone would like me to be Prime Minister, I'm here. I'm ready. I know my facts and figures, people. Well, this week, our big topic is the cost of living. That's going to be a massive issue i