Aamer Rahman
VICE Australia's Election Podcast: Episode 3 Highlights
In our final episode, we examine what it's like to be a journalist held hostage by one of the longest election campaigns in Australian history, Penny Wong's comments on the plebiscite, and Scott Morrison's painful revelations of discrimination.
VICE Australia's Election Podcast: The Home Stretch
In our final episode before election day, we talk the media's role in politics, Penny Wong on the plebiscite, and #Scomophobia.
VICE Australia's Election Podcast: The Week That Was
In Episode 2, we talk about Malcolm Turnbull's innovative ideas boom, political opportunism in the wake of the Orlando shooting, and why Liberal candidate Chris Jermyn has been trolling pizza chains.
VICE Australia's Election Podcast: Why is Turnbull v Shorten So Goddamn Dull?
In Episode 1, Aamer Rahman talks political apathy, feminism, Recognise vs Treaty, and George Christensen's attempted turtle bribery with political pundit Heath Pickering, activist Nayuka Gorrie, and journalist Jarni Blakkarly.
Briggs Can't Believe That We Are Still Talking About Blackface in 2016
The Australian hip hop star has taken to social media to call out racist commenters after images of men in blackface appeared online over the weekend.
Briggs and Aamer Rahman Versus Australia Day
For some of us Australia Day isn't cause for celebration. As Yorta Yorta rapper Briggs points out, "why would I stand for the national anthem? Number one, it doesn't stand for me and my people... number two, I'm mad lazy. I'm playing on my phone."
Australian Comedian Aamer Rahman Thinks Stand-Up Can and Should Tackle Racism
We talked to Rahman about the idea of reverse racism, Charlie Hebdo, and the place of politics in stand-up.