This is the Friends of History Debating Society. I am John Batchelor. I welcome Jeremy Zackis in New South Wales.

It is the world turned upside down. Jeremy is in a heat wave. It is coming Christmas here in New

England. We're in a cold snap. That's the way it should be. I'm in the North Temperate Zone at Christmas time,

and Jeremy's in the southern temperate zone at Christmas time. Everybody at the beach,

but it's really hot. How hot you want to know, Jeremy, a good day to you. How hot, Jeremy,

because last week we talked, it was raining.

You know, John, it is really, really hot.

In fact, I can tell you now, as I sit here, it is over 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

So we're creeping up past 33 degrees Celsius.

It is hot.

It is humid.

It is clear skies out there, which means that this time tomorrow, John, it's going to be even

hotter.

In fact, I've been already told by the Bureau of Meteorology to expect 100 degrees Fahrenheit

tomorrow.

So, John, this really is, it is absolutely a world away from where you are right now.

It is just so hot and dank, and there's really no relief inside.

Now, 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

We can do that in the summertime

here. Is that something that's ordinary for you in the springtime or is this unusual? It's not

summer yet. It's close. We're close, but not yet. No, John, this is actually very unusual. Normally,

if we're going to get 100 degrees Fahrenheit, it will typically be towards

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