Stilgherrian is a freelance journalist and commentator who covers the politics of the internet and the way it’s changing power relationships at every level of society. He’s particularly interested in internet policy, cybersecurity, privacy, cybercrime and hoovering up bulldust. But that’s far from all he’s interested in.
He writes a weekly newsletter titled The Weekly Cybers, a personal look at what the Australian government has been saying and doing in the digital and cyber realms, on various adjacent topics, and whatever else interests him.
He also makes terrible podcasts about politics, international affairs, and other topics, in particular The 9pm Edict and Another Untitled Music Podcast.
You can hire him to help you make your own podcasts. Or he can help you write and stuff.
ENDS 9PM AEDT: Please support The 9pm Summer Series 2025
This season’s crowdfunding campaign ends tonight.
Please pledge your support to The 9pm Summer Series 2025. It provides my income while I produce special-guest episodes of particular The 9pm Edict and Another Untitled Music Podcast, and it supports my life generally.
We’ve passed Target Two, thank you. That means six episodes of the Edict across summer, and a yet-to-be-decided number of episodes of AUMP. But there’s more to go, so do consider helping us get to Target Three and maybe even beyond.
This season’s campaign has been shorter than usual so please act quickly. You have until 9pm AEDT tonight, Wednesday 10 December.
Latest Blog Posts
- Weekly Wrap 810: When the weather is hot and the podcast is broken, go to the pub
- Weekly Wrap 809: A Tale of Two Centrals, and the podcasts
- Weekly Wrap 808: Productivity and wild birds are this week’s themes — and there’s more to come
- Weekly Wrap 807: All the podcasts, all the trains
- Weekly Wrap 806: The Kookaburra of Consideration
- Weekly Wrap 805: Cruising through spring in the Sydney suburb of Campsie
Latest Podcasts and other Conversations
- The 9pm Social Media Ban and the Special Duck with Justin Warren
- The 9pm Miracle Medical Reality with Dr Trent Yarwood
- The 9pm All-Electric Douchebag with Peter Anderson
- The 9pm Offworld Colonies with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow
- The 9pm Bongbong in the Region with Erin Cook
- The 9pm Uncommon Death Adder with David F Porteous
more of The 9pm Edict
more Conversations
My primary social media presence is at Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/stilgherrian.com.
I am also on Mastodon at eigenmagic.net/@stilgherrian. Just log into your Mastodon instance and search for @stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net.
Finally, there’s an easy way to get onto my mailing list in case you’re not already a supporter. I’ll email you about upcoming podcasts, live recordings, crowdfunding campaigns, and other bits and pieces. There’s usually only one or two emails per month.