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• The 9pm Edict #6

  19 March 2010 in Politics, The 9pm Edict, Transparency

  So, it’s Friday night and The 9pm Edict is late. Do you care? Really? Here it is anyway.
  You can listen to this episode below. But if you want them all, subscribe to the podcast feed, or even subscribe automatically in iTunes.
  For more information on what I discussed tonight, check out the Encyclopedia Dramatica article on [...]

• No energy for an Edict

  18 March 2010 in Notes, The 9pm Edict

  Although I’d planned to do an episode of The 9pm Edict tonight, I’m lacking energy. Perhaps tomorrow.

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• The 9pm Edict #5

  16 March 2010 in Arts, Politics, Sydney, The 9pm Edict

  Here, ladies and gentlemen, no more than 20 minutes late, is episode 5 of The 9pm Edict. Finally.
  You can listen to this episode below. But if you want them all, subscribe to the podcast feed, or even subscribe automatically in iTunes.
  For more information on what I discussed today, try the NSW police media releases about [...]

• The Edict returns tonight

  16 March 2010 in Notes, The 9pm Edict

  I’m mostly recovered from my illness, so The 9pm Edict returns tonight. Yes, on Tuesday and Thursday this week rather than the originally-planned Monday and Wednesday, just because. There’s still a couple hours left to post an audio comment on episode 4. Skype to “stilgherrian” or phone +61 2 8011 3733.

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• ABC chair Newman out of line on climate change

  11 March 2010 in Ecology, Media, Politics

  ABC chair Maurice Newman, who is not a climate scientist or even any kind of scientist at all, is pleased to hear more non-scientists talking about climate science. I reckon that apart from being a tool he’s way out of line.
  He clearly has no clue about how the ABC, as the national broadcaster, should be [...]