Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
It’s time for another podcast about space, so we’re joined once again by astrophysicist Rami Mandow, founder of SpaceAustralia.com.
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During the week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 August 2024 the flowering wattles makes the change of seasons. I caught up on sleep, but not on podcast production. But I think things are under control.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 743: Wattles indicate the change of seasons, but I sleep through much of it”
Productivity eluded me during the week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 August 2024. I was so, so tired, perhaps because for the four days Saturday to Tuesday I didn’t get my usual afternoon nap. Or it could be all the Usual Things that screw up my sleeps patterns. Still, here we are.
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My week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 August 2024 was packed with action. Editing and posting a podcast, recording another one, and spending a couple nights in the Hunter Valley. I celebrated World Oyster Day and even got attacked by a bird that wasn’t a pelican — but I don’t have time to explain that now. This is already a day late!
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Victorian-era Melbourne had a thriving sex industry, and the flashiest of the flash madams was Caroline Hodgson, aka Madame Brussels. My guest today is Barbara Minchinton, author of the new book, Madame Brussels: The Life and Times of Melbourne’s Most Notorious Woman.
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My week of Monday 29 July to Sunday 4 August 2024 began in the cold with the need to sleep continuing, and ended with an excellent fish — which is part of why this is only being posted on Monday. That and the wine. There was also a fun podcast about cybercrime.
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