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The 9pm End of the World, But More So

21 September 2017 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | No comments

Kim Jong-Un celebrating after the successful launch of the missile. Reuters/KCNA

The 9pm Edict cover art version 2, 150 pixels Do you think we’re close to a nuclear war breaking out? That’s just one of the trivial questions addressed in this podcast.

There’s also talk of gay marriage, racism, British tourists, more racism, and Senator Malcolm Roberts. And of course Nicholas Fryer takes a look through The Arch Window.

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The 9pm Courting Disaster

02 June 2017 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

Margaret Court at the 2017 Australian Open

The 9pm Edict cover art version 2, 150 pixels US defence analysts can’t trust their own president. Senator Malcolm Roberts takes us to his happy place. And an old woman explains where the homosexuals come from.

There’s also talk of Donald Trump, The Orb, racism, government incompetence, Pauline Hanson, and a giraffe. And of course Nicholas Fryer with a look through The Arch Window.

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The 9pm End of the World, Definitely

06 April 2017 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

Photo of Ivanka Trump

The 9pm Edict cover art version 2, 150 pixels North Korea launched yet another ballistic missile in the general direction of the ocean. So stick a nuke on it, and we’re fucked. Well, Japan is fucked. Or the oceans is fucked. Whatever.

There’s also stories from my recent travels, cybersecurity, spooks, terrorists, and something from the Dough Anthony All Stars. And of course Nicholas Fryer with a look through The Arch Window.

But overall, the message is that we’re fucked, the man running America is a goose, so we’re really, really fucked. Plus other stuff.

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The 9pm End of the World, Probably

05 February 2017 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

Donald Trump before he was President of the United States (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

The 9pm Edict cover art version 2, 150 pixels This is the first episode of this podcast for nearly three months, and what I foretold has come to pass.

“‘President Trump’, get used to saying it,” I first warned you on 5 November 2015, a full year before the US elections.

Told you so.

It’s not really a matter of careful what you wish for, because I wasn’t wishing for this. I just foresaw this new era in human history. I can indeed see through time, and you people really do need to start recognising this simple fact.

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The 9pm Public House Forum 4

09 November 2016 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

The 9pm Edict Public House Forum 3 being recorded

We face up to the inevitable reality of a Trump presidency. We discover a new personal preference that everyone should have. And, well, the inevitable happened. You’ll know when you hear it.

This is what to expect, though, when you assemble such an illustrious panel.

Fiona Patten MLC, founder of the Australian Sex Party
Sally Whyte, Crikey journalist and president of SYN Media
Upulie Divisekera, molecular biologist, nanotechnologist, science communicator

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at The Crafty Squire in Melbourne on Saturday 29 October 2016.

There’s talk of puppies, dinosaurs, nudibranchs, Steve Herbert MP, the late Mick Young MP, security theatre, euthanasia, teledildonincs, Malcolm Turnbull, penises, and politicians in general. Amongst many other things.

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This podcast was sponsored by PivotNine: IT Consultants and Advisors, and Hackers Helping Hackers.

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The 9pm Edict LIVE

09 October 2016 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

UPDATE: The next episode of The 9pm Edict will be recorded and streamed live on Thursday 21 September at 2100 AEST.

If you want to listen to The 9pm Edict podcast live on the internet as it’s being recorded, this is the place to be — not all those individual episode pages.

Check the schedule on The 9pm Edict‘s show page.

The recording sessions are streamed live via Spreaker, but you can listen right here. The widget immediately below shows all of the episodes of the Edict uploaded to Spreaker. A “Live” button will appear when the broadcast starts.

You can also use the Spreaker apps (the listening apps, not the studio/production apps).

Tweet along using the hashtag #9pmlive.

This podcast is listener-supported. If you’d like to contribute, please throw a few dollars into the pot.

Launching “Stilgherrian > Melbourne 2016”

27 September 2016 in Conversations, Media, The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

I need your help so I can Go To Melbourne To Make Things. Yes, Melbourne. In October.

I’ve just launched my fifth Pozible crowdfunding campaign to fund a trip with two purposes.

Cover Ruxcon 2016, one of Australia’s key information security conferences, on 22-23 October. I’ll make a Corrupted Nerds podcast like last time, and write stuff for ZDNet and maybe others.
Record an episode of The 9pm Edict Public House Forum, but in Melbourne.

The info is on the Pozible campaign page.

If there’s something you think should be explained better, if there’s Reward you’d like to see added, or if you have a suggestion, let me know.

The 9pm Spring Bruise

08 September 2016 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

Screenshot of Malcolm Roberts press conference, 4 August 2016

The 9pm Edict cover art version 2, 150 pixels It’s September, and that means that here in the Southern Hemisphere, Spring has sprung. In the United States, there’s a thing called Spring Break. But in Australia, things didn’t quite break. It was more of a bruise, though a pretty bad one.

In this podcast there’s talk of Mark Zuckerberg, crime, science, journalism, bruising, the Sydney Push, and more.

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The 9pm Edict’s Spring Bruise LIVE

05 September 2016 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

The next recording session for The 9pm Edict podcast will be streamed live this Tuesday 6 September 2016 from 2100 AEST via Spreaker.

You can listen right here. The widget immediately below currently shows all the episodes of the Edict uploaded to Spreaker. A “Live” button will appear when the broadcast starts.

You can also use the Spreaker apps (the listening apps, not the studio/production apps) or listen on The 9pm Edict‘s show page.

Tweet along using the hashtag #9pmlive.

A test transmission will start at 2055 AEST, five minutes before the program proper starts at 2100 AEST. Give or take.

This podcast is listener-supported. If you’d like to contribute, please throw a few dollars into the pot.

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The 9pm Fracking Your Data Real Good

14 August 2016 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

Jill Charker from the Bureau of Statistics explains a census form to traditional dancer Peter Gurruwiwi in northeast Arnhem Land

The 9pm Edict cover art version 2, 150 pixels It’s that special day that comes but once every five years. Australia’s national Census 2016. And so far hasn’t it been a disaster.

“Look we don’t like to call it data mining, it’s more like data fracking,” tweeted by Johannes Jakob on 9 August, and he’s right.

This podcast was recorded as it was livestreamed on Tuesday night. Since then, we’ve discovered that a custard duck of fabulous proportions was unfolding in the background. Some comments herein may therefore seem a little dated.

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