The 9pm Edict – Page 5

17 February 202416 February 2024

The 9pm Artificially Intelligent Millipede Menace with Justin Warren

With so much AI in the news, I thought our special guest for this first episode for 2024 should be Justin Warren, “consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRating™ labelling scheme”.

30 December 202330 December 2023

The 9pm Henry Kissinger Hamageddon with Snarky Platypus

*A platypus, but not that one. (Taronga Conservation Society Australia / Chris Wheeler)*

It’s a bonus, or at least unfunded, summer series episode with guest Snarky Platypus. This long and rambling conversation was recorded on Boxing Day 2023, which explains many things.

22 December 202324 December 2023

The 9pm Purpose of Space and the Gravity of the Situation with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow

Left: Dr Alice Gorman. (Photo: Simon Royal/ABC) Right: Rami Mandow. (Photo: Supplied; Post-processing: Stilgherrian)

Today we look back at the year in space. My special guests are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk from Flinders University, and astrophysicist and founder of SpaceAustralia.com Rami Mandow.

17 December 202317 December 2023

The 9pm Chia Seed Protein Pudding with John Birmingham

*John Birmingham is haunted by the cover of his latest book. (Photo: Supplied)*

The summer series takes a disturbing turn this week with one of our favourite guests, author and columnist John Birmingham — who admits to eating something that I simply do not understand.

13 December 202313 December 2023

The 9pm Capitalist Supply Chain of Medical Problems with tropical cyclone avoider Dr Trent Yarwood

Tropical Cyclone Jasper is swirling off the Queensland coast, but a number of factors are making its path hard to predict. (Image: ABC News/earth.nullschool) Inset: Dr Trent Yarwood pictured while pretending to be at work. (Photo: Brisbane Times. Digital processing: Stilgherrian)

As Australia faces another “covid wave” before Christmas — at least if you believe the scary news reports — and with the dirty, dirty holiday season coming up, I thought the summer series should kick off with infectious disease physician Dr Trent Yarwood. And so it does.

27 November 202327 November 2023

The 9pm Hard Solo Pezzullo Schadenfreudefest

A pub tap label for Hard Solo alcoholic lemon. (photo: Stilgherrian) Inset: Disgraced Australian home affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo. (Photo: Sky News Australia)

The spring series really comes to an end today with this sort of bonus unscheduled and somewhat shouty solo episode. That’s a pun which will become clear shortly.