Stilgherrian returns after a three-month break to kick off a six-episode spring series of The 9pm Edict podcast. In this solo episode he’s somewhat reflective, but hey he thinks you’ll still like it.
We talk about the nature of Time, cheese, ageing, railway ticketing, Naomi Wolf, PTSD, bestiality, and death.
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[14 October 2023] From geopolitics to the voice the Liberal leader is a political fabulist, dishing up provocations to get voters’ attention and using a deadly crisis to monster foes.
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A rollicking history of England’s kings and queens from Arthur to Elizabeth I, a tale of power, glory, and excessive beheadings by award-winning British actor and comedian David Mitchell.
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[29 September 2023] Richard chats with writer, comedian and actor David Mitchell about his funny and diverting book about English monarchs, Unruly.
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Rookwood Cemetery (officially named Rookwood Necropolis) is a heritage-listed cemetery in Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere and is the world's largest remaining operating cemetery from the Victorian era.
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The act of placing visitation stones is significant in Jewish bereavement practices. Small stones are placed by people who visit Jewish graves in an act of remembrance or respect for the deceased. The practice is a way of participating in the mitzvah of burial. It is customary to place the stone with the left hand.
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The Jewish tradition of leaving stones or pebbles on a grave is an ancient one, and its origins are unclear. It is a custom or tradition, rather than a commandment, and over time many interpretations have been offered for this practice.
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Since the 1960s the Jewish population of Adelaide has numbered about 1,200, although, unlike most other Jewish communities in Australia, there has been a decline in population in recent years.
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Mary's Poppin is a queer venue, run by queer people, for (mostly!) queer people.
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Jacob Barrow Montefiore (1801–1895) was a member of the South Australian Colonization Commission in London from 1835 to 1839, a body appointed by the British Government under King William IV to oversee implementation of the South Australia Act 1834, which established the Colony of South Australia.
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[3 April 2017] A single dose psychological intervention, which includes using the computer game Tetris, can prevent the unpleasant, intrusive memories that develop in some people after suffering a traumatic event. [CORRECTION: Turns out the science is shoddy. Please see https://www.madinamerica.com/2021/10/tetris-trauma-viral-twitter-thread-master-class-misleading-psych-research/.]
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[July 2020] We provide evidence that Tetris may be useful as an intervention for people with current PTSD, alongside EMDR psychotherapy. After completion of psychotherapy, symptoms were reduced across all participants, and both groups continued to show reductions in PTSD symptoms at 6-month follow-up. [CORRECTION: Turns out the science is shoddy. Please see https://www.madinamerica.com/2
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A seemingly trivial task – playing a particular video game – may lessen flashbacks and other psychological symptoms following a traumatic event, according to research presented here at the British Psychology Society Annual Conference. [CORRECTION: Turns out the science is shoddy. Please see https://www.madinamerica.com/2
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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy that is controversial within the psychological community. It was devised by Francine Shapiro in 1987 and originally designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Show me a 10ft paywall, I’ll show you a 12ft ladder.
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[7 September 20923] TfL has left a cheese company’s bosses feeling blue after banning ads depicting their products on the tube – saying the diet staple is too unhealthy.
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[2 March 2016] Supporters of the bill say it is 'unfortunately needed'.
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[27 September 2023] Over 60 women whom I know get menstrual-type cramps when they are just seated next to vaccinated women for an hour or so, ie at a lecture or play, or when they stay in hotels where vaccinated women have slept.
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Celebrate National Bird Week by taking part in the biggest citizen science project to hit Aussie shores. Join thousands of people from across the country, heading out into their backyards, local parks or favourite open spaces to take part in the Aussie Bird Count. Just spend 20 minutes in your favourite outdoor space and tell us about the birds you see during that period.
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Series Credits
- The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian via The Freesound Project.
- Edict fanfare by neonaeon, via The Freesound Project.
- Elephant Stamp theme by Joshua Mehlman.