The 9pm Bears of Heaven with David F Porteous

David F Porteous, watching out for bears. Can he taste the fish? (Photo: Supplied)

With just days remaining until Australia’s federal election, who better to talk with than Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous? Well, lots of people, but here we are.

In this episode we do talk about the impending election, and quite a bit about sausages. But we also discuss important issues about transubstantiation, whether Princess Diana went straight to hell, why heaven is awash with bears, TV ratings, the taste of tuna, and for some reason the attraction of group face-licking.

There’s also quite a bit about genitals. And it’s the final episode in the summer series.

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AI-generated image showing what is presumed to be Heaven, with Princess Diana, Pope Francis, and Paddington Bear, all looking quite healthy, sitting on white chairs and raising glasses of white wine. Around them are placed bunches of pink and white flowers. In the background, golden-hour light suffuses through the clouds. Everyone’s fingers are weird. (Image via Mark Emlyn Evans)

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CONVERSATION TOPICS: Andrew Best, Gay Rainbow Anarchist, Paul McElwee, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.

THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Joanna Forbes, kofeyh, Mark Newton, Paul Williams, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.

WE WILL, WE WILL JUDGE YOU: David Porteous, John Lindsay, Peter Wickins, and Trent Yarwood. This is one of the two new rewards for Another Untitled Music Podcast with Snarky Platypus, two pilot episodes of which we’ll produce very soon. Send us your three-song playlist and we’ll play a bit of each one and judge your taste.

ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Kennedy, Andrew M, Bic Smith, Bruce Hardie, Frank Filippone, Joop de Wit, Kit Biggs, Mark Newton, Michael, Michael Cowley, Mindy Johnson, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Peter Blakeley, Peter McCrudden, Ric Hayman, Rohan Pearce, Shane Perris, Tom Carding, Tom Carding again, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.

RECOMMEND A SONG TO US: Kimberley Heitman and Rhydwyn. This is the other new reward linked to the Another Untitled Music Podcast. In 25 words or less tell us why we should like a song and we’ll play it and tell you what we think.

PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: kofeyh.

PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Ben Harris-Roxas, Matthew Tayloe, Michael Harris, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.

FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Ashley Walsh, Daniel O’Connor, Errol Cavit, Garth Kidd, Gurgle Costello (!), James Henstridge, Kiran Castellino, Lindsay, Matthew Crawford, Peter Blakeley, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.

MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: Two people who choose to remain anonymous.

And another 12 people who choose to have no reward at all, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much. You know who you are.

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