Stilgherrian is a freelance journalist and commentator who covers the politics of the internet and the way it’s changing power relationships at every level of society. He’s particularly interested in internet policy, cybersecurity, privacy, cybercrime and hoovering up bulldust. But that’s far from all he’s interested in.
He writes a weekly newsletter titled The Weekly Cybers, a personal look at what the Australian government has been saying and doing in the digital and cyber realms, on various adjacent topics, and whatever else interests him.
He also makes terrible podcasts about politics, international affairs, and other topics, in particular The 9pm Edict and the upcoming Another Untitled Music Podcast.
You can hire him to help you make your own podcasts. Or he can help you write and stuff.
Latest Blog Posts
- Weekly Wrap 766: Apartments supplement a medical theme
- Weekly Wrap 765: Feed me, said the magpie
- Weekly Wrap 764: The purple fan-flower of productivity
- Weekly Wrap 763: Getting to the heart of the matter
- Weekly Wrap 762: Starting a new year by looking at a century-old building
- Bingo Card 2025: Which of these things will happen?
Latest Podcasts and other Conversations
- The 9pm Medical Semiotics of Bow Ties, Long Covid, and Poo with Dr Trent Yarwood
- The 9pm Colonisation of Mars and the Universe with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow
- The 9pm Full-time Bingo Card Update 2024 with Snarky Platypus
- The 9pm Weeds of Disappointment with David F Porteous
- The 9pm Major Irritation (and certain other amusements)
- The 9pm Chickens of Cyber Necromancy with Justin Warren
more of The 9pm Edict
more Conversations
I have all but abandoned Twitter. Since 1 January 2024 my interactions on X/Twitter have been minimal. My posts are largely limited to plugging my work elsewhere, and will very soon cease entirely.
My primary social media presence is now at Bluesky, where you can find me as bsky.app/profile/stilgherrian.com.
I am also on Mastodon at eigenmagic.net/@stilgherrian. Just log into your Mastodon instance and search for @stilgherrian@eigenmagic.net.
Finally, there’s an easy way to get onto my mailing list in case you’re not already a supporter. I’ll email you about upcoming podcasts, live recordings, crowdfunding campaigns, and other bits and pieces. There’s usually only one or two emails per month, although I may well organise some more email-based things as 2025 progresses.