Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
In this episode we simply have to hear about the plight of Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend. There’s some unbiased news from America. And there’s a compulsory mention of submarines.
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Spring was well under way in my week of Monday 31 August to Sunday 6 September 2020. The wattle was flowering. Birds of so many species were doing what birds do. And my mood improved and productivity rose as the sunlight hours lengthened.
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This podcast returns to my hometown of Adelaide and turns thing inside out, with The Arch Window’s Nicholas Fryer asking me questions. Some of them dig into my past.
We talk about internet influencers, internet advertising, the role of the ABC as Australia’s national broadcaster, the shift in focus of The Australian and other Rupert Murdoch media outlets, Malcolm Turnbull, Korean boy band BTS, The Veronicas, Bipolar II Disorder, the nature of being a writer, Sky News Australia, bourbon, repressed memories, getting older, and the importance of fear.
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