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!
What a year! At the end of 2020 we can’t even gather people in a pub to talk about how terrible it was. Well we can. But we shouldn’t. So we didn’t. We did this instead.
Continue reading “The 9pm Year of Brain Worms, Drama, and Despair”
What is the proper position to assume in contemporary media? What is the best way to describe the discussion in this podcast?
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Hurstville Ritz Hotel in Hurstville on Saturday 4 June 2016. There’s talk of satire, Tony Abbott, Donald Trump, Malcolm Turnbull, refugees, cartoons, BuzzFeed, human rights.
Continue reading “The 9pm Public House Forum 3”[Update 4 June 2016: This podcast recording session will now be streamed live via Spreaker from 1400 AEST.]
Would you like to witness the recording of yet another very special episode of The 9pm Edict podcast? Then organise yourself to be at the third Public House Forum this Saturday 4 June.
Once more I’m recording a forum in a public house — yes, a pub — where several interesting people will join me to discuss the important issues of the day.
The panel:
The podcast itself will be a lot like the first one or the second one.
The venue is the Hurstville Ritz Hotel, 350 Forest Road, Hurstville NSW 2220. The podcast recording starts at 2pm — but I strongly recommend that you arrive well before that, so you can order lunch and a few beverages and get into the mood.
Space is limited, so you’ll need to book a (free) ticket through Eventbrite. Do it now.
[Photo: Hurstville Ritz Hotel, photographed on 29 May 2016.]