mars – Stilgherrian

14 January 202514 January 2025

The 9pm Colonisation of Mars and the Universe with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow

Plotting the overthrow of the space colonies! Left: Dr Alice Gorman. (Photo: Simon Royal/ABC) Right: Rami Mandow. (Photo: Supplied; Post-processing: Stilgherrian)

Happy New Year. It’s time for another look at space news, I reckon, so once more my special guests are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk from Flinders University, and astrophysicist and founder of SpaceAustralia.com Rami Mandow.

23 September 202425 September 2024

Weekly Wrap 747: Sometimes I just feel like parroting previous posts

On a tree stump scattered with bird seed sits a parrot. He has a bright red head, neck, and underparts, bright green wing features, dark green tail feathers, and a deep blue back. He eyes me cautiously as he munches on some seed.

One highlight of my week of Monday 16 to Sunday 22 September 2024 was visiting Sydney’s new Metro stations — which I won’t tell you about just yet. A second was coming to understand how a change of environment will do me good. And then I had another win in the crowdfunding game. Hurrah!

15 September 202423 September 2024

Weekly Wrap 746: A change is as good as a holiday, but different

Looking down some long escalators all bright and shiny and new under the artificial light, and overhead a curved white roof with long black slots for sound absorption running parallel to the escalators.

My week of Monday 9 to Sunday 15 September 2024 was spent in Sydney, and I’m the better for it. There’s increasing evidence that moving back to a city — which is my medium-term plan — will do me good. I ended up being reasonably productive, though not on things I can show you just yet.

14 July 202414 July 2024

Weekly Wrap 737: Admiring an enormous American car while my podcast guests fall ill

A big low-slung American car in silver grey.

My week of Monday 8 to Sunday 14 July 2024 was far less busy than I’d planned, because both of the podcast guests I’d booked in went down with throat infections. Still, I finally posted an episode recorded a couple weeks back, and started planning a Queensland expedition for October.

07 August 202227 August 2022

The 9pm Space Telescope Titillation with Pulsar Boy Rami Mandow

*Rami Mandow and two telescopes, one an optical scope and one part of a home-made radio telescope. (Photo: Supplied; Post-processing: Stilgherrian)*

The winter series of The 9pm Edict continues with astrophysicist Rami Mandow, founder of SpaceAustralia.com. There’s a new telescope to talk about, and much more.

21 June 201925 August 2019

The 9pm Arch Window of the Technological Cold War Butt-Mouse

In this episode we discover the cause of international conflict, we learn the precise secrets of foreplay, and Nicholas Fryer gives us the latest on prime minister Scott Morrison.