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The 9pm Courting Disaster

02 June 2017 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | No comments

Margaret Court at the 2017 Australian Open

The 9pm Edict cover art version 2, 150 pixelsUS defence analysts can’t trust their own president. Senator Malcolm Roberts takes us to his happy place. And an old woman explains where the homosexuals come from.

There’s also talk of Donald Trump, The Orb, racism, government incompetence, Pauline Hanson, and a giraffe. And of course Nicholas Fryer with a look through The Arch Window.

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The 9pm Public House Forum 3

08 June 2016 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | 1 comment

The 9pm Edict Public House Forum 3 being recorded

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.

The panellists are, in order of introduction:

  • Mark Humphries, comedy writer and performer for SBS TV’s The Feed, ABC TV’s News Breakast, The Chaser Quarterly, and formerly of The Roast.
  • Cathy Wilcox, cartoonist for the Sydney Morning Herald.
  • Paul Wallbank, writer, broadcaster and troublemaker covering business and tech. Described as ‘brain damaged’ by the Australian Prime Minister.
  • Margot Saville, freelance writer, Sydney correspondent for Crikey, author of The Battle for Bennelong.

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The 9pm Let the Fun Begin

27 March 2016 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

Tony Abbott on the campaign trail

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull becomes the conduit, no, the tunnel of love. We revisit the economic wisdom of Joe Hockey. Euroterrorism sprouts from Brussels. And guess who’s back?

In this episode, there’s talk of lizards and leeches, homeless people and hapless riflemen, Nicholas Fryer takes us through The Arch Window, and much more.

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The 9pm Public House Forum 2

23 December 2015 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

The 9pm Edict's Public House Forum #2 being recorded: see text for caption

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Do you wink at powerful men? Apparently winking at powerful men is a thing, and we hear more about this and other tips for success in this rather odd episode of The 9pm Edict.

The panellists are, in order of introduction:

  • Kate Carruthers, UNSW übergeek and revolutionary cat;
  • Nicole Williamson, Carbon and biotech consultant, or, as her Twitter profile puts it, “Science, Tech, Cleantech, Rugby Tragic, Aircraft Fleet Geek, Women as Leaders/Founders/Investors, all things Startup. Half Canadian, half Australian, half German”; and
  • Jazz Twemlow, comedian, columnist for The Guardian, and writer

It was recorded in front of a live audience at the Salisbury Hotel in Stanmore on Saturday 19 December 2015.

In this podcast, there’s talk of coal, cannibalism, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Abbott, Kevin Rudd, penises, the guillotine, power, destiny, and much more.

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The 9pm Garden of Hate

11 December 2015 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

The 9pm Edict recording setup

Planet Earth is dissolving into a replay of the Middle Ages. Crusader Rabbit is off his leash, with more mouth foam than a rabid dog full of dishwashing liquid.

In this podcast, there’s talk of cybercrime, civilisation, sodomy, and probing up the jaxie. Nicholas Fryer ponders the strange days of Australian politics. And there’s just a little too much information about teapots.

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The 9pm Malcolmgasm

20 September 2015 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

Malcolm Turnbull announced his cabinet

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The air is filled with a swirl of rose petals and gold dust. The nation’s rivers and streams run with champagne. Malcolm Turnbull is Prime Minister of Australia.

Broadcaster Alan Jones rejects the process of choosing the PM for one of his own devising. And we hear one of Jones’ talkback callers explaining the real reason we should be worried about Turnbull.

In this podcast, there’s also talk of agility, estimations, Greek food, Pink Floyd, quinoa, wigs, and intense happiness.

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The 9pm Clumsily Worded Press Release

06 September 2015 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

Australian Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg, screenshot from ABC TVThe 9pm Edict cover art version 2, 150 pixelsFinally, somebody understands the internet. Prime Minister Crusader Rabbit demonstrates his compassion towards Syrian refugees. And the Rabbit’s words at the launch of the Australian Border Force in July turn out to have been remarkably prescient.

In this podcast, there’s talk of Nazis, drag queens, Transvision Vamp, and maps.

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Audience tickets are still available for The 9pm Edict’s Public House Forum next Saturday 12 September.

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The 9pm Your Asteroid is Useless

23 August 2015 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | Permalink

Sunny Burns talking with Thai PoliceThe 9pm Edict cover art version 2, 150 pixelsAustralia’s Attorney-General invents a whole new category of legal practice. A man who did not bomb Bangkok explains who to blame for everything that went wrong. And don’t worry, we’ve been officially reassured by NASA.

In this podcast, there’s talk of crime, terrorism, heroism, bestiality, emoji, necrophilia, and more.

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The 9pm I Can’t Believe It’s Not a Planet

31 July 2015 in The 9pm Edict by Stilgherrian | 2 comments

George Brandis as Pluto by cartoonist Dave PopeThe 9pm Edict cover art version 2, 150 pixelsNASA sends a boy band to Pluto. Prime Minister Crusader Rabbit makes sense of the Middle East, more or less. And we hear some presciently ironic words from Singapore.

In this podcast, there’s talk of Singapore, censorship, wine, and taxes. Amongst other things.

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Weekly Wrap 267: Chaos, then embracing the change

19 July 2015 in Weekly Wrap by Stilgherrian | Permalink

To boldly go...: click to embiggenMy week of Monday 13 to Sunday 19 July 2015 continued the lack-of-productivity theme, alas. Mostly because my dying computer decided to die far more rapidly than it had been until now.

My sincere thanks go to Justin Clacherty for lending me a spare MacBook Pro until I can organise my own new machine. I’m pleased that the set-up and transfer of data to this “new” machine only took nine hours — well, plus the six hours it took to take a proper backup of the old machine, because it kept throwing errors.

That said, in the latter part of the week I did get quite a bit done on the Pozible crowdfunding campaign to pay for that replacement machine. That campaign should launch in the next few days.

And because I had to archive some data off the old computer — because it had a 750GB hard drive, whereas the loaner has a 500GB SSD — I was browsing through old photos and videos. This put me into a particularly reflective mood again on the weekend. I hope that some good will come of this, because having a properly-working computer again — and a fast one! — should provide another boost to my optimism.

Articles

Podcasts

None.

5at5

5at5 was still on hiatus this week.

Media Appearances

Corporate Largesse

  • On Monday evening, I caught up with Leslie Nassar to discuss a SEKRIT project, and he bought me dinner.

The Week Ahead

I’m back in Wentworth Falls this coming week, and most of it hasn’t been mapped out yet. Still, I have a broad outline.

On Monday Tuesday, I’ll be submitting that Pozible project for approval, doing some shopping in Katoomba, and mapping out my writing commitments for the next few weeks. Now that I have a working computer again, I’ve got heaps of work to catch up with.

On Tuesday Wednesday, I’ll be completing a video to go with that Pozible project, which should launch that day. I’ll also be producing an episode of The 9pm Edict podcast. I’ll delay the posting of both until Wednesday Thursday if the Pozible campaign doesn’t launch.

The rest of the week is a bit vague, but I know there’ll be a ZDNet column in there somewhere. And I’m guessing I’d better organise some other work as well.

Update 20 July 2015: Edited to slide nearly everything in the plan back a day, to reflect a Monday sickie.

[Photo: To boldly go…, being a small boat heading out into the fog of San Francisco Bay on 10 December 2010.]

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