

The 9pm Edict
Stilgherrian
The 9pm Edict is a podcast looking at the news and its frustrations. Produced and presented by Stilgherrian somewhere near Sydney, Australia. It contains strong language and disturbing mental imagery. Be warned, Dear Listener.
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Aug 22, 2021 • 48min
The 9pm Bonus Ouroboroworm of Despair, from Scams to Afghanistan
Technically this episode isn't part of the Late Winter Series, because there's no special guest and it wasn't scheduled, but here it is. It's the Full Moon, and I'm in a mood.We talk about dodgy energy-healing services, a little bit about Afghanistan, a little bit about climate, about people's responses to the COVID-19 response, and more.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00143/Please support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Aug 19, 2021 • 44min
The 9pm The Earth is On Fire and We’re All Going to Die with Ketan Joshi
The Late Winter Series 2021 of the Edict continues as Planet Earth continues to burn. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is calling it a "code red for humanity". We dig into that with Ketan Joshi. He's a communications consultant working with NGOs in Europe, and also a freelance writer covering climate and energy. We talk about how the policies and actions of the Australian government are lagging well behind public opinion, how quickly we could change our energy technology if we really tried, and what we should tackle over the next decade.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00142/Please support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Aug 11, 2021 • 1h 16min
The 9pm National Plan to Plan to Have a COVID-19 Plan with Upulie Divisekera and Dr Trent Yarwood
The Late Winter Series 2021 of the Edict continues with a look at how Australia is handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Our guests are science communicator and medical researcher Upulie Divisekera and infectious diseases physician Dr Trent Yarwood.We talk about the snappily-titled "National Plan to transition Australia’s National COVID-19 Response", the supporting modelling from Doherty Epidemiology, how Twitter science is the very best science, hazelnut chocolate, mRNA vaccines, gut parasites, the Reckon Vacuum, vaccine hesitancy, the politicisation of the pandemic response, and much more.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00141/Please support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Aug 7, 2021 • 1h 7min
The 9pm Anti-Lockdown Freedom Nazis with Ariel Bogle
The Late Winter Series 2021 of the Edict continues with technology journalist and disinformation analyst Ariel Bogle from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute's International Cyber Policy Centre.We talk about many things, including Dan Andrew's supposedly fake back injury, COVID-19 disinformation, cold showers, far-right political video activists, imaginary bullfighting, content moderation, YouTube banning Sky News Australia, and of course the cybers and the lack of reporting thereof.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00140/Please support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Jul 30, 2021 • 50min
The 9pm Loneliness of Alan Jones with Dan Ilic and not Ray Martin
The Late Winter Series 2021 of the Edict kicks off with self-described "investigative humorist" Dan Ilic, producer of the award-winning podcast "A Rational Fear", and a man known for shows ranging from "Hungry Beast" to "At Home Alone Together" and much more.We talk about many things and indeed many people, including Ray Martin, Scott Morrison, Rowan Dean, Andrew Denton, Craig Kelly, John Safran, Alan Jones, Noel Fielding, and Baratunde Thurston.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00139/Please support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Jul 18, 2021 • 1h 15min
The 9pm Extra: Well May We Say episode 147, "Anti-Vicsers"
This is my fourth outing as guest co-host of Well May We Say, the Australian progressive politics podcast from Jeremy Sear-Pirko in Melbourne. This episode is titled "Anti-Vicsers" because... well I assume you've been following the COVID-19 news.We also solve Australia's housing affordability crisis with some of Jeremy's modest proposals, and wonder whether there's actually a point to any of this political discussion.Well May We Say is available at:http://wellmaywesay.comand in the various podcast apps.Full podcast details at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/wmws147/Please click through to The 9pm Late Winter Series 2021 and consider pledging your support for more special episodes of this podcast through July and August. You have until 22 July 2021. https://the9pmedict.com/latewinter2021If you miss the crowdfunding deadline of 22 July 2021 you can always support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Jul 15, 2021 • 1h 16min
The 9pm Billionaire Gummi Worms of Spicy Freedom with Andrew P Street
We wrap up the Spring Series 2021 — finally — by solving most of the world's mysteries with journalist and all-round raconteur Andrew P Street. We talk about many things including UFOs, a poo-eating dog, public health education in the times of both COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS, the magic of Gummi Worm Day, bad housekeeping, and the physical impossibility of eating more than four pancakes.We also deliver some excellent ideas for political advertising.Please click through to The 9pm Late Winter Series 2021 and consider pledging your support for more special episodes of this podcast through July and August. You have until 22 July 2021. https://the9pmedict.com/latewinter2021Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00138/If you miss the crowdfunding deadline of 22 July 2021 you can always support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Jul 7, 2021 • 5min
The 9pm Bronouncement of "The 9pm Late Winter Series 2021" and related matters
Did you know that you can now buy gendered "wine cocktails"? Such fragile masculinity! Anyway, you need to know about my new crowdfunding campaign, and the bonus episode of The 8pm Quiz tomorrow night.Press play to hear about the "wine cocktail". Meanwhile, there's two things you have to do right now:1. Click through to The 9pm Late Winter Series 2021 and consider pledging your support for more special episodes of this podcast through July and August. You have until 22 July 2021. https://the9pmedict.com/latewinter20212. Clear out your calendar for tomorrow night, Thursday 8 July 2021, for a bonus episode of The 8pm Quiz. The livestream starts at 8pm AEST.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYc2FfeS8KgFull podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00137a/If you miss the crowdfundingdeadline of 22 July 2021 you can always support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Jul 3, 2021 • 1h 3min
The 9pm Four-Phase Year Two Custard Duck
More than a year into Australia's COVID-19 pandemic response, Prime Minister Scott Morrison finally produces a plan that includes vaccinating people — with no targets and no deadlines.In this episode also hear about Labor’s bold and exciting plan, we hear some great advice from the NSW health minister, and we hear a few thoughts about critical race theory.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00137/You can always support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Jun 11, 2021 • 1h 8min
The 9pm Snail is Sleeping with satirist Mark Humphries
You know him from ABC TV's 7.30. You know him from The Feed and The Roast and Pointless Australia and more. Yes, the autumn series continues with satirist Mark Humphries.On Friday morning we talked about Australia's coming decade of Scott Morrison as prime minister, magnets, Milo Yiannopoulos, Hyacinth Bucket, our wealth of political cartoonists, the sleeping patterns of snails, the first 20 elements of the periodic table, and even changing the orbit of the Moon.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00136/You can always support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/