

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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Nov 6, 2020 • 1h 19min
The 9pm Overturned Turtle Taliban with John Birmingham
Australian author and reprobate John Birmingham joins me once again for the first sensible episode in The 9pm End of Spring Series 2020.We talk about the US presidential election (obviously), the echoes of history, drugs, optimism, Blue Lives Matter, solar power, fake news, the Queensland election, love and hate, disinformation, media balance, and fundamentalist evangelicals.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00121/Support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Nov 1, 2020 • 3h 46min
The 9pm Halloween Bad Sex State Election Live
It's Halloween! In this special livestreamed episode there's, yes, bad sex and the Queensland election. There's also a sex trivia quiz. And drinking. Oh yes, there was certainly drinking.There's also a status report on the US election, kind of, and a little too much information about Donald Trump's penis. The recording is slightly shorter than four hours, though, because the gaps between segments have been removed.Full podcast details, credits, and a list of the many, many people who are supporting The 9pm End of Spring Series are at:http://the9pmedict.com/edict/00120/Support this podcast at:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Oct 29, 2020 • 4min
How to listen to "The 9pm Halloween Bad Sex State Election Live" and any future livestreams
That very special livestream "The 9pm Halloween Bad Sex State Election Live" is happening just two days from now -- but how do you listen? Read on. Or listen on.The easiest way is to go to https://the9pmedict.com/live. The livestream should play automatically as soon as it starts. That's at 8pm AEDT this Saturday 31 October. Halloween. I'll have a test stream playing roughly 15 minutes ahead of time.To get the full experience, though, you'll want to be part of the live chat. For that you'll need to do one of these things.If you're on a desktop or laptop computer, click on the episode title in the player thing or go to the Spreaker show page at https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict. The livestream will appear at the top of the episode list. Press play.If you're on a mobile device, install the Spreaker play app. Search for "The 9pm Edict", click on the cover image, and there's the playlist right in front of you. Press play.To take part in the chat you'll need to create an account and log in. I'm sure you can manage this.Full podcast details and credits at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00119c/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Oct 25, 2020 • 7min
Updating "The 9pm End of Spring Series 2020"
The End of Spring Series 2020 crowdfunding is going well. You'll get five episodes with special guests, and this Saturday it's "The 9pm Halloween Bad Sex State Election Live". Yes, live.In a special four-hour livestream you'll get bad sex stories, Queensland election updates, a Sex Trivia Quiz, and more. All while I'm drinking heavily.The livestream will be at https://the9pmedict.com/live.Then in November–December there’s five more podcasts with special guests.We're now on the way to the second stretch goal, an end-of-year panel show.The Pozible crowdfunding campaign is at:https://stilgherrian.com/endofpsring2020Full podcast details and credits at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00119b/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Oct 16, 2020 • 4min
Announcing "The 9pm End of Spring Series 2020"
The Spring Series 2020 of The 9pm Edict podcast went so well that I've decided to do an End of Spring Series 2020, but this time I'll need your help. Which is to say, your money.I've just launched a Pozible crowdfunding campaign. Hit the first target and you'll get five more podcasts with special guests.Hit the second target and you'll get a very special episode indeed, "The 9pm Halloween Bad Sex State Election Live" on Saturday 31 October.The Pozible crowdfunding campaign is at:https://stilgherrian.com/endofpsring2020Full podcast details and credits at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00119a/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Oct 8, 2020 • 1h 22min
The 9pm Orange Schadenfreude Sins with Father Karl Sinclair
In this fifth episode of the Spring Series 2020, I'm joined by Father Karl Sinclair, a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Bathurst. He's currently based at Orange in the Central West of NSW.We talk about many things including how COVID-19 has affected his parish, Miranda Devine, the latest Encyclical from Pope Francis, conspiracy theories, the Albigensian Crusade, raisin bread, underpants, the link between Romans 13 and the Nazis, and of course Donald Trump. There's always some Donald Trump.Full podcast details and credits at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00119/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Sep 25, 2020 • 45min
The 9pm Sweet but Disappointing Reality with Fiona Patten MLC
In this fourth episode of the Spring Series 2020, I'm joined once more by Fiona Patten MLC, leader of the Reason Party in the Victorian Parliament.We talk about many things including the politicisation of the Quarantimes in Victoria, how to handle a tsunami of email, honey, her certificate of appreciation from the supposed Satanic Network Victoria, religious discrimination, sex work, and of course Donald Trump.Full podcast details and credits at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00118/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Sep 19, 2020 • 1h 20min
The 9pm Excess Garlic Biosupremacy with Upulie Divisekera
Upulie Divisekera joins me for the third episode in the Spring Series 2020. She's a molecular biologist, nanotechnologist, science communicator, and dinosaur evangelist.We talk about many things including pterosaurs, the potential for life on Venus, Jupiter, why biology is better than physics, government messaging re the coronavirus, the causes of supposed journalist Chris Uhlmann, Donald Trump, boneless chicken wings, Elon Musk, cultural Marxism, curry, racism, and an annoyance of economists.Full podcast details and credits at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00117/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Sep 9, 2020 • 1h 19min
The 9pm Moon Magic Communism on Venus with Dr Space Junk
Space archaeologist Dr Space Junk aka Dr Alice Gorman joins me for the second episode in the Spring Series 2020.In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Space Junk, aka space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman, to talk about many things including dodgy sci-fi movies, space dreams, why the Moon deserves respect and indeed deserves to be a person, why Venus is a Russian planet, and how Elon Musk’s StarLink satellites could end up becoming a cultural icon.Full podcast details and credits at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00116/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

Sep 4, 2020 • 1h 15min
The 9pm End of Civilisation with John Birmingham
Australian author and reprobate John Birmingham joins me for the first in this podcast's Spring Series 2020.We talk about Cobra Kai, Elon Musk's high-energy cyberpig, QAnon and weaponised BS, pea and ham soup, the nature of democracy, baby fascists, the re-election of Donald Trump (obviously), and the collapse of civilisation generally.Full podcast details at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00115/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/