The 9pm Edict

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/

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/

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/

I've decided that during spring there will be a special series of the Edict, with guests! Roughly one per week. Author and reprobate John Birmingham is first, with more to follow, but let me tell you how you can be part of it.Full podcast details at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00114a/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

In this short episode we correct a complicated misunderstanding involving one of Australia's most-loved pop stars and arithmetic.Full podcast details at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00114/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

In this episode we we look at what might happen in The America in November, we hear more strange conspiracy theories, and we learn some bureaucratic language that you can use in your own life. Plus more Quarantimes dramas, obviously.Full podcast details at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00113/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

In this episode we learn the science of the virus, a Melbourne woman reaches the limits of her endurance, and we hear reasons to doubt the ability of public servants to stay informed. Plus there's a lot about COVID-19, Donald Trump, and conspiracy theories.Full podcast details at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00112/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

This is my third outing as guest co-host of Well May We Say, the Australian politics podcast from Jeremy Sear-Pirko in Melbourne and, this time, Denise Sear-Pirko. We had opinions on things. This episode is titled "Detachable Frydenberg" for reasons which will eventually become clear.We discuss this week's economic statement out of Canberra, labour market reforms, racist cheese, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher in the context of Voodoo Economics, Serco, and of course COVID-19 again.Well May We Say is available at:http://wellmaywesay.comand in the various podcast apps.Full podcast details at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/wmws133/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

It's Day 117 of Stilgherrian's coronavirus isolation. The borders with Victoria are now closed. Was opening up COVID-19 restrictions a mistake? There's also an update on the mysterious R S Archer.Full podcast details at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00111/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

This brief episode of the Edict is an update to the story of the so-called "RS Archer" and the mysterious disappearance of their Twitter account. Was it J K Rowling?Full podcast details at:https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00110/Support this podcast at:https://stilgherrian.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/