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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.
The 9pm Edict
The 9pm Edict
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17 SEP 2024 · It's more or less the start of the spring series as Stilgherrian vents about three more things that got on his wick this week. He also plugs his current crowdfunding campaign, because of course he does.
In this episode he talks about the shoddy journalism of the US presidential campaign, the problems of artificial intelligence, and his disturbing dreams.
Full podcast details and credits at:
https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00230/
Please consider supporting this podcast via the current crowdfunder:
https://the9pmedict.com/spring2024
If you miss the deadline of 19 September:
https://the9pmedict.com/tip/
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31 AUG 2024 · With so much news about social media in Australia right now, I thought I'd wrap up the winter series by speaking with Professor Axel Bruns from the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology.
In this episode we discuss whether anything can replace what was Twitter, Australia's News Media Bargaining Code and Meta refusing to pay for news content, age restrictions for social media, the arrest of Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov, and why filter bubbles really aren't a thing.
Full podcast details and credits at:
https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00229/
Please consider supporting this podcast via the current crowdfunder:
https://the9pmedict.com/spring2024
If you miss the deadline of 19 September:
https://the9pmedict.com/tip/
https://skank.com.au/subscribe/
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26 AUG 2024 · It's time for another podcast about space, so we're joined once again by astrophysicist Rami Mandow, founder of SpaceAustralia.com.
In this episode we talk about what may be a new kind of pulsar, the cancellation of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, three ways in which the solar system is being a jerk, Japanese folklore (no really), those astronauts who are definitely not "stuck" or "stranded" on the International Space Station because NASA says they're not, and the ZWO Seestar S50 smart telescope.
Full podcast details and credits at:
https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00228/
Please consider supporting this podcast with a tip:
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9 AUG 2024 · Victorian-era Melbourne had a thriving sex industry, and the flashiest of the flash madams was Caroline Hodgson, aka Madame Brussels. My guest today is Barbara Minchinton, author of the new book, Madame Brussels: The Life and Times of Melbourne's Most Notorious Woman.
In this episode we talk about Madame Brussels' life in the context of Victorian-era Melbourne. We cover sectarian disapproval her so-called "mixed marriage", some of the myths surrounding her, and the do-gooders who tried to shut her down.
Full podcast details and credits at:
https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00227/
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1 AUG 2024 · Have you ever been a victim of cybercrime? I know I have. I bet you have too. So let’s talk about that now with Dr Miranda Bruce from UNSW Canberra, because she's been working on the World Cybercrime Index.
In this episode we talk about the types of cybercrime and its different characteristics around the world, cybercrime factories and human trafficking, and how law enforcement agencies' views about their role all this  role seem to different those of us ordinary citizens.
Full podcast details and credits at:
https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00226/
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25 JUL 2024 · Finally the real special guests start hitting the Edict's winter series. It's Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous. We do touch upon the recent UK election results, but there's much, much more.
In this episode we talk about Armando Iannucci, lacerated ears, magic shoes, serial killers, haggis smuggling from Kenya, the weight of a teaspoon of sugar. and other things.
Full podcast details and credits at:
https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00225/
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8 JUL 2024 · Back at the start of the year, my good friend Snarky Platypus and I created some bingo cards for 2024. Two sets of 25 things that might happen. Well, we’re half-way through the year, so let’s see how we went.
You might want to follow along with the original blog post.
https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2024/
In this episode we talk about Thai politics, the ongoing myth of a Melbourne airport railway, Rupert Murdoch and the nature of marriage, music created by AI, Nirvana, The Veronicas, the ongoing battle against HIV, mental illness, the South Pacific nations, Peter Dutton, and much more.
Full podcast details and credits at:
https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00224/
Please consider supporting this podcast with a tip:
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3 JUL 2024 · It's more or less the start of the winter series as Stilgherrian vents about three things that got on his wick this week.
In this episode he talks about some stupid political reporting from Canberra about Labor's equally stupid response to Senator Fatima Payman, a stupid law that will change nothing, and a stupid event that kicked off in Kuala Lumpur.
Full podcast details and credits at:
https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00223/
This season’s crowdfunding campaign has mere hours to run. Please click through and pledge your support. You have until 9pm AEST tomorrow, Thursday 4 July.
https://the9pmedict.com/winter2024
If you miss this deadline, please consider throwing in a tip at:
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9 JUN 2024 · The autumn series of the Edict concludes with a returning special guest, Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous, to chat about the UK election campaigns and much, much more.
We discuss cocaine and koalas, Scott Morrison's post-parliamentary career, Elon Musk's $56 billion package, the King's Birthday, and an encounter between an echidna and a tiger shark.
Full podcast details and credits at:
https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00222/
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7 JUN 2024 · The last couple of weeks have been full of online safety news, from eSafety Commissioner v X Corp in the Federal Court to AI to deepfakes. So my guest this time is. Zoe Jay Hawkins, head of policy design at ANU’s Tech Policy Design Centre.
In this episode we talk about the way AI and deepfakes might influence this year's many elections, the polarisation of the online safety debate, free speech, content classification, and much more.
This conversation was recorded on 6 June 2024.
Full podcast details and credits at:
https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00221/
Please support this podcast by considering a tip:
https://the9pmedict.com/tip/
https://skank.com.au/subscribe/
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.
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