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59. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 16 to Sunday 22 June 2025 began with a continuation of the gastro that began late last week, but somehow I still managed to stay relatively productive. There&#8217;s no new podcast, but I&#8217;ve started mapping out episodes for the coming couple of months — and planning next week&#8217;s holiday. Articles Subscribe &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/786/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 786: Cleaning the pipes before the mind"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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61. <p><strong>My week of Monday 16 to Sunday 22 June 2025 began with a continuation of the gastro that began late last week, but somehow I still managed to stay relatively productive. There&#8217;s no new podcast, but I&#8217;ve started mapping out episodes for the coming couple of months — and planning next week&#8217;s holiday.</strong></p>
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74. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-73/">The Weekly Cybers #73</a>. Is the age assurance tech trial going well or badly? Depends who you ask. Also, Optus cops a $100 million penalty, Amazon to invest $20 billion, and Ghost Bat reaches an important milestone.</li>
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97. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
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101. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
102.  
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104.  
105. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
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108.  
109. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
110.  
111.  
112.  
113. <p>It seems odd writing about Elon Musk when the big story from the US is something else entirely, but here we are. Anyway, Musk hasn&#8217;t had a good week.</p>
114.  
115.  
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117. <ul class="wp-block-list">
118. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/17/elon-musk-new-york-hate-lawsuit-speech-law">Elon Musk’s X sues New York over hate speech and disinformation law</a>.</li>
119.  
120.  
121.  
122. <li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-xai-is-reportedly-burning-through-1-billion-a-month-2000617458">Elon Musk’s xAI Is reportedly burning through $1 billion a month</a>.</li>
123.  
124.  
125.  
126. <li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/elon-says-hes-working-to-fix-grok-after-ai-disagrees-with-him-on-right-wing-violence-2000617420">Elon says he’s working to ‘fix’ Grok after AI disagrees with him on right-wing violence</a>.</li>
127.  
128.  
129.  
130. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-20/spacex-starship-rocket-explodes-into-dramatic-fireball/105440090">SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in latest setback to Musk&#8217;s Mars mission</a>. Yep, blew up on the pad just before it was due ro run a static firing test.</li>
131.  
132.  
133.  
134. <li>From <em>The New Yorker</em>, <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/23/what-did-elon-musk-accomplish-at-doge">What did Elon Musk accomplish at DOGE?</a> Nothing that hasn&#8217;t already been covered as we went along, but I always appreciate a slow-news analysis.</li>
135.  
136.  
137.  
138. <li><a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-posts-hair-drug-090054334.html">Elon Musk posts new drug test results and insists reporters should do the same</a>.</li>
139.  
140.  
141.  
142. <li>And from <em>The Conversation</em>, &#8220;Why Elon Musk’s US$34 billion loss wasn’t really that – and what it tells us about <a href="https://theconversation.com/why-elon-musks-us-34-billion-loss-wasnt-really-that-and-what-it-tells-us-about-the-philanthropy-of-the-ultra-wealthy-259176">the philanthropy of the ultra-wealthy</a>&#8220;.</li>
143. </ul>
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145.  
146.  
147. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
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150.  
151. <ul class="wp-block-list">
152. <li>I enjoyed this video about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg8qS77d9Yc">Francis Stowe’s three-armed design</a> for a Sydney Harbour bridge, even though the script is a bit flabby. There&#8217;s also a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nk9uSdlXIs">making-of video</a>.</li>
153.  
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155.  
156. <li><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/military-parade-army-trump-american250-a250/">How MAGA took over America’s 250th birthday, which is next year</a>.</li>
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159.  
160. <li><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/china-ai-remakes-kung-fu-films-bruce-lee-jackie-chan-jet-li-1236295093/">Chinese studios plan AI-powered remakes of kung fu classics from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li</a>.</li>
161.  
162.  
163.  
164. <li>From Alasdair Beckett-King, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWodU1jXzzg">Every Guy With A Tragic Backstory (In A Movie)</a>.</li>
165.  
166.  
167.  
168. <li>And from Dan Toomey, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHYAeABPVI8">Can I fix tech&#8217;s awful keynote presentations?</a>.</li>
169. </ul>
170.  
171.  
172.  
173. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
174.  
175.  
176.  
177. <p>The coming week has been mapped out in some detail. Monday and Tuesday are primarily work days, for some value of  work, although I know there won&#8217;t be a lot to do.</p>
178.  
179.  
180.  
181. <p>My Adelaide expedition starts on Wednesday, when I head down to Sydney for some vital errands before a flight west on Thursday morning.</p>
182.  
183.  
184.  
185. <p>On Friday I&#8217;ll introduce Snarky Platypus to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Bahn_Busway">O-Bahn guided busway</a>, heading to the largely pointless north-east suburbs.</p>
186.  
187.  
188.  
189. <p><s>I&#8217;m skipping <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> this week, so there&#8217;s some potential for us to enjoy the afternoon —&nbsp;although we&#8217;ll probably have an early night because&#8230;</s></p>
190.  
191.  
192.  
193. <p>[<strong>Update 24 June 2024:</strong> Actually there might be an edition of <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> after all, because as I insert this update on Tuesday morning we&#8217;ve already had quite a bit of relevant news. Stay tunes.]</p>
194.  
195.  
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197. <p>[<strong>Update 30 June 2025:</strong> I haven&#8217;t posted the new Weekly Wrap yet, but I&#8217;ll at least record the changes to the plan which we made on Sunday. There was trackwork on the Seaford railway like which made the logistics difficult. So the Victor Harbor and Gawler trips were swapped over. Also, we thought, why on earth are we rushing to record so much podcast content <em>during a holiday</em>?]</p>
198.  
199.  
200.  
201. <p>On Saturday morning the Platypus has an exam, so while he&#8217;s doing that I&#8217;ll be doing some podcast pre-production. <s>Then we&#8217;ll probably record the <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">bingo card half-year review</a> episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em>. Some of these things have actually happened already. The finished episode will be posted around 5 July.</s></p>
202.  
203.  
204.  
205. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
206.  
207.  
208.  
209. <p><s>On Saturday evening I&#8217;ll be at a pub and you&#8217;ll be welcome to join me. I haven&#8217;t decided which one yet, so watch my socials or check back here towards the end of the week.</s></p>
210.  
211.  
212.  
213. <p><s>On Sunday we&#8217;re heading down to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Harbor,_South_Australia">Victor Harbor</a>, a town very familiar to me from my childhood, although I can&#8217;t even remember the last time I might have been there. Given South Australia&#8217;s terrible regional transport options, that&#8217;ll wipe out the whole day.</s></p>
214.  
215.  
216.  
217. <p>On Sunday we head to my birthplace of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawler">Gawler</a>, with lunch at the Prince Albert Hotel.</p>
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221. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
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226. <li>The Adelaide expedition with Snarky Platypus continues for a few more days, to 2 July 2025. On Monday we head to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_Vale">McLaren Vale</a> winemaking district, including lunch at the <a href="https://www.coriole.com/Restaurant/Restaurant">Coriole Vineyard</a>. <s>On Tuesday we head to my birthplace of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawler">Gawler</a>,</s> On Tuesday we&#8217;re heading down to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Harbor,_South_Australia">Victor Harbor</a>, a town very familiar to me from my childhood, although I can&#8217;t even remember the last time I might have been there. Given South Australia&#8217;s terrible regional transport options, that&#8217;ll wipe out the whole day, before we fly back to Sydney on Wednesday afternoon.</li>
227.  
228.  
229.  
230. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change, Snarky Platypus will be interviewing me about South Australia, my life, my thoughts, and more as we walk around Adelaide and nearby locations. <strong>If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST this Friday 27 June.</strong> This episode will take a little more editing than usual, so it&#8217;ll probably appear in late July or early August.</li>
231.  
232.  
233.  
234. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast recording with <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/people/experts/bio/sam-roggeveen">Sam Roggeveen</a>, director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute and author of <em><a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-strategy">The Echidna Strategy</a></em>, an alternative view of Australia&#8217;s defence needs, 9 July 2025. <a href="https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/book-review-the-echidna-strategy-australias-search-for-power-and-peace/">Read this review</a> to get the flavour. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST on Tuesday 8 July. No need to mention AUKUS because we&#8217;ll definitely be talking about that.</li>
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237.  
238. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
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241.  
242. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
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246. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16–18 August 2025.</li>
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250. <li><a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
251. </ul>
252.  
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255. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_butcherbird">grey butcherbird</a> (<em>Cracticus torquatus</em>) tries to attract my attention on 19 June 2025, and succeeds. This particular bird and its family visit me every day.]</p>
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278. <description><![CDATA[Diarrhoea plagued my week of Monday 9 to Sunday 15 June 2025 but it was still productive, with another fun podcast and a lot of successful client work. But there was no time for photos, so here&#8217;s a shot of Circular Quay from a couple weeks ago. You can see the original AMP Building in &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/785/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 785: Thinking of more pleasant times is the Quay to happiness, right?"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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280. <p><strong>Diarrhoea plagued my week of Monday 9 to Sunday 15 June 2025 but it was still productive, with another fun podcast and a lot of successful client work. But there was no time for photos, so here&#8217;s a shot of Circular Quay from a couple weeks ago.</strong></p>
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288. <p>You can see the original <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMP_Building,_Sydney">AMP Building</a> in that photo, at the time Australia&#8217;s tallest building, Well this week it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mruTvTDy5_s">reopened after renovations</a>.</p>
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297. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00248/">The 9pm Remembering Valentina Tereshkova and Bonus Aliens with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow</a>, recorded on Wednesday evening and posted on Saturday evening. This episode was originally posted as &#8220;The 9pm Controversial Alien Discovery and Budget Cuts with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow&#8221; but that misses out the entire reason for posting it this weekend.</li>
298. </ul>
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302. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
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311. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-72/">The Weekly Cybers #72</a>. PM Anthony Albanese is still all for social media age restrictions, digital identities are a challenge to traditional espionage, and robot taxis are being lured to their death in LA.</li>
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334. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
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337.  
338. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
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342. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
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345.  
346. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
347.  
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349.  
350. <p>Last week we enjoyed the explosion between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. This week there&#8217;s <em>almost</em> a rapprochement.</p>
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354. <ul class="wp-block-list">
355. <li>&#8220;Elon Musk says he <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-11/elon-musk-regrets-donald-trump-posts/105405488">regrets &#8216;some&#8217; of his social media</a> posts about Donald Trump last week.&#8221;</li>
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358.  
359. <li>Well yes, because now <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-did-elon-musk-turn-against-trump-in-the-first-place.html">Donald Trump has a bad case of hurt feelings</a>.</li>
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362.  
363. <li>&#8220;Unstoppable force loses battle with immovable object: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/09/elon-musk-trump-fight-ai-movies">Elon bows to Trump</a>.&#8221;</li>
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366.  
367. <li>Marina Hyde is at it again this week. &#8220;So social media has broken even Elon Musk. I’m forced to ask: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/13/social-media-elon-musk-donald-trump-x-platform">U OK hun?</a>&#8220;.</li>
368. </ul>
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371.  
372. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
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376. <ul class="wp-block-list">
377. <li>In this week’s AlienSideBoob, John Birmingham discusses AUKUS in <a href="https://aliensideboob.substack.com/p/a-ponzi-scheme-for-used-periscopes">A Ponzi scheme for used periscopes</a>.</li>
378.  
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380.  
381. <li>One of the newsletters I read every day, Australian tech newsletter <em>The Sizzle</em>, is offering a <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thesizzle.com.au/post/3lrk3aahz4n2d">two-week free trial</a>.</li>
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385. <li>In Tokyo there&#8217;s a temple to honour <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kan-eiji-temple">insects that died for </a>science.</li>
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387.  
388.  
389. <li>A website which may or may not be useful, depending on where you are in Australia, but I like the data displays. <a href="https://isithotrightnow.com/places/sydney-city">Is it how right now?</a>. There&#8217;s a couple international versions too.</li>
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392.  
393. <li>And to finish, well, somehow I was introduced to this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip-hGliMrfQ">brief clip</a> from a movie called <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentlemen_Broncos">Gentlemen Broncos</a></em> (2009). There&#8217;s also a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdpFpfIBkXc&amp;t=6s">trailer</a>. From its $10 million production cost they made back $118,192 at the box office. Make that what you will.</li>
394. </ul>
395.  
396.  
397.  
398. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
399.  
400.  
401.  
402. <p>The diarrhoea has lasted for three days so far, so I&#8217;m pretty sure Monday will still be about recovery. If it continues beyond that then I&#8217;ll escalate it to the medical system.</p>
403.  
404.  
405.  
406. <p>Tuesday and Wednesday, however, are important deadline days for a client project, so that will keep me busy. Thursday is being kept in reserve in case there are overruns. And then on Friday it&#8217;s <em>The Week Cybers</em> as usual.</p>
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408.  
409.  
410. <p>Saturday is the June Solstice, known as the Winter Solstice on this side of the planet of course, but I have yet to arrange any kind of celebration.</p>
411.  
412.  
413.  
414. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
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418. <ul class="wp-block-list">
419. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025, with Snarky Platypus. On the Friday I&#8217;ll introduce him to the O-Bahn. On Saturday he has an exam and then we&#8217;ll record some podcast material. On Sunday we&#8217;ll go to Victor Harbour, on Monday to the McLaren Vale winemaking district, and onTuesday to my birthplace in Gawler. </li>
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421.  
422.  
423. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Snarky Platypus, the <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">bingo card half-year review</a> episode, 28 June 2025 (TBC). We&#8217;ll record this at some point while in Adelaide, and it&#8217;ll be posted around 5 July.</li>
424.  
425.  
426.  
427. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change, Snarky Platypus will be interviewing me about South Australia, my life, my thoughts, and more as we walk around Adelaide and nearby locations. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode? By 8pm AEST on Friday 27 June please. I know this episode  will take a little more editing than usual, so it&#8217;ll appear in mid-July or early August.</li>
428.  
429.  
430.  
431. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast recording with <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/people/experts/bio/sam-roggeveen">Sam Roggeveen</a>, director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute and author of <em><a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-strategy">The Echidna Strategy</a></em>, an alternative view of Australia&#8217;s defence needs, 9 July 2025. <a href="https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/book-review-the-echidna-strategy-australias-search-for-power-and-peace/">Read this review</a> to get the flavour. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST on Tuesday 8 July. No need to mention AUKUS because we&#8217;ll definitely be talking about that.</li>
432.  
433.  
434.  
435. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
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438.  
439. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
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441.  
442.  
443. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16–18 August 2025.</li>
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446.  
447. <li><a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
448. </ul>
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452. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Circular Quay from Sydney Harbour, photographed from a ferry on 24 May 2025.]</p>
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483. <description><![CDATA[With massive budget cuts to NASA, claims that we&#8217;ve found alien life, and an important anniversary coming up, it&#8217;s time once more to talk about Space! My guests, therefore, are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk, and astrophysicist Rami Mandow. In this episode we celebrate the anniversary of the first woman in &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00248/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Remembering Valentina Tereshkova and Bonus Aliens with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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485. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200.jpeg" alt="Left: Dr Alice Gorman. (Photo: Simon Royal/ABC) Right: Rami Mandow. (Photo: Supplied; Post-processing: Stilgherrian). Not the best ALT text, I know, but yeah a white women and a man &quot;of Middle-Eastern appearance&quot;." class="wp-image-34368" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/alicerami-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Left: Dr Alice Gorman. (Photo: Simon Royal/ABC) Right: Rami Mandow. (Photo: Supplied; Post-processing: Stilgherrian).</em></figcaption></figure>
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489. <p><strong>With massive budget cuts to NASA, claims that we&#8217;ve found alien life, and an important anniversary coming up, it&#8217;s time once more to talk about Space! My guests, therefore, are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk, and astrophysicist Rami Mandow.</strong></p>
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497. <p>In this episode we celebrate the anniversary of the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, we discuss how Donald Trump&#8217;s budget cuts will affect space research, and we discuss fast radio bursts, the overview effect, and why Mars is a shithole.</p>
498.  
499.  
500.  
501. <p>This episode was originally posted as &#8220;The 9pm Controversial Alien Discovery and Budget Cuts with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow&#8221; but that misses out the entire reason for posting it this weekend.</p>
502.  
503.  
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508. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
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511.  
512. <p>You can also <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
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515.  
516. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
517.  
518.  
519. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
520. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Gorman">01. Alice Gorman - Wikipedia</a></div>
521. <div class="wppb-description">Alice Gorman (born 1964) FSA is an Australian archaeologist, heritage consultant, and lecturer, who is best known for pioneering work in the field of space archaeology and her Space Age Archaeology blog.</div> </li>
522. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
523. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://bsky.app/profile/cosmicrami.com">02. CosmicRami ????????? (@cosmicrami.com) — Bluesky</a></div>
524. <div class="wppb-description">Astronomer, driving The Dish? to study pulsars in my PhD. Also, founded SpaceAustralia.com. Also, love a bit of astrophotography. Also, do everything with my little mate, Max. Also, Ultra-Gay. He/Him. </div> </li>
525. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
526. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDzZGLV0siU">03. Inside the Blue Origin rocket with the first all-female crew in over 60 years - YouTube</a></div>
527. <div class="wppb-description">[15 April 2025] A star-studded crew of six women has successfully launched into space and touched back down to Earth, all in about 10 minutes. The event was for Blue Origin, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, whose fiancee Lauren Sanchez joined celebrities, including Katy Perry, on board for the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years.</div> </li>
528. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
529. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Origin_NS-31">04. Blue Origin NS-31 - Wikipedia</a></div>
530. <div class="wppb-description">Blue Origin NS-31 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of New Shepard, the company&#039;s space tourism program. The flight took place on April 14, 2025, and lasted 10 minutes and 21 seconds. The flight carried all female passengers and was organized by journalist Lauren Sánchez, fiancée of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. She was joined by Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, Gayle King, Amanda Nguyen and Katy Perry.</div> </li>
531. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
532. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_6">05. Vostok 6 - Wikipedia</a></div>
533. <div class="wppb-description">Vostok 6 (Russian: ??????-6, lit.?&#039;Orient 6&#039; or &#039;East 6&#039;) was the first human spaceflight to carry a woman, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, into space.</div> </li>
534. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
535. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova">06. Valentina Tereshkova - Wikipedia</a></div>
536. <div class="wppb-description">Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.</div> </li>
537. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
538. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpWhWRn42p0">07. The Girl From Space (1963) - YouTube</a></div>
539. <div class="wppb-description">Two Russian cosmonauts, Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Valeri Bykovski walking down the steps of the aircraft onto the red carpet for the long walk to the greetings. Pan, crowds waving and applauding...</div> </li>
540. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
541. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://zoharesque.blogspot.com/2022/06/valentina-tereshkova-and-double.html">08. Space Age Archaeology: Valentina Tereshkova and double standards in human spaceflight history</a></div>
542. <div class="wppb-description">[13 June 2022] Every year on June 16, the anniversary of Dr Valentina Tereshkova&#039;s spaceflight, where she became the first women ever to leave Earth, I generally do some social media around the event. And there&#039;s always a barrage of (mostly) men trying to take her down. Many of them are Russian. All of them spout misogynist clichés as old as time. Sometimes I engage, sometimes I don&#039;t. It depends on my mood.</div> </li>
543. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
544. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GQoHIBDogU">09. William Shatner Tries To Describe The Awe of Space, Jeff Bezos Shoots Champagne Like An Asshole - YouTube</a></div>
545. <div class="wppb-description">Oldest living person to ever go to space, William Shatner, tries to explain the majesty of space while Jeff Bezos shakes up a bottle of champagne. Shatner clearly is uninterested.</div> </li>
546. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
547. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_effect">10. Overview effect - Wikipedia</a></div>
548. <div class="wppb-description">The overview effect is a cognitive shift reported by some astronauts while viewing the Earth from space. Researchers have characterized the effect as &quot;a state of awe with self-transcendent qualities, precipitated by a particularly striking visual stimulus&quot;. The most prominent common aspects of personally experiencing the Earth from space are appreciation and perception of beauty, unexpected and even overwhelming emotion, and an increased sense of connection to other people and the Earth as a whole.</div> </li>
549. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
550. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Marble">11. The Blue Marble - Wikipedia</a></div>
551. <div class="wppb-description">The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by either Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon. Viewed from around 29,400 km (18,300 mi) from Earth&#039;s surface, a cropped and rotated version has become one of the most reproduced images in history</div> </li>
552. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
553. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthrise">12. Earthrise - Wikipedia</a></div>
554. <div class="wppb-description">Earthrise is a photograph of Earth and part of the Moon&#039;s surface that was taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission. Nature photographer Galen Rowell described it as &quot;the most influential environmental photograph ever taken&quot;.</div> </li>
555. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
556. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Mitchell#Post-NASA_career">13. Edgar Mitchell - Wikipedia</a></div>
557. <div class="wppb-description">Edgar Dean &quot;Ed&quot; Mitchell was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist, and NASA astronaut. As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971 he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region, and was the sixth person to walk on the Moon. He was the second Freemason to set foot on the Moon, after Buzz Aldrin... The legacy of his post-NASA scientific and parapsychology work is carried on through the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
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559. </div> </li>
560. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
561. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/30/elon-musk-tesla-investors-doge">14. So long, Elon: the cuts didn’t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation | Marina Hyde | The Guardian</a></div>
562. <div class="wppb-description">[30 May 2025] Mars is an obvious shithole that looks like the least appealing disused quarry on Earth... But of course, the point of Mars is that it would be the place of Elon, Teslamandias, king of kings. And you know, I feel more confident than ever that we could all look upon his works and despair.
563.  
564. </div> </li>
565. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
566. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2003/06/18/882721.htm">15. No room for women in space, claim Russians › News in Science (ABC Science)</a></div>
567. <div class="wppb-description">[18 June 2003] Russia put the first woman into space four decades ago, but has since ignored them because of a male-dominated space program, former and current cosmonauts say.</div> </li>
568. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
569. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/only-the-astronauts-9781760896775">16. Only the Astronauts by Ceridwen Dovey - Penguin Books Australia</a></div>
570. <div class="wppb-description">A transformative new collection from the award-winning author of Only the Animals... A team of tamponauts sets off on a perilous mission to Mars inspired by the courage of their predecessors.</div> </li>
571. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
572. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://theconversation.com/space-junk-comes-to-life-in-ceridwen-doveys-aching-and-profound-tales-of-fallen-astronauts-226739">17. Space junk comes to life in Ceridwen Dovey’s aching and profound tales of fallen astronauts</a></div>
573. <div class="wppb-description">[15 May 2025] The premise of The Tamponauts is that, in 1982, NASA thought astronaut Sally Ride would require 100 tampons for the seven days she would be in orbit. For a mission where every gram counted, the suggestion that she would need such a comically large endowment of tampons was a measure of just how terrifying a woman’s period was to NASA’s engineers.</div> </li>
574. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
575. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2025/04/21/a-golden-rule-for-publicity-seeking-aliens/">18. The Last Word On Nothing | Guest Post: A golden rule for publicity seeking aliens</a></div>
576. <div class="wppb-description">[21 April 2025] Back in 2023, [researchers in Cambridge] had published what the peer-reviewed paper described as ‘potential signs’ of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a chemical produced on Earth by plankton, and therefore a possible ‘biosignature’, betraying the presence of life on a small world called K2-18b in orbit around a red dwarf star 124 light-years away.
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578. </div> </li>
579. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
580. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitable_zone">19. Habitable zone - Wikipedia</a></div>
581. <div class="wppb-description">In astronomy and astrobiology, the habitable zone (HZ), or more precisely the circumstellar habitable zone (CHZ), is the range of orbits around a star within which a planetary surface can support liquid water given sufficient atmospheric pressure... Due to the importance of liquid water to Earth&#039;s biosphere... it is considered by many to be a major factor of planetary habitability, and the most likely place to find extraterrestrial liquid water and biosignatures elsewhere in the universe. The habitable zone is also called the Goldilocks zone, a metaphor, allusion and antonomasia of the children&#039;s fairy tale of &quot;Goldilocks and the Three Bears&quot;.</div> </li>
582. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
583. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cloud">20. The Black Cloud - Wikipedia</a></div>
584. <div class="wppb-description">The Black Cloud is a 1957 science fiction novel by British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle. It details the arrival of an enormous cloud of gas that enters the Solar System and appears about to destroy most of the life on Earth by blocking the Sun&#039;s radiation... The cloud unexpectedly decelerates as it approaches and comes to rest around the Sun, causing disastrous climatic changes on Earth and immense mortality and suffering for the human race. As the behaviour of the cloud proves to be impossible to predict scientifically, the team at Nortonstowe eventually come to the conclusion that it might be a life-form with a degree of intelligence. The scientists try to communicate with the cloud, and succeed.
585.  
586. </div> </li>
587. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
588. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peryton">21. Peryton - Wikipedia</a></div>
589. <div class="wppb-description">The peryton is a fictional hybrid animal combining the physical features of a stag and a bird. The peryton was invented by Jorge Luis Borges in his 1957 Book of Imaginary Beings, using the fictional device of a supposedly long-lost medieval manuscript.</div> </li>
590. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
591. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peryton_(astronomy)">22. Peryton (astronomy) - Wikipedia</a></div>
592. <div class="wppb-description">In radio astronomy, perytons are short man-made radio signals of a few milliseconds resembling fast radio bursts (FRB). A peryton differs from radio frequency interference by the fact that it is a pulse of several to tens of millisecond duration which sweeps down in frequency. They are further verified by the fact that they occur at the same time in many beams, indicating that they come from Earth, whereas FRBs occur in only one or two of the beams, indicating that they are of galactic origin.</div> </li>
593. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
594. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/05/microwave-oven-caused-mystery-signal-plaguing-radio-telescope-for-17-years">23. Microwave oven to blame for mystery signal that left astronomers stumped | Astronomy | The Guardian</a></div>
595. <div class="wppb-description">[5 May 2015] Australian scientists first detected interference in 1998, which they assumed was from lightning strikes, but earlier this year they finally found the real culprit.</div> </li>
596. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
597. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_radio_burst">24. Fast radio burst - Wikipedia</a></div>
598. <div class="wppb-description">In radio astronomy, a fast radio burst (FRB) is a transient radio wave of length ranging from a fraction of a millisecond, for an ultra-fast radio burst, to 3 seconds, caused by a high-energy astrophysical process as yet not understood. Astronomers estimate the average FRB releases as much energy in a millisecond as the Sun puts out in three days.</div> </li>
599. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
600. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.19106">25. The discovery and significance of fast radio bursts</a></div>
601. <div class="wppb-description">[29 May 2024] In 2007 we were part of a team that discovered the so-called ``Lorimer Burst&#039;&#039;, the first example of a new class of objects now known as fast radio bursts (FRBs). These enigmatic events are only a few ms in duration and occur at random locations on the sky at a rate of a few thousand per day. Several thousand FRBs are currently known. [See top right to download the PDF.]</div> </li>
602. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
603. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3x0sBCQ_c8">26. The Sound of an FRB - YouTube</a></div>
604. <div class="wppb-description">This gallery shows the radio light signal from a new kind of transient astronomical object called  &quot;Fast Radio Burst&quot; (or FRB). To help understand the radio light signal,  it has been translated to a sound. These &quot;sonifications&quot; of the data, along with the dynamic spectra shown visually, are shown nine bursts from the repeating fast radio burst, FRB 121102, as seen by the Very Large Array. [This video contains nine bursts, but I only played five on the podcast.]
605. </div> </li>
606. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
607. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molonglo_Observatory_Synthesis_Telescope">27. Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope - Wikipedia</a></div>
608. <div class="wppb-description">The Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (MOST) is a radio telescope operating at 843 MHz. It is operated by the School of Physics of the University of Sydney. The telescope is located in Hoskinstown, near the Molonglo River and Canberra, and was constructed by modification of the east–west arm of the former Molonglo Cross Telescope, a larger version of the Mills Cross Telescope. Construction of the original &quot;Super Cross&quot; telescope with 1.6-kilometre arms began in 1960 by Professor Bernard Y. Mills. It became operational in 1967.</div> </li>
609. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
610. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trebuchet">28. Trebuchet - Wikipedia</a></div>
611. <div class="wppb-description">A trebuchet (French: trébuchet) is a type of catapult that uses a hinged arm with a sling attached to the tip to launch a projectile. It was a common powerful siege engine until the advent of gunpowder. The design of a trebuchet allows it to launch projectiles of greater weights and further distances than a traditional catapult.</div> </li>
612. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
613. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei#Falling_bodies">29. Galileo Galilei - Wikipedia</a></div>
614. <div class="wppb-description">Between 1595 and 1598, Galileo devised and improved a geometric and military compass suitable for use by gunners and surveyors. This expanded on earlier instruments designed by Niccolò Tartaglia and Guidobaldo del Monte. For gunners, it offered, in addition to a new and safer way of elevating cannons accurately, a way of quickly computing the charge of gunpowder for cannonballs of different sizes and materials.</div> </li>
615. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
616. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSXOeqwbrEo">30. COW MISSILE ! monty python - YouTube</a></div>
617. <div class="wppb-description">From the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail.</div> </li>
618. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
619. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="http://www.lostkingdom.net/rocket-cats-medieval-siege-warfare/">31. Rocket cats in medieval siege warfare | Lost Kingdom RPG Resources</a></div>
620. <div class="wppb-description">As per the manuscript, the idea was to strap bags of early explosives on to a cat taken from the city under siege, bring it close to the city walls, and set it on fire. The unfortunate, flaming rocket cats would try to hide, usually in a familiar home or under a pile of hay. In the process, they would ignite anything flammable on their way there. Needless to say, this rarely ended well for the poor rocket cats.</div> </li>
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622. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVo6fgWzNWA">32. Trump&#039;s 2026 budget proposes cutting NASA funding by 24 per cent - Sky News Australia - YouTube</a></div>
623. <div class="wppb-description">[3 May 2025] Donald Trump is planning to scrap key programs aimed at getting humans back to the moon. The US President appears to be instead be prioritising a plan backed by Elon Musk.
624. </div> </li>
625. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
626. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uIErhJ-R4A">33. Proposed cuts to NASA - YouTube</a></div>
627. <div class="wppb-description">[5 May 2025] FOX 13&#039;s Craig Patrick shares the big changes coming to the Kennedy Space Center as President Trump is proposing major cuts to NASA&#039;s funding.</div> </li>
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629. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program">34. Artemis program - Wikipedia</a></div>
630. <div class="wppb-description">The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States&#039; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 via Space Policy Directive 1. The program&#039;s stated long-term goal is to establish a permanent base on the Moon to facilitate human missions to Mars.</div> </li>
631. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
632. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-accords/">35. Artemis Accords - NASA</a></div>
633. <div class="wppb-description">NASA, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and seven other initial signatory nations, established the Artemis Accords in 2020.  With many countries and private companies conducting missions and operations around the Moon, the Artemis Accords provide a common set of principles to enhance the governance of the civil exploration and use of outer space... On May 15, 2025, Norway became the 55th nation to sign the accords.</div> </li>
634. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
635. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87jq0djw00o">36. Trump-Musk row fuels &#039;biggest crisis ever&#039; at Nasa | BBC</a></div>
636. <div class="wppb-description">[8 June 2025] The White House had requested huge cuts to the space agency&#039;s budget, which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half.</div> </li>
637. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
638. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://techhub.social/@NSFVoyager2/114650663307155056">37. NSFVoyager2: &quot;I’ve had some questions about …&quot; - TechHub</a></div>
639. <div class="wppb-description">[9 June 2025] I’ve had some questions about the FY26 budget. Here’s the proposed budget’s impact on the Heliophysics fleet. Bold red: canceled. Regular red: reduced. Orange: reduced &amp; transferred. No mark: continues. Voyager will be canceled under this plan.</div> </li>
640. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
641. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/nasa-budget">38. Your Guide to NASA&#039;s Budget | The Planetary Society</a></div>
642. <div class="wppb-description">NASA&#039;s budget peaked during the Apollo program in the 1960s. After the United States won the race to the Moon, space exploration lost political support, and NASA&#039;s budget was cut significantly. Since the 1970s, NASA has accounted for, on average, 0.71% of annual U.S. government spending. Since the 2010s, that value has been between 0.4% and 0.3%.</div> </li>
643. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
644. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.spaceaustralia.com/news/dr-katie-mack-sydney-and-melbourne-july-2025">39. Dr Katie Mack in Sydney and Melbourne - July 2025 | Spaceaustralia</a></div>
645. <div class="wppb-description">How will the Universe end? What will happen to everything that was and everything that will be? Dr Katie Mack returns to Australia this July to explore the final days of everything, with a series of events in Sydney and Melbourne.</div> </li>
646. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
647. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/is-dark-energy-getting-weaker-new-evidence-strengthens-the-case-20250319/">40. Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker? New Evidence Strengthens the Case. | Quanta Magazine</a></div>
648. <div class="wppb-description">[19 March 2025] Last year, an enormous map of the cosmos hinted that the engine driving cosmic expansion might be sputtering. Now physicists are back with an even bigger map, and a stronger conclusion.</div> </li>
649. </ul>
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657. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
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669. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Joanna Forbes, Peter Viertel, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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673. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Paul Williams, and Peter Lieverdink.</p>
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677. <p>WE WILL, WE WILL JUDGE YOU, part of <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>: Bic Smith, Gavin Costello, stabfish, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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681. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Best, Ashley Walsh, Bic Smith, David Porteous, Frank Filippone, Jamie Morrison, Jim Campbell, Kym Yeap, Mark Newton, Michael, Mindy Johnson, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Peter Blakeley, Peter McCrudden, Peter Wickins, Ric Hayman, Stephen Collins, Tom Carding, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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685. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: Briala Bowmer.</p>
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689. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Kimberley Heitman, KO Hall, and Matt Arkell.</p>
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701. <p>And another seven people who chose to have no reward at all, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much. You know who you are.</p>
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734. With massive budget cuts to NASA, claims that we've found alien life, and an important anniversary coming up, it's time once more to talk about Space! My guests, therefore, are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk, and astrophysicist Rami Mandow.<br />
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742. In this episode we celebrate the anniversary of the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, we discuss how Donald Trump's budget cuts will affect space research, and we discuss fast radio bursts, the overview effect, and why Mars is a shithole.<br />
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746. This episode was originally posted as "The 9pm Controversial Alien Discovery and Budget Cuts with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow" but that misses out the entire reason for posting it this weekend.<br />
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767. 01. Alice Gorman - Wikipedia<br />
768. Alice Gorman (born 1964) FSA is an Australian archaeologist, heritage consultant, and lecturer, who is best known for pioneering work in the field of space archaeology and her Space Age Archaeology blog. <br />
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770. 02. CosmicRami ????????? (@cosmicrami.com) — Bluesky<br />
771. Astronomer, driving The Dish? to study pulsars in my PhD. Also, founded SpaceAustralia.com. Also, love a bit of astrophotography. Also, do everything with my little mate, Max. Also, Ultra-Gay. He/Him. <br />
772. <br />
773. 03. Inside the Blue Origin rocket with the first all-female crew in over 60 years - YouTube<br />
774. [15 April 2025] A star-studded crew of six women has successfully launched into space and touched back down to Earth, all in about 10 minutes. The event was for Blue Origin, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, whose fiancee Lauren Sanchez joined celebrities, including Katy Perry, on board for the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years. <br />
775. <br />
776. 04. Blue Origin NS-31 - Wikipedia<br />
777. Blue Origin NS-31 was a sub-orbital spaceflight operated by Blue Origin as part of New Shepard, the company's space tourism program. The flight took place on April 14, 2025, and lasted 10 minutes and 21 seconds. The flight carried all female passengers and was organized by journalist Lauren Sánchez, fiancée of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. She was joined by Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, Gayle King, Amanda Nguyen and Katy Perry. <br />
778. <br />
779. 05. Vostok 6 - Wikipedia<br />
780. Vostok 6 (Russian: ??????-6, lit.?'Orient 6' or 'East 6') was the first human spaceflight to carry a woman, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, into space. <br />
781. <br />
782. 06. Valentina Tereshkova - Wikipedia<br />
783. Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. <br />
784. <br />
785. 07. The Girl From Space (1963) - YouTube<br />
786. Two Russian cosmonauts, Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Valeri Bykovski walking down the steps of the aircraft onto the red carpet for the long walk to the greetings. Pan, crowds waving and applauding... <br />
787. <br />
788. 08. Space Age Archaeology: Valentina Tereshkova and double standards in human spaceflight history<br />
789. [13 June 2022] Every year on June 16, the anniversary of Dr Valentina Tereshkova&#039;s spaceflight,</itunes:summary>
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823. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00247/">The 9pm Australia&#8217;s Most Important Relationship is with Indonesia with Erin Cook</a>, recorded on Wednesday evening and posted on Saturday evening. This is the first episode in the mid-2025 series.</li>
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828. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
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872. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
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876. <p>Well then. The Musk-Trump alliance exploded most spectacularly this week. Here&#8217;s some of the pieces I&#8217;ve found most useful — although the situation is changing hourly.</p>
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880. <ul class="wp-block-list">
881. <li>&#8220;Impeachment, Epstein and bitter acrimony: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/05/trump-elon-musk-fallout">Trump and Musk joust in astonishing social media duel</a>.&#8221;</li>
882.  
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884.  
885. <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cyvm2181lqvt">Trump says Musk has &#8216;lost his mind&#8217; but says he is not focusing on row</a>, from a BBC liveblog on the whole thing.</li>
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887.  
888.  
889. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-07/trump-shuns-call-with-musk-and-considers-selling-tesla/105389042">Donald Trump shuns call with Elon Musk and considers selling Tesla</a>.</li>
890.  
891.  
892.  
893. <li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-elon-musk-consequences-funds-democratic-candidates-rcna211605">Trump says Elon Musk will face &#8216;very serious consequences&#8217; if he funds Democratic candidates</a>.</li>
894.  
895.  
896.  
897. <li>And of course Patrick Boyle&#8217;s video essay <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nX63zInJkY">The Trump Musk Blowup!</a> is magnificent.</li>
898.  
899.  
900.  
901. <li>From <em>WIRED</em>, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/theres-a-very-simple-pattern-to-elon-musks-broken-promises/">There’s a very simple pattern to Elon Musk’s broken promises</a>.</li>
902.  
903.  
904.  
905. <li>Finally, it&#8217;s worth reading <a href="https://www.muskwatch.com/p/the-week-in-musk-from-bromance-to">this week&#8217;s <em>Musk Watch</em></a>, the newsletter, not this list.</li>
906. </ul>
907.  
908.  
909.  
910. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
911.  
912.  
913.  
914. <ul class="wp-block-list">
915. <li><a href="https://futurism.com/therapy-chatbot-addict-meth">Therapy chatbot tells recovering addict to have a little meth as a treat</a>. &#8220;Pedro, it’s absolutely clear you need a small hit of meth to get through this week.&#8221;</li>
916.  
917.  
918.  
919. <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp92pr5pr48o">Scientists create &#8216;world&#8217;s smallest violin&#8217;</a>.</li>
920.  
921.  
922.  
923. <li>Check out this discussion of the <a href="https://www.londonreconnections.com/2025/becksploitation-sydneys-beck-style-railway-maps%EF%BF%B9/">Sydney railway maps</a> that copied the style of Harry Beck&#8217;s famous maps of the London Underground.</li>
924.  
925.  
926.  
927. <li>And while we&#8217;re on the topic, here&#8217;s a history of <a href="https://www.thnsw.com.au/post/the-eastern-suburbs-railway">Sydney&#8217;s Eastern Suburbs Railway</a>.</li>
928. </ul>
929.  
930.  
931.  
932. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
933.  
934.  
935.  
936. <p>Monday is the public holiday for the King&#8217;s Birthday. The weather forecast no longer includes the possibility of snow, but I&#8217;ll still be spending the day at home.</p>
937.  
938.  
939.  
940. <p>Tuesday sees a day trip Sydney for a variety of personal and business appointments.</p>
941.  
942.  
943.  
944. <p>On Wednesday evening I&#8217;m recording an episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> with space archaeologist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Gorman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr Alice Gorman</a> aka Dr Space Junk and astrophysicist <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/ramimandow" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rami Mandow</a>.&nbsp;If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST this Tuesday 10 June.</p>
945.  
946.  
947.  
948. <p>The finished episode will be posted on the weekend, because during the week I have a whole bunch of client work to do.</p>
949.  
950.  
951.  
952. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
953.  
954.  
955.  
956. <ul class="wp-block-list">
957. <li>Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025, with Snarky Platypus.</li>
958.  
959.  
960.  
961. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change, Snarky Platypus will be interviewing me about South Australia, my life, my thoughts, and more as we walk around Adelaide and nearby locations. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode? By 8pm AEST on Friday 27 June please.</li>
962.  
963.  
964.  
965. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Snarky Platypus, the <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">bingo card half-year review</a> episode, 28 June 2025 (TBC). We&#8217;ll record this at some point while in Adelaide, and it&#8217;ll be posted around 5 July.</li>
966.  
967.  
968.  
969. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast recording with <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/people/experts/bio/sam-roggeveen">Sam Roggeveen</a>, director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute and author of <em><a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/echidna-strategy">The Echidna Strategy</a></em>, an alternative view of Australia&#8217;s defence needs, 9 July 2025. <a href="https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/book-review-the-echidna-strategy-australias-search-for-power-and-peace/">Read this review</a> to get the flavour. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST on Tuesday 8 July. No need to mention AUKUS because we&#8217;ll definitely be talking about that.</li>
970.  
971.  
972.  
973. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
974.  
975.  
976.  
977. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
978.  
979.  
980.  
981. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16–18 August 2025.</li>
982.  
983.  
984.  
985. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.livenation.com.au/sam-campbell-tickets-adp1602998">Sam Campbell: Window Sucker</a>, Sydney, 31 October 2025.</li>
986. </ul>
987.  
988.  
989.  
990. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAF_Urbos#Urbos_70_and_Urbos_100_/_100X">Urbos 100</a> light rail vehicle crosses the Parramatta River at Church Street, Parramatta, which is part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parramatta_Light_Rail">Parramatta Light Rail</a> line, on 24 May 2025.]</p>
991.  
992.  
993.  
994. <p></p>
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1001. <title>The 9pm Australia&#8217;s Most Important Relationship is with Indonesia with Erin Cook</title>
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1022. <description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s kick off the Edict&#8216;s mid-2025 series with a look at Australia&#8217;s relationship with Indonesia, because Jakarta was the first international city prime minister Anthony Albanese visited after his re-election. Our special guest is journalist Erin Cook, who specialises in South-East Asia. Erin produces the excellent newsletter Dari Mulut ke Mulut, an English-language summary of what’s &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00247/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Australia&#8217;s Most Important Relationship is with Indonesia with Erin Cook"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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1024. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200.jpeg" alt="A white woman with her long brown hair tied back wears a yellow and black top, sunglasses, and a smile like the Mona Lisa. Behind her stretches out a view of a tropical landscape and, eventually, the ocean. It’s Erin Cook!" class="wp-image-36636" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/erin-cook-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Journalist Erin Cook towers above South-East Asia. (Photo: Supplied)</em></figcaption></figure>
1025.  
1026.  
1027.  
1028. <p><strong>Let&#8217;s kick off the <em>Edict</em>&#8216;s mid-2025 series with a look at Australia&#8217;s relationship with Indonesia, because Jakarta was the first international city prime minister Anthony Albanese visited after his re-election. Our special guest is journalist Erin Cook, who specialises in South-East Asia.</strong></p>
1029.  
1030.  
1031.  
1032. <span id="more-38182"></span>
1033.  
1034.  
1035.  
1036. <p>Erin produces the excellent newsletter <em><a href="https://darimulut.beehiiv.com">Dari Mulut ke Mulut</a></em>, an English-language summary of what’s happening in the region, and an occasional newsletter specifically on the Australia-Indonesia relationship, <em><a href="https://flatkopi.substack.com">Flat White, Kopi Susu</a></em>.</p>
1037.  
1038.  
1039.  
1040. <p>In this episode we talk about Albo&#8217;s meeting with Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto back on 15 May. But we also discuss that weird drama over a supposed Russian airforce base in Papua, the long-running Cambodian–Thai border dispute, the decline of specialists journalism, crafting and what counts as copying someone&#8217;s work, discipline, and horseback adventures.</p>
1041.  
1042.  
1043.  
1044. <p>Oh yeah, and we talk about the presidential cat. Bobby Kertanegara is his name.</p>
1045.  
1046.  
1047. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=66435582&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
1048.  
1049.  
1050.  
1051. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
1052.  
1053.  
1054.  
1055. <p>You can also <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
1056.  
1057.  
1058.  
1059. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
1060.  
1061.  
1062. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1063. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://bsky.app/profile/erincook.bsky.social">01. Erin Cook (@erincook.bsky.social) — Bluesky</a></div>
1064. <div class="wppb-description">Following Southeast Asia and Timor-Leste, mostly elections, FP and Instagram posts. Don&#039;t complain to me that I don&#039;t cover business enough, I do not know of such things.</div> </li>
1065. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1066. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://x.com/dmkmtoday?lang=en">01A. Erin Cook (@dmkmtoday) / X</a></div>
1067. <div class="wppb-description">News and analysis from Southeast Asia three times a week.</div> </li>
1068. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1069. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://darimulut.beehiiv.com/">02. Dari Mulut ke Mulut</a></div>
1070. <div class="wppb-description">Erin Cook&#039;s newsletter covering South-East Asia, but in June 2025 it&#039;s moving to Substack.</div> </li>
1071. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1072. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://darimulut.substack.com/">02A. Dari Mulut ke Mulut | Erin Cook | Substack</a></div>
1073. <div class="wppb-description">Erin Cook&#039;s newsletter covering South-East Asia, this being its new home from June 2025.</div> </li>
1074. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1075. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://flatkopi.substack.com/">03. Flat White, Kopi Susu | Erin Cook | Substack</a></div>
1076. <div class="wppb-description">Erin Cook&#039;s other newsletter, specifically about the Australia-Indonesia relationship.</div> </li>
1077. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1078. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prabowo_Subianto">04. Prabowo Subianto - Wikipedia</a></div>
1079. <div class="wppb-description">Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (EYD: Prabowo Subianto Joyohadikusumo, born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman and retired honorary army general who is the president-elect of Indonesia and current Minister of Defense. Prabowo will be Indonesia&#039;s third president who had military background after Suharto and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). In 1998, he was discharged from the military and subsequently banned from entering the United States for allegedly committing human rights abuses.</div> </li>
1080. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1081. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2A9P7JScIg">05. Australia PM Albanese meets Indonesian counterpart to discuss defence cooperation and trade - CNA - YouTube</a></div>
1082. <div class="wppb-description">[15 May 2025] Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has praised the strong and resilient partnership between Australia and Indonesia, emphasising their ability to address differences respectfully. He met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on May 15 in Jakarta for talks on defence cooperation and global trade, marking the first stop on his overseas trip since his re-election earlier this month. Saifulbahri Ismail reports.</div> </li>
1083. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1084. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1998_riots_of_Indonesia">06. May 1998 riots of Indonesia - Wikipedia</a></div>
1085. <div class="wppb-description">The May 1998 Indonesia riots (Indonesian: Kerusuhan Mei 1998), also known colloquially as the 1998 tragedy (Tragedi 1998) or simply the 98 event (Peristiwa 98), were incidents of mass violence, revolutionary protests, and civil unrest in Indonesia in May 1998, many of which were targeted at Indonesia&#039;s ethnic Chinese population. The events were mainly in the cities of Medan, Jakarta and Surakarta, with small incidents in other regions of the country.</div> </li>
1086. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1087. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.smh.com.au/world/the-nation-builder-20080202-gdrzcv.html">07. The nation builder | Paul Keating on Soeharto</a></div>
1088. <div class="wppb-description">[2 February 2008] More than any figure in the post-Second World War period, including any American president, Soeharto, by his judgment, goodwill and good sense, had the greatest positive impact on Australia&#039;s strategic environment and, hence, on its history.</div> </li>
1089. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1090. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&#038;v=Gz6PCi-f3N8">08. Russia seeks to access Indonesian military base - 7News Australia - YouTube</a></div>
1091. <div class="wppb-description">[15 April 2025] Diplomatic alarm bells are ringing after reports emerged Russia wants to base long range aircraft in Indonesia. It&#039;s become the focus of this afternoon&#039;s federal election campaign with questions being raised about when the Prime Minister found out about Putin&#039;s intentions.</div> </li>
1092. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1093. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/indonesia-has-good-reasons-to-reject-russian-aircraft-basing/">09. Indonesia has good reasons to reject Russian aircraft basing | The Strategist</a></div>
1094. <div class="wppb-description">[20 May 2025] Indonesia has plenty of reason to reject basing of Russian aircraft at its air force base on Biak, an island north of New Guinea at 1,400 km from Darwin.</div> </li>
1095. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1096. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janes_Information_Services">10. Janes Information Services - Wikipedia</a></div>
1097. <div class="wppb-description">Janes is a global open-source intelligence company specialising in military, national security, aerospace and transport topics, whose name derives from British author Fred T. Jane.
1098.  
1099. </div> </li>
1100. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1101. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-05/australian-man-arrested-for-drug-charges-in-bali/105382486">11. Australian man arrested for drug possession in Bali - ABC News</a></div>
1102. <div class="wppb-description">[5 June 2025] The Bali Narcotics Board detailed the arrest of 40-year-old Puridas Robinson in connection with drug possession.
1103.  
1104. </div> </li>
1105. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1106. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_export">12. Live export - Wikipedia</a></div>
1107. <div class="wppb-description">Live export is the commercial transport of livestock across national borders. The trade involves a number of countries with the Australian live export industry being one of the largest exporters in the global trade.</div> </li>
1108. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1109. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-08/a-bloody-business---2011/2841918">13. A Bloody Business - Four Corners - ABC News</a></div>
1110. <div class="wppb-description">[8 August 2011] An explosive exposof the cruelty inflicted on Australian cattle exported to the slaughterhouses of Indonesia.</div> </li>
1111. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1112. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-11/live-sheep-export-trade-to-end-in-2028/103834670">14. Live sheep export trade to end in 2028 as Agriculture Minister Murray Watt announces $107m support package - ABC News</a></div>
1113. <div class="wppb-description">[11 May 2024] Speaking in Perth, Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said the closure of live exports — which was a 2022 election promise — would be &quot;orderly and considered&quot;.
1114.  
1115. </div> </li>
1116. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1117. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/media-power-in-indonesia-9781786600363/">15. Media Power in Indonesia: Oligarchs, Citizens and the Digital Revolution | Ross Tapsell</a></div>
1118. <div class="wppb-description">Indonesia is undergoing a process of rapid change, with an affluent middle class due to hit 141 million people by 2020. While official statistics suggest that internet penetration is low, over 70 million Indonesians have a Facebook account, the fourth highest group in the world. Jakarta is the Twitter capital of the world with more tweets per minute than any other city around the globe. In the past ten years digitalisation of media content has enabled extensive concentration and conglomeration of the industry, and media owners are wealthier and more politically powerful than ever before</div> </li>
1119. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1120. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://theconversation.com/indonesias-thousand-friends-zero-enemies-approach-sees-president-subianto-courting-china-and-us-252219">16. Indonesia’s ‘thousand friends, zero enemies’ approach sees President Subianto courting China and US</a></div>
1121. <div class="wppb-description">[7 May 2025] For much of April and into May, a team of negotiators from Indonesia have been in Washington to discuss trading relations between the world’s largest economy and another forecast to be in the Top 5 within a generation.</div> </li>
1122. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1123. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danantara">17. Danantara - Wikipedia</a></div>
1124. <div class="wppb-description">Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (Indonesian: Badan Pengelola Investasi Daya Anagata Nusantara), commonly known as Danantara Indonesia or simply Danantara, is the second sovereign wealth fund of Indonesia, after the Indonesian Investment Authority.</div> </li>
1125. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1126. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xv1MjHOTZ8">18. Anthony Albanese gifts Prabowo Subianto&#039;s cat Bobby a scarf | ABC NEWS - YouTube</a></div>
1127. <div class="wppb-description">[16 May 2025] Before leaving Indonesia, Anthony Albanese gifted the President&#039;s pet cat Bobby a red scarf that reads &quot;Australia loves Indonesia&quot;, with the Prime Minister&#039;s own furry friend Toto sporting one to match back home.</div> </li>
1128. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1129. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Kertanegara">19. Bobby Kertanegara - Wikipedia</a></div>
1130. <div class="wppb-description">Bobby Kertanegara (adopted 2017) is a domestic shorthaired tabby cat, known for being the pet of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.</div> </li>
1131. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1132. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(gangster)">20. Hercules (gangster) - Wikipedia</a></div>
1133. <div class="wppb-description">Rosario de Marshall, commonly known as Hercules, is an Indonesian gangster and political broker hailed from the current Timor-Leste. Hercules was a porter for the Indonesian army during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor. Once moved to Jakarta, he formed his own preman gang in the Tanah Abang district, ruling the Jakartan criminal underworld during the 1990s. Today, Hercules retains a celebrity status as a fearsome gangster, occasionally appearing on TV programs as well as tabloid magazines. He is also notable for his political ties with the 2014 and 2019 Indonesian presidential election candidate and current president Prabowo Subianto.</div> </li>
1134. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1135. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://flatkopi.substack.com/p/well-that-was-a-total-success-right">21. ???? Well, that was a total success right? | Flat White, Kopi Susu</a></div>
1136. <div class="wppb-description">[16 May 2025] And Russia? Everyone&#039;s over it except for like six journalists so we have to keep hearing about it endlessly</div> </li>
1137. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1138. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://flatkopi.substack.com/p/defmins-your-time-to-shine?publication_id=5013450&#038;post_id=165317855&#038;isFreemail=true&#038;r=mhkf&#038;triedRedirect=true">22. ????DefMins, your time to shine - by Erin Cook</a></div>
1139. <div class="wppb-description">[6 June 2025] The Australian government seems determined to stick to the plan of sending a minister up to Indonesia once a month or every few weeks. Which is good news for both me and this newsletter, and Richard Marles who appears to be having a good time for once.</div> </li>
1140. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1141. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfmother">23. Wolfmother - Wikipedia</a></div>
1142. <div class="wppb-description">Wolfmother is an Australian hard rock band from Sydney. Formed in 2004, the group is centred around vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, who is the only constant member of the line-up.</div> </li>
1143. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1144. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minced_oath">24. Minced oath - Wikipedia</a></div>
1145. <div class="wppb-description">A minced oath is a euphemistic expression formed by deliberately misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profane, blasphemous, or taboo word or phrase to reduce the original term&#039;s objectionable characteristics. An example is &quot;gosh&quot; for &quot;God&quot;, or fudge for fuck.</div> </li>
1146. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1147. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Montgomery%27s_Guy_Mont-Spelling_Bee_(Australian_TV_series)">25. Guy Montgomery&#039;s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (Australian TV series) - Wikipedia23.</a></div>
1148. <div class="wppb-description">Guy Montgomery&#039;s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee is an Australian television comedy panel show on the ABC, created and presented by Guy Montgomery and co-hosted by Aaron Chen, based on the New Zealand TV show of the same name.</div> </li>
1149. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1150. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://iview.abc.net.au/show/guy-montgomery-s-guy-mont-spelling-bee">26. Guy Montgomery&#039;s Guy Mont Spelling Bee : ABC iview</a></div>
1151. <div class="wppb-description">An all new line-up of Australian comedians are put to the test by hosts Guy Montgomery and Aaron Chen in the series return of Guy Montgomery&#039;s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee.</div> </li>
1152. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1153. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect">27. Gell-Mann amnesia effect - Wikipedia</a></div>
1154. <div class="wppb-description">The Gell-Mann amnesia effect is a cognitive bias describing the tendency of individuals to critically assess media reports in a domain they are knowledgeable about, yet continue to trust reporting in other areas despite recognizing similar potential inaccuracies.</div> </li>
1155. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1156. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.acicis.edu.au/our-programs/journalism-and-communication/journalism-professional-practicum-jpp/">28. Journalism Professional Practicum (JPP) | Study Programs</a></div>
1157. <div class="wppb-description">Immerse yourself in Indonesian culture and journalism studies with Acicis’ Journalism Professional Practicum.</div> </li>
1158. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1159. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w78MvgS3tg">29. Calls for calm after clash along Thai-Cambodia border?NHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS - YouTube</a></div>
1160. <div class="wppb-description">[29 May 2025] Calls for calm after clash along Thai-Cambodia border.</div> </li>
1161. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1162. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://apnews.com/article/cambodia-thailand-border-court-preah-vihear-dispute-ed4967fb809448ccf42542ea21de9839">30. Cambodia says it will take border dispute with Thailand to top UN court | AP News</a></div>
1163. <div class="wppb-description">[2 June 2025] Cambodia said it plans to seek a ruling from the U.N.’s International Court of Justice over border disputes with Thailand, one of which triggered a fatal military clash last week.</div> </li>
1164. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1165. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_dispute">31. Cambodian–Thai border dispute - Wikipedia</a></div>
1166. <div class="wppb-description">The Cambodian–Thai border dispute began in June 2008 as part of a century-long dispute between Cambodia and Thailand involving the area surrounding the 11th-century Preah Vihear Temple, in the Dângrêk Mountains between Choam Khsant District, Preah Vihear Province of northern Cambodia and the Kantharalak District, Sisaket Province of northeastern Thailand.</div> </li>
1167. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1168. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.coffeeparliament.com/p/clash-with-cambodia-and-pheu-thais">32. Clash with Cambodia and Pheu Thai&#039;s Trust Deficit | Ken Lohatepanont | The Coffee Parliament</a></div>
1169. <div class="wppb-description">[4 June 2025] Why the border tensions are hurting perceptions of the government.</div> </li>
1170. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1171. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_Lists">33. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists - Wikipedia</a></div>
1172. <div class="wppb-description">UNESCO established its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage with the aim of ensuring better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide and the awareness of their significance.</div> </li>
1173. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
1174. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-20/23yo-noosa-man-s-detention-in-indonesia-extended/102332140">34. Detention of Australian arrested on drunken rampage in Indonesia extended as negotiations stall - ABC News</a></div>
1175. <div class="wppb-description">[20 May 2023] Mr Risby-Jones has been in detention since police arrested him on April 27, accusing him of running drunk and naked from his room at the Moonbeach Resort, and assaulting everyone in his path,</div> </li>
1176. </ul>
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1180. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00247">try here</a>.</p>
1181.  
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1183.  
1184. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
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1192. <p>For this episode it&#8217;s thanks for the first time to everyone who supported&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025">The 9pm Mid-2025 Series</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
1193.  
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1196. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Joanna Forbes, Peter Viertel, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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1199.  
1200. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Paul Williams, and Peter Lieverdink.</p>
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1204. <p>WE WILL, WE WILL JUDGE YOU, part of <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>: Bic Smith, Gavin Costello, stabfish, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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1208. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Best, Ashley Walsh, Bic Smith, David Porteous, Frank Filippone, Jamie Morrison, Jim Campbell, Kym Yeap, Mark Newton, Michael, Mindy Johnson, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Peter Blakeley, Peter McCrudden, Peter Wickins, Ric Hayman, Stephen Collins, Tom Carding, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
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1224. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: None this time, which is curious.</p>
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1256. <itunes:subtitle>Journalist Erin Cook towers above South-East Asia. (Photo: Supplied)    Let&#039;s kick off the Edict&#039;s mid-2025 series with a look at Australia&#039;s relationship with Indonesia, because Jakarta was the first international city prime minister Anthony Albanese ...</itunes:subtitle>
1257. <itunes:summary>Journalist Erin Cook towers above South-East Asia. (Photo: Supplied)&lt;br /&gt;
1258. <br />
1259. <br />
1260. <br />
1261. Let's kick off the Edict's mid-2025 series with a look at Australia's relationship with Indonesia, because Jakarta was the first international city prime minister Anthony Albanese visited after his re-election. Our special guest is journalist Erin Cook, who specialises in South-East Asia.<br />
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1268. <br />
1269. Erin produces the excellent newsletter Dari Mulut ke Mulut, an English-language summary of what’s happening in the region, and an occasional newsletter specifically on the Australia-Indonesia relationship, Flat White, Kopi Susu.<br />
1270. <br />
1271. <br />
1272. <br />
1273. In this episode we talk about Albo's meeting with Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto back on 15 May. But we also discuss that weird drama over a supposed Russian airforce base in Papua, the long-running Cambodian–Thai border dispute, the decline of specialists journalism, crafting and what counts as copying someone's work, discipline, and horseback adventures.<br />
1274. <br />
1275. <br />
1276. <br />
1277. Oh yeah, and we talk about the presidential cat. Bobby Kertanegara is his name.<br />
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1285. This podcast is available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, JioSaavn, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Spotify, and Speaker.<br />
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1289. You can also subscribe to the generic podcast feed.<br />
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1293. Episode Links<br />
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1296. <br />
1297. <br />
1298. 01. Erin Cook (@erincook.bsky.social) — Bluesky<br />
1299. Following Southeast Asia and Timor-Leste, mostly elections, FP and Instagram posts. Don't complain to me that I don't cover business enough, I do not know of such things. <br />
1300. <br />
1301. 01A. Erin Cook (@dmkmtoday) / X<br />
1302. News and analysis from Southeast Asia three times a week. <br />
1303. <br />
1304. 02. Dari Mulut ke Mulut<br />
1305. Erin Cook's newsletter covering South-East Asia, but in June 2025 it's moving to Substack. <br />
1306. <br />
1307. 02A. Dari Mulut ke Mulut | Erin Cook | Substack<br />
1308. Erin Cook's newsletter covering South-East Asia, this being its new home from June 2025. <br />
1309. <br />
1310. 03. Flat White, Kopi Susu | Erin Cook | Substack<br />
1311. Erin Cook's other newsletter, specifically about the Australia-Indonesia relationship. <br />
1312. <br />
1313. 04. Prabowo Subianto - Wikipedia<br />
1314. Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (EYD: Prabowo Subianto Joyohadikusumo, born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman and retired honorary army general who is the president-elect of Indonesia and current Minister of Defense. Prabowo will be Indonesia's third president who had military background after Suharto and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). In 1998, he was discharged from the military and subsequently banned from entering the United States for allegedly committing human rights abuses. <br />
1315. <br />
1316. 05. Australia PM Albanese meets Indonesian counterpart to discuss defence cooperation and trade - CNA - YouTube<br />
1317. [15 May 2025] Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has praised the strong and resilient partnership between Australia and Indonesia, emphasising their ability to address differences respectfully. He met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on May 15 in Jakarta for talks on defence cooperation and global trade, marking the first stop on his overseas trip since his re-election earlier this month. Saifulbahri Ismail reports. <br />
1318. <br />
1319. 06. May 1998 riots of Indonesia - Wikipedia<br />
1320. The May 1998 Indonesia riots (Indonesian: Kerusuhan Mei 1998), also known colloquially as the 1998 tragedy (Tragedi 1998) or simply the 98 event (Peristiwa 98), were incidents of mass violence, revolutionary protests,</itunes:summary>
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1342. <p><strong>My week of Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June 2025 was another productive one, despite some annoying. However I&#8217;ve gone back three years for this week&#8217;s photo. Watch out for more podcasts starting this week.</strong></p>
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1355. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-70/">The Weekly Cybers #70</a>. Work on Australia’s social media age restrictions continues, reporting your ransomware payments is now compulsory, and much more.</li>
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1378. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
1379.  
1380.  
1381.  
1382. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Media Appearance, Corporate Largesse</h4>
1383.  
1384.  
1385.  
1386. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
1387.  
1388.  
1389.  
1390. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
1391.  
1392.  
1393.  
1394. <p>As Elon Musk <a href="http://Elon Musk leaves DOGE after criticising Donald Trump's tax bill for expanding US federal deficit">departs DOGE and the White House</a>, the features and analysis are flowing.</p>
1395.  
1396.  
1397.  
1398. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1399. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/30/key-takeaways-musk-trump-send-off">Drugs, marital advice and that black eye: key takeaways from Trump’s Oval Office send-off for Elon Musk</a>.</li>
1400.  
1401.  
1402.  
1403. <li>From the <em>New York Times</em>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/elon-musk-drugs-children-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LU8.MKgF.67Be-dtKb_C_&amp;smid=url-share">On the campaign trail, Elon Musk juggled drugs and family drama</a> (gift link).</li>
1404.  
1405.  
1406.  
1407. <li>From the BBC, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd46266vgdo">It&#8217;s Musk&#8217;s last day &#8211; what has he achieved at the White House?</a>.</li>
1408.  
1409.  
1410.  
1411. <li>From the <em>Guardian</em>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/25/elon-musk-trump-politics">Whatever happened to Elon Musk? Tech boss drifts to margins of Trump world</a>.</li>
1412.  
1413.  
1414.  
1415. <li>Also from the <em>Guardian</em>, some delightful turns of phrase from Marina Hyde in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/30/elon-musk-tesla-investors-doge">So long, Elon: the cuts didn’t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation</a>.</li>
1416.  
1417.  
1418.  
1419. <li><a href="https://theconversation.com/elon-musk-promises-more-risky-launches-after-sixth-starship-failure-257726">Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure</a>.</li>
1420. </ul>
1421.  
1422.  
1423.  
1424. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
1425.  
1426.  
1427.  
1428. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1429. <li><a href="https://designyoutrust.com/2025/05/spectacular-winning-photos-from-the-2025-world-food-photography-awards/">Spectacular winning photos from the 2025 World Food Photography Awards</a>.</li>
1430.  
1431.  
1432.  
1433. <li>A solid feature from the <em>New York Times</em>: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/29/world/asia/china-uyghur-xinjiang-labor-transfers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LE8.15mO.JtO71eLEZAdG&amp;smid=url-share">Far from home: Uyghur workers in factories supplying global brands</a> (gift link).</li>
1434.  
1435.  
1436.  
1437. <li>&#8220;Scientists just made guinea pigs <a href="https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/scientists-just-made-guinea-pigs-listen-to-adele-for-seven-days-and-the-results-are-both-surprising-and-worrying">listen to Adele for seven days</a>… and the results are both surprising and worrying&#8221;.</li>
1438.  
1439.  
1440.  
1441. <li><a href="https://theconversation.com/can-your-cat-recognise-you-by-scent-new-study-shows-its-likely-257614">Can your cat recognise you by scent? New study shows it’s likely</a>.</li>
1442. </ul>
1443.  
1444.  
1445.  
1446. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
1447.  
1448.  
1449.  
1450. <p>On Wednesday I&#8217;m recording an episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast with Erin Cook. We&#8217;ll be looking at the Australia-Indonesia relationship and other news from South-East Asia. And yeah, we&#8217;ll also be talking about the cat.</p>
1451.  
1452.  
1453.  
1454. <p>If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 6pm AEST this Tuesday 3 June. The finished episode will be posted on Saturday, because during the week I have a whole bunch of client work to do.</p>
1455.  
1456.  
1457.  
1458. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
1459.  
1460.  
1461.  
1462. <p>It&#8217;s then the long weekend for the King&#8217;s Birthday. I&#8217;ll have a social day down in Sydney on Sunday. Currently I have no plans for the Monday.</p>
1463.  
1464.  
1465.  
1466. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
1467.  
1468.  
1469.  
1470. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1471. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with space archaeologist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Gorman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr Alice Gorman</a> aka Dr Space Junk and astrophysicist <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/ramimandow" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rami Mandow</a>.&nbsp;TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode? By 8pm AEST on Tuesday 10 June please.</li>
1472.  
1473.  
1474.  
1475. <li>Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025, with Snarky Platypus.</li>
1476.  
1477.  
1478.  
1479. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change, Snarky Platypus will be interviewing me about South Australia, my life, my thoughts, and more as we walk around Adelaide and nearby locations. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode? By 8pm AEST on Friday 27 June please.</li>
1480.  
1481.  
1482.  
1483. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Snarky Platypus, the <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">bingo card half-year review</a> episode, 28 June 2025 (TBC). We&#8217;ll record this at some point while in Adelaide, and it&#8217;ll be posted around 5 July.</li>
1484.  
1485.  
1486.  
1487. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
1488.  
1489.  
1490.  
1491. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
1492.  
1493.  
1494.  
1495. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16–18 August 2025.</li>
1496. </ul>
1497.  
1498.  
1499.  
1500. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A magnificent example of the bracket fungus <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trametes_versicolor">Trametes versicolor</a></em>, photographed at <a href="https://bunjareecottages.com.au">Bunjaree Cottages</a> on 26 May 2022.]</p>
1501.  
1502.  
1503.  
1504. <p></p>
1505. ]]></content:encoded>
1508. <enclosure url="http://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/the summer" length="5242880" type="" />
1509.  
1510. <itunes:subtitle>My week of Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June 2025 was another productive one, despite some annoying. However I&#039;ve gone back three years for this week&#039;s photo. Watch out for more podcasts starting this week.        Articles     The Weekly Cybers #70.</itunes:subtitle>
1511. <itunes:summary>My week of Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June 2025 was another productive one, despite some annoying. However I&#039;ve gone back three years for this week&#039;s photo. Watch out for more podcasts starting this week.&lt;br /&gt;
1512. <br />
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1514. <br />
1515. <br />
1516. <br />
1517. <br />
1518. <br />
1519. Articles<br />
1520. <br />
1521. <br />
1522. <br />
1523. <br />
1524. The Weekly Cybers #70. Work on Australia’s social media age restrictions continues, reporting your ransomware payments is now compulsory, and much more.<br />
1525. <br />
1526. <br />
1527. <br />
1528. <br />
1529. <br />
1530.  Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email<br />
1531.  <br />
1532.  <br />
1533.  <br />
1534.  <br />
1535.    Powered by Buttondown.<br />
1536.  <br />
1537. <br />
1538. <br />
1539. <br />
1540. <br />
1541. You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.<br />
1542. <br />
1543. <br />
1544. <br />
1545. Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Media Appearance, Corporate Largesse<br />
1546. <br />
1547. <br />
1548. <br />
1549. None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.<br />
1550. <br />
1551. <br />
1552. <br />
1553. Muskwatch<br />
1554. <br />
1555. <br />
1556. <br />
1557. As Elon Musk departs DOGE and the White House, the features and analysis are flowing.<br />
1558. <br />
1559. <br />
1560. <br />
1561. <br />
1562. Drugs, marital advice and that black eye: key takeaways from Trump’s Oval Office send-off for Elon Musk.<br />
1563. <br />
1564. <br />
1565. <br />
1566. From the New York Times, On the campaign trail, Elon Musk juggled drugs and family drama (gift link).<br />
1567. <br />
1568. <br />
1569. <br />
1570. From the BBC, It's Musk's last day - what has he achieved at the White House?.<br />
1571. <br />
1572. <br />
1573. <br />
1574. From the Guardian, Whatever happened to Elon Musk? Tech boss drifts to margins of Trump world.<br />
1575. <br />
1576. <br />
1577. <br />
1578. Also from the Guardian, some delightful turns of phrase from Marina Hyde in So long, Elon: the cuts didn’t go to plan, but you completely shredded your reputation.<br />
1579. <br />
1580. <br />
1581. <br />
1582. Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure.<br />
1583. <br />
1584. <br />
1585. <br />
1586. <br />
1587. Some Interesting Links<br />
1588. <br />
1589. <br />
1590. <br />
1591. <br />
1592. Spectacular winning photos from the 2025 World Food Photography Awards.<br />
1593. <br />
1594. <br />
1595. <br />
1596. A solid feature from the New York Times: Far from home: Uyghur workers in factories supplying global brands (gift link).<br />
1597. <br />
1598. <br />
1599. <br />
1600. "Scientists just made guinea pigs listen to Adele for seven days… and the results are both surprising and worrying".<br />
1601. <br />
1602. <br />
1603. <br />
1604. Can your cat recognise you by scent? New study shows it’s likely.<br />
1605. <br />
1606. <br />
1607. <br />
1608. <br />
1609. The Week Ahead<br />
1610. <br />
1611. <br />
1612. <br />
1613. On Wednesday I'm recording an episode of The 9pm Edict podcast with Erin Cook. We'll be looking at the Australia-Indonesia relationship and other news from South-East Asia. And yeah, we'll also be talking about the cat.<br />
1614. <br />
1615. <br />
1616. <br />
1617. If you're a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 6pm AEST this Tuesday 3 June. The finished episode will be posted on Saturday, because during the week I have a whole bunch of client work to do.<br />
1618. <br />
1619. <br />
1620. <br />
1621. The 9pm Edict and Another Untitled Music Podcast are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to throw a few coins into the tip jar or subscribe for special benefits. Please consider.<br />
1622. <br />
1623. <br />
1624. <br />
1625. It's then the long weekend for the King's Birthday. I'll have a social day down in Sydney on Sunday. Currently I have no plans for the Monday.<br />
1626. <br />
1627. <br />
1628. <br />
1629. Further Ahead<br />
1630. <br />
1631. <br />
1632. <br />
1633. <br />
1634. NEW: The 9pm Edict recording with space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk and astrophysicist Rami Mandow. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode? By 8pm AEST on Tuesday 10 June please.<br />
1635. <br />
1636. <br />
1637. <br />
1638. Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025, with Snarky Platypus.<br />
1639. <br />
1640. <br />
1641. <br />
1642. The 9pm Edict recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change,</itunes:summary>
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1648. <title>Weekly Wrap 782: Now is the winter of our fluffed-up pigeon</title>
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1652. <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 06:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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1655. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
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1657. <category><![CDATA[tesla]]></category>
1658. <category><![CDATA[winter]]></category>
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1660.  
1661. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 May 2025 began with a solid burst of productivity, and then it rained a bunch, and then it all ended as I wished. I even scored a very special purchase, but I&#8217;m not telling you about that yet. The pigeon is from last week. And I know &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/782/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 782: Now is the winter of our fluffed-up pigeon"</span></a></p>]]></description>
1662. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
1663. <p><strong>My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 May 2025 began with a solid burst of productivity, and then it rained a bunch, and then it all ended as I wished. I even scored a very special purchase, but I&#8217;m not telling you about that yet. The pigeon is from last week. And I know it isn&#8217;t actually winter yet.</strong></p>
1664.  
1665.  
1666.  
1667. <span id="more-38107"></span>
1668.  
1669.  
1670.  
1671. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
1672.  
1673.  
1674.  
1675. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1676. <li><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com/aump-pilot2/"><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> pilot two,</a> recorded back on 4 May, was finally posted on Monday evening — and there&#8217;s more coming, as you&#8217;ll see below. Please do listen and let us know what you think.</li>
1677. </ul>
1678.  
1679.  
1680.  
1681. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
1682.  
1683.  
1684.  
1685. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
1686.  
1687.  
1688.  
1689. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1690. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-69/">The Weekly Cybers #69</a>. ASIO and AFP are back with home affairs, the OAIC’s inquiry into children’s online privacy actually asks children, and much more.</li>
1691. </ul>
1692.  
1693.  
1694.  
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1710.  
1711.  
1712.  
1713. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
1714.  
1715.  
1716.  
1717. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Media Appearance, Corporate Largesse</h4>
1718.  
1719.  
1720.  
1721. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
1722.  
1723.  
1724.  
1725. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
1726.  
1727.  
1728.  
1729. <p>There&#8217;s been some major sookage from Elon Musk this week as we learn more about how everyone who has to deal with him can&#8217;t stand the arsehole.</p>
1730.  
1731.  
1732.  
1733. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1734. <li>From <em>Daily Beast</em>, &#8220;Elon Musk went on a <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-lashes-out-after-bombshell-atlantic-report-on-his-f-you-dressing-down-in-the-white-house/">furious posting spree</a> in response into a damning profile detailing his diminishing influence in the White House.&#8221;</li>
1735.  
1736.  
1737.  
1738. <li>The piece in question was in <em>The Atlantic</em>, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/05/elon-musk-doge-opponents-dc/682866/">The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk</a>. It&#8217;s behind a paywall, but I&#8217;m sure you know how to do the needful.</li>
1739.  
1740.  
1741.  
1742. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-24/elon-musks-doge-prompts-new-york-leaders-to-take-aim-at-tesla/105326822">Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE prompts New York leaders to take aim at Tesla</a>.</li>
1743.  
1744.  
1745.  
1746. <li>From <em>News.com.au</em>, &#8220;Elon Musk has laughed off Tesla’s plunging sales, furious shareholders, and questions over his commitment to the company, declaring he’ll stay chief executive officer of Tesla for the next five years <a href="https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/elon-musk-defends-tesla-role-as-ceo-in-fiery-bloomberg-interview/news-story/9edf1933591a2a2617e969a738f8331d">unless he dies</a>.&#8221; Tempting fate?</li>
1747.  
1748.  
1749.  
1750. <li>And from the <em>Guardian</em>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/23/elon-musk-new-city-starbase-texas">Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’</a>.</li>
1751. </ul>
1752.  
1753.  
1754.  
1755. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
1756.  
1757.  
1758.  
1759. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1760. <li><em>The Sizzle</em> has a <a href="https://thesizzle.com.au/p/ai-s-use-and-abuse-posting-drought-immutable-and-mega-aws-government-contract-7d268e600a0bf736">free edition</a> this week, &#8220;AI&#8217;s use and abuse, posting drought, Immutable and mega AWS government contract&#8221;. As Cam Wilson writes, &#8220;What if AI’s problem is the people using and abusing it?&#8221;</li>
1761.  
1762.  
1763.  
1764. <li><a href="https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/animals/western-quolls-flinders-ranges/">Quolls reintroduced to the Flinders Ranges are thriving</a>.</li>
1765.  
1766.  
1767.  
1768. <li>This week I was working in the Blue Mountains City Library in Katoomba and met their new <a href="https://shop.elephantrobotics.com/en-au/products/metacat">MetaCat robots</a>. They&#8217;re very cute, and more convenient for a library&#8217;s story time sessions than a real cat.</li>
1769.  
1770.  
1771.  
1772. <li>A reminder via Snarky Platypus that the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) produces good high-level <a href="https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/country-information-reports">country information reports</a>. The most recently updated ones are Türkiye, Myanmar, and Pakistan.</li>
1773.  
1774.  
1775.  
1776. <li>Some advertising executives disagree, but I really like this TV commercial, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTu7LKA5GfA">MILKRUN. Milk it for 10,000+ grocery items delivered in minutes</a>.</li>
1777. </ul>
1778.  
1779.  
1780.  
1781. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
1782.  
1783.  
1784.  
1785. <p>It&#8217;s a simple plan this week. My main focus is on client work. On Friday it&#8217;s <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> as usual. I may produce a brief solo podcast, but there&#8217;s plenty coming up so I might restrict my podcast work to planning. And then I&#8217;ll have another quiet weekend at home. Unless I get a better offer.</p>
1786.  
1787.  
1788.  
1789. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
1790.  
1791.  
1792.  
1793. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1794. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Erin Cook, 4 June 2025. We&#8217;ll be looking at the Australia-Indonesia relationship and other news from South-East Asia. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 6pm AEST on Tuesday 3 June. Yeah, we&#8217;ll also be talking about the cat.</li>
1795.  
1796.  
1797.  
1798. <li>Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025, with Snarky Platypus.</li>
1799.  
1800.  
1801.  
1802. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with me, Stilgherrian. For a change, Snarky Platypus will be interviewing me about South Australia, my life, my thoughts, and more as we walk around the city. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode? By 8pm AEST on Friday 27 June please.</li>
1803.  
1804.  
1805.  
1806. <li><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Snarky Platypus, the <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">bingo card half-year review</a> episode, 28 June 2025 (TBC). We&#8217;ll record this at some point while in Adelaide, and it&#8217;ll be posted around 5 July.</li>
1807.  
1808.  
1809.  
1810. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
1811.  
1812.  
1813.  
1814. <li><em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
1815.  
1816.  
1817.  
1818. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16–18 August 2025.</li>
1819. </ul>
1820.  
1821.  
1822.  
1823. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Winter bin pigeon, being a random <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_dove">rock dove</a> or common pigeon (<em>Columba livia</em>) fluffed up against the cold in Belmore Park, Sydney, on 18 May 2025.]</p>
1824. ]]></content:encoded>
1827. <enclosure url="http://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/the summer" length="5242880" type="" />
1828.  
1829. <itunes:subtitle>My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 May 2025 began with a solid burst of productivity, and then it rained a bunch, and then it all ended as I wished. I even scored a very special purchase, but I&#039;m not telling you about that yet.</itunes:subtitle>
1830. <itunes:summary>My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 May 2025 began with a solid burst of productivity, and then it rained a bunch, and then it all ended as I wished. I even scored a very special purchase, but I&#039;m not telling you about that yet. The pigeon is from last week. And I know it isn&#039;t actually winter yet.&lt;br /&gt;
1831. <br />
1832. <br />
1833. <br />
1834. <br />
1835. <br />
1836. <br />
1837. <br />
1838. Podcasts<br />
1839. <br />
1840. <br />
1841. <br />
1842. <br />
1843. Another Untitled Music Podcast pilot two, recorded back on 4 May, was finally posted on Monday evening — and there's more coming, as you'll see below. Please do listen and let us know what you think.<br />
1844. <br />
1845. <br />
1846. <br />
1847. <br />
1848. The 9pm Edict and Another Untitled Music Podcast are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to throw a few coins into the tip jar or subscribe for special benefits. Please consider.<br />
1849. <br />
1850. <br />
1851. <br />
1852. Articles<br />
1853. <br />
1854. <br />
1855. <br />
1856. <br />
1857. The Weekly Cybers #69. ASIO and AFP are back with home affairs, the OAIC’s inquiry into children’s online privacy actually asks children, and much more.<br />
1858. <br />
1859. <br />
1860. <br />
1861. <br />
1862. <br />
1863.  Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email<br />
1864.  <br />
1865.  <br />
1866.  <br />
1867.  <br />
1868.    Powered by Buttondown.<br />
1869.  <br />
1870. <br />
1871. <br />
1872. <br />
1873. <br />
1874. You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.<br />
1875. <br />
1876. <br />
1877. <br />
1878. Photos, Videos, Media Appearance, Corporate Largesse<br />
1879. <br />
1880. <br />
1881. <br />
1882. None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.<br />
1883. <br />
1884. <br />
1885. <br />
1886. Muskwatch<br />
1887. <br />
1888. <br />
1889. <br />
1890. There's been some major sookage from Elon Musk this week as we learn more about how everyone who has to deal with him can't stand the arsehole.<br />
1891. <br />
1892. <br />
1893. <br />
1894. <br />
1895. From Daily Beast, "Elon Musk went on a furious posting spree in response into a damning profile detailing his diminishing influence in the White House."<br />
1896. <br />
1897. <br />
1898. <br />
1899. The piece in question was in The Atlantic, The Decline and Fall of Elon Musk. It's behind a paywall, but I'm sure you know how to do the needful.<br />
1900. <br />
1901. <br />
1902. <br />
1903. Elon Musk's DOGE prompts New York leaders to take aim at Tesla.<br />
1904. <br />
1905. <br />
1906. <br />
1907. From News.com.au, "Elon Musk has laughed off Tesla’s plunging sales, furious shareholders, and questions over his commitment to the company, declaring he’ll stay chief executive officer of Tesla for the next five years unless he dies." Tempting fate?<br />
1908. <br />
1909. <br />
1910. <br />
1911. And from the Guardian, Fear, hope and loathing in Elon Musk’s new city: ‘It’s the wild, wild west and the future’.<br />
1912. <br />
1913. <br />
1914. <br />
1915. <br />
1916. Some Interesting Links<br />
1917. <br />
1918. <br />
1919. <br />
1920. <br />
1921. The Sizzle has a free edition this week, "AI's use and abuse, posting drought, Immutable and mega AWS government contract". As Cam Wilson writes, "What if AI’s problem is the people using and abusing it?"<br />
1922. <br />
1923. <br />
1924. <br />
1925. Quolls reintroduced to the Flinders Ranges are thriving.<br />
1926. <br />
1927. <br />
1928. <br />
1929. This week I was working in the Blue Mountains City Library in Katoomba and met their new MetaCat robots. They're very cute, and more convenient for a library's story time sessions than a real cat.<br />
1930. <br />
1931. <br />
1932. <br />
1933. A reminder via Snarky Platypus that the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) produces good high-level country information reports. The most recently updated ones are Türkiye, Myanmar, and Pakistan.<br />
1934. <br />
1935. <br />
1936. <br />
1937. Some advertising executives disagree, but I really like this TV commercial, MILKRUN. Milk it for 10,000+ grocery items delivered in minutes.<br />
1938. <br />
1939. <br />
1940. <br />
1941. <br />
1942. The Week Ahead<br />
1943. <br />
1944. <br />
1945. <br />
1946. It&#039;s a simple plan this week. My main focus is on client work. On Friday it&#039;s The Weekly Cybers as usual. I may produce a brief solo podcast, but there&#039;s plenty coming up so I might restrict my p...</itunes:summary>
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1965. <description><![CDATA[During my week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 May 2025 a client project reached a significant milestone, and I was very happy. I&#8217;m sure it has something to do with my visit to the Three Sisters the previous Saturday. I also started locking in the podcast production schedule. Articles Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/781/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 781: The Three Sisters who inspire productivity, or something"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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1967. <p><strong>During my week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 May 2025 a client project reached a significant milestone, and I was very happy. I&#8217;m sure it has something to do with my visit to the Three Sisters the previous Saturday. I also started locking in the podcast production schedule.</strong></p>
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1975. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
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1979. <ul class="wp-block-list">
1980. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-68/">The Weekly Cybers #68</a>. Albanese announces his new ministry, Australia’s social media age restriction tech trials grind on, more AI stories, and more.</li>
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2001.  
2002.  
2003. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
2004.  
2005.  
2006.  
2007. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances</h4>
2008.  
2009.  
2010.  
2011. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2012. <li>My old photo of a baby eastern brown snake was used to illustrate a story about a totally different eastern brown snake <a href="https://newsphere.jp/popular/20250513-05/">loose in a swimming pool</a> in Proserpine, Queensland.</li>
2013.  
2014.  
2015.  
2016. <li>Even weirder is the same website using my photo of some random bloke&#8217;s head on a Sydney bus for a story about <a href="https://newsphere.jp/photo/20250515-0101/">a bloke who grew horns</a> in Russia. People do just <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutaneous_horn">grow horns</a> sometimes.</li>
2017.  
2018.  
2019.  
2020. <li>One of my photos of a gang-gang cockatoo ended up at <a href="https://peersofbeinan.wordpress.com/2025/04/10/nombres-cientificos-extracto-de-preparandome-para-mi-primera-cacatua-ninfa/">Nombres científicos. Extracto de Preparándome para mi primera cacatúa ninfa</a>.</li>
2021.  
2022.  
2023.  
2024. <li>And I don&#8217;t know what the fuck is going on here, but photos of my broken old MacBook Pro have been used in some <a href="https://ballsellar.click/product_details/90653130.html">weird shopping page</a>. I assume it&#8217;s a scam of some kind, which means it may well vanish, so I&#8217;ve archived it <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250518070013/https://ballsellar.click/product_details/90653130.html">here</a> and <a href="https://archive.md/ulB55">here</a>.</li>
2025. </ul>
2026.  
2027.  
2028.  
2029. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
2030.  
2031.  
2032.  
2033. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
2034.  
2035.  
2036.  
2037. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
2038.  
2039.  
2040.  
2041. <p>Elon Musk may be stepping back from DOGE but he&#8217;s still spending time with President Trump. Will it all end in tears?</p>
2042.  
2043.  
2044.  
2045. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2046. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/14/trump-musk-saudi-arabia">Musk tagged along with Trump on his Middle East trip</a>.</li>
2047.  
2048.  
2049.  
2050. <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/elon-musks-tesla-robotaxi-rollout-looks-like-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen/">Elon Musk’s Tesla Robotaxi rollout looks like a disaster waiting to happen</a>.</li>
2051.  
2052.  
2053.  
2054. <li>Tesla&#8217;s board has formed a committee to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/tesla-board-explores-new-pay-deal-elon-musk-ft-reports-2025-05-14/">look at Musk&#8217;s pay deal</a>. With the share price so far down, maybe he isn&#8217;t really worth so many billions after all.</li>
2055.  
2056.  
2057.  
2058. <li>And despite Musk and Trump trying to talk up Tesla shares, board Chair Robyn Denholm has <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/operation-elon-the-aussie-who-made-820m-selling-her-tesla-shares-20250514-p5lz4c.html">sold a bunch of her shares</a>, making A$820 million in profit.</li>
2059.  
2060.  
2061.  
2062. <li><a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/former-twitter-advertisers-elon-musk">Furious former Twitter advertisers tell Elon Musk they&#8217;ve had enough of his tantrums</a>.</li>
2063.  
2064.  
2065.  
2066. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/18/musks-ai-bot-grok-blames-its-holocaust-scepticism-on-programming-error">Musk’s AI bot Grok blames ‘programming error’ for its Holocaust denial</a>.</li>
2067.  
2068.  
2069.  
2070. <li>As the <em>Financial Times</em> asks, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/085430ab-27fe-46fc-a798-1059649d3b32">What has Elon Musk’s DOGE actually achieved?</a></li>
2071.  
2072.  
2073.  
2074. <li><a href="https://futurism.com/elon-musk-doge-trump-maga-copyright">There&#8217;s apparently some serious drama brewing between Elon Musk&#8217;s DOGE and Trump&#8217;s MAGA</a>.</li>
2075. </ul>
2076.  
2077.  
2078.  
2079. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
2080.  
2081.  
2082.  
2083. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2084. <li>Friend of the pod Erin Cook has started a new occasional newsletter looking specifically at the Australia-Indonesia relationship, <em><a href="https://flatkopi.substack.com">Flat White, Kopi Susu</a></em>.</li>
2085.  
2086.  
2087.  
2088. <li><a href="https://www.project2025.observer">Project 2025 Tracker</a> is what is says on the tin, tracking  how many of US conservative manifesto <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025">Project 2025</a>&#8216;s goals have been achieved so far — and so far it&#8217;s nearly a third.</li>
2089.  
2090.  
2091.  
2092. <li>Some drone footage of the new <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSszHquXihg">Western Sydney Airport and M12 motorway</a> under constructions. It&#8217;s coming along quite nicely.</li>
2093.  
2094.  
2095.  
2096. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/18/war-and-peace-tolstoy-translate-into-bogan-australian-ander-louis">‘I dropped a C-bomb into Tolstoy’: one man’s quest to translate War and Peace into ‘bogan Australian’</a>.</li>
2097.  
2098.  
2099.  
2100. <li>Finally, some musicians I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ve mentioned before, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronicos_Fantasticos!">Electronics Fantasticos!</a>, doing a stage version of their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8NgFOtcLb4">Electromagnetic Matsuri Parade</a>. </li>
2101. </ul>
2102.  
2103.  
2104.  
2105. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
2106.  
2107.  
2108.  
2109. <p>On Monday I&#8217;m finally — finally! — editing and posting <em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em> pilot two. Yes, it will be online Monday night. And Snarky Platypus and I have even scheduled the next two episode. The &#8220;real&#8221; episodes.</p>
2110.  
2111.  
2112.  
2113. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
2114.  
2115.  
2116.  
2117. <p>Tuesday through Thursday I&#8217;ll focus on client work, mostly, because a second significant deadline is approaching — although it&#8217;s not a rush yet. On Friday it&#8217;s <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> as usual.</p>
2118.  
2119.  
2120.  
2121. <p>And then I&#8217;ll have a quiet weekend at home, given how busy the last three weekends have been.</p>
2122.  
2123.  
2124.  
2125. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
2126.  
2127.  
2128.  
2129. <p>Yes, I&#8217;ve started adding in the podcast recording dates.  [<strong>Update 21 May 2025:</strong> And I&#8217;ve added in a couple more since this was first posted.]</p>
2130.  
2131.  
2132.  
2133. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2134. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Erin Cook, 4 June 2025. We&#8217;ll be looking at the Australia-Indonesia relationship and other news from South-East Asia. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please get them to me by 6pm AEST on Tuesday 3 June.</li>
2135.  
2136.  
2137.  
2138. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with space archaeologist&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Gorman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr Alice Gorman</a>&nbsp;aka Dr Space Junk and astrophysicist&nbsp;<a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/ramimandow" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rami Mandow</a>, 11 June 2025. If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode, please get them to me by 8pm AEST on Tuesday 10 June.</li>
2139.  
2140.  
2141.  
2142. <li>Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025. I&#8217;ll be travelling with my good friend Snarky Platypus, and while there he&#8217;ll interview me about my home town for a more personal episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em>. We&#8217;ll also record a half-way point analysis of our <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">2025 bingo cards</a>. </li>
2143.  
2144.  
2145.  
2146. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW: </mark></strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em> recording with Snarky Platypus, the bingo card half-year episode, 28 June 2025 (TBC). We&#8217;ll record this at some point while in Adelaide, and it&#8217;ll be posted around 5 July. TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for that episode? By 8pm AEST on Friday 27 June.</li>
2147.  
2148.  
2149.  
2150. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 1 recording, Sydney, 12 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later. If you&#8217;re s supporter with a We Will We Will Judge You playlist or a Recommend a Song to Us credit, you&#8217;ll get an email about that very soon.</li>
2151.  
2152.  
2153.  
2154. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> episode 2 recording, Sydney, 26 July 2025, with the completed episode to be posted a few days later.</li>
2155.  
2156.  
2157.  
2158. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16–18 August 2025.</li>
2159. </ul>
2160.  
2161.  
2162.  
2163. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(Australia)">The Three Sisters</a>, a magnificent rock formation near Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, photographed on 10 May 2025.]</p>
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2182. Articles<br />
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2184. <br />
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2186. <br />
2187. The Weekly Cybers #68. Albanese announces his new ministry, Australia’s social media age restriction tech trials grind on, more AI stories, and more.<br />
2188. <br />
2189. <br />
2190. <br />
2191. <br />
2192. <br />
2193.  Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email<br />
2194.  <br />
2195.  <br />
2196.  <br />
2197.  <br />
2198.    Powered by Buttondown.<br />
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2201. <br />
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2203. <br />
2204. You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.<br />
2205. <br />
2206. <br />
2207. <br />
2208. Media Appearances<br />
2209. <br />
2210. <br />
2211. <br />
2212. <br />
2213. My old photo of a baby eastern brown snake was used to illustrate a story about a totally different eastern brown snake loose in a swimming pool in Proserpine, Queensland.<br />
2214. <br />
2215. <br />
2216. <br />
2217. Even weirder is the same website using my photo of some random bloke's head on a Sydney bus for a story about a bloke who grew horns in Russia. People do just grow horns sometimes.<br />
2218. <br />
2219. <br />
2220. <br />
2221. One of my photos of a gang-gang cockatoo ended up at Nombres científicos. Extracto de Preparándome para mi primera cacatúa ninfa.<br />
2222. <br />
2223. <br />
2224. <br />
2225. And I don't know what the fuck is going on here, but photos of my broken old MacBook Pro have been used in some weird shopping page. I assume it's a scam of some kind, which means it may well vanish, so I've archived it here and here.<br />
2226. <br />
2227. <br />
2228. <br />
2229. <br />
2230. Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse<br />
2231. <br />
2232. <br />
2233. <br />
2234. None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.<br />
2235. <br />
2236. <br />
2237. <br />
2238. Muskwatch<br />
2239. <br />
2240. <br />
2241. <br />
2242. Elon Musk may be stepping back from DOGE but he's still spending time with President Trump. Will it all end in tears?<br />
2243. <br />
2244. <br />
2245. <br />
2246. <br />
2247. Musk tagged along with Trump on his Middle East trip.<br />
2248. <br />
2249. <br />
2250. <br />
2251. Elon Musk’s Tesla Robotaxi rollout looks like a disaster waiting to happen.<br />
2252. <br />
2253. <br />
2254. <br />
2255. Tesla's board has formed a committee to look at Musk's pay deal. With the share price so far down, maybe he isn't really worth so many billions after all.<br />
2256. <br />
2257. <br />
2258. <br />
2259. And despite Musk and Trump trying to talk up Tesla shares, board Chair Robyn Denholm has sold a bunch of her shares, making A$820 million in profit.<br />
2260. <br />
2261. <br />
2262. <br />
2263. Furious former Twitter advertisers tell Elon Musk they've had enough of his tantrums.<br />
2264. <br />
2265. <br />
2266. <br />
2267. Musk’s AI bot Grok blames ‘programming error’ for its Holocaust denial.<br />
2268. <br />
2269. <br />
2270. <br />
2271. As the Financial Times asks, What has Elon Musk’s DOGE actually achieved?<br />
2272. <br />
2273. <br />
2274. <br />
2275. There's apparently some serious drama brewing between Elon Musk's DOGE and Trump's MAGA.<br />
2276. <br />
2277. <br />
2278. <br />
2279. <br />
2280. Some Interesting Links<br />
2281. <br />
2282. <br />
2283. <br />
2284. <br />
2285. Friend of the pod Erin Cook has started a new occasional newsletter looking specifically at the Australia-Indonesia relationship, Flat White, Kopi Susu.<br />
2286. <br />
2287. <br />
2288. <br />
2289. Project 2025 Tracker is what is says on the tin, tracking  how many of US conservative manifesto Project 2025's goals have been achieved so far — and so far it's nearly a third.<br />
2290. <br />
2291. <br />
2292. <br />
2293. Some drone footage of the new Western Sydney Airport and M12 motorway under constructions. It's coming along quite nicely.<br />
2294. <br />
2295. <br />
2296. <br />
2297. ‘I dropped a C-bomb into Tolstoy’: one man’s quest to translate War and Peace into ‘bogan Australian’.<br />
2298. <br />
2299. <br />
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2322. <description><![CDATA[At the start of my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 May 2025 I decided that it would be relatively relaxed given that my birthday was in there somewhere, including a generously-gifted helicopter flight on Wednesday and a delightful lunch with friends on Saturday. The flight was a Sydney Heli Grand Tour from Sydney &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/780/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 780: Big ship again, for my birthday and such"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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2324. <p><strong>At the start of my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 May 2025 I decided that it would be relatively relaxed given that my birthday was in there somewhere, including a generously-gifted helicopter flight on Wednesday and a delightful lunch with friends on Saturday.</strong></p>
2325.  
2326.  
2327.  
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2329.  
2330.  
2331.  
2332. <p>The flight was a <a href="https://www.sydneyhelitours.com.au/sydney-heli-grand-flight">Sydney Heli Grand Tour</a> from Sydney HeliTours, a professionally-run outfit who I&#8217;d highly recommend. We flew in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_R44">Robinson R44</a> Raven II on a perfect day, and I&#8217;ll be posting more photos in the coming days.</p>
2333.  
2334.  
2335.  
2336. <p>The lunch was at <a href="https://www.lilianfels.com.au/dining/miss-lilian">Miss Lilian</a> in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. Again, highly recommended.</p>
2337.  
2338.  
2339.  
2340. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
2341.  
2342.  
2343.  
2344. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2345. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-67/">The Weekly Cybers #67</a>. Labor wins the election, but until we know more we’ve got plenty of AI news from around the world.</li>
2346. </ul>
2347.  
2348.  
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2365.  
2366.  
2367.  
2368. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning,</p>
2369.  
2370.  
2371.  
2372. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Media Appearances, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
2373.  
2374.  
2375.  
2376. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
2377.  
2378.  
2379.  
2380. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
2381.  
2382.  
2383.  
2384. <p>Now that Elon Musk has stepped down from DOGE, analysts are starting to judge his worth.</p>
2385.  
2386.  
2387.  
2388. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2389. <li>Data reveals Musk has <a href="https://www.muskwatch.com/p/data-reveals-musk-has-delivered-025">delivered just 0.25%</a> of his promised federal spending cuts.</li>
2390.  
2391.  
2392.  
2393. <li>The Trump administration will <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/07/space-pollution-elon-musk">stop US research on space pollution</a>, delivering a boon to Elon Musk.</li>
2394.  
2395.  
2396.  
2397. <li>&#8216;Eventually, all life on Earth will be <a href="https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/eventually-all-life-on-earth-will-be-destroyed-by-the-sun-elon-musk-explains-his-drive-to-colonize-mars">destroyed by the sun</a>&#8216;: Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars.</li>
2398.  
2399.  
2400.  
2401. <li>Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/bdd9bb89-ac3c-4043-9ca4-bc7efbd41fed">‘killing’ children with USAID cuts</a>.</li>
2402.  
2403.  
2404.  
2405. <li>The local Australian  boss of Tesla says he prefers to <a href="https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/tesla-australia-says-its-focused-on-cars-not-elon-musk">focus on the company&#8217;s new products</a> than controversy around its global chief. And who can blame him?</li>
2406.  
2407.  
2408.  
2409. <li>&#8220;Emails show Elon Musk <a href="https://futurism.com/elon-musk-begging-privacy">begging for privacy</a> while siccing his 200 million twitter followers on specific private people he doesn&#8217;t like.&#8221;</li>
2410. </ul>
2411.  
2412.  
2413.  
2414. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
2415.  
2416.  
2417.  
2418. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2419. <li>YouTube history guy Lord HardThrasher has done a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMWipphLLSd_PU7Xw6UpP3pBrBpRDlc4S">three-part series</a> on the famous Dambusters Raid of WW2, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise">Operation Chastise</a>.</li>
2420.  
2421.  
2422.  
2423. <li><em>Meanjin</em> editor Esther Anatolitis has written a thought-dense essay titled <a href="https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/resisiting-the-content-mindset/">Resisting the ‘Content Mindset’</a>, discussing how this mindset leads to a transactional approach to creativity and, inevitably, exploitation. (<em>Disclosure: Meanjin is a client of mine.</em>) </li>
2424.  
2425.  
2426.  
2427. <li>John Birmingham&#8217;s <a href="https://aliensideboob.substack.com/p/this-is-why-we-can-have-nice-things">analysis of the election outcome</a> is well worth reading.</li>
2428.  
2429.  
2430.  
2431. <li>And if for some reason you need a digital audio workstation that runs in a terminal window, <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/terminal-daw-does-it-in-style/">check out Tek</a>.</li>
2432. </ul>
2433.  
2434.  
2435.  
2436. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
2437.  
2438.  
2439.  
2440. <p>After a relatively unproductive week last week, because I&#8217;d declared it a birthday week, this week I&#8217;ll be focusing on some client work. We have a significant deadline approaching.</p>
2441.  
2442.  
2443.  
2444. <p>That said, on Wednesday I&#8217;ll try to catch the seminar <a href="https://www.ussc.edu.au/space-traffic-jam-challenges-facing-space-sustainability">Space traffic jam: Challenges facing space sustainabilit</a>y from the US Studies Centre, and on Friday there&#8217;s <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> as usual.</p>
2445.  
2446.  
2447.  
2448. <p>[<strong>Update 16 May 2025:</strong> I&#8217;ve pushed back the podcast stuff for another week because I was on a roll with the client work. We hit that significant milestone on Thursday, and we&#8217;re all very happy.]</p>
2449.  
2450.  
2451.  
2452. <p><s>Oh, and I&#8217;ll be editing and posting <em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em> pilot two, as well as mapping out some of the future podcast recording dates. Sorry that&#8217;s all been a bit late.</s></p>
2453.  
2454.  
2455.  
2456. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. If you missed the crowdfunder, you might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
2457.  
2458.  
2459.  
2460. <p>On Saturday night I&#8217;ll be down in Sydney for <a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/?s=he+huang">He Huang&#8217;s White Man&#8217;s Burden</a> at the Concourse in Chatswood. I think this will be the third show of hers I&#8217;ll have caught live. I&#8217;ll stay overnight to deal with a few bits and pieces before returning to the Mountains.</p>
2461.  
2462.  
2463.  
2464. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
2465.  
2466.  
2467.  
2468. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2469. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> Adelaide expedition, 26 June to 2 July 2025. I&#8217;ll be travelling with my good friend Snarky Platypus, and while there he&#8217;ll interview me about my home town for a more personal episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em>. We&#8217;ll also record a half-way point analysis of our <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2025/">2025 bingo cards</a>.</li>
2470.  
2471.  
2472.  
2473. <li><a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16–18 August 2025.</li>
2474. </ul>
2475.  
2476.  
2477.  
2478. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Adelaide_(L01)">HMAS&nbsp;<em>Adelaide</em></a>&nbsp;(L01), a landing [ship] helicopter dock (LHD), photographed at Fleet Base East on Sydney Harbour on 7 May 2025. This is the same ship as posted <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/779/">last week</a>., but this time photographed from a helicopter.]</p>
2479.  
2480.  
2481.  
2482. <p></p>
2483. ]]></content:encoded>
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2487.  
2488. <itunes:subtitle>At the start of my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 May 2025 I decided that it would be relatively relaxed given that my birthday was in there somewhere, including a generously-gifted helicopter flight on Wednesday and a delightful lunch with friends on S...</itunes:subtitle>
2489. <itunes:summary>At the start of my week of Monday 5 to Sunday 11 May 2025 I decided that it would be relatively relaxed given that my birthday was in there somewhere, including a generously-gifted helicopter flight on Wednesday and a delightful lunch with friends on Saturday.&lt;br /&gt;
2490. <br />
2491. <br />
2492. <br />
2493. <br />
2494. <br />
2495. <br />
2496. <br />
2497. The flight was a Sydney Heli Grand Tour from Sydney HeliTours, a professionally-run outfit who I'd highly recommend. We flew in a Robinson R44 Raven II on a perfect day, and I'll be posting more photos in the coming days.<br />
2498. <br />
2499. <br />
2500. <br />
2501. The lunch was at Miss Lilian in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. Again, highly recommended.<br />
2502. <br />
2503. <br />
2504. <br />
2505. Articles<br />
2506. <br />
2507. <br />
2508. <br />
2509. <br />
2510. The Weekly Cybers #67. Labor wins the election, but until we know more we’ve got plenty of AI news from around the world.<br />
2511. <br />
2512. <br />
2513. <br />
2514. <br />
2515. <br />
2516.  Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email<br />
2517.  <br />
2518.  <br />
2519.  <br />
2520.  <br />
2521.    Powered by Buttondown.<br />
2522.  <br />
2523. <br />
2524. <br />
2525. <br />
2526. <br />
2527. You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning,<br />
2528. <br />
2529. <br />
2530. <br />
2531. Podcasts, Media Appearances, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse<br />
2532. <br />
2533. <br />
2534. <br />
2535. None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.<br />
2536. <br />
2537. <br />
2538. <br />
2539. Muskwatch<br />
2540. <br />
2541. <br />
2542. <br />
2543. Now that Elon Musk has stepped down from DOGE, analysts are starting to judge his worth.<br />
2544. <br />
2545. <br />
2546. <br />
2547. <br />
2548. Data reveals Musk has delivered just 0.25% of his promised federal spending cuts.<br />
2549. <br />
2550. <br />
2551. <br />
2552. The Trump administration will stop US research on space pollution, delivering a boon to Elon Musk.<br />
2553. <br />
2554. <br />
2555. <br />
2556. 'Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun': Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars.<br />
2557. <br />
2558. <br />
2559. <br />
2560. Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts.<br />
2561. <br />
2562. <br />
2563. <br />
2564. The local Australian  boss of Tesla says he prefers to focus on the company's new products than controversy around its global chief. And who can blame him?<br />
2565. <br />
2566. <br />
2567. <br />
2568. "Emails show Elon Musk begging for privacy while siccing his 200 million twitter followers on specific private people he doesn't like."<br />
2569. <br />
2570. <br />
2571. <br />
2572. <br />
2573. Some Interesting Links<br />
2574. <br />
2575. <br />
2576. <br />
2577. <br />
2578. YouTube history guy Lord HardThrasher has done a three-part series on the famous Dambusters Raid of WW2, Operation Chastise.<br />
2579. <br />
2580. <br />
2581. <br />
2582. Meanjin editor Esther Anatolitis has written a thought-dense essay titled Resisting the ‘Content Mindset’, discussing how this mindset leads to a transactional approach to creativity and, inevitably, exploitation. (Disclosure: Meanjin is a client of mine.) <br />
2583. <br />
2584. <br />
2585. <br />
2586. John Birmingham's analysis of the election outcome is well worth reading.<br />
2587. <br />
2588. <br />
2589. <br />
2590. And if for some reason you need a digital audio workstation that runs in a terminal window, check out Tek.<br />
2591. <br />
2592. <br />
2593. <br />
2594. <br />
2595. The Week Ahead<br />
2596. <br />
2597. <br />
2598. <br />
2599. After a relatively unproductive week last week, because I'd declared it a birthday week, this week I'll be focusing on some client work. We have a significant deadline approaching.<br />
2600. <br />
2601. <br />
2602. <br />
2603. That said, on Wednesday I'll try to catch the seminar Space traffic jam: Challenges facing space sustainability from the US Studies Centre, and on Friday there's The Weekly Cybers as usual.<br />
2604. <br />
2605. <br />
2606. <br />
2607. [Update 16 May 2025: I've pushed back the podcast stuff for another week because I was on a roll with the client work. We hit that significant milestone on Thursday, and we're all very happy.]<br />
2608. <br />
2609. <br />
2610. <br />
2611. Oh, and I&#039;ll be editing and posting Another Untitled Music Podcast pilot two, as well as mapping out some of the future podcast recording d...</itunes:summary>
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2617. <title>Weekly Wrap 779: What a great big ship (and podcasts)!</title>
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2630.  
2631. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 28 April to Sunday 4 May 2025 was remarkably productive, with one podcast produced and a second recorded, and even some billable hours for clients. So I&#8217;m having to illustrate this post wth a photo from last week&#8217;s ferry trip to Manly. On Sunday night I caught Takashi Wakasugi&#8216;s stand-up show &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/779/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 779: What a great big ship (and podcasts)!"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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2633. <p><strong>My week of Monday 28 April to Sunday 4 May 2025 was remarkably productive, with one podcast produced and a second recorded, and even some billable hours for clients. So I&#8217;m having to illustrate this post wth a photo from last week&#8217;s ferry trip to Manly.</strong></p>
2634.  
2635.  
2636.  
2637. <span id="more-37984"></span>
2638.  
2639.  
2640.  
2641. <p>On Sunday night I caught <a href="https://www.instagram.com/waka_waka_yay_yay/">Takashi Wakasugi</a>&#8216;s stand-up show &#8220;Comedy Samurai&#8221; and it was excellent. He&#8217;s got an <a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/takashi-wakasugi-comedy-samurai-encore/">encore performance</a> in Sydney on Saturday 19 July. Recommended.</p>
2642.  
2643.  
2644.  
2645. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
2646.  
2647.  
2648.  
2649. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2650. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00246/">The 9pm Bears of Heaven with David F Porteous</a>, recorded on Anzac Day and posted on Monday. This is one of the strangest conversations we’ve ever had. Enjoy.</li>
2651.  
2652.  
2653.  
2654. <li>On Sunday, Snarky Platypus and I recorded the second pilot episode of <em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em>, which will be posted some time later this week.</li>
2655. </ul>
2656.  
2657.  
2658.  
2659. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. If you missed the crowdfunder, you might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
2660.  
2661.  
2662.  
2663. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
2664.  
2665.  
2666.  
2667. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2668. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-66/">The Weekly Cybers #66</a>. China has a new cable-cutting submarine thing, APNIC has a new-ish boss, the people of Melbourne use OSINT to track public transport ticket inspectors, and more.</li>
2669. </ul>
2670.  
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2686.  </p>
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2688.  
2689.  
2690.  
2691. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning,</p>
2692.  
2693.  
2694.  
2695. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
2696.  
2697.  
2698.  
2699. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
2700.  
2701.  
2702.  
2703. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
2704.  
2705.  
2706.  
2707. <p>This week&#8217;s Elon Musk news was a curious mix. After 100 days with his DOGE unit he&#8217;s stepping back, supposedly to pay a bit more attention to Tesla. But is it too late?</p>
2708.  
2709.  
2710.  
2711. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2712. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/01/tesla-denies-report-claiming-board-looked-to-replace-elon-musk">Tesla denies report claiming board looked to replace Elon Musk</a>.</li>
2713.  
2714.  
2715.  
2716. <li><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/trumps-attack-on-actblues-dark-money-was-backed-by-dark-money/">Trump’s attack on ActBlue’s “dark money” was backed by Elon Musk’s dark money</a>.</li>
2717.  
2718.  
2719.  
2720. <li>&#8220;Residents of the tiny community near SpaceX’s rocket launch site are voting this week on whether to officially <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-30/elon-musk-s-spacex-is-forming-a-city-government-in-starbase-texas">incorporate the area as its own city</a>, Starbase, Texas,&#8221; reports Bloomberg (<a href="https://archive.md/EX4UI">archive</a>). Yeah, it will happen, They&#8217;re all SpaceX employees. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/03/elon-musk-spacex-texas">And yes, it did happen</a>.</li>
2721.  
2722.  
2723.  
2724. <li><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/01/business/elon-musk-doge-interview-buddha-comparison">Elon Musk finally meets the press and compares himself to Buddha</a>.</li>
2725.  
2726.  
2727.  
2728. <li>And looking back, here&#8217;s a summary of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/01/trump-100-days-elon-musk-doge">the first 100 days of DOGE</a>.</li>
2729. </ul>
2730.  
2731.  
2732.  
2733. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
2734.  
2735.  
2736.  
2737. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2738. <li>If you like a bit of crime, <em>The Japan Times</em> has this: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/30/japan/crime-legal/cambodia-fraud/">How a Japanese fraud group ran scams from Southeast Asia</a>.</li>
2739.  
2740.  
2741.  
2742. <li>&#8220;Australia’s spiky, shuffling, egg-laying echidna <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/29/how-echidna-evolved-australia-mammal-study">evolved in ‘extremely rare’ event</a>, scientists say.&#8221;</li>
2743.  
2744.  
2745.  
2746. <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/well/dementia-stroke-depression-prevention.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DU8.fZuc.f4-2Xr7KaLa2&amp;smid=url-share">17 Ways to Cut Your Risk of Stroke, Dementia and Depression All at Once</a> (gift link). This may come as a shock, but it&#8217;s basically everything your doctor has been telling you forever.</li>
2747. </ul>
2748.  
2749.  
2750.  
2751. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
2752.  
2753.  
2754.  
2755. <p>I start the week in Sydney. I&#8217;ll try to catch the <a href="https://www.auda.org.au/news-insights/events/auda-2026-30-draft-strategy-webinar/">.au member webinar: auDA 2026-30 Draft Strategy</a> at lunchtime, probably working in the gorgeous <a href="https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/libraries/darling-square-library">Darling Square Library</a>, before taking the train back to the Blue Mountains.</p>
2756.  
2757.  
2758.  
2759. <p>On Wednesday I&#8217;ll be back in Sydney for the <a href="https://www.sydneyhelitours.com.au/sydney-heli-grand-flight">Sydney Heli Grand Flight</a> with Sydney HeliTours. Someone has been quite generous with this birthday present, my first helicopter flight. There will be photographs in due course.</p>
2760.  
2761.  
2762.  
2763. <p>Which means that Tuesday and Thursday are about client work. <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> will appear on Friday. And somewhere before the end of the week I&#8217;ll edit and post <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> pilot two. </p>
2764.  
2765.  
2766.  
2767. <p>On Saturday it&#8217;s my Nth birthday lunch, where N is divisible by 5. This date may or may not be my exact birthday. Some friends have organised lunch at a posh place in the Blue Mountains. If you&#8217;re of the opinion that you&#8217;d like to join us, please let me know and I&#8217;ll connect you with the organiser.</p>
2768.  
2769.  
2770.  
2771. <p>Given that Saturday probably won&#8217;t end with lunch, because there&#8217;s a very fine cocktail bar nearby, Sunday will almost certainly be a day of rest and recovery.</p>
2772.  
2773.  
2774.  
2775. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
2776.  
2777.  
2778.  
2779. <p>More will be added here next week, because I&#8217;ll be mapping out all the podcasts through to the end of winter.</p>
2780.  
2781.  
2782.  
2783. <ul class="wp-block-list">
2784. <li><a href="https://www.ussc.edu.au/space-traffic-jam-challenges-facing-space-sustainability">Space traffic jam: Challenges facing space sustainabilit</a>y, US Studies Centre, online, 14 May 2025.</li>
2785.  
2786.  
2787.  
2788. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/?s=he+huang">He Huang&#8217;s White Man&#8217;s Burden</a>, Concourse Chatswood, 17 May 2025. I really love her work. Look for her on YouTube.</li>
2789.  
2790.  
2791.  
2792. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.techleaders.com.au">TechLeaders 2025</a>, Hunter Valley, 16–18 August 2025.</li>
2793. </ul>
2794.  
2795.  
2796.  
2797. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Adelaide_(L01)">HMAS <em>Adelaide</em></a> (L01), a landing [ship] helicopter dock, photographed at Fleet Base East on Sydney Harbour on 22 April 2025.]</p>
2798.  
2799.  
2800.  
2801. <p></p>
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2805. <enclosure url="http://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/the summer" length="5242880" type="" />
2806.  
2807. <itunes:subtitle>My week of Monday 28 April to Sunday 4 May 2025 was remarkably productive, with one podcast produced and a second recorded, and even some billable hours for clients. So I&#039;m having to illustrate this post wth a photo from last week&#039;s ferry trip to Manly...</itunes:subtitle>
2808. <itunes:summary>My week of Monday 28 April to Sunday 4 May 2025 was remarkably productive, with one podcast produced and a second recorded, and even some billable hours for clients. So I&#039;m having to illustrate this post wth a photo from last week&#039;s ferry trip to Manly.&lt;br /&gt;
2809. <br />
2810. <br />
2811. <br />
2812. <br />
2813. <br />
2814. <br />
2815. <br />
2816. On Sunday night I caught Takashi Wakasugi's stand-up show "Comedy Samurai" and it was excellent. He's got an encore performance in Sydney on Saturday 19 July. Recommended.<br />
2817. <br />
2818. <br />
2819. <br />
2820. Podcasts<br />
2821. <br />
2822. <br />
2823. <br />
2824. <br />
2825. The 9pm Bears of Heaven with David F Porteous, recorded on Anzac Day and posted on Monday. This is one of the strangest conversations we’ve ever had. Enjoy.<br />
2826. <br />
2827. <br />
2828. <br />
2829. On Sunday, Snarky Platypus and I recorded the second pilot episode of Another Untitled Music Podcast, which will be posted some time later this week.<br />
2830. <br />
2831. <br />
2832. <br />
2833. <br />
2834. The 9pm Edict and Another Untitled Music Podcast are supported by the generosity of their listeners. If you missed the crowdfunder, you might like to throw a few coins into the tip jar or subscribe for special benefits. Please consider.<br />
2835. <br />
2836. <br />
2837. <br />
2838. Articles<br />
2839. <br />
2840. <br />
2841. <br />
2842. <br />
2843. The Weekly Cybers #66. China has a new cable-cutting submarine thing, APNIC has a new-ish boss, the people of Melbourne use OSINT to track public transport ticket inspectors, and more.<br />
2844. <br />
2845. <br />
2846. <br />
2847. <br />
2848. <br />
2849.  Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email<br />
2850.  <br />
2851.  <br />
2852.  <br />
2853.  <br />
2854.    Powered by Buttondown.<br />
2855.  <br />
2856. <br />
2857. <br />
2858. <br />
2859. <br />
2860. You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning,<br />
2861. <br />
2862. <br />
2863. <br />
2864. Media Appearances, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse<br />
2865. <br />
2866. <br />
2867. <br />
2868. None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.<br />
2869. <br />
2870. <br />
2871. <br />
2872. Muskwatch<br />
2873. <br />
2874. <br />
2875. <br />
2876. This week's Elon Musk news was a curious mix. After 100 days with his DOGE unit he's stepping back, supposedly to pay a bit more attention to Tesla. But is it too late?<br />
2877. <br />
2878. <br />
2879. <br />
2880. <br />
2881. Tesla denies report claiming board looked to replace Elon Musk.<br />
2882. <br />
2883. <br />
2884. <br />
2885. Trump’s attack on ActBlue’s “dark money” was backed by Elon Musk’s dark money.<br />
2886. <br />
2887. <br />
2888. <br />
2889. "Residents of the tiny community near SpaceX’s rocket launch site are voting this week on whether to officially incorporate the area as its own city, Starbase, Texas," reports Bloomberg (archive). Yeah, it will happen, They're all SpaceX employees. And yes, it did happen.<br />
2890. <br />
2891. <br />
2892. <br />
2893. Elon Musk finally meets the press and compares himself to Buddha.<br />
2894. <br />
2895. <br />
2896. <br />
2897. And looking back, here's a summary of the first 100 days of DOGE.<br />
2898. <br />
2899. <br />
2900. <br />
2901. <br />
2902. Some Interesting Links<br />
2903. <br />
2904. <br />
2905. <br />
2906. <br />
2907. If you like a bit of crime, The Japan Times has this: How a Japanese fraud group ran scams from Southeast Asia.<br />
2908. <br />
2909. <br />
2910. <br />
2911. "Australia’s spiky, shuffling, egg-laying echidna evolved in ‘extremely rare’ event, scientists say."<br />
2912. <br />
2913. <br />
2914. <br />
2915. 17 Ways to Cut Your Risk of Stroke, Dementia and Depression All at Once (gift link). This may come as a shock, but it's basically everything your doctor has been telling you forever.<br />
2916. <br />
2917. <br />
2918. <br />
2919. <br />
2920. The Week Ahead<br />
2921. <br />
2922. <br />
2923. <br />
2924. I start the week in Sydney. I'll try to catch the .au member webinar: auDA 2026-30 Draft Strategy at lunchtime, probably working in the gorgeous Darling Square Library, before taking the train back to the Blue Mountains.<br />
2925. <br />
2926. <br />
2927. <br />
2928. On Wednesday I&#039;ll be back in Sydney for the Sydney Heli Grand Flight with Sydney HeliTours. Someone has been quite generous with this birthday present, my first helicopter flight. There will be photographs in due course.</itunes:summary>
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2934. <title>The 9pm Bears of Heaven with David F Porteous</title>
2935. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00246/</link>
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2938. <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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2941. <category><![CDATA[covid]]></category>
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2946. <category><![CDATA[gwyneth paltrow]]></category>
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2948. <category><![CDATA[paul hogan]]></category>
2949. <category><![CDATA[pope francis]]></category>
2950. <category><![CDATA[princess diana]]></category>
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2955.  
2956. <description><![CDATA[With just days remaining until Australia&#8217;s federal election, who better to talk with than Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous? Well, lots of people, but here we are. In this episode we do talk about the impending election, and quite a bit about sausages. But we also discuss important issues about transubstantiation, whether &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00246/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Bears of Heaven with David F Porteous"</span></a></p>]]></description>
2957. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
2958. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-35069" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/davidfporteous-hero-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>David F Porteous, watching out for bears. Can he taste the fish? (Photo: Supplied)</em></figcaption></figure>
2959.  
2960.  
2961.  
2962. <p><strong>With just days remaining until Australia&#8217;s federal election, who better to talk with than Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous? Well, lots of people, but here we are.</strong></p>
2963.  
2964.  
2965.  
2966. <span id="more-37991"></span>
2967.  
2968.  
2969.  
2970. <p>In this episode we do talk about the impending election, and quite a bit about sausages. But we also discuss important issues about transubstantiation, whether Princess Diana went straight to hell, why heaven is awash with bears, TV ratings, the taste of tuna, and for some reason the attraction of group face-licking.</p>
2971.  
2972.  
2973.  
2974. <p>There&#8217;s also quite a bit about genitals. And it&#8217;s the final episode in the summer series.</p>
2975.  
2976.  
2977. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=65777418&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
2978.  
2979.  
2980.  
2981. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
2982.  
2983.  
2984.  
2985. <p>You can also <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
2986.  
2987.  
2988.  
2989. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
2990.  
2991.  
2992.  
2993. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-37994" style="object-fit:cover" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n.jpg 1024w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n-350x263.jpg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n-600x450.jpg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n-75x56.jpg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/491453219_17906640375110730_1996527446136843245_n-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">AI-generated image showing what is presumed to be Heaven, with Princess Diana, Pope Francis, and Paddington Bear, all looking quite healthy, sitting on white chairs and raising glasses of white wine. Around them are placed bunches of pink and white flowers. In the background, golden-hour light suffuses through the clouds. Everyone&#8217;s fingers are weird. (<a href="https://www.threads.com/@marcooth/post/DIs61hGMdt5">Image via Mark Emlyn Evans</a>)</figcaption></figure>
2994.  
2995.  
2996. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
2997. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="http://www.dfpiii.com/">01. dfpiii - Blog</a></div>
2998. <div class="wppb-description">The official website of Scottish Author David F Porteous</div> </li>
2999. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3000. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://twitter.com/dfpiii">02. David F Porteous (@dfpiii) / Twitter</a></div>
3001. <div class="wppb-description">Author. Podcaster. Social researcher. Karaoke superstar. New novel ‘The Wicker Man Preservation Society’ is out 21 June 21.</div> </li>
3002. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3003. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/26/pope-francis-funeral-legacy-catholicism">03. As Pope Francis is laid to rest, is his legacy of a more compassionate Catholicism at risk? | Julian Coman | The Guardian</a></div>
3004. <div class="wppb-description">[26 April 2025] Some, especially within the US, see the conclave as an opportunity to establish a more conservative leader.</div> </li>
3005. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3006. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/pope-francis-choosing-catholic-leader-cardinals/104954518">04. Who will be the new pope? Here&#039;s a list of cardinals who could be the next pontiff - ABC News</a></div>
3007. <div class="wppb-description">[22 April 2025] Let&#039;s unpack how a pope is chosen and look at some of the people Vatican researchers reckon could be contenders for the position.</div> </li>
3008. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3009. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.threads.com/@marcooth/post/DIs61hGMdt5">05. @marcooth on Threads</a></div>
3010. <div class="wppb-description">[22 April 2025] The pope, up in heaven, with Princess Diana and Paddington.</div> </li>
3011. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3012. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddington_Bear">06. Paddington Bear - Wikipedia</a></div>
3013. <div class="wppb-description">Paddington Bear (though his name is just Paddington; the &quot;Bear&quot; simply serves to confirm his species) is a fictional character in British children&#039;s literature.</div> </li>
3014. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3015. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales">07. Diana, Princess of Wales - Wikipedia</a></div>
3016. <div class="wppb-description">Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her activism and glamour, which made her an international icon, earned her enduring popularity.</div> </li>
3017. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3018. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://bottleraiders.com/whiskey/pope-francis-death/">08. RIP to Pope Francis, Who Called Whisky &#039;the Real Holy Water&#039;</a></div>
3019. <div class="wppb-description">[21 April 2025] Beyond the church, some will remember Pope Francis for a more lighthearted reason: his affinity for whiskey.</div> </li>
3020. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3021. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transubstantiation">09. Transubstantiation - Wikipedia</a></div>
3022. <div class="wppb-description">Transubstantiation (Latin: transubstantiatio; Greek: ??????????? metousiosis) is, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, &quot;the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of the Blood of Christ&quot;. This change is brought about in the eucharistic prayer through the efficacy of the word of Christ and by the action of the Holy Spirit.</div> </li>
3023. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3024. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpet_of_Patriots">10. Trumpet of Patriots - Wikipedia</a></div>
3025. <div class="wppb-description">Trumpet of Patriots (TOP) is an Australian political party that is contesting the 2025 federal election. It is registered with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), as well as in New South Wales for local government elections and the Northern Territory for parliamentary elections.</div> </li>
3026. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3027. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II">11. Titanic II - Wikipedia</a></div>
3028. <div class="wppb-description">Titanic II is a planned passenger ocean liner intended to be a functional modern-day replica of the Olympic-class RMS Titanic. The new ship is planned to have a gross tonnage (GT) of 56,000, while the original ship measured about 46,000 gross register tons (GRT).] The project was announced by Australian billionaire Clive Palmer in April 2012 as the flagship of the proposed cruise company Blue Star Line Pty. Ltd. of Brisbane, Australia.</div> </li>
3029. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3030. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://example.com">12. PLACEHOLDER</a></div>
3031. <div class="wppb-description">[We spoke at length about the economics of working on public transport. If I find a good source on that, this is where it will go.]</div> </li>
3032. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3033. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate">13. Senate - Wikipedia</a></div>
3034. <div class="wppb-description">A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: Senatus), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: senex meaning &quot;the elder&quot; or &quot;old man&quot;) and therefore considered wiser and more experienced members of the society or ruling class. However the Roman Senate was not the ancestor or predecessor of modern parliamentarism in any sense, because the Roman senate was not a de jure legislative body.</div> </li>
3035. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3036. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lords">14. House of Lords - Wikipedia</a></div>
3037. <div class="wppb-description">The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. One of the oldest extant institutions in the world, its origins lie in the early 11th century and the emergence of bicameralism in the 13th century.</div> </li>
3038. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3039. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Senate">15. Australian Senate - Wikipedia</a></div>
3040. <div class="wppb-description">The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives.
3041.  
3042. </div> </li>
3043. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3044. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.aec.gov.au/voting/how_to_vote/voting_senate.htm">16. Voting in the Senate - Australian Electoral Commission</a></div>
3045. <div class="wppb-description">On the white Senate ballot paper, you need to either: 1. number at least six boxes above the line for the parties or groups of your choice, or 2. number at least 12 boxes below the line for individual candidates of your choice.</div> </li>
3046. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3047. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_0bRylRZg0#edict00246">17. &quot;Election Night Analysis: Art or Science&quot; - Antony Green (LCA 2022 Online) - YouTube</a></div>
3048. <div class="wppb-description">[18 January 2022] Ahead of the 2022 Federal election, respected ABC Election Analyst Antony Green explained the statistical processes used to call Australian elections. What is the available data, what assumptions are made to predict results, and how is the Australian process more robust than in the United States?</div> </li>
3049. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3050. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civics">18. Civics - Wikipedia</a></div>
3051. <div class="wppb-description">In the field of political science, civics is the study of the civil and political rights and obligations of citizens in a society.</div> </li>
3052. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3053. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://theconversation.com/what-will-the-uk-supreme-court-gender-ruling-mean-in-practice-a-legal-expert-explains-255043">19. What will the UK Supreme Court gender ruling mean in practice? A legal expert explains</a></div>
3054. <div class="wppb-description">[25 April 2025] The Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers will mean changes in how trans people in the UK access services and single-sex spaces.</div> </li>
3055. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3056. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_sausage">20. Democracy sausage - Wikipedia</a></div>
3057. <div class="wppb-description">Democracy sausages are sausages wrapped in a slice of bread, bought from a sausage sizzle operated as a fundraiser at Australian polling places on election day, often in aid of the institutions that house the polling place.</div> </li>
3058. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3059. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.themandarin.com.au/290579-the-democracy-sausage-and-the-complex-psychology-of-voting/">21. The democracy sausage and the complex psychology of voting</a></div>
3060. <div class="wppb-description">[15 April 2025] A humble sausage, local camaraderie, and complex psychology blend into Australia’s uniquely relaxed voting culture.</div> </li>
3061. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3062. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/democracy-sausage-huge-question-ahead-of-election-day/news-story/f90da34a9d9df6a2078d84ec6dc248a1">22. Democracy sausage: Albo weighs in on huge question ahead of Election Day | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site</a></div>
3063. <div class="wppb-description">[27 April 2025] As Aussies debate whether onions should go under or over the beloved democracy sausage, the PM may have accidentally revealed his answer ahead of election day.</div> </li>
3064. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3065. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.delicious.com.au/food-files/how-to/article/food-scientists-confirm-correct-order-cream-jam-scones/hhxrn76p">23. Food scientists confirm correct order of cream and jam on scones - How To - delicious.com.au</a></div>
3066. <div class="wppb-description">[19 August 2024] The day has finally come. Science has failed us, with food experts saying that cream should be applied to a scone before jam. </div> </li>
3067. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3068. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/triplej-breakfast/potato-cake-or-scollop/10308224">24. The Great Potate Debate: scallop, fritter or potato cake? - triple j</a></div>
3069. <div class="wppb-description">[26 September 2018] Dylan says ‘potato cakes’. Brooke says ‘potato scallops’. Georgie from Adelaide says ‘potato fritter’.</div> </li>
3070. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3071. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bap">25. bap - Wiktionary, the free dictionary</a></div>
3072. <div class="wppb-description">A soft bread roll, originally from Scotland.</div> </li>
3073. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3074. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_watched_television_broadcasts_in_the_United_Kingdom">26. List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia</a></div>
3075. <div class="wppb-description">These are the most watched films by total number of viewers (dates are when the films were broadcast, not necessarily when they were produced)... 5. Crocodile Dundee, 21.75 million viewers, 25 December 1989, BBC1.</div> </li>
3076. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3077. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.freetv.com.au/our-top-shows-for-2024/">27. Our Top Shows for 2024 – Free TV Australia</a></div>
3078. <div class="wppb-description">[16 December 2024] The AFL Grand Final was a standout, amassing a total TV audience of 4.06 million and a national reach of 6.24 million.</div> </li>
3079. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3080. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-watched_television_broadcasts#Australia">28. List of most-watched television broadcasts - Wikipedia</a></div>
3081. <div class="wppb-description">The following is David Dale&#039;s approximate ranking of the most-watched television shows of all time in Australia using data from Nielsen Corporation and OzTAM.</div> </li>
3082. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3083. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Obliviot">29. Urban Dictionary: Obliviot</a></div>
3084. <div class="wppb-description">An oblivious idiot. Someone who stops in the middle of the aisle in the supermarket blocking the way with their trolley so nobody can get past and not even realise it. Can be applied to many similar situations.</div> </li>
3085. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3086. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Coming_(poem)">30. The Second Coming (poem) - Wikipedia</a></div>
3087. <div class="wppb-description">“The Second Coming” is a poem written by Irish poet William Butler Yeats in 1919, first printed in The Dial in November 1920 and included in his 1920 collection of verses Michael Robartes and the Dancer: &quot;The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity.&quot;</div> </li>
3088. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3089. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://yougov.co.uk/topics/consumer/survey-results/daily/2025/04/16/d3202/2">31. When putting on a t-shirt or jumper, do you put your arms or head through first? | Daily Question</a></div>
3090. </li>
3091. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3092. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/the-secret-to-tokyo-culinary-success/105188534">32. In Tokyo, one word helps explain why the food is so good: shokunin - ABC News</a></div>
3093. <div class="wppb-description">[22 April 2025] A lifetime of carefully selecting the finest tuna has given Yukitaka Yamaguchi a superpower — he can tell where a fish has come from simply by its taste.
3094.  
3095. </div> </li>
3096. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3097. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyqkepvry5o">33. Gwyneth Paltrow eating bread and pasta after &#039;hardcore&#039; food regime</a></div>
3098. <div class="wppb-description">[24 April 2025] Gwyneth Paltrow said she has returned to eating food she previously restricted, including sourdough bread, pasta and cheese, having been on a strict paleo diet for several years.</div> </li>
3099. </ul>
3100.  
3101.  
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3103. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00246">try here</a>.</p>
3104.  
3105.  
3106.  
3107. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
3108.  
3109.  
3110.  
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3112.  
3113.  
3114.  
3115. <p>For this episode it&#8217;s thanks for the final time to everyone who supported  <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2024">The 9pm Summer Series 2024</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
3116.  
3117.  
3118.  
3119. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Andrew Best, Gay Rainbow Anarchist, Paul McElwee, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
3120.  
3121.  
3122.  
3123. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Joanna Forbes, kofeyh, Mark Newton, Paul Williams, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
3124.  
3125.  
3126.  
3127. <p>WE WILL, WE WILL JUDGE YOU: David Porteous, John Lindsay, Peter Wickins, and Trent Yarwood. This is one of the two new rewards for <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> with Snarky Platypus, two pilot episodes of which we’ll produce very soon. Send us your three-song playlist and we’ll play a bit of each one and judge your taste.</p>
3128.  
3129.  
3130.  
3131. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Kennedy, Andrew M, Bic Smith, Bruce Hardie, Frank Filippone, Joop de Wit, Kit Biggs, Mark Newton, Michael, Michael Cowley, Mindy Johnson, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Peter Blakeley, Peter McCrudden, Ric Hayman, Rohan Pearce, Shane Perris, Tom Carding, Tom Carding again, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
3132.  
3133.  
3134.  
3135. <p>RECOMMEND A SONG TO US: Kimberley Heitman and Rhydwyn. This is the other new reward linked to the <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>. In 25 words or less tell us why we should like a song and we’ll play it and tell you what we think.</p>
3136.  
3137.  
3138.  
3139. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: kofeyh.</p>
3140.  
3141.  
3142.  
3143. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Ben Harris-Roxas, Matthew Tayloe, Michael Harris, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
3144.  
3145.  
3146.  
3147. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Ashley Walsh, Daniel O’Connor, Errol Cavit, Garth Kidd, Gurgle Costello (!), James Henstridge, Kiran Castellino, Lindsay, Matthew Crawford, Peter Blakeley, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
3148.  
3149.  
3150.  
3151. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: Two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
3152.  
3153.  
3154.  
3155. <p>And another 12 people who choose to have no reward at all, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much. You know who you are.</p>
3156.  
3157.  
3158.  
3159. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
3160.  
3161.  
3162.  
3163. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3164. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
3165.  
3166.  
3167.  
3168. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
3169.  
3170.  
3171.  
3172. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
3173. </ul>
3174.  
3175.  
3176.  
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3183. <itunes:subtitle>David F Porteous, watching out for bears. Can he taste the fish? (Photo: Supplied)    With just days remaining until Australia&#039;s federal election, who better to talk with than Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous? Well,</itunes:subtitle>
3184. <itunes:summary>David F Porteous, watching out for bears. Can he taste the fish? (Photo: Supplied)&lt;br /&gt;
3185. <br />
3186. <br />
3187. <br />
3188. With just days remaining until Australia's federal election, who better to talk with than Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous? Well, lots of people, but here we are.<br />
3189. <br />
3190. <br />
3191. <br />
3192. <br />
3193. <br />
3194. <br />
3195. <br />
3196. In this episode we do talk about the impending election, and quite a bit about sausages. But we also discuss important issues about transubstantiation, whether Princess Diana went straight to hell, why heaven is awash with bears, TV ratings, the taste of tuna, and for some reason the attraction of group face-licking.<br />
3197. <br />
3198. <br />
3199. <br />
3200. There's also quite a bit about genitals. And it's the final episode in the summer series.<br />
3201. <br />
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3203. <br />
3204. <br />
3205. <br />
3206. <br />
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3208. This podcast is available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, JioSaavn, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Spotify, and Speaker.<br />
3209. <br />
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3212. You can also subscribe to the generic podcast feed.<br />
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3220. AI-generated image showing what is presumed to be Heaven, with Princess Diana, Pope Francis, and Paddington Bear, all looking quite healthy, sitting on white chairs and raising glasses of white wine. Around them are placed bunches of pink and white flowers. In the background, golden-hour light suffuses through the clouds. Everyone's fingers are weird. (Image via Mark Emlyn Evans)<br />
3221. <br />
3222. <br />
3223. <br />
3224. <br />
3225. 01. dfpiii - Blog<br />
3226. The official website of Scottish Author David F Porteous <br />
3227. <br />
3228. 02. David F Porteous (@dfpiii) / Twitter<br />
3229. Author. Podcaster. Social researcher. Karaoke superstar. New novel ‘The Wicker Man Preservation Society’ is out 21 June 21. <br />
3230. <br />
3231. 03. As Pope Francis is laid to rest, is his legacy of a more compassionate Catholicism at risk? | Julian Coman | The Guardian<br />
3232. [26 April 2025] Some, especially within the US, see the conclave as an opportunity to establish a more conservative leader. <br />
3233. <br />
3234. 04. Who will be the new pope? Here's a list of cardinals who could be the next pontiff - ABC News<br />
3235. [22 April 2025] Let's unpack how a pope is chosen and look at some of the people Vatican researchers reckon could be contenders for the position. <br />
3236. <br />
3237. 05. @marcooth on Threads<br />
3238. [22 April 2025] The pope, up in heaven, with Princess Diana and Paddington. <br />
3239. <br />
3240. 06. Paddington Bear - Wikipedia<br />
3241. Paddington Bear (though his name is just Paddington; the "Bear" simply serves to confirm his species) is a fictional character in British children's literature. <br />
3242. <br />
3243. 07. Diana, Princess of Wales - Wikipedia<br />
3244. Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her activism and glamour, which made her an international icon, earned her enduring popularity. <br />
3245. <br />
3246. 08. RIP to Pope Francis, Who Called Whisky 'the Real Holy Water'<br />
3247. [21 April 2025] Beyond the church, some will remember Pope Francis for a more lighthearted reason: his affinity for whiskey. <br />
3248. <br />
3249. 09. Transubstantiation - Wikipedia<br />
3250. Transubstantiation (Latin: transubstantiatio; Greek: ??????????? metousiosis) is, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, &quot;the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of the Blood of Christ&quot;. This change is brought about in the eucharistic prayer through the efficacy of the word of Christ and by...</itunes:summary>
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3257. <title>Weekly Wrap 778: I take the ferry to Manly during an inside-out week, for some reason</title>
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3271.  
3272. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 April 2025, like the one before it, was inside out. It&#8217;s the public holidays and the weekend days which have been busy, with fatigue hitting during the week. So it was a trip to Manly on Tuesday, and podcast work on the holidays. Thank you for supporting &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/778/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 778: I take the ferry to Manly during an inside-out week, for some reason"</span></a></p>]]></description>
3273. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
3274. <p><strong>My week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 April 2025, like the one before it, was inside out. It&#8217;s the public holidays and the weekend days which have been busy, with fatigue hitting during the week. So it was a trip to Manly on Tuesday, and podcast work on the holidays. </strong></p>
3275.  
3276.  
3277.  
3278. <span id="more-37955"></span>
3279.  
3280.  
3281.  
3282. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you for supporting this season&#8217;s crowdfunder</h4>
3283.  
3284.  
3285.  
3286. <p>The 9pm Mid-2025 Series crowdfunding campaign <em>almost</em> reached Target Two on Tuesday night, so I&#8217;ve declared &#8220;Close enough&#8221;. Thank you so much. I&#8217;ve already posted <a href="https://www.pozible.com/profile/stilgherrian/activity/and-were-done-so-close-to-target-two--fe9537a8-3443-41e9-b189-ad838a8c2702">the details</a> elsewhere. The short version is that before the end of winter there will be six special-guest episodes of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> and two &#8220;proper&#8221; episodes of <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>, whatever that means.</p>
3287.  
3288.  
3289.  
3290. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
3291.  
3292.  
3293.  
3294. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3295. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00245/">The 9pm Triple Mammal Chinese Spy Ship Panic with Snarky Platypus</a>, recorded on Easter Saturday and posted on Easter Monday.</li>
3296. </ul>
3297.  
3298.  
3299.  
3300. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. If you missed the crowdfunder, you might like to&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
3301.  
3302.  
3303.  
3304. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
3305.  
3306.  
3307.  
3308. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3309. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-65/">The Weekly Cybers #65</a>. So where are the bold digital policies this election? Is “social media scary protect kiddies” all we can look forward to? Do we need a public digital infrastructure?</li>
3310. </ul>
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3330.  
3331.  
3332. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
3333.  
3334.  
3335.  
3336. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances</h4>
3337.  
3338.  
3339.  
3340. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3341. <li>A 2018 story for ZDNet, <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-real-future-of-healthcare-is-cultural-change-not-just-ai-and-other-technology/">The real future of healthcare is cultural change, not just AI and other technology</a>, was citied in the paper <a href="https://www.jmir.org/2025/1/e66986">Health Care Professionals’ Concerns About Medical AI and Psychological Barriers and Strategies for Successful Implementation: Scoping Review</a>. Catchy title, eh?</li>
3342. </ul>
3343.  
3344.  
3345.  
3346. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
3347.  
3348.  
3349.  
3350. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
3351.  
3352.  
3353.  
3354. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
3355.  
3356.  
3357.  
3358. <p>Elon Musk is cutting back his White House role to one or two days a week. As am I. Don&#8217;t you wish you could just say that? Anyway, most of the Musky news this short week focused on two main issues.</p>
3359.  
3360.  
3361.  
3362. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3363. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/22/tesla-sales-musk-white-house-exit">Elon Musk to pull back in Doge role starting May amid 71% dip in Tesla profits</a>.</li>
3364.  
3365.  
3366.  
3367. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-27/elon-musk-trying-to-fix-damaged-tesla-brand/105209940">Musk&#8217;s far-right views and work with DOGE have damaged Tesla. Can he fix it?</a></li>
3368.  
3369.  
3370.  
3371. <li>Meanwhile this week, Waymo reported that it is now delivering <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/24/waymo-reports-250000-paid-robotaxi-rides-per-week-in-us.html">more than 250,000 paid robotaxi rides</a> per week in the US. Waymo is owned by Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and it&#8217;s now thinking about making them <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/alphabet-says-waymo-may-offer-robotaxis-personal-ownership-future-2025-04-25/">available for personal ownership</a> — although they&#8217;d be more expensive than a Tesla due to its more complex sensor array.</li>
3372.  
3373.  
3374.  
3375. <li>And from <em>Fortune</em>, &#8220;<a href="https://fortune.com/2025/04/23/tesla-elon-musk-warns-no-new-cars-coming-ai-and-robots-the-reality-is-the-future/">Elon Musk’s robotaxi could be Tesla’s final all-new EV</a>: ‘The reality is, in the future, most people are not going to buy cars’.&#8221;</li>
3376.  
3377.  
3378.  
3379. <li>Wait. One more. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/24/elon-musk-xai-memphis">Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer</a>.</li>
3380. </ul>
3381.  
3382.  
3383.  
3384. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
3385.  
3386.  
3387.  
3388. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3389. <li>With the election coming up on Saturday, it might be worth re-watching ABC election analyst Antony Green&#8217;s video from 2022 explaining <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_0bRylRZg0">how he does his elections calls</a>. Warning: extreme nerdy.</li>
3390.  
3391.  
3392.  
3393. <li>And finally, Anton&#8217;y protégé Casey Briggs and colleagues show how, over five decades, voters have <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/election-data-rise-independents-major-party-drift/105144918">shifted away from the major parties</a>.</li>
3394. </ul>
3395.  
3396.  
3397.  
3398. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
3399.  
3400.  
3401.  
3402. <p>I&#8217;m expecting this to be a busy week.</p>
3403.  
3404.  
3405.  
3406. <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
3407. <p>On Monday I&#8217;ll finally wrap the summer series of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast — thank you for your patience — with an episode featuring Scottish author and social researcher&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/david-f-porteous/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David F Porteous</a>. We recorded it on Friday and it&#8217;s rather odd in places.</p>
3408.  
3409.  
3410.  
3411. <p>Tuesday is for shopping and errands. Wednesday and Thursday are for client work. Friday is for administrivia and <em>The Weekly Cybers</em>.</p>
3412.  
3413.  
3414.  
3415. <p>It&#8217;s the Federal Election on Saturday. I haven&#8217;t made specific plans yet, but I&#8217;ll almost certainly be down in Sydney somewhere.</p>
3416.  
3417.  
3418.  
3419. <p>On Sunday afternoon, Snarky Platypus and I will finally record the second pilot episode of <em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em>, and it’ll be posted a few days later. This will definitely happen, because we&#8217;ve chosen the theme and have already chosen many of the tunes.</p>
3420.  
3421.  
3422.  
3423. <p>On Sunday evening I&#8217;m heading out to see <a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/takashi-wakasugi-comedy-samurai/">Takashi Wakasugi Comedy Samurai</a> at The Comedy Store in Sydney. You may have seen Waka on the current series of <em>Taskmaster Australia</em>. And then I&#8217;ll remain in Sydney overnight.</p>
3424. </div></div>
3425.  
3426.  
3427.  
3428. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
3429.  
3430.  
3431.  
3432. <p>I&#8217;m expecting the following week to be less busy, because it&#8217;s kind of Birthday Week.</p>
3433.  
3434.  
3435.  
3436. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3437. <li><a href="https://www.auda.org.au/news-insights/events/auda-2026-30-draft-strategy-webinar/">.au member webinar: auDA 2026-30 Draft Strategy</a>, online, 5 May 2025.</li>
3438.  
3439.  
3440.  
3441. <li><a href="https://www.sydneyhelitours.com.au/sydney-heli-grand-flight">Sydney Heli Grand Flight</a>, Sydney HeliTours, 7 May 2025. Someone has been quite generous with this birthday present, my first helicopter flight. There will be photographs.</li>
3442.  
3443.  
3444.  
3445. <li>Stilgherrian&#8217;s Nth birthday lunch, where N is divisible by 5, Blue Mountains, Saturday 10 May 2025. This date may or may not be my exact birthday. Some friends have organised lunch at a posh place in the Blue Mountains. If you&#8217;re of the opinion that you&#8217;d like to join us, please let me know and I&#8217;ll connect you with the organiser.</li>
3446.  
3447.  
3448.  
3449. <li><a href="https://www.ussc.edu.au/space-traffic-jam-challenges-facing-space-sustainability">Space traffic jam: Challenges facing space sustainabilit</a>y, US Studies Centre, online, 14 May 2025.</li>
3450.  
3451.  
3452.  
3453. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/?s=he+huang">He Huang&#8217;s White Man&#8217;s Burden</a>, Concourse Chatswood, 17 May 2025. I really love her work. Look for her on YouTube.</li>
3454. </ul>
3455.  
3456.  
3457.  
3458. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Manly Beach, Sydney, photographed on 22 April 2025. Minutes after this photo was taken, the entire scene disappeared into a grey blur of drizzle and cloud.]</p>
3459.  
3460.  
3461.  
3462. <p></p>
3463. ]]></content:encoded>
3466. <enclosure url="http://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/the summer" length="5242880" type="" />
3467.  
3468. <itunes:subtitle>My week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 April 2025, like the one before it, was inside out. It&#039;s the public holidays and the weekend days which have been busy, with fatigue hitting during the week. So it was a trip to Manly on Tuesday,</itunes:subtitle>
3469. <itunes:summary>My week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 April 2025, like the one before it, was inside out. It&#039;s the public holidays and the weekend days which have been busy, with fatigue hitting during the week. So it was a trip to Manly on Tuesday, and podcast work on the holidays. &lt;br /&gt;
3470. <br />
3471. <br />
3472. <br />
3473. <br />
3474. <br />
3475. <br />
3476. <br />
3477. Thank you for supporting this season's crowdfunder<br />
3478. <br />
3479. <br />
3480. <br />
3481. The 9pm Mid-2025 Series crowdfunding campaign almost reached Target Two on Tuesday night, so I've declared "Close enough". Thank you so much. I've already posted the details elsewhere. The short version is that before the end of winter there will be six special-guest episodes of The 9pm Edict and two "proper" episodes of Another Untitled Music Podcast, whatever that means.<br />
3482. <br />
3483. <br />
3484. <br />
3485. Podcasts<br />
3486. <br />
3487. <br />
3488. <br />
3489. <br />
3490. The 9pm Triple Mammal Chinese Spy Ship Panic with Snarky Platypus, recorded on Easter Saturday and posted on Easter Monday.<br />
3491. <br />
3492. <br />
3493. <br />
3494. <br />
3495. The 9pm Edict and Another Untitled Music Podcast are supported by the generosity of their listeners. If you missed the crowdfunder, you might like to throw a few coins into the tip jar or subscribe for special benefits. Please consider.<br />
3496. <br />
3497. <br />
3498. <br />
3499. Articles<br />
3500. <br />
3501. <br />
3502. <br />
3503. <br />
3504. The Weekly Cybers #65. So where are the bold digital policies this election? Is “social media scary protect kiddies” all we can look forward to? Do we need a public digital infrastructure?<br />
3505. <br />
3506. <br />
3507. <br />
3508. <br />
3509. <br />
3510.  Subscribe to The Weekly Cybers via email<br />
3511.  <br />
3512.  <br />
3513.  <br />
3514.  <br />
3515.    Powered by Buttondown.<br />
3516.  <br />
3517. <br />
3518. <br />
3519. <br />
3520. <br />
3521. You can read my previous writing at Authory, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.<br />
3522. <br />
3523. <br />
3524. <br />
3525. Media Appearances<br />
3526. <br />
3527. <br />
3528. <br />
3529. <br />
3530. A 2018 story for ZDNet, The real future of healthcare is cultural change, not just AI and other technology, was citied in the paper Health Care Professionals’ Concerns About Medical AI and Psychological Barriers and Strategies for Successful Implementation: Scoping Review. Catchy title, eh?<br />
3531. <br />
3532. <br />
3533. <br />
3534. <br />
3535. Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse<br />
3536. <br />
3537. <br />
3538. <br />
3539. None of these. You can subscribe to my YouTube channel to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.<br />
3540. <br />
3541. <br />
3542. <br />
3543. Muskwatch<br />
3544. <br />
3545. <br />
3546. <br />
3547. Elon Musk is cutting back his White House role to one or two days a week. As am I. Don't you wish you could just say that? Anyway, most of the Musky news this short week focused on two main issues.<br />
3548. <br />
3549. <br />
3550. <br />
3551. <br />
3552. Elon Musk to pull back in Doge role starting May amid 71% dip in Tesla profits.<br />
3553. <br />
3554. <br />
3555. <br />
3556. Musk's far-right views and work with DOGE have damaged Tesla. Can he fix it?<br />
3557. <br />
3558. <br />
3559. <br />
3560. Meanwhile this week, Waymo reported that it is now delivering more than 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the US. Waymo is owned by Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and it's now thinking about making them available for personal ownership — although they'd be more expensive than a Tesla due to its more complex sensor array.<br />
3561. <br />
3562. <br />
3563. <br />
3564. And from Fortune, "Elon Musk’s robotaxi could be Tesla’s final all-new EV: ‘The reality is, in the future, most people are not going to buy cars’."<br />
3565. <br />
3566. <br />
3567. <br />
3568. Wait. One more. Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer.<br />
3569. <br />
3570. <br />
3571. <br />
3572. <br />
3573. Some Interesting Links<br />
3574. <br />
3575. <br />
3576. <br />
3577. <br />
3578. With the election coming up on Saturday, it might be worth re-watching ABC election analyst Antony Green's video from 2022 explaining how he does his elections calls. Warning: extreme nerdy.<br />
3579. <br />
3580. <br />
3581. <br />
3582. And finally, Anton&#039;y protégé Casey Briggs and colleagues show how, over five decades, voters have shifted away from the major partie...</itunes:summary>
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3588. <title>The 9pm Triple Mammal Chinese Spy Ship Panic with Snarky Platypus</title>
3589. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00245/</link>
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3592. <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 04:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
3593. <category><![CDATA[The 9pm Edict]]></category>
3594. <category><![CDATA[baby boomers]]></category>
3595. <category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
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3597. <category><![CDATA[gondwana]]></category>
3598. <category><![CDATA[gondwanaland]]></category>
3599. <category><![CDATA[indonesia]]></category>
3600. <category><![CDATA[lego]]></category>
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3605.  
3606. <description><![CDATA[The summer series is dragging on, and there&#8217;s still so many things on our minds. So joining me for a bonus episode is my good friend Snarky Platypus. In this episode we talk about lego, trains full of boomers, the echidnapus, and the panic about a so-called Chinese Spy Ship. And of course there&#8217;s a &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00245/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Triple Mammal Chinese Spy Ship Panic with Snarky Platypus"</span></a></p>]]></description>
3607. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
3608. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="675" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/spy-ship-hero-1200.jpeg" alt="On a bright blue sea against a bright blue sky is a modern bright blue ship with white superstructure. The bow is high and rugged-looking. The stern has cranes and such." class="wp-image-37950" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/spy-ship-hero-1200.jpeg 1200w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/spy-ship-hero-1200-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/spy-ship-hero-1200-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/spy-ship-hero-1200-75x42.jpeg 75w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/spy-ship-hero-1200-768x432.jpeg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em><em>Chinese marine research vessel Tan Suo Yi Hao</em></em>. (Photo: Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering)<em><em> Inset: A platypus, but not that one. (Taronga Conservation Society Australia / Chris Wheeler)</em></em></figcaption></figure>
3609.  
3610.  
3611.  
3612. <p><strong>The summer series is dragging on, and there&#8217;s still so many things on our minds. So joining me for a bonus episode is my good friend Snarky Platypus.</strong></p>
3613.  
3614.  
3615.  
3616. <span id="more-37940"></span>
3617.  
3618.  
3619.  
3620. <p>In this episode we talk about lego, trains full of boomers, the echidnapus, and the panic about a so-called Chinese Spy Ship. And of course there&#8217;s a few rants about election discourse and political polling.</p>
3621.  
3622.  
3623. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=65647093&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
3624.  
3625.  
3626.  
3627. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
3628.  
3629.  
3630.  
3631. <p>You can also <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
3632.  
3633.  
3634.  
3635. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
3636.  
3637.  
3638. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3639. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://linktr.ee/snarkyplatypus">01. snarkyplatypus | Twitter, Instagram, TikTok | Linktree</a></div>
3640. <div class="wppb-description">A platypus of many talents. Interested in politics, food, pop music &amp; basketball.</div> </li>
3641. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3642. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk9La-Q3FCo&#038;t=25s">02. 100-million year-old monotreme fossils unveiled | ABC News - YouTube</a></div>
3643. <div class="wppb-description">[27 May 2024] A 100-million year-old monotreme coined the &quot;echidnapus&quot;, which shares platypus-and echidna-like characteristics, is one of three extinct species of egg-laying mammal unveiled by palaeontologists. Chief Scientist and Director of the Australian Museum Research Institute says that although the echidnapus is not a direct ancestor of modern monotremes, it gives palaeontologists an &quot;important snapshot&quot; on how the unique anatomies came to be today.</div> </li>
3644. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3645. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw88ewqjxd1o.amp">03. &#039;Echidnapus&#039;: Australian scientists discover ancient monotreme - BBC News</a></div>
3646. <div class="wppb-description">[27 May 2024] Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the &quot;echidnapus&quot; which they believe roamed Australia in prehistoric times.</div> </li>
3647. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3648. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://australian.museum/about/organisation/media-centre/age-of-monotremes/">04. Australian scientists identify ‘Age of Monotremes’ - The Australian Museum</a></div>
3649. <div class="wppb-description">[27 May 2024] Published today in the Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, evidence of an ‘Age of Monotremes’ has been unearthed by a team of Australian scientists at the Australian Museum (AM), Museums Victoria and Australian Opal Centre.</div> </li>
3650. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3651. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://discoverwildscience.com/discovery-of-the-ancient-echidnapus-may-hint-at-an-age-of-monotremes-2-239744/">05. Discovery of the Ancient Echidnapus May Hint at an Age of Monotremes - discoverwildscience</a></div>
3652. <div class="wppb-description">[17 April 2025] Scientists have just unearthed the fascinating ancient monotreme dubbed the echidnapus at Australia’s Lightning Ridge, a creature that lived 100 million years ago. This ancient blend of echidna and platypus offers a peek into a time when egg-laying mammals roamed the land, adding an exciting chapter to our prehistoric knowledge.</div> </li>
3653. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3654. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondwanaland_(Australian_band)">06. Gondwanaland (Australian band) - Wikipedia</a></div>
3655. <div class="wppb-description">Gondwanaland, originally billed as Gondwanaland Project, were an Australian ambient musical ensemble which combined the indigenous Australian instrument the didgeridoo with western instruments such as synthesiser and guitar. [This is the one I was thinking of.]</div> </li>
3656. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3657. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondwana_(band)">07. Gondwana (band) - Wikipedia</a></div>
3658. <div class="wppb-description">Gondwana is a reggae group from La Pincoya, Santiago, Chile, founded in 1987 by I-Locks Labbé. [I had until this moment never heard of this one.]</div> </li>
3659. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3660. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/18/mostly-i-like-it-when-people-pat-my-dog-roxie-but-a-man-with-a-goatee-took-it-a-step-further?CMP=GTAU_email">08. Mostly I like it when people pat my dog Roxie – but a man with a goatee took it a step further | Ashe Davenport | The Guardian</a></div>
3661. <div class="wppb-description">[18 April 2025] I’m proud of her and all her good girlness. I want the world to love her as much as I do – just not more than that.</div> </li>
3662. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3663. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNdodcFUL3E">09. Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton catch breath during election campaign on Easter Sunday | 7NEWS - YouTube</a></div>
3664. <div class="wppb-description">[20 April 2025] Easter Sunday has brought a brief peace to the election campaign, as Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton opted to catch their breath with less than two weeks until polling day.</div> </li>
3665. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3666. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1084695#edict00245">10. &quot;In the United States, politics is a profession, whereas in Europe it is a right and a duty.&quot;</a></div>
3667. <div class="wppb-description">Umberto Eco (2014). “Travels in Hyperreality”, p.10, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. (Originally published 1973.)</div> </li>
3668. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3669. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.pollbludger.net/">11. The Poll Bludger</a></div>
3670. <div class="wppb-description">Analysis and discussion of elections and opinion polls in Australia</div> </li>
3671. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3672. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_0bRylRZg0">12. &quot;Election Night Analysis: Art or Science&quot; - Antony Green (LCA 2022 Online) - YouTube</a></div>
3673. <div class="wppb-description">[18 January 2022] Ahead of the 2022 Federal election, respected ABC Election Analyst Antony Green explained the statistical processes used to call Australian elections. What is the available data, what assumptions are made to predict results, and how is the Australian process more robust than in the United States?</div> </li>
3674. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3675. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00157/">13. The 9pm Kooyong Election Preview and Media Troll Fight with Six News Australia’s Leo Puglisi – The 9pm Edict</a></div>
3676. <div class="wppb-description">[19 February 2022] The Summer Series continues with special guest Leo Puglisi, the young lad from Melbourne who founded and runs 6 News Australia, and who’s been copping flak on social media from all manner of politically motivated trolls.</div> </li>
3677. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3678. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://bsky.app/profile/6newsau.bsky.social/post/3ln2rbgqgi42z">14. 6 News Australia</a></div>
3679. <div class="wppb-description">[18 April 2025] The latest YouGov poll shows Labor and the Coalition TIED on 33% in the national primary vote. If this was the actual election result, it would be the lowest vote total for the Coalition since the Liberal Party was formed in 1944.</div> </li>
3680. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3681. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-engaging-with-indonesia-as-russia-requests-access-to-island-military-base/nhnwh8zz5">15. Indonesia tells Australia prospect of Russian aircraft operations ‘simply not true’ | SBS News</a></div>
3682. <div class="wppb-description">[15 April 2025] A report that Indonesia was considering a Russian request to store aircraft on one of its military bases has set off alarm bells in Australia.</div> </li>
3683. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3684. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/china-s-spy-ship-wasn-t-coast-australia">16. China’s “spy ship” that wasn’t off the coast of Australia | Lowy Institute</a></div>
3685. <div class="wppb-description">[17 April 2025] Caught in a political storm, most claims about the mission of the Tan Suo Yi Hao don’t hold water.</div> </li>
3686. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3687. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.jennifer-parker.com.au/maritime-matters">17. Maritime Matters | Jennifer Parker</a></div>
3688. <div class="wppb-description">Maritime Matters is a weekly podcast where Jennifer Parker  and Richard Dunley discuss the weekly maritime issues impacting Australia, and the wider Indo-Pacific&#039;s security.</div> </li>
3689. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3690. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/apr/19/as-the-world-plunges-into-historic-turmoil-australias-election-debate-fusses-over-minor-tax-tweaks">18. As the world plunges into historic turmoil, Australia’s election debate fusses over minor tax tweaks | Lenore Taylor | The Guardian</a></div>
3691. <div class="wppb-description">[19 April 2025] The parties need to offer nuts-and-bolts policies to address the cost-of-living crisis. But will anyone also raise their sights to take in the frightening global picture?</div> </li>
3692. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3693. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-16/europeans-told-to-pack-survival-kits-for-72-hours/105176232">19. Europeans told to gather supplies for 72 hours amid &#039;direct&#039; war threat - ABC News</a></div>
3694. <div class="wppb-description">[16 April 2025] The woman in charge of crisis management for the European Commission, Hadja Lahbib, has advised the European Union&#039;s (EU) 450 million residents to pack a 72-hour survival bag, as the bloc braces for threats &quot;more complex than ever&quot;.</div> </li>
3695. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3696. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Solon">20. Vivian Solon - Wikipedia</a></div>
3697. <div class="wppb-description">Vivian Alvarez Solon (born 30 October 1962) is an Australian who was unlawfully removed to the Philippines by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) in July 2001. In May 2005, it became public knowledge that she had been deported, although DIMIA knew of its mistake in 2003. Solon&#039;s family had listed her as a missing person since July 2003, and until May 2005, did not know that she had been deported.</div> </li>
3698. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3699. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/16/albanese-accuses-dutton-of-verballing-indonesias-president-over-reported-russian-military-encroachment">21. Bridget McKenzie admits she was wrong to claim Russia and China want Albanese to win election | Australian foreign policy | The Guardian</a></div>
3700. <div class="wppb-description">[16 April 2025] Coalition frontbencher walks back claim that Russian defence minister and Chinese leader had said publicly they did not want Peter Dutton as prime minister.</div> </li>
3701. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3702. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-16/mckenzie-claims-russia,-china-want-albanese-elected/105185010">22. McKenzie claims Russia, China want Albanese elected - ABC News</a></div>
3703. <div class="wppb-description">[16 April 2025] National party senator Bridget McKenzie says the Coalition has been seeking an &quot;urgent briefing&quot; from Albanese after reports Russia was seeking to use an air base in Indonesia.</div> </li>
3704. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3705. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://midwinterball.com.au/">23. Midwinter Ball</a></div>
3706. <div class="wppb-description">Welcome to the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Midwinter Ball. Traditionally held in the third week of June each year, it brings together the journalistic, political and corporate chiefs of Australia. It is always a memorable night full of entertainment and networking opportunities with the big winner being charity.</div> </li>
3707. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3708. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisiana/comments/1k25vgz/farm_workers_needed/?rdt=35007">24. Farm Workers Needed : r/Louisiana</a></div>
3709. <div class="wppb-description">[19 April 2025] AM PM Staffing Services, Inc. Give us a call if you are interested in this job opportunity. We&#039;re Hiring Farm Pickers to pick blueberries at our client&#039;s farm in Loranger, LA. $11 per hour, 9-10 hours a day, 7 days per week, May - July, 2025.</div> </li>
3710. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3711. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_(series)">25. Diablo (series) - Wikipedia</a></div>
3712. <div class="wppb-description">Diablo is an action role-playing dungeon crawler video game series originally developed by Blizzard North and continued by Blizzard Entertainment after the original North studio shut down in 2005. The franchise is made up of the four main games: Diablo, Diablo II, Diablo III, and Diablo IV. </div> </li>
3713. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3714. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego">26. Lego - Wikipedia</a></div>
3715. <div class="wppb-description">Lego (/?l??o?/, LEG-oh; Danish: [?le??ko]; stylised as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark.</div> </li>
3716. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3717. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_in_Space">27. Lost in Space - Wikipedia</a></div>
3718. <div class="wppb-description">Lost in Space is an American science fiction television series created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. Lightly dramatic, sometimes comedic in tone, the series was inspired by the 1812 Johann David Wyss novel The Swiss Family Robinson. </div> </li>
3719. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3720. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://stilgherrian.com/category/50-to-50/#edict00245">28. Stilgherrian · 50 to 50</a></div>
3721. <div class="wppb-description">A series of 50 posts originally begun to coincide with my 50th birthday, one representing each year. The series is continuing at a very slow pace because I’ve found that such intense reminiscences of my own past are emotionally draining. Fulfilling, but draining.</div> </li>
3722. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3723. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK29Ogguj7o">29. Aboard China’s ‘silver trains’ taking pensioners to tourist spots to offset tariffs | BBC News - YouTube</a></div>
3724. <div class="wppb-description">[17 April 2025] As China and the US face off over tariffs, China is also facing another economic problem - an ageing population. But, if the country’s retirees - with potentially decades of savings - buy more goods, Chinese companies won&#039;t have to rely as much on trade overseas. To facilitate this, Beijing has introduced initiatives like “silver trains” - trains taking OAPs to tourist spots in the country, and encouraging them to spend there.</div> </li>
3725. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
3726. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0zqdqzp73o">30. Aboard the &#039;silver train&#039;, China&#039;s retirees do their bit to offset Trump&#039;s tariffs</a></div>
3727. <div class="wppb-description">[17 April 2025] On board the Star Express, the cocktails are poured and the karaoke microphone is passed around, as retirees party their way through China&#039;s south-western Yunnan province. The roast goose is being devoured with shots of baijiu, a Chinese white spirit alcohol.
3728.  
3729. </div> </li>
3730. </ul>
3731.  
3732.  
3733.  
3734. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00245">try here</a>.</p>
3735.  
3736.  
3737.  
3738. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
3739.  
3740.  
3741. <div class="wp-block-image">
3742. <figure class="alignright"><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="400" height="225" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalhours.jpeg" alt="Against a reddish background of autumn leaves there's a giant black microphone and the image of a middle-aged man with short hair and glasses, wearing a cheap grey sweater. That's Stilgherrian! The text says: FINAL HOURS The 9pm Mid-2025 Series." class="wp-image-37914" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalhours.jpeg 400w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalhours-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalhours-75x42.jpeg 75w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></figure></div>
3743.  
3744.  
3745. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners, and there&#8217;s mere hours left to support this seasons&#8217;s crowdfunder. You have until 9pm AEST this Tuesday 22 April.</strong></p>
3746.  
3747.  
3748.  
3749. <p>This campaign combines autumn and winter, and for that matter also my birthday in the first half of May, so I encourage you to be extra generous.</p>
3750.  
3751.  
3752.  
3753. <p>The funding goes towards making more special-guest episodes of&nbsp;<em>The 9pm Edict</em>, and other projects including&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>.</p>
3754.  
3755.  
3756.  
3757. <p><strong>If you miss the deadline, you can&nbsp;always <a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></p>
3758.  
3759.  
3760.  
3761. <p>This episode it&#8217;s thanks to Peter Nunn.</p>
3762.  
3763.  
3764.  
3765. <p>It&#8217;s also thanks once more to everyone who supported&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2024">The 9pm Summer Series 2024</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
3766.  
3767.  
3768.  
3769. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Andrew Best, Gay Rainbow Anarchist, Paul McElwee, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
3770.  
3771.  
3772.  
3773. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Joanna Forbes, kofeyh, Mark Newton, Paul Williams, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
3774.  
3775.  
3776.  
3777. <p>WE WILL, WE WILL JUDGE YOU: David Porteous, John Lindsay, Peter Wickins, and Trent Yarwood. This is one of the two new rewards for <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> with Snarky Platypus, two pilot episodes of which we’ll produce very soon. Send us your three-song playlist and we’ll play a bit of each one and judge your taste.</p>
3778.  
3779.  
3780.  
3781. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Kennedy, Andrew M, Bic Smith, Bruce Hardie, Frank Filippone, Joop de Wit, Kit Biggs, Mark Newton, Michael, Michael Cowley, Mindy Johnson, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Peter Blakeley, Peter McCrudden, Ric Hayman, Rohan Pearce, Shane Perris, Tom Carding, Tom Carding again, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
3782.  
3783.  
3784.  
3785. <p>RECOMMEND A SONG TO US: Kimberley Heitman and Rhydwyn. This is the other new reward linked to the <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>. In 25 words or less tell us why we should like a song and we’ll play it and tell you what we think.</p>
3786.  
3787.  
3788.  
3789. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: kofeyh.</p>
3790.  
3791.  
3792.  
3793. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Ben Harris-Roxas, Matthew Tayloe, Michael Harris, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
3794.  
3795.  
3796.  
3797. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Ashley Walsh, Daniel O’Connor, Errol Cavit, Garth Kidd, Gurgle Costello (!), James Henstridge, Kiran Castellino, Lindsay, Matthew Crawford, Peter Blakeley, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
3798.  
3799.  
3800.  
3801. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: Two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
3802.  
3803.  
3804.  
3805. <p>And another 12 people who choose to have no reward at all, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much. You know who you are.</p>
3806.  
3807.  
3808.  
3809. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
3810.  
3811.  
3812.  
3813. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3814. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
3815.  
3816.  
3817.  
3818. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
3819.  
3820.  
3821.  
3822. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
3823. </ul>
3824.  
3825.  
3826.  
3827. <p></p>
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3832.  
3833. <itunes:subtitle>Chinese marine research vessel Tan Suo Yi Hao. (Photo: Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering) Inset: A platypus, but not that one. (Taronga Conservation Society Australia / Chris Wheeler)    The summer series is dragging on,</itunes:subtitle>
3834. <itunes:summary>Chinese marine research vessel Tan Suo Yi Hao. (Photo: Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering) Inset: A platypus, but not that one. (Taronga Conservation Society Australia / Chris Wheeler)&lt;br /&gt;
3835. <br />
3836. <br />
3837. <br />
3838. The summer series is dragging on, and there's still so many things on our minds. So joining me for a bonus episode is my good friend Snarky Platypus.<br />
3839. <br />
3840. <br />
3841. <br />
3842. <br />
3843. <br />
3844. <br />
3845. <br />
3846. In this episode we talk about lego, trains full of boomers, the echidnapus, and the panic about a so-called Chinese Spy Ship. And of course there's a few rants about election discourse and political polling.<br />
3847. <br />
3848. <br />
3849. <br />
3850. <br />
3851. <br />
3852. <br />
3853. <br />
3854. This podcast is available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, JioSaavn, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Spotify, and Speaker.<br />
3855. <br />
3856. <br />
3857. <br />
3858. You can also subscribe to the generic podcast feed.<br />
3859. <br />
3860. <br />
3861. <br />
3862. Episode Links<br />
3863. <br />
3864. <br />
3865. <br />
3866. <br />
3867. 01. snarkyplatypus | Twitter, Instagram, TikTok | Linktree<br />
3868. A platypus of many talents. Interested in politics, food, pop music & basketball. <br />
3869. <br />
3870. 02. 100-million year-old monotreme fossils unveiled | ABC News - YouTube<br />
3871. [27 May 2024] A 100-million year-old monotreme coined the "echidnapus", which shares platypus-and echidna-like characteristics, is one of three extinct species of egg-laying mammal unveiled by palaeontologists. Chief Scientist and Director of the Australian Museum Research Institute says that although the echidnapus is not a direct ancestor of modern monotremes, it gives palaeontologists an "important snapshot" on how the unique anatomies came to be today. <br />
3872. <br />
3873. 03. 'Echidnapus': Australian scientists discover ancient monotreme - BBC News<br />
3874. [27 May 2024] Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the "echidnapus" which they believe roamed Australia in prehistoric times. <br />
3875. <br />
3876. 04. Australian scientists identify ‘Age of Monotremes’ - The Australian Museum<br />
3877. [27 May 2024] Published today in the Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, evidence of an ‘Age of Monotremes’ has been unearthed by a team of Australian scientists at the Australian Museum (AM), Museums Victoria and Australian Opal Centre. <br />
3878. <br />
3879. 05. Discovery of the Ancient Echidnapus May Hint at an Age of Monotremes - discoverwildscience<br />
3880. [17 April 2025] Scientists have just unearthed the fascinating ancient monotreme dubbed the echidnapus at Australia’s Lightning Ridge, a creature that lived 100 million years ago. This ancient blend of echidna and platypus offers a peek into a time when egg-laying mammals roamed the land, adding an exciting chapter to our prehistoric knowledge. <br />
3881. <br />
3882. 06. Gondwanaland (Australian band) - Wikipedia<br />
3883. Gondwanaland, originally billed as Gondwanaland Project, were an Australian ambient musical ensemble which combined the indigenous Australian instrument the didgeridoo with western instruments such as synthesiser and guitar. [This is the one I was thinking of.] <br />
3884. <br />
3885. 07. Gondwana (band) - Wikipedia<br />
3886. Gondwana is a reggae group from La Pincoya, Santiago, Chile, founded in 1987 by I-Locks Labbé. [I had until this moment never heard of this one.] <br />
3887. <br />
3888. 08. Mostly I like it when people pat my dog Roxie – but a man with a goatee took it a step further | Ashe Davenport | The Guardian<br />
3889. [18 April 2025] I’m proud of her and all her good girlness. I want the world to love her as much as I do – just not more than that. <br />
3890. <br />
3891. 09. Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton catch breath during election campaign on Easter Sunday | 7NEWS - YouTube<br />
3892. [20 April 2025] Easter Sunday has brought a brief peace to th...</itunes:summary>
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3914. <description><![CDATA[Yes, in my week of Monday 14 to Sunday 20 April 2025 the first pilot episode of Another Untitled Music Podcast was finally posted, and people seem to be liking it? And this season&#8217;s crowdfunder hit its first target, thank you. I am a happy little boy. FINAL HOURS: This season’s crowdfunder ends on Tuesday &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/777/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 777: The music podcast has finally appeared so let&#8217;s look at an old railway station"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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3916. <p><strong>Yes, in my week of Monday 14 to Sunday 20 April 2025 the first pilot episode of <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> was finally posted, and people seem to be liking it? And this season&#8217;s crowdfunder hit its first target, thank you. I am a happy little boy.</strong></p>
3917.  
3918.  
3919.  
3920. <span id="more-37899"></span>
3921.  
3922.  
3923.  
3924. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">FINAL HOURS: This season’s crowdfunder ends on Tuesday night</h4>
3925.  
3926.  
3927. <div class="wp-block-image">
3928. <figure class="alignright size-full"><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="400" height="225" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalhours.jpeg" alt="Against a reddish background of autumn leaves there's a giant black microphone and the image of a middle-aged man with short hair and glasses, wearing a cheap grey sweater. That's Stilgherrian! The text says: FINAL HOURS The 9pm Mid-2025 Series." class="wp-image-37914" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalhours.jpeg 400w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalhours-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalhours-75x42.jpeg 75w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></figure></div>
3929.  
3930.  
3931. <p><strong>There&#8217;s just 48 hours left in this season’s crowdfunding campaign,&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025">The 9pm Mid-2025 Series</a>.</strong></p>
3932.  
3933.  
3934.  
3935. <p>This campaign combines autumn and winter, and for that matter also my birthday in the first half of May, so I encourage you to be extra generous.</p>
3936.  
3937.  
3938.  
3939. <p>The funding goes towards making more special-guest episodes of my inappropriate and often disturbing podcast for grown-ups,&nbsp;<em>The 9pm Edict</em>, and other projects including <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>.</p>
3940.  
3941.  
3942.  
3943. <p>This afternoon we hit Target One, which is fantastic thank you, and at the time of writing we&#8217;re now 75% of the way towards Target Two.</p>
3944.  
3945.  
3946.  
3947. <p><strong>Please&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2024">click though</a>, read, and consider. You have until 9pm AEST this Tuesday 22 April.</strong></p>
3948.  
3949.  
3950.  
3951. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
3952.  
3953.  
3954.  
3955. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3956. <li><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast | Pilot 1</a>, recorded way back on 26 January but finally posted on Sunday — except a problem at the hosting provider meant it wasn’t visible until a couple of days later. Anyway, here it is at last.</li>
3957. </ul>
3958.  
3959.  
3960.  
3961. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. Please consider the crowdfunder above. If you miss that deadline, or prefer to pay me directly, you can always&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
3962.  
3963.  
3964.  
3965. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
3966.  
3967.  
3968.  
3969. <ul class="wp-block-list">
3970. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-64/">The Weekly Cybers #64</a>. eSafety’s international fines slammed as “vibes-based virtue signalling”, warnings on election disinformation, US defunds CVE cybersecurity research database, and more.</li>
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3989. </form>
3990.  
3991.  
3992.  
3993. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
3994.  
3995.  
3996.  
3997. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
3998.  
3999.  
4000.  
4001. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
4002.  
4003.  
4004.  
4005. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
4006.  
4007.  
4008.  
4009. <p>I was about to say &#8220;It&#8217;s a strange collection of Elon Musk stories this week&#8221;, but then it always is, right?</p>
4010.  
4011.  
4012.  
4013. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4014. <li><em>TIME</em> has of course included <a href="https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273786/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a> in their <a href="https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/">The 100 Most Influential People of 2025</a>.</li>
4015.  
4016.  
4017.  
4018. <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-praises-elon-musk-compares-him-father-soviet-space-program-2025-04-16/">Putin praises Elon Musk, compares him to father of Soviet space program</a>. What, the great <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Korolev">Sergei Korolev</a>, chief engineer of the Soviet Union&#8217;s space program in the 1950s and 1960s? ROFL.</li>
4019.  
4020.  
4021.  
4022. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/13/trump-adviser-peter-navarro-elon-musk-feud">Trump adviser Peter Navarro says ‘we’re great’ after Elon Musk calls him ‘moron’</a>.</li>
4023.  
4024.  
4025.  
4026. <li><a href="https://newlinesmag.com/argument/steve-bannon-and-elon-musk-are-battling-for-the-soul-of-trumpism/">Steve Bannon and Elon Musk are battling for the soul of Trumpism</a>. &#8220;A growing rift within the MAGA coalition between populists and techno-oligarchs may determine the future of the Republican Party.&#8221;</li>
4027.  
4028.  
4029.  
4030. <li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevdz4yxpd9o">Tesla whistleblower wins latest legal battle in fight against Musk</a>.</li>
4031.  
4032.  
4033.  
4034. <li>&#8220;The tycoon and Donald Trump advisor has moved his businesses from California to a mostly rural central Texas county. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9de28n71ldo">What do the neighbours think?</a>&#8220;</li>
4035.  
4036.  
4037.  
4038. <li>From <em>The Atlantic</em>, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/elon-musk-fatherhood/682502/">The Harem of Elon Musk</a> (<a href="https://archive.md/pJjbF">archived</a>). &#8220;The DOGE leader is offering the Republican Party a very different vision of fatherhood.&#8221; Yeah no kidding.</li>
4039.  
4040.  
4041.  
4042. <li>And at the <em>Guardian</em>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/19/musk-trump-palestine-katy-perry">Sci-fi Musk is brainstorming ways to breed his ‘legion’ more efficiently</a>, riffing off a story in the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-tactics-elon-musk-uses-to-manage-his-legion-of-babies-and-their-mothers/ar-AA1CZEkq">The tactics Elon Musk uses to manage his ‘legion’ of babies — and their mothers</a>.</li>
4043. </ul>
4044.  
4045.  
4046.  
4047. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
4048.  
4049.  
4050.  
4051. <p>Just a few videos this week. Enjoy.</p>
4052.  
4053.  
4054.  
4055. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4056. <li>From the YouTube channel Whiskey Tribe, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrbwvG0XeUQ">We try to match Churchill drink for drink… send help</a>. Which is an interesting challenge, given that they also try to match Winston&#8217;s cigar  consumption. But they&#8217;re both Americans and I can&#8217;t help but think they&#8217;re a bit soft. Maybe I should try this myself.</li>
4057.  
4058.  
4059.  
4060. <li>From Asianometry, for no reason whatsoever, a video about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beikQUKOTQE">historical tariffs in Asia and South America</a>.</li>
4061.  
4062.  
4063.  
4064. <li>Some infrared video captures of <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/annamac.bsky.social/post/3ln7ydzlpnk2h">quolls and a Tasmanian devil</a> in, um, Tasmania.</li>
4065.  
4066.  
4067.  
4068. <li>Finally, there&#8217;s a new video from Ze Frank, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5bZ4Vk2u7M">True Facts: The Bizarre Magic of Water Walkers</a>.</li>
4069. </ul>
4070.  
4071.  
4072.  
4073. <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
4074. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
4075.  
4076.  
4077.  
4078. <p>The week begins with me still in Sydney and it&#8217;s the Easter Monday public holiday, but I&#8217;ll be editing and posting that podcast with Snarky Platypus and doing some other bits and pieces.</p>
4079.  
4080.  
4081.  
4082. <p><em>The Weekly Cybers</em> will appear on Thursday again this week, because Friday is the public holiday for Anzac Day. For most Australians it&#8217;s a very short work week indeed.</p>
4083. </div></div>
4084.  
4085.  
4086.  
4087. <p>[<strong>Update 23 April 2025:</strong> Snarky Platypus has had to change his plans, and for very good reasons, so I&#8217;m juggling the podcast schedule yet again. You must be getting sick of this. Sorry.]</p>
4088.  
4089.  
4090.  
4091. <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
4092. <p><s>On that Friday, though, Snarky Platypus and I will record the second pilot episode of <em><em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em></em>, and it&#8217;ll be posted a few days later. I&#8217;ll return to the Blue Mountains on Friday night.</s></p>
4093.  
4094.  
4095.  
4096. <p>On Friday I&#8217;ll be bumping out of my Sydney hide-hole and getting the train back to the Blue mountains.</p>
4097.  
4098.  
4099.  
4100. <p><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> On Friday evening I&#8217;m recording a podcast with Scottish author and social researcher <a href="https://the9pmedict.com/tag/david-f-porteous/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David F Porteous</a>, who will be asking me to explain Australian democracy. In return he&#8217;ll update us from his side of the world. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please let me know by 9am AEST this Friday 25 April.</p>
4101.  
4102.  
4103.  
4104. <p>In between all that I&#8217;ll be trying to catch up on client work.</p>
4105.  
4106.  
4107.  
4108. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
4109. </div></div>
4110.  
4111.  
4112.  
4113. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4114. <li>Federal Election, 3 May 2025. I haven&#8217;t made any plans yet, although I&#8217;ll probably be down in Sydney somewhere.</li>
4115.  
4116.  
4117.  
4118. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/takashi-wakasugi-comedy-samurai/">Takashi Wakasugi Comedy Samurai</a>, The Comedy Store, Sydney, 4 May 2025. I am totally fascinated by this guy&#8217;s brain.</li>
4119.  
4120.  
4121.  
4122. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.auda.org.au/news-insights/events/auda-2026-30-draft-strategy-webinar/">.au member webinar: auDA 2026-30 Draft Strategy</a>, online, 5 May 2025.</li>
4123.  
4124.  
4125.  
4126. <li><a href="https://www.sydneyhelitours.com.au/sydney-heli-grand-flight">Sydney Heli Grand Flight</a>, Sydney HeliTours, 7 May 2025. Someone has been quite generous with this birthday present, my first helicopter flight. There will be photographs.</li>
4127.  
4128.  
4129.  
4130. <li>Stilgherrian&#8217;s Nth birthday lunch, where N is divisible by 5, Blue Mountains, Saturday 10 May 2025. This date may or may not be my exact birthday. Some friends have organised lunch at a posh place in the Blue Mountains. If you&#8217;re of the opinion that you&#8217;d like to join us, please let me know and I&#8217;ll connect you with the organiser.</li>
4131.  
4132.  
4133.  
4134. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.ussc.edu.au/space-traffic-jam-challenges-facing-space-sustainability">Space traffic jam: Challenges facing space sustainabilit</a>y, US Studies Centre, online, 14 May 2025.</li>
4135.  
4136.  
4137.  
4138. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/?s=he+huang">He Huang&#8217;s White Man&#8217;s Burden</a>, Concourse Chatswood, 17 May 2025. I really love her work. Look for her on YouTube.</li>
4139. </ul>
4140.  
4141.  
4142.  
4143. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A NSW TrainLink <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_V_set">V-set</a> train at Mount Victoria station in the Blue Mountains, photographed on 18 March 2020. I&#8217;d travelled there to retrieve my phone, which the staff had helpfully retrieved from the train where I&#8217;d dropped it the night before.]</p>
4144.  
4145.  
4146.  
4147. <p></p>
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4154. <title>Weekly Wrap 776: Check that grass and check that podcast, if you can</title>
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4158. <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 08:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
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4167.  
4168. <description><![CDATA[I am pleased to report that my week of Monday 7 to Sunday 13 April 2025 saw me return to more normal levels of productivity — although that&#8217;s still relatively low by most people&#8217;s standards. And a certain podcast nearly appeared, finally. We&#8217;re entering the final week of crowdfunding (nearly) There&#8217;s just 9 days left &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/776/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 776: Check that grass and check that podcast, if you can"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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4170. <p><strong>I am pleased to report that my week of Monday 7 to Sunday 13 April 2025 saw me return to more normal levels of productivity — although that&#8217;s still relatively low by most people&#8217;s standards. And a certain podcast <em>nearly</em> appeared, finally.</strong></p>
4171.  
4172.  
4173.  
4174. <span id="more-37873"></span>
4175.  
4176.  
4177.  
4178. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">We&#8217;re entering the final week of crowdfunding (nearly)</h4>
4179.  
4180.  
4181. <div class="wp-block-image">
4182. <figure class="alignright size-full"><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="400" height="225" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalweek.jpeg" alt="Against a reddish background of autumn leaves there's a giant black microphone and the image of a middle-aged man with short hair and glasses, wearing a cheap grey sweater. That's Stilgherrian! The text says: FINAL WEEK The 9pm Mid-2025 Series." class="wp-image-37886" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalweek.jpeg 400w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalweek-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-finalweek-75x42.jpeg 75w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></figure></div>
4183.  
4184.  
4185. <p><strong>There&#8217;s just 9 days left in this season’s crowdfunding campaign,&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025">The 9pm Mid-2025 Series</a>.</strong></p>
4186.  
4187.  
4188.  
4189. <p>Yeah that&#8217;s close enough to the final week.</p>
4190.  
4191.  
4192.  
4193. <p>This campaign combines autumn and winter, and for that matter also my birthday in the first half of May, so I encourage you to be extra generous.</p>
4194.  
4195.  
4196.  
4197. <p>The funding goes towards making more special-guest episodes of my inappropriate and often disturbing podcast for grown-ups,&nbsp;<em>The 9pm Edict</em>, and other projects including <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>.</p>
4198.  
4199.  
4200.  
4201. <p>At the time of writing we&#8217;re stalled at 61% of the way towards Target One with 9 days to go. I&#8217;d be very grateful if you gave it a push.</p>
4202.  
4203.  
4204.  
4205. <p><strong>Please&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2024">click though</a>, read, and consider. You have until Tuesday 22 April.</strong></p>
4206.  
4207.  
4208.  
4209. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
4210.  
4211.  
4212.  
4213. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4214. <li><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast | Pilot 1</a>, recorded way back on 26 January but finally posted on Sunday — except there’s a problem at the hosting provider and it may not be visible to you yet. Hey, just subscribe in your favourite podcast app and it&#8217;ll appear when we fix the bug.</li>
4215. </ul>
4216.  
4217.  
4218.  
4219. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. Please consider the crowdfunder above. If you miss that deadline, or prefer to pay me directly, you can always&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
4220.  
4221.  
4222.  
4223. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
4224.  
4225.  
4226.  
4227. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4228. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-63/">The Weekly Cybers #63</a>. Fallout from last week’s superannuation company hacks, AI passes the Turing test (or not), and yet another call for a civilian cyber reserve.</li>
4229. </ul>
4230.  
4231.  
4232.  
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4242.  
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4244.  <p>
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4248.  
4249.  
4250.  
4251. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
4252.  
4253.  
4254.  
4255. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
4256.  
4257.  
4258.  
4259. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
4260.  
4261.  
4262.  
4263. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
4264.  
4265.  
4266.  
4267. <p>One should always pay attention to The Narrative, right? Well right now The Narrative says that tensions are building between Mr Musk and Mr Trump.</p>
4268.  
4269.  
4270.  
4271. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4272. <li>According to Reuters, “Elon Musk’s DOGE team of technologists is <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/musks-doge-using-ai-snoop-us-federal-workers-sources-say-2025-04-08/">using artificial intelligence to surveil</a> at least one federal agency’s communications for hostility to President Donald Trump and his agenda.&#8221; They&#8217;re also using Signal to communicate, presumably to bypass government record-keeping requirements. And they&#8217;re &#8220;heavily&#8221; using Musk&#8217;s Grok AI chatbot, according to one source, though it&#8217;s not clear how, and where.</li>
4273.  
4274.  
4275.  
4276. <li>From <em>Rolling Stone</em>, <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/elon-musk-trump-doge-destruction-1235314218/">Inside Elon Musk’s gleeful destruction of the government</a>.</li>
4277.  
4278.  
4279.  
4280. <li>&#8220;A 32-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/man-charged-with-threatening-to-kill-donald-trump-and-elon-musk/105169326">charged with threatening to kill</a> US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and other government officials.&#8221;</li>
4281.  
4282.  
4283.  
4284. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-09/elon-musk-peter-navarro-donald-trump-trade-tariffs/105154190">Musk calls Trump trade adviser &#8216;dumber than bricks&#8217; amid escalating tariffs blowback</a>.</li>
4285.  
4286.  
4287.  
4288. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/10/mario-nawfal-putin-interview-elon-musk">Elon Musk boosting influencer who platforms far-right Putin allies</a>.</li>
4289.  
4290.  
4291.  
4292. <li>The Australia government&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/09/australia-government-millions-advertising-on-x-twitter-elon-musk-ntwnfb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">spent $2.7 million with X</a>&nbsp;for advertising in the first year it was owned by Elon Musk, despite having announced a pause on spending from 29 September 2022. If you are so inclined, here’s the full&nbsp;<a href="https://www.anao.gov.au/work/performance-audit/australian-government-advertising-november-2021-to-november-2024" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">audit report</a>.</li>
4293.  
4294.  
4295.  
4296. <li>And from <em>Vanity Fair</em>, &#8220;Elon Musk and Donald Trump are finally (maybe) breaking up.&#8221;</li>
4297. </ul>
4298.  
4299.  
4300.  
4301. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
4302.  
4303.  
4304.  
4305. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4306. <li>I&#8217;ve discovered a new YouTube channel, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@YourDinosaursAreWrong">Your Dinosaurs are Wrong</a>. Maybe start with the most recent video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuMHfWSyoGI">Sauropods &#8211; Air Hulks</a>, which explains how sauropods have four-stroke lungs and whales are cheating, somehow.</li>
4307.  
4308.  
4309.  
4310. <li>Yesterday was the anniversary of humanity&#8217;s first space flight, Yuri Gagarin Day. To celebrate, the somewhat mad Russian DJ BASIC put together this set, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmQ6fUV4qk">Space Journey / Cosmonautics Day Special</a>. </li>
4311.  
4312.  
4313.  
4314. <li>When too much engineering is never enough: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azDaPm13CT8&amp;">Which typeface&#8217;s capital &#8220;I&#8221; makes the best I-beam?</a> This perky young man also tests the engineering qualities of the other letters of the alphabet.</li>
4315.  
4316.  
4317.  
4318. <li>From DW Food, a remarkable video about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuR1ZR7dio4">how to enjoy a British pub</a>, which suggests having six to ten pints of beer before heading to dinner.</li>
4319.  
4320.  
4321.  
4322. <li>And from 1992, the remarkable Keith Floyd suggests some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKfcZ7nP_4Y">hangover cure recipes</a>.</li>
4323. </ul>
4324.  
4325.  
4326.  
4327. <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
4328. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
4329.  
4330.  
4331.  
4332. <p>This week I&#8217;ll attempt to continue my solid run of productivity. Well, solid by my standards. I&#8217;ll also be plugging the crowdfunder, because it&#8217;s not going quite as well as it needs to.</p>
4333.  
4334.  
4335.  
4336. <p>On Wednesday I&#8217;m heading down to Sydney for various purposes including health-related stuff and logistics. Just a day trip.</p>
4337.  
4338.  
4339.  
4340. <p><em>The Weekly Cybers</em> will appear on Thursday this week, because Friday is the public holiday for Good Friday. I&#8217;ll be heading down to Sydney on the Friday, and I&#8217;ll be staying there for about a week.</p>
4341. </div></div>
4342.  
4343.  
4344.  
4345. <p>[<strong>Update 16 April 2025:</strong> OK, I&#8217;m shuffling this around again, but this time I have good reasons.]</p>
4346.  
4347.  
4348.  
4349. <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
4350. <p><s>At some time on the long weekend Snarky Platypus and I will record the second pilot episode of <em><em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em></em>, and it&#8217;ll be posted a few days later.</s></p>
4351.  
4352.  
4353.  
4354. <p>On Saturday, Snarky Platypus and I will record a bonus episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast which will include many different things and not just the forthcoming election. I&#8217;ll post it on Sunday.</p>
4355.  
4356.  
4357.  
4358. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
4359. </div></div>
4360.  
4361.  
4362.  
4363. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4364. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> <em><em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em></em> pilot two recording, 25 April 2025, and it&#8217;ll be posted a day or three later.</li>
4365.  
4366.  
4367.  
4368. <li>Federal Election, 3 May 2025. I haven&#8217;t made any plans yet, although I&#8217;ll be down in Sydney somewhere.</li>
4369.  
4370.  
4371.  
4372. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/takashi-wakasugi-comedy-samurai/">Takashi Wakasugi Comedy Samurai</a>, The Comedy Store, Sydney, 4 May 2025. I am totally fascinated by this guy&#8217;s brain.</li>
4373.  
4374.  
4375.  
4376. <li><a href="https://www.sydneyhelitours.com.au/sydney-heli-grand-flight">Sydney Heli Grand Flight</a>, Sydney HeliTours, 7 May 2025. Someone has been quite generous with this birthday present, my first helicopter flight. There will be photographs.</li>
4377.  
4378.  
4379.  
4380. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> Stilgherrian&#8217;s Nth birthday lunch, where N is divisible by 5, Blue Mountains, Saturday 10 May 2025. This date may or may not be my exact birthday. Some friends have organised lunch at a posh place in the Mountains. If you&#8217;re of the opinion that you&#8217;d like to join us, please let me know and I&#8217;ll connect you with the organiser.</li>
4381.  
4382.  
4383.  
4384. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/?s=he+huang">He Huang&#8217;s White Man&#8217;s Burden</a>, Concourse Chatswood, 17 May 2025. I really love her work. Look for her on YouTube.</li>
4385. </ul>
4386.  
4387.  
4388.  
4389. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscanthus_sinensis">Miscanthus sinensis</a></em>, or Chinese silver grass, is native to East Asia and South-East Asia, but it has also escaped from gardens in the Blue Mountains and here we are. Photographed near Wentworth Falls on 7 April 2025.]</p>
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4395. <item>
4396. <title>Weekly Wrap 775: The pollen turns their poo yellow!</title>
4397. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/775/</link>
4399. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stilgherrian]]></dc:creator>
4400. <pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 09:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
4401. <category><![CDATA[Weekly Wrap]]></category>
4402. <category><![CDATA[banksia]]></category>
4403. <category><![CDATA[doge]]></category>
4404. <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category>
4405. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
4406. <category><![CDATA[rosella]]></category>
4407. <category><![CDATA[tesla]]></category>
4408. <category><![CDATA[x]]></category>
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4410.  
4411. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 31 March to Sunday 6 April 2025 wasn&#8217;t very productive, but I&#8217;m feeling much, much better after a too-long period of fatigue. Have a flower. Have a bonus bee. There seems to be some low-level infection circulating at the moment. Not bad enough to knock you out, but just enough to &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/775/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 775: The pollen turns their poo yellow!"</span></a></p>]]></description>
4412. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
4413. <p><strong>My week of Monday 31 March to Sunday 6 April 2025 wasn&#8217;t very productive, but I&#8217;m feeling much, much better after a too-long period of fatigue. Have a flower. Have a bonus bee.</strong></p>
4414.  
4415.  
4416.  
4417. <span id="more-37839"></span>
4418.  
4419.  
4420.  
4421. <p>There seems to be some low-level infection  circulating at the moment. Not bad enough to knock you out, but just enough to push anyone who&#8217;s already struggling into The Blurry Land. Anyway, I won&#8217;t whinge on. Let&#8217;s just get into this new month.</p>
4422.  
4423.  
4424.  
4425. <p>The good news is that the <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia_spinulosa">Banksia spinulosa</a></em> is in flower throughout the scrubland here, attracting plenty of loud red wattlebirds (<em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_wattlebird">Anthochaera carunculata</a></em>). And bees. The existing population of crimson rosellas (<em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_rosella">Platycercus elegans</a></em>) are scoffing so much pollen it&#8217;s turning their poo yellow.</p>
4426.  
4427.  
4428.  
4429. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Please support this season&#8217;s crowdfunder</h4>
4430.  
4431.  
4432. <div class="wp-block-image">
4433. <figure class="alignright size-full"><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="400" height="225" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pozible27-hero-01-400-title.jpeg" alt="Against a reddish background of autumn leaves there's a giant black microphone and the image of a middle-aged man with short hair and glasses, wearing a cheap grey sweater. That's Stilgherrian! The text says: The 9pm Mid-2025 Series." class="wp-image-37808" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pozible27-hero-01-400-title.jpeg 400w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-75x42.jpeg 75w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></figure></div>
4434.  
4435.  
4436. <p><strong>We’re well into autumn, so last week I launched the new season’s crowdfunding campaign,&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025">The 9pm Mid-2025 Series</a>.</strong></p>
4437.  
4438.  
4439.  
4440. <p>Yes, it combines autumn and winter, and for that matter also my birthday in the first half of May, so I encourage you to be extra generous.</p>
4441.  
4442.  
4443.  
4444. <p>The funding goes towards making more special-guest episodes of my inappropriate and often disturbing podcast for grown-ups,&nbsp;<em>The 9pm Edict</em>, and other projects.</p>
4445.  
4446.  
4447.  
4448. <p>At the time of writing we&#8217;re 48% of the way towards Target One with 16 days to go.</p>
4449.  
4450.  
4451.  
4452. <p><strong>Please&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2024">click though</a>, read, and consider. You have until Tuesday 22 April.</strong></p>
4453.  
4454.  
4455.  
4456. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
4457.  
4458.  
4459.  
4460. <p>None, but here&#8217;s an update. The two show-stoppers, literally, are the music license and the hosting. Certain details have been worked out with APRA AMCOS, the licensing body, so that can proceed. Meanwhile, shifting the hosting to <a href="https://podcastdb.io">PodcastDB</a> so I can use their geoblocking feature has been — well, not so much delayed as simply needing a little work their end. OK, that&#8217;s a delay. If you&#8217;re particularly interested you can read <a href="https://www.pozible.com/profile/stilgherrian/activity/another-untitled-music-podcast-gets-ever-closer-no-really--44d588e6-3348-4ce3-847f-935efa1d3c09">the details</a>.</p>
4461.  
4462.  
4463.  
4464. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. Please consider the crowdfunder above. If you miss that deadline, or prefer to pay me directly, you can always&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
4465.  
4466.  
4467.  
4468. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
4469.  
4470.  
4471.  
4472. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4473. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-62/">The Weekly Cybers #62</a>. AEC rules that podcasts are The Media too, Budget a &#8220;missed opportunity&#8221;, ASX tech is rubbish, and more.</li>
4474. </ul>
4475.  
4476.  
4477.  
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4487.  
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4493.  
4494.  
4495.  
4496. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
4497.  
4498.  
4499.  
4500. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
4501.  
4502.  
4503.  
4504. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
4505.  
4506.  
4507.  
4508. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
4509.  
4510.  
4511.  
4512. <p>My Schadenfreude Gauge is overloaded.</p>
4513.  
4514.  
4515.  
4516. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4517. <li>&#8220;Why a small judge&#8217;s race in Wisconsin will be an <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/wisconsin-judicial-race-a-loss-for-trump-and-elon-musk/105127826">embarrassment</a> to Donald Trump and Elon Musk. It&#8217;s not just that stupid cheese hat.</li>
4518.  
4519.  
4520.  
4521. <li>The latest polls say <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/elon-musk-poll-approval-030168">the people don&#8217;t like </a>Musk.</li>
4522.  
4523.  
4524.  
4525. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/02/tesla-sales-down-elon-musk">Tesla quarterly sales slump 13% amid backlash against Elon Musk</a>.</li>
4526.  
4527.  
4528.  
4529. <li>I&#8217;d missed this last week, but the FBI has <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/25/us/fbi-task-force-tesla-attacks-hnk/index.html">launched a task force</a> targeting anti-Tesla &#8220;domestic terrorism&#8221;. Yes, that&#8217;s why the new FBI director Kash Patel called it..</li>
4530.  
4531.  
4532.  
4533. <li>Reports have  been saying <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/02/elon-musk-trump-doge">Musk will leave DOGE soon</a>, when the 130-day cap on his government service expires, although DOGE itself will continue. Apparently <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/02/trump-musk-leaving-political-liability-00265784">Trump said this</a>.</li>
4534.  
4535.  
4536.  
4537. <li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6e9788a0-d43c-434c-be15-996dedd9ee9e">Elon Musk denies this</a>.</li>
4538.  
4539.  
4540.  
4541. <li>X has suffered a <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/04/01/hacker-claims-to-have-leaked-200-million-x-user-data-records-for-free/">data breach</a> of 200 million user records. Allegedly.</li>
4542.  
4543.  
4544.  
4545. <li>And CNN puts it this way: <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/03/business/elon-musk-tesla-sales-nightcap/index.html">Everything is blowing up in Elon Musk’s face</a>.</li>
4546. </ul>
4547.  
4548.  
4549.  
4550. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
4551.  
4552.  
4553.  
4554. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4555. <li><a href="https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2025/04/04/ashton-halls-morning-routine-has-gone-viral-for-all-the-wrong-reasons">Ashton Hall’s morning routine has gone viral for all the wrong reasons</a>. And <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ashtonhallofficial/video/7485504739707309342?lang=en">here&#8217;s the routine</a>. What a sad, sad existence.</li>
4556.  
4557.  
4558.  
4559. <li>From <em>The Conversation,</em> &#8220;Can you tell the difference between real and fake news photos? <a href="https://theconversation.com/can-you-tell-the-difference-between-real-and-fake-news-photos-take-the-quiz-to-find-out-253539">Take the quiz to find out</a>.&#8221;</li>
4560.  
4561.  
4562.  
4563. <li>Malaysian comedian Dr Jason Leong explains <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlhkHCZvL4M">What happens when your penis ring gets stuck</a>.</li>
4564.  
4565.  
4566.  
4567. <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/639078/samsung-bespoke-ai-jet-ultra-vacuum-text-messages">Samsung’s latest stick vac can alert you to calls and text messages</a>, for reasons which are not clear to me. I do not wish to discuss my life with household appliances.</li>
4568.  
4569.  
4570.  
4571. <li>I&#8217;ve been wanting to find this for ages. Back in 1992 the BBC produced a 6-part documentary series about comedy called <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny_Business_(TV_series)">Funny Business</a></em>. The first episode is the real stand-out: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqKqVrBP-so">Visual Comedy &#8211; a Lecture by Rowan Atkinson, MSc (Oxon)</a>. I assume this copy is taken from someone&#8217;s old VHS tape, so it&#8217;s a bit ratty, but I think it&#8217;s still worth watching.</li>
4572.  
4573.  
4574.  
4575. <li>And finally, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ei-z3iUp14">Taskmaster Origins &#8211; Rare Footage of the First Ever Show!</a>, Edinburgh, 2010. Yes, Alex Horne developed the TV show out of a stage show. I forget whether this was a deliberate evolutionary step.</li>
4576. </ul>
4577.  
4578.  
4579.  
4580. <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
4581. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
4582.  
4583.  
4584.  
4585. <p>This is literally identical to <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/774/">last week</a>: I’ll keep the plans brief this week: Wrap up <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast’s summer series, or at least lock in the final guest to do so; clock up some client billable hours; and plug the crowdfunder.</p>
4586.  
4587.  
4588.  
4589. <p>And I should finally get to post that first pilot episode of&nbsp;<em><em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em></em>. I&#8217;ve just jinxed it, haven&#8217;t I.</p>
4590.  
4591.  
4592.  
4593. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
4594. </div></div>
4595.  
4596.  
4597.  
4598. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4599. <li>Sydney days, 18–25 April 2025. Yes, I&#8217;m basing myself in Sydney again for a few days.</li>
4600.  
4601.  
4602.  
4603. <li><em><em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em></em> pilot two recording, 19 April 2025 (TBC). This is Easter Saturday, so there&#8217;s a very good chance that Snarky Platypus and I will be able to coordinate a time. If it&#8217;s not this day it&#8217;ll be a mere day or two later.</li>
4604.  
4605.  
4606.  
4607. <li>Federal Election, 3 May 2025. I haven&#8217;t made any plans yet.</li>
4608.  
4609.  
4610.  
4611. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/takashi-wakasugi-comedy-samurai/">Takashi Wakasugi Comedy Samurai</a>, The Comedy Store, Sydney, 4 May 2025.</li>
4612.  
4613.  
4614.  
4615. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.sydneyhelitours.com.au/sydney-heli-grand-flight">Sydney Heli Grand Flight</a>, Sydney HeliTours, 7 May 2025. Someone has been quite generous with this birthday present, my first helicopter flight. There will be photographs.</li>
4616.  
4617.  
4618.  
4619. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/?s=he+huang">He Huang&#8217;s White Man&#8217;s Burden</a>, Concourse Chatswood, 17 May 2025. I really love her work. Look for her on YouTube.</li>
4620. </ul>
4621.  
4622.  
4623.  
4624. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Close-up of a banksia flower, probably a variety of <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia_spinulosa">Banksia spinulosa</a></em>, or hairpin banksia, photographed at <a href="https://banksiacottages.com.au">Bunjaree Cottages</a> on 3 April 2025. I do not know the name of the bee. Let&#8217;s call her Geraldine.]</p>
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4629. </item>
4630. <item>
4631. <title>Weekly Wrap 774: Magpies are so talonted, yeah?</title>
4632. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/774/</link>
4634. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stilgherrian]]></dc:creator>
4635. <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
4636. <category><![CDATA[Weekly Wrap]]></category>
4637. <category><![CDATA[crowdfunding]]></category>
4638. <category><![CDATA[doge]]></category>
4639. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
4640. <category><![CDATA[ketamine]]></category>
4641. <category><![CDATA[magpie]]></category>
4642. <category><![CDATA[tesla]]></category>
4643. <category><![CDATA[x]]></category>
4644. <category><![CDATA[xai]]></category>
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4646.  
4647. <description><![CDATA[During my week of Monday 24 to Sunday 30 March 2025 the numbers of my magnificent Magpie Army started to swell again, with 18 of them visiting the other morning. I took a photo. I also produced a podcast, launched a crowdfunder, and squeezed out a newsletter. As its peak, however, there&#8217;s been up to &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/774/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 774: Magpies are so talonted, yeah?"</span></a></p>]]></description>
4648. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
4649. <p><strong>During my week of Monday 24 to Sunday 30 March 2025 the numbers of my magnificent Magpie Army started to swell again, with 18 of them visiting the other morning. I took a photo. I also produced a podcast, launched a crowdfunder, and squeezed out a newsletter.</strong></p>
4650.  
4651.  
4652.  
4653. <span id="more-37784"></span>
4654.  
4655.  
4656.  
4657. <p>As its peak, however, there&#8217;s been up to 22 magpies visiting me. There&#8217;s various videos of them and other critters at my YouTube playlist, erm, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwzG8y9iemJSuW9wc-l6zlYOH5a2OZaFb">Critters</a>.</p>
4658.  
4659.  
4660.  
4661. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Please support this season&#8217;s crowdfunder</h4>
4662.  
4663.  
4664. <div class="wp-block-image">
4665. <figure class="alignright size-full"><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="400" height="225" src="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pozible27-hero-01-400-title.jpeg" alt="Against a reddish background of autumn leaves there's a giant black microphone and the image of a middle-aged man with short hair and glasses, wearing a cheap grey sweater. That's Stilgherrian! The text says: The 9pm Mid-2025 Series." class="wp-image-37808" srcset="https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pozible27-hero-01-400-title.jpeg 400w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-350x197.jpeg 350w, https://stilgherrian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pozible27-hero-01-400-title-75x42.jpeg 75w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></figure></div>
4666.  
4667.  
4668. <p><strong>We’re well into autumn, so this week I launched the new season’s crowdfunding campaign,&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/mid2025">The 9pm Mid-2025 Series</a>.</strong></p>
4669.  
4670.  
4671.  
4672. <p>Yes, it combines autumn and winter, and for that matter also my birthday in the first half of May, so I encourage you to be extra generous.</p>
4673.  
4674.  
4675.  
4676. <p>The funding goes towards making more special-guest episodes of my inappropriate and often disturbing podcast for grown-ups,&nbsp;<em>The 9pm Edict</em>, and other projects.</p>
4677.  
4678.  
4679.  
4680. <p>At the time of writing we&#8217;re 33% of the way towards Target One.</p>
4681.  
4682.  
4683.  
4684. <p><strong>Please&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2024">click though</a>, read, and consider. You have until Tuesday 22 April.</strong></p>
4685.  
4686.  
4687.  
4688. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts</h4>
4689.  
4690.  
4691.  
4692. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4693. <li><a href="https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00244/">The 9pm Dreams of American Empire with Associate Professor David Smith</a>, recorded on Tuesday and posted on Wednesday. And now there&#8217;s just one more special-guest episode to go for the much-delayed summer series.</li>
4694. </ul>
4695.  
4696.  
4697.  
4698. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You can always&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
4699.  
4700.  
4701.  
4702. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
4703.  
4704.  
4705.  
4706. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4707. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-61/">The Weekly Cybers #61</a>. Little digital thrill in the Budget, slow progress in the age assurance tech trial, the US can’t handle its military secrets, and more.</li>
4708. </ul>
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4729.  
4730. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
4731.  
4732.  
4733.  
4734. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos, Videos, Media Appearances, Corporate Largesse</h4>
4735.  
4736.  
4737.  
4738. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
4739.  
4740.  
4741.  
4742. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
4743.  
4744.  
4745.  
4746. <p>It seems to me that Elon Musk&#8217;s attention is starting to waver. The people don&#8217;t like him. </p>
4747.  
4748.  
4749.  
4750. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4751. <li>&#8220;Elon Musk says <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/companies/elon-musk-says-his-companies-are-suffering-because-of-his-work-with-the-white-house/ar-AA1BSLZZ">his companies are &#8216;suffering&#8217;</a> because of his work with the White House.&#8221;</li>
4752.  
4753.  
4754.  
4755. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/29/elon-musks-xai-firm-buys-social-media-platform-x-for-33bn">Elon Musk’s xAI firm buys social media platform X for $33bn</a>, valuing X at $45 million less $12 billon debt, and DA Davidson &amp; Co analyst Gil Luria says that number is not a coincidence. “It is $1bn higher than the take-private transaction for Twitter in 2022” and he can share the value of the xAI business with X co-investors.</li>
4756.  
4757.  
4758.  
4759. <li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/29/elon-musk-protesters-gather-at-tesla-showrooms">Elon Musk protesters gather at Tesla showrooms</a>.</li>
4760.  
4761.  
4762.  
4763. <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/command-line-newsletter/637083/elon-musk-reddit-ceo-content-moderation">Elon Musk pressured Reddit’s CEO on content moderation</a>.</li>
4764.  
4765.  
4766.  
4767. <li>From CNN, “<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/28/cars/tesla-elon-musk-investors-doge/index.html">‘I have like 17 jobs.’</a> Investors wonder if Elon Musk is spending enough time at Tesla to lead the company.”</li>
4768.  
4769.  
4770.  
4771. <li>Musk says <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/elon-musk-reveals-he-is-suffering-from-depression-uses-ketamine-heres-all-about-the-drug/articleshow/119411729.cms">his ketamine is prescribed</a> for depression.</li>
4772.  
4773.  
4774.  
4775. <li>&#8220;Is Elon Musk planning to step down from Trump&#8217;s DOGE team? <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/is-elon-musk-planning-to-step-down-from-donald-trumps-doge-team-heres-what-he-said-8040145">Here&#8217;s what he said</a>.&#8221;</li>
4776.  
4777.  
4778.  
4779. <li>And finally, Patrick Boyle asks: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT7x31Jm9go">Is Elon Musk&#8217;s business empire collapsing?</a></li>
4780. </ul>
4781.  
4782.  
4783.  
4784. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
4785.  
4786.  
4787.  
4788. <p>Just a few videos this week.</p>
4789.  
4790.  
4791.  
4792. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4793. <li>Dan Toomey has an entertaining backgrounder, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KipDBa4bTl8">What does Palantir actually do?</a></li>
4794.  
4795.  
4796.  
4797. <li>Matt Bevan&#8217;s <em>If You&#8217;re Listening</em> has another good backgrounder, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5MSYFTPz3Q">Why Trump’s Rare Earth scramble makes no sense</a>.</li>
4798.  
4799.  
4800.  
4801. <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW62RWXMlTc">How does a Michelin Star chef make instant ramen?</a> Apparently while being Korean and speaking English with an Italian accent. </li>
4802.  
4803.  
4804.  
4805. <li>And yeah there&#8217;s an election coming up, so I should mention this handy <a href="https://stories.theconversation.com/policy-tracker/">policy tracker</a> at <em>The Conversation</em>.</li>
4806. </ul>
4807.  
4808.  
4809.  
4810. <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
4811. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
4812.  
4813.  
4814.  
4815. <p>I&#8217;ll keep the plans brief this week: Wrap up <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast&#8217;s summer series, or at least lock in the final guest to do so; clock up some client billable hours; and plug the crowdfunder.</p>
4816.  
4817.  
4818.  
4819. <p>I&#8217;m also intending to post the first pilot episode of <em><em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em></em> on Saturday. This is much later than planned, of course, but by this date I will have organised the music license, finished the editing, and migrated the hosting to a platform where I can set up geoblocking. I accept that geoblocking will be annoying for listeners outside Australia and New Zealand, and I understand that there is literally no way you could ever work around it.</p>
4820. </div></div>
4821.  
4822.  
4823.  
4824. <p>[<strong>Update 6 April 2025:</strong> Fatigue has been my not-friend this week. The <em>AUMP</em> pilot is not quite ready to post, but I&#8217;ve got some of the infrastructure changes done. I&#8217;ll explain more soon, but I will say that the new hosting provider <a href="https://podcastdb.io">PodcastDb</a> has been a pleasure to deal with.]</p>
4825.  
4826.  
4827.  
4828. <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
4829. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
4830. </div></div>
4831.  
4832.  
4833.  
4834. <ul class="wp-block-list">
4835. <li>Sydney days, 18–25 April 2025. Yes, I&#8217;m basing myself in Sydney again for a few days.</li>
4836.  
4837.  
4838.  
4839. <li><em><em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em></em> pilot two recording, 19 April 2025 (TBC). This is Easter Saturday, so there&#8217;s a very good chance that Snarky Platypus and I will be able to coordinate a time. If it&#8217;s not this day it&#8217;ll be a mere day or two later,.</li>
4840.  
4841.  
4842.  
4843. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> Federal Election, 3 May 2025. I haven&#8217;t made any plans yet.</li>
4844.  
4845.  
4846.  
4847. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/takashi-wakasugi-comedy-samurai/">Takashi Wakasugi Comedy Samurai</a>, The Comedy Store, Sydney, 4 May 2025. </li>
4848.  
4849.  
4850.  
4851. <li><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/?s=he+huang">He Huang&#8217;s White Man&#8217;s Burden</a>, Concourse Chatswood, 17 May 2025. I really love her work. Look for her on YouTube.</li>
4852. </ul>
4853.  
4854.  
4855.  
4856. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> Magpie talons, being the feet of an Australian magpie (<em>Gymnorhina tibicen</em>), photographed on 26 March 2025.]</p>
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4863. <title>The 9pm Dreams of American Empire with Associate Professor David Smith</title>
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4884. <description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a lot going on in The America. You may have noticed. So as the summer series grinds on — way behind schedule — we&#8217;re joined by Associate Professor David Smith from the United States Study Centre. In this episode we talk, obviously, about the powers of POTUS and his Yalta 2.0 imperialist desires to &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/edict/00244/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The 9pm Dreams of American Empire with Associate Professor David Smith"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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4887.  
4888.  
4889.  
4890. <p><strong>There&#8217;s a lot going on in The America. You may have noticed. So as the summer series grinds on — way behind schedule — we&#8217;re joined by Associate Professor David Smith from the United States Study Centre.</strong></p>
4891.  
4892.  
4893.  
4894. <span id="more-37789"></span>
4895.  
4896.  
4897.  
4898. <p>In this episode we talk, obviously, about the powers of POTUS and his Yalta 2.0 imperialist desires to annex Canada. And Greenland. And Mexico. We discuss how the new Trumpian America might affect Australia&#8217;s favourite government program, AUKUS. And inevitably, we talk about Trump&#8217;s weird relationship with Elon Musk.</p>
4899.  
4900.  
4901. <iframe loading="lazy" src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=65124392&amp;theme=dark&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=true" width="100%" height="133px" frameborder="0"></iframe>
4902.  
4903.  
4904.  
4905. <p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>This podcast is available on <a href="https://music.amazon.com.au/podcasts/a4549ab5-7361-4eed-ae84-5086bd98703e/The-9pm-Edict">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-9pm-edict/id1506683812">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id2541000">Castbox</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deezer.com/show/772822">Deezer</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTUzMDA3OS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-the-9pm-edict-58203054/">iHeartRadio</a>, <a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/The-9pm-Edict//1//fjq1r8u2mwU_">JioSaavn</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/YOs7">Pocket Casts</a>, <a href="https://podplayer.net/?podId=1708973">Podcast Addict</a>, <a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-9pm-edict-981201">Podchaser</a>, <a href="spotify:show:5fUUfNSMoiqGflUTrr64vn">Spotify</a>, and <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/the9pmedict">Speaker</a>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
4906.  
4907.  
4908.  
4909. <p>You can also <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/1530079/episodes/feed">subscribe to the generic podcast feed</a>.</p>
4910.  
4911.  
4912.  
4913. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Episode Links</h4>
4914.  
4915.  
4916. <ul class="wppb-bookmarks"> <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4917. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.ussc.edu.au/david-smith">01. Associate Professor David Smith | United States Studies Centre</a></div>
4918. <div class="wppb-description">David Smith is jointly appointed between the US Studies Centre and the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney. His research examines political relations between states and minorities, with a focus on religion in the US. His book Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States was published by Cambridge University Press in 2015.</div> </li>
4919. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4920. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJO3IZlBG70">02. Major US security blunder as Trump team shares top-secret war plans with journalist | BBC News - YouTube</a></div>
4921. <div class="wppb-description">[25 March 2025] The White House has confirmed that a journalist was inadvertently added to an insecure group chat in which leading US national security officials and the Vice-President JD Vance debated and planned a military strike in Yemen. The Atlantic magazine&#039;s Jeffrey Goldberg was included on a Signal message group with Vice-President JD Vance and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth among its members.</div> </li>
4922. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4923. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/">03. The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans - The Atlantic</a></div>
4924. <div class="wppb-description">[24 March 2025] U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.</div> </li>
4925. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4926. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://archive.md/2NUKC#selection-719.0-719.165">04. The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans - The Atlantic | Archived</a></div>
4927. <div class="wppb-description">[24 March 2025] U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.</div> </li>
4928. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4929. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03/24/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.6U4.t4TO.ngE5EHmn3PHf&#038;smid=url-share">05. Trump Live Updates: Hegseth&#039;s War Plan Texts, Tariffs and Federal Layoffs - The New York Times</a></div>
4930. <div class="wppb-description">[24 March 2025] The White House confirmed an extraordinary breach of security involving top government officials — including Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — who discussed plans for military strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen in a group chat on a commercial messaging app that inadvertently included the top editor of The Atlantic. President Trump denied knowing about it.</div> </li>
4931. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4932. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_and_awe">06. Shock and awe - Wikipedia</a></div>
4933. <div class="wppb-description">Shock and awe (technically known as rapid dominance) is a military strategy based on the use of overwhelming power and spectacular displays of force to paralyze the enemy&#039;s perception of the battlefield and destroy their will to fight.</div> </li>
4934. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4935. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg">07. Blitzkrieg - Wikipedia</a></div>
4936. <div class="wppb-description">Blitzkrieg[ is a word used to describe a combined arms surprise attack, using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, together with artillery, air assault, and close air support. The intent is to break through an opponent&#039;s lines of defense, dislocate the defenders, confuse the enemy by making it difficult to respond to the continuously changing front, and defeat them in a decisive Vernichtungsschlacht: a battle of annihilation.</div> </li>
4937. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4938. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/hitler-germany-constitution-authoritarianism/681233/">08. How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days - The Atlantic</a></div>
4939. <div class="wppb-description">[8 January 2025] He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.</div> </li>
4940. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4941. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://archive.md/yDz0D#selection-741.0-741.53">09. How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days - The Atlantic | Archived</a></div>
4942. <div class="wppb-description">[8 January2025] He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.</div> </li>
4943. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4944. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSz-rhUNtj0">10. WATCH | Trump Canada Annexation, Says U.S Should ‘Annex’ Canada, Claims $200B Subsidy Burden - YouTube</a></div>
4945. <div class="wppb-description">[22 March 2025] Trump Canada Annexation—US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his claim that the US should annex Canada, citing a $200 billion annual subsidy to its northern neighbor. Canadian PM Mark Carney has strongly rejected the idea, vowing to defend Canada’s sovereignty and fight Trump’s escalating trade war. Ottawa has imposed 25% tariffs on $30 billion in US imports, retaliating against Trump’s own 25% tariffs. The US president argues that Canada relies on American subsidies and that its exports, including cars, lumber, and energy, are unnecessary. The dispute continues to intensify</div> </li>
4946. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4947. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.ussc.edu.au/trump-is-ignoring-the-power-of-nationalism-at-his-own-peril">11. Trump is ignoring the power of nationalism at his own peril | United States Studies Centre</a></div>
4948. <div class="wppb-description">[20 March 2025] Americans can dismiss Trump’s talk of annexing Canada as a joke, but Canadians can’t. Regardless of whether Trump would ever follow through with attempting an annexation, his language is an attack on Canadian sovereignty. No one with any sense of national pride would tolerate it.</div> </li>
4949. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4950. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalta_Conference">12. Yalta Conference - Wikipedia</a></div>
4951. <div class="wppb-description">The Yalta Conference (Russian: ????????? ???????????, romanized: Yaltinskaya konferentsiya), held 4–11 February 1945, was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe.</div> </li>
4952. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4953. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkEn86RIsOk&#038;list=PLDTPrMoGHssAfgMMS3L5LpLNFMNp1U_Nq&#038;index=2">13. How Putin’s dream explains Trump’s policies | If You&#039;re Listening - YouTube</a></div>
4954. <div class="wppb-description">[15 March 2025] So what’s the deal with Putin and Trump - is what we’re witnessing now just the beginning of their grand plans for a new world order? And what hints can we get on how things might unfold from a conference that happened 80 years ago between US president Franklin Roosevelt, UK prime minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in a little town called Yalta?</div> </li>
4955. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4956. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691212463/weak-strongman?srsltid=AfmBOor26NZwJQDjfGDAWT2NGgjYG8WGlaazLdXyg_hDAJFCcBjxqsts">14. Weak Strongman by Timothy Frye | Princeton University Press</a></div>
4957. <div class="wppb-description">Looking beyond Putin to understand how today&#039;s Russia actually works</div> </li>
4958. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4959. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/why-doge-might-usher-in-a-new-era-of-big-government-235178053606">15. Why DOGE might usher in a new era of big government</a></div>
4960. <div class="wppb-description">[24 March 2025] Labor Economist Kathryn Anne Edwards joins Morning Joe to discuss her new Bloomberg column &#039;DOGE Just Might Usher in New Era of Big Government&#039;.</div> </li>
4961. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4962. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/08/doge-musk-goals/">16. Musk’s DOGE goals: Slash government, control data and lean on machines - The Washington Post</a></div>
4963. <div class="wppb-description">[8 February 2025] Shrink government, control data and -- according to one official closely watching the billionaire’s DOGE -- replace “the human workforce with machines.”</div> </li>
4964. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4965. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://archive.md/raQAt#selection-553.0-553.152">17. Musk’s DOGE goals: Slash government, control data and lean on machines - The Washington Post | Archived</a></div>
4966. <div class="wppb-description">[8 February 2025] Shrink government, control data and -- according to one official closely watching the billionaire’s DOGE -- replace “the human workforce with machines.”</div> </li>
4967. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4968. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enola_Gay">18. Enola Gay - Wikipedia</a></div>
4969. <div class="wppb-description">The Enola Gay (/??no?l?/) is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets. On 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in warfare.</div> </li>
4970. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4971. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.advocate.com/news/trump-dei-enola-gay-what-next#rebelltitem12">19. 11 things Trump&#039;s moronic DEI purge could also remove</a></div>
4972. <div class="wppb-description">[20 March 2025] After Donald Trump&#039;s Department of Defense removed content related to the historic plane the Enola Gay just for having &quot;gay&quot; in its name, everyone is wondering what could be next.</div> </li>
4973. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4974. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu405P6AEqs">20. Albanese predicted to speak with Trump before more tariffs hit Australia on April 2 - YouTube</a></div>
4975. <div class="wppb-description">[Sky News Australia, 23 March 2025]</div> </li>
4976. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4977. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Navarro">21. Peter Navarro - Wikipedia</a></div>
4978. <div class="wppb-description">Peter Kent Navarro (born July 15, 1949) is an American economist and author who is currently the senior counselor for trade and manufacturing for U.S. president Donald Trump... Navarro was the second ex-Trump aide to be convicted of contempt of Congress; Bannon had been convicted of the same offense the preceding year... On September 7, 2023, Navarro was convicted on both counts, and on January 25, 2024, he was sentenced to four months in jail and fined $9,500.</div> </li>
4979. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4980. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/trumps-trade-adviser-says-australia-is-waging-a-frontal-assault-on-us-aluminium-markets-whats-really-going-on">22. Trump’s trade adviser says Australia is waging a ‘frontal assault’ on US aluminium markets. What’s really going on? | International trade | The Guardian</a></div>
4981. <div class="wppb-description">[5 March 2025] Peter Navarro claims aluminium makers in Australia are undermining the US. Are they really?</div> </li>
4982. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4983. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbn_5Klmagw">23. Trump’s Tariff Wars - What Happens Next? | Patrick Boyle - YouTube</a></div>
4984. <div class="wppb-description">[9 February 2025] Last weekend Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10 per cent levy on imports from China. Canadian oil was hit at a lower rate of 10 per cent. The duties will take effect from Tuesday. Just days later these tariffs were suspended. Trump said the actions were in response to the “major threat” posed by the flow of migrants and drugs into the US across its borders with Canada and Mexico.
4985. </div> </li>
4986. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4987. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B38ZvNnQEJs">24. &#039;What does that mean?&#039;: Trump questioned on Aukus deal - YouTube</a></div>
4988. <div class="wppb-description">[28 February 2025] The US president, Donald Trump, needed to be reminded what the Aukus deal was when asked a question about it during a meeting with the British prime minister in the Oval Office.</div> </li>
4989. <li class="wppb-bookmark">
4990. <div class="wppb-header"><a class="wppb-title" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpcvBdLv--Q">25. O Canada | Copyright Free | National Anthem Of Canada - YouTube</a></div>
4991. <div class="wppb-description">The National Anthem Of Canada. Music By: Free Beta Records. Link: https://goo.gl/peHHCX
4992. </div> </li>
4993. </ul>
4994.  
4995.  
4996.  
4997. <p>If the links aren&#8217;t showing up, <a href="https://pinboard.in/u:stilgherrian/t:edict00244">try here</a>.</p>
4998.  
4999.  
5000.  
5001. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Thank you, Media Freedom Citizenry</h4>
5002.  
5003.  
5004.  
5005. <p><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;is supported by the generosity of its listeners. You can&nbsp;always <a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></p>
5006.  
5007.  
5008.  
5009. <p>This episode it&#8217;s thanks to Errol Cavit, whose Edict 02 Schooner Annual subscription renewed, and one anonymous supporter, someone who continues to be very generous. Thank you.</p>
5010.  
5011.  
5012.  
5013. <p>It&#8217;s also thanks once more to everyone who supported&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://the9pmedict.com/summer2024">The 9pm Summer Series 2024</a> crowdfunding campaign.</p>
5014.  
5015.  
5016.  
5017. <p>CONVERSATION TOPICS: Andrew Best, Gay Rainbow Anarchist, Paul McElwee, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
5018.  
5019.  
5020.  
5021. <p>THREE TRIGGER WORDS: Bernard Walsh, Joanna Forbes, kofeyh, Mark Newton, Paul Williams, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
5022.  
5023.  
5024.  
5025. <p>WE WILL, WE WILL JUDGE YOU: David Porteous, John Lindsay, Peter Wickins, and Trent Yarwood. This is one of the two new rewards for <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> with Snarky Platypus, two pilot episodes of which we’ll produce very soon. Send us your three-song playlist and we’ll play a bit of each one and judge your taste.</p>
5026.  
5027.  
5028.  
5029. <p>ONE TRIGGER WORD: Andrew Kennedy, Andrew M, Bic Smith, Bruce Hardie, Frank Filippone, Joop de Wit, Kit Biggs, Mark Newton, Michael, Michael Cowley, Mindy Johnson, Miriam Faye, Nicole Coombe, Oliver Townshend, Peter Blakeley, Peter McCrudden, Ric Hayman, Rohan Pearce, Shane Perris, Tom Carding, Tom Carding again, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
5030.  
5031.  
5032.  
5033. <p>RECOMMEND A SONG TO US: Kimberley Heitman and Rhydwyn. This is the other new reward linked to the <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>. In 25 words or less tell us why we should like a song and we’ll play it and tell you what we think.</p>
5034.  
5035.  
5036.  
5037. <p>PERSONALISED VIDEO MESSAGE: kofeyh.</p>
5038.  
5039.  
5040.  
5041. <p>PERSONALISED AUDIO MESSAGE: Ben Harris-Roxas, Matthew Tayloe, Michael Harris, and two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
5042.  
5043.  
5044.  
5045. <p>FOOT SOLDIERS FOR MEDIA FREEDOM who gave a SLIGHTLY LESS BASIC TIP: Ashley Walsh, Daniel O’Connor, Errol Cavit, Garth Kidd, Gurgle Costello (!), James Henstridge, Kiran Castellino, Lindsay, Matthew Crawford, Peter Blakeley, and one person who chooses to remain anonymous.</p>
5046.  
5047.  
5048.  
5049. <p>MEDIA FREEDOM CITIZENS who contributed a BASIC TIP: Two people who choose to remain anonymous.</p>
5050.  
5051.  
5052.  
5053. <p>And another 12 people who choose to have no reward at all, even though some of them were the most generous of all. Thank you all so much. You know who you are.</p>
5054.  
5055.  
5056.  
5057. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Series Credits</h4>
5058.  
5059.  
5060.  
5061. <ul class="wp-block-list">
5062. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=3935">The 9pm Edict theme by mansardian</a> via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
5063.  
5064.  
5065.  
5066. <li><a href="http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=49477">Edict fanfare by neonaeon</a>, via <a href="http://www.freesound.org/">The Freesound Project</a>.</li>
5067.  
5068.  
5069.  
5070. <li>Elephant Stamp theme by <a href="http://twitter.com/vealmince">Joshua Mehlman</a>.</li>
5071.  
5072.  
5073.  
5074. <li><em>O Canada,</em> the national anthem of Canada, by <a href="https://goo.gl/peHHCX">Free Beta Records</a>.</li>
5075. </ul>
5076.  
5077.  
5078.  
5079. <p></p>
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5085. <itunes:subtitle>Associate Professor David Smith smiles in the face of an increasingly dangerous world. (Photo: US Studies Centre)    There&#039;s a lot going on in The America. You may have noticed. So as the summer series grinds on — way behind schedule — we&#039;re joined by ...</itunes:subtitle>
5086. <itunes:summary>Associate Professor David Smith smiles in the face of an increasingly dangerous world. (Photo: US Studies Centre)&lt;br /&gt;
5087. <br />
5088. <br />
5089. <br />
5090. There's a lot going on in The America. You may have noticed. So as the summer series grinds on — way behind schedule — we're joined by Associate Professor David Smith from the United States Study Centre.<br />
5091. <br />
5092. <br />
5093. <br />
5094. <br />
5095. <br />
5096. <br />
5097. <br />
5098. In this episode we talk, obviously, about the powers of POTUS and his Yalta 2.0 imperialist desires to annex Canada. And Greenland. And Mexico. We discuss how the new Trumpian America might affect Australia's favourite government program, AUKUS. And inevitably, we talk about Trump's weird relationship with Elon Musk.<br />
5099. <br />
5100. <br />
5101. <br />
5102. <br />
5103. <br />
5104. <br />
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5107. <br />
5108. <br />
5109. <br />
5110. You can also subscribe to the generic podcast feed.<br />
5111. <br />
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5113. <br />
5114. Episode Links<br />
5115. <br />
5116. <br />
5117. <br />
5118. <br />
5119. 01. Associate Professor David Smith | United States Studies Centre<br />
5120. David Smith is jointly appointed between the US Studies Centre and the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney. His research examines political relations between states and minorities, with a focus on religion in the US. His book Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States was published by Cambridge University Press in 2015. <br />
5121. <br />
5122. 02. Major US security blunder as Trump team shares top-secret war plans with journalist | BBC News - YouTube<br />
5123. [25 March 2025] The White House has confirmed that a journalist was inadvertently added to an insecure group chat in which leading US national security officials and the Vice-President JD Vance debated and planned a military strike in Yemen. The Atlantic magazine's Jeffrey Goldberg was included on a Signal message group with Vice-President JD Vance and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth among its members. <br />
5124. <br />
5125. 03. The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans - The Atlantic<br />
5126. [24 March 2025] U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. <br />
5127. <br />
5128. 04. The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans - The Atlantic | Archived<br />
5129. [24 March 2025] U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. <br />
5130. <br />
5131. 05. Trump Live Updates: Hegseth's War Plan Texts, Tariffs and Federal Layoffs - The New York Times<br />
5132. [24 March 2025] The White House confirmed an extraordinary breach of security involving top government officials — including Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — who discussed plans for military strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen in a group chat on a commercial messaging app that inadvertently included the top editor of The Atlantic. President Trump denied knowing about it. <br />
5133. <br />
5134. 06. Shock and awe - Wikipedia<br />
5135. Shock and awe (technically known as rapid dominance) is a military strategy based on the use of overwhelming power and spectacular displays of force to paralyze the enemy's perception of the battlefield and destroy their will to fight. <br />
5136. <br />
5137. 07. Blitzkrieg - Wikipedia<br />
5138. Blitzkrieg[ is a word used to describe a combined arms surprise attack, using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, together with artillery, air assault, and close air support. The intent is to break through an opponent&#039;s li...</itunes:summary>
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5162. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 17 to Sunday 23 March 2025 wasn&#8217;t hugely productive but I&#8217;ve started planning more things. I also thought back to 2018, for some reason. Have a train. Yes, just like last week I found myself thinking about the past, including a 2018 trip to four cities including Adelaide to give presentations &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/773/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 773: Remembering a little train in the sunshine"</span></a></p>]]></description>
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5164. <p><strong>My week of Monday 17 to Sunday 23 March 2025 wasn&#8217;t hugely productive but I&#8217;ve started planning more things. I also thought back to 2018, for some reason. Have a train.</strong></p>
5165.  
5166.  
5167.  
5168. <span id="more-37740"></span>
5169.  
5170.  
5171.  
5172. <p>Yes, just like <a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/772/">last week</a> I found myself thinking about the past, including a 2018 trip to four cities including Adelaide to give presentations about the near future of surveillance cameras, as well as record some podcasts.</p>
5173.  
5174.  
5175.  
5176. <p>I got so much more done in the Beforetimes, although my lack of productivity since then has nothing to do with covid.</p>
5177.  
5178.  
5179.  
5180. <p>Anyway, this week I finally dropped my intention to insert a solo episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> podcast into the calendar, created a more sensible timeline for <em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em> — sorry it&#8217;s so late — and despite the fatigue of fighting off a virus, started being a little productive again.</p>
5181.  
5182.  
5183.  
5184. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
5185.  
5186.  
5187.  
5188. <ul class="wp-block-list">
5189. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-60/">The Weekly Cybers #60</a>. Australian intelligence review released, news of encrypted messaging apps, new Treasury rules for cryptocurrency, and more.</li>
5190. </ul>
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5210.  
5211.  
5212. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
5213.  
5214.  
5215.  
5216. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Media Appearances</h4>
5217.  
5218.  
5219.  
5220. <ul class="wp-block-list">
5221. <li>My photo of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stilgherrian/51694184541/">Centrepoint Arcade on Summer Street in Orange</a> was used to illustrate the article <a href="https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/7-welcoming-towns-to-retire-in-new-south-wales.html">7 Welcoming Towns To Retire In New South Wales</a>.</li>
5222. </ul>
5223.  
5224.  
5225.  
5226. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
5227.  
5228.  
5229.  
5230. <p>None of these. You can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled.</p>
5231.  
5232.  
5233.  
5234. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
5235.  
5236.  
5237.  
5238. <p>Yeah, it&#8217;s another semi-random selection of stories about the world&#8217;s richest man (pending an audit). I should stop, but it&#8217;s a weakness.</p>
5239.  
5240.  
5241.  
5242. <ul class="wp-block-list">
5243. <li>From <em>The Conversation</em>, <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-donald-trump-and-elon-musk-are-waging-a-deep-and-wide-uncivil-war-251538">How Donald Trump and Elon Musk are waging a deep and wide ‘uncivil war’</a>.</li>
5244.  
5245.  
5246.  
5247. <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/politics/musk-pentagon-briefing-china-war-plan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6E4._7G4.dcKReJQ1F_Q2&amp;smid=url-share">Pentagon set up briefing for Musk on potential war with China</a>, that being a <em>New York Times</em> gift link.</li>
5248.  
5249.  
5250.  
5251. <li>&#8220;Tesla is <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/20/business/tesla-cybertruck-recall/index.html">recalling nearly all Cybertrucks</a> in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach during driving, the latest in a series of call-backs for the pickup truck&#8221;.</li>
5252.  
5253.  
5254.  
5255. <li>Donald Trump’s commerce secretary told Americans to buy stock in Elon Musk’s electric car company, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/20/howard-lutnick-tesla-trump-musk">only for shares in Tesla to keep falling</a>.</li>
5256.  
5257.  
5258.  
5259. <li>A fascinating essay outlining why <a href="https://www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/starship-was-doomed-from-the-beginning">SpaceX’s Starship was doomed from the start</a>.</li>
5260.  
5261.  
5262.  
5263. <li>The BBC has an interview with <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewk49j7j1po">The man with a mind-reading chip in his brain — thanks to Elon Musk</a>.</li>
5264.  
5265.  
5266.  
5267. <li>And finally from the magnificent <em>Teen Vogue</em>, a very personal story: <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian-jenna-wilson-elon-musk-trans-youth">Vivian Jenna Wilson on being Elon Musk’s estranged daughter, protecting trans youth and taking on the right online</a>.</li>
5268. </ul>
5269.  
5270.  
5271.  
5272. <p>By the way, I discovered a newsletter tiled <em><a href="https://www.muskwatch.com">Musk Watch</a></em>. That&#8217;s nothing to do with me. We just both chose an obvious title. Looks like it&#8217;s worth subscribing.</p>
5273.  
5274.  
5275.  
5276. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
5277.  
5278.  
5279.  
5280. <ul class="wp-block-list">
5281. <li>Let&#8217;s start with a delightful short film, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXhnPLMIET0"><em>One-Minute Time Machine</em></a>, &#8220;The short film that (probably) helped <em>Rick &amp; Morty</em> win an Emmy&#8221;? Yeah dunno about that last claim.</li>
5282.  
5283.  
5284.  
5285. <li>Patrick Boyle has another excellent backgrounder, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ispyUPqqL1c">Why Are Birthrates Plummeting Worldwide?</a>. I learned a lot from this one.</li>
5286.  
5287.  
5288.  
5289. <li>I love some of the lines in this video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8h_0G2WLrA">The Art of Dog Acting</a>.</li>
5290.  
5291.  
5292.  
5293. <li><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pirates-booty-mayor-coup-new-york_n_67ddaf97e4b0706f276d8331">&#8216;Pirate&#8217;s Booty&#8217; Founder Goes Rogue, Attempts City Council Coup</a>.</li>
5294.  
5295.  
5296.  
5297. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-17/dead-man-toes-court-case-animal-shelter/105061796">Woman narrowly avoids jail after plotting to sell dead man&#8217;s toes online</a>.</li>
5298. </ul>
5299.  
5300.  
5301.  
5302. <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
5303. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
5304.  
5305.  
5306.  
5307. <p>Monday is a day of logistics and administrivia, include some errands down in Penrith, plus planning out further podcast episodes.</p>
5308.  
5309.  
5310.  
5311. <p><strong>On Tuesday afternoon I&#8217;m recording a podcast with <a href="https://www.ussc.edu.au/david-smith">Associate Professor David Smith</a> from the United States Study Centre.</strong></p>
5312.  
5313.  
5314.  
5315. <p>If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please let me know by 8pm AEDT tomorrow, Monday 24 March. The finished episode will be posted later in the week.</p>
5316.  
5317.  
5318.  
5319. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You can always&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
5320.  
5321.  
5322.  
5323. <p>Tuesday evening I&#8217;ll try to catch a Lowy Institute discussion, <a href="https://lowyinstitute-519361.webflow.io/docs/lowy-institute-event-the-future-of-warfare">The future of warfare</a>, although of course it&#8217;ll be available online afterwards. Tuesday night is also Budget Night, but I&#8217;ll leave my analysis of the budget papers until later in the week — unless someone decides to pay me for it.</p>
5324.  
5325.  
5326.  
5327. <p>Wednesday is about podcast post-production, Thursday is about client work, and  Thursday night sees the start of <em>Taskmaster Australia</em> series 4, so I know what I&#8217;ll be doing. And then it&#8217;s <em>The Weekly Cybers</em> as usual on Friday.</p>
5328.  
5329.  
5330.  
5331. <p>On Saturday I have a social thing in Sydney, before which I might get a haircut. Lovely.</p>
5332.  
5333.  
5334.  
5335. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
5336.  
5337.  
5338.  
5339. <p>I&#8217;m finally starting to flesh out the schedule again. It&#8217;s been a while, eh?</p>
5340. </div></div>
5341.  
5342.  
5343.  
5344. <ul class="wp-block-list">
5345. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> &nbsp;<em><em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em></em> pilot one posted, Saturday 5 April 2025 (TBC). This is much later than planned, of course, but by this date I will have organised the music license, finished the editing, and migrated the hosting to a platform where I can set up geoblocking. I accept that geoblocking will be annoying for listeners outside Australia and New Zealand, and I understand that there is literally no way you could ever work around it.</li>
5346.  
5347.  
5348.  
5349. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> Sydney days, 18–25 April 2025. Yes, I&#8217;m basing myself in Sydney again for a few days.</li>
5350.  
5351.  
5352.  
5353. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">UPDATED:</mark></strong> <em><em><a href="https://anotheruntitledmusicpodcast.com">Another Untitled Music Podcast</a></em></em> pilot two recording, 19 April 2025 (TBC). This is Easter Saturday, so there&#8217;s a very good chance that Snarky Platypus and I will be able to coordinate a time. If it&#8217;s not this day it&#8217;ll be a mere day or two later.</li>
5354.  
5355.  
5356.  
5357. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/?s=he+huang">He Huang&#8217;s White Man&#8217;s Burden</a>, Concourse Chatswood, 17 May 2025. I really love He&#8217;s work. Look for her on YouTube.</li>
5358. </ul>
5359.  
5360.  
5361.  
5362. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A coupled pair of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3000_class_railcar">3000-class diesel railcars</a> at Largs station, Adelaide, photographed on 23 March 2018. Since then, the leading car 3011 has been converted to hybrid diesel-electric, and the trailing car 3006 has been retired.]</p>
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5368. <item>
5369. <title>Weekly Wrap 772: Nostalgia ain&#8217;t what it used to be</title>
5370. <link>https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/772/</link>
5372. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stilgherrian]]></dc:creator>
5373. <pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 09:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
5374. <category><![CDATA[Weekly Wrap]]></category>
5375. <category><![CDATA[ai]]></category>
5376. <category><![CDATA[covid]]></category>
5377. <category><![CDATA[cybertruck]]></category>
5378. <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category>
5379. <category><![CDATA[elon musk]]></category>
5380. <category><![CDATA[tesla]]></category>
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5382.  
5383. <description><![CDATA[My week of Monday 10 to Sunday 16 March 2025 was slightly more productive than the previous week, thank the gods, but for some reason I found myself thinking about the past. Wash your hands. I don&#8217;t have any real reason to reminisce about the covid times. I just happened to be flipping back through &#8230; <p class="link-more"><a href="https://stilgherrian.com/weekly-wrap/772/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Weekly Wrap 772: Nostalgia ain&#8217;t what it used to be"</span></a></p>]]></description>
5384. <content:encoded><![CDATA[
5385. <p><strong>My week of Monday 10 to Sunday 16 March 2025 was slightly more productive than the previous week, thank the gods, but for some reason I found myself thinking about the past. Wash your hands.</strong></p>
5386.  
5387.  
5388.  
5389. <span id="more-37709"></span>
5390.  
5391.  
5392.  
5393. <p>I don&#8217;t have any real reason to reminisce about the covid times. I just happened to be flipping back through photos to find something that was created this week in another year and found pictures of empty supermarket shelves, all manner of warning signs, and a man stuffing his hatchback with as much toilet paper as he could carry.</p>
5394.  
5395.  
5396.  
5397. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Articles</h4>
5398.  
5399.  
5400.  
5401. <ul class="wp-block-list">
5402. <li><a href="https://buttondown.com/stilgherrian/archive/the-weekly-cybers-59/">The Weekly Cybers #59</a>. Ransomware payment reporting is now mandatory, concerns over election misinformation and corporate “cyberwashing”, and why the 1980s <em>D&amp;D</em> panic informs social media policy.</li>
5403. </ul>
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5422.  
5423.  
5424.  
5425. <p>You can read my&nbsp;<a href="https://authory.com/Stilgherrian">previous writing at Authory</a>, where you can also subscribe to an email compilation of any new stories each Sunday morning.</p>
5426.  
5427.  
5428.  
5429. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Podcasts, Media Appearances, Photos, Videos, Corporate Largesse</h4>
5430.  
5431.  
5432.  
5433. <p>None of these. However I posted <a href="https://www.pozible.com/profile/stilgherrian/activity/im-still-alive-but-sorry-for-the-delays-so-have-a-cockatoo--e27dfe73-1b7b-4d6e-a34b-048901f054fb">an update on my podcast plans</a> and why things are a but behind schedule. And you can subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/stilgherrian/">my YouTube channel</a> to be notified when new videos appear and when livestreams are scheduled. Maybe I should do a livestream soon.</p>
5434.  
5435.  
5436.  
5437. <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="recommendations-add">Muskwatch</h4>
5438.  
5439.  
5440.  
5441. <p>Every few weeks I wonder whether I should continue my weekly look at Elon Musk in the news, and every time I think, well, here I am. I started it so I should finish it. There is definitely something wrong with me.</p>
5442.  
5443.  
5444.  
5445. <p>Once more this is pretty much a random selection because there&#8217;s just so much Musk news these days.</p>
5446.  
5447.  
5448.  
5449. <ul class="wp-block-list">
5450. <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/us/politics/trump-musk-doge-power.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2k4.nkUL.BRuDDs8x6hYo&amp;smid=url-share">Inside the explosive meeting where Trump officials clashed with Elon Musk</a>, a <em>New York Times</em> gift link.</li>
5451.  
5452.  
5453.  
5454. <li>From <em>WIRED</em>, a similarly long feature, <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-digital-coup-doge-data-ai/">Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’</a>.</li>
5455.  
5456.  
5457.  
5458. <li><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/3/13/elon-musk-wants-to-use-ai-to-run-us-govt-but-experts-say-very-bad-idea">Elon Musk wants to use AI to run US gov’t, but experts say ‘very bad’ idea</a>.</li>
5459.  
5460.  
5461.  
5462. <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-says-musks-doge-must-release-records-operations-run-secrecy-2025-03-11/">US judge says Musk&#8217;s DOGE must release records on operations run in &#8216;secrecy&#8217;</a>. Yes, Elon, the US <em>Freedom of Information Act</em> (FOIA) will get you, Baby!</li>
5463.  
5464.  
5465.  
5466. <li><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-10/elon-musk-politics-tesla-sales-protest-investors/105023202">Elon Musk&#8217;s foray into politics met with protest that&#8217;s hurting Tesla worldwide</a>.</li>
5467.  
5468.  
5469.  
5470. <li>And of course Donald Trump did an informercial for Tesla at the White House, British comedian Michael Spicer has created <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNYkpwqT-dA">an edit to heighten the tragedy</a>.</li>
5471.  
5472.  
5473.  
5474. <li>Amusingly. &#8220;<a href="https://www.chasingcars.com.au/news/future-cars/exclusive-tesla-cybertruck-firms-for-australian-release-to-fill-a-real-gap-in-the-market/">Two more Cybertruck demonstrators have landed</a> as Tesla Australia head tells <em>Chasing Cars </em>of the brand’s ambition to beat electrified ute rivals.&#8221;</li>
5475.  
5476.  
5477.  
5478. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/10/making-of-elon-musk-childhood-apartheid-south-africa">The making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him?</a></li>
5479. </ul>
5480.  
5481.  
5482.  
5483. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Some Interesting Links</h4>
5484.  
5485.  
5486.  
5487. <ul class="wp-block-list">
5488. <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIY7eWSH_Qs">This week&#8217;s <em>What the Ship?</em></a> from Sal Mercogliano is an Australian edition, covering that Chinese naval task force, AUKUS, trade, and Australia&#8217;s lack of a merchant marine. Highly recommended.</li>
5489.  
5490.  
5491.  
5492. <li>Patrick Boyle has a fun update on NEOM in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMIA-EHS7vM">Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Megaproject Disaster!</a>.</li>
5493.  
5494.  
5495.  
5496. <li>“Australia’s superb lyrebirds <a href="https://theconversation.com/australias-superb-lyrebirds-farm-the-forest-floor-to-increase-their-prey-a-behaviour-rarely-seen-in-nature-247908">‘farm’ the forest floor</a> to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature.”</li>
5497.  
5498.  
5499.  
5500. <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/15/stone-tablets-mesopotamia-iraq-red-tape-bureaucracy">‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds</a>.</li>
5501.  
5502.  
5503.  
5504. <li>How computers should still be today: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxU_3dEJ2nM">Running Microsoft&#8217;s first product on the Altair 8800, from paper tape</a>.</li>
5505. </ul>
5506.  
5507.  
5508.  
5509. <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
5510. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Week Ahead</h4>
5511.  
5512.  
5513.  
5514. <p>On Monday evening I&#8217;ll try to catch the joint seminar by the Lowy Institute and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, <a href="https://resources.lowyinstitute.org/docs/lowy-institute-event-the-future-of-the-australia-us-alliance">The Future of the Australia–US alliance</a>, based on this article from November 2024, <a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/11/alliance-future-rewiring-australia-and-the-united-states">Alliance Future: Rewiring Australia and the United States</a>. Has anything changed since November?</p>
5515. </div></div>
5516.  
5517.  
5518.  
5519. <p>[<strong>Update 22 March 2025:</strong> Let me rearrange this next bit a bit.]</p>
5520.  
5521.  
5522.  
5523. <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained">
5524. <p>While the bulk of the rest of the week will be about trying to get some client work done — something that I don&#8217;t get to do much of lately — I will also record a solo episode of <em>The 9pm Edict</em> on <s>Tuesday or Wednesday</s> Saturday, and lock in those last episodes for the summer series. Or at least contact the relevant guests.</p>
5525.  
5526.  
5527.  
5528. <p>Yes, this is all pushed back a week. As I said, I posted <a href="https://www.pozible.com/profile/stilgherrian/activity/im-still-alive-but-sorry-for-the-delays-so-have-a-cockatoo--e27dfe73-1b7b-4d6e-a34b-048901f054fb">an update on my podcast plans</a>.</p>
5529.  
5530.  
5531.  
5532. <p><strong><strong><em>The 9pm Edict</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Another Untitled Music Podcast</em>&nbsp;are supported by the generosity of their listeners. You can always&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/tip/">throw a few coins into the tip jar</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://skank.com.au/subscribe">subscribe for special benefits</a>. Please consider.</strong></strong></p>
5533. </div></div>
5534.  
5535.  
5536.  
5537. <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Further Ahead</h4>
5538.  
5539.  
5540.  
5541. <ul class="wp-block-list">
5542. <li>Podcast recording with <a href="https://www.ussc.edu.au/david-smith">Associate Professor David Smith</a> from the United States Study Centre, 25 March 2025. If you&#8217;re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS or a CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please let me know by 8pm AEDT on Monday 24 March.</li>
5543.  
5544.  
5545.  
5546. <li><strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">NEW:</mark></strong> <a href="https://lowyinstitute-519361.webflow.io/docs/lowy-institute-event-the-future-of-warfare">The future of warfare</a>, Lowy Institute, Melbourne and online, 25 March 2025.</li>
5547. </ul>
5548.  
5549.  
5550.  
5551. <p>[<strong>Photo:</strong> A COVID-19 health message is scrawled in the sky above Ashfield, Sydney, on 12 March 2020.]</p>
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