The 9pm Edict
By Stilgherrian
The 9pm Edict is a podcast looking at the news and its frustrations. Produced and presented by Stilgherrian somewhere near Sydney, Australia. It contains strong language and disturbing mental imagery.
Latest episode
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The 9pm Curious Case of Case
A chicken shop in New York leads into a commentary on the correct use of capital letters in a podcast of a slightly different style. This mini-episode was commissioned by Jamie Morrison as part of his reward for supporting The 9pm Autumn Series 2024… -
The 9pm Keeping the Moon Nice with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow
A comet! An eclipse! Everything is happening in space! To kick off the autumn series, my special guests are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk from Flinders University, and astrophysicist and founder of SpaceAustralia.com Rami... -
The 9pm International Cyber Law without Vodka with Professor Johanna Weaver
Have you heard? Artificial intelligence is a thing! Maybe it's even out of control? For that and various other reasons, my special guest for the final summer series episode is Professor Johanna Weaver, former cyber diplomat, and director of the Tech.… -
The 9pm Extruded Cheese Snack of Destiny with David F Porteous
This episode's special guest is Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous, who manages to deliver some fascinating commentary on happenings in Britain, while I increasingly suffer the totally unforeseeable effects of wine and gin. We... -
The 9pm Cheap Booze Cheap AI Chocolate-Free Disappointment
This week I've been obsessed with a certain news story out of Glasgow, so I just had to do a podcast. Also, the episode I'd originally scheduled is running late — and that's my fault. In this episode we talk about Laurie Anderson's weird AI... -
The 9pm Nine Years of Nemesis and Chocolate Cake with Snarky Platypus
It's a marathon episode for serious political tragics! I'm joined by Snarky Platypus to discuss the ABC TV documentary series Nemesis about the three recent Liberal Party prime ministers of Australia. But we also find time to discuss other matters...… -
The 9pm Artificially Intelligent Millipede Menace with Justin Warren
With so much AI in the news, I thought our special guest for this first episode for 2024 should be Justin Warren, "consultant, freedom of information tragic, hexagon enthusiast, and creator of the CyberRating™ labelling scheme". In this episode we..… -
The 9pm Henry Kissinger Hamageddon with Snarky Platypus
It's a bonus, or at least unfunded, summer series episode with guest Snarky Platypus. This long and rambling conversation was recorded on Boxing Day 2023, which explains many things. We talk about the death of Henry Kissinger and the Fourth Crusade,… -
The 9pm Purpose of Space and the Gravity of the Situation with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow
Today we look back at the year in space. My special guests are space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk from Flinders University, and astrophysicist and founder of SpaceAustralia.com Rami Mandow. In this episode we talk about the... -
The 9pm Chia Seed Protein Pudding with John Birmingham
The summer series takes a disturbing turn this week with one of our favourite guests, author and columnist John Birmingham — who admits to eating something that I simply do not understand. In this episode we also talk about Australian prime minister…
