Best David F Porteous Podcasts (2024)

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The 9pm Curious Case of Case 22:54

13d ago22:54

22:54

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 crowdfunding campaign. Full podcast details and credits at: https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00217/ Ple…

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The 9pm Keeping the Moon Nice with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow 1:08:09

22d ago1:08:09

1:08:09

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 Mandow. In this episode we talk about the plurality of worlds controversy, comets and eclipses, Irish as…

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The 9pm International Cyber Law without Vodka with Professor Johanna Weaver 1:01:25

2M ago1:01:25

1:01:25

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 Policy Design Centre at ANU. We talk about making the internet more resilient, diplomacy during the …

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The 9pm Extruded Cheese Snack of Destiny with David F Porteous 1:10:15

2M ago1:10:15

1:10:15

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 talk about King Charles III, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, and sewage. We also discuss the important differen…

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The 9pm Cheap Booze Cheap AI Chocolate-Free Disappointment 45:36

2M ago45:36

45:36

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 experiment, various other gripes about AI, politics, and alcohol pricing. There's audience feedback. There's …

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The 9pm Nine Years of Nemesis and Chocolate Cake with Snarky Platypus 1:36:42

2M ago1:36:42

1:36:42

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. We talk about the complexities of Lunar New Year, comedians, absinthe, magpies, Prague, trifle, lab-g…

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The 9pm Artificially Intelligent Millipede Menace with Justin Warren 1:17:24

2M ago1:17:24

1:17:24

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 talk about panic, generative AI, millipedes, why Taylor Swift fans are so few in number that we need t…

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The 9pm Henry Kissinger Hamageddon with Snarky Platypus 1:00:22

4M ago1:00:22

1:00:22

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 reintroduction of platypus to the mainland of South Australia, the TV series American Born Chine…

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The 9pm Purpose of Space and the Gravity of the Situation with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow 1:12:11

4M ago1:12:11

1:12:11

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 annoying name given to Australia's first moon rover, why Jupiter is both friend and foe, India's Chandrayaa…

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The 9pm Chia Seed Protein Pudding with John Birmingham 1:11:26

4M ago1:11:26

1:11:26

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 Anthony Albanese, Donald Trump, Bluesky versus the site formally known as Twitter, cosplay, why shee…

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The 9pm Capitalist Supply Chain of Medical Problems with tropical cyclone avoider Dr Trent Yarwood 1:08:54

5M ago1:08:54

1:08:54

As Australia faces another "covid wave" before Christmas — at least if you believe the scary news reports — and with the dirty, dirty holiday season coming up, I thought the summer series should kick off with infectious disease physician Dr Trent Yarwood. And so it does. In this episode we also talk about the joys of syphilis and gonorrhoea, the da…

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The 9pm Hard Solo Pezzullo Schadenfreudefest 38:59

5M ago38:59

38:59

The spring series really comes to an end today with this sort of bonus unscheduled and somewhat shouty solo episode. That's a pun which will become clear. We talk about alcohol and the nanny state, some of Donald Trump's supporters, the demise of the delightful and oh so sexy Mike Pezzullo, and more. Full podcast details and credits at: https://the…

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The 9pm Australian Lobster in China with Yun Jiang 1:07:34

5M ago1:07:34

1:07:34

The spring series concludes — or does it? — with special guest Yun Jiang, the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) Inaugural China Matters Fellow. Guess what we're talking about! (It's not all about lobsters.) We talk about Anthony Albanese's recent visit to China, the first since by an Australian prime minister since 2016. We also …

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The 9pm Hungry Like the Wolf in Bali (Virtually) with Snarky Platypus 1:18:18

6M ago1:18:18

1:18:18

The spring series continues with another special guest, my good friend Snarky Platypus, in a wide-ranging and sometimes disturbing conversation. We talk about the weather, Duran Duran, Amanda Vanstone, who's the real arsehole in Peep Show, digital nomads in Bali, the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Vaucluse, having an "accounta…

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The 9pm Extra: Vertical Hold episode 454, "Optus Apocalypse: What went wrong?" 48:06

6M ago48:06

48:06

We look back at Optus’ catastrophic week: What do we know about what happened, what’s happening with compensation, and what can we learn from it? I was on this week's Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News. "Australian technology news podcast Vertical Hold dives into the big stories of the week. Joined by Australia's leading tech journalists every Fri…

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The 9pm Frog and Covid with Upulie Divisekera 49:46

6M ago49:46

49:46

The spring series continues with two brand new species of frog and some reflections on COVID-19 with special guest Upulie Divisekera, science communicator and woman of much intelligence and smarts. We talk about trees, evolution, the distance to the Sun, the sadness of scientific names, and infectious diseases. And frogs, of course. There's quite a…

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The 9pm Extra: Vertical Hold episode 452 39:06

6M ago39:06

39:06

Will people cough up a dollar a year to post on Twitter? Would you want your mum to see your Tinder dates before you do? Why are the Australian Federal Police still dabbling in facial recognition without authorisation? I was on this week's Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News. "Australian technology news podcast Vertical Hold dives into the big stor…

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The 9pm Rampant Gerontophilia with Jon Kudelka 57:04

6M ago57:04

57:04

The spring series continues with special guest artist and political cartoonist Jon Kudelka, recorded on Tuesday in the actual Hobart. We talk about sword dances, Hobart's public transport, Tasmania's plans for an AFL team, the difference between Anthony Albanese and Malcolm Turnbull, why Bond-esque villains have white cats, and yes, gerontophilia. …

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The 9pm Kenya with a K and an AI with UNSW Scientia Professor Toby Walsh 54:41

6M ago54:41

54:41

It's all about artificial intelligence as the spring series continues with one of the leaders in the field, Scientia Professor Toby Walsh, chief scientist at the UNSW AI Institute. We talk about the potential for AI to become an existential threat to humanity, where you would or wouldn't want a human-shaped robot, whether AI constructs should be la…

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The 9pm Ageing, Death, and Bestiality 48:42

7M ago48:42

48:42

Stilgherrian returns after a three-month break to kick off a six-episode spring series of The 9pm Edict podcast. In this solo episode he's somewhat reflective, but hey he thinks you'll still like it. We talk about the nature of Time, cheese, ageing, railway ticketing, Naomi Wolf, PTSD, bestiality, and death. Full podcast details and credits at: htt…

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The 9pm Bad Nasi Goreng Makes the Merlion Sad with Snarky Platypus 1:30:25

10M ago1:30:25

1:30:25

Stilgherrian is joined by Snarky Platypus, who's recently returned to the socials after a two-year break, for a long conversation about everything from food to conspiracy theories to stupid names for Sydney suburbs. Quite a lot about food, actually. In this episode we talk about Singapore's famous Merlion, airline food and other airline opinions, S…

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Rhymes with Sasquatch | Pilot 6:05

10M ago6:05

6:05

The pilot episode of potential weekly podcast of news and opinion about Elon Musk, the world's most annoying billionaire. I'm currently surveying my podcast listeners to find out what you'd prefer listening to. Please go to The 9pm Quick Survey 2: Whaddyawant? before 30 June 2023. https://the9pmedict.com/thesurvey Full podcast details and credits a…

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The 9pm Death of Political Journalism 52:26

11M ago52:26

52:26

Stilgherrian returns with a solo episode of the Edict in which he has quite a long rant about some of the changes at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. But there's more. In this episode he also talk about Nazis, flat earthers, Republicans, Rishi Sunak, the Metaverse, gas stoves, Boris Johnson, Tony the Tiger, and demanding meat at gunpoint. I…

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The 9pm Extra: Vertical Hold episode 428, "Is Google's Pixel 7a a winner, How is the budget fighting cybercrime?" 55:15

12M ago55:15

55:15

Google’s Pixel 7a is here (as is Google I/O), but is the Pixel 7a a worthwhile phone? How is Australia's Federal budget fighting scammers and cybercrime? Are blue skies already turning grey at Bluesky Social? I was on this week's Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News and this is an updated version. "Australian technology news podcast Vertical Hold di…

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The 9pm Public House Forum 7 LIVE 1:26:05

12M ago1:26:05

1:26:05

In the first Pubic House Forum episode of the The 9pm Edict since 2018, I was joined by Sydney Morning Herald cartoonist Cathy Wilcox and satirist Mark Humphries at Sydney's Royal Exhibition Hotel in Surry Hills with an enthusiastic live audience. There's also a video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode we begin with our audience ra…

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David F Porteous Podcasts

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Cheerful Despair

David F. Porteous and David Candy

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The 9pm Edict

Stilgherrian

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The 9pm Curious Case of Case 22:54

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The 9pm Keeping the Moon Nice with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow 1:08:09

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The 9pm International Cyber Law without Vodka with Professor Johanna Weaver 1:01:25

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The 9pm Extruded Cheese Snack of Destiny with David F Porteous 1:10:15

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The 9pm Cheap Booze Cheap AI Chocolate-Free Disappointment 45:36

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The 9pm Nine Years of Nemesis and Chocolate Cake with Snarky Platypus 1:36:42

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The 9pm Artificially Intelligent Millipede Menace with Justin Warren 1:17:24

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The 9pm Henry Kissinger Hamageddon with Snarky Platypus 1:00:22

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The 9pm Purpose of Space and the Gravity of the Situation with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow 1:12:11

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The 9pm Chia Seed Protein Pudding with John Birmingham 1:11:26

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The 9pm Capitalist Supply Chain of Medical Problems with tropical cyclone avoider Dr Trent Yarwood 1:08:54

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The 9pm Hard Solo Pezzullo Schadenfreudefest 38:59

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The 9pm Australian Lobster in China with Yun Jiang 1:07:34

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The 9pm Hungry Like the Wolf in Bali (Virtually) with Snarky Platypus 1:18:18

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The 9pm Extra: Vertical Hold episode 454, "Optus Apocalypse: What went wrong?" 48:06

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The 9pm Frog and Covid with Upulie Divisekera 49:46

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The 9pm Extra: Vertical Hold episode 452 39:06

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The 9pm Rampant Gerontophilia with Jon Kudelka 57:04

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The 9pm Kenya with a K and an AI with UNSW Scientia Professor Toby Walsh 54:41

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The 9pm Ageing, Death, and Bestiality 48:42

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The 9pm Bad Nasi Goreng Makes the Merlion Sad with Snarky Platypus 1:30:25

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Rhymes with Sasquatch | Pilot 6:05

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The 9pm Death of Political Journalism 52:26

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The 9pm Extra: Vertical Hold episode 428, "Is Google's Pixel 7a a winner, How is the budget fighting cybercrime?" 55:15

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The 9pm Public House Forum 7 LIVE 1:26:05

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