The 9pm Edict

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. Be warned, Dear Listener.

The 9pm Edict is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 321 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The 9pm Edict, a news show with 321 episodes published.

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  Episode #277

  The 9pm Space Dust of Disappointment with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow

  Sep 21, 20261h 13mS20

  The US has confirmed that it has weapons in space, although it hasn't explained what kind. So let's do an episode on space with space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk and astrophysicist Rami Mandow. What a shallow excuse! In this episode we also discuss how planets and asteroids and their features getbtheir names, Millisecond Pulsar PSR J0437-4715, whether alien civilisations are hiding in Moon dust, the Bepicolombo mission to Mercury, and much more. Full podcast details and credits: https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00277/ Please consider supporting the the current crowdfunder: https://the9pmedict.com/spring2026 Or if you miss that or prefer to not use Ko-Fi: https://the9pmedict.com/tip/ https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

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  Episode #276

  The 9pm Smoke and Durianomics with Erin Cook

  Sep 14, 202659 minS20

  This is the first episode of the Spring Series 2026, and we're kicking things off with one of our more popular guests, journalist Erin Cook, who covers South-East Asia. Today we're talking about the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and more. 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 . She also cohosts the Reformasi Dispatch podcast on Indonesian politics, policymaking, justice, and economics. In this episode we discuss the ongoing political dramas in the Philippines, the economics of durian, why Thailand is getting sick of tourists and especially tourists from Israel, the volcanoes and land-clearing smoke haze coming from Indonesia. We even have some solid life advice. Full podcast details and credits: https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00276/ Please consider supporting the the current crowdfunder: https://the9pmedict.com/spring2026 Or if you miss that or prefer to not use Ko-Fi: https://the9pmedict.com/tip/ https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

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  Episode #275

  The 9pm Clacton and On and On with David F Porteous

  Aug 17, 20261 hourS19

  Odd things have been happening in the UK, so it's time once more to chat with Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous. In this episode we discuss Barnaby Joyce's claim that One Nation is "one of the gayest parties in Australia", the early days of social media, maths, physics, shrinkflation, and of course last week's Clacton by-election which returned Nigel Farage to parliament. Full podcast details and credits: https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00275/ Please consider supporting the the current crowdfunder: https://the9pmedict.com/spring2026 Or if you miss that or prefer to not use Ko-Fi: https://the9pmedict.com/tip/ https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

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  Episode #273

  The 9pm Half-time Bingo Card Update 2026 with Snarky Platypus

  Jul 19, 202655 minS19

  Back at the start of the year, my good friend Snarky Platypus and I created a bingo card for 2026. A set of 25 things that might happen. Well, we're half-way through the year, so let's see how we went. We discuss music, SpaceX, OpenAI, the war with Iran, and much more. You might want to follow along with this on this episode’s web page — or go back to the original post. https://stilgherrian.com/essay/bingo-card-2026/ Full podcast details and credits: https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00273/ Please consider supporting the the current crowdfunder: https://the9pmedict.com/spring2026 Or if you miss that or prefer to not use GoFundMe: https://the9pmedict.com/tip/ https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

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  Episode #272

  The 9pm Not Quite All of the Trains with David Feng

  Jul 2, 202654 minS19

  I like trains. Do you like trains? I hope so, because today we’re talking about trains. There’s a strong focus on China and on high-speed trains, and our guest on the internet from Beijing is Chinese-Swiss international rail visionary, it says on his YouTube channel, David Feng. In this episode we discuss China’s high-speed rail network and some of the country’s metros. But we also cover high-speed rail in other countries, why Australia doesn’t have any (yet), signalling, food, and more. If you’re interested in maybe meeting up with David and me in Sydney on 14 June, please indicate your interest by Wednesday 8 July. Full podcast details and credits: https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00272/ Please consider supporting the the current crowdfunder: https://the9pmedict.com/relocate Or if you miss that or prefer to not use GoFundMe: https://the9pmedict.com/tip/ https://skank.com.au/subscribe/

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