As a midweek treat, refresh your ears with the first five episodes of Earwash, freshly liberated from the back-catalogue. Listen entranced to the first appearances of Earwash regulars Bruce Plank, Jonathan Crepuscular, Jennifer Cash and the Earwig, as well the inaugural notebook episode.

It's Episode 150! 150! 150 episodes of this nonsense! And after 150 episodes, 6 bonus episodes and over a total of over 17 hours of audio oddness, Douglas has an announcement...

Another day, another delve into the peculiarities that Douglas collects in his notebooks. Why does he do it? He does not know? Why do you listen to it? He does not know. But perhaps if Douglas keeps writing and you keep listening, we may someday unravel the mystery. In the meantime, enjoy this insight into a highly unusual subconscious

Today's episode comes to you from the exotic surrounds of Traralgon, where Douglas has encountered Earwash regulars Bruce and Jonathan midway through their anniversary roadtrip. Are they working on a new album to commemorate their anniversary and road trip? Of course! Will they share the track listings on the new album? Of course! Will it all get a bit weird and uncomfortable? Of course!

Today we are joined by the Earwig, whose first move in his fight against AI is a new creative project

Chef Ludwig Rinder­kennzeichnungs-und-Rindfleisch­etikettierungs­überwachungs­aufgaben­übertragungs­gesetz gives us his top answers to some Emergency Questions (courtesy of the book 'Emergency Questions' by Richard Herring), which includes far more discusson of bull semen than I can stomach

Today's episode is far more educational and edifying than usual, as Douglas shares some interesting words from his notebooks

Today we are joined by omni-critic Horace Perrault, who shares his outsider's view of Australia Day

Country musician Bruce gives us his top answers to some Emergency Questions (courtesy of the book 'Emergency Questions' by Richard Herring), including discussion of how the future will be like South Yarra, extinct Australian megafauna and cryogenics. Crack open a beer when you listen to this and it'll be just like sitting in the pub for a chat with a top bloke (and Douglas too, unfortunately).

In an impromptu al fresco recording at a pub, Douglas muses on the practicalities of paying for things with art