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While 'Tim' is 'away' 'marrying' his 'wife', Pat chats to writer, critic, cinephile, and film historian, Simon Miraudo, about their upcoming book, 'Last Rites for Lost Films', which is out October 28 vis Simon's imprint, Low Heroes Press. (Simon is launching the book on the 29th of October at Planet Books, Mt Lawley, for any Perh Battlers interested). 

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This week the Y*ppie D*gs are talking to Mitch L. Ryan, musician, author, record seller and author of a new book on Dick Diver’s Calendar Days, the seminal album. 

They chat dolewave, post-Howard political culture, the death of the music industry and the flowering of criticism in the 2010s blogosphere. Beforehand, the l*ds talk about the NRL Grand Final, Shoebridge’s worker Jihad, white Isis, brother Chun’s Nation of Islam, Bogan haram and other important stuff.

This week the D*sgraced S*nators talk to their first repeat-guest, the perennial Max Easton. 
Max brought out his new novel, Now, Autonomy, a couple of months ago, and he’s on to chat the Sydney scenes (DIY, Music, Literature, Politics); writing the present; literature as questions rather than answers; and looking abroad for hope. As always, it’s a an absolute circle pit (good) of a chat.

Before that, the p*trid d*gs chat the fallout from the Dockercide, with Pat going Gonzo (crying) on the streets of Freo. 
They also talk about other losers, like Bibi at the UN and Albo’s AI (valorization) crusade.

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This week Chopper and The Dodge are up Wolf Creek without a Matt Canavan rowing paddle; 
Chatting One Nation race science; baby pig punting; beef week; woke Milat for miscegenation; Dockerdom; failures of policing DV, croc olympics and the unbearable “who?”ness of Sheeran.

Thanks as always to Herr Diktator Dan Dare for production and for dealing with us.
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Would a transphobic Gandalf be TOO powerful? 

The Battlers go over the deep lore of Adelaide and its many evil twinks, discuss the intangible nature of the average One Nation voter, ponder Walt Whitman and more in this week’s episode.

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This week’s paid ep is about short stories — fun!

This week the m*nters chat to Patrick Hunn, whose new book, Either Way You Lose, is out on the 18th of September. Joining Pat is Ursula Robinson-Shaw, who helps to run Sick Leave– the press that is putting out the book. They talk about the short story as a form, the benefits of living in an ugly city, and the realities of working as a small press in 2026. Tim tries and fails to wring Melbourne lit scene gossip from the gathered faithful. Sorry!

Before that, they chat Barnaby, the Hadley/Jones beef, the NSN High court appeal and recent book acquisitions.

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Song is No Strain by Southend Rainbows

Thanks as always to “Dictator” Dan Dare for production.

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This week the C*rdeliers chat with pop chanteux and impresario Montaigne, ahead of their appearance at the Bella Ciao anti fascist festival this weekend at the Thornbury Theatre.

They talk about pop music in Australia, the difficulty of juggling political and aesthetic commitments and remaining to true to one’s vision, the stakes of speaking out for Palestine, and the experience of major label and independent record production.

You can buy tix to the festy here:Before that, the Petr*leuses talk Secret Harbour One Nation victory, Labor self-sabotage, the ideal candidates for each party, penny wong casuistry and the French Revolution.

Thanks as always to “dictator” Dan Dare for production.

Song is no strain by the southend rainbows.

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This week, the Sp*rious tw* chat the various iterations of woke and the flashpoint of the Arday case in the UKKK. They talk the nature and history of the great Satan “identity politics.”

They chat the end of MAGA and the possibilities of rebuilding amerikkka in its wake. They quibble over justice Fagan’s ruling about the IHRA definition of antisemitism.They also talk Juche Trump; undiddlable drew; lime green nonce suits; spanian prison theory; pedo eggs and soldiers; and the ancient Chinese drake/japanese Kendrick beef.

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This week, the Georges Batt**l*ers talk to Becki Whitton, or Aphir, the musician and producer behind the Wettest 100. We talk about the gaps in broadcast and the Aussie market for experimental or “left-field” music; the forms of support that artists provide for each other when old structures collapse; e-girl aesthetics and twitch streaming; and the way that an initiative like the W100 tries to bring attention to overlooked musicians.

Before that, the M*jahideen talk about the exciting new joint business venture/pyramid scheme that is WHARF RAT: Pat’s small press. You can donate to the Kickstarter here. They also talk about the Omar musa gong at the Miles Franklin; Sussan Ley’s Zen and the Art of Liberal Leadership for the AFR; CUCKUS; “Greenlip”-sandgroper supercessionism; Judge Mark Holden and more.

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We also have an actual episode to follow, where we talk commo literature, the low level of cultural attainments among the Aussie Left, French Rev aesthetics, Autistic Tumblr Robespierre girls, which Asian City State is your Aussie City?, Amerikkkan antisemitism envoys, Queensland’s Crackerjack Fascism and the doughie revolution, the Jimnygeoisie, Nick Cave sophistry, Triffids v Go Betweens, Alan Jones diddling while Rome burns, strike novels across the world, kids books TALKING DOWN TO KIDS, “Bluey” the CFMEU heavy, Shaun Tan ideology critique, Pat’s NOLA mugging, New York (sorry).

Caveat: Regina Featherstone’s work on NDAs in sexual assault cases is about civil suits, not criminal proceedings.

Also we forgot to mention that friend of the pod Max Easton is launching his new book Now, Autonomy, at the Gaelic Club in Sydney this Saturday the 8th, with a bunch of great bands.

Song is No Strain by the Southend Rainbows.

Thanks to “Dictator” Dan Dare for production as always.

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