Writing

Twenty years of posts on geopolitics, philosophy, media, investing and whatever else has my attention.

G’Day World #346 – MusicStation Launches in Australia Sep 2008

Today I’m chatting with Karen Paterson, Head of live! Services at Vodafone Australia and David Loiterton, Managing Director, Australia, Omnifone, about the new service just launched in Australia…

Bill Maher: Some Perspective Sep 2008

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmCC_jasq0E&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] … found at Antony Lowenstein’s (author of “The Blogging Revolution” and “My Israel Question”) blog. I hope to have Antony on the show soon.

G’Day World #345 – Alex Epstein, Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights Sep 2008

I’ve been a big fan of Ayn Rand‘s work since I first read “The Fountainhead” when I was about 20. I quickly read everything of hers I could…

The Frankenstein Clarinet Sep 2008

I’m at the MediaConnect Influence event again this year (they must have forgotten what happened last time I was here) and the opening keynote is by the CEO…

Shatner Is Right! Sep 2008

Great video below of William Shatner explaining how easy it would be to bring Capn Kirk back from the dead. And he’s spot on! The Enterprise teleporter would…

Tex Perkins’ infomercial Sep 2008

An infomercial for Tex Perkins and His Lazyboys album “No. 1’s & No. 2’s”. This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time and it’s also…

G’Day World #344 – Ben Witherington III on the Historicity of Jesus Sep 2008

My guest on #344 is Ben Witherington III, an evangelical Biblical scholar and lecturer on New Testament Studies, who is currently Professor on the New Testament for Doctoral…

AIG bailed out while former CEO is $40 mill richer Sep 2008

The news today that yet another American finance giant, AIG, has been bailed out by their “capitalist” government, led me to wonder how much their “leaders” made out…

Best Analysis of Freddie Mac / Fannie Mae bailout I’ve read Sep 2008

I just read this analysis by Michael Hudson, a former Wall Street economist. It’s worth reading. I love it when America, currently run by Republicans, the ones who…

More Melbourne Bars Sep 2008

Cam & Kev (from TPN’s SOUSED podcast) hit a few more Melbourne cocktail bars a couple of weeks ago… it was RESEARCH goddamit!…. to chat with some of…