Sport
Gone too soon – a rugby fan’s lament
And so, with a loss, it ends. The song, the drummers, the kids at half time, the famous Rebel yell. Gone for another season. Yes,
30 June 2012
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‘D-Gen’-erating (happily) to my late teens: Podcast of the week
This week as I ploughed my way through Twitter one night, I came across a tweet by Simon Owens (@SimonOMelb) mentioning his new Melbourne Radio
16 June 2012
Social and Media
Why Dicko deserves a pat on the back
I love reality TV; well, some reality TV. Ok, especially The Apprentice. The idea of driven, at times too-ego-centric people battling it out for themselves,
17 May 2012
Leadership
Building The Armchair
It started months ago with mucking around on the digital camera, talking about cricket. From there, an upload to YouTube and hello, what’s this –
25 April 2012
693 reasons why MTR was always up against it
Melbourne Talk Radio, or MTR 1377, is no longer. The fact that the station hasn’t worked is hardly a surprise when you consider that in
3 March 2012
Reviewed – MacArthur’s War; Invasion: Alaska; and Neue Europa
Counterfactual history is a genre based on the question ‘what if?’. It’s one of my favourite types of fiction, combining creativity based on historical events.
27 February 2012
Reviewed – High Wire Act: Ted Rogers, by Caroline Van Hasselt
Where to start in reviewing this 520-page tome? WHAT a book. This book is not just a biography on Canadian media / technology owner and
25 February 2012
Breakfast on Ten worth a second look
This morning while waiting for a tradie to turn up, I sat down and checked out Ten’s new Breakfast show. Partly I flicked from ABC
24 February 2012
Leadership
“You’ll be fine, you’ve got clean shoes.”
Funny thing, nerves. Sometimes they appear when you least need them – like when you’re about to get up and speak! Three years ago I
15 February 2012