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Content creator and, according to a follower elsewhere, "discount store Santa". Others call me Bert or Mister Brisbane.
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“The world seems obsessed with youth, beauty, and the blissful ignorance that can accompany them, while experience, wisdom and perspective are discarded like last year’s iPhone.” thewrinkle.substack.com/p/growing-ol...

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Cyclone Alfred may be heading Brisbane's way. Stay safe, people. Also: some more radio rumours do the rounds. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/stay-tuned...

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How many “mates” does it take to make a radio show? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/this-ones-...

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“When younger people tell you that they have all the answers, you’re wise enough to know that they haven’t even understood the question.” thewrinkle.substack.com/p/growing-ol...

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Stop thinking about age as something that limits you ... thewrinkle.substack.com/p/growing-ol...

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Sunday update: For those Radio 4BC fans playing at home, today's Burty's Blokey Bingo score is: 131 mate/s 15 cuz 25 buddy 24 guy/s 4 bloke/s misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/this-ones-...

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The Sunday Mail reports that Nine Entertainment "could offload its talkback stations 4BC and 2UE". I think they mean 2GB. Nine does own 2UE but it's a music station. In any event, speculation about a Nine Radio sell-off has been around for months. I've been covering it at misterbrisbane.substack.com

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4BC's new weekend show debuted today with 199 uses of the word “mate”, followed by 21 of “buddy” (plus one “bud”), 18 of “guy” or “guys”, and eight of “bloke”, some dodgy gardening advice and a poorly constructed comment about women who go fishing. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/this-ones-...

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RIP Skype. Like me, you were great back in the day. www.cbsnews.com/news/microso...

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Gus Worland is worth listening to about Marty Sheargold and Triple M”s responsibility to change the way men talk about women: www.facebook.com/share/r/1AJg...

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Is Australian radio too blokey? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/time-to-sw...

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Ben Fordham sticking up for Marty Sheargold tells you all you need to know about the BSD club in Australian radio, how there's still a toxic culture at Nine Entertainment. No prizes for guessing which division of Nine had the most complaints of harassment and bullying in the "cultural review".

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Why, in an age when sending an email is infinitely easier and cheaper than composing, printing, and posting a letter, do companies often not even acknowledge job applicants? thewrinkle.substack.com/p/rejection-...

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A jar of #Vegemite is to be launched into space. If that isn't the start of a sci-fi horror flick to rival Alien, I don't know what is.

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As ARN slashed its budget, meaning other people lose their jobs, its concern is for Kyle Sandilands -- not about the content he makes, but the worry that he may not be around to make it. mumbrella.com.au/arn-announce...

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Re. Marty Sheargold: Triple M is broadcasting on licensed airwaves. It's a privilege that other content creators don't have, and it comes with responsibilities above and beyond those that apply to podcasters or streamers. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/misogynist...

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Triple M axed local shows in Brisbane and Sydney -- part of a wider sacking spree (with more to come, apparently) -- to launch the Marty Sheargold show just last month. What a debacle. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/misogynist...

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Marty Sheargold sacked from @TripleMBrisbane misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/misogynist...

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Have got things scrambled or is there no excuse for unavailable items on grocery orders? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/whos-got-m...

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Who was the best Bond, James Bond? And who will be next? #007 thewrinkle.substack.com/p/wholl-be-t...

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I know there's an egg shortage, but there's something fishy about the way a supermarket delivery service is handling orders. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/whos-got-m...

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It's a strange, sad world where, rather than vote for policies that will help them and others, many people vote for policies that will hurt others like them and further enrich the already wealthy.

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My current bank balance. It may not be evil but it’s certainly not good.

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How a supermarket’s home-delivery service is letting us down. Plus: do radio audiences really want to hear tales of personal woe? And: a $12 latte! Really? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/whos-got-m...

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This story has been updated with audio of Olympia's last break on @NewsTalk4BC Weekend Breakfast. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/4bc-paul-b...

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The next James Bond? It must be Cavill, Henry Cavill. thewrinkle.substack.com/p/wholl-be-t...

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Mixed feelings this morning listening to a very healthy gardening segment on Radio 4BC with Paul Plant talking to Olympia Kwitowski. As the original producer, I got Paul onboard for the Weekend Breakfast show, which ends tomorrow. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/4bc-paul-b...

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Why ageism in hiring is a bad idea. thewrinkle.substack.com/p/workplace-...

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Brisbane radio news: Paul Burt replaces Olympia Kwitowski on 4BC misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/4bc-paul-b...

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Former shock jock Peter Gleeson didn't last long as greyhounds CEO, even in dog years. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/peter-glee...

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It’s how he’d have wanted it …

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Breaking: Man who made deliberate choice not to watch prime time “reality” show not interested in seeing recap and interview with “star” on daytime TV.

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After writing this I had the worst night's sleep ever, including a nasty vivid dream. thewrinkle.substack.com/p/how-to-max...

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Rumours abound about the fate of the Nine Radio network. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/will-singo...

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RIP Rick Buckler, drummer with The Jam. Gone too soon.

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I asked DeepSeek to suggest a fun thing to do in Brisbane. Here’s what it said: misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/how-deepse...

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A deep dive into Brisbane? Also, what's up with radio 4BC? misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/how-deepse...

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A new podcast features an hilarious interview with the "succulent Chinese meal" meme man, the late Jack Karlson. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/we-dont-kn...

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“If AI and robots do take over all the jobs, what will humans do? And how will they acquire the money to do it?” thewrinkle.substack.com/p/is-ai-taki...

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The weekend pop quiz from The Wrinkle. thewrinkle.substack.com/p/quiz-who-s...

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Just guessing, but was it when her sister became famous?

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“It’s now occurred to me that the best and perhaps only viable way to get rich using time travel would be to steal things …” thewrinkle.substack.com/p/lets-do-th...

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On #wilty, David Mitchell asks Brisbane comic Sam Campbell a question about the Courier-Mail. No answer was forthcoming.

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Comedian Guy Williams interviewed Jack Karlson, the Brisbane man behind the "succulent Chinese meal" meme, and he's released a brilliantly funny trailer for an upcoming podcast. misterbrisbane.substack.com/p/we-dont-kn...

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Unscientific research time. Is there anyone here who *doesn't* know without checking which generation they are (i.e. Alpha, Z, X/Millennial, X, Boomer)?

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