Christopher Hitchens on Waterboarding, ABC Radio Australia, 9th July 2008

hypernation — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:05:36 +0000

Christopher Hitchens (born April 13, 1949) is an English-American author, journalist and literary critic. Currently living in Washington, D.C., he has been a columnist at Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Slate, Free Inquiry, and a variety of other media outlets. Hitchens is also a political observer, whose best-selling books — the latest being God Is Not Great — have made him a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits.

In May 2008, Hitchens voluntarily experienced waterboarding, concluding “if waterboarding does not constitute torture, then there is no such thing as torture”.

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Peter Hall interviewed about The Bulletin on ABC Radio National

hypernation — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:32:37 +0000

Peter Hall, Founder and Chairman, Hunter-Hall Investments, speaks about the attempts to resurrect the Bulletin Magazine. Hall describes his vision of a new Bulletin, saying that critiquing those in power is key in triggering a successful relaunch. Hall says it will be hard to get people to leave a comfortable life in news media for a ‘pirate band.’ Hall mentions cult American Magazine The Believer amongst other venerable publications.

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Wil Anderson interviweed by Adam Spencer, ABC 702

hypernation — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:00:57 +0000

Wil Anderson is an Australian comedian, performing stand-up, as well as on television and radio. Currently he is the co-host on the Wil & Lehmo radio show on Triple M in Australia with Anthony “Lehmo” Lehmann.

Adam Spencer ( is an Australian radio DJ and media personality. He first came to fame when he won his round of the comedic talent search Raw Comedy in the mid 1990s. He began working at Triple J soon afterwards, on mid-dawn and drive shifts. From 1999, joined in 2000 by Wil Anderson, Spencer hosted Triple J’s hugely popular breakfast show, before they both retired from the show in 2004.

Here Wil talks about the Gruen Transfer, ABC1′s new show on advertising.

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Australian Astronaut Andy Thomas on 612 Brisbane

hypernation — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:16:24 +0000

Andrew “Andy” Sydney Withiel Thomas (born December 18, 1951 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian-born U.S. aerospace engineer and a NASA astronaut. He became a U.S. citizen in December 1986. He is married to NASA astronaut Shannon Walker.

Here he talks of his flight over his hometown, and the ever-important question of going to the toilet in space.

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Timothy Ferriss on 891 Adelaide

hypernation — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:46:57 +0000

Timothy Ferriss (b. 1977) is an American author, public speaker, and “productivity guru.” In 2007, he published The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich which was a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller.

In April 2007, Random House released his book The 4-Hour Workweek through its Crown imprint. The book warns against information overload, recommends what Ferriss calls ‘selective ignorance’ and coins the phrase ‘lifestyle design.’ He also advocated hiring virtual assistants from developing countries such as India.

Before the release of the 4HWW, Ferriss was an unknown. He marketed the book heavily through bloggers who he created personal relationships with. He has since been praised for this technique.^[14]^[16] The book eventually hit number 1 on both the New York Times bestseller list and the Wall Street Journal bestseller list.

The release of his book moved Ferriss’ blog[1] to the Top 1000 on Technorati. According to Fast Company, it is read by many of the “top tech CEOs in the world.

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Andrew Denton on The Gruen Transfer ABC 612 Brisbane , 7th May 2008

hypernation — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:35:24 +0000

Andrew Denton is an Australian comedian and Gold Logie nominated television presenter, and is the host of the ABC’s weekly interview program Enough Rope. He is known for his quick-witted comedy and sharp interviewing technique.

In shopping mall design, the Gruen transfer (who disavowed such manipulative techniques) and lately popularized by refers to the moment when consumers respond to “scripted disorientation” cues in the environment. It is named for Austrian architect Victor Gruen.

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Bruce Campbell interviewed by Craig Ferguson

hypernation — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:16:25 +0000

Bruce Campbell is an American actor, producer, writer and director. He is best known for his starring role as Ash in the Evil Dead trilogy of horror/slapstick movies, and has since become a B-movie icon.

Craig Ferguson is a Scottish born American comedian, television host, actor, and writer. He is the current host of CBS’s The Late Late Show, a role which earned him an Emmy nomination in 2006. He became an American citizen on February 1, 2008.

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Jason Alexander Interviewd by Wil Anderson and Lehmo, Triple M, Sydney

hypernation — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:21:53 +0000

Jason Alexander is an award-winning American television, cinema and musical theatre comedic actor, perhaps best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. The interview contains some excellent stories on Larry David, and Alexander’s new career as a stand-up.

Anthony Lehmann, better known by his nickname Lehmo, was the host of SAFM with Milly in the breakfast slot on weekdays. Lehmo has featured in many other programs on television such as Before The Game (AFL) and the slowdown. He is a die-hard supporter of the Hawthorn Football Club.

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Bryan Brown interviewed on Brisbane ABC 612

hypernation — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:46:39 +0000

Bryan Brown is an Australian actor. In 1980, Brown became known to the international audiences for his performance in Breaker Morant. Although he went on playing roles in Australian productions for several years more, he appeared also in American TV mini-series, after winning popularity in the United States in A Town Like Alice (1981). For The Thorn Birds (1983), starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward, he was nominated for an Emmy. Several years later he starred in several films which had international success, like Tai-Pan, with Joan Chen, Gorillas in the Mist, with Sigourney Weaver, and Cocktail, with Tom Cruise.

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Ross Noble interviewed on Vega FM, Sydney, 21st April 2008

hypernation — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:26:53 +0000

Ross Noble,^[1] born 5 June 1976, is an English stand-up comedian, raised in Cramlington, Northumberland. He currently lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Noble rose to mainstream popularity through making appearances on British and Australian television, particularly interviews and on celebrity quiz shows such as Have I Got News For You. He has also released DVDs of several of his tours.

In a poll for Channel 4, Noble was voted the 10th on a list of the 100 Greatest Stand Ups.

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