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New Episode of Professor Twin’s video-podcast is up!

Another episode of the Man-Mum podcast is up, if you want to go and support! Although there’s some obvious bias in my recommendation here, I still think it’s objectively a cool thing. I’m very pleased that I have such a thoughtful and lovely man as my brother, and I want his project to succeed.

Also, I think he says interesting things, and I like recommending things, so if you have a bit of time to spend, do head over and watch. Marvel at the massive improvement in production qua...

Last week or so in Sydney

The air smells like bushfires here - it’s a hazy and worrying smell.

It’s been a strange and surreal delight being back in Sydney. Because I have some writing deadlines I haven’t done many gigs while I’ve been here - basically just people who have asked, and mainly headline spots rather than full shows.

If you are in Sydney, I’ll be at a secret warehouse gig this Saturday 23 Nov (papafire.com for last 10 ticket...

En Route to Mythos in Canberra Tonight

Lovely little piece of propinquity. Thanks for being famous and having a book called what my show’s called, Stephen Fry - you fill my days with nice coincidences.

If you’re in Canberra tonight, remember I’ll pop a plus one on the door for Patreons, so just message me here or email and I’ll make it so.

Xx

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2000 characters

I have to write a 2000 character summation/blurb of Savage for the Amazon Prime special, and I have no idea what to say. Or in fact, how long 2000 characters is, in words.

Any suggestions?

New Tea With Alice Podcast: Richard Glover

Richard Glover, Australian culture giant, writer and radio man talks over a cup of teabag tea about Yorkshire, teleology, peacock evolution, cultural cringe, anger and epidemics. 

Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy 

Non- itunes listeners can catch it here  ...

MYTHOS as a Free Podcast

Hallo Patreonites - I’m giving you this link before the rest of people, and big announcements on social media etc, because I want to give you things to thank you for your support, and here’s one of those things.

It’s a recording of MYTHOS at the Edinburgh Fringe - on quite a quiet hot night, but I think it’s a decent enough version of the show, and it’s up for free on the ABC because I have no business sense, but I hope you enjoy listening to it! If you do, please share the li...

New Tea With Alice: D.A. Carter

Old colleague and friend, art maker and subcultural warrior, D.A carter sits with me over dandelion tea in his home in Sydney to do a crossover episode of Tea With Alice and his Working it Out podcast. 

We talked about owning stuff, legitimising art, creating cultures, hugs, consent and how I got my Amazon Special. Also an intro with actual gig dates.

Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy  2019-11-07 23:30:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Clip from ethos

Man-mum update

My bro has done a little video blog, which is a lovely thing.

Henry has always been a perfectionist and put himself under a lot of pressure to make things very good before he lets anyone else look at them.

I remember when we were kids, him practicing his cello and pushing himself into tears of frustration over a single bar that wouldn’t come out right, so I think this little unedited ramble is very cool and I hope he does more. Have a squiz if you have 8 mins and want to see a...

New Tea With Alice Podcast: Dr Henry Fraser

Sibling tea time, over Rooibos with milk and Rose Pouchong, the Fraser twins talk toilet smells, rich people smells, maternity, male motherhood, climate change, discourse norms and gender biology. With lots of caveats.

Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy 

Non- itunes listeners can catch it here  

Find Henry online and say ...

London

‪Putting together a transcript of the jokes I’ll be telling at the JFL gala at the end of this week in Sydney.

Now I have to choose what jokes of mine I think are good for a ten minute set and then send them over. Which is weird, because usually with a ten minute set, I’ll plan out my first few jokes and use them to test the waters regarding what other jokes I’ll then tell. I sent through a big chunk of things I might talk about (in case they’ve got to run things past their l...

Writing things out by hand

Makes things easier to remember than writing them on the keyboard or the screen. I don’t know why that is, but for me it’s true - like dance steps and muscle memory. (At least I’m assuming that analogy for the purpose of this point I’m making. I never did proper dance, apart from a brief term-long flirtation with a Chinese sword forms class whose poster I walked past in second year Uni. I didn’t use that example because it’s less relatable and exposes me as the nerd I am/was/am).<...

Season Changes

The weather in London is turning grim, and I’m applying for visas (yes, more than one at a time - it’s complicated - of course it is) and writing synopses and lining up gigs for Sydney in November and then London into December and January next year. A good recipe for some moderate existentialism.

Admin isn’t exactly my strong point - I can get it done, but it usually feels like I have to corner myself at psychological gunpoint. Particularly queasy-making is the kind of admin that...

New Tea With Alice: Tiff Stevenson

Tiff Stevenson came and sat with me while coping with jetlag. This conversation grew out of her combining fizzy drinks, coffee and tea, and we talked about the lessons that can be learned about complex and human characters from 90s teen drama Heartbreak High. A deep and excellent chat.

Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy 

Non- itunes listeners can 2019-10-21 08:29:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Anniversaries and the cycle of the year.

Yesterday was the anniversary of my mum’s death. It’s a very strange feeling when it comes around, because most of life is just about getting on with things and it’s sort of nice to take a day to just look at old photos and miss her. But it’s also a reminder that time is moving me away from a time when we were together.

I wrote this poem about it.

2019-10-13 14:00:49 +0000 UTC View Post

New Tea With Alice Podcast: Sarah Keyworth

Hallo! I had a fantastic chat with the excellent Sarah Keyworth about being on reality television, identity and fitting in. 

Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy 

Non- itunes listeners can catch it here  

I hope you enjoy it!

Edit Sweets

This week has been a week of thinking about edits - the footage from Savage is on the table, as well as their “publicity shots”, which means I now have to wade through hundreds of photographs of my own face to find the ones that will make me look most... um... marketable?

I also have to look at my own performance of this show that means so much to me from 7 different camera angles, including, oddly enough, a fixed camera that does a low angle shot of me from behind, which is an ang...

Calendly Updated: Patreon Chats

Hallo! 

I have sorted out the timezone issue on my Calendly - now it's accurate to me being in the UK. I've also extended the hours on some days, so there's more crossover for Australia based and U.S. people. I really enjoy chatting with you, and if you're on the $15 or $25 level, and haven't set up a meeting, feel free to jump over to calendly.com/teawithalice to do it.

We can video call, voice call or ...

New Tea With Alice Podcast: James Nokise

Fantasy Novels are a building block of my childhood and young adulthood, (and let's be honest, Adulthood). I talk to James Nokise over a rose black tea about the Fantasy that shaped us in our youth, and whether we can go back and enjoy it or not.

Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy 

Non- itunes listeners can catc...