In this ep, Pat and Tim talk to writer, musician and editor Cher Tan, whose Peripathetic was one of the better books to come out of Australia last year. We chat about the repression of pro-Palestine speech; the role of independent outlets and substack in Australian writing; the development of the internet-friendly “house style” among writers and the need to protect our nepo babies and venture capitalists.

Beforehand, the Battler boys talk about the dead Prelate (RIP to a real one); the absolute carnage of the Liberal election campaign and the peak Craft Beer aesthetics of Betoota Advocate running a Labor social media campaign. We also talk in general about Australian comedy writing, from Rodney “The Duke” Rude to Friendly “Sleep in a Suit” Jordies.

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