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    Ep75. Cinemarchaelogy w. Simon Miraudo

    15/10/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
    BATTLERS!
    While 'Tim' is 'away' 'marrying' his 'wife', Pat chats to writer, critic, cinephile, and film historian, Simon Miraudo, about their upcoming book, 'Last Rites for Lost Films', which is out October 28 vis Simon's imprint, Low Heroes Press. (Simon is launching the book on the 29th of October at Planet Books, Mt Lawley, for any Perh Battlers interested). 

    Thanks as always to Dan 'Da Man' Dare for producing this little beauty.
    Also!
    Our discord is popping off, and you should join it!
    Subscribe to the podcast via thebattler.net
    Subscribe to YNR and Straying for the Morsel
    pre-order Craigie, and buy NOCK LOOSE!
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    Ep74. Calendar Days ft. Mitch L. Ryan

    08/10/2026 | 1h 55 mins.
    This week the Y*ppie D*gs are talking to Mitch L. Ryan, musician, author, record seller and author of a new book on Dick Diver’s Calendar Days, the seminal album. 
    They chat dolewave, post-Howard political culture, the death of the music industry and the flowering of criticism in the 2010s blogosphere. Beforehand, the l*ds talk about the NRL Grand Final, Shoebridge’s worker Jihad, white Isis, brother Chun’s Nation of Islam, Bogan haram and other important stuff.
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    Ep.73 | DIY OR DOA w. Max Easton

    01/10/2026 | 1h 40 mins.
    This week the D*sgraced S*nators talk to their first repeat-guest, the perennial Max Easton. 
    Max brought out his new novel, Now, Autonomy, a couple of months ago, and he’s on to chat the Sydney scenes (DIY, Music, Literature, Politics); writing the present; literature as questions rather than answers; and looking abroad for hope. As always, it’s a an absolute circle pit (good) of a chat.
    Before that, the p*trid d*gs chat the fallout from the Dockercide, with Pat going Gonzo (crying) on the streets of Freo. 
    They also talk about other losers, like Bibi at the UN and Albo’s AI (valorization) crusade.
    Produced by "Dictator" Dan Dare.
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    Ep. 72 | BIPOC Milat

    24/09/2026 | 1h 22 mins.
    This week Chopper and The Dodge are up Wolf Creek without a Matt Canavan rowing paddle; 
    Chatting One Nation race science; baby pig punting; beef week; woke Milat for miscegenation; Dockerdom; failures of policing DV, croc olympics and the unbearable “who?”ness of Sheeran.

    Thanks as always to Herr Diktator Dan Dare for production and for dealing with us.
    Subscribe:  thebattler.net
    Straying for the Morsel and the Yeah Nah Review
    Song is No Strain by the Southend Rainbows.
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    Ep71. Bluey Waffle

    18/09/2026 | 1h 29 mins.
    Would a transphobic Gandalf be TOO powerful? 
    The Battlers go over the deep lore of Adelaide and its many evil twinks, discuss the intangible nature of the average One Nation voter, ponder Walt Whitman and more in this week’s episode.
    Thanks as always to Dictator Dan Dare for producing this ep, and don’t forget to become a subscriber via our newish website, thebattler.net.
    This week’s paid ep is about short stories — fun!
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About The Battler
The Battler is a podcast about culture, politics and media in Australia, hosted by Patrick Marlborough and Timwintoncellectuals.
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