Due to a week-long work commitment (hint: it starts with “c” and ends with “amp”) I will be away from Melbourne, the computer and the intertubes until Friday. As a result there will be no GrodsThink episode this week.

Sorry, Toaf.

* Is it really that funny when someone changes the HTML on a company intranet page so that when a certain sub-editor clicks it, a nauseating monstrosity called “goatse” appears?

* Am I right to be suspicious when I write something extremely confidential in an e-mail to another individual – telling nobody else whatsoever – and someone from the IT department gives me a wink about an hour later?

* Why is it that wherever I work, people steal my lunch and/or drinks from the fridge? Does every workplace have a crazed food thief devoid of any conscience? Or is there a global corporate conspiracy to steal from employees to recoup profits? Bastards.

* Is this TV show about me and, if so, why am I messing about with George Athanasi and Billy from Lachlan Connor, Independent?

* Why is The Editor stalking me to appear on Grodsthink… does he want to sleep with me? And why is he cc-ing Ant in… do they want a threesome?

Just wonderin’.

The Editor, John Surname, Ant Rogenous, Keri and Craig discuss:

* Faking the Olympics
* Funding the Olympics
* Broadcasting the Olympics
* Backhanding Catherine Deveny with assumptions
* TardWatch: laugh-until-you-cry-and-get-a-hernia edition

** Because Jeremy refuses to pay £6.50 to download this podcast, use only the “Play in popup” link or the “Download” link. **

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Yesterday I suggested that this week’s episode of GrodsThink would be online tomorrow and would be predominantly on the subject of the Blanchett Australia 2020 summit. Unfortunately it turns out that I was quoted out of context and I’d like to issue a clarification. The reality is that there won’t be a GrodsThink episode this week and I regret any misunderstanding that may have resulted from the incorrect reporting of my words.

You see, we normally record GrodsThink on Tuesday nights but had moved this week’s recording to tonight because I’m off to Cairns after work tomorrow. This arvo at 3pm Ant got in touch and said he had a headache or the consumption or something, Jeremy had previously expressed doubt at his ability to show up on time, and I was flat out at work and also feeling a bit flat and poorly. So we decided (between the three of us because J. Surname was uncontactable) that we’d kill this week’s episode and return refreshed next week. When I finally got Surname on the phone to tell him not to bother coming along he said not to worry because he didn’t even realise it was on.

This is the level of professionalism we’re talking about here, people.

Anyway, we do apologise to those listeners out there who enjoy the sound of smug leftists sitting around loving the sound of their own voices, but rest assured we’ll be back next week.

ps/- Our states of mind have nothing — absolutely nothing — to do with the fact that GroupthinkFC lost 18-0 yesterday morning.

The latest GrodsThink episode will be available tomorrow morning, but in the meantime here’s the wacky, crazy banter and last minute organisation that takes place in the minutes before going “live” while Craig’s recording but nobody else knows.

In this episode The Editor, John Surname, Ant Rogenous, Jeremy Sear and Craig discuss the following:

* The Liberal Party
* Four Corners
* Brenden Nelson
* Kevin Rudd
* WorkChoices
* Bank ads
* Right Wing Death Beasts
* Gun nuts

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Because Craig’s a wacky, crazy, zany, dude, he sometimes hits record when he shouldn’t. This is a section of the audio he captured by recording after we finished GrodsCast 4.

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