Hugh Dingwall

Look, William Larnach set the correct template for being far too rich - build a ridiculously expensive folly, lose all your kids in inexplicably tragic ways, shoot yourself in your office, leaving your castle to become a beloved tourist attraction.

A humble request to the journalists of the world to check if very smart special boys are even remotely as smart as they claim before effusively glazing them as a real-world Tony Stark.

In my misspent youth the brainpoison of choice was "hey dude, seems like you're leaning a bit to the left"

When we lived in the UK my mum was mad any time she had to pay for a lemon.

A bunch of cafes here will trade free coffee for bags of lemons

"Wait, it's all just Gamergate?"

Daniel Craig introducting The Weekend on SNL, with the text: E rangatira mā... te mutunga wiki

Doing sound and recording for broad/podcast on @mpr.nz at the meeting on Maori Wards at the Globe tonight

@bingturkby.bsky.social this seems like one for you

Krizona is a great alternative fat option for frying if you're watching your cholesterol

People are saying this

Fuck it - a *good* Bushido Blade sequel?

A good remake of OMF2097, are you kidding? (Even) more niche take: remake Sword of the Samurai, keep it a collection of minigames, but make them all good.

Every day, in every way, Stewart Lee's bit about people who can't tell the difference between PC (this was before woke) and health and safety becomes less comedy and more of a simple observation.

Hugh's Featured Tracks 08-08-2025 A quasi-weekly podcast comprised of all Hugh's featured tracks for the past week. This week: Georgia Lines - Julia, OMMU - Hemispheric, Don and the Divorcees - Afterglow, Echomatica - Love isn't Always

This week on Hugh's Featured Tracks, new tunes from Georgia Lines, OMMU, Don and the Divorcees, and Echomatica!

Listen here: bit.ly/featured_tra... and get more at mpr.nz/show/feature...!

Sentences you can *almost* sing to "The Black Parade"

A good therapist isn't trying to keep you coming to therapy to tell you what you want to hear. A good therapist is trying to help you find your own way towards what you need. Sometimes that isn't what a client wants to hear. It's difficult and raw but it's not platitudes and a little meth as a treat

Better to have one and not need it....

...and because it's not an injury, doesn't come under ACC either.

Try this: feeds.accessmedia.nz/V2/itunes/bc... for an RSS?

The calls to action are summarised down from things that guests say, and in this case it was a guest (on a future episode) who has long covid, which isn't currently recognised as a disability.

This is my wife's new show! If you're interested in the chronic illness landscape in New Zealand, from the perspective of someone who's navigating it, it's (in my very biased opinion) very very good.

Fair, there's also a switch that turns it off for people who prefer. I just really like there being *something* that lights up so I can do a really quick "does this even have power" test.

I've been really impressed with Joyo of late! They make adapters to turn wired dynamic mics wireless and my work bought a couple - great stuff - also bought myself a cheap BBD delay pedal which sounds amazing and lights up in a VERY satisfying way.

Would explain all the fucking Mondays

what have i become
my swedish friend
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in the end

They can't though - that's the actual purpose of generative AI, providing these people with speculative future magic in lieu of doing work now.

Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.

Want to stay abreast of the local body elections? There will be a series of interviews with Palmerston North candidates over the next few weeks at mpr.nz/show/spotlig, and we'll be podcasting community meetings at mpr.nz/show/electio!

Featured Interview: Danni Davis (In The Shallows at Hokowhitu Bowling Club 07-08-25) Hugh chats to Danni from the band In The Shallows about their upcoming gig at the Hokowhitu Bowling Club, and their new single "Not Normal Behaviour". A community interview from the Morning Show on Manawatū People's Radio, produced with the support of New Zealand On Air

This morning on the Morning Show, @objectivereality.bsky.social caught up with Danni from the band In The Shallows, who are coming to the Hokowhitu Bowling Club this Thursday night!

Listen here: bit.ly/morning_show... and find more community interviews at mpr.nz/show/morning...!

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