Bernard Zuel
@bernardzuel.bsky.social
Writer & critic (SMH, Guardian, Rhythms & everything found at bernardzuel.net) teacher (Sydney University), podcaster, host/facilitator (anywhere you want me), media trainer (you talk, I help). Opinions definitely are those of my employer - moi.
A new playlist made just for you (yes you!) brings The Church & Deadmau5, The Replacements & Sally Seltmann, Tinariwen+Sulaf & Anna Calvi+Iggy Pop, Curtis Mayfield & Badinage, Drake & Models, Erena Terakubo & Beta Band, Aerial Maps & 11 more pearls.
open.spotify.com/playlist/61t...
open.spotify.com/playlist/61t...
February 16, 2026 at 2:08 AM
A new playlist made just for you (yes you!) brings The Church & Deadmau5, The Replacements & Sally Seltmann, Tinariwen+Sulaf & Anna Calvi+Iggy Pop, Curtis Mayfield & Badinage, Drake & Models, Erena Terakubo & Beta Band, Aerial Maps & 11 more pearls.
open.spotify.com/playlist/61t...
open.spotify.com/playlist/61t...
Toucha toucha toucha me... um, gravity rules my dude.
For those keeping track of our favourite besmirched theatre figure looking for a comeback to tell his story, his 2 room tour (Canberra & Albury) is cancelled, sales for the tiny Albury theatre no better than we saw in Canberra
For those keeping track of our favourite besmirched theatre figure looking for a comeback to tell his story, his 2 room tour (Canberra & Albury) is cancelled, sales for the tiny Albury theatre no better than we saw in Canberra
February 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Toucha toucha toucha me... um, gravity rules my dude.
For those keeping track of our favourite besmirched theatre figure looking for a comeback to tell his story, his 2 room tour (Canberra & Albury) is cancelled, sales for the tiny Albury theatre no better than we saw in Canberra
For those keeping track of our favourite besmirched theatre figure looking for a comeback to tell his story, his 2 room tour (Canberra & Albury) is cancelled, sales for the tiny Albury theatre no better than we saw in Canberra
February 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Greet the week with a new playlist & its Holly Throsby, Bonnie Prince Billy, Emma Swift & Augie March meeting Young Franco, Joe Goddard, Elkka+Sofia Kourtesis & EricB+Rakim. With some Arctic Monkeys, Secret Affair, Bush Gothic & 13 more.
www.bernardzuel.net/post/left-of...
www.bernardzuel.net/post/left-of...
February 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Greet the week with a new playlist & its Holly Throsby, Bonnie Prince Billy, Emma Swift & Augie March meeting Young Franco, Joe Goddard, Elkka+Sofia Kourtesis & EricB+Rakim. With some Arctic Monkeys, Secret Affair, Bush Gothic & 13 more.
www.bernardzuel.net/post/left-of...
www.bernardzuel.net/post/left-of...
February 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Reposted by Bernard Zuel
The new Liberal leaders are inferior in so many ways. But I’ll tell you this without hesitation. Never have have we seen such magnificent heads of hair on a leadership duo.
February 15, 2026 at 7:43 AM
The new Liberal leaders are inferior in so many ways. But I’ll tell you this without hesitation. Never have have we seen such magnificent heads of hair on a leadership duo.
Reposted by Bernard Zuel
Lightweight Libs have Labor laughing all the way to an election
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
Lightweight Libs have Labor laughing all the way to an election
Short of his party moving against him, Anthony Albanese is almost certain to win another term as Prime Minister.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
February 14, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Lightweight Libs have Labor laughing all the way to an election
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
A more acceptable league for the breakfast audience thankfully. #morningpop #sundayvinyl #eurythmics #sweetdreamsaremadeofthis
February 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
A more acceptable league for the breakfast audience thankfully. #morningpop #sundayvinyl #eurythmics #sweetdreamsaremadeofthis
Fair to say not a universally approved selection in the house this morning. To wit, “human bloody league”, and it was not said with love. #morningpop #sundayvinyl #thehumanleague #dare
February 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Fair to say not a universally approved selection in the house this morning. To wit, “human bloody league”, and it was not said with love. #morningpop #sundayvinyl #thehumanleague #dare
Reposted by Bernard Zuel
This is magnificent.
Deeply moving.
Thank you Peter Fitz and James Valentine.
www.smh.com.au/national/all...
Deeply moving.
Thank you Peter Fitz and James Valentine.
www.smh.com.au/national/all...
All the love for Valentine: Thank you, James, for 40 years of broadcasting joy
“It’s the great thrill of live radio – you’re always just three words away from ending your career”: James Valentine reflects on 40 years behind the mic.
www.smh.com.au
February 14, 2026 at 10:05 PM
This is magnificent.
Deeply moving.
Thank you Peter Fitz and James Valentine.
www.smh.com.au/national/all...
Deeply moving.
Thank you Peter Fitz and James Valentine.
www.smh.com.au/national/all...
Reposted by Bernard Zuel
WATCH — @gomez.house.gov interviews Rep. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social : “I think 🇺🇸 has been lied to about who these people are in ICE detention. That stereotype has so consumed what we think of immigrants that we’ll put a 5-year-old kid who’s done nothing wrong in prison.”
February 14, 2026 at 5:27 AM
WATCH — @gomez.house.gov interviews Rep. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social : “I think 🇺🇸 has been lied to about who these people are in ICE detention. That stereotype has so consumed what we think of immigrants that we’ll put a 5-year-old kid who’s done nothing wrong in prison.”
February 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM
February 13, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Saturday read (& listen) #4. The playlist to reshape your weekend has double The Monkees & singular Curtis Mayfield with The Anchoress & Emily Scott Robinson; Bruce Springsteen, Cut Worms, The Clouds & A$AP Rocky with Stevie Jackson, Public Enemy, Sault & Dusty +more
open.spotify.com/playlist/1r7...
open.spotify.com/playlist/1r7...
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Saturday read (& listen) #4. The playlist to reshape your weekend has double The Monkees & singular Curtis Mayfield with The Anchoress & Emily Scott Robinson; Bruce Springsteen, Cut Worms, The Clouds & A$AP Rocky with Stevie Jackson, Public Enemy, Sault & Dusty +more
open.spotify.com/playlist/1r7...
open.spotify.com/playlist/1r7...
Saturday read #3. When it's pitiful & frustrating on screens, pages, streets & stages we need some comforting & some inspiring. Turns out that's exactly what the new Miss Jill Scott album was made for.
www.bernardzuel.net/post/jill-sc...
www.bernardzuel.net/post/jill-sc...
JILL SCOTT – TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN: REVIEW
JILL SCOTTTo Whom This May Concern (The Orchard) THE SCOURGE OF MODERN AUSTRALIA, John Howard, once said during his years in the political garbage bin that “the times will suit me” as he waited for se...
www.bernardzuel.net
February 13, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Saturday read #3. When it's pitiful & frustrating on screens, pages, streets & stages we need some comforting & some inspiring. Turns out that's exactly what the new Miss Jill Scott album was made for.
www.bernardzuel.net/post/jill-sc...
www.bernardzuel.net/post/jill-sc...
Saturday read #2. When you know you're supposed to be on the bandwagon, when you can see why everyone else might be, but you're wondering if you missed that wagon ... by that much. What Comes To Mind springs from R. Clapton & R. Birdman to are you coming?
www.bernardzuel.net/post/what-co...
www.bernardzuel.net/post/what-co...
WHAT COMES TO MIND … RICHARD CLAPTON AND A YEAH HUP!
Here we have the next instalment in What Comes To Mind, an alternative series in the Wind Back Wednesday space, based on the work of the brilliant photographer Stuart Spence.Each time, he will dig out...
www.bernardzuel.net
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Saturday read #2. When you know you're supposed to be on the bandwagon, when you can see why everyone else might be, but you're wondering if you missed that wagon ... by that much. What Comes To Mind springs from R. Clapton & R. Birdman to are you coming?
www.bernardzuel.net/post/what-co...
www.bernardzuel.net/post/what-co...
Saturday read #1. Watching @marenmorris.bsky.social crossing the borders between pop country, roots & country pop - yes, she's real; yes, they exist - with an unexpected disco moment & a still tender breakup moment (or two).
www.bernardzuel.net/post/maren-m...
www.bernardzuel.net/post/maren-m...
MAREN MORRIS LIVE: REVIEW
MAREN MORRISEnmore Theatre, February 7 DONNA SUMMER’S Love To Love You Baby as the play-on music for a multiple Country Music Association-winner with three number one singles on the country chart? Why...
www.bernardzuel.net
February 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Saturday read #1. Watching @marenmorris.bsky.social crossing the borders between pop country, roots & country pop - yes, she's real; yes, they exist - with an unexpected disco moment & a still tender breakup moment (or two).
www.bernardzuel.net/post/maren-m...
www.bernardzuel.net/post/maren-m...
Couldn't lead this party; can leave a mark.
Former Liberal Party Leader Malcolm Turnbull on new opposition leader Angus Taylor: “He’s the best qualified idiot they’ve ever met.”
Former Liberal Party Leader Malcolm Turnbull on new opposition leader Angus Taylor: “He’s the best qualified idiot they’ve ever met.”
February 13, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Couldn't lead this party; can leave a mark.
Former Liberal Party Leader Malcolm Turnbull on new opposition leader Angus Taylor: “He’s the best qualified idiot they’ve ever met.”
Former Liberal Party Leader Malcolm Turnbull on new opposition leader Angus Taylor: “He’s the best qualified idiot they’ve ever met.”
She didn't choose it but she can help repair it, or at the very least make it survivable. A new Jill Scott album is made for these times, thank god for "a full-spectrum woman not a Mar-a-Lago-faced mouthpiece."
www.bernardzuel.net/post/jill-sc...
www.bernardzuel.net/post/jill-sc...
JILL SCOTT – TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN: REVIEW
JILL SCOTTTo Whom This May Concern (The Orchard) THE SCOURGE OF MODERN AUSTRALIA, John Howard, once said during his years in the political garbage bin that “the times will suit me” as he waited for se...
www.bernardzuel.net
February 13, 2026 at 1:26 AM
She didn't choose it but she can help repair it, or at the very least make it survivable. A new Jill Scott album is made for these times, thank god for "a full-spectrum woman not a Mar-a-Lago-faced mouthpiece."
www.bernardzuel.net/post/jill-sc...
www.bernardzuel.net/post/jill-sc...
At least 2 Liberal leaders found Jane Hume neither trustworthy nor competent so naturally she's the new deputy. That said, if trustworthiness & competence was relevant Angus Taylor wouldn't be allowed to hold open the shadow cabinet door (& Richard Marles would be streetsweeping).
February 13, 2026 at 1:01 AM
At least 2 Liberal leaders found Jane Hume neither trustworthy nor competent so naturally she's the new deputy. That said, if trustworthiness & competence was relevant Angus Taylor wouldn't be allowed to hold open the shadow cabinet door (& Richard Marles would be streetsweeping).
Reposted by Bernard Zuel
The coalition/throupolition would need to win 20 seats at the next election to be competitive, 28 to take government.
Why is anyone pretending this leadership change will change anything?
Why is anyone pretending this leadership change will change anything?
February 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The coalition/throupolition would need to win 20 seats at the next election to be competitive, 28 to take government.
Why is anyone pretending this leadership change will change anything?
Why is anyone pretending this leadership change will change anything?
February 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM
“It brings none of us any joy to challenge Sussan. She has tried her very best. She has a very long & successful political career. As I say this [are] very difficult times, & I really did feel for her yesterday"
Sarah Henderson inching closer every year to sounding warm blooded.
Sarah Henderson inching closer every year to sounding warm blooded.
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
“It brings none of us any joy to challenge Sussan. She has tried her very best. She has a very long & successful political career. As I say this [are] very difficult times, & I really did feel for her yesterday"
Sarah Henderson inching closer every year to sounding warm blooded.
Sarah Henderson inching closer every year to sounding warm blooded.
February 12, 2026 at 8:54 PM