Weeks late, the mid-2025 series finally draws to a close. Our special guest today is Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous, and we cover a lot of different topics.In this episode we talk about K-pop and plate tectonics, the naming of cats, Oasis and AC/DC, the trickiness of venomous snakes and drug-addled spiders, Donald Trump's visit to the UK, defamation, the nature of community, Nepal's Gen Z protests — and we even get our Barlows confused.This episode was recorded back on Friday 19 September, which explains some of the date references.Full podcast details and credits at:https://the9pmedict.com/edict/00253/Please consider supporting the podcast:https://the9pmedict.com/tip/https://skank.com.au/subscribe/