Today on the show, Sasha Gattermayr, with her piece on the fascination with carnivorous plants from The Monthly magazine. 

Sasha takes us inside a band of collectors whose obsession with plants such as the venus fly trap turned into a lifelong devotion to plants that devour their prey.




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Background reading: Little club of horrors

Today on the show, Sasha Gattermayr, with her piece on the fascination with carnivorous plants from The Monthly magazine. Sasha takes us inside a band of collectors whose obsession with plants such as the venus fly trap turned into a lifelong devotion to plants that devour their prey. Socials: Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>Guest: Writer Sasha GattermayrBackground reading: <a href="https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/april/sasha-gattermayr/little-club-horrors">Little club of horrors</a>

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The Weekend Read: Sasha Gattermayr on an obsession with carnivorous plants

Donald Trump wants to write the next chapter in US spaceflight history.

With billionaire tech CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk by his side, he’s outlined an ambitious agenda: to land the first humans on Mars before he leaves office.

Whether or not that goal is achievable, the plan would massively reshape America’s space program to the benefit of Musk’s company.

NASA has already suffered from Musk’s efforts to gut the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency – and key SpaceX officials have been gaining power at the space agency.

Today, Wall Street Journal reporter Emily Glazer, on Elon Musk’s plan to take over NASA.

This episode was originally published in April 2025.

 

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Donald Trump wants to write the next chapter in US spaceflight history.
With billionaire tech CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk by his side, he&rsquo;s outlined an ambitious agenda: to land the first humans on Mars before he leaves office.
Whether or not that goal is achievable, the plan would massively reshape America&rsquo;s space program to the benefit of Musk&rsquo;s company.
NASA has already suffered from Musk&rsquo;s efforts to gut the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency &ndash; and key SpaceX officials have been gaining power at the space agency.
Today,&nbsp;Wall Street Journal reporter Emily Glazer, on Elon Musk&rsquo;s plan to take over NASA.
This episode was originally published in April 2025.
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Guest: Wall Street Journal reporter, Emily Glazer.
Photo:&nbsp;AP Photo/NASA

Part 1: Donald Trump wants to put humans on Mars

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Elon Musk is pressing NASA to abandon its planned journeys to the moon – projects that have been decades in the making, with billions already spent and contracts already signed.

Despite backlash from NASA insiders and politicians on both sides of Congress – who view his plans as costly, disruptive and politically toxic – Musk remains resolute.

Today, Wall Street Journal reporter Emily Glazer, on whether the SpaceX CEO can really upend NASA’s return to the moon.

This is part two of a two-part series. It was originally published in April 2025.

 

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Guest:Wall Street Journal reporter, Emily Glazer.

Background Reading:Elon Musk’s Mission to Take Over NASA—and Mars

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Elon Musk is pressing NASA to abandon its planned journeys to the moon &ndash; projects that have been decades in the making, with billions already spent and contracts already signed.
Despite backlash from NASA insiders and politicians on both sides of Congress &ndash; who view his plans as costly, disruptive and politically toxic &ndash; Musk remains resolute.
Today,&nbsp;Wall Street Journal reporter Emily Glazer, on whether the SpaceX CEO can really upend NASA&rsquo;s return to the moon.
This is part two of a two-part series. It was originally published in April 2025.
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Guest: Wall Street Journal reporter, Emily Glazer.
Background Reading: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/elon-musk-nasa-mars-space-travel-d3978a7b">Elon Musk&rsquo;s Mission to Take Over NASA&mdash;and Mars</a>
Photo:&nbsp;AP Photo/NASA

Part 2: How Elon Musk will benefit from NASA’s Mars plans 

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In the 1990s, a small group of men in Silicon Valley imagined a world without governments or rules – a world run by code. They called themselves the cypherpunks, and they believed technology could replace politics entirely.

Those ideas didn’t stay online. They shaped the culture of the tech industry, which in turn has reshaped Western civilisation itself. Now, the billionaires behind it all are trying to remake democracy in their image.

Today, writer and contributor to The Monthly, Elmo Keep, on how Silicon Valley’s most dangerous philosophy escaped the internet and entered the real world.

 

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Guest: Writer and contributor to The Monthly, Elmo Keep

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In the 1990s, a small group of men in Silicon Valley imagined a world without governments or rules &ndash; a world run by code. They called themselves the cypherpunks, and they believed technology could replace politics entirely.
Those ideas didn&rsquo;t stay online. They shaped the culture of the tech industry, which in turn has reshaped Western civilisation itself. Now, the billionaires behind it all are trying to remake democracy in their image.
Today, writer and contributor to The Monthly, Elmo Keep, on how Silicon Valley&rsquo;s most dangerous philosophy escaped the internet and entered the real world.
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Guest: Writer and contributor to The Monthly, Elmo Keep
Photo:&nbsp;REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Have the techno-libertarians taken over?

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The Weekend Read: Sasha Gattermayr on an obsession with carnivorous plants

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