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Boxcutters (podcast)

Boxcutters

Boxcutters was an Australian podcast dedicated to the discussion of television. It was produced weekly, and was usually uploaded on a Monday. Shows average around 70 minutes, although there is no set length, and it is recorded at the studios of 3RRR. It was created by Josh Kinal, Ross McQueen and Brett Cropley, and is currently hosted by Cropley with rotating panelists. Former presenters include John Richards, Courteney Hocking and Dave Lawson. Nelly Thomas was a host throughout 2010.

Boxcutters was created in 2005 and on 19 October 2009 it celebrated its 200th edition with guest Myf Warhurst, and congratulatory messages from Margaret Pomeranz, Peter Hitchener and Craig McLachlan.[1] On 6 September 2011 the show presented a 6th birthday special looking at how children are presented on screen.[2]

As well as reporting news, Boxcutters created some in 2008 when they were the first to report that the Nine Network was closing their European news bureau, a story then picked up by The Australian[3] and other media outlets. They also reported the death of Eartha Kitt three weeks before it happened, although this was simply a mistake. They were profiled in The Age Green Guide in 2009.[4]

On 12 April 2009, the show was reviewed on episode 68 of Edgy Reviews from That Podcast Show,[5] with the hosts saying "What may be most refreshing about Boxcutters is the focus on television media that includes other countries' television programs. This is quite the contrast to the saturated market of "TV and Film" podcasts from an all American point of view". On 4 May 2009, Boxcutters was the subject of episode 3 of The Podcraft, with Kinal, Cropley and Richards talking at length to Jade Gulliver.[6]

On 2 December 2009 they were featured on Alan Brough's ABC radio show in a discussion of the best podcasts to listen to,[7] and on 15 July 2010 The Age newspaper picked Boxcutters as one of the world's best podcasts in a list that also included Stephen Fry's podgrams, This American Life and Onion Radio News.[8]

In 2011 they received a Chronos Award for their "Writing Doctor Who" interview with Paul Cornell and Rob Shearman.[9][10]

2012 saw Boxcutters become the first Australian podcast to ever be invited to perform a live show at the SXSW Interactive festival in Austin, Texas.[11]

Live events

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In 2010 Boxcutters also starting producing "live" events. These have usually involved Josh Kinal and John Richards representing the Boxcutters team.

So far these have included an interview with Doctor Who writers Paul Cornell and Rob Shearman at Aussiecon 4 on Sunday 5 September 2010, a presentation on teen dramas Degrassi Junior High and Press Gang at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image on 24 February 2011[12] which included a live skype interview with actor Pat Mastroianni (Joey Jeremiah in the Degrassi series),[13] a panel about the lack of Australian science fiction aimed at adults at Continuum 7 on 13 June 2011[14] and a presentation on The Muppet Show - also at ACMI - on 28 July 2011. Most of these events have been later podcasted.

They have also hosted a Eurovision party in 2010 and 2011 and a live show at SXSW in Austin, Texas.

Guests

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Boxcutters guests have included:

References

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  1. ^ "Ep 200: Myf Warhurst, Highway Patrol, Surprise Guests". 19 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Ep 278: Now We Are Six". 6 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Nine Network to close its European bureau | The Australian". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ "Podcast Reviews: Edgy Reviews from That Podcast Show 68: Boxcutters, Something Live, and Angry and Cliff podcast | Edgy Podcast Reviews". Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Episode 3 – Boxcutters". 4 May 2009.
  7. ^ "I'll have that audio take-away thanks... - ABC Victoria - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  8. ^ Lallo, Michael (14 July 2010). "Trawling for the best pod stars". The Age.
  9. ^ "2011 Chronos Award Winners » Continuum 7: June 10-13 2011". continuum.org.au.
  10. ^ "Ep 246: Paul Cornell & Robert Shearman at AussieCon4". 18 October 2010.
  11. ^ Atkinson, Frances (22 February 2012). "Podcasters go Southwest". The Age.
  12. ^ Northover, Kylie (23 February 2011). "Teen TV drama still has class". The Age.
  13. ^ "Nineties nostalgia | ACMI Blog". Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  14. ^ "Ep 269: Making SciFi TV for Adults". 20 June 2011.
  15. ^ a b "yet to be published".
  16. ^ "Ep 230: Rajendra Roy, The Doctor". 29 June 2010.
  17. ^ admin (16 November 2009). "Ep 203: Craig McLachlan (really!)". Boxcutters. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  18. ^ admin (28 February 2010). "Ep 214: Craig McLachlan Part II". Boxcutters. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Ep 215: Carol-Lynn Parente, Executive Producer of Sesame Street". 9 March 2010.
  20. ^ "Ep 125: Tim Ferguson, DAAS Kapital, Big Gig, Emerald Falls". 24 March 2008.
  21. ^ admin (16 April 2007). "Boxcutters Episode 81". Boxcutters. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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