Ben McKenzie

Not the one on Gotham. Performer, writer, game designer, teacher, ginger. Hosts @PratchatPodcast; stars in @NightTerrace; wrote #TableOfTales. (he/him)

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

GNU #TomLehrer, probably the greatest musical comedian of all time. His songs are, incredibly, still funny and mostly unproblematic 60 years on, and in the public domain as of 2020.

Hard to pick a favourite, but since I was exposed to COVID last week…

https://t.co/9dak7gdytF

[Pratchat Podcast @PratchatPodcast]

The Patrician is missing! Can Liz, Ben or guest @Richard_H_McK seize control of the city? Or will it fall into…er…more chaos?

We complete our collection of #Discworld #boardgames with Martin Wallace’s 2011 game, Discworld: Ankh-Morpork. #Pratchat87

https://t.co/7tG9AXX3yL

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

I see @choiceaustralia have tested various brands of #sunscreen and found some of them wanting in the #SPF department. They last did this back in 2016, and I wrote a little explainer then which might still be useful:

https://t.co/nBYnQnTS4h

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

Early Harvest is a professionally published fiction anthology written and edited by primary students. It was the first thing I worked on at 100 Story Building!

It’s not running this year for the first time since 2011. We need your help to bring it back:

https://t.co/u1rLGkkneP

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

@LeenaVanD @kurtruslfanclub Oh absolutely. And I can imagine what Stella would have to say as well.

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

@LeenaVanD @kurtruslfanclub I really need to find out who this is so I can get the inside goss.

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

@LeenaVanD Beyond the website, the print guide has so little in it for anyone not paying for ad space that it’s now useless too.
But the curated core/open access wilderness combo of Comedy Festival has always been a problem. The Festival really needs a rethink.

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

I want to recognise that I’ve conflated Palestine with traditional settler colonialism for the sake of brevity, but it’s not the same situation. There’s solidarity to be had, but nuance and history are important.

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

Solidarity to those who can march on this day of mourning that marks the anniversary of violent colonisation in Australia.

Solidarity to all colonised people - in Aotearoa, Palestine, the Americas…all round the world.

Support change by paying the rent: https://t.co/8L4KN4Bl5j

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

Pleasantly surprised to find my very own live #DnD / #RPG impro show #DungeonCrawl mentioned in Em Friedman’s @Polygon article about the pre-podcast era of live #actualplay! Lots of other interesting things mentioned too.

https://t.co/SqmcQWdQ8e

[Solo Monk @JJKALE2]

Captain Cook:

"All they seem'd to want was for us to be gone."

Botany Bay, 30 April 1770

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

If you’re not playing #realbirdfakebird from @folly_studio (of #Gubbins fame), get on it!

Delightful little daily quizzes submitted by enthusiasts.

https://t.co/IzgyT9AJ63

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

@rebexxxxa I thought you might like to know that your article is in a list of several we give to first year students; they have to pick one to read, cite, summarise and assess as part of their very first assignment. And yours is one of the most popular!

[Pratchat Podcast @PratchatPodcast]

The Grand Trunk Semaphore only takes the best! We had to race for the job against @CountLustig and @Lawrence_Leung in BackSpindle Games’ CLACKS, based on #TerryPratchett’s Going Postal.

#Pratchat82 out now!

#Discworld #boardgames

https://t.co/uCIfPSL7ln

[Leena 🌵 @LeenaVanD]

“Go befriend your bullies, small town gay.”

Absolutely atrocious.

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

@LeenaVanD I’ve played a lot of Balatro now and it absolutely is the beeeeeeeest.

[the Juice Media @thejuicemedia]

The Australien Government and the Opposition have made an ad about electoral reforms, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative (and they're hoping you don't hear about it) #auspol

[Rose Callaghan @operation_rosie]

I’m running my @micomfestival 101 registration & marketing workshop again this sunday!

This one will be longer so we have time for break-outs & will also include specific info about rego in time for the Nov 20 deadline

feel free to share with anyone who might find it useful!

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

@LeenaVanD I only ever caption stuff that hasn’t been seen elsewhere, but this is sending me looking for a good set of guidelines to make sure I’m doing it right…

[Ben McKenzie @McKenzie_Ben]

@LeenaVanD Yeah, I’ve been playing the real (Apple Arcade) version all evening! It’s coooooooool.