Joel Rheinberger
@joelrheinberger.bsky.social
Broadcaster, author, kung fu instructor and professional nerd.
I write sci-fi and crime, sometimes in the same book. And I work for ABC Radio in Tasmania, but my posts are purely personal.
I write sci-fi and crime, sometimes in the same book. And I work for ABC Radio in Tasmania, but my posts are purely personal.
Ready with the round window for the Christmas pageant! Walking with my ABC Hobart peeps.
November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Ready with the round window for the Christmas pageant! Walking with my ABC Hobart peeps.
At last Nelson from Flinders Island has sent us a selfie wearing the awesome ABC merch we sent him!
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 AM
At last Nelson from Flinders Island has sent us a selfie wearing the awesome ABC merch we sent him!
Reposted by Joel Rheinberger
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
This is a model astronomer’s office created by miniaturist Jan Jones. The whole thing is smaller than a shoe box!
As heard on ABC Hobart Afternoons today.
As heard on ABC Hobart Afternoons today.
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This is a model astronomer’s office created by miniaturist Jan Jones. The whole thing is smaller than a shoe box!
As heard on ABC Hobart Afternoons today.
As heard on ABC Hobart Afternoons today.
Frankencake!
One failed sponge sawed to bits and reassembled into a Norwegian walnut cake.
In the whipped cream there is jam, walnuts and chopped chocolate.
One failed sponge sawed to bits and reassembled into a Norwegian walnut cake.
In the whipped cream there is jam, walnuts and chopped chocolate.
October 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Frankencake!
One failed sponge sawed to bits and reassembled into a Norwegian walnut cake.
In the whipped cream there is jam, walnuts and chopped chocolate.
One failed sponge sawed to bits and reassembled into a Norwegian walnut cake.
In the whipped cream there is jam, walnuts and chopped chocolate.
View from the back of the Spirit of Tasmania IV, which is open for inspection this weekend.
October 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
View from the back of the Spirit of Tasmania IV, which is open for inspection this weekend.
At a quiz night and had to come up with a team name.
Found a phrase that fits all of our initials in it.
We are the Jovial DicPics!
Found a phrase that fits all of our initials in it.
We are the Jovial DicPics!
September 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
At a quiz night and had to come up with a team name.
Found a phrase that fits all of our initials in it.
We are the Jovial DicPics!
Found a phrase that fits all of our initials in it.
We are the Jovial DicPics!
The Elizabeth Street Mall has three sculptures for kids to play on: Thompson the dog, Maurice the pig, and the fish bubbler.
Artist Patrick Hall Hall made them all! Here's how they came to be.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Artist Patrick Hall Hall made them all! Here's how they came to be.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
How did a dog, fish and pig end up in Hobart's mall? - ABC listen
Meet the artist behind the much loved animal sculptures of Hobart's Elizabeth Street Mall, including Thompson the dog.
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September 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The Elizabeth Street Mall has three sculptures for kids to play on: Thompson the dog, Maurice the pig, and the fish bubbler.
Artist Patrick Hall Hall made them all! Here's how they came to be.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Artist Patrick Hall Hall made them all! Here's how they came to be.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Why would you run a full marathon in a suit and tie? To break a world record!
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What's it like to run a marathon in a suit and bow tie? - ABC listen
Leo Peterson is an elite trail runner but has become the fastest man to run a marathon in a suit at the Sydney Marathon.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Why would you run a full marathon in a suit and tie? To break a world record!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
My last novel is now also an audio book! Available just about everywhere.
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open.spotify.com/show/4ABpbmu...
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July 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
My last novel is now also an audio book! Available just about everywhere.
open.spotify.com/show/4ABpbmu...
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About to speak with Ben Alldridge who took this amazing shot of a quoll glowing blue and pink under UV light! Listen in on ABC Hobart.
July 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
About to speak with Ben Alldridge who took this amazing shot of a quoll glowing blue and pink under UV light! Listen in on ABC Hobart.
Only a day or so left to get in your vote for the triple j Hottest 100 of Aussie songs. Get on it!
July 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Only a day or so left to get in your vote for the triple j Hottest 100 of Aussie songs. Get on it!
The Arseless Chaps! Damian Cowell and Tony Martin doing some clever electro-pop.
The mash up of Kylie Minogue and TISM tracks was outstanding.
The mash up of Kylie Minogue and TISM tracks was outstanding.
June 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Arseless Chaps! Damian Cowell and Tony Martin doing some clever electro-pop.
The mash up of Kylie Minogue and TISM tracks was outstanding.
The mash up of Kylie Minogue and TISM tracks was outstanding.
I love this story. A scientist keeps a secret from his boss for 7 years, so he can create this brilliant surprise.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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June 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love this story. A scientist keeps a secret from his boss for 7 years, so he can create this brilliant surprise.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Do you believe in life after limb?
Kath is an absolute champion, walking into hospital rooms on her prosthetic leg to help new amputees adjust to their changed world.
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Kath is an absolute champion, walking into hospital rooms on her prosthetic leg to help new amputees adjust to their changed world.
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Kath lost a leg and gained a community - ABC listen
Kath Tanner says she thought her "pretty good" life was over when she lost her leg in a crash. But as a volunteer with Limbs 4 Life, she says that's actually far from the truth.
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June 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Do you believe in life after limb?
Kath is an absolute champion, walking into hospital rooms on her prosthetic leg to help new amputees adjust to their changed world.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Kath is an absolute champion, walking into hospital rooms on her prosthetic leg to help new amputees adjust to their changed world.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Allow me to forever solve this argument in your household. Here is the definitive guide to stacking the dishwasher!
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End the arguments — this is how to stack a dishwasher - ABC listen
Is there a "proper way" to stack a dishwasher? Ashley Iredale says there is and he explains why.
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June 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Allow me to forever solve this argument in your household. Here is the definitive guide to stacking the dishwasher!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The delightful Adjoa Andoh, AKA Lady Danbury from Bridgerton, is in Tasmania and ON MY SHOW!
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www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Why Lady Danbury is in Tasmania and helping out the Hobart Repertory Theatre - ABC listen
Actor Adjoa Andoh tells Joel Rheinberger about her love for Shakespeare and just how much she's enjoying being in Tasmania.
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May 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The delightful Adjoa Andoh, AKA Lady Danbury from Bridgerton, is in Tasmania and ON MY SHOW!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Finally got around to watching Jupiter's Legacy. So frustrating!
They spent the whole season covering the first 10 pages of the comics, when all the best stuff comes after that.
Why adapt such amazing material and ignore the things that make the tale worth watching?
They spent the whole season covering the first 10 pages of the comics, when all the best stuff comes after that.
Why adapt such amazing material and ignore the things that make the tale worth watching?
May 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Finally got around to watching Jupiter's Legacy. So frustrating!
They spent the whole season covering the first 10 pages of the comics, when all the best stuff comes after that.
Why adapt such amazing material and ignore the things that make the tale worth watching?
They spent the whole season covering the first 10 pages of the comics, when all the best stuff comes after that.
Why adapt such amazing material and ignore the things that make the tale worth watching?
Reposted by Joel Rheinberger
Oh, and you can listen to my chat with @joelrheinberger.bsky.social about IMMORTAL GESTURES right here, on ABC radio: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Afternoons - ABC listen
Join us to unearth some great live music, local stories and characters.
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May 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Oh, and you can listen to my chat with @joelrheinberger.bsky.social about IMMORTAL GESTURES right here, on ABC radio: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Leah sent ABC Hobart this pic of an Allyur grasshopper she was researching in Kakadu! Amazing little beast.
May 20, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Leah sent ABC Hobart this pic of an Allyur grasshopper she was researching in Kakadu! Amazing little beast.
Cassy rang my ABC Hobart show today to say she can write backwards, the way Da Vinci did. Then she came in and wrote this in front of our receptionist as proof!
May 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Cassy rang my ABC Hobart show today to say she can write backwards, the way Da Vinci did. Then she came in and wrote this in front of our receptionist as proof!
With the ABC Hobart crew at the Mother's Day Classic. I walked like the wind!
May 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
With the ABC Hobart crew at the Mother's Day Classic. I walked like the wind!
What has Tino Carnevale been up to since he left Gardening Australia?
Having fun on his own farm!
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Having fun on his own farm!
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What's Tino Carnevale doing now? - ABC listen
Since he left Gardening Australia, Tino is loving life on his farm at Premaydena. Though he has more wool than he knows what to do with.
www.abc.net.au
May 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
What has Tino Carnevale been up to since he left Gardening Australia?
Having fun on his own farm!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Having fun on his own farm!
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...