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!
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!
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.
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!
Good morning, foggy Launny!
May 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Good morning, foggy Launny!
The Tassie Indie Author Book Fair is on today! Come and grab a new read at Salamanca Arts Centre.
April 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The Tassie Indie Author Book Fair is on today! Come and grab a new read at Salamanca Arts Centre.
If you’ve never bought one of my books, or you’d just like to complete your collection, join us at the Indie Authors Book Fair!
April 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If you’ve never bought one of my books, or you’d just like to complete your collection, join us at the Indie Authors Book Fair!
Today on ABC Hobart Afternoons, we're looking at QVMAG's large collection of Japanese confectionary packaging!
So this lion was once full of lollies.
So this lion was once full of lollies.
March 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Today on ABC Hobart Afternoons, we're looking at QVMAG's large collection of Japanese confectionary packaging!
So this lion was once full of lollies.
So this lion was once full of lollies.
This is Kyron Rathbone with two of his amazing sculptures - too big for the studio!
February 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM
This is Kyron Rathbone with two of his amazing sculptures - too big for the studio!
Dolphins dancing around the boat at Eaglehawk Neck. Pure joy!
February 23, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Dolphins dancing around the boat at Eaglehawk Neck. Pure joy!
Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet has not lost a step! His voice is still stunning and his touring band is sensational.
You can listen to our chat here:
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
You can listen to our chat here:
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
January 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet has not lost a step! His voice is still stunning and his touring band is sensational.
You can listen to our chat here:
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
You can listen to our chat here:
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Off to the editor for a once-over before I start submitting it to publishers.
January 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Off to the editor for a once-over before I start submitting it to publishers.
Watching the fairy penguins come in from the ocean at Stanley. They can’t see red light, so they don’t know we’re here.
January 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Watching the fairy penguins come in from the ocean at Stanley. They can’t see red light, so they don’t know we’re here.
Here’s a happy place - amongst trees and ferns in the Tarkine.
January 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Here’s a happy place - amongst trees and ferns in the Tarkine.
My beloved at the Edge of the World.
January 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
My beloved at the Edge of the World.