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Josh Mercer

Josh is a journalist based in Broken Hill, working for 7 Spencer Gulf News. He loves all things Sports and Pop Culture.

Rediscovering Rob Harvilla, Pop Culture’s Great Storyteller

On Saturday morning, I went out to mow the lawns since a literal forest was growing in the front and back yards. Just before I started the mower, I was looking through Spotify to pick a podcast to listen to. I decided to change it up from what I had been listening to lately and […]

Spotify layoffs see The Ringer impacted

Spotify recently announced layoffs in its podcast group, resulting in staff being let go from The Ringer and Spotify Studios. According to both Variety and Awful Announcing, 15 staff members have been affected, with The Ringer’s staff writer Miles Surrey and Special Projects Lead Andrew Gruttadaro both taking to Twitter and X to announce their […]

A different kind of superhero show

Admittedly, I suffered from ‘superhero fatigue’ and fell behind on watching Marvel movies and TV shows. Recently, I returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe by watching Thunderbolts, which was an enjoyable movie. But a recent Marvel TV show was a breath of fresh air, and it did something completely different. Warning: This article has spoilers […]

Just Write

Now and then, I like to get real here on my website. This is going to be one of those times. One of my favourite things to do is write. It wasn’t until well after I left school that I realised how much I actually loved it. I was never a great student, and even […]

Remembering Aaliyah

On August 25, the world went into mourning when R&B singer Aaliyah Haughton, known professionally as Aaliyah, died in a plane crash. The singer was in the Abaco Islands, Bahamas, filming the music video for her new song ‘Rock the Boat.’ Aaliyah got on a plane smaller than the one she and her crew had […]