''Boxcutters'' was an Australian podcast dedicated to the discussion of

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. 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

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. 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.

History

''Boxcutters'' was created in 2005 and on 19 October 2009 it celebrated its 200th edition with guest

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, and congratulatory messages from

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and

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. On 6 September 2011 the show presented a 6th birthday special looking at how children are presented on screen. As well as reporting news, ''Boxcutters'' created some in 2008 when they were the first to report that the

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was closing their European news bureau, a story then picked up by ''

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'' and other media outlets. They also reported the death of

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three weeks before it happened, although this was simply a mistake. They were profiled in ''

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'' Green Guide in 2009. On 12 April 2009, the show was reviewed on episode 68 of ''Edgy Reviews from That Podcast Show'', 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. On 2 December 2009 they were featured on Alan Brough's ABC radio show in a discussion of the best podcasts to listen to, and on 15 July 2010

newspaper picked Boxcutters as one of the world's best podcasts in a list that also included

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's podgrams,

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and Onion Radio News. In 2011 they received a Chronos Award for their "Writing Doctor Who" interview with

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and

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. 2012 saw ''Boxcutters'' become the first Australian podcast to ever be invited to perform a live show at the SXSW Interactive festival in

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, Texas.

Live events

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

and

at Aussiecon 4 on Sunday 5 September 2010, a presentation on teen dramas ''

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'' and ''

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'' at the

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on 24 February 2011 which included a live skype interview with actor

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(

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in the ''

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'' series), a panel about the lack of Australian science fiction aimed at adults at Continuum 7 on 13 June 2011 and a presentation on

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- 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

Boxcutters guests have included: *

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* Rajendra Roy *

* Carol-Lynn Parente *

Tim Ferguson Timothy Dorcen Langbene Ferguson (born 16 November 1963) is an Australian comedian, film director, screenwriter, author and screenwriting teacher. Early life and education Timothy Dorcen Langbene Ferguson grew up in Singapore, and later on ...

* Pete Smith

References

External links

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Boxcutters reviewed on That Podcast ShowThe Boxcutters hosts interviewed on The Podcraft

The Boxcutters Degrassi/Press Gang night at the Australian Centre For The Moving ImageChronos Award winners 2011

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