The crossover of the wellness industry and conspiracy theorists is real (#DoYourResearch), and we explore why. Speaking of Venn diagrams, a new doco on Netflix has everyone talking about the power and intentions of social media. Kanye’s latest tweet-rant resonates, and a doco on Cathy Freeman’s iconic Olympic gold has us crying, and reflecting on what has and hasn’t changed in the past 20 years.

Show notes:

The wellness realm has fallen into conspiritualism: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/15/the-wellness-realm-has-fallen-into-conspiritualism-i-have-a-sense-why

The Social Dilemma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaaC57tcci0

Kanye West’s tweets: https://twitter.com/kanyewest

Susan Rogers, the woman who created Prince’s vault: https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/music-news/prince-producer-susan-rogers-take-5-vault-warner-fires-interview/12429818

Louis Vuitton PPE: https://www.vogue.com/article/louis-vuitton-face-shield-luxury-ppe

Freeman: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/freeman

The New Daily on Cathy Freeman: https://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/rio-olympics-2016/2020/09/15/cathy-freeman-olympic-run/

Why Women Kill https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/why-women-killEmail us: [email protected]

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