Myf and Zan are throwing a big bear hug around the Bang Fam with our best coping techniques in a rough time.

Some choice words from Nick Cave have us high-fiving the prince of darkness, and a debrief with White Lotus writer/creator Mike White answers a lot of questions and begs a few more.

Alex Lahey’s impassioned plea to the PM to keep our music industry alive hits hard, while the conversation around celebrities bathing habits opens an absolute can of worms.

And we’re banging on about some incredible reads, short and long form, to take you into another place.

Show notes:

Back to Nature: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/back-to-nature

Myf’s Instagram Reels: https://www.instagram.com/myfwarhurst

Nick Cave on COVID and the vax: https://www.theredhandfiles.com/tell-us-about-hal-willner/

Mike White accepts the criticism: https://www.vulture.com/article/the-white-lotus-finale-mike-white-interview-departures-ending.html

Nine Perfect Strangers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvqujH6boEI&ab_channel=Hulu

Alex Lahey open letter: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/alex-lahey-open-letter-scott-morrison-government-support-music/13498102

Do Celebrities Bathe?: https://www.salon.com/2021/08/17/celebrity-bathing-kutcher-kunis-gyllenhaal/

What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/09/twenty-years-gone-911-bobby-mcilvaine/619490/

Leave the World Behind: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358031-leave-the-world-behind

Rumaan Alam at MWF: https://mwf.com.au/program/rumaan-alam-leave-the-world-behind-071e/

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