It’s all about Adele this week; the launch, the teacher moment, the Spotify hustle, and that interview, or non-interview… we dig in.

Macquarie Australian English Dictionary are putting forth their picks for the word of the year, and we have more questions than answers.

And a message from one of our Bang Fam has us thinking about the complexities and exhaustion of pushing for change.

Meanwhile we’re both jazzed about The Beatles “Get Back” doco coming to Disney +, while Myf is watching the incredible Australian Story on Grace Tame, and Zan is reading Insomniac City.

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Show notes:

Adele’s English Teacher: https://junkee.com/adele-english-teacher-surprise/315651

Inside the World of Celebrity Interviews: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/celebrity/a-million-bucks-for-adele-inside-the-world-of-celebrity-interviews-20211122-p59ayh.html

Adele and Spotify: https://theconversation.com/adele-has-successfully-asked-spotify-to-remove-shuffle-from-albums-heres-why-thats-important-for-musicians-172301

Macquarie’s Word of the Year: https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/blog/article/852/

AFR on gender equality fatigue: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/half-of-men-in-corporate-australia-are-fatigued-by-gender-equality-20211124-p59bmw

The Beatles: Get Back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auta2lagtw4&ab_channel=WaltDisneyStudios

Grace Under Fire: https://www.abc.net.au/austory/grace-under-fire/13642974

Insomniac City: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30038960-insomniac-city

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