It’s raining memoirs, and we’ve got the dish on Britney Spear’s forthcoming tell all, and Jada Pinkett-Smith’s mic drop revelations in her just released “Worthy”. Dolly is lobbing in too, she loves a good book, and we’re here for it.

Nicholas Cage is shooting a movie in south-west WA and we’re living for the reportage around his local spottings. And on the East Coast, the Dugong is being pitched as the perfect Olympic mascot. A grazing sea cow that is a bit shy? Let’s go.

Myf has been watching a great new Julia-Louis Dreyfus film on the plane, and Zan is listening to reflections and analysis post Referendum, from some brilliant First Nations voices.

Show notes:

Britney’s Memoir: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/17/britney-spears-i-had-abortion-while-dating-justin-timberlake-memoir-woman-in-me

Jada Pinkett-Smith memoir: https://variety.com/2023/film/columns/jada-pinkett-smith-memoir-will-smith-worthy-1235757763/

Dolly Parton Behind the Rhinestones: https://www.thecut.com/2023/10/dolly-parton-fashion-photography-book.html

Nicholas Cage in Busselton: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-17/nicolas-cage-sighted-in-busselton-filming-the-surfer-movie/102986390

Dugong for the Olympics: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-17/dugong-mascot-2032-brisbane-olympics-paralympics/102983848

You Hurt My Feelings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20GWk5cWPBs&ab_channel=A24

Not So PG: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australia-has-voted-no/id1631941186?i=1000631477817

Isabella Higgins: https://www.tiktok.com/@abcnewsaus/video/7290028195208842498

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