Bang On

Myf and Zan are back and there’s a lot to catch up on. Like actively choosing to celebrate the headlights being on. Yep, we’re discussing Kimmy K’s nipple bra.

Dolly Parton is reportedly going to be presenting an award at the ARIA’s and with both of us heading along we’re wondering if this is our moment. And with Taylor Swift’s “1989” re-recording out, a great long read remembering that time Ryan Adams covered us has us thinking about how women’s pop music is digested differently to men’s singer-songwriter approach.

The shocking murder of Lillie James at the St Andrews School, and the response to it by their former principal, reflects the systemic issues with male violence, privilege, and protection. A brilliant editorial captures the feelings many of us have had, in it’s wake.

And Halloween has once again brought out the “hot” looks but frankly, we’re here for the freak show. And Heidi Klum has some excellent competition. Zan is banging on about Rhys Nicholson’s excellent memoir, and Myf is watching Theatre Camp.

Show notes:

Kim Kardashian nipple bra: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/31/kim-kardashians-next-trick-a-bra-to-make-you-look-turned-on-by-absolutely-everything

Dolly Parton at ARIAs: https://www.pedestrian.tv/music/aria-awards-2023-dolly-parton-presenters-performers/

Ryan Adams and Taylor Swift’s 1989: https://junkee.com/longform/why-did-ryan-adams-cover-1989-taylor-swift

St Andrews School: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/comments-from-former-st-andrews-school-principal-reveal-deep-problem/news-story/b615b20e93a131c08fc01fda8036d0b2

Halloween celebrity round up: https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/halloween-celebrity-costumes-2023/

Heidi Klum as a peacock: https://www.tiktok.com/@mtvuk/video/7296458718676340001?_r=1&_t=8h1Ef03I2PS

Janelle Monae as a chameleon: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12697387/Fans-jokes-Janelle-Mon-e-UPSTAGED-Queen-Halloween-Heidi-Klum-dressing-incredible-costume.html

Comedy in the Vines: https://comedyinthevines.com/

Rhys Nicholson’s Dish: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/dish-9781761046759

Theatre Camp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puVDIUk0kM8&ab_channel=SearchlightPictures

Bang On is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7HSPnTFVAuGTaDiTDU-ldkW5A2Lxbb5N

Bang Back to us: [email protected]

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded and produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, the Dharawal people, and the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

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It’s finally here, Britney Spears highly anticipated memoir “The Woman In Me” is out, and Zan has read it all in one hit. We go in with all you need to know, as Britney reclaims her story. It’s been a big week for Beyonce too, as we mark 10 years since she visited Brunswick, and she releases a new perfume to mark the occasion. Maybe not related, but we’ll say they are.

Kings of Leon have come a long way from their southern charm, and are being called out for being absolute dicks at a festival by Groove Armada. Pass the popcorn. And a 90’s dream union has come true, with the children of icons continuing the dynasty.

Goatees are back (ew), and AI has a hotness problem. Have you noticed? Meanwhile we’re banging on about a brilliant doco on artist/activist Nan Goldin, and Brigid Delaney’s Wellmania.

Show notes:

The Woman in Me: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/oct/24/britney-spears-memoir-most-shocking-woman-in-me

Beyonce in Brunswick: https://twitter.com/zanrowe/status/1716546112411369952

Beyonce parfum: https://twitter.com/zanrowe/status/1716546112411369952

Kings of Leon: https://www.pedestrian.tv/music/groove-armada-call-kings-of-leon-jerks-on-internet/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ#

Frances Bean Cobain: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/kurt-cobains-daughter-marries-tony-hawks-son-officiated-by-michael-stipe-report/

The Goatee is back: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/goatee-beards-are-back-7dl85l2kb

AI’s stereotypical Australians: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12647765/Stereotypical-Australian-looks-like-town-AI-Midjourney-sydney-melbourne-adelaide.html

AI has a hotness problem: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/10/ai-image-generation-hot-people/675750/

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD5pYQiT1D4&ab_channel=HBO

Wellmania: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34451942-wellmania

Watch Bang On on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7HSPnTFVAuGTaDiTDU-ldkW5A2Lxbb5N

Bang Back to us: [email protected]

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded and produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, and the lands of the Dharawal people. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

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

Bang On now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@abcaustralia/videos

Bang Back to us: [email protected]

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

#265: Beckham, Gaffa Banana, Silent Walking

It’s been a full on week, and we’re here to give you a little reprieve if you need it. Fat Bear Week is here to help us, we have a winner, she is amazing, and we celebrate Grazer. Meanwhile Bang Fam are rallying around the Peregrine Falcons after their fortunes took a turn.

The conceptual art piece “Comedian” (a banana gaffa taped to a wall) is coming to Melbourne for the NGV’s Triennial, so it’s time for Myf’s critical art eye. And for Zan to wonder who’s hungry.

90’s sitcoms are back, but why? Frasier is recreating the nostalgia to the letter, while Jerry Seinfeld has been hinting of some sort of return. We explain all. Looking back seems to be the way we’re moving forward across culture in general, with none doing it better or bigger this week than the Beckham docu-series on Netflix. We dig into this epic story of Posh and Becks, football and fantasy, and a heavy dose of bad new millenium fashion.

And a great read on how the internet isn’t fun anymore has crystallized a lot, and made us wistful for the world wide web. Could switching it all off and going silent walking be the answer?

Myf is banging on about the second series of Billie Piper’s brilliant series I Hate Suzie, while Zan is reading Kazuo Ishiguro’s classic The Remains of the Day.

And did you know Bang On is now on YouTube? You can now SEE us be silly duffa’s. Check it out via the link below.

Show notes:

Fat Bear Week winner: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-11/fat-bear-week-2023-winner-128-grazer-runnerup-32-chunk/102962228

Peregrine Falcons update: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-10/collins-street-falcon-eggs-not-viable/102954050

Banana art: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-breakfast/maurizio-cattelan-comedian-at-ngv/102954922

Frasier reboot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz--6tGukuw&ab_channel=ParamountPlus

Seinfeld return? https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/oct/10/seinfeld-return-sitcom-jerry-seinfeld-wang-theatre-boston

Beckham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUVNbJMWi_c&ab_channel=Netflix

Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-the-internet-isnt-fun-anymore

Silent Walking: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-08/silent-walking-taking-off-on-tiktok-boosting-youth-mental-health/102938224

I Hate Suzie Too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEfLWmww7O0&ab_channel=Max

The Remains of the Day: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28921.The_Remains_of_the_Day

Bang On now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@abcaustralia/videos

Bang Back to us: [email protected]

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

Myf and Zan are frothing at the news that Beyoncé will bring her Renaissance tour to the big screen; we share what we know so far. In Vegas, U2 are putting on their own show. In a sphere. We review it (without having seen it).

Stevie Nicks is being immortalised as a Barbie, and it’s “goodbye girl boss, hello snail girl” as some women switch their priorities from hustle to hammock. And at Paris Fashion week there’s much bravery and courage as women ditch the make-up and stop getting their roots done.

Bang On has been obsessed with bears of late, and it continues this week cos it’s officially Fat Bear Week! Where Myf goes with this one, you have to hear.

And we’re banging on about the Sentimental Garbage podcast, and season 3 of Only Murders in the Building.

Show notes:

Beyonce’s Renaissance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqjPzq3uYXQ

U2 at The Sphere: https://www.avclub.com/u2-las-vegas-sphere-humanity-peaked-1850893634

This Barbie is Stevie Nicks: https://creations.mattel.com/en-au/products/barbie-music-series-stevie-nicks-doll-hmv00

Goodbye Girl Boss Hello Snail Girl: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-01/snail-girl-era-is-here-goodbye-girl-boss-work-changes-post-covid/102913868

Make-up is out, grey hair is in: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/oct/03/makeup-is-out-grey-hair-is-in-how-it-became-cool-for-women-to-look-their-age

Fat Bear week: https://explore.org/fat-bear-week

History of Fat Bear week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIRPPjfaHsA&ab_channel=ExploreLiveNatureCams

Take 5 S02: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/take-5-with-zan-rowe

Only Murders S03: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaifwVfAf4E&ab_channel=Hulu

Sentimental Garbage: https://shows.acast.com/sentimentalgarbage

Bang Back to us: [email protected]

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

Myf and Zan are back after a break and catching up on the last two weeks of music, art, life and stuff. A lot has happened. Split ups, bears in Japan, brush-turkeys at Myf’s house…

The writers strike has ended too, but one star broke early and the backlash against Drew Barrymore’s decision to return to work has been sizeable. Meanwhile Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner has decided that if you’re not male or white you’re not a master, and all those covers and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame history is starting to make sense.

One of the biggest stories of the past fortnight has been the allegations against Russell Brand. We take a look at the media culture, and complicity, surrounding it all. And the reason women often stay silent.

And it’s September which means FARSHUN. We take you to Venice where people are wearing undies (and not much else), and a wild show at Milan Fashion Week which is more a statement than a collection. In related news, Zan is banging on about The Super Models docu-series and Myf is watching HBO doco Telemarketers.

Show notes:

Writers strike ends: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/26/hollywood-writers-strike-ends-studio-deal

Drew Barrymore: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/19/drew-barrymore-talkshow-writers-strike-video

Jann Wenner: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/16/arts/music/jann-wenner-removed-rock-hall.html

Russell Brand allegations: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-26/russell-brand-subject-of-police-investigation-after-complaints/102899992

Lad culture and Russell Brand: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/21/2000s-lad-culture-russell-brand-hindsight-women-misogyny

Media Watch on Russell Brand: https://youtu.be/t_w6JGvBmCQ?t=364

Silence and complicity: https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/09/21/russell-brand-sexual-abuse-harassment-power-structure/

Microshorts: https://www.whowhatwear.co.uk/micro-shorts-trend

AVAVAV show: https://hypebae.com/2023/9/avavav-milan-fashion-week-ss24-show-images-details

Telemarketers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKLveXWvb2s&ab_channel=RottenTomatoesTV

The Super Models: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G59GvtrbFtQ&ab_channel=AppleTV

Bang Back to us: [email protected]

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

Wow, what a week. We really do cover it all on Bang On and partake in a healthy amount of googling, too. Yep, Myf and Zan are back to make sense of the week that was; music, art, life, and birds.

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet’s rumoured dating has been publicly confirmed in the VIP tower at Beyonce’s LA show. Smooching and smoking was just the pressie she wanted. Meanwhile down the road in Nevada people have been stranded at Burning Man after an unseasonable downpour. Are we allowed to enjoy it?

The Yes campaign has been gifted its soundtrack courtesy of John Farnham, and a beautiful piece of writing from a prisoner about Taylor Swift, has floored us.

And there’s a lot of animal chat this week. A lot. Bird sniffers, allegedly thieving koalas, the peregrine falcons are back. We are giddy with excitement.

It’s a huge ep, enough to tide you over while Zan visits her Convenience Store Woman, and catches up on Myf’s plane watch recommend of the Bee Gee’s doco.

Show notes:

Kylie and Tim: https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/kylie-jenner-timothee-chalamet-together/

Casey Donovan at Burning Man: https://www.instagram.com/caseydonovan88

Burning Man: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/06/burning-man-wealthy-attendees

John Farnham’s gift: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/03/youre-the-voice-john-farnham-loans-song-that-changed-my-life-to-yes-side-advertisement

Bird sniffer: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23757855.chris-packham-reported-police-sniffing-bird-one-show/

Claude the seed thief: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-05/koala-eats-nursery-seedlings-intended-for-wildlife-corridor/102814920

The Peregrine Falcon webcam: https://367collins.mirvac.com/workplace/building-overview/falcons-at-367-collins

Listening to Taylor Swift in Prison: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/listening-to-taylor-swift-in-prison

Bee Gees doco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5tncybE7Wg&ab_channel=HBO

Convenience Store Woman: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Convenience-Store-Woman-Audiobook/1783785632

Bang Back to us: [email protected]

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

It’s a big week for Bang On, and a lot can happen in seven days. Last ep the revolt against Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales was just kicking off, since then there have been calls for his dismissal, rallies in the street, hunger strikes, and a fair dose of blokes claiming victim hood. We catch up on it, and an excellent piece by Annabel Crabb that explains and eviscerates it all.

The commercial value of women in sport, entertainment and business has been ignored for too long, and some solid numbers prove that you ignore at your peril. But what about women in STEM? A new study shows that celebrating inclusivity in science, technology, engineering and maths should start in the classroom, but we’re failing.

Remember Cat Person? That viral short story from the New Yorker that had many of us resonating with it? Well now it’s a film, and we have the details for you. And Sarah Jessica Parker has become a cat person, adopting the little fluffball that popped up in the final episodes of S02 of …And Just Like That. It’s over, we have thoughts, and yes – we debrief in full at the season finale.

And we’re banging on about escapist worlds in Asteroid City and the power of language in The Dictionary of Lost Words.

Show notes:

Annabel Crabb on the forcible kiss: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-29/fifa-spain-kiss-sexism-world-cup/102786334

Commercial value of women: https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/stop-and-pay-attention-the-unsurprising-commercial-value-of-women/

STEM women missing: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/28/female-scientists-absent-australian-textbooks

Cat Person: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person

Cat Person film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_aZWQD3Q2w&ab_channel=STUDIOCANALAustralia

SJP adopts a cat: https://www.vulture.com/2023/08/sarah-jessica-parker-and-just-like-that-adopts-cat.html

Asteroid City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FXCSXuGTF4&ab_channel=FocusFeatures

The Dictionary of Lost Words: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/49354511

Bang Back to us: [email protected]

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

Myf’s made her road trip north and has all the news from life on the road with Vyv. There’s heaps to catch up on too, as Myf and Zan reunite to reflect on the Matildas wins and how they celebrated. There’s a lot of talk of legacy too, and the changes being made in women’s sport overall.

One thing that hasn’t changed is inappropriate behaviour at the workplace: Spanish Football Federation boss, we’re looking at you. Meanwhile in the AFL, a 4 Corners story on gay players within the league has us thinking about the legacy of that taboo, and why it still exists.

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari have announced their divorce, and it’s hot girl summer on overload (with the Britney army protecting their queen). And we’ve warmed to And Just Like That so much we’re talking about S03 and our hope for spin offs.

Myf’s still in her podcast era and banging on about a recent chat between Abbie Chatfield and Yumi Stynes, while Zan is weeping contentedly in the cinema at Past Lives.

Show notes:

Vanilla Slice victor: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/eat/best-vanilla-slice-australia-north-end-bakehouse-in-shepparton-regional-victoria/news-story/dfbb3ed15bf19ff7d45bd3e8d540c167

Funding boost for women’s sport: https://www.pedestrian.tv/sport/womens-sport-funding-matildas-government/

Nikki Webster and the Matildas: https://www.pedestrian.tv/sport/nikki-webster-matildas-strawberry-kis/

Luis Rubiales apology: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/world/europe/spain-soccer-kiss-rubiales-hermoso-apology.html

4 Corners: The Silence: https://iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2303H030S00

Britney & Sam: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66553230

Octavia Spencer: https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/britney-spears-sam-asghari-split/

And Just Like That renewed: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/and-just-like-that-renewed-season-3-max-1235702156/amp/

Comedy in the Vines: https://comedyinthevines.com/

It’s a Lot with Abbie Chatfield and Yumi Stynes: https://www.itsalotpodcast.com/podcast-1/episode/2210c106/consent-is-so-hot-with-yumi-stynes

Past Lives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA244xewjcI&ab_channel=A24

Bang Back to us: [email protected]

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.