With Benevolent Forces no longer in its infancy (officially boasting an archive of crudely amateurish episodes to listen back on), Lucy, Gigi and Ben bravely venture past their arbitrarily imposed 40 minute timer for the first time in history. The trio discuss the importance of 'connective tissue' in life/art, the fallacy of 'the third option' and share a single Depop haggling tip. Sincerely, this is a good episode and if you stick with it, it will be rewarding xo

Starting 2023 with renewed fervour, expressed only through even more vocal monotony than usual, Lucy, Gigi and Ben talk New Year's resolutions,  Xmas lunch disillusions and low-rise condoms. Enjoy xoxo

End-of-year fatigue (or in Gigi's case depression) notwithstanding, all three BF members reunite after a long month apart for a vibe check. The consensus is that Wednesday actually sucked, Bones And All rules, and Avatar 2 was unexpectedly not that bad. In keeping with the podcast's theme (rare) Ben opens Gigi's belated birthday gift. 

Separated by multiple oceans (probably?) Lucy and Gigi traverse the feminine freedom afforded to them in Ben's absence (they talk about silk underwear for whole minutes). A molto bene-volent episode. 

While Lucy is on a plane returning to the motherland, Gigi and Ben denounce <$50 presents and pronounce their attraction to Bugs and Lola Bunny. 

The third musketeer rejoins Lucy and Gigi for a hungover discussion of their favourite Sydney socialite pattipinkcake, death, Ben's birthday, and their purchases for the week (except Gigi who is locked out of her banking app). 

Lucy and Gigi are joined by compatriot and first official guest, Sarah Baya from rival podcast, The Second Estate. The girlies discuss gift giving, spending philosophies and refuse to shut the fuck up about AirPod Maxs. 

Follow Sarah's contribution to the culture @thesecondestatepodcast

On the path towards mutual destruction, Lucy, Gigi and Benjamin discuss the trials and tribulations of getting a haircut in Sydney and their stupidest purchases of the week.

Consistent as ever (two episodes in), Lucy and Gigi buy glasses they can’t afford, similar to how they can’t afford to be sued for copyright infringement (no intro/outro music this week). 

A year later, Lucy and Gigi break their silence and release a podcast episode.  

Follow Ben @slimes_new_roman 

Find us @benevolentforces

Intro/outro - ‘Do My Thing’ by Erika de Casier 

Cover art by @tooms.xyz