The symbolism of Kendrick Lamar's halftime performance, Travis Kelce's comments and Taylor Swift boo'ed. Trumps announcement for US planning to 'take over' Gaza and banning transgender women from sports. Anna Paul's apology video after recent 'takedown'. Sam Kerr on trial for calling cop stupid and white. A$AP Rocky trial facing 24 years in prison.

Welcome to the first episode of Small Talk! 

Small Talk is a new series that allows us to contribute to other important, relevant conversations that are dominating our algorithms and group chats but aren’t necessarily a news headline. 

For our first episode, which aptly publishes on Sarah’s 27th birthday, we wanted to ease in by chatting about all the stress revolving around the concept of the ‘quarter-life crisis’ and re-assessing those self-imposted timelines. 

Let us know what topics you would like us to talk about next on bigsmalltalk_pod or in the comment section

We recap all the wins, news and performances from the Grammy's, give a rundown on the current polling and policies for Australia's major parties, discuss Justin Baldoni's 6-minute voice memo to Blake Lively and his new website, Trumps second week in office and Deepseek.

We're back!! We unpack the New York Times exposé detailing Blake Lively being the target of an online smear campaign orchestrated by Justin Baldoni and his studios, Blake suing for sexual harassment and Justin's 400 million dollar countersuit. We also cover Trump's inauguration and executive orders, recent celebrity breakups and engagements, the TikTok ban, Meta removing fact-checking, the impact of the LA wildfires, Israel and Hamas ceasefire and Australia Day.

Jay Z has been named in a civil lawsuit alongside Diddy for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old, Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan reportedly breakup, United Healthcare CEO was assassinated in broad daylight, Spotify Wrapped, South Korea’s President invoked Martial law for approx 6 hours and Alex Cooper launches new show and beverage line.

The 2024 TikTok Awards, teens die from methanol poisoning in Laos, backlash from Billboard's 'Best Pop Stars of The 21st Century' list, Australian government passes social media ban, Connor McGregor found liable and Pauline Hanson.

Recap of the Aria awards, government proposes social duty of care, Australian influencer family investigated for drugging one-year-old, update on Gaza, Liam Payne’s funeral and government introduces electoral reform.

In part 2, we look at the different rumours Lindy Chamberlain was subject to, her fourth child, appeals, new evidence, the media doing backflips, pop culture references and where they all are now.

New Zealand protests after government introduces a bill to change the interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi; People has announced John Krasinski as the Sexiest Man Alive for 2024, Alan Jones is charged with 24 offences and will face court in December, cinema is back with the release of Wicked and Gladiator 2, Trump’s cabinet is becoming scarier by the day, and Jake Paul fights Mike Tyson.

You have likely heard the line “A Dingo’s got my baby,” but you might not know all the details from one of Australia's most infamous news stories. It is truly one of the greatest miscarriages of justice to date.

In part one, we introduce a young mother, Lindy Chamberlain, and explain what happened on the night her 9-week-old baby Azaria was taken by a Dingo while on holiday in Uluru. We then look at the gruesome trial by media that ensued, how the police failed Lindy and her family and how the actual trial unfolded.