Between elections in Queensland, right wing commentators being banned from the country, and a Timothee Chalamet lookalike content, there's a lot going on in the world. Simran and Ryan join forces to decrypt it all, chatting about all of that, and Netflix's removal of Palestinian films, Afternoon Tea drama, and work in 2024.

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These are the links we mentioned:

• The Better Boarding Method Airlines Won't Use
• American Airlines tests boarding technology
• Candace Owens refused entry to Australia
• Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest
• The Kids Are Too Soft

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This week we’ve been thinking about cultural appropriation, TikTok engagement bait, white supremacy, and AI slop. Plus, Simran thinks bullying might definitely be ok in very small doses.

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These are the links we mentioned:

• The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise - The Verge
• Mariah Carey On Overhead Lighting Via Las Culturistas
• Brianna ChickenFry Victim Blaming Situation
• Simu Liu Calls Out Bobba Business For Cultural Appropriation

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Hype House drama is blowing up, Nikocado Avocado is two steps ahead, the Minecraft movie trailer is a little floppy, France’s election saga continues, Donald Trump’s sentencing is delayed, and we hold a diva-off for our favourite Swedish activists.

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These are the links we mentioned:

• The courage of Gisèle Pelicot
• Travis Scott Team Questions U.S. Album Chart After Carpenter No. 1
• Alex Warren Hype House Drama

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Lana del Rey's dating a crocodile alligator hunter and everyone's favourite Russian spy whale is dead in Norway. Broadly Relevant is back and we're bursting with decorum.

On this week's episode we chat about men having no clue how to date properly, Zayn Malik's favourite childhood game, and Sabrina Carpenter's brilliant new album. Plus, we cover the digital-sex-crime epidemic going on in South Korea, Scotland's plans to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026, and the mess that is LGBTQIA+ representation in Australia's census.

And to top it all off, we dive deep into where all the bands went. Why don't we have anymore One Direction and Fifth Harmony, and can K-Pop fill the void?

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These are the links we mentioned:

• Victorian taxpayers would pay for Scotland’s $220m Commonwealth Games under new proposal | Victoria | The Guardian
• Beluga whale alleged to be Russian ‘spy’ found dead in Norway | Norway | The Guardian
• Israel lays Siege to Jenin | Al Jazeera
• Zayn Malik Unmasked As Nocturne In Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Livestream
• Draft sexuality and gender identity census questions 'weren't appropriate', prime minister says - ABC News
• South Korea Digital Sex Crimes
• Nicky Reardon - Death Of Music Groups
• Melbourne Yo Chi Man

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We’re back in the podcast studio for a tea-stuffed whirlwind of poddy x. Ben and JLo are over it but maybe Jane Fonda called it, Macklemore cancels shows in over the gen0c!de in Sudan, a gay penguin is dead, Chappell Roan is setting boundaries, Roxanne Tickle wins her sex discrimination battle against Giggle, and Gen Zs obsession with nostalgia reaches a new level. See you on the other side cuties.

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These are the links we mentioned:

• Botswana diamonds: World's second-biggest stone found by Canadian firm Lucara
• Fast fashion giant Shein finds child labour cases in supply chain
• Roxanne Tickle speaks after landmark 'what is a woman' case win | SBS News
• Sphen the penguin, known for same-sex love story, dies at Sydney aquarium aged 11 - ABC News
• French authorities arrest Telegram’s CEO - The Verge
• Chappell Roan’s statement
• Macklemore’s Statement on Sudan
• Why TikTok conspiracy theorists are saying a “second lockdown” is going to happen.
• Mackelmore accidentally helps cops arrest fugitive

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You see how we are back to our regular posting schedule? Very demure. Very mindful. You see how we discuss culture, news, and dive into the extractive nature of art-making? Very cutesie.

This week we chat about protests in India, Blake Lively’s messiness, Thailand’s new PM, and heaps more. Hope you enjoy cuties x

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This might be our most demure episode yet. We chat about breakdancing at the Olympics, Brooke Schofield, riots in the UK, politicians trying to be funny, and astronauts stuck in space.

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This week we recap some highlights from week 1 of the Olympics, reality tv tea, electoral mayhem around the world, and deep dive into Project 2025.

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These are the links we mentioned:

• Project 2025, explained: What is it? Who’s behind it? | Vox

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Shocking new data has come out on the prevalence of strangulation in the bedroom, which we have a big chat about, plus we explore the possibility of ethical tourism and whether we’ve managed it before. In other news, Olivia Culpo’s wedding dress is out, but Radhika Merchant’s wedding dress is in, French & British elections have turned out broadly leftist, and the US is withdrawing their aid pier from the Gaza strip.

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These are the links we mentioned:

• Can Ethical Tourism Actually Exist? | Simran Pasricha
• The Tana Mongeau & Alissa Violet Drama On TikTok, Explained
• Radhika Merchant Haldi Outfit
• Strangulation during sex: new research

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Get keen for a piping hot plate of gossip from Glastonbury Festival, featuring Paul Mescal, Tilda Swinton, and Louis Tomlinson. We’re dealing with. major cases of FOMO so just had to get it all out of our system.

Plus, it’s election season. We chat about the French election (and how their electoral system works), the British, and the American—but to end on a brighter note, we chat about the rise of the pop girlies in 2024 and the way they’re making everything feel ok. And is that ok?

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These are the links we mentioned:

• Banksy launches artwork during Idles’ Glastonbury set
• Glastonbury One of the World’s Greenest Festivals
• The Brooke Schofield And Clinton Kane Drama
• Tilda Swinton introducing Orbital’s Set | TikTok
• Hundreds of candidates pull out of French run-off in bid to foil far right | Al Jazeera
• Fatima Payman was excluded from Labor caucus over her support for a Palestinian state but she has won an unlikely ally - ABC News

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