*Content Warning: Please note that this episode contains descriptions of mental health & mental health issues that some people may find disturbing and/or triggering*

This week we discuss the changing media landscape in Australia, the recent open letter from Mel Silva (Managing Director of Google, Australia) regarding the introduction of fees aimed at Google and Facebook in order to display news content. We also discuss the  proposals to cut funding for Arts degrees, the recent job losses in the news and media sector as well discussing the ethics of free news content and the necessity of paywalls as a means of maintaining the honesty and integrity of good journalism. On a different note, we explore how the media handles celebrity mental health issues- particularly public and widely covered breakdowns and episodes.

Has Ellen DeGeneres been cancelled? We are joined by a special guest this week to unpack 'cancel culture' and reminisce on our most memorable celeb encounters. 

We investigate the realities of pedo culture and the fetishisaton of our youth by questioning Hollywood's part to play in catering towards hypersexualisation of children and whether kawaii culture, anime and manga facilitate these ideas.

Often when we think of domestic abuse the first thing that comes to mind are physical and maybe even emotional forms abuse. In today's episode we talk about the silent and often overlooked form of domestic abuse: financial abuse. On a lighter note we also dive into the question of whether or not it's okay to have a type. 

We are live every Tuesday at 11am on Radio Monash. You can catch our podcasts here on Spotify or the Radio Monash podcast site.

As we take a break this week, we bring you an old episode from the studio where we talk all things fashion from the 2019 MET Gala.

This week we dive into the Smiths' recent 'entanglement' scandal as well as breaks- what do they really mean and how to approach them, as well as the difference between dating versus seeing someone.

We discuss Britney Spears’ conservatorship and how this raises important questions about bodily autonomy and it’s preservation.

We unpack Kanye West's announcement on running for President and the rise of OnlyFans and how it's taken over social media.