EP 131: The 411 - The truth behind The Block + A Star Is Born shares the reality of addiction

On EP 131 of The Thinkergirls Pod Channel, Stacey June and Kristie Mercer creators of some of the most successful female podcasts and content in Australia have a touch base about what the rest of the world is talking about (provided it’s interesting!)... Kristie delves into the truth behind this season of The Block and how they've impacted the homeless and drug addicted community in St Kilda + Stace shares part 2 of her A Star Is Born chat, this time going deeper to share how realistic a depiction of addiction is.

3:28 – Before The Block, the Gatwick was a place of community for homeless and drug addicted people, so where did they go after they were kicked out?

7:35 – The rougher suburbs are now the cool suburbs and everyone wants to be there.

9:30 – The contrast between the prizes on The Block and the people who used to live there and had nothing is really confronting.

10:54 – Kristie thinks the only reason The Block bought The Gatwick, is because they knew they’d make headlines.

14:30 – The Block HAD to own the storyline behind The Gatwick because they had no other choice when trying to control the PR surrounding it.

15:55 – People have gone GAGA for A Star Is Born (pun Intended) which makes it hard to talk about when people like Kristie still haven’t seen it.

17:40 – Why was ASIB so hard for Stacey to watch?

18:48 – Hollywood’s depiction of addiction is not reality.

21:44 – ASIB offered a modern and real take on addiction.

23:59 – We often forget addiction is an illness.

26:29 – This rendition of ASIB has been modernised to resonate with today’s culture and our attitudes towards addiction.

29:30 – Pop culture is ready for authenticity in our stories.

EP 126: The 411 – Lady Gaga Has Done A Mic Drop With A Star Is Born + Why Do We Compare Meghan Markle To Princess Diana? Listen HERE

Judging The Gatwick Doco - Read about it HERE

OLDIE EP: Ricki Lee joins Thinkergirl: The Podcast. Listen HERE

EP 29: The 411 – Judging Women For Plastic Surgery + Is ‘Love Simon’ Important Or Damaging? Listen HERE

Shelly Craft Oldie Ep - Unfortunately we couldn't find a link for you, sorry Posse! xx

If anything in this podcast was triggering, please reach out for help: Lifeline - 13 11 14

We’re going on a national tour! Tickets are on sale HERE.

Want to join our VIP Posse? (For a small amount of $$ each month have access to a tonne of extras and join the online community.) Learn more HERE      More from The Thinkergirls: Email us – [email protected] Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thinkergirls Instagram –  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.