A Sydney comedy phenom, Artie Gallagher is known for being loud, colourful and infectiously energetic. He also proudly wears his alumni colours for one of the most "prestigious" private schools in the country, whereas I was kicked out of that school 15 years earlier and have anything but pride for my time there.
This episode explores the experience of two comedians at the same very strict, religious school over a decade apart, and the chance that maybe, it's not such a hellhole of patriarchal, colonial, aristocratic superiority and potential child abuse after all.
Is it all just fun and games, a few extra toys and a bit of history? Is it boys being boys? Is tradition infallible? Is it worth the F**king price tag and the extra tax dollars they are handed by other alums and wealthy friends in government?
Is the practice of separating genders, fostering a sense of otherness, inflating parochial affection and preaching vague ideals of general morality as a unique set of values only adhered or aspired to by the wealthy and privileged within a particular religious denomination, in a particular set of postcode... is that something we should revere in the 21st century?
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