This week, Sarah sits down with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jack_toohey/">Jack Toohey,</a> the content creator behind <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtD5QexsH8I/">THAT</a> viral housing-crisis video, author of <a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Jack-Toohey-Better-Things-Are-Possible-9781761471506">Better Things Are Possible</a>, and creative production lead at Teach Us Consent.
It’s a rare Small Talk moment: a man in the guest chair. So Sarah dives straight in.

They unpack why men react so defensively to the word “privilege,” what Jack is actually seeing in his algorithm, and how fitness and diet culture have become unexpected gateways into identity and politics for young men.
They also dissect the pressure to be a “provider,” and why the real key to better conversations might be systems literacy. 
Jack opens up about modern masculinity and the world men are navigating today.

This week, Sarah sits down with Jack Toohey, the content creator behind THAT viral housing-crisis video, author of Better Things Are Possible, and creative production lead at Teach Us Consent. It’s a rare Small Talk moment: a man in the guest chair. So Sarah dives straight in. They unpack why men react so defensively to the word “privilege,” what Jack is actually seeing in his algorithm, and how fitness and diet culture have become unexpected gateways into identity and politics for young men. They also dissect the pressure to be a “provider,” and why the real key to better conversations might be systems literacy. Jack opens up about modern masculinity and the world men are navigating today.

This week, Sarah sits down with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jack_toohey/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jack Toohey,</a> the content creator behind <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtD5QexsH8I/" rel="noopener noreferrer">THAT</a> viral housing-crisis video, author of <a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Jack-Toohey-Better-Things-Are-Possible-9781761471506" rel="noopener noreferrer">Better Things Are Possible</a>, and creative production lead at Teach Us Consent.
It’s a rare Small Talk moment: a man in the guest chair. So Sarah dives straight in.

They unpack why men react so defensively to the word “privilege,” what Jack is actually seeing in his algorithm, and how fitness and diet culture have become unexpected gateways into identity and politics for young men.
They also dissect the pressure to be a “provider,” and why the real key to better conversations might be systems literacy. 
Jack opens up about modern masculinity and the world men are navigating today.

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So you want to know what’s happening in parliament, but you also want to know the latest in pop culture? Good, as you should.
From the front page to your newsfeeds, no story is too serious, stale, funny or frivolous. Because, if you haven’t realised, loving pop culture doesn’t mean you don’t understand politics.
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Over the past few decades, there have been news headlines so shocking that we still hear and feel their impact, such as Roe V Wade, Monica Lewinsky, Epstein, Mabo and Hillsong. 
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Big Small Talk: 5 PM Tuesdays So you want to know what’s happening in parliament, but you also want to know the latest in pop culture? Good, as you should. From the front page to your newsfeeds, no story is too serious, stale, funny or frivolous. Because, if you haven’t realised, loving pop culture doesn’t mean you don’t understand politics. Knowing all your shit? That’s hot. New Episodes 5pm Tuesday. Small Talk: 6 AM Thursdays It might not be tangible news but each week there’s something in the cultural zeitgeist that gets us all talking. We want to unpack these frivolous conversations, from new trends to relationship theories to life advice. In an age of never-ending small talk, we want to examine how these collective thoughts affect the way we see the world. We may even reach out to a few friends and experts to weigh in. Big Talk: Wednesday 6 AM - Last Two Weeks of Every Month Over the past few decades, there have been news headlines so shocking that we still hear and feel their impact, such as Roe V Wade, Monica Lewinsky, Epstein, Mabo and Hillsong. Don’t you think it’s about time you knew all the important and salacious details about the real stories that have happened that shaped our world today? Come on, I know you’re curious.

Big Small Talk: 5 PM Tuesdays 
So you want to know what’s happening in parliament, but you also want to know the latest in pop culture? Good, as you should.
From the front page to your newsfeeds, no story is too serious, stale, funny or frivolous. Because, if you haven’t realised, loving pop culture doesn’t mean you don’t understand politics.
Knowing&nbsp;all&nbsp;your shit? That’s hot. New Episodes 5pm Tuesday. 

Small Talk: 6 AM Thursdays 
It might not be tangible news but each week there’s something in the cultural zeitgeist that gets us all talking. We want to unpack these frivolous conversations, from new trends to relationship theories to life advice.
In an age of never-ending small talk, we want to examine how these collective thoughts affect the way we see the world. We may even reach out to a few friends and experts to weigh in. 

Big Talk: Wednesday 6 AM - Last Two Weeks of Every Month 
Over the past few decades, there have been news headlines so shocking that we still hear and feel their impact, such as Roe V Wade, Monica Lewinsky, Epstein, Mabo and Hillsong.&nbsp;
Don’t you think it’s about time you knew all the important and salacious details about the real stories that have happened that shaped our world today?&nbsp;Come on, I know you’re curious.

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