Did you catch The Weeknd's epic half-time Super Bowl performance? If you didn't go check it out now, we'll still be here. If you're ready to jump into the ep, we've got some juicy conversations in-store for you, including: 

Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic have been at it pre-Aus Open, with Djokovic saying he doesn't have much respect for Nick off-court. So it made us think, who do we just not have respect for out there in the world?? Complaints incoming.

We also chatted about a recent study which suggests the amount of friends we are truly capable of having. How many friends is enough to be happy? And does it get easier as you get older to make new friends?

'I don’t have much respect for him': Novak Djokovic reignites Kyrgios feud (The Guardian)
https://bit.ly/3aIcTJq

How many friends do we need to be happy? (ABC) https://ab.co/2N93H8FShow Notes:

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Here's hoping you were able to jump on that Gamestop ride because we certainly wish we had. Through our slight sobbing, you'll hear us chat about: 

It's Google vs Murdoch vs Facebook vs Scomo, in the latest tech-publisher code war. But what does it all mean, and might we actually have to Bing It in 2021?!

AFL club Collingwood was found guilty of systemic racism in a damning new report. So we chat about how this example sums up a lot about racism and Australia.

Internet’s founder, US officials slap down News and Nine’s crusade on Google (Michael West Media) https://bit.ly/3pJssagShow Notes:

Collingwood Football Club is guilty of systemic racism, review finds (ABC) https://ab.co/3pDS3kN

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Here's hoping you were able to jump on that Gamestop ride because we certainly wish we had. Through our slight sobbing, you'll hear us chat about: 

It's Google vs Murdoch vs Facebook vs Scomo, in the latest tech-publisher code war. But what does it all mean, and might we actually have to Bing It in 2021?!

AFL club Collingwood was found guilty of systemic racism in a damning new report. So we chat about how this example sums up a lot about racism and Australia.

Internet’s founder, US officials slap down News and Nine’s crusade on Google (Michael West Media) https://bit.ly/3pJssagShow Notes:

Collingwood Football Club is guilty of systemic racism, review finds (ABC) https://ab.co/3pDS3kN

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Happy New Year and welcome back to another year filled with T&T goodness! On this week's episode, we chat about:  

Invasion Day chat is rife, as always during this time of the year. So we chat about some Indigenous opinions on changing the date + how we move forward from here with Jan 26th.

Gords also had a very interesting dream over the break about the afterlife. And with Soul doing the rounds on Disney+ we open up a can of worms on the afterlife, if it exists and how we feel about the great unknown.

One and free? Why First Nations people struggle with Australia Day (SMH) https://bit.ly/3c8EUfv

Toxicity swirls around January 26 but we can change the nation with a voice to parliament (The Conversation)  https://bit.ly/2MnH2Fz

Soul Has Some Shocking Similarities to the Good Place (CBR) https://bit.ly/36d9SiZShow Notes:

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Happy New Year and welcome back to another year filled with T&T goodness! On this week's episode, we chat about:  

Invasion Day chat is rife, as always during this time of the year. So we chat about some Indigenous opinions on changing the date + how we move forward from here with Jan 26th.

Gords also had a very interesting dream over the break about the afterlife. And with Soul doing the rounds on Disney+ we open up a can of worms on the afterlife, if it exists and how we feel about the great unknown.

One and free? Why First Nations people struggle with Australia Day (SMH) https://bit.ly/3c8EUfv

Toxicity swirls around January 26 but we can change the nation with a voice to parliament (The Conversation)  https://bit.ly/2MnH2Fz

Soul Has Some Shocking Similarities to the Good Place (CBR) https://bit.ly/36d9SiZShow Notes:

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It's our last ep of the year!! So it's a bit of a look back on the crazy 12 months that 2020 has been, including:

 Our favourite Mad Tings and What We've Vibing suggestions of the year! 

 A breakdown of 5 key moments and stories that happened in 2020 - as well as the positives, negatives and learnings from them.

Fighting the racism that killed George Floyd requires more than hashtags (The Guardian)
https://bit.ly/2J7ot76

Kevin Rudd's petition calling for a royal commission into the Murdoch media has been tabled in parliament (ABC) https://ab.co/3rdZQa6

Developing resilience is an important tool to help you deal with coronavirus and the surge in cases (The Conversation) https://bit.ly/3az75DA

All The Important And Horrific Bushfire Stats From This Fire Season (5Why) https://bit.ly/3mCRrJK

US election results 2020: Joe Biden's defeat of Donald Trump (The Guardian) https://bit.ly/3h7KuiJShow Notes:

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It's our last ep of the year!! So it's a bit of a look back on the crazy 12 months that 2020 has been, including:

 Our favourite Mad Tings and What We've Vibing suggestions of the year! 

 A breakdown of 5 key moments and stories that happened in 2020 - as well as the positives, negatives and learnings from them.

Fighting the racism that killed George Floyd requires more than hashtags (The Guardian)
https://bit.ly/2J7ot76

Kevin Rudd's petition calling for a royal commission into the Murdoch media has been tabled in parliament (ABC) https://ab.co/3rdZQa6

Developing resilience is an important tool to help you deal with coronavirus and the surge in cases (The Conversation) https://bit.ly/3az75DA

All The Important And Horrific Bushfire Stats From This Fire Season (5Why) https://bit.ly/3mCRrJK

US election results 2020: Joe Biden's defeat of Donald Trump (The Guardian) https://bit.ly/3h7KuiJShow Notes:

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Hello and welcome to the second last episode for the year! We're keeping the fire alive with two meaty topics for this week's ep so join us as we chat about:

This year has thrown a lot of curveballs at us and with it some pretty shocking behaviour from those close to us, so we wonder if it's finally time to press that big ol' delete button.

We're trialing a new segment called "Devil's Advocate"; on the poddy both of us usually see eye-to-eye on a lot of topics so we're trying to delve a bit deeper and see what reasons people may have to support some so-so topics. This week we look into the death penalty.

 When to unfriend: ‘I just got so sick of seeing these stupid opinions on my feeds’  (The Guardian) https://bit.ly/2Wg5AluShow Notes:

 Brandon Bernard put to death as outgoing Trump administration rushes out 'lame duck' executions  (SBS News) https://bit.ly/37fGfyn

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Hello and welcome to the second last episode for the year! We're keeping the fire alive with two meaty topics for this week's ep so join us as we chat about:

This year has thrown a lot of curveballs at us and with it some pretty shocking behaviour from those close to us, so we wonder if it's finally time to press that big ol' delete button.

We're trialing a new segment called "Devil's Advocate"; on the poddy both of us usually see eye-to-eye on a lot of topics so we're trying to delve a bit deeper and see what reasons people may have to support some so-so topics. This week we look into the death penalty.

 When to unfriend: ‘I just got so sick of seeing these stupid opinions on my feeds’  (The Guardian) https://bit.ly/2Wg5AluShow Notes:

 Brandon Bernard put to death as outgoing Trump administration rushes out 'lame duck' executions  (SBS News) https://bit.ly/37fGfyn

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Here it is! A special bonus ep with the superstar Flexmami to wrap up our Real Chats series for 2020. We had a go at two juicy questions from the card game Reflex, which honestly fits so well with our Real Chats series. Give the episode a spin and hear the three of us tackle:

Our favourite cancelled artists and why? It was honestly surprising to see so many parallels between the artists we spoke about.

Is happiness accessible to everyone? We touched on our personal experiences and perceptions of happiness which made it hard to determine if it's accessible or not. 

Connect With Flex:

• Web: http://www.flexmami.com/
• FB: https://www.facebook.com/flexmami/
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/flex.mami/?hl=en
• Listen to Bobo & Flex: https://open.spotify.com/show/1s7eAUMUCE3klnBA0oZJzI
• Listen to Whatever I Want: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P75s7GZlPYfSWi6VDiPHD?si=e8U4Ve1hSq2zi2zj4rCA6Q
• Buy Reflex & other sick Flex gear: https://flexfactory.store/

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