On this February 14, we pay homage to the other love; the love that comes out of female friendships. We discuss the difficulties with growing up and drifting apart with our friends but also what makes female friendships that much more enduring when you find the right people. Finally, for those who aren't lucky to have yet found their 'people' we give you some tips on what you can do to find your own group of women who will support and uplift you to be what you want to be. Happy Galentines Day!

CREDITS

Music: Ikson

Artwork: Annabelle Hale @ahale.illustration on insta

In this week's episode, we explore the touchy topic of being expected to be model minorities and the tenuous line between being a proud migrant kid and white washed. We examine this in the context of Cathy Park Hong's Model Minority and Masako Fukui's 'Being a Good, Quiet and Assimilated Model MInority is making me angry' available here.

Cover art

Annabelle Hale Illustrations https://www.annabelle-hale.com/

Music credits:

Last summer by Ikson 

Small guitar by Bensound

Welcome to our inaugural book cult ep! This week, we're reviewing the Space Between by Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews and pick out our favourite essays from the book. We look at heartbreak, settling, toxic workplaces and health. Apologies for the poor sound quality but this is Melbourne Stage Four for you!

Credits

Music by Ikson - Last summer 

It's been a eight month hiatus but we're back! We discuss all things lockdown, the pitfalls of being single during a pandemic, love, life, babies and friendship. All jammed packed to make up for our absence! Hope you've missed us xx

Credits

Music by Ikson - Last summer

In this episode, we wrap up the year that has been and how we would describe the various learnings of the decade that has been all things insta, Kardashian and Swifty. Career, wellbeing and general life shit - we have you covered in this ep!

Music by bensound.com

Ever thought about quitting your job but are put off by the unknown or worse, being put off by others around you who think they know better? This week, we discuss our experiences with quitting our jobs and getting over the mindset that such a thing is 'career suicide'. We also muse about Emma Watson's 'self partnership' and how to alleviate the pressures to couple up and procreate as we reach our thirties.

This week, we dissect whether there is such a thing as free speech in Australia in light of the Banjeri case that has sent all public servants running to delete their twitter accounts. Khushi chats all things about disparity between government and independent schools and Anna tries to refrain from commenting too much in light of the Banjeri case... and fails. FML.

Music by bensound.com

This week, we slink in with our tails behind us as we dissect the 'boring' election that wasn't so boring or predictable. We fangirl over Jacinda Ardern and speak all things Breaking Badly and Sally Rooney.

Music by bensound.com

After possibly one of the most frustrating weeks for women's rights, we discuss the abortion law reform in Alabama that makes it virtually illegal for women to obtain a termination. We also discuss the excellent Harper's Bazaar piece by Melanie Hamlett titled 'How Men Became "Emotional Golddiggers"' available here https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a27259689/toxic-masculinity-male-friendships-emotional-labor-men-rely-on-women/

Credits:

Produced by Anna Nguyen

Audio excerpt from Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/15/typical-male-answer-only-women-had-voice-alabama-senate-men-passed-abortion-ban/  

This week, the girls (attempt) to pow wow over the big issues of the day; Borce Ristevski's sentencing and Christina Hoff Somers' brand of liberal feminism with surprising results.