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Marital discord stikes via Rummy tiles. Marketing goes meta as Gwyneth grabs the bag as a spokespeson for Astronomer and Sydney Sweeney dog whistles to White Nationalists. Byron Bay has gotten creepier and how do you be a leader if you don’t have any answers. We are excited about Folk Bitch Trio’s new album and We Intend To Cause Havoc coming to Sydney. Larry Charles hears about our AI misadventures and sends Ben a copy of his book “Comedy Samurai”. Dive deeper into our universe at http://weirdertogether.substack.com

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We spent the last week catching up with our old pal, Hedwig composer Stephen Trask, in Sydney for the launch of the Australian Hedwig & The Angry Inch production. We chat queer culture, Kurt Cobain and how counter culture phenomena age over time. Ione is thriled that Monchichis are back and Labubus are on the way out. Bob Dylan doesnt want to talk about the past or the future. Paramount axes Stephen Colbert and we keep our eye on Channel 10 Australia. Ben gets corrected by both Olivia Rodrigo fans and Swifties but his biggest challege is being more liked in public these days. Ione reviews the Jayne Mansfied/Mariska Hargitay doco. Dive deeper into our universe at http://weirdertogether.substack.com

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We crawl up and down King Street Newtown watching bands, and still find time to compare and contrast the two big album releases this week from Clipse and Justin Bieber. Tim Robinson’s “Friendship” review. Olivia Rodrigo pays for therapy for her crew but could Ione do employe-mandated therapy? Ben reads Peter Beinart’s “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza”.To take a deeper dive into our world visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

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Ben misjudges the “micro” part of micro-dosing. Ione learns about the Indonesian Boat Boy Aura Farmers. The Hard-Ons documentary. Jason Blum addressing Megan 2 being a flop. Ione loses her brooch at a fab party.

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Caveh Zahedi releases Season 3 of the beloved “The Show About the Show”. Pavement get meta. Allday takes aim at K-Pop. We love community radio even though it can’t solve all of our problems. Ione contemplates the challenges of beating Howard Stern at his own game. Ben believes the community table at Paradise is a game-changer.To take a deeper dive into our world visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/