Bang On
244 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsJoin Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe as they debrief on the biggest conversations of the week about music, art, life and stuff.
Bang On brings together two of Australia’s most respected and most loved music journalists and presenters – who are also great friends, with your one stop shop for all the conversations you need to be across this week (but just don’t have the time to read a think-piece about).
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#236: Bang Back: We cap off 2022 with our Bang Fam’s recommends!
December 15, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBWhat a bloody year. Well done, you made it! And for our final episode, we’re throwing Bang On over to you – our beautiful Bang Fam – for some excellent summer recommends. Myf and Zan will wrap our favourite (and most cooked) moments of the year too, and ask the question we posed at the start of 2022: has the vibe actually shifted? Yes, that was this year. We’re also checking in with Bang Fam all over the world, from Dortmund to London to Sydney, for some beautiful Bang Backs. Stick around t...
#235: Goblin Mode immortalised, Balenciaga BDSM, Cocaine Bear
December 08, 2022 06:45 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBWhite Lotus is winding up and we’re on the edge of our seats, but importantly – which character would we most like to take back to our fancy hotel room? Myf and Zan are digging into a brilliant thinkpiece on just that. A couple of weeks ago we got the Macquarie Word of the Year, now it’s Oxford’s turn and the results prove that dictionaries are Bang Fam. Meanwhile it’s a bear, and not bird, week. Balenciaga have confused and upset a lot of people with their latest campaign showing BDSM bears...
#234: Bang On Live in the Barossa
December 01, 2022 02:45 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBMyf and Zan bring Bang On live to the Bang Fam for the first time in 3 years! As a part of the Grapes of Mirth festival, we head to the Barossa Valley in South Australia for some woine time, with special guests Tom Gleeson and Geraldine Hickey. Did you know Tom is Bang Fam? Believe. And wait till you hear what Gez is Banging Back about. Join us for a big love in, in the Barrel Room of a vineyard, as we reunite with our Bang Fam. Show notes: Rogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iInDq8bn81...
#233: Kath & Kim, Dolly Inducted, Clitoris Mascot
November 22, 2022 05:15 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBMyf and Zan are back and oh boy, there’s a lot to catch up on. We’ve been glued to the telly with the Kath & Kim specials, news of Neighbours returning (what?), and the promise of even more White Lotus. The Macquarie Dictionary are offering up their contenders for word/phrase of the year and there are some Bang On classics in the mix. And speaking of Bachelor’s Handbags, there’s more bird talk this week. Maybe we should rebrand to Bird On? Dolly Parton has finally been inducted to the Rock ...
#232: Chicken Guy, Heroin Chic, Goop Gift Guide
November 10, 2022 03:45 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBMyf and Zan are back to flick through the week that was and explain WTF happened. A man in Philly has eaten 40 rotisserie chickens in 40 days, there’s that. Speaking of birds, Myf has an important update on her beloved Collins St Peregrine Falcons. Meanwhile Twitter’s “imminent demise” has a few people switching to the Mastodon social platform, we explain what it is. If you’ve noticed that celebs have flipped back to the “heroin chic” look of the 90’s, you’re not alone. A new piece by Jameel...
#231: Heidi’s Worm, Elon’s Twitter, Coming Out
November 03, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBIt’s Halloween and you know what that means: celebs dressing up in hot costumes. Not so with Heidi Klum, Halloween’s biggest fan, who has topped all of her previous efforts by dressing up as a giant earthworm. We talk about why this slimy turd is so compelling. Speaking of scary, several lions escaped from their enclosure in Taronga Zoo this week, and we’re wondering what they were looking for. Taylor Swift has made history (again), and Elon Musk has everyone in a tizz with his acquisition ...
#230: Björk, Beyoncé, Breaking up with Ye
October 27, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBIt’s been another headline filled week, but never fear – Myf and Zan are your cliff notes, and making sense of it all. It’s been a big week in music too, with Björk announcing her first live performances in Australia since 2008! Taylor Swift dropped an album, ICYMI, and Tina Knowles-Lawson is once again leaking all the good stuff re: her daughter on her socials, including a Beyoncé World Tour. Rihanna is back as well, with her first new music in 6 years! One artist many have been turning t...
#229: Bad Sisters, Olivia Wilde’s salad, Hot chook handbag
October 20, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MBMyf and Zan are back and oh boy there’s a lot to catch up on. Much of it food related, weirdly; from roast chicken handbags as art, to butter boards (wtaf), and Olivia Wilde’s “special salad dressing”. James Cordern is being banned from eating out, for good measure. More locally, the Bureau of Meteorology caused it’s own storm with an attempt at rebranding this week. And artists across the globe are cancelling tours and speaking out against rising costs, unsustainable touring wages, and the...
#228: Funeral Spider, Nick Cave’s Pottery, Mariah's Grunge
September 21, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBYeah look it’s a bit of a weird one this week. All good, Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe make sense of it for you as per. The Queen’s funeral has taken place and in amongst the meticulously planned ceremony, some outlier events have all of us talking. Yes, we’re referring to the spider, and that bit of paper on the ground. The end of this long period of mourning, respect, and reflection has been felt in different ways across different communities. Stan Grant’s brilliant and heartbreaking editorial...
#227: The Emmys, The Little Mermaid, The Monarchy
September 15, 2022 06:30 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBMyf and Zan make sense of a week dominated by one news event, but with plenty of pop culture tugging at our attention. The Emmy’s provided plenty of reminders of TV we loved, missed, or clean forgot that we watched in the first place, and a rare magical TV moment as Sheryl Lee Ralph took to the stage. Staying with the screen, the trailer for Disney’s live action remake of The Little Mermaid got a whole lot of attention, but we’re mostly here for the real time reacs from young black girls at ...
#226: Don’t Worry Darling, Teenage Dirtbags, The Bear
September 08, 2022 06:30 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBWhat a smorgasbord this week has been. Grab the popcorn, Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe are going in. If you’re confused about all the hullabaloo around Olivia Wilde’s new film Don’t Worry Darling, don’t worry – we were too. We explain it all, and debrief on what’s driving this ferocious hunger for gossip. A Reddit thread on sex soundtracks has the internet heaving, while Kim Kardashian’s bum makes the front page again. And why are famous folks sharing hot pics of themselves as teenage dirtbags?...
#225: Britney Spears, Taylor Swift impersonations, Doggy Parton
September 01, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBMyf’s back from Bali and she and Zan have a lot to bang on about. Pool times, hanging with the PM, all of it. It’s been a big week for Britney too, with the release of her new Elton John collab, and a 22 minute audio recording detailing her conservatorship. We debrief on the MTV VMA’s too (WTF), and the biggest mic drop of the night; Taylor Swift’s announcement of her new album. And wonder, with some help from TikTok, what it may sound like. The verdict has been handed down on Chris Dawson...
#224: Freya, Tommy Lee, Music in your 30’s
August 18, 2022 06:15 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBMyf and Zan are back to make sense of the week that was, and mourn the unnecessary loss of Freya the 600kg walrus. The Bang Box has been overflowing with your sweet emails, and also some nice surprises from young nudists. Speaking of getting your gear off, Tommy Lee did, but who asked for it? We dissect the double standards of Instagram censorship. And an editorial on our connection to music as we age has us thinking about our own musical journeys. Meanwhile Myf is devouring a new podcast o...
#223: Olivia Newton-John, Malcolm Gladwell, Nudists
August 11, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBMyf and Zan are here to make sense of the week that was in all its lows and highs. We’ve lost some icons of late, and we pay tribute and show thanks. Meanwhile Malcolm Gladwell reckons we need to get back to the office which is frankly a BIT RICH coming from him, Mr Laptop on the Couch. Naturism, or getting in the nuddy, is making a comeback in these pandemic times and we investigate why. And Frank Ocean hasn’t shared any music but has released a $25k cock ring via his fashion label. And w...
#222: Neighbours finale, Beyonce’s Renaissance, Got the Ick?
August 04, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBMyf and Zan are back and absolutely champing at the bit to bang on this week. Which is a perfect horse reference for Beyoncé’s Renaissance album (see: cover art). We go in deep on all facets of this instant club classic, and some of the backlash it’s received. We also dip into a larger discussion around releasing, then changing an album. Is an album, as a “finished” piece of art, much more malleable in the digital age? The finale of Neighbours had us in absolute tears, and we debrief on all...
#221: Vabbing, Hathahate, Joni Mitchell
July 28, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 57 MBThis is one of those weeks where Bang On truly has it all. Myf and Zan start with a 600kg sun-loving walrus, and end with vagina perfume. In between, we wrap the week that was, including the solving of the mysterious Somerton Man (Zan wants to rewind to when he was a mystery). A teaser for the new Black Panther movie has us in a tizz, particularly cos one of our faves is in it. And a reflection on the massive pile on to Anne Hathaway in the noughties is reframed through a new generation’s v...
#220: Bennifer Wedding, Performative charity, Reclaiming HOT
July 21, 2022 06:01 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBZan and Myf are back and have lots to catch you up on! It’s a time of celebration too, with J Lo and Ben Affleck hitting Vegas for a quickie wedding (20 years in the making). Meanwhile on the streets of Melbourne an act of “kindness” has gone viral for two very different reasons, and we’re digging into our reactions to performative charity and who it targets. And a piece on the “end of ambition” has us thinking about the cumulative effect of everything that’s hit us over the past two years, ...
#219: Barbie, Thor, Looking Black
July 07, 2022 07:47 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBIt’s been a whirlwind coupla weeks and Myf and Zan have heaps to catch up on. TV adventures as the ABC celebrates 90, book deadlines, and what it’s like to be in a trigger ban state when Roe V Wade is overturned. In more joyful news, Rihanna has become the youngest female billionaire, and Only Murders in the Building is back (with a helluva guest cast). The internet is frothing at images emerging from the Barbie movie shoot, and we catch you up on everything you need to know. It feels like t...
#218: Beyoncé, Logies, Messy Millennial Women
June 23, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBIt’s the return of Queen B, and we are bouncin’ to her new single and how perfectly it captures the moment. Like all things Beyoncé, there are layers and layers, and we dig in. Myf has been hitting the red carpet for the Logies, so we catch up on all the goss from TV’s night of nights. An opinion piece on the popularity of “messy millennial women” on TV has caught our eye; is it becoming a trope? And we’re banging on about one of those series (lol), as well as the great music city of Nashv...
#217: Rebel Wilson, Britney marries, Lizzo
June 16, 2022 06:30 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBOoh it’s been a big week. Britney got hitched (a dream wedding with a dream reception guestlist), while Lizzo’s new single features a word we weren’t expecting to hear in 2022. The outing of Rebel Wilson by a gossip columnist has dominated discussion; and made for some hot shoe shuffles and stumbles in the apology department. Meanwhile the dress Kim Kardashian wore to the Met Gala has been returned to the museum, but Marilyn’s iconic sheer frock is looking a little different. And do you eat...
#216: Platty Jubes, Madonna, Top Gun Maverick
June 09, 2022 04:30 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBMyf and Zan continue to celebrate Kate Bush’s resurgence into popular consciousness, and rejoice in the discovery of her official website. The iceberg lettuce shortage has us talking leaf, while on the other side of the pond the Platty Jubes is trying to shore up support for the monarchy. Meanwhile the European Union has stepped in to decree that there should only be one charger for all devices (hallelujah), and Julia Garner is set to portray Madonna in a new biopic written and directed by ...
#215: Kate Bush, Swedish Dinner, Gaslit
June 02, 2022 07:40 - 34 minutes - 46.6 MBThe Zoomers have discovered Kate Bush and while everyone Gen X and older cries “where have you been?!”, we’re revelling in the celebration of one of music’s great icons. The ruling for the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard defamation trial has just been handed down, and we debrief on what it all means. And the internet is shook by the news that Swedish people don’t feed their guests? Myf and Zan are here to investigate. It’s a big week for powerful blokes punching down too, with Ricky Gervais the l...
#214: Women vote, Kravis wed, Ru Paul’s All Stars
May 26, 2022 05:05 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBIt’s a new day and a new government in Australia, as Myf and Zan emerge post election. The rise of women’s voices has been heard, and we debrief on the seismic shift in the electorate. Meanwhile new PM Anthony Albanese's dog Toto is getting roasted online, and Kourtney Kardashian has wed Travis Barker but what was served at the reception? A new app called BeReal promises to cure us of our social media obsessions, while we’re all obsessed with the lewk of Balenciaga’s new runway show. And we...
#213: Eurovision debrief, Kendall’s cucumber, Meme culture
May 19, 2022 03:25 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBMyf has literally just landed, and is back to spill the tea on what went down at Eurovision. Kendall Jenner’s cucumber cutting technique has the internet agog, and speaking of online pile ons we take a look at the bizarre meme-ing of the Amber Heard and Johnny Depp defamation trial. It’s been a busy travel time for Myf and Zan, but of course we’ve made time for consuming culture! The brilliant TV series Hacks is back, Kendrick Lamar has a new album, and Myf used her long flight to finally w...
#212: Met Gala, Female “juniors”, Balldo
May 03, 2022 04:55 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBIt’s fashun Christmas! And we’re real time reacting to the red carpet at the Met Gala as the “gilded age” is revealed. Who nailed it? Who phoned it in? And who wore puffa?? A timely biography on Anna Wintour has us reflecting on her power too, and recommending one helluva fashion doco. Women are increasingly naming their kids after themselves, a la “junior” boys, and a great piece on the patriarchal conventions of names has us thinking. And Myf has been googling some weird stuff. What’s a ...
#211: Elon Musk, Cynthia Plaster Caster, Jonathan Franzen
April 28, 2022 06:12 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBWe're back after a couple of weeks of adventures, some less pungent than others. And in the time since we last met, Elon Musk has bought Twitter for US$44 billion. We unpack what it might mean for the site, and who benefits from the free speech he touts. A short read on the (hopeful) death of the handshake has us thinking about what we learned and what we’ve left behind in the pandemic. And the passing of Cynthia Plaster Caster has us reflecting on one of the world’s most notorious groupie...
#210: Britney Baby, Bieber’s Balenciaga, Life & Beth
April 13, 2022 00:30 - 36 minutes - 50 MBIt’s an election free zone, as we wrap our loving arms around you and talk shit about the week that was. Britney has some joy to share too, with the announcement of her pregnancy. And we debrief on the most talked about fashun of the Grammy’s; Justin Bieber’s oversized suit and Balenciaga Crocs. In sad music news, we reflect on the legacy of Chris Bailey of The Saints, and Big Day Out founder Ken West, who both touched our lives in different ways. Myf’s in the market for a caravan, ha...
#209: Oscars hot takes, Oscars fashun, Vulva Spacecraft
March 31, 2022 03:56 - 29 minutes - 46.8 MBWell it has been a big week for hot takes. Our heads are spinning, but we’re making sense of all the ways the world reacted to “the slap” at this year’s Oscar ceremony. If you’re wondering what else happened on the night, good news; plenty of good stuff. We’ll wrap on the big highlights and most moving moments. And debrief on the best lewks on the red carpet. The Academy Awards has sucked up a lot of time this week, but don’t worry we’ve found a corner to chat about the Vulva Spacecraft. And ...
#208: Women’s Network Logo, Goblin Mode, Stolen Focus
March 17, 2022 07:10 - 1 minute - 46.8 MBIf you don’t laugh you’ll cry right? And other things we find to say about the ill thought out logo for the government’s Women’s Network. Myf and Zan are weeding through the week to debrief on the most talked about stuff… and we’ve watched all of Byron Baes. We have thoughts. We’re also deeply connected with going full goblin mode. What is goblin mode? Let us explain. Meanwhile a dog performing Swan Lake is about the best thing you could hope for online, and we’re banging on about Johann ...
#207: Byron Baes, IWD, Severance
March 10, 2022 07:27 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBIt’s finally here, Netflix’s first locally commissioned show whose mere existence was already divisive. What do Myf and Zan make of Byron Baes? It’s quite the time for reality on Netflix – however that’s constructed – and we’re curious about what it says about us. Are we being wilfully scammed at every turn? International Women’s Day was this week, and a piece on whose voices are being amplified in Australia has cut right through. And we’re banging on about a joyful substack, and the new Appl...
#206: The word is CAP, Decline of the Girl Boss, Jon Ronson
March 03, 2022 06:53 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBIt’s been a brutal week, and Myf and Zan are finding the light wherever we can. A viral tweet on a Wheel of Fortune FAIL helps a lot, as does one of the funniest and heartfelt fine dining restaurant reviews we’ve ever read. Meanwhile as we continue the march towards equality through the now 4th wave of feminism, a piece on the decline of the “Girl Boss” has us thinking: are we just doing the heavy lifting again? Bang Fam have come through with more intel on where the Super Bowl Half Time show...
#205: Vibe Shift, Baz’s Elvis, The Making of Mariah
February 22, 2022 06:22 - 35 minutes - 46.8 MBEveryone is talking about the “vibe shift” and Myf explains what it is, when it’s happening, and if we’re doing it right. Following our conversation last episode about romantic love not being all it’s cracked up to be, some more think pieces on Platonic Life Partnerships have popped up; is this the bond you see yourself committing to? Meanwhile the first trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” has dropped and we are all in, and casting has begun for an Australian version of ALONE; lockdown city ci...
#204: Romantic Love, Super Bowl, Post Languishing
February 17, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 46.8 MBIt’s post Valentines Day and Myf and Zan are catching up on what we did, and thinking about what maybe we should do instead. The ideas of romantic love have long been flawed and out of date, is it time to rethink the stories we tell ourselves? The start of this week also kicked off with a history making moment for hip-hop and culture, as the Super Bowl half time show celebrated the world’s biggest genre for the first time. And last year we were languishing, what now? A new piece on how to get...
#203: Brittany & Grace, The Tinder Swindler, Pam & Tommy
February 11, 2022 00:02 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBMyf and Zan are breathless, and fired up, following Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame’s incredible National Press Club address. We unpack how and why these two women continue to floor us with their strength, as they keep their foot on the pedal and empower us to do the same. Everyone is watching the new Netflix doco The Tinder Swindler, and frankly we have more questions than answers. The news that Neighbours could be coming to an end has us reflecting back on a show we literally grew up with...
#202: Rihanna's baby, Spotify Boycott, Chippendales
February 02, 2022 03:54 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBMyf and Zan are beside themselves with joy at the news Rihanna is pregnant with A$AP Rocky’s baby, and in conniptions over the big reveal. The wholesome backstory of Wordle has taken on another context, with the news that the NY Times has purchased the word game for a figure “in the low 7’s”. And Neil Young’s protest against Spotify’s housing of Joe Rogan’s podcast is gathering steam, we dig into the how’s, why’s, and what next of it all. We’ve been busy listening (while gardening) too, wi...
#201: Grace Tame’s honesty, Damon’s mistake, Kanye’s double denim
January 27, 2022 09:40 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBMyf and Zan are back after their summer break, and we’re rolling off the pool noodles and into 2022 with our Wordles sorted. And Just Like That... has settled in over the break too, and we catch up on how the Sex & the City reboot is traveling. Grace Tame has wound up her epic stint as Australian of the Year, but not before being slammed by some media by how she engaged with the PM. Peter Van Onselen has thoughts, and so do we. And speaking of blokes with opinions on how women do/don’t be...
#200: And Just Like That we hit 200 episodes
December 16, 2021 06:44 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBWhoosh, Bang On has hit the big 200, and what a ride it’s been! It’s a massive Bang Back on big lessons from our beautiful Bang Fam this week. PSA: there will be tears. After an extraordinary 21 months, we asked you to share the lessons you’ve learned and good lawd you delivered. It’s been a huge week on telly too; don’t worry we’re debriefing on the highly anticipated Sex and the City reboot and savouring the (actual) finale of Succession’s third season. And make sure you listen to t...
#199: Kendall Roy, Kenny G, Chanel Advent Calendar
December 09, 2021 07:23 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBIt’s Listmas with everyone revealing their bests of the year, and we’re reflecting back on the best TV shows of 2021. One of them wrapped it’s third season this week; perfect timing for the New Yorker to publish a quite intense profile of it’s main star. While filming Succession, where does Jeremy Strong end and Kendall Roy begin? We already know what will be Myf’s fave of the year, after seeing the trailer for a new doco on Kenny G. And as we wind towards Christmas, don’t invest in a...
#198: Las Vegas, Jenkins Review, Dopesick
December 02, 2021 06:30 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBThe Adele hits keep coming with her announcement of a Vegas residency in 2022 WHAAAAAAAT? C U THERE. If Omicron doesn’t screw things up. In the final week of Parliament sitting, Kate Jenkins’ report into workplace culture at Parliament House has been released, and it’s even more shocking than some imagined. Comedian and writer Nina Oyama has written a brutally honest account of comedy and misogyny and self belief, and we’re watching a brilliant doco on the late David Gulpilil, and a compell...
#197: Adele, Word of the Year, Grace Under Fire
November 25, 2021 09:45 - 48 minutes - 65.9 MBIt’s all about Adele this week; the launch, the teacher moment, the Spotify hustle, and that interview, or non-interview… we dig in. Macquarie Australian English Dictionary are putting forth their picks for the word of the year, and we have more questions than answers. And a message from one of our Bang Fam has us thinking about the complexities and exhaustion of pushing for change. Meanwhile we’re both jazzed about The Beatles “Get Back” doco coming to Disney +, while Myf is watching t...
#196: Britney Freed, Marilyn Manson, Daniel Johns
November 18, 2021 06:29 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBIt’s Britney, bitch! Yes it is, and she’s finally free. We revel in hearing her voice truly for the first time in years, and the voice she’s giving to others. Taylor Swift’s re-recording of Red has broken records and provided a platform too, it’s pretty awesome to see two pop stars shining a light on power imbalances we didn’t really understand, before. Speaking of which, a Rolling Stone investigation 9 months in the making tells the harrowing stories behind the allegations against Marily...
#195: 007, Travis Scott, Roadrunner
November 11, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBWe’re sifting through and making sense of the week that was, while looking with our eyes and listening with our ears. No Time to Die has finally opened, and Zan has her spoiler-free hot takes on the new James Bond (and what phone he’s using). The tragic death of eight people at Travis Scott’s ‘Astroworld’ festival raises questions about how why it happened, and if the artist holds the ultimate responsibility in keeping punters safe. A seasoned art critic has completely missed the context o...
#194: Sally Rooney, Metaverse, Frayed
November 04, 2021 06:55 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBWe’re coming off a weekend of moving house and not moving much, and there’s plenty to chat about. Zan finally finished the latest Sally Rooney book, and has some thoughts. Meanwhile chatter about the “Great Resignation” happening in the States makes us wonder if it’ll happen here, and we once again embrace our new found roles as careers counsellors. Reality is getting a reboot, as is Facebook, with the launch of the “Metaverse”… What is going on with those videos? And we’re banging ou...
#193: Josh Cavallo, TipTop, Maid
October 28, 2021 07:05 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBZan and Myf are back to wrap the week that was, and oh boy it went all over the place. Adelaide United football player Josh Cavallo came out publicly; a rare event in Australian sport and we couldn’t be more stoked. TipTop bread is trending on Twitter but why? And a brilliant piece exploring different people’s inner voices has us wondering about the scenes going on in our own heads. DK Khaled “playing” the guitar has also brought us much joy this week, as has everyone leaning into Hal...
#192: Succession, Dark Side of Wellness, The Bachelorette
October 21, 2021 07:08 - 44 minutes - 61 MBOne of the best shows ever is back, and we’re digging into the visceral one-liners, the power, the politics, all of it, as Succession returns. A well rounded read on the crossover of the wellness industry and conspiracy theorists has us thinking about what leads us (all of us) to different ways of thinking. And as lockdown lifts in Melbourne, and greater freedoms are felt all over Australia, we’re reflecting back on how we’re feeling coming out of the cave. Spoiler alert: many things. W...
#191: 4 Corners, Megan Fox & Machine Gun Kelly, Vigil
October 14, 2021 07:43 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBLast week’s discussion of work and worth got a big response from the Bang Fam, and this week we’re digging deeper into how we spend our lives and how to become time millionaires. It’s a thing. A 4 Corners story investigating allegations of toxic work culture and abuse within Sony Music Australia reignites conversations around what’s next. And a GQ feature on Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly’s love affair has everything we crave: dramz, quotes, and fashun. Meanwhile Zan has no fingernails...
#190: Bad Art Friend, Self-Objectification, Summer of Soul
October 07, 2021 09:02 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MBThe Gouldian Finch is holding strong in the final moments of Bird of the Year; will this rainbow pom pom take the crown? Tweets have definitely been louder this week, that’s for sure, after Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp went offline for hours, leaving people to flock to Twitter. What did the outage say about our daily habits and addictions? Meanwhile an epic long read about a Bad Art Friend has the internet in a tizz, but if you’re seeing it and CBF reading it don’t worry, we got you. ...
#189: Birds, Bingeing, Morning Wars
September 30, 2021 08:55 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBBird of the Year is back and the twitchers in us are absolutely frothing. Will the Ibis rise (from the bin) to claim the crown? The humble Magpie? What about the Tawny Frogmouth? Myf and Zan will reveal who they’re backing and why we love this annual poll of winged creatures. When we’re not bird watching, we’re binge viewing. But many streaming services are turning away from the mass dump of series in one go. Why? And the narrative forming around Gabby Petito’s tragic murder is leaving ...
#188: Met Gala, The Activist, Alone
September 16, 2021 08:18 - 38 minutes - 53 MBFashun is back! And we are kids in the candy store of the Met Gala. The lewks, the themes, the references, all of it unpacked in this week’s ep. Away from the red carpet, a new reality show has activists pitted against one another but is it as bad as it sounds? And we’re back in New York for a new show which teams Steve Martin and Martin Short together once again, and in the woods where we’re all Alone. Show notes: Met Gala slideshow: https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/met-gala-2021-red...
#187: Women’s Summit, Kmart Plates, The Chair
September 09, 2021 09:06 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBIt’s been a heck of a week for words and actions, with the Women’s Summit in Canberra being met with a lot of criticism. Next door, Minister Alan Tudge wants the curriculum to view history more favourably, and we look at who indeed that favours, and why. Thankfully $1.50 Kmart plates have provided welcome relief, a true sign that we have run out of things to talk about. And we’re banging on about a new Netflix show with Sandra Oh, and a page turner called The Midnight Library. Show ...