Synopsis
Stop Everything! and tune in for a savvy, critical look at pop culture and what's in the zeitgeist. Join our panellists each week for a discussion about what theyre reading, watching and listening to.
Episodes
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The rise and rise of e-sports, Neighbours' gay wedding, reporting Steve Bannon
07/09/2018 Duration: 54minAngharad Yeo on e-sports, Neighbours' first same-sex wedding, controversy around former Trump strategist Steve Bannon's interview on Four Corners and disinvitation to the New Yorker Festival
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If You Are the One, Ronny Chieng, Big Bang Theory, Serena Williams' tutu
31/08/2018 Duration: 53minThe If You Are the One phenomenon, Ronny Chieng on Crazy Rich Asians, the Big Bang Theory goes out without a bang, and Serena Williams' rebellious tutu.
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"Party King" Andrew W.K., Madonna and the VMAs, Book Club, All the Boys I've Loved Before
24/08/2018 Duration: 53minThe party philosophy of Andrew W.K., Madonna's 60th birthday and Aretha Franklin tribute at MTV's Video Music Awards, older women's reawakened libidos in Book Club, and teen romance All the Boys I've Loved Before
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Feels around Crazy Rich Asians, Alia Shawkat, Filthy Rich and Homeless, the Bachelor
17/08/2018 Duration: 53minCorrie Chen on the first majority Asian-American Hollywood film for 25 years Crazy Rich Asians, Alia Shawkat on Duck Butter, Arrested Development and Search Party, Ben gets Filthy Rich and Homeless, and the Honey Badger Bachelor
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Beyonce's Vogue cover, Mojo Juju, Celine Dion, Schitt's Creek, and Russell Coight
10/08/2018 Duration: 51minBeyonce's "unprecedented" Vogue September issue cover, Mojo Juju's deeply personal album Native Tongue, Celine Dion meets the Breaker Upperers, human comedy and relationships in Schitt's Creek, and Russell Coight is back
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Dishing on MasterChef with Poh and Adam, Insatiable backlash, Playlist's feminist anthems, and Whitney
03/08/2018 Duration: 53minMasterChef ten years on, a Netflix trailer stirs controversy, a new theatre work intersects feminism and pop culture, and a second Whitney Houston documentary to consider
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Trevor Noah controversy, internet purity, Pilot Week, Lee Lin Chin resigns, and public transport obsessions
27/07/2018 Duration: 54minAngelina Hurley and Dr Chelsea Bond on Trevor Noah's 2013 comedy routine about Aboriginal women, Mel Campbell on the internet's quest for purity, the backlash to Channel Ten's very masculine "Pilot Week", Lee Lin Chin resigns from SBS, and why are so many people obsessed with public transport?
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You Can't Ask That, The Breaker Upperers, Sacha Baron Cohen's Who is America and film bids for the Thai cave rescue story
20/07/2018 Duration: 53minYou Can't Ask That producer/directors Kirk Docker and Aaron Smith, Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek's anti-romcom/buddy film The Breaker Upperers, does Sacha Baron Cohen's Who is America hit the mark, and who has the right to tell the story of the Thai cave rescue?
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Elaine Crombie & Shari Sebbens, ScarJo's transgender role backlash, Sharp Objects, and You Can't Ask That
13/07/2018 Duration: 54minActors Elaine Crombie and Shari Sebbens on the women who inspire them, Eddie Ayres and Danielle Solzman on why Scarlett Johansson is facing backlash over her upcoming role as a transgender man, what's fascinating about Sharp Objects and You Can't Ask That
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Stop Everything! special: the Kates at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
06/07/2018 Duration: 54minThis week, we Stop Everything to bring you Benjamin Law's conversation with "Get Krack!n" and "The Katering Show" co-creators and stars Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney.
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Logies, The Bachelor S17 E5, Candy Royalle, RuPaul's Drag Race
29/06/2018 Duration: 53minWhy we love to hate the Logies, a play that takes its script from The Bachelor, a tribute to Candy Royalle, longform podcasts, RuPaul's Drag Race and Lucy Zelic's pronunciation
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Pale male stale film critics, Carly Rae Jepsen fandom, Caliphate, Hannah Gadsby's Nanette
22/06/2018 Duration: 53minHow much do Ocean 8's reviews have to do with male critics, why does Carly Rae Jepsen have such a fervent fanbase, Sum of All Part's Joel Werner recommends Caliphate, Hannah Gadsby's Nanette is an emotional ride, and some reservations about Queer Eye
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Anthony Bourdain, Zoë Coombs Marr, Eleanor McDowall, Trump's video for Kim Jong-un
15/06/2018 Duration: 53minThe legacy of Anthony Bourdain, from Dave to Zoë Coombs Marr, Eleanor MacDowell on Short Cuts and Imaginary Advice, and THAT video from Trump to Kim Jong-un
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Queer Eye, I Used to Be Normal, Helen Zaltzman, Solange and The Good Fight
08/06/2018 Duration: 52minKaramo Brown and Tan France on the Queer Eye reboot, Jessica Leski's I Used to Be Normal documentary on boy band fans, Helen Zaltzman on her podcast The Allusionist and on Desert Island Discs, Solange and The Good Fight
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Nakkiah Lui, Thai Boys Love, Word Up
01/06/2018 Duration: 53minNakkiah Lui on reconciliation and Blackie Blackie Brown, the Thai "boys love" series phenomenon, and Rudi Bremer on Word Up and Thirst Aid Kit
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The demise of Interview and the future of magazines, Nancy podcast, royal wedding debrief, and Don Lemon's commencement speech
25/05/2018 Duration: 53minAndy Warhol's Interview is done - what does this mean for print magazines? Plus Nancy podcast hosts Kathy Tu and Tobin Low, reactions to Harry and Meghan's royal wedding, and Don Lemon's rousing commencement speech
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Why Meghan and Harry matter, Zindzi Okenyo on the slashie life, Little Red podcast, and Ali Wong's Hard Knock Wife
18/05/2018 Duration: 53minJournalist and documentary filmmaker Santilla Chingaipe explains why she's so deep into the royal wedding, actor/Play School presenter/electronic music artist Zindzi Okenyo explains what it's like to be a "slashie" public personality working across demographics, Louisa Lim from the University of Melbourne on her Little Red Podcast and why she loves Storyline, and the hilarious Ali Wong's Hard Knock Wife.
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The legacy of May '68, Dilruk Jayasinha is a Friends fan, Sandra podcast, and mild outrage over #MetGala2018
11/05/2018 Duration: 53minWe get a 101 on the revolutionary year of 1968 with Professor Simon Tormey and activist Sally Rugg, comedian Dilruk Jayasinha explains why he was obsessed with Friends growing up in Sri Lanka, Kellie Riordan from ABC Audio Studios on all-star podcast Sandra, and why were some people upset about this year's Met Gala?
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Jean Tong on Hungry Ghosts; Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris are Still Processing; L-FRESH The LION is judging Eurovision
04/05/2018 Duration: 53minPlaywright Jean Tong weaves together narrative threads with links to Malaysia in Hungry Ghosts; Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris from podcast Still Processing explain why pop culture's important; and hip hop artist L-FRESH The LION on his approach to judging Eurovision.
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Return of The Handmaid's Tale; the Kates on Kate; Alan Tudyk is in all the things, and a very noir-ish podcast
27/04/2018 Duration: 01h02minAustralian director Daina Reid takes us behind the scenes of season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale. And kweens of awkward komedy Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan talk to Stop Everything about Kreativity, motherhood, and Kate Middleton.