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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What's fortnight
17/10/2019 Duration: 54minABC's Good Game Rad Yeo answers Lady Gaga's question ('What's fortnight') and explains why the hugely popular game (Fortnite) mysteriously disappeared for 48 hours, we take a visit to PAX gaming festival, and Costa makes a pop culture confession.
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Comedy festival of the air
10/10/2019 Duration: 54minIn a special episode of comedy highlights: The Kates and writer Jessica Walton on Get Krack!n's distinktly inkompetent episode fokussing on disability, Ronny Chieng tries to fill in for Benjamin Law and the video/song that satirist Mark Humphries thinks about a lot.
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Big Goose Energy
04/10/2019 Duration: 54minUntitled Goose Game co-creator Jake Strasser and composer Dan Golding about their indie gaming hit, chiptune producer Jamatar and games composer Belinda Coomes on making music for and using games, and why is Beverley watching The Masked Singer?
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Pop culture confessions at The Wheeler Centre
27/09/2019 Duration: 01h01minComedians Joel Creasey and Lawrence Leung join Beverley and Benjamin at the Wheeler Centre to divulge their surprising pop culture pleasures.
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SNL's questionable casting choices plus Dear Prudence
20/09/2019 Duration: 54minComedian and writer Bjorn Stewart on Saturday Night Live's hiring and firing of Shane Gillis plus he shares a nerdy pop culture confession, Slate's Dear Prudence AKA Daniel Mallory Ortberg on writing and giving advice on the internet and we take a look at She Said - the new book about the Harvey Weinstein investigation and the #metoo movement.
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Content goes viral
13/09/2019 Duration: 53minWriter Anna Barnes and director Daley Pearson on their viral smart-phone series Content, comedian Suren Jayemanne on his new comedy podcast special and food youtubers, and Caroline Calloway.
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Live from the Brisbane Writers Festival
06/09/2019 Duration: 54minBeverley and Benjamin are joined by writers Oliver Phommavanh and Jenna Guillaume at the Brisbane Writers Festival.
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Niche humour
30/08/2019 Duration: 54minComedian Fred Armisen on finding humour in details, Cantopopstar and activist Denise Ho on music as protest, and small screens critic Aimee Knight on Netflix's new Dark Crystal series and the enduring legacy of Jim Henson.
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Five years of trolling
23/08/2019 Duration: 54minIt's been five years since the Gamergate hashtag blew up on the internet - how did it unfold and what is its legacy? Plus Swiftie Kaitlyn Plyley on the singer's latest album and the latest news in the MCU.
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When is a lie a 'good' lie?
16/08/2019 Duration: 54minThe Farewell director and screenwriter Lulu Wang on bringing her own family's true story to the screen, street art photography legend Martha Cooper talks about her life and work on the release of a new Australian documentary about her work and Survivor Australia's Jonathan LaPaglia takes us behind the scenes of the show.
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#VideoGamesAreNotToBlame
09/08/2019 Duration: 54minRae Johnston on the online responses to the two mass shootings in the US, we discuss the life and legacy of Toni Morrison with Dr Denise Chapman, plus why are people flocking to Australian survivor?
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Sampa The Great takes her final form
02/08/2019 Duration: 54minSampa The Great talks about her latest music and first live score, Tom Gleeson reveals a love for Rusty and filmmaker Serge Ou on Kung Fu as counterculture.
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Marvel Mystery Box
26/07/2019 Duration: 54minMarvel embarks on its dramatic 4th phase, musician Rainbow Chan talks us through her new album and we feast on the MasterChef drama. Plus how the heck do musicians make a living?
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OK lions, now let's get in formation
19/07/2019 Duration: 53minJamie Morton take us behind the sexy scenes of hit podcast My Dad Wrote A Porno, Jan Fran says goodbye to The Feed and introduces us to Youtuber ContraPoints, satirist Mark Humphries steps into the Pop Culture Confessional and we share our roar feelings about the new The Lion King.
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Acknowledgement of Country
12/07/2019 Duration: 54minHunter Page Lochard on Play School's 'Acknowledgement of Country' episode, we meet three First Nations drag queens and revisit Brigg's internet journey.
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Claudia O'Doherty and the end of TV
05/07/2019 Duration: 54minComedian Claudia O’Doherty's new ABC Comedy web series, visual artist Hannah Brontë and hip hop artist Kween G on Motherlode and Series Mania's Francois-Pier Pelinard-Lambert on TV trends.
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End Of Financial Year Pop Cultural Stocktake
28/06/2019 Duration: 52minHappy EOFY! To celebrate Beverley and Benjamin are joined by podcaster Helen Zaltzman, comedy writer Bec Shaw, journalist Naaman Zhou & hip hop artist Remi Kolawole to discuss the best and worst stories in pop culture so far this year, and get in some early ‘best of’ picks for 2019.
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Demystifying Michael Hutchence
21/06/2019 Duration: 54minAcclaimed director Richard Lowenstein on his new documentary about INXS' Michael Hutchence, Junkee's Jared Richards shares his thoughts on Taylor Swift's new Pride-themed video clip and we meet Youtube star Korean Billy.
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*You're breathtaking*
14/06/2019 Duration: 54minRae Johnston brings us all the news out of E3, we meet cosplayers and fans at Oz Comic Con and we catch up with comedian and journalist Aamer Rahman.
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Lost and found
07/06/2019 Duration: 53minFootage from Aretha Franklin's 1972 live album recording finally sees the light of day, we look at Tank Man on the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and for Eid we appreciate some viral Muslim memes.