The pop girlies are going hard, between Chappell, Jojo, Charli, Sabrina, we’re eating well. Plus, we chat about changes to domestic violence laws in WA, the challenges of negotiating ceasefire, and in our deep dive we go deep about fears that we’re behind in our careers, and the struggles of hyper-independence.

👋 Welcome to Episode 16 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton.

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• New laws in WA would take guns away from people accused of DV
• Animal Rising activists paste Wallace and Gromit image over portrait of King Charles at London art gallery - ABC News
• Australian police forces have a domestic violence problem and we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg - ABC News
• Police Domestic Violence: Data Shows 40 Percent of Cops Abuse Family
• Charli XCX Seemed To Shade Camila Cabello's "I Luv It" On TikTok

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🖤💛❤️ We recorded this episode on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations, but Simran and Ryan met and grew up together on the land of the Kombumerri people, part of the Yugambeh Language Group. We’d like to acknowledge and pay our respects to Kombumerri annd Wurundjeri elders past and present. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We encourage settlers like us to Pay the Rent.

This week we chat about Rising: Melbourne's international arts festival, in particular the brilliant Counting & Cracking. Doctor Who comes up with its brilliant new star Ncuti Gatwa, and we dive into the delicacy that is a rat boyfriend. Plus, in the news is QLD's trial of 50c public transit, Mexico's new president, and and Indian airline's attempts to make air travel safer for women. And to top it all off, we bring back Broadly Diva.

👋 Welcome to Episode 15 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton.

🔗 Research Links

• Free fares: two charts – Daniel Bowen
• Rat Boyfriend -Pedestrian News
• Claudia Sheinbaum makes history elected as Mexico's first female president : NPR
• IndiGo Now Highlights Female Passengers On Seat Map At Check-In
• Regarding Rising | FourAM Substack
• Now Glasgow's infamous Willy Wonka Experience is turned into a musical
• X has new rules that officially allow porn now - The Verge
• Doctor Who episode 6 shocks with a Black Mirror-style surprise - Polygon
• Queensland government to trial 50 cent public transport fares to ease cost of living, congestion as state election looms - ABC News
• Melanie Perkins - Wikipedia
• RISING: Counting and Cracking
• Mexico elects its first female president: What does it mean? - Missing Perspectives

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🖤💛❤️ We recorded this episode on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations, but Simran and Ryan met and grew up together on the land of the Kombumerri people, part of the Yugambeh Language Group. We’d like to acknowledge and pay our respects to Kombumerri annd Wurundjeri elders past and present. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We encourage settlers like us to

The Cannes Film Festival can’t seem to stop being racist. Rishi Sunak has some quirky ideas for how to win the upcoming election in the UK, France is continuing their long colonial legacy in New Caledonia, and AI generated imagery in support of Gaza is rife on social media. Plus, did you know the Walkley Awards namesake was an old racist white man? Shocking, we know. (If you couldn’t guess, this week’s deep dive is into racism and colonialism in the modern day.)

👋 Welcome to Episode 14 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton.

🔗 Research Links

• Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta | Goodreads
• Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego | Goodreads
• Victoria Police presentation on youth crime criticised for 'racist' focus on 'African gangs' - ABC News
• Laura Tingle, Australia is a Racist Country | SMH
• Since the Voice to Parliament referendum, our national discourse has failed to reflect on where we should go next - ABC News
• Rishi Sunak’s national service pledge is ‘bonkers’, says ex-military chief | General election 2024 | The Guardian
• New Caledonia riots: parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says | New Caledonia | The Guardian
• ‘Race suicide’: Sir William Walkley’s unearthed report on apartheid South Africa reveals birthrate fears | Australian media | The Guardian
• Maggie Zhou - All Eyes On Rafah TikTok
• Reconciliation Australia
• Since the Voice to Parliament referendum, our national discourse has failed to reflect on where we should go next - ABC News
• Kelly Rowland Checks Cannes Security For Crossing A ‘Boundary’

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This week we chat about the Gina Rinehart's infamous portrait at the National Gallery of Australia, Scarlett Johansson's fight with OpenAI, the ICC's efforts to arrest war criminals, News Corps' cynical foray into activism, and the politics of fashion.

👋 Welcome to Episode 13 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton.

🔗 Research Links

• Lady Gaga | Fashion!
• Facing the despair of climate change – Witness Performance
• Biden Should Stop Attacking the International Criminal Court
• THE WORLD IS ON FIRE FASHIONISTAS
• ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes - ABC News
• Scarlett Johansson told OpenAI not to use her voice — and she’s not happy they might have anyway - The Verge
• Vincent Namatjira says he 'paints the world as he sees it' in response to Gina Rinehart portrait controversy - ABC News
• the empire has no clothes | The Molehill
• Modesty | Articles of Interest
• Anthony Albanese says children under 16 should be banned from social media | Australian politics | The Guardian
• News Corp's 'Let Them Be Kids' campaign is stupid and hypocritical
• Queensland chief health officer declares 'public health alert' over mental wellbeing of teenagers - ABC News

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🎶 Thanks to Seb Whitaker for our lovely intro music.

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🖤💛❤️ We recorded this episode on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations, but Simran and Ryan met and grew up together on the land of the Kombumerri people, part of the Yugambeh Language Group. We’d like to acknowledge and pay our respects to Kombumerri annd Wurundjeri elders past and present. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We encourage settlers like us to

This week we dive deep into Cancel Culture. Why do we do it? What’s it for? How can we cancel well? Can I cancel my bestie? Plus, we chat about Bumble’s catastrophic marketing campaign, the absolute mess that was Eurovision 2024, and who the *real* winners and losers are of the federal budget.

👋 Welcome to Episode 12 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton.

🔗 Research Links

• Gen Z's 'Sex Negativity' Is Very Progressive, Actually - Zee Feed

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📱 You can find us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, at @BroadlyRelevant

🎶 Thanks to Seb Whitaker for our lovely intro music.

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🖤💛❤️ We recorded this episode on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations, but Simran and Ryan met and grew up together on the land of the Kombumerri people, part of the Yugambeh Language Group. We’d like to acknowledge and pay our respects to Kombumerri annd Wurundjeri elders past and present. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We encourage settlers like us to Pay the Rent.

Let them eat cake — Today’s episode is dedicated the cost of living crisis and humanitarian crises that contemporary society forces our complicity in.

We chat about the demographic most at risk of homelessness in Australia, Labour’s lacklustre support, Al Jazeera’s banning from Israel, and the Commonwealth Government’s unique solution to misogynistic radicalisation.

Plus, we dissect Dua Lipa’s floppy flop flop era, plus the controversies and bops going down at the Met Gala and Eurovision.

And to top it all off, we have the ultimate Diva showdown—trying to figure out who is the ultimate diva.

Hope you love it x

👋 Welcome to Episode 11 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton.

🔗 Research Links

• Eurovision winner Jamala says Ukraine ‘cannot afford’ to boycott contest | Eurovision | The Guardian
• Macklemore's pro-Palestine rap Hind's Hall has got social media buzzing - ABC News
• TikTok - Bianca
• A Marvelous Order - Wikipedia
• Dua Lipa is a pop star with no lore on ‘Radical Optimism’ - LA Times
• The Garden of Time by J.G. Ballard | Goodreads
• Jane Jacobs - Wikipedia
• WAY » fortyfivedownstairs
• Met Gala 2024 Red Carpet Looks: See Every Celebrity Outfit and Dress from Last Night | Vogue
• The Death and Life of Great American Cities - Wikipedia
• Macklemore - The Language of My World Lyrics and Tracklist | Genius
• Australia will trial ‘age assurance’ tech to bar children from online porn. What is it and will it work?
• 8. Heiress or terrorist? - history of Patty Hearst - Found Objects - a history podcast | Podcast on Spotify

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The Big Feminism Deep Dive:

👋 Welcome to Episode 10 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton.

🔗 Research Links

• What Were You Wearing
• SCUM Manifesto - Wikipedia
• Why is Malala such a polarising figure in Pakistan?

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📱 You can find us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, at @BroadlyRelevant

🎶 Thanks to Seb Whitaker for our lovely intro music.

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🖤💛❤️ We recorded this episode on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations, but Simran and Ryan met and grew up together on the land of the Kombumerri people, part of the Yugambeh Language Group. We’d like to acknowledge and pay our respects to Kombumerri annd Wurundjeri elders past and present. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We encourage settlers like us to Pay the Rent.

In today’s episode we chat about teamwork in politics, the hubris of male comedians, and Australia’s mens soccer team. Plus, is Taylor Swift’s latest album a bop? Early reviews indicate… no. Sorry Taylor. Better luck next time.

💙 We weren’t able to record this episode together and as it was our first time trialling remote recording, the audio isn’t the best. For that we do apologise! Next episode will be better (we promise).

👋 Welcome to Episode 9 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton.

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📱 You can find us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, at @BroadlyRelevant

🎶 Thanks to Seb Whitaker for our lovely intro music.

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🖤💛❤️ We recorded this episode on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations, but Simran and Ryan met and grew up together on the land of the Kombumerri people, part of the Yugambeh Language Group. We’d like to acknowledge and pay our respects to Kombumerri annd Wurundjeri elders past and present. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We encourage settlers like us to Pay the Rent.