Broadly Relevant

We’re holding space for the lyrics of Defying Gravity this week, and wishing we had attended Melbourne’s very own Jacob Elordi lookalike content. The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu owing to his role in the genocide in Gaza, and social media’s role in legal systems is being questioned. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Rele...

Big Movie tried to make Glicked happen but we won’t let it (Gladiator 2 faces allegations of being anti-Palestinian). Simran went to a rally against Femicide, and Ryan is sick of boys on Tinder posting pictures of them in business class. Broadly Relevant is back with an overview of the week in Australian & American politics, and what’s happening in culture. Hope you love it divas x Subscribe t...

Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. We hope you loved the pod, hosted by your fave personality hires  Simran Pasricha  &  Ryan Hamilton . Tell a friend about us and we'll love you forever! Otherwise,&...

This episode dives into the importance of critical thinking and the effects of filter bubbles in social media. We chat about the recent buzz around Saturday Night Live featuring Chappell Roan, Kamala Harris, and that other guy. Plus, we also address a recent arrest in Iran and the dark realities of college culture in Australia highlighted by St Paul's College. Subscribe to our newsletter for behin...

Between elections in Queensland, right wing commentators being banned from the country, and a Timothee Chalamet lookalike content, there's a lot going on in the world. Simran and Ryan join forces to decrypt it all, chatting about all of that, and Netflix's removal of Palestinian films, Afternoon Tea drama, and work in 2024. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the makin...

This week we’ve been thinking about cultural appropriation, TikTok engagement bait, white supremacy, and AI slop. Plus, Simran thinks bullying might definitely be ok in very small doses. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. ✎ These are the links we mentioned: The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise - The Verge...

Hype House drama is blowing up, Nikocado Avocado is two steps ahead, the Minecraft movie trailer is a little floppy, France’s election saga continues, Donald Trump’s sentencing is delayed, and we hold a diva-off for our favourite Swedish activists. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. ✎ These are the links we mentioned: The courage of Gis...

Lana del Rey's dating a crocodile alligator hunter and everyone's favourite Russian spy whale is dead in Norway. Broadly Relevant is back and we're bursting with decorum. On this week's episode we chat about men having no clue how to date properly, Zayn Malik's favourite childhood game, and Sabrina Carpenter's brilliant new album. Plus, we cover the digital-sex-crime epidemic going on in South Kor...

We’re back in the podcast studio for a tea-stuffed whirlwind of poddy x. Ben and JLo are over it but maybe Jane Fonda called it, Macklemore cancels shows in over the gen0c!de in Sudan, a gay penguin is dead, Chappell Roan is setting boundaries, Roxanne Tickle wins her sex discrimination battle against Giggle, and Gen Zs obsession with nostalgia reaches a new level. See you on the other side cuties...

You see how we are back to our regular posting schedule? Very demure. Very mindful. You see how we discuss culture, news, and dive into the extractive nature of art-making? Very cutesie. This week we chat about protests in India, Blake Lively’s messiness, Thailand’s new PM, and heaps more. Hope you enjoy cuties x Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadl...

This week we recap some highlights from week 1 of the Olympics, reality tv tea, electoral mayhem around the world, and deep dive into Project 2025. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. ✎ These are the links we mentioned: Project 2025, explained: What is it? Who’s behind it? | Vox We hope you loved the pod, ho...

This might be our most demure episode yet. We chat about breakdancing at the Olympics, Brooke Schofield, riots in the UK, politicians trying to be funny, and astronauts stuck in space. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. We hope you loved the pod, hosted by your fave personality hire...

Shocking new data has come out on the prevalence of strangulation in the bedroom, which we have a big chat about, plus we explore the possibility of ethical tourism and whether we’ve managed it before. In other news, Olivia Culpo’s wedding dress is out, but Radhika Merchant’s wedding dress is in, French & British elections have turned out broadly leftist, and the US is withdrawing their aid pi...

Get keen for a piping hot plate of gossip from Glastonbury Festival, featuring Paul Mescal, Tilda Swinton, and Louis Tomlinson. We’re dealing with. major cases of FOMO so just had to get it all out of our system. Plus, it’s election season. We chat about the French election (and how their electoral system works), the British, and the American—but to end on a brighter note, we chat about the rise o...

This week we’re thinking ahead to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, chatting about the drama regarding the fecally infused river they’ve got there, plus the state of queerness at the games. In other news, Julian Assange is free, the Taliban refuse to platform women’s voices, Chappell Roan is a star, and Stonehenge got a new paint job. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on th...

Taylor Swift snubs Charli XCX of her number one moment, Australia’s getting New Pandas, Robert Irwin & Pauline Hanson are fighting, and digital news is having a moment. Plus, we chat to Clare Rankine about making it in the arts. Clare Rankine is a comedy producer and writer who has performed on stages across the world, including Upright Citizens Brigade, Los Angeles and House Of Yes, New York....

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. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly...

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 t...

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 w...

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. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. ✎ These are the links we mentioned: Lady Gaga | Fa...

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. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. ✎ These...

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 flo...

The Big Feminism Deep Dive: Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. ✎ These are the links we mentioned: What Were You Wearing SCUM Manifesto - Wikipedia Why is Malala such a polarising figure in Pakistan? We hope you loved the pod, hosted by your fave personality hires  Simran ...

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...

Sorry for the delay on this one! Ryan (who edits the episodes) had a little post comedy fest burn out. Please enjoy stepping into a Time Machine from a week and a half ago when we recorded this. Today we chat about the Bondi attacks, misogny, media's irresponsibility, Coachella, Heartbreak High, and have a DNM about criticism. See you next week! Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes re...