Won't Someone Please Think of the Culture?

We're back! Join us, Sarah and Thomas, as we go through ESPN's recent published list of their Top 100 Athletes of the 21st Century. We have some thoughts, including about how many baseball players appear on this list, the upcoming Formula 1 film, and debate whether motorsport is more difficult than riding horses. This episode was originally recorded as a live stream, so you may occasiona...

It's been a while, hasn't it? Just dropping in to say we're still around and still on board with the podcast. Sadly, real life has been happening and so recording has been tricky. You will hear from us again soon, and we'll keep you posted on our socials. Sarah's Fringe show: https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/goddess-era-af2023 thinkoftheculture.com https://www.faceb...

Named after one of Australia's most progressive Prime Ministers, The Whitlams are a band Thomas had definitely heard, but never fully paid attention to.  Sarah was the same until she was invited to see them live about five years ago. In this episode, we talk about how Tim Freedman manages to be celebrated yet still underrated, the insidiousness of gambling in our culture, and run into our old...

Tom thinks they're the greatest Australian band and describes them as "audial bliss." Sarah had never heard of them and describes them as "an assault on the senses." We're talking 'This is Serious, Mum', the experimental, post-modern, electronic-punk-alternative band from Melbourne. Conversation includes whether music should be free, another dive into the ar...

We read another book! This week, Thomas and Sarah talk about, 'Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman', the memoir of the Nobel prize winning physicist who worked on the Manhattan project and the committee to investigate the Challenger disaster. He was also an exceptional drummer, painter, and lock-picker. This book is one of Tom's favourites, and while Sarah had no idea who Richard F...

It's our first episode on books, and we're discussing one of Sarah's favourite reads, S.E. Hinton's 'The Outsiders.'  Tom couldn't put it down, and Sarah is still convinced she could save Dallas Winston. Conversation includes the history of young adult fiction, how things are rough all over, and how initialed authors are likely to be women.  New merchandise now a...

It's Sarah's first pick for the second season, and we are diving back into Baz Luhrmann's filmography to watch his debut feature, 'Strictly Ballroom.' In this episode, Sarah goes full English teacher mode, Tom admits he "kinda liked it", and they discuss Sonia Kruger's illustrious Aussie television career. thinkoftheculture.com https://www.facebook.com/think...

In this episode, Sarah rectifies a great travesty in her film watching history, as she finally sees the Australian classic, 'The Castle', for the first time. She and Tom dive into the history of Working Dog productions and the work of Rob Sitch, discuss whether this is the best Australian movie, and talk about the greatness that comes in the form of Eric Bana.  Here are some of the artic...

We're back, baby! Our second season kicks off with Australian legendary filmmaker's latest release, 'Elvis'. In this episode, we dive into the Australian films that have actually made money,  the mistakes musical biopics make, and whether Tom Hanks was miscast. (He was.)  At one point Sarah says the word "earlier" when she means "later", and Tom confuses Chr...

For the Season 1 finale, Tom and Sarah look back at the origins of the podcast, discuss what's coming next, and do a deep dive into the list of the highest grossing films of all time. Conversation includes our mutual disinterest in Lord of the Rings, mutual love of Little Miss Sunshine, and complete disagreement about the Toy Story franchise.  thinkoftheculture.com https://www.facebook.com/th...

This week, Thomas and Sarah listened to one of Sarah's coming of age albums - Sumo by The Superjesus. Conversation includes deep dives into Triple J's Hottest 100, making mixtapes, and whether the name of the band is sacreligious. Triple J Hottest 100 Search: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/archive/search/ thinkoftheculture.com https://www.facebook.com/thinkoftheculture https:/...

After a few weeks of talking movies, Sarah and Tom are now sharing music for the first time. In this week's episode, Tom and Sarah listened to Since I Left You by Australian band The Avalanches, one of Tom's favourite albums that Sarah had never heard of. Conversation includes Tom's old Discman, his  DJ days, and Sarah's absolute ignorance when it comes to anything electronic m...

Breaking our formula this week and talking Top Gun! Tom and Sarah rewatched the original classic, and headed to the cinema to see the sequel (though not in that order.) Tom loves planes and Sarah loves men talking about their feelings, so turns out this franchise is the perfect match from them both. Conversation includes some nerdy aviation talk, the place of sex scenes in action films, and why sm...

This week's episode is one Sarah has been planning since the beginning. You see, Thomas has no experience of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the last superhero movie he saw was X-Men 2. So, of course we had to dive into the movie that changed Hollywood forever, revitalised Robert Downey Jr's career, and is also just a damn good time at the cinema. Please forgive Sarah's hyper-ent...

This week's episode features a movie it's likely you haven't heard of, but we highly reccommend you watch before you listen. Jerome Bixby's  "The Man from Earth" is a thoughtful, high concept science fiction film set entirely in one living room. One of Tom's favourite films, and now one of Sarah's, our conversation covers the tragedy of living a life without...

It's Sarah's choice this week, and she's chosen the 1995 romantic drama Before Sunrise. Shot in Vienna, this Richard Linklater classic is set over one night in Vienna. While Tom is a seasoned traveller, Sarah has rarely been outside the country.  In this episode, they talk about connecting with strangers, being in a foreign place, and how dudes in their twenties who have just been d...

This week Tom is in charge so of course the film is beyond obscure. In this episode we explore Groove, a film staged around a warehouse party in San Francisco around the late 90’s. For Tom it was a large influence on his adolescence and would be a driving force towards pursuing DJ’ing. For Sarah, her first watch became about asking the big questions: What are the big emotional conflicts of the fil...

Despite only seeing this film about five years ago, it is one of Sarah's absolute favourites, combining her love of romantic comedies and family dramas. Tom had not only never seen this movie before, he didn't even know what the boombox moment was. Join these two friends as they dissect Cameron Crowe's directorial debut, 'Say Anything...' Conversation includes being an onl...

In our first episode, Tom and Sarah watch Pulp Fiction, a movie Tom first saw when he was 12, and Sarah had never seen and mostly knows from parodies. In this episode, they talk about going to Blockbuster with their mums, the depiction of drugs in film, and the power of Samuel L. Jackson. thinkoftheculture.com https://www.facebook.com/thinkoftheculture https://www.instagram.com/thinkoftheculture h...

Premiering on April 24, Won't Someone Please Think of the Culture is a podcast all about sharing the things you love with the people that you love. Sarah Westgarth and Thomas Lambell are two friends with very different tastes and experiences.  Every episode will be about something that one of us has just watched, seen or listened to for the first time, selected by the other person.  We'r...