It’s been a whirlwind coupla weeks and Myf and Zan have heaps to catch up on. TV adventures as the ABC celebrates 90, book deadlines, and what it’s like to be in a trigger ban state when Roe V Wade is overturned. In more joyful news, Rihanna has become the youngest female billionaire, and Only Murders in the Building is back (with a helluva guest cast).

The internet is frothing at images emerging from the Barbie movie shoot, and we catch you up on everything you need to know. It feels like the '80s is having a real resurgence at the mo, with the new Thor film leaning sonically and visually toward that decade too. And fashion is feeling it; google trends show that the rise of legwarmers is upon us. Thank you, Stranger Things.

Bang On Live is on the cards, we let you know where you can find us in late October! And we’re banging on about the history of Indigenous storytelling on the ABC, the best kind of breakfast TV on SBS, and a coupla musical queens on Netflix

Show notes:

ABC 90 Celebrate: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/abc-90-celebrate

Rihanna: https://consequence.net/2022/07/rihanna-youngest-woman-self-made-billionaire/

Only Murders In the Building: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4d7y7GDhDE&ab_channel=Hulu

The Barbie Movie: https://www.glamour.com/story/the-barbie-movie-everything-we-know

Thor: Love & Thunder: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-07/thor-love-and-thunder-review-chris-hemsworth-natalie-portman/101176926

80’s Fashion Revival: https://junkee.com/stranger-things-80s-fashion/334789

Grapes of Mirth: https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/grapes-of-mirth-the-festival/130202?skin=GOMFESTIVAL22

Looking Black: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/looking-black

Big Mob Brekky: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/big-mob-brekky

Halftime: the J Lo doco: https://www.netflix.com/title/81031929

Here I Am: Dolly Parton doco: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81204624

Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

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