Bang On #130: Kanye, The Nest Boyfriend, Eurovision Movie
By popular demand, Eurovision host and expert Myf weighs in on Will Ferrell’s Eurovision movie "The Story of Fire Saga". While Zan bangs on about Mrs America. Kanye and Kim have had a big week of music, fashion, and Freesian horses, and we’re here for it. All of it. And a “Ken and Karen” of Missouri are the pin ups of white privilege, and the source of many a meme. Speaking of the internet, various viral posts have us questioning truth, critical thinking, and where to from here, in this bin fire of a time. No wonder people are building nests to sleep in.
Show notes:
Kanye’s “Wash Us in the Blood”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0U2QUGKbSE
Kanye congrats tweet: https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1277766033844121601
Kimye Freesian horses: https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/1277752179877527554
Kanye Crocs: https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1276636607672733703
Kanye and GAP: https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1276495666781528066
Ken and Karen: https://junkee.com/ken-karen-guns-black-lives-matter/259708
The Nest boyfriend: https://twitter.com/redditships/status/1278028355426824192
Brexit thread: https://twitter.com/archer_rs
ABC Cuts: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-24/abc-announces-cuts-to-programming-and-jobs-funding/12384972
Louise Miolin in New Matilda: https://newmatilda.com/2020/06/19/the-inhumanities-what-does-raising-the-price-of-arts-degrees-say-about-australias-education-values/
Mrs America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFDrs1iuGmQ
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q6Co-nd0lM
Wild Black Women: https://989fm.com.au/category/listen/programs/wild-black-women/
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