Myf and Zan are back to bring some light into your week, and Polly Jean Harvey is gonna help. Did you hear that Myf has the Prime Minister on her Spicks and Specks team this weekend too? She'll give you all the goss.

Meanwhile Zan is punishing anyone who'll listen to watch The English Teacher - while also realising it's creator is also TJ Mack. It's a classic Gen X discovery of TikTok virality, a year too late.

And a piece on "treat culture" and why giving yourself a fancy smoothie or mani/pedi is the new vacation, has us intrigued. If internet chat is too much this week, look up. It's Aussie Bird Count week and a reminder to get your head outta your phone.

We're banging on about the Menendez Brothers series on Netflix 'Monsters', and a fascinating exploration into groupthink with the podcast Hysterical.

Liam Payne: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-17/liam-payne-death-one-direction/104483622

PJ Harvey tour: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/music-news/pj-harvey-announces-2025-australian-tour-dates-tickets/104473330

Spicks and Specks: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/spicks-and-specks

Countdown 50: https://www.abc.net.au/about/media-centre/press-releases/celebrating-countdown-50-years-on-abc/104483236

Brian Jordan Alvarez: https://www.instagram.com/brianjordanalvarez/?hl=en

TJ Mack: https://www.tiktok.com/@brianjordanalvarez/video/7277315001944247594?lang=en

The English Teacher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfvKrsaZrEA

Disclaimer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so6XoqZgbVM

Treat culture: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/16/we-live-in-a-treat-culture-and-gen-z-is-splurging-on-snacks

Bird Count: https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/

Monsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcXg28iAiLM

Hysterical podcast: https://wondery.com/shows/hysterical/

Bang Back to us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au

Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It is recorded on the lands of the Gadigal and Wurundjeri peoples. 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.

I'm back! Metroid dread is fantastic, and some very disappointing news about Advance Wars.