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The Australian music industry is experiencing its first public #MeToo moment and we’re wondering what it will take to create real systemic change, in this small scene. Meanwhile, an exceptional feature on Thandie Newton has us pumped up, and people cutting cakes that look like things that are not cakes has us confused. The Free Britney movement is rising again, giving new context to her social media posts. And a new look wetsuit has Myf absolutely jazzed.Show notes:The Australian Music Industry’s #MeToo moment: https://junkee.com/metoo-australian-music-industry/245119Jack Stafford’s response on Medium: https://medium.com/@re._stacks/statement-5812e59db607Thandi Newton in Vulture: https://www.vulture.com/article/thandie-newton-in-conversation.htmlHyper realistic cake cutting: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/style/what-is-the-cake-meme.htmlDr Karl’s uterus cake: https://www.abc.net.au/science/photos/2011/11/24/3375105.htm?xml=3375105.mediarss.xml#bigpictureposFree Britney: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCmj9u0H1u8/?igshid=lc74wtkznpqoDesigner wetsuit: https://www.demilked.com/wetsuit-suit-trompe-loeil-thom-browne/Cheer: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81039393Girl, Woman, Other: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/girl-woman-other-9780241984994Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.auBang On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

It’s open season on open letters denouncing cancellation culture. But are the people calling the call outs just replicating what they’re fighting against? Yeezy season is well and truly upon us, with Kanye running for President. And we’re digging into the latest adaptation of High Fidelity, and what do we make of Hamilton on the small screen? Show NotesSMH Open Letter: https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/something-dangerously-askew-with-the-way-we-re-talking-about-race-and-the-arts-20200706-p559bz.htmlHarpers Open Letter: https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/Kanye in Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2020/07/08/kanye-west-says-hes-done-with-trump-opens-up-about-white-house-bid-damaging-biden-and-everything-in-between/#720810347aabHigh Fidelity: https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/high-fidelity-review-tv-zoe-kravitz-zan-rowe/12287954Hamilton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SeXt9ow52IMichaela Coel: https://www.vulture.com/amp/article/michaela-coel-i-may-destroy-you.htmlJapanese Theme Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMm5QVZ6QeYEmail us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.auBang On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

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=h0U2QUGKbSEKanye congrats tweet: https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1277766033844121601Kimye Freesian horses: https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/1277752179877527554Kanye Crocs: https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1276636607672733703Kanye and GAP: https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1276495666781528066Ken and Karen: https://junkee.com/ken-karen-guns-black-lives-matter/259708The Nest boyfriend: https://twitter.com/redditships/status/1278028355426824192Brexit thread: https://twitter.com/archer_rsABC Cuts: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-24/abc-announces-cuts-to-programming-and-jobs-funding/12384972Louise 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=IFDrs1iuGmQEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q6Co-nd0lMWild Black Women: https://989fm.com.au/category/listen/programs/wild-black-women/Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.auBang On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

An investigation into sexual harassment at the highest levels of Australian law has us talking about the systemic abuse of power that women are subjected to every day. It’s the end of the road for the Segway, and the start of a new project by Beyonce. And an American comedian has made our week with her Barbie Quarantine Dreamhouse.Show Notes:Myf’s Sovereign Hill Deb dress: https://twitter.com/MyfWarhurst/status/1275675671176663055Zan’s “anti-Deb” dress: https://twitter.com/zanrowe/status/1275784411435286528Dyson Heydon: https://www.smh.com.au/national/high-court-inquiry-finds-former-justice-dyson-heydon-sexually-harassed-associates-20200622-p5550w.htmlBeyonce’s Black Parade: https://www.beyonce.com/black-parade-route/?q=&page=1&category=allSegway ending production: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jun/23/segway-transporter-production-endsDissect podcast: https://dissectpodcast.com/Barbie Quarantine Dreamhouse: https://twitter.com/saraschaefer1/status/1275479007673192448Ruby Rose Crocs: https://www.popsugar.com.au/fashion/ruby-rose-crocs-collaboration-pride-2020-47559134Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race: https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race-9781408870587/Nut Jobs podcast: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Nut-Jobs-Audiobook/B088KRKHGLEmail us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.auBang On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

Can callout culture create actionable change? The removing and recontextualising of past problematic art is one thing, but we’re reminded to keep our foot on the pedal when there are some big issues at stake. A piece on 1997 fashion is a stretch (but of course we’ll take it), and a new podcast on Debutante Balls has us looking at this old tradition through a new lens.Show NotesPatrick Lenton in Junkee: https://junkee.com/black-lives-matter-protests-distraction/257545It’s Not Callout Culture it’s Accountability: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/06/callout-culture-black-lives-matter-adidas-bon-appetit-lea-michele/613054/Matt Okine thread: https://twitter.com/mattokine/status/1273125633086967817Daniel Keogh on Medium: https://medium.com/@mrdanielkeogh/mistakes-ive-made-d36d814263af1997 Fashion: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/jun/17/buffy-and-bucket-hats-why-1997-has-taken-over-fashionThe Last Dance: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80203144Debutante: Race, Resistance & Girl Power: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Debutante-Race-Resistance-and-Girl-Power-Audiobook/B089H1B33P?source_code=AUDOR02806152000JFAt Home Alone Together: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/at-home-alone-togetherStill Processing: https://www.nytimes.com/column/still-processing-podcastEmail us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.auBang On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

The world is responding to call outs for change, with major publications, streaming services, and organisations taking responsibility for past practices and platforming, and also reassessing how they work differently into the future. TV shows are buried, statues of slave traders are toppled, while some are only just learning that Tom Morello’s rage isn’t against his dishwasher. JK Rowling has doubled down on her stance on trans women, causing Potterheads (not least recent fan Zan) to question their connection to her books. And Bang Boy has gone bush and shacked up with a Karen. Don’t worry, it’s better than it sounds.Show notes:Bon Appetit apology: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/where-we-go-from-hereGone With the Wind: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jun/10/gone-with-the-wind-dropped-from-hbo-max-over-depiction-of-slaveryChris Lilley: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-11/netflix-pulls-chris-lilley-shows-featuring-blackface/12342814Brooke Boney on Today: https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1270837483622801408Toppling of statues: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/08/edward-colston-statue-history-slave-trader-bristol-protestLachlan Macquarie: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-27/fact-check-did-lachlan-macquarie-commit-mass-murder-and-genocide/8981092?nw=0Tom Morello: https://junkee.com/rage-against-the-machine-tom-morello-trolls/256981Meyne Wyatt monologue: https://twitter.com/QandA/status/1269982640494411776JK Rowling: https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/Daniel Radcliffe: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/NITV podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sbs-nitv-radio/id350464353Kimberley Jones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9_qGOa9Go&feature=youtu.beThe Briefing: https://www.podcastoneaustralia.com.au/podcasts/the-briefingBeyonce Commencement Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLo5XMjIJD8Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.auBang On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

The world is a very different place to where we left you more than eight months ago! And we’re catching up on what we’ve learned in this new “normal”. Following the killing of George Floyd, and protests in both America and Australia on racial injustice, the music industry this week responded with a blackout. But the confused messaging on social media has people wondering if these conversation will continue beyond the news cycle. And in this bin fire of a year, rest assured, Myf has found some farshun news to lift your spirits. Strawberry crocs anyone? Show Notes:Blackout Tuesday: https://www.vulture.com/2020/06/blackout-tuesday-guide.htmlBaker Boy's powerful statement: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7Hc6tB5iu/Kira Puru's anti-racism resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasicDocplay 10 docos to educate yourself: https://www.docplay.com/articles/10-documentaries-to-watch-about-race-instead-of-asking-a-person-of-colour-to-explain-things-for-you/Gucci goes seasonless: https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/27/gucci-goes-seasonless-declares-clothes-should-have-longer-life-12763897/Crocdown: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/style/crocs-having-lockdown-fashion-moment-surely-can-never-chic/The Beach: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/the-beachTrevor Noah analysis: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow/videos/271504123969416Isabella Higgins analysis: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-02/us-riots-indigenous-deaths-in-custody/12309010Practical ways you can support Aboriginal Lives Matter: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/practical-ways-you-can-support-aboriginal-lives-matter/1230838610 positive ways to engage: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/here-are-10-positive-ways-to-engage-with-indigenous-issues/10885222Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.auBang On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

It's a Tiger King free zone, but there is so much that Myf and Zan have watched, read and heard that they can't wait to discuss with you. Yes, Bang On is back THIS WEEK. You won't have to wait long Bang Fam. They will be at a safe distance but no topic is safe - farshun, hot takes & convos about music, art, life and stuff are all back on the table. Tell your friends, clear your diary, update your subscription, dust off your apps. And stay tuned xEmail us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au

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Myf and Zan are reunited and catching up on another massive week. On the east coast of America, Greta Thunberg is making waves with her impassioned fight for climate change action but a certain type of man is bent on bringing her down. Meanwhile on the west, the Emmys are on and we’re dissecting the farshun on ground. Jonathan Van Ness is absent, but in the news for other reasons: a revealing interview with the New York Times. And we’re banging on for one last time for the year, before Zan slums it back in Economy on her adventures in long service leave.Show notes:Greta Thunberg: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/why-is-greta-thunberg-so-triggering-for-certain-men-1.4002264JVN: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/21/style/jonathan-van-ness-hiv-memoir.htmlEmmys Farshun: https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/emmy-awards-red-carpet-celebrity-fashion-style-2019Bang On Tote Bags: https://triplejstore.com.au/collections/doublej/products/bang-on-black-toteUnbelievable: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80153467Email us: bangon.podcast@abc.net.au