Not Stupid
Not Stupid is the podcast that helps you understand the news of the week and the stories in your social media feed. Julia Baird and Jeremy Fenandez chat about the stories they are obsessed with and the stories you may have missed.
They look at what shapes our politics here in Australia from Anthony Albanese to Peter Dutton. As the Federal Election looms they’ll unpack and explain some of the big issues that might affect your vote.
Jules and Jez also try to explain what’s going on in the world. They both follow US politics closely and will be watching to see what the next Donald Trump presidency means for the US and the world.
But it’s not all about politics. If it is in your Facebook or Instagram feed (or even on X) they will talk about it. They look at the pop culture figures who are shaping our world from Elon Musk to Mr Beast and Ariane Grande.
There’s also a focus on the issues that affect you like the cost-of-living crisis and the duopoly of the Supermarkets Coles and Woolworths. They’ve also looked at microplastics and bushfires, looking at how climate change is affecting us and what impact humans are having on the environment.
The show will also make you laugh or cry. And on a good day, maybe both. They talk about poetry and history, about films and cakes and everything in between. Julia is passionate about grace and forgiveness so they talk a lot about that, but also about resilience and what makes us human.
At the end of each show, Julia and Jeremy talk about their “pick of the week”. It’s something that has made them think or giggle that week from the silliest Guinness World Record attempts to great books and silly Tiktoks.
Latest episodes
Oct 27, 2024 • 13min
Extra Stupid: Part 2 of our US election cheat sheet
Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez answer more of your questions about the US election. Will Trump's criminal cases matter? What are the issues which will decide the election? And when will we have a result?
Oct 23, 2024 • 31min
Who's allowed to heckle a royal?
King Charles and Queen Camilla have been in Australia and a heckle from Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe caused global headlines for heckling the King. So should the King be heckled and are we ever going to be a Republic? Also Julia has been deep down a rabbit hole reading about the Menendez brothers who were convicted of killing their parents more than thirty years ago. Now the case is being looked at again following a couple of tv shows. And Jules and Jez went to pub choir and loved it. SHOW NOTESSurvivors and Mates Support GroupMenendez Case Pub Choir
Oct 20, 2024 • 12min
Extra Stupid: Your US election cheat sheet
With just a few weeks until the US election Jules and Jez are answering your questions. How does the electoral college work? What does a Vice President really do? What's Donald Trump's golf handicap?
Oct 16, 2024 • 36min
Can the PM buy a nice house?
The Prime Minister has a new coastal house, but should the PM buy a house in a cost of living crisis? Or is it his money and he can spend it however he wants? And after seeing so many fake Hurricane Milton photos, we look at a couple of new studies about how we decide what's true and what's not. And would you go to a Natural History exhibit where the stuffed animals talk to you?
Oct 13, 2024 • 13min
Extra Stupid: Tim Winton's vision for our precarious future
Julia has been reading Tim Winton's new novel, Juice, and it has her thinking about eco-anxiety, climate change and whether a novel can change the public's view on an issue. Join the conversation and email the show at notstupid@abc.net.au
Oct 9, 2024 • 32min
Sean "Diddy" Combs and music's #metoo moment
US rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs has been charged with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking after more than 100 people came forward to say they had been assaulted or harmed by the musician. Julia and Jeremy discuss the music industry's #metoo moment.Also, how do we decide who gets a visa to Australia? It's led to a big debate among our politicians.And how poetry can change the way we think.SHOW NOTESJEREMY'S PICK:Red Room PoetryJULIA'S PICK8 Year Old drives to Target
Oct 6, 2024 • 12min
Extra Stupid: Your favourite words
We asked for your favourite made up words or words from other languages... and you all have thoughts. Jules and Jez chat about the feedback. Join the conversation and email the show at notstupid@abc.net.au
Oct 2, 2024 • 32min
Walz vs Vance: the battle of the MidWest dads
The US Vice Presidents went head to head in their only debate. So who won and does it matter? And a couple of horrific cases have put drink spiking in the spotlight.
Sep 29, 2024 • 12min
Extra Stupid: There's got to be a better word than "skibidi"
Jules and Jez have been informed by their smaller humans that the time for the phrase "so demure" has passed. It has them thinking about where slang comes from and who decides when words are cool and when they are not.
Sep 25, 2024 • 34min
Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah: what you need to know
Just weeks before the anniversary of the October 7, conflict in the Middle East is escalating. Jules and Jez have been thinking about how we talk about the conflict and if there's any kind of ceasefire in sight. Also the ACCC is taking Coles and Woolworths to court, so will it make your grocery shop cheaper?
