24: Hot Girls Love Sonny Angels, Tickle Wins, and RIP Gay Penguin

We’re back in the podcast studio for a tea-stuffed whirlwind of poddy x. Ben and JLo are over it but maybe Jane Fonda called it, Macklemore cancels shows in over the gen0c!de in Sudan, a gay penguin is dead, Chappell Roan is setting boundaries, Roxanne Tickle wins her sex discrimination battle against Giggle, and Gen Zs obsession with nostalgia reaches a new level. See you on the other side cuties.

💖 We hope you love Episode 24 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. Stay tuned for new episodes every Monday at 6PM (AEDT)

🔗 Research Links

• Botswana diamonds: World's second-biggest stone found by Canadian firm Lucara
• Fast fashion giant Shein finds child labour cases in supply chain
• Roxanne Tickle speaks after landmark 'what is a woman' case win | SBS News
• Sphen the penguin, known for same-sex love story, dies at Sydney aquarium aged 11 - ABC News
• French authorities arrest Telegram’s CEO - The Verge
• Chappell Roan’s statement
• Macklemore’s Statement on Sudan
• Why TikTok conspiracy theorists are saying a “second lockdown” is going to happen.
• Mackelmore accidentally helps cops arrest fugitive

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