Stop Everything‪!‬ ABC listen

Now that the second part of Bridgerton season three has dropped, it's time to Stop Everything! for a loving critique of the hit Netflix series' sex scenes. They're hot, but perhaps a bit more time focusing on female pleasure wouldn't hurt?

And we're jumping into the TARDIS with journalist, Whovian and guest critic Ahmed Yussuf, who's taking us on a journey through the latest season of Dr Who, a revamped BBC-Disney co-production featuring the joyfully charismatic Ncuti Gatwa.

Show notes
LA Times: Being a 'Doctor Who' fan means learning how to love and lose and love again
Rawdah Mohamed  

It's time to Stop Everything! for a chat with Rachel House, who's appeared in acclaimed Aotearoa/New Zealand films like Boy and Whale Rider; Netflix's hit reboot of Heartbreak High; and blockbusters like Moana and Thor: Ragnarok

Rachel's celebrating her feature directorial debut, The Mountain, which follows three kids on their quest to climb Mount Taranaki, and is firmly set in the spirit of coming-of-age films like The Goonies, E.T. and Stand By Me.

Find out why Rachel thinks Aotearoa humour is such a hit overseas, and why she relishes acting in supporting roles.

That's the dealio when Oscar-nominated Australian auteur Baz Luhrmann gets bailed up by a TikTok street interviewer who's got no idea who she's talking to.

Comedian and guest critic Kirsty Webeck is in to dissect that viral moment between TikTok creator god_worthy and the director of Elvis, The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet, Australia and Strictly Ballroom. 

Kirsty's also got big thoughts on how social media is changing the game for standup comics.

Show notes:

god_worthy and Baz Luhrmann
Kirsty Webeck's TikTok
 

Activist, performer and Drag Race royalty Kween Kong is back in the Stop Everything! guest critic chair to talk about the trailer to Celine Dion's new documentary, controversy on the Cannes red carpet and getting political at Drag Con.

Show notes:

I am: Celine Dion trailer
Kelly Rowland on Cannes red carpet incident
Kween Kong's TikTok account

British broadcaster Piers Morgan has become a main character in the aftermath of the Internet sleuthing around Netflix's Baby Reindeer. What the heck is going on?

Guest critic and ABC entertainment reporter Jared Richards is in to help us figure it out.

And we're also talking about TikTok content – from the cringe to the heartwarming.

Show notes:
Piers Morgan interview with Fiona Harvey
Baby Reindeer: Truth or Fiction, BBC's The Media Show
Rose and Anzai Country Life

Dearest Gentle Listeners, the third season of Netflix's Bridgerton is upon us and it's heaving with bosoms, babes and romantic intrigue.

Series leads Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) are glowed up and loved up, but *spoiler alert* major twists are on the horizon.

Stop Everything! romance correspondent Rudi Bremer is in to guide you through it all.