Broadly Relevant

Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton
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The weeklyish podcast for burnt out girlies & personality hires trying to stay Broadly Relevant. Think pop culture vibe checks, brain-scratching deep dives, and a sufficient amount of shit-talking. Featuring a professional journo and award-winning theatre maker, we’re the types to unapologetically use words like zeitgeist and eras interchangeably. Hosted by high school best friends Simran Pasricha and Ryan Hamilton and recorded from our home in Narrm (Melbourne), Australia. chat soon, cuties x

  1. 11/22/2025

    48: This is Brighton, not the Gold Coast

    We’re back babes x Big episode for us as we yap about development protests in Brighton, aluminium smelters, women in the workplace, and Social Media Activism™ Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. We hope you loved the pod, hosted by your favourite personality hires Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. Tell a friend about us and we'll love you forever! Otherwise, we'll see you next week with a new episode. Recorded on unceded Bunurong and Wurundjeri country by two friends who met on Kombumerri country. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. Join us in ​Paying the Rent​.

    48 min

  2. 09/19/2025

    47: Is This Goodbye?

    Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. These are the links we mentioned: The decision to close Meanjin misunderstands its wider importance. Australian culture deserves betterWho killed Meanjin? Bowen says cutting emissions by more than 70% ‘not achievable’ as 2035 target criticised from all sides | Australian politics | The GuardianFirst climate risk assessment finds 1.5m Australians at risk from sea level rise by 2050 We hope you loved the pod, hosted by your favourite personality hires Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. Tell a friend about us and we'll love you forever! Otherwise, we'll see you next week with a new episode. Recorded on unceded Bunurong and Wurundjeri country by two friends who met on Kombumerri country. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. Join us in ​Paying the Rent​.

    52 min

  3. 08/15/2025

    46: Who would win? 100 tiffin-sized-ferris-wheels, or 1 ferris-wheel-sized-tiffin?

    Simran is going to hate the title I gave this episode but I really do hope that you, dear reader, love it — Ryan On this week’s episode we chat about the tiffin lady, Melbourne’s favourite ferris wheel, Gaza, and the far right. It’s a whirlwind—a bit like contemporary life at the moment. Love you! Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. These are the links we mentioned: Full circle: Melbourne’s beleaguered Star ferris wheel to turn again | Victoria | The GuardianAl Jazeera JournalistsAustralia will recognise PalestineNazi RallyRyan’s Newsletter We hope you loved the pod, hosted by your favourite personality hires Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. Tell a friend about us and we'll love you forever! Otherwise, we'll see you next week with a new episode. Recorded on unceded Bunurong and Wurundjeri country by two friends who met on Kombumerri country. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. Join us in ​Paying the Rent​.

    38 min

  4. 08/06/2025

    45: The Episode in Which Simran & Ryan Literally Fall in Love

    Sydney Sweeney might be a nazi, Sydney turned out for Palestine, Penny Wong’s a mess, Up Bank is losing their mind, and Simran & Ryan fall in love—it’s basically a romcom this episode. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. These are the links we mentioned: The Anti-Porn Crusade That Censored Steam and Itch.io Started 30 Years Ago We hope you loved the pod, hosted by your favourite personality hires Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. Tell a friend about us and we'll love you forever! Otherwise, we'll see you next week with a new episode. Recorded on unceded Bunurong and Wurundjeri country by two friends who met on Kombumerri country. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. Join us in ​Paying the Rent​.

    46 min

  5. 07/30/2025

    44: Big Brother is back, the internet is going downhill, and AI is melting our brains

    Ryan’s is fanging to audition for Big Brother, while Simran’s all about Love Island USA. Pedro Pascal is maybe getting cancelled but maybe we need to ignore that, meanwhile the internet is on shaky ground, Australian citizens are getting caught in Israel’s response to the Freedom Flotilla, and Melbourne’s social housing is under threat. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. These are the links we mentioned: Email Your MP: Activate A UN Peacekeeping Force To Break The BlockadeFreedom Flotilla Intercepted By Israel On The Way To GazaBig Brother Is So Back!Are Love Island USA'S JaNa Craig & Kenny Rodriguez Breaking Up? We hope you loved the pod, hosted by your favourite personality hires Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. Tell a friend about us and we'll love you forever! Otherwise, we'll see you next week with a new episode. Recorded on unceded Bunurong and Wurundjeri country by two friends who met on Kombumerri country. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. Join us in ​Paying the Rent​.

    39 min

  6. 06/23/2025

    43: Life-like Dolls, Remi Ashten’s Wedding, and the Strait of Hormuz

    The world may be falling apart but here on Broadly Relevant it’s Broadly Diva week—with a facedown between New York’s mayoral hopeful and a star of Love Island. Head to IG to vote for your favourite. In the meanwhile, we yap about Remi Ashton’s wedding, Brazil’s realistic doll obsession, the mushroom trial, and war. Just your average week in 2025 really. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. These are the links we mentioned: Hyper-realistic baby dolls spark moral panic and legislation in Brazil | Brazil | The GuardianExclusive: ABC Mushroom trial podcast appears to breach suppression orderLana Del Rey Attended OG YouTuber Remi Ashten’s WeddingLove Island's HudaLucy Hale and Ian Harding “Stand Behind” Pretty Little Liars’ Controversial Age GapThe Erin Patterson mushroom trial media coverage We hope you loved the pod, hosted by your favourite personality hires Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. Tell a friend about us and we'll love you forever! Otherwise, we'll see you next week with a new episode. Recorded on unceded Bunurong and Wurundjeri country by two friends who met on Kombumerri country. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. Join us in ​Paying the Rent​.

    34 min

  7. 06/17/2025

    42: Lowkey WW3 and the Benson Boone Of It All

    Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. These are the links we mentioned: Why Does Everything Sound Like an Audition Song for 'The Voice?'Who’s Afraid of Gen Z’s Squeaky-Clean, Backflipping Bro? - The AtlanticOne of the Dreamliners That Gave a Boeing Manager Nightmares Just Crashed - The American ProspectHow to Help Affected People Amid ICE Raids, Deportation, and Protests in LA'No Kings' protests against Donald TrumpProtests in LAPedro Pascal Look-Alike Contest Crowns Winner In NYCReview: ‘Materialists’ isn’t quite a romance worth swooning over Drake and Jagmeet Singh beef We hope you loved the pod, hosted by your favourite personality hires Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. Tell a friend about us and we'll love you forever! Otherwise, we'll see you next week with a new episode. Recorded on unceded Bunurong and Wurundjeri country by two friends who met on Kombumerri country. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. Join us in ​Paying the Rent​.

    50 min

  8. 05/27/2025

    41: Would you give your kid a smartphone? Plus, Lorde & Kamala Aus in the SAME week!

    This weeks episode is one of our best, if you don’t mind us saying. We dive into neo-luddism and the way some folks in Gen Z are rejecting technology—I mean how else are we meant to survive the information hurricane we’re living through. Plus, we chat about Kamala and Lorde’s trips to Australia, Victoria’s Machete Ban, Savers, Star Wars, and Gucci’s not-sari. Subscribe to our newsletter for behind the scenes reflections on the making of Broadly Relevant. These are the links we mentioned: Transparent methaphoneLight Phone III review‘My parents didn’t have a clue’: why many digital natives would not give their kids smartphonesSavers is a thrift store – and we’re in a cost-of-living crisis. So why is the US chain dividing Australian shoppers? Northland shopping centre locked downAlia Bhatt Didn't Wear 'The First Gucci Saree' At Cannes 2025LamestreamKamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s’ at Gold Coast real estate conference | Kamala Harris | The Guardian We hope you loved the pod, hosted by your favourite personality hires Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. Tell a friend about us and we'll love you forever! Otherwise, we'll see you next week with a new episode. Recorded on unceded Bunurong and Wurundjeri country by two friends who met on Kombumerri country. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. Join us in ​Paying the Rent​.

    40 min
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The weeklyish podcast for burnt out girlies & personality hires trying to stay Broadly Relevant. Think pop culture vibe checks, brain-scratching deep dives, and a sufficient amount of shit-talking. Featuring a professional journo and award-winning theatre maker, we’re the types to unapologetically use words like zeitgeist and eras interchangeably. Hosted by high school best friends Simran Pasricha and Ryan Hamilton and recorded from our home in Narrm (Melbourne), Australia. chat soon, cuties x

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  • Creator
    Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton
  • Show Website
    Broadly Relevant