This week we chat about Rising: Melbourne's international arts festival, in particular the brilliant Counting & Cracking. Doctor Who comes up with its brilliant new star Ncuti Gatwa, and we dive into the delicacy that is a rat boyfriend. Plus, in the news is QLD's trial of 50c public transit, Mexico's new president, and and Indian airline's attempts to make air travel safer for women. And to top it all off, we bring back Broadly Diva.

👋 Welcome to Episode 15 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton.

🔗 Research Links

• Free fares: two charts – Daniel Bowen
• Rat Boyfriend -Pedestrian News
• Claudia Sheinbaum makes history elected as Mexico's first female president : NPR
• IndiGo Now Highlights Female Passengers On Seat Map At Check-In
• Regarding Rising | FourAM Substack
• Now Glasgow's infamous Willy Wonka Experience is turned into a musical
• X has new rules that officially allow porn now - The Verge
• Doctor Who episode 6 shocks with a Black Mirror-style surprise - Polygon
• Queensland government to trial 50 cent public transport fares to ease cost of living, congestion as state election looms - ABC News
• Melanie Perkins - Wikipedia
• RISING: Counting and Cracking
• Mexico elects its first female president: What does it mean? - Missing Perspectives

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🎶 Thanks to Seb Whitaker for our lovely intro music.

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🖤💛❤️ We recorded this episode on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nations, but Simran and Ryan met and grew up together on the land of the Kombumerri people, part of the Yugambeh Language Group. We’d like to acknowledge and pay our respects to Kombumerri annd Wurundjeri elders past and present. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. We encourage settlers like us to