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Bang On

Join Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe as they debrief on the biggest conversations of the week about music, art, life and stuff. Bang On brings together two of Australia’s most respected and most loved music journalists and presenters – who are also great friends, with your one stop shop for all the conversations you need to be across this week (but just don’t have the time to read a think-piece about).

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00:46:38

#233: Kath & Kim, Dolly Inducted, Clitoris Mascot

Bang On ·

2022/11/22

Myf and Zan are back and oh boy, there’s a lot to catch up on. We’ve been glued to the telly with the Kath & Kim specials, news of Neighbours returning (what?), and the promise of even more White Lotus.The Macquarie Dictionary are offering up their contenders for word/phrase of the year and there are some Bang On classics in the mix. And speaking of Bachelor’s Handbags, there’s more bird talk this week. Maybe we should rebrand to Bird On?Dolly Parton has finally been inducted to the Rock n Roll

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00:35:35

#232: Chicken Guy, Heroin Chic, Goop Gift Guide

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2022/11/10

Myf and Zan are back to flick through the week that was and explain WTF happened. A man in Philly has eaten 40 rotisserie chickens in 40 days, there’s that. Speaking of birds, Myf has an important update on her beloved Collins St Peregrine Falcons. Meanwhile Twitter’s “imminent demise” has a few people switching to the Mastodon social platform, we explain what it is.If you’ve noticed that celebs have flipped back to the “heroin chic” look of the 90’s, you’re not alone. A new piece by Jameela Jamil

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00:33:47

#231: Heidi's Worm, Elon's Twitter, Coming Out

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2022/11/03

It’s Halloween and you know what that means: celebs dressing up in hot costumes.Not so with Heidi Klum, Halloween’s biggest fan, who has topped all of her previous efforts by dressing up as a giant earthworm. We talk about why this slimy turd is so compelling.Speaking of scary, several lions escaped from their enclosure in Taronga Zoo this week, and we’re wondering what they were looking for. Taylor Swift has made history (again), and Elon Musk has everyone in a tizz with his acquisition of, and

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00:34:37

#230: Björk, Beyoncé, Breaking up with Ye

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2022/10/27

It’s been another headline filled week, but never fear – Myf and Zan are your cliff notes, and making sense of it all.It’s been a big week in music too, with Björk announcing her first live performances in Australia since 2008! Taylor Swift dropped an album, ICYMI, and Tina Knowles-Lawson is once again leaking all the good stuff re: her daughter on her socials, including a Beyoncé World Tour. Rihanna is back as well, with her first new music in 6 years!One artist many have been turning the volume

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00:36:46

#229: Bad Sisters, Olivia Wilde's salad, Hot chook...

Bang On ·

2022/10/20

Myf and Zan are back and oh boy there’s a lot to catch up on.Much of it food related, weirdly; from roast chicken handbags as art, to butter boards (wtaf), and Olivia Wilde’s “special salad dressing”. James Cordern is being banned from eating out, for good measure.More locally, the Bureau of Meteorology caused it’s own storm with an attempt at rebranding this week. And artists across the globe are cancelling tours and speaking out against rising costs, unsustainable touring wages, and the mental

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00:35:53

#228: Funeral Spider, Nick Cave's Pottery, Mariah's...

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2022/09/21

Yeah look it’s a bit of a weird one this week. All good, Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe make sense of it for you as per.The Queen’s funeral has taken place and in amongst the meticulously planned ceremony, some outlier events have all of us talking. Yes, we’re referring to the spider, and that bit of paper on the ground. The end of this long period of mourning, respect, and reflection has been felt in different ways across different communities. Stan Grant’s brilliant and heartbreaking editorial for ABC

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00:34:35

#227: The Emmys, The Little Mermaid, The Monarchy

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2022/09/15

Myf and Zan make sense of a week dominated by one news event, but with plenty of pop culture tugging at our attention.The Emmy’s provided plenty of reminders of TV we loved, missed, or clean forgot that we watched in the first place, and a rare magical TV moment as Sheryl Lee Ralph took to the stage. Staying with the screen, the trailer for Disney’s live action remake of The Little Mermaid got a whole lot of attention, but we’re mostly here for the real time reacs from young black girls at the Ariel

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00:41:34

#226: Don't Worry Darling, Teenage Dirtbags, The Bear

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2022/09/08

What a smorgasbord this week has been. Grab the popcorn, Myf Warhurst and Zan Rowe are going in.If you’re confused about all the hullabaloo around Olivia Wilde’s new film Don’t Worry Darling, don’t worry – we were too. We explain it all, and debrief on what’s driving this ferocious hunger for gossip.A Reddit thread on sex soundtracks has the internet heaving, while Kim Kardashian’s bum makes the front page again. And why are famous folks sharing hot pics of themselves as teenage dirtbags?We debrief

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00:40:19

#225: Britney Spears, Taylor Swift impersonations,...

Bang On ·

2022/09/01

Myf’s back from Bali and she and Zan have a lot to bang on about.Pool times, hanging with the PM, all of it. It’s been a big week for Britney too, with the release of her new Elton John collab, and a 22 minute audio recording detailing her conservatorship.We debrief on the MTV VMA’s too (WTF), and the biggest mic drop of the night; Taylor Swift’s announcement of her new album. And wonder, with some help from TikTok, what it may sound like.The verdict has been handed down on Chris Dawson, and 40

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00:34:01

#224: Freya, Tommy Lee, Music in your 30's

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2022/08/18

Myf and Zan are back to make sense of the week that was, and mourn the unnecessary loss of Freya the 600kg walrus. The Bang Box has been overflowing with your sweet emails, and also some nice surprises from young nudists.Speaking of getting your gear off, Tommy Lee did, but who asked for it? We dissect the double standards of Instagram censorship. And an editorial on our connection to music as we age has us thinking about our own musical journeys.Meanwhile Myf is devouring a new podcast on the

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00:40:59

#223: Olivia Newton-John, Malcolm Gladwell, Nudists

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2022/08/11

Myf and Zan are here to make sense of the week that was in all its lows and highs.We’ve lost some icons of late, and we pay tribute and show thanks. Meanwhile Malcolm Gladwell reckons we need to get back to the office which is frankly a BIT RICH coming from him, Mr Laptop on the Couch. Naturism, or getting in the nuddy, is making a comeback in these pandemic times and we investigate why. And Frank Ocean hasn’t shared any music but has released a $25k cock ring via his fashion label. And we’re

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00:40:59

#223: Olivia Newton-John, Malcolm Gladwell, Nudists

Bang On ·

2022/08/11

Myf and Zan are here to make sense of the week that was in all its lows and highs.We’ve lost some icons of late, and we pay tribute and show thanks. Meanwhile Malcolm Gladwell reckons we need to get back to the office which is frankly a BIT RICH coming from him, Mr Laptop on the Couch.Naturism, or getting in the nuddy, is making a comeback in these pandemic times and we investigate why. And Frank Ocean hasn’t shared any music but has released a $25k cock ring via his fashion label. And we’re banging

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00:42:26

#222: Neighbours finale, Beyonce's Renaissance, Got...

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2022/08/04

Myf and Zan are back and absolutely champing at the bit to bang on this week.Which is a perfect horse reference for Beyoncé’s Renaissance album (see: cover art). We go in deep on all facets of this instant club classic, and some of the backlash it’s received. We also dip into a larger discussion around releasing, then changing an album. Is an album, as a “finished” piece of art, much more malleable in the digital age?The finale of Neighbours had us in absolute tears, and we debrief on all our

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00:41:30

#221: Vabbing, Hathahate, Joni Mitchell

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2022/07/28

This is one of those weeks where Bang On truly has it all.Myf and Zan start with a 600kg sun-loving walrus, and end with vagina perfume.In between, we wrap the week that was, including the solving of the mysterious Somerton Man (Zan wants to rewind to when he was a mystery). A teaser for the new Black Panther movie has us in a tizz, particularly cos one of our faves is in it. And a reflection on the massive pile on to Anne Hathaway in the noughties is reframed through a new generation’s

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00:32:43

#220: Bennifer Wedding, Performative charity,...

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2022/07/21

Zan and Myf are back and have lots to catch you up on! It’s a time of celebration too, with J Lo and Ben Affleck hitting Vegas for a quickie wedding (20 years in the making).Meanwhile on the streets of Melbourne an act of “kindness” has gone viral for two very different reasons, and we’re digging into our reactions to performative charity and who it targets. And a piece on the “end of ambition” has us thinking about the cumulative effect of everything that’s hit us over the past two years, and how

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00:42:16

#219: Barbie, Thor, Looking Black

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2022/07/07

It’s been a whirlwind coupla weeks and Myf and Zan have heaps to catch up on. TV adventures as the ABC celebrates 90, book deadlines, and what it’s like to be in a trigger ban state when Roe V Wade is overturned. In more joyful news, Rihanna has become the youngest female billionaire, and Only Murders in the Building is back (with a helluva guest cast).The internet is frothing at images emerging from the Barbie movie shoot, and we catch you up on everything you need to know. It feels like the '80s

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00:33:22

#218: Beyoncé, Logies, Messy Millennial Women

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2022/06/23

It’s the return of Queen B, and we are bouncin’ to her new single and how perfectly it captures the moment.Like all things Beyoncé, there are layers and layers, and we dig in.Myf has been hitting the red carpet for the Logies, so we catch up on all the goss from TV’s night of nights.An opinion piece on the popularity of “messy millennial women” on TV has caught our eye; is it becoming a trope? And we’re banging on about one of those series (lol), as well as the great music city of Nashville.Show

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00:35:27

#217: Rebel Wilson, Britney marries, Lizzo

Bang On ·

2022/06/16

Ooh it’s been a big week. Britney got hitched (a dream wedding with a dream reception guestlist), while Lizzo’s new single features a word we weren’t expecting to hear in 2022.The outing of Rebel Wilson by a gossip columnist has dominated discussion; and made for some hot shoe shuffles and stumbles in the apology department. Meanwhile the dress Kim Kardashian wore to the Met Gala has been returned to the museum, but Marilyn’s iconic sheer frock is looking a little different.And do you eat the salad

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00:36:04

#216: Platty Jubes, Madonna, Top Gun Maverick

Bang On ·

2022/06/09

Myf and Zan continue to celebrate Kate Bush’s resurgence into popular consciousness, and rejoice in the discovery of her official website.The iceberg lettuce shortage has us talking leaf, while on the other side of the pond the Platty Jubes is trying to shore up support for the monarchy.Meanwhile the European Union has stepped in to decree that there should only be one charger for all devices (hallelujah), and Julia Garner is set to portray Madonna in a new biopic written and directed by Madge

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00:34:38

#215: Kate Bush, Swedish Dinner, Gaslit

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2022/06/02

The Zoomers have discovered Kate Bush and while everyone Gen X and older cries “where have you been?!”, we’re revelling in the celebration of one of music’s great icons.The ruling for the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard defamation trial has just been handed down, and we debrief on what it all means. And the internet is shook by the news that Swedish people don’t feed their guests? Myf and Zan are here to investigate.It’s a big week for powerful blokes punching down too, with Ricky Gervais the latest to go

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