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.

💖 We hope you love Episode 8 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)

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• Light Phone III review
• ‘My parents didn’t have a clue’: why many digital natives would not give their kids smartphones
• Savers 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 down
• Alia Bhatt Didn't Wear 'The First Gucci Saree' At Cannes 2025
• Lamestream
• Kamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s’ at Gold Coast real estate conference | Kamala Harris | The Guardian

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