2: Cops in Pride, Dune, and Flying Taxis

Broadly Relevant

This week we chat about cops in pride, abortion rights, Dune, the politics of assimilation, Olivia Rodrigo, and flying taxis. It’s a big one, so buckle in.

👋 Welcome to Episode 2 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton.

🔗 Research Links

• “Dune” and the Delicate Art of Making Fictional Languages | The New Yorker
• The novel ‘Dune’ had deep Islamic influences. The movie erases them. | Washington Post
• Creating the Music of the Na’vi in James Cameron’s Avatar: An Ethnomusicologist’s Role | Ethnomusicology Review
• Dune movie: Is HBO’s 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s book a white savior narrative?
• Nikki Haley’s South Asian Heritage
• City of Melbourne | Cool Routes
• Kamala Harris called for a Gaza cease-fire. Here's what we know about the talks : NPR
• Why has Anthony Albanese been referred to the ICC over Gaza?
• Irony of a Faggot Policeman | Overland
• Australia building air traffic control system for drones ahead of influx of ‘flying taxis’ | The Guardian

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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 Pay the Rent.