14: Kelly Rowland at Cannes, Contemporary Colonialism and The Great Australian Silence

Broadly Relevant

The Cannes Film Festival can’t seem to stop being racist. Rishi Sunak has some quirky ideas for how to win the upcoming election in the UK, France is continuing their long colonial legacy in New Caledonia, and AI generated imagery in support of Gaza is rife on social media. Plus, did you know the Walkley Awards namesake was an old racist white man? Shocking, we know. (If you couldn’t guess, this week’s deep dive is into racism and colonialism in the modern day.)

👋 Welcome to Episode 14 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton.

🔗 Research Links

• Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta | Goodreads
• Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego | Goodreads
• Victoria Police presentation on youth crime criticised for 'racist' focus on 'African gangs' - ABC News
• Laura Tingle, Australia is a Racist Country | SMH
• Since the Voice to Parliament referendum, our national discourse has failed to reflect on where we should go next - ABC News
• Rishi Sunak’s national service pledge is ‘bonkers’, says ex-military chief | General election 2024 | The Guardian
• New Caledonia riots: parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says | New Caledonia | The Guardian
• ‘Race suicide’: Sir William Walkley’s unearthed report on apartheid South Africa reveals birthrate fears | Australian media | The Guardian
• Maggie Zhou - All Eyes On Rafah TikTok
• Reconciliation Australia
• Since the Voice to Parliament referendum, our national discourse has failed to reflect on where we should go next - ABC News
• Kelly Rowland Checks Cannes Security For Crossing A ‘Boundary’

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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.