#184: Coping, Bathing, Mike White

Myf and Zan are throwing a big bear hug around the Bang Fam with our best coping techniques in a rough time. Some choice words from Nick Cave have us high-fiving the prince of darkness, and a debrief with White Lotus writer/creator Mike White answers a lot of questions and begs a few more. Alex Lahey’s impassioned plea to the PM to keep our music industry alive hits hard, while the conversation around celebrities bathing habits opens an absolute can of worms. And we’re banging on about some incredible reads, short and long form, to take you into another place.Show notes:Back to Nature: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/back-to-natureMyf’s Instagram Reels: https://www.instagram.com/myfwarhurstNick Cave on COVID and the vax: https://www.theredhandfiles.com/tell-us-about-hal-willner/Mike White accepts the criticism: https://www.vulture.com/article/the-white-lotus-finale-mike-white-interview-departures-ending.htmlNine Perfect Strangers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvqujH6boEI&ab_channel=HuluAlex Lahey open letter: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/alex-lahey-open-letter-scott-morrison-government-support-music/13498102Do Celebrities Bathe?: https://www.salon.com/2021/08/17/celebrity-bathing-kutcher-kunis-gyllenhaal/What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/09/twenty-years-gone-911-bobby-mcilvaine/619490/Leave the World Behind: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358031-leave-the-world-behindRumaan Alam at MWF: https://mwf.com.au/program/rumaan-alam-leave-the-world-behind-071e/Email us: [email protected] On is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.