#212: Met Gala, Female “juniors”, Balldo

It’s fashun Christmas! And we’re real time reacting to the red carpet at the Met Gala as the “gilded age” is revealed. Who nailed it? Who phoned it in? And who wore puffa?? A timely biography on Anna Wintour has us reflecting on her power too, and recommending one helluva fashion doco. Women are increasingly naming their kids after themselves, a la “junior” boys, and a great piece on the patriarchal conventions of names has us thinking. And Myf has been googling some weird stuff. What’s a balldo? Listen and you’ll find out. Show notes: Met Gala: https://www.vogue.com/tag/event/met-gala Anna Wintour: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/may/01/anna-wintour-is-still-queen-of-fashion-but-glitz-wont-reign-at-her-met-gala Why Babies Names Aren’t Usually Mothers Names: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/04/why-baby-names-arent-usually-mother-names/629693/ Balldo: https://www.wired.com/review/balldo-review/ Email us: [email protected]   Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It 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.

An episode of the Bang On podcast, hosted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, titled "#212: Met Gala, Female “juniors”, Balldo" was published on May 3, 2022 and runs 34 minutes.

May 3, 2022 ·34m · Bang On

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It’s fashun Christmas! And we’re real time reacting to the red carpet at the Met Gala as the “gilded age” is revealed. Who nailed it? Who phoned it in? And who wore puffa?? A timely biography on Anna Wintour has us reflecting on her power too, and recommending one helluva fashion doco. Women are increasingly naming their kids after themselves, a la “junior” boys, and a great piece on the patriarchal conventions of names has us thinking. And Myf has been googling some weird stuff. What’s a balldo? Listen and you’ll find out. Show notes: Met Gala: https://www.vogue.com/tag/event/met-gala Anna Wintour: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/may/01/anna-wintour-is-still-queen-of-fashion-but-glitz-wont-reign-at-her-met-gala Why Babies Names Aren’t Usually Mothers Names: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/04/why-baby-names-arent-usually-mother-names/629693/ Balldo: https://www.wired.com/review/balldo-review/ Email us: [email protected]   Bang On is an ABC podcast, produced by Double J. It 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.

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