The Young Perspective: Cash, Celebrity & Control

This week on The Young Perspective, we’re cutting through three very different but connected cultural flashpoints — from ultra-expensive “wellness” experiences, to growing cash skepticism, to the UK’s radical plan for a smoke-free generation. We’re joined by D’Arcy Richardson to ask the uncomfortable question: are these ideas actually progress… or just polished storytelling that doesn’t hold up in the real world? We cover:• Meghan Markle’s $3,200 wellness event — empowerment or premium branding?• Why more Australians are quietly drifting back toward cash• Whether “Cash Out Day” signals real banking distrust or online noise• The UK’s proposed lifetime cigarette ban for future generations• And whether big policy ideas survive contact with real behaviour At the centre of it all is a simple tension: trust — in brands, in systems, and in the rules we’re being asked to live by.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.