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wish we weren’t so basic

by Anna and Lucinda

one knows the lyrics to almost every song she’s ever heard, the other knows a couple tik tok dances and is equally proud/embarrassed about it. when two Aussie teenagers, best friends Lucinda and Anna, decide to make a podcast with no experience, Kmart equipment and intermittently non-existent wifi, what could go wrong? new episodes every Sunday (ish).

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Episodes

  1. real talk part 2: one direction

    today anna and luc ask real questions and get real answers from https://www.realtalkthegame.com/ only this time the questions and answers are real-er (not that that's a word). they've levelled up from 'house party' and 'third date' to 'late night'. enjoy the worrying amount of one direction…

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  2. real talk part 1: house party & third date

    this week Anna and luc play an online question/reflection game called https://realtalkthegame.com to get to know each other better. get ready for some embarrassing questions!

  3. traumatic, dramatic and delta goodrem-atic concert experiences!

    tune in this week to find out what happens when you email your mum halfway through English class if you can go to a concert the next evening with a girl and these two guys you knew. and if she could pick you up. spoiler alert: mission failure.

  4. don’t even remember what we went through in this one (but it was entertaining!)

    back this week with another chill episode! if i recall correctly (it was two days ago, okay?) we talk about the newest change to Lucinda’s room, flying under the radar at school, listening to girl in red but not in the way you’re thinking, and much more.

  5. Lucinda’s doll house is elite

    lucinda called togas robes and I won’t let her forget it. ever.

  6. (dreaming about) travelling the world like the pinterest-lovers we are

    this week Anna and Luc can’t make a decision for 30 minutes straight about the most pressing, important decision they must make: where to take a trip after school if they somehow save enough. because three years isn’t too early to start planning... right?

  7. trying to get jobs part 1 - resumes & handouts

    long long ago, in a galaxy far far away, two teenage girls ventured into the workforce. will they survive? or will they succumb to their failures, and to death?only time will tell...

  8. the conversation changes faster than james charles’ subscriber count last year

    lucinda said we should include 'buzz words' in the description so: dancing, Charli D'amelio, sodoku (who knows, it could be a buzz word), Instagram, comedy (though we're not really funny), ice cream, sushi, Macca's burger (I'm starting to get hungry) and last but not least, Tom Holland. enjoy!

  9. Dixie D’Amelio has a song out?! wait, two?!

    this week we’re talking about dixie’s newest endeavour, to the music world because this is, of course, the only news podcast you ever need to listen to (Smith, 2016). ehh maybe don’t fact-check that reference... send us a voice message! connect, advise, question, suggest, get to be on a future...

  10. dreams/touch typing tournament of 2020

    do you sleep? then listen to this podcast! haha wow we're so relatable. send us a voice message! connect, advise, question, suggest, get to be on a future episode by going to: https://anchor.fm/wishwewerentsobasic/message

  11. there's 104 days of summer vacation... actually 21 so let's go!

    jksjkjjkjskenirodksjwiwosndbhddk- wow I'm so good at writing descriptions haha. listen to this episode if you like avatar the last airbender. lucinda just said no one will listen now and I'm sad. please listen to actually prove her wrong. send us a voice message! connect, advise, question…

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  12. downloading pinterest (yes, we’re that basic)

    join anna and luc this week for probably the greatest struggle of downloading pinterest known to mankind. dramatic? maybe. entertaining? hopefully. hotel? trivago.

  13. social media is toxic?

    hi and welcome to another episode :) this one’s actually a (little) interesting so enjoy! anna and luc talk about social media, toxic relationships, how a friendship nearly ended because of a fateful situation with gum, of all things, and much more.

  14. wikihow: glowing up our rooms (lazy, cheap teen edition)

    is your bedroom messy and disorganised? does it look like a 4 year old lives there? well you’re in the right place! this week we’re sharing bedroom makeover recommendations and experiences... and a bunch of other topics thrown in the mix when they get sidetracked every three minutes. send us a...

  15. WE HAVE A FIGHT *clickbait. who's she?*

    anna’s running off to the circus and the girls are both headed back to school tomorrow but first, they have a fight, a heated argument, the end to their friendship... yeah, nope but like talking about fights? is fighting with friends toxic or helpful? flight or fight responses? send us a voice...

  16. excited to be going back to school?

    episode 7 and anna and luc already seem to be out of ideas for the week (or ones luc likes). listen to this casual episode when you want to chill or have some company. they talk about their weeks, thoughts on going back to school and something very, very random coming in the post. send us a voice...

  17. guess we’re conspiracy theorists now...

    prince Charles is a vampire? Queen Elizabeth I was a man? avril lavigne’s clone? anna and luc are talking about conspiracy theories with no knowledge, evidence or expertise? eh the first one makes more sense. send us a voice message! connect, advise, question, suggest, get to be on a future…

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  18. spilling our tik tok tea, snapchat and other apps

    this week the pair talk, joke and laugh about some of the major apps they use: tik tok, snapchat, instagram, and of course Anna’s favourite: random phone games that require the intellect of a four year old. sounds sad but Anna’s on level 300 which is... probably sadder? audio gets better ep 4!!...

  19. music as our therapy

    introducing weekly wins and worsts - the highs and lows of our week, or what we can remember of it. miracles, performances, embarrassing mistakes! then, how they use music as their therapy, with Luc learning ukulele and song writing and Anna listening to classical, theatre and christmas music....

  20. and so the podcast was born

    somehow they’ll almost cover it all... and only in the first chaotic episode! introductions, the title, their absolute masterful artistry, luc’s superior musical skills, becoming friends, accents, life goals, maths, forgetting the podcast name already and much more! audio gets better ep 4!!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

one knows the lyrics to almost every song she’s ever heard, the other knows a couple tik tok dances and is equally proud/embarrassed about it. when two Aussie teenagers, best friends Lucinda and Anna, decide to make a podcast with no experience, Kmart equipment and intermittently non-existent wifi, what could go wrong? new episodes every Sunday (ish).

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Anna and Lucinda

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one knows the lyrics to almost every song she’s ever heard, the other knows a couple tik tok dances and is equally proud/embarrassed about it. when two Aussie teenagers, best friends Lucinda and Anna, decide to make a podcast with no experience, Kmart equipment and intermittently non-existent wifi,...

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