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Not Stupid

ABC Australia
abc.net.au
128 episodes

Not Stupid is the podcast that helps you understand the news of the week and the stories in your social media feed. Julia Baird and Jeremy Fenandez chat about the stories they are obsessed with and the stories you may have missed. They look at what shapes our politics here in Australia from Anthony Albanese to Peter Dutton. As the Federal Election looms they’ll unpack and explain some of the big issues that might affect your vote.  Jules and Jez also try to explain what’s going on in the world. They both follow US politics closely and will be wa...

Episodes

What's Chalamet's beef with ballet and opera?

about 15 hours ago

17m


Iranian soccer players escape minders to stay in Australia

Mar. 10

38m


Boredom, phones and electric shocks

Mar. 8

15m


Trump's war, Kyle and Jackie O and Quiet Queers

Mar. 4

31m


The "fertilization president"

Mar. 1

17m


Epstein, the Royals, and the BAFTAs

Feb. 25

44m


How do Olympic athletes deal with failure?

Feb. 22

19m


Unpacking former prince Andrew's arrest

Feb. 20

17m


ISIS brides, Pauline Hanson and the advice our parents gave us

Feb. 18

40m


Are people getting ruder?

Feb. 15

20m


Police and protesters clash over Herzog visit

Feb. 11

32m


Margot Robbie and the Taj Mahal necklace

Feb. 8

18m


More Epstein files and the search for justice

Feb. 4

36m


Wonderbumps and other awesome words

Feb. 1

15m


Has Trump reached a turning point on ICE?

Jan. 28

38m


Martin Luther King III on ICE and division in the US

Jan. 27

30m


Trump vs Greenland and a lot of shark attacks

Jan. 21

40m


The fall out from Adelaide Writers’ Week

Jan. 14

40m


There's something wrong with the world map

Jan. 7

18m


Lily Allen and the art of the break-up song

Dec. 31

19m


Should you ever argue with an internet troll?

Dec. 24

24m


What Bondi tells us about who we are

Dec. 17

30m


Anika Wells, a drunk raccoon and the pub test

Dec. 10

33m


Is this the end of body positivity?

Dec. 3

34m


AI slop and the push for gambling reform

Nov. 26

37m


US Senators vote to release the Epstein files

Nov. 19

39m


The women are coming. And they might ruin EVERYTHING

Nov. 12

38m


Are our phones re-wiring our friendships?

Nov. 5

33m


Who wins between Trump and China's Xi

Oct. 29

29m


The sordid allegations sinking Prince Andrew

Oct. 22

40m


It somehow feels like Trump won the peace prize...

Oct. 15

38m


Donald Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize

Oct. 8

36m


The gaping hole in Trump’s peace plan

Oct. 1

37m


Kirk, Kimmel and the fight for free speech

Sep. 23

36m


Charlie Kirk and Trump's divided America

Sep. 17

38m


Will a shark net save you?

Sep. 10

35m


Aussie flags, protests and yum cha

Sep. 3

36m


Tay Tay and Travis are getting hitched

Aug. 27

40m


Trump's fact-free world

Aug. 20

38m


Is anything off-limits in public debate?

Aug. 13

36m


Red carpets and bridge marches

Aug. 6

35m


Will this "tipping point" change anything in Gaza?

Jul. 30

39m


Should we punish politicians like Mark Latham?

Jul. 23

40m


Trump backflips on Epstein and MAGA slaps back

Jul. 16

41m


Why we're still obsessed with the mushroom case

Jul. 9

38m


Slowing down when the world moves so fast

Jul. 2

35m


Is there any hope for an Israel-Iran ceasefire?

Jun. 25

40m


Will the world be drawn into the Iran-Israel conflict?

Jun. 18

36m


Why is Trump going so hard in California?

Jun. 11

42m


Can a politician change their mind?

Jun. 4

42m


Could a famine in Gaza be the tipping point for the West?

May. 28

35m


How Joe Biden has launched a thousand conspiracies

May. 21

36m


The Pope versus Trump

May. 14

37m


Nagi, Brooki and the caramel slice wars

May. 7

42m


Welcome to the election culture war

Apr. 30

38m


What did Pope Francis teach us about leadership?

Apr. 23

40m


Katy Perry and putting the "ass" into "astronaut"

Apr. 16

35m


White Lotus and our obsession with the unhappy rich

Apr. 9

42m


Did influencers pop the Canberra bubble?

Apr. 2

40m


Why the drama Adolescence hit a raw nerve

Mar. 26

39m


Trump hates DEI, so will Australians care?

Mar. 19

36m


Why Meghan Markle is not our jam

Mar. 12

38m


Adelaide Live: Hunting for awe

Mar. 6

21m


How do we focus when the world feels overwhelming?

Mar. 5

22m


Trump, Ukraine and the art of the deal

Feb. 26

38m


What we're missing with the Belle Gibson story

Feb. 19

36m


Why are more young men going to church?

Feb. 16

16m


What Sam Kerr's trial was all about

Feb. 12

37m


Does Gen Z really want a dictator for a leader?

Feb. 5

25m


Why are people glamorising sunburn?

Feb. 2

14m


The heckler Tennis Australia didn't want

Jan. 29

38m


Help! How do I stop work calling me?

Jan. 26

18m


Did God put Trump in the White House?

Jan. 22

39m


Searching for solitude

Jan. 19

20m


What do we do when the truth is burning?

Jan. 15

31m


Why robots can't write poetry

Jan. 6

27m


Why children's books stay with you forever

Dec. 30

23m


Lessons from the resilient

Dec. 23

20m


Hate and the "hot assassin": has 2024 sent us mad?

Dec. 18

34m


Break glass for emergency trifle

Dec. 15


Is it ok to make fun of Raygun?

Dec. 11

34m


Our Not Stupid Playlist

Dec. 8

16m


Current mood: enshittification

Dec. 4

34m


It's never too late for a tattoo

Dec. 1

14m


Is #metoo dead?

Nov. 27

33m


How Americans are handling Trump's return

Nov. 24

13m


The downfall of Alan Jones

Nov. 20

32m


What you're doing about climate change

Nov. 17

12m


Why misogyny has exploded online following Trump's win

Nov. 14

32m


When Julia Baird met Donald Trump

Nov. 11

20m


How Trump won

Nov. 6

30m


Extra Stupid: Your favourite poems

Nov. 3

13m


What we get wrong about Trump voters

Oct. 30

33m


Extra Stupid: Part 2 of our US election cheat sheet

Oct. 27

13m


Who's allowed to heckle a royal?

Oct. 23

31m


Extra Stupid: Your US election cheat sheet

Oct. 20

12m


Can the PM buy a nice house?

Oct. 16

36m


Extra Stupid: Tim Winton's vision for our precarious future

Oct. 13

13m


Sean "Diddy" Combs and music's #metoo moment

Oct. 9

32m


Extra Stupid: Your favourite words

Oct. 6

12m