The 7 Best Stop Everything! - ABC RN Podcast Episodes
1) Will Smith, Chris Rock and THE OSCARS SLAP
We’re talking about what happened at the Oscars when Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head. We can’t stop thinking about Will Smith slapping Rock on live television, his Oscar...Show More
2) Did Rebel Wilson come out or was she pushed out?
The media debacle around Rebel Wilson’s coming out has implications for journalism, LGBTQIA+ safety and the right to privacy. The story’s travelled far and wide with everyone from Whoopi Goldberg to M...Show More
3) #WrongAsian, Hacks and a new Dr Who
This week Ben and Bev discuss the #WrongAsianing of Labor candidate for Reid, Sally Sitou, why these incidents cut deep and wonder why apologies can be so hard to come by when they happen. We shove W...Show More
4) Celebrity memoir book club: Billy Porter!
(We nearly named this episode: It’s Billy Porter, b*tches!) Emmy, Grammy and Tony-award winner Billy Porter is in the House of Stop Everything! to talk about his new memoir, Unprotected (Abrams). Th...Show More
5) New Gold Mountain and Succession’s new season
New Gold Mountain, SBS’ gold rush-era period drama, puts the Chinese-Australian experience front and centre. BW talks to series lead Yoson An, (Mulan, Creamerie) and director Corrie Chen about Chinese...Show More
6) Celebrity chefs go Nazi, Aunty Donna goes Netflix
Just for a change of pace, we're talking about THE OTHER MAGA-hat-wearing, Covid-denying conspiracy-theorist, social-media-loving, mainstream-media-hating former reality TV star: Australia's own Pete ...Show More
7) Cancelled, Pulled, Rethought
Benjamin and Beverley look at which TV shows and films have been removed from streaming services and even cancelled outright following weeks of Black Lives Matter protests around the world. Is this th...Show More
8) Highlights: Barkaa, Firebite and All my friends are racist
It’s time to Get up, stand up, show up- the theme for NAIDOC week 2022. Stop Everything presents highlights celebrating the depth of talent from First Nations creatives working in music, television ...Show More
9) Taika Waititi on Thor: Love and Thunder
He’s been at the top of Stop Everything!’s interview wish list for awhile and we got him: Taika Waititi talks to Ben Law about his latest film for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor: Love and Thunder...Show More
10) Beyoncé’s breaking our souls, Tony Armstrong wins a Logie
We’re talking about new releases from superstars Beyoncé and JLo and chatting with silver Logie winner and ABC sweetheart Tony Armstrong and Gruen’s Wil Anderson. Break My Soul is Beyoncé’s first sin...Show More