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Cool Story with Bri & Bridie
Cool Story with Bri & Bridie
Writers Bri Lee and Bridie Jabour meet up each week to discuss their stories, the best stories, and the biggest story of the week. If you like your news and culture conversations to come with a side of books and bad advice this show is for
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Season 1
8. Special Episode: Spicy Questions and The Books That Punched Us in the Guts
This week is a special episode where Bri and Bridie ask each other juicy, spicy, sometimes controversial questions. Then they set each other the challenge of bringing the books that 'punched them in the guts' the hardest. They'll be answering your questions next! Got something about either Bri or Bridie that you've always wanted to know? Email or DM them a note or voice memo on Insta. Books referenced in this episode: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-one-thing-we-ve-never-spoken-about-elfy-scott/book/9780645240108.html https://www.booktopia.com.au/great-circle-maggie-shipstead/book/9781529176643.html https://www.booktopia.com.au/light-years-james-salter/book/9780141188638.html https://www.booktopia.com.au/sex-and-lies-leila-slimani/book/9780571377763.html https://www.booktopia.com.au/women-race-class-angela-y-davis/book/9780394713519.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8. Special Episode: Spicy Questions and The Books That Punched Us in the Guts
This week is a special episode where Bri and Bridie ask each other juicy, spicy, sometimes controversial questions. Then they set each other the challenge of bringing the books that 'punched them in the guts' the hardest. They'll be answering your questions next! Got something about either Bri or Bridie that you've always wanted to know? Email or DM them a note or voice memo on Insta. Books referenced in this episode: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-one-thing-we-ve-never-spoken-about-elfy-scott/book/9780645240108.html https://www.booktopia.com.au/great-circle-maggie-shipstead/book/9781529176643.html https://www.booktopia.com.au/light-years-james-salter/book/9780141188638.html https://www.booktopia.com.au/sex-and-lies-leila-slimani/book/9780571377763.html https://www.booktopia.com.au/women-race-class-angela-y-davis/book/9780394713519.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
51:46
EP09 - S1
24 Sep 23
7. Bridie's Trip to the Hospital, Andrea Long Chu's Takedown of Zadie Smith & The Ethics of Food Delivery
This week on Cool Story: Bridie shares a crazy story about her kid sending her husband to hospital; Bri and Bridie compare their notes from reading Andrea Long Chu's takedown of Zadie Smith; and they discuss the legal and ethical fight for a better deal for food delivery drivers. Articles/books referenced in the episode: https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2023/the-importance-of-being-earnest https://www.hachette.com.au/stephanie-bishop/the-anniversary https://www.vulture.com/article/zadie-smith-the-fraud-review.html https://spotify.link/mudj5b5Z4Cb https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/13/amazon-effect-can-labors-industrial-relations-reforms-protect-workers-in-the-gig-economy?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7. Bridie's Trip to the Hospital, Andrea Long Chu's Takedown of Zadie Smith & The Ethics of Food Delivery
This week on Cool Story: Bridie shares a crazy story about her kid sending her husband to hospital; Bri and Bridie compare their notes from reading Andrea Long Chu's takedown of Zadie Smith; and they discuss the legal and ethical fight for a better deal for food delivery drivers. Articles/books referenced in the episode: https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2023/the-importance-of-being-earnest https://www.hachette.com.au/stephanie-bishop/the-anniversary https://www.vulture.com/article/zadie-smith-the-fraud-review.html https://spotify.link/mudj5b5Z4Cb https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/13/amazon-effect-can-labors-industrial-relations-reforms-protect-workers-in-the-gig-economy?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
52:56
EP08 - S1
17 Sep 23
6. An Extrordinary Photography Exhibition, Listening to Taylor Swift in Prison & The Economic Realities of Having Children in 2023
This week on Cool Story: Bri describes an extraordinary new exhibition of Hoda Afshar's photography, a year on from the women's uprising in Iran. Then together Bri and Bridie discuss the two big stories doing the rounds of the internet: a New Yorker article by a man who has spent his 20 year prison sentence listening to Taylor Swift; and a Stylist magazine piece about whether or not women are being 'priced out of pregnancy'. They also talk about how much they loved The Most Important Job in the World by Gina Rushton. Articles/books referenced in the episode: Hoda Afshar: https://www.instagram.com/hodaafshar/?hl=en Gina Rushton's book: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761260971/ Iggy and Ace Listening To Taylor Swift in Prison: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/listening-to-taylor-swift-in-prisonAre You Being Priced Out of Motherhood? https://www.stylist.co.uk/long-reads/cost-of-children-motherhood-penalty/817886Having a Kid at the end of the world:https://www.thecut.com/2023/08/having-a-baby-question-climate-change-crisis.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6. An Extrordinary Photography Exhibition, Listening to Taylor Swift in Prison & The Economic Realities of Having Children in 2023
This week on Cool Story: Bri describes an extraordinary new exhibition of Hoda Afshar's photography, a year on from the women's uprising in Iran. Then together Bri and Bridie discuss the two big stories doing the rounds of the internet: a New Yorker article by a man who has spent his 20 year prison sentence listening to Taylor Swift; and a Stylist magazine piece about whether or not women are being 'priced out of pregnancy'. They also talk about how much they loved The Most Important Job in the World by Gina Rushton. Articles/books referenced in the episode: Hoda Afshar: https://www.instagram.com/hodaafshar/?hl=en Gina Rushton's book: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761260971/ Iggy and Ace Listening To Taylor Swift in Prison: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/listening-to-taylor-swift-in-prisonAre You Being Priced Out of Motherhood? https://www.stylist.co.uk/long-reads/cost-of-children-motherhood-penalty/817886Having a Kid at the end of the world:https://www.thecut.com/2023/08/having-a-baby-question-climate-change-crisis.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
48:00
EP07 - S1
10 Sep 23
Bonus: Bri's Interview with Elise Loehnen
This is an interview special with New York Times bestselling author Elise Loehnen about her new book 'On Our Best Behaviour: The Price Women Pay to Be good'. Elise is a writer, editor, and the host of Pulling The Thread, a podcast focused on pulling apart the stories we tell about who we are—and then putting those threads back together. Bri and Elise discuss: sloth and burnout; envy and scarcity mindset; and gluttony versus a sad state of vigilance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bonus: Bri's Interview with Elise Loehnen
This is an interview special with New York Times bestselling author Elise Loehnen about her new book 'On Our Best Behaviour: The Price Women Pay to Be good'. Elise is a writer, editor, and the host of Pulling The Thread, a podcast focused on pulling apart the stories we tell about who we are—and then putting those threads back together. Bri and Elise discuss: sloth and burnout; envy and scarcity mindset; and gluttony versus a sad state of vigilance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
56:09
EP06 - S1
5 Sep 23
5. Elise Loehnen's On Our Best Behaviour, Is Your Work Your Worth? & The Debate Around Sleep
This week on Cool Story; Bri read On Our Best Behaviour: 'The price women pay to be good' by Elise Loehnen, which leads to Bri and Bridie each sharing something that makes them envious. Then they turn to the big stories of the week: Sally Rugg's 60 Minutes interview about the generational attitudes towards working overtime, and a new article with the latest strongly-held opinions about sleep. This episode contains an excerpt of an interview special with New York Times bestselling author Elise Loehnen about 'On Our Best Behavior'. The full interview with Elise will be releasing as a bonus episode on Wednesday 06/09/2023. Articles and books referenced in the episode: https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/burnout-capital-former-teal-political-staffer-sally-rugg-says-australians-are-overworked/news-story/585f5424032c733338322fb2b80c1beb https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/29/co-sleeping-with-baby-kids-children-benefits-negatives-everything-you-need-to-know https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-resurrection-of-winnie-mandela https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/on-our-best-behaviour-9781526667304/ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/festival-of-dangerous-ideas/id1444552818?i=1000593069506See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5. Elise Loehnen's On Our Best Behaviour, Is Your Work Your Worth? & The Debate Around Sleep
This week on Cool Story; Bri read On Our Best Behaviour: 'The price women pay to be good' by Elise Loehnen, which leads to Bri and Bridie each sharing something that makes them envious. Then they turn to the big stories of the week: Sally Rugg's 60 Minutes interview about the generational attitudes towards working overtime, and a new article with the latest strongly-held opinions about sleep. This episode contains an excerpt of an interview special with New York Times bestselling author Elise Loehnen about 'On Our Best Behavior'. The full interview with Elise will be releasing as a bonus episode on Wednesday 06/09/2023. Articles and books referenced in the episode: https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/burnout-capital-former-teal-political-staffer-sally-rugg-says-australians-are-overworked/news-story/585f5424032c733338322fb2b80c1beb https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/29/co-sleeping-with-baby-kids-children-benefits-negatives-everything-you-need-to-know https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-resurrection-of-winnie-mandela https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/on-our-best-behaviour-9781526667304/ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/festival-of-dangerous-ideas/id1444552818?i=1000593069506See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01:00:10
EP05 - S1
3 Sep 23
4. Divorce Novels, Why Are Women The Main Audience For True Crime & Do Millennials Have A Drinking Problem?
This week begins with a critical phone call from Bridie’s brother holidaying overseas about what McDonald's is like in Italy. Then Bri mentions a potentially nation-building event she witnessed at the Human Rights Law Centre.Bridie read "The Sarah Book" by Scott McClanahan, leading to a brief discussion about how great divorce narratives can be, before Bri launched them into a true crime deep dive: the ethics of the genre; why women love it so much; and Rebecca Makkai's novel "I Have Some Questions For You". To finish, Bridie raises some interesting statistics from the New York Times about millennials drinking too much and hitting the Marijuana pretty hard. What's up with generational substance use? All these topics and more on this week's episode of Cool Story with Bri & Bridie. Watch on YouTube here Articles and books mentioned in the episode: https://www.hrlc.org.au/whistleblower-project https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/07/how-an-amateur-diver-became-a-true-crime-sensation https://www.hachette.com.au/rebecca-makkai/i-have-some-questions-for-you-a-perfect-crime-new-yorker https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/party-anthem-music-drinking-lyrics https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/health/alcohol-binge-marijuana-drugs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/7am/id1461999702?i=1000620541355See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4. Divorce Novels, Why Are Women The Main Audience For True Crime & Do Millennials Have A Drinking Problem?
This week begins with a critical phone call from Bridie’s brother holidaying overseas about what McDonald's is like in Italy. Then Bri mentions a potentially nation-building event she witnessed at the Human Rights Law Centre.Bridie read "The Sarah Book" by Scott McClanahan, leading to a brief discussion about how great divorce narratives can be, before Bri launched them into a true crime deep dive: the ethics of the genre; why women love it so much; and Rebecca Makkai's novel "I Have Some Questions For You". To finish, Bridie raises some interesting statistics from the New York Times about millennials drinking too much and hitting the Marijuana pretty hard. What's up with generational substance use? All these topics and more on this week's episode of Cool Story with Bri & Bridie. Watch on YouTube here Articles and books mentioned in the episode: https://www.hrlc.org.au/whistleblower-project https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/07/how-an-amateur-diver-became-a-true-crime-sensation https://www.hachette.com.au/rebecca-makkai/i-have-some-questions-for-you-a-perfect-crime-new-yorker https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/party-anthem-music-drinking-lyrics https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/health/alcohol-binge-marijuana-drugs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/7am/id1461999702?i=1000620541355See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
56:45
EP04 - S1
27 Aug 23
3. Bridie's Brush With Fame, Hadrian's Diary from AD128, Our Diaries, and The Devastation of Logging in Australia
This week on Cool Story with Bri & Bridie we're talking about: Bridie's brush with fame; Bridie and Bri discuss whether The Group by Mary McCarthy is the 'origin story' of Sex and The City, plus Bridie raves about an extraordinary memoir by Octavia Bright (host of the Literary Friction Podcast) entitled This Ragged Grace; a discussion about the discovery of Hadrian's Event Calendar from AD128 leads to a conversation around digital access, burning diaries, and data privacy; the devastating effects of both illegal and legal logging in Australia; and finally, the (potential) author's boycott of the Edinburgh book festival because of dirty funding money. Watch on YouTube here Show notes: https://www.newsweek.com/emperor-hadrian-secret-journeys-discovered-white-marble-slab-1809307 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Damnation-Spring/Ash-Davidson/9781982144418 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/12/the-government-wants-to-bulldoze-my-inheritance-800-year-old-sacred-trees https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-14/vandalism-sacred-birthing-tree-buangor-police-investigate/102726014 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/16/protest-tree-estimated-hundreds-of-years-old-cut-down-tasmania https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/aug/11/authors-boycott-edinburgh-book-festival-sponsors-fossil-fuel-links https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/aug/15/book-festivals-deserve-sponsors-not-boycotts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3. Bridie's Brush With Fame, Hadrian's Diary from AD128, Our Diaries, and The Devastation of Logging in Australia
This week on Cool Story with Bri & Bridie we're talking about: Bridie's brush with fame; Bridie and Bri discuss whether The Group by Mary McCarthy is the 'origin story' of Sex and The City, plus Bridie raves about an extraordinary memoir by Octavia Bright (host of the Literary Friction Podcast) entitled This Ragged Grace; a discussion about the discovery of Hadrian's Event Calendar from AD128 leads to a conversation around digital access, burning diaries, and data privacy; the devastating effects of both illegal and legal logging in Australia; and finally, the (potential) author's boycott of the Edinburgh book festival because of dirty funding money. Watch on YouTube here Show notes: https://www.newsweek.com/emperor-hadrian-secret-journeys-discovered-white-marble-slab-1809307 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Damnation-Spring/Ash-Davidson/9781982144418 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/12/the-government-wants-to-bulldoze-my-inheritance-800-year-old-sacred-trees https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-14/vandalism-sacred-birthing-tree-buangor-police-investigate/102726014 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/16/protest-tree-estimated-hundreds-of-years-old-cut-down-tasmania https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/aug/11/authors-boycott-edinburgh-book-festival-sponsors-fossil-fuel-links https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/aug/15/book-festivals-deserve-sponsors-not-boycotts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
57:26
EP03 - S1
20 Aug 23
2. The Art Vs The Artist, Usher's Dinner Party Etiquette & The Housing Crisis
This week on Cool Story with Bri & Bridie we're talking about; Problematic artists, can you seperate the art from the artist; Bridie has been reading an extraordinary story in Vanity Fair entitled True Crime, True Faith about how a Texas beauty queen converted a serial Killer to Christianity as well as Scammer by Caroline Calloway, while Bri drunkenly purchased Atomic Habits by James Clear; Usher's "unhinged" dinner etiquette guide followed by the big story; the housing crisis in Australia. Watch on Youtube here Articles referenced in the episode: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/08/the-serial-killer-and-the-texas-mom-who-stopped-him https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/24/thinking-big-helped-australia-solve-a-housing-crisis-in-the-1940s-we-can-do-it-again https://www.thecut.com/2023/08/ushers-rules-to-live-by-he-doesnt-want-your-potato-salad.html Artist referenced in the episode: https://instagram.com/natashawalshartist?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2. The Art Vs The Artist, Usher's Dinner Party Etiquette & The Housing Crisis
This week on Cool Story with Bri & Bridie we're talking about; Problematic artists, can you seperate the art from the artist; Bridie has been reading an extraordinary story in Vanity Fair entitled True Crime, True Faith about how a Texas beauty queen converted a serial Killer to Christianity as well as Scammer by Caroline Calloway, while Bri drunkenly purchased Atomic Habits by James Clear; Usher's "unhinged" dinner etiquette guide followed by the big story; the housing crisis in Australia. Watch on Youtube here Articles referenced in the episode: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/08/the-serial-killer-and-the-texas-mom-who-stopped-him https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/24/thinking-big-helped-australia-solve-a-housing-crisis-in-the-1940s-we-can-do-it-again https://www.thecut.com/2023/08/ushers-rules-to-live-by-he-doesnt-want-your-potato-salad.html Artist referenced in the episode: https://instagram.com/natashawalshartist?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01:10:00
EP02 - S1
13 Aug 23
1. Erased Women, Location Sharing and AI Replacing Creatives
Welcome to the first ever episode of Cool Story with Bri & Bridie. This week on the show we're talking about: Bridie's hilarious wisdom tooth removal story; a conversation about the erasure of women and Anna Funder's new book Wifedom; disagreements about location sharing apps; and discussion about News Corp and Google using AI to generate content pitch news articles. Wanna hear a cool story? Find us anywhere you get your podcasts. Watch on Youtube here Articles referenced in the show: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/style/find-my-friends-location-sharing-privacy.html https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/aug/01/news-corp-ai-chat-gpt-stories https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/business/google-artificial-intelligence-news-articles.html Books talked about in the show: Wifedom by Anna Funder How to Think Like A Woman by Regan Penaluna See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1. Erased Women, Location Sharing and AI Replacing Creatives
Welcome to the first ever episode of Cool Story with Bri & Bridie. This week on the show we're talking about: Bridie's hilarious wisdom tooth removal story; a conversation about the erasure of women and Anna Funder's new book Wifedom; disagreements about location sharing apps; and discussion about News Corp and Google using AI to generate content pitch news articles. Wanna hear a cool story? Find us anywhere you get your podcasts. Watch on Youtube here Articles referenced in the show: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/style/find-my-friends-location-sharing-privacy.html https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/aug/01/news-corp-ai-chat-gpt-stories https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/business/google-artificial-intelligence-news-articles.html Books talked about in the show: Wifedom by Anna Funder How to Think Like A Woman by Regan Penaluna See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01:05:54
EP01 - S1
6 Aug 23
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