Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez chat about the stories you're obsessed with, the stuff you've missed and the things that matter. Episodes drop every Wednesday ...
The fires in California have been dominating the news for the last couple of weeks and on social media its getting hard to sort the facts from fiction. Jules and Jez look at the conspiracy theories about the fires and whether Meta's decision about fact checking might make it worse in the future. And we are a few weeks into January, so how are your new year’s resolutions going?? Have they already fallen by the wayside and does it really matter. SHOW NOTES:Jez' Pick: Every Best Actress Award https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMSoIJl9DWcPaloma Diamondhttps://www.instagram.com/juliansew/reel/DEnoV-yzaMF/Jules' Pick: Severance https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-15/severance-season-one-recap-ahead-of-season-two-release/104803698
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Why robots can't write poetry
A US study found that when a group of people were asked to read poetry by famous authors and poetry written by Chat GPT, they preferred the Chat GPT poems. Jules and Jez put Chat GPT to the test, plus more of your favourite poems.Buy tickets to our Adelaide show here: https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/events/2025-writers-week/podfest-not-stupid/Poems discussed:"Good Bones" by Maggie Smith"A May Night On The Mountains" by Henry Lawson"Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver"Still I rise" by Maya Angelou
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Why children's books stay with you forever
Do you have a favourite kids book? Can you still recite it? Jules and Jez chat about their most-loved children's books and the ones they remember reading to their own kids. Have you got a favourite? We'd love to hear from you. You can email us at [email protected] tickets to our Adelaide show here: https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/events/2025-writers-week/podfest-not-stupid/
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Lessons from the resilient
This year, Jules has been speaking to lots of people about what makes them resilient. She wanted to know how they cope in the aftermath of horrific events or how they deal with ongoing pain. She's been writing about it in her "Staying Upright" column and she and Jez chat about what she has learnt. STAYING UPRIGHThttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-24/staying-upright-life-can-be-hard-how-do-people-endure/103615514STAYING UPRIGHT: JAMILA RIZVIhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/staying-upright-jamila-rizvi-brain-tumour-diagnosis/103673974STAYING UPRIGHT: JON OWENhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-26/jon-owen-wayside-chapel-helping-others-staying-upright/103887876STAYING UPRIGHT: SARAH LULU FAITHhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-14/staying-upright-crochet-and-healing-power-of-knitting-needles/103700364STAYING UPRIGHT: DAVE TARNOWSKIhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-05/dave-tarnowski-stigma-mental-illness-disappointing-affirmations/103795176
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Hate and the "hot assassin": has 2024 sent us mad?
After a big year of pretty toxic politics globally, can we learn to disagree better? Jules has been reading up about the "Dignity Index", so could it make a difference? And the so called "hot assassin" has lots of people talking about healthcare and health insurance in the US. Also, could "Not Stupid" get in the Guinness Book of Records?SHOW NOTESBuy tickets to our Adelaide show!https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/events/2025-writers-week/podfest-not-stupid/Utah Governor advert:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5_ajRH0QN8Jules' Pick:https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/12/record-breaking-best-of-2024-iconic-meet-ups-amazing-animals-and-age-defying-loveJez' Pick:https://iview.abc.net.au/show/very-musical-christmas
Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez chat about the stories you're obsessed with, the stuff you've missed and the things that matter. Episodes drop every Wednesday afternoon. We want to hear from you! Join the conversation and email the show at [email protected]
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