Big Small Talk

Big Small Talk: 5 PM Tuesdays So you want to know what’s happening in parliament, but you also want to know the latest in pop culture? Good, as you should.From the front page to your newsfeeds, no story is too serious, stale, funny or frivolous. Because, if you haven’t realised, loving pop culture doesn’t mean you don’t understand politics.Knowing all your shit? That’s hot. New Episodes 5pm Tuesday. Small Talk: 6 AM Thursdays It might not be tangible news but each week there’s something in the cultural zeitgeist that gets us all talking. We want to unpack these frivolous conversations, from new trends to relationship theories to life advice.In an age of never-ending small talk, we want to examine how these collective thoughts affect the way we see the world. We may even reach out to a few friends and experts to weigh in. Big Talk: Wednesday 6 AM - Last Two Weeks of Every Month Over the past few decades, there have been news headlines so shocking that we still hear and feel their impact, such as Roe V Wade, Monica Lewinsky, Epstein, Mabo and Hillsong. Don’t you think it’s about time you knew all the important and salacious details about the real stories that have happened that shaped our world today? Come on, I know you’re curious.

Recent Episodes

SMALL TALK: Is Gossiping a Form of Intelligence? With Celebrity Memoir Bookclub
May 8, 2025 – 41:51
Australian Election Results, The Met Gala & Nagi vs Brooki
May 6, 2025 – 54:07
SMALL TALK: Is Tall Poppy Syndrome Holding Us Back? With The Inspired Unemployed
Apr 30, 2025 – 38:24
BIG TALK: The Murdoch Empire & Real Life Succession PART TWO
Apr 29, 2025 – 48:08
Welcome To Country, Jojo Siwa Breaks Up With Kath & Harvey Weinstein Retrial
Apr 29, 2025 – 49:44
SMALL TALK: Can Sex Work Be Feminist? With Kayla Jade
Apr 23, 2025 – 31:02
BIG TALK: The Murdoch Empire & Real Life Succession PART ONE
Apr 22, 2025 – 48:49
Harvard, Morgan Wallen & Pope Francis Dies
Apr 22, 2025 – 45:15
SMALL TALK: What Do We Think About 'Rejection Therapy'? With Carmen and Kath
Apr 16, 2025 – 32:29
Katy Perry Returns From Space, Tariff Insider Trading & Coachella
Apr 15, 2025 – 54:35
SMALL TALK: Is The 'Let Them Theory' Flawed? With Jemma Sbeg
Apr 9, 2025 – 36:18
Abbie Chatfield AEC Investigation, Tarrifs & Russell Brand Charged
Apr 8, 2025 – 58:10
SMALL TALK: Are The Trends 'Old Money Aesthetic' and 'Clean Girl' Sinister? With Soaliha
Apr 2, 2025 – 32:57
Interview: Greens Leader Adam Bandt
Apr 1, 2025 – 50:22
New York, The Budget & The Leaked Group Chat
Apr 1, 2025 – 57:06
Interview: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Mar 30, 2025 – 46:23
BONUS: Australian Election 101
Mar 27, 2025 – 31:07
SMALL TALK: Can You Date Someone With Different Values?
Mar 26, 2025 – 37:08
BIG TALK: Where Did Harold Holt Go? PART TWO
Mar 25, 2025 – 26:38
Anna Paul, Astronauts Return & Hailey Bieber
Mar 25, 2025 – 49:56
SMALL TALK: Do I Have Burn Out From The News Cycle? With Jemma Sbeg
Mar 19, 2025 – 41:48
BIG TALK: Where Did Harold Holt Go? PART ONE
Mar 18, 2025 – 36:39
F1, King Charles Podcast & P.Diddy North West Song
Mar 18, 2025 – 51:09
SMALL TALK: Is The Girlboss Dead? With Michelle Battersby
Mar 12, 2025 – 45:03
Meghan Markle Show, Cyclone Alfred & Millie Bobby Brown
Mar 10, 2025 – 54:01
SMALL TALK: Is 'Micro-Cheating' a Stupid Term?
Mar 5, 2025 – 32:49
The Oscars, Zelenskyy v Trump & Katy Perry Goes To Space
Mar 4, 2025 – 49:34
SMALL TALK: Is Sibling Order Theory Real?
Feb 26, 2025 – 37:13
BIG TALK: Did Schapelle Corby Do It? PART TWO
Feb 25, 2025 – 31:23
Rihanna New Music, Ukraine War 3 Years On & Kayla Itsines Backlash
Feb 25, 2025 – 53:41
SMALL TALK: When Women Get Too Powerful Does The Skinny Trend Come Back?
Feb 19, 2025 – 27:33
BIG TALK: Did Schapelle Corby Do It? PART ONE
Feb 18, 2025 – 47:51
Kanye West, Peggy Sue & Assassin Luigi Mangione
Feb 18, 2025 – 01:00:43
BONUS EPISODE: Unpacking Fleabag and The Marvellous Mrs Maisel on Prime Video
Feb 17, 2025 – 27:09
SMALL TALK: Will I Always Be a Pick-Me Girl?
Feb 12, 2025 – 28:23
The Super Bowl, Sam Kerr Trial & Trump's Gaza Invasion Plans
Feb 11, 2025 – 01:01:11
Small Talk: Is Having a Quarter-Life Crisis a Good Thing?
Feb 5, 2025 – 28:29
Beyonce's Grammy Win, Dutton & The 6 Minute Voice Memo
Feb 4, 2025 – 01:05:43
It Ends With Us Lawsuits, Trumps Inauguration & Gaza Ceasefire
Jan 28, 2025 – 01:14:37
Jay Z Accused With Diddy, CEO Assassinated & Sabrina Carpenter Breakup
Dec 10, 2024 – 52:05
Billboard Backlash, Social Media Ban & Is Influencing Hard?
Dec 3, 2024 – 49:10
Harris Family Investigation, Gaza & Liam Payne’s Funeral
Nov 26, 2024 – 47:56
BIG TALK: "A Dingo's Got My Baby" PART TWO
Nov 20, 2024 – 37:38
NZ Treaty, Sexiest Man Alive & Jake Paul Beats Up Mike Tyson
Nov 19, 2024 – 48:32
BIG TALK: "The Dingo's Got My Baby" PART ONE
Nov 13, 2024 – 42:57
Trump Wins, Zach Bryan’s $12mil NDA & Grammy Nominations
Nov 12, 2024 – 52:30
The US Election, USYD College Scandal & Margot Robbie’s baby
Nov 5, 2024 – 47:15
BONUS: US Election 101
Nov 5, 2024 – 35:51
Feet Pics, QLD Abortion Laws & Hating On Zach Bryan
Oct 29, 2024 – 54:43
BIG TALK: The President’s Affair With Monica Lewinsky & A Global Slut-Shaming PART TWO
Oct 23, 2024 – 45:16

Recent Reviews

sterrzzz

Keep up the great work (US reviewer)

You gals are such a fun listen, discovered you via CMBC and followed immediately! I hope brainwashed Americans don’t sway you into thinking you aren’t providing educated opinions from perspectives that aren’t rooted in US ethnocentrism. As a Midwest gal, I’m loving your thoughts and learning more about the world through a new lens🫶
AlyssaAKinsey

New US listener - love it!

Just found you gals and I’m loving the politics + pop culture takes! Love hearing from smart women outside the USA as well. Also, Please (!!!) continue calling out the US’s racist, sexist, homophobic, fascist government, policies and all the folks complicit in those actions! I appreciate y’all! Sending you so much support from Texas, USA!
bailss12

I really like you girls but….

I recently just started giving your podcast a listen and for the first 20 or so minutes I really enjoyed it and was excited that I perhaps found my new favorite podcast. However, please remember that the United States did vote for Donald Trump and half of the United States is supportive of a lot of what this administration is implementing. We understand that Trump can be inflammatory at times, but the United States still did vote him to be the president. I understand that you girls may not like him, but please remember that half of United States did vote for him, so half of your American listeners. Just asking for some respect for people with other political ideologies. Much love!