It’s the big Kahuna of award shows and we unpack everything about a very different Oscars: the historic wins, the notable absences, the Glenn Close moment, and of course the farshun.There’s some serious Black Mirror shizz happening in China, as a Russian contestant on a reality TV gets trapped inside the machine.And a short read on the space between flourishing and depression has resonated with us hugely in this pandemic marathon. Are you languishing too?Meanwhile, Myf is banging on about an excellent long read on Kimye, and Zan is at the church of music and in seventh heaven with The Avalanches.Show notes:Oscars highlights: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/04/25/oscars-academy-awards-live/Glenn Close Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/COJ0aK4rkjy/Are the Oscars relevant? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-27/are-awards-shows-losing-their-relevance-oscars-academy-awards/100088926Russian Man on Chinese Reality TV: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/27/russian-man-trapped-chinese-reality-tv-show-voted-out-lelush-vladislav-ivanov-produce-campNY Times piece on languishing: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.htmlNigella’s micro-wav-ay BAFTA nod: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/nigella-lawson-bafta-microwave-b1838123.htmlOscars fashun: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56864780The End of Kimye’s Long Ride: https://www.vulture.com/article/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-divorce.htmlThe Roches: https://open.spotify.com/track/3cPtZw0oqMEkKlGSF0SLkc?si=u-eZ4DZ1QLinrC1hFHqLsQEmail us: [email protected] On is produced by Double J and is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

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