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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 notstupid@abc.net.au

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Should you ever argue with an internet troll?

If someone picks an argument with you online, are you the kind of person who argues back? Jez found a video this week of a US women who tracked down a troll and knocked on his front door. It got Jez thinking about how we talk to people online.

Published: YesterdayWed 24 Dec 2025 at 12:00amwith Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez

Duration: 24 minutes

What Bondi tells us about who we are

The terrorist attack that took place at Bondi Beach at the Jewish festival of Hanukkah on Sunday evening left fifteen dead, 40 injured and the Jewish community fearing for their lives.

Published: 17 Dec 2025Wed 17 Dec 2025 at 5:00amwith Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez

Duration: 30 minutes 27 seconds

Anika Wells, a drunk raccoon and the pub test

Taxpayer funded ski trips, thousand dollar dinners in Paris and business class flights to New York. Do these expenses pass the pub test? What about the sniff test?

Published: 10 Dec 2025Wed 10 Dec 2025 at 5:00amwith Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez

Duration: 33 minutes 17 seconds

Is this the end of body positivity?

With the rise in Ozempic use, people are shrinking before our very eyes. But are Ozempic-style drugs all they’re cracked up to be? There are new global guidelines from the World Health Organisation and the TGA is warning about side effects.

Published: 3 Dec 2025Wed 3 Dec 2025 at 5:00amwith Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez

Duration: 34 minutes 21 seconds

AI slop and the push for gambling reform

Per capita, Aussies are the world’s biggest losers, gambling away between $25 to $31.5 billion per year. In 2023, an inquiry into gambling harm chaired by the late MP Peta Murphy made 31 recommendations.

Published: 26 Nov 2025Wed 26 Nov 2025 at 5:30amwith Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez

Duration: 37 minutes 24 seconds

US Senators vote to release the Epstein files

Democrats and Republicans voted unanimously today to release the full Epstein files. Now it's up to Trump to sign the bill.

Published: 19 Nov 2025Wed 19 Nov 2025 at 4:00amwith Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez

Duration: 39 minutes 1 second

The women are coming. And they might ruin EVERYTHING

This week an article in the New York Times set group chats alight everywhere. "Are women ruining the workplace?" it asked. We have thoughts. And what do the resignations at the BBC tell us about the state of the media and power.

Published: 12 Nov 2025Wed 12 Nov 2025 at 4:00amwith Julia Baird and Chas Licciardello

Duration: 38 minutes

Are our phones re-wiring our friendships?

Could messaging apps be keeping us from REAL connection or do they enable connections we otherwise wouldn't have had...? The truth is it's complicated.

Published: 5 Nov 2025Wed 5 Nov 2025 at 4:00amwith Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez

Duration: 33 minutes 28 seconds

Who wins between Trump and China's Xi

As Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping meet for the first time since 2019, Jez and guest host Emma Shortis discuss the meeting and what it means for the future of the relationship between the two superpowers.

Published: 29 Oct 2025Wed 29 Oct 2025 at 4:00amwith Jeremy Fernandez and Dr Emma Shortis

Duration: 29 minutes

The sordid allegations sinking Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew will no longer be called "the Duke of York" following further revelations about his relationship with US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Jules and Jez chat about what we now know and the lack of transparency in the royal family.

Published: 22 Oct 2025Wed 22 Oct 2025 at 4:00amwith Julia Baird and Jeremy Fernandez

Duration: 40 minutes

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