Lana del Rey's dating a crocodile alligator hunter and everyone's favourite Russian spy whale is dead in Norway. Broadly Relevant is back and we're bursting with decorum.

On this week's episode we chat about men having no clue how to date properly, Zayn Malik's favourite childhood game, and Sabrina Carpenter's brilliant new album. Plus, we cover the digital-sex-crime epidemic going on in South Korea, Scotland's plans to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026, and the mess that is LGBTQIA+ representation in Australia's census.

And to top it all off, we dive deep into where all the bands went. Why don't we have anymore One Direction and Fifth Harmony, and can K-Pop fill the void?

💖 We hope you love Episode 25 of the podcast for burnt out girlies trying to stay Broadly Relevant, hosted by your favourite personality hires, Simran Pasricha & Ryan Hamilton. Stay tuned for new episodes every Monday at 6PM (AEDT)

🔗 Research Links

• Victorian taxpayers would pay for Scotland’s $220m Commonwealth Games under new proposal | Victoria | The Guardian
• Beluga whale alleged to be Russian ‘spy’ found dead in Norway | Norway | The Guardian
• Israel lays Siege to Jenin | Al Jazeera
• Zayn Malik Unmasked As Nocturne In Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Livestream
• Draft sexuality and gender identity census questions 'weren't appropriate', prime minister says - ABC News
• South Korea Digital Sex Crimes
• Nicky Reardon - Death Of Music Groups
• Melbourne Yo Chi Man

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