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Federal Budget 2022: 3 Tips To Help You Understand The Damn Thing from 2022-10-24T22:45:28

Federal Labor is announcing their first budget (FY22/23) tonight. There is going to be a lot of media coverage unpacking everything (and yes, we’ll have some analysis too) which is great, but… d...

The Indomitable Human Spirit Trend Is Kinda Cringe, But It’s The Meme We Need Right Now from 2022-09-08T06:45:04

A new meme is bringing a surprising amount of hope to online spaces: the ‘Indomitable Human Spirit’. It's unashamedly optimistic and feels like it's from a more naive Internet era (it ...

The Gap in ‘Quiet Quitting’ and Work-Life Balance for Women Of Colour from 2022-09-07T10:29:20

Yet another take on the latest HR concept of 'quiet quitting': Why are most of the proponents of the trend white? Financial and cultural factors mean that not everyone who tries to act their wag...

Recession Vibes: Predicting the Pop Culture Trends That An Economic Downturn Could Bring from 2022-08-31T09:37:21

House music when the recession is nasty? Longer hemlines when the markets crash? Pop culture trends are deeply connected to economic conditions – both how artists create, and how we the people c...

Analysis: What Labor’s Climate Change Bill Is, And What It Is Not from 2022-08-25T09:55:49

The Labor government is hyped about its Climate Change Bill, which will see Australia cement emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 into law. But what happens if the bill passes ...

Scott Morrison's Ministry Scandal Wasn't Really A Secret from 2022-08-19T02:24:09

The revelation that Morrison secretly made himself co-Minister for Health in March 2020 was not a scoop published in a typical news article. It’s actually a nugget of informat...

Answering Your Questions About Scott Morrison's Secret Ministry Scandal from 2022-08-16T09:28:03

Between May 2020 and May 2021, then Prime Minister Scott Morrison appointed himself as co-Minister of five different departments. At least three of these appointments were kept a secret from the...

Let’s Not Give Conservative Politicians The Power of Becoming a Meme from 2022-08-04T07:07:20

Obviously, Australia is a nation of piss-takers. But at what point does the meme-ification of conservative politicians like Pauline Hanson, Scott Morrison, Bob Katter or Craig Kelly actually do ...

DEBATABLE: Reflecting on Building a News Brand in 2020 from 2020-12-08T22:01

In the last episode of Debatable for the year, Crystal reflects on how it really felt to build a news brand and go all-in on a small business in 2020. Debatable will be back in a big way in 2021...

DEBATABLE: Wait, Is Black Friday Good or Bad? from 2020-11-25T08:09:51

As you could probably tell by the influx of targeted Instagram ads, Black Friday is here. With COVID-19 destroying the economy, Black Friday *should* be the retail saviour we've been waiting for...

DEBATABLE: The Climate Action Debate Has Shifted — Did You Notice? from 2020-11-03T23:26:23

There's been a shift in the climate crisis debate in Australia... we're finally talking about the money. Will talking about the financial impact of climate change push the country into taking de...

DEBATABLE: Will the US Election Result Really Matter in Australia? from 2020-10-27T19:00

At times, it's felt like the entire world might collapse under the weight of the 2020 US Election. And now there's only one week to go... but will the result impact Australia as much as we might...

DEBATABLE: How Big Is Australia's Media Ownership Problem? from 2020-10-14T01:48:30

Kevin Rudd swung for the fences, calling for a royal commission into Australian ownership concentration and the outsize influence of Rupert Murdoch. While his petition already has over 220,000 s...

DEBATABLE: #Budget2020: How Do We Fix the Economy? from 2020-10-07T02:09:32

Recession Recovery for Dummies! While there will be lots of analysis of the details of the 2020 Budget, we're asking a bigger picture question: What's the best way to fix an economy – public or ...

DEBATABLE: Advice to Help You Understand the News from 2020-10-01T08:04:50

We're all consuming more news than ever before, but how well do we really understand what we see and read? Crystal shares her advice for reading news content including the tricks she uses for do...

DEBATABLE 11: Can Two Competing Beliefs Both Be True? from 2020-09-23T00:30:30

SOLO EPISOE: This episode is a mental reset. Crystal explores the idea of two competing groups both holding equally true arguments, and whether refusing to acknowledging when others are 'right' ...

DEBATABLE 10: Is Body Positivity Still Helpful? w/ April Watson, Bodzilla from 2020-09-09T02:01:27

Body Positivity: what does it really mean, who is it really for, and was Zee Feed right to criticise the movement in favour of body neutrality in 2019? The answers, as always are… complicated, b...

DEBATABLE 09: Can We Redefine Optimism? from 2020-09-02T00:08:52

SOLO EPISOE: No guests, just Crystal exploring how a week of arguing with random men on the Internet prompted her to re-evaluate her definition of optimism.

In the 21st Century, should...

DEBATABLE 08: Are Gen Z the New Baby Boomers? w/ Chelsea Andrews from 2020-08-25T22:19:14

Millennials and Gen Zs are not the same. Sure, we might fight on the same team sometimes but each generation has fundamental differences. Let’s get honest: What do Millennials and Gen Z...

DEBATABLE 07: How Can We Make Aussie Entertainment More Diverse? w/ Pavan Dutta from 2020-08-18T23:07:57

Australian news media was savaged this week for being so, so white, and entertainment media is not much better. How can we – the viewers, listeners, readers – help make the media and entertainme...

DEBATABLE 06: Why Do Our Brains Crave Cancel Culture? w/ Ash King from 2020-08-04T20:00:32

Whether you're calling someone out publicly or watching from the sidelines, you're involved in cancel culture. But is there a difference between those who speak up and those who stay silent? Wha...

DEBATABLE 05: Will Myspace End our Political Ambitions? w/ Rachael Conaghan from 2020-07-28T20:00:03

We've all been warned that the Internet is permanent. So what happens when young people – who've been posting online their entire lives – begin to enter politics? With so many political careers ...

DEBATABLE 04: Is Beyoncé and the Era of Mega-Celebrity Over? with Sarah Fitzmaurice from 2020-07-21T21:00

Zee Feed’s Instagram followers made a surprising confession: they do NOT like Beyoncé. Their reasoning? She’s too superior, too unnapproachable, too private. Does this mean the era of aspiration...

DEBATABLE 03: Did COVID-19 Memes Expose Us as Eco-Facists? with Tim Lo Surdo from 2020-07-14T22:30:02

Remember all those “We are the virus” memes being shared on social media during the initial COVID-19 outbreaks in March? If you shared them, you should be aware of the dangerous belief system th...

DEBATABLE 02: Why Don't Men Like Content Created by Women? with Josh Janssen from 2020-07-07T20:00:30

It’s well documented that men generally don’t read books by women, but is that true for podcasts, YouTube channels and blogs too? Why is it that male creators can build an audience that’s 50/50,...

DEBATABLE 01: Who Are We Funding When We Shop? with Sianna Catullo from 2020-06-30T20:29:49

From the Australian bushfires, to COVID-19, to the global surge of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, 2020 has seen consumers waking up to the fact that their money has power. What’s m...

Trailer: Debatable with Crystal Andrews from 2020-06-20T23:00

It's here... almost! Listen for a snappy intro into what you can expect on Debatable from Crystal Andrews, journalist, author and founder of Zee Feed.

Zee Feed breaks down the news fo...