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This week Bridie's book recommendation is a beautiful family saga by a Palestinian-British author and Bri's book recommendation argues that online creators have shaped the last decade of culture. Then the two of them have a big fight about gift-giving. Finally, newspaper headlines are asking: are we dumb? Because Australia's education system is segregated and worsening. 

Articles/book referenced in this episode:

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/education/2023/11/25/exclusive-less-than-half-albaneses-cabinet-went-state-schools

https://7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/why-private-school-kids-run-the-country

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/full-story/id1482061243?i=1000621531126

The Parisian by Isabella Hammad:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-parisian-isabella-hammad/book/9781784705701.html

Good Material by Dolly Alderton:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/good-material-dolly-alderton/book/9780241523674.html

Extremely Online - Taylor Lorenz

https://www.booktopia.com.au/extremely-online-taylor-lorenz/book/9780753560792.html

This week Bridie's book recommendation is a beautiful family saga by a Palestinian-British author and Bri's book recommendation argues that online creators have shaped the last decade of culture. Then the two of them have a big fight about gift-giving. Finally, newspaper headlines are asking: are we dumb? Because Australia's education system is segregated and worsening. 
Articles/book referenced in this episode:
<a href="https://mailtrack.io/link/c5dede3a7e1e02a775984d7e39b8b2bf8132217f?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesaturdaypaper.com.au%2Fnews%2Feducation%2F2023%2F11%2F25%2Fexclusive-less-than-half-albaneses-cabinet-went-state-schools&amp;userId=5565624&amp;signature=3017249aa8017e9f" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mailtrack.io/link/c5dede3a7e1e02a775984d7e39b8b2bf8132217f?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.thesaturdaypaper.com.au%252Fnews%252Feducation%252F2023%252F11%252F25%252Fexclusive-less-than-half-albaneses-cabinet-went-state-schools%26userId%3D5565624%26signature%3D3017249aa8017e9f&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1702019788173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YWMyTs22eGfho3gFdzdHc">https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/education/2023/11/25/exclusive-less-than-half-albaneses-cabinet-went-state-schools</a> 
<a href="https://mailtrack.io/link/5ba9258304cd14ee8adc83fd7d0f738b93618447?url=https%3A%2F%2F7ampodcast.com.au%2Fepisodes%2Fwhy-private-school-kids-run-the-country&amp;userId=5565624&amp;signature=7c7a9076e19194a8" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mailtrack.io/link/5ba9258304cd14ee8adc83fd7d0f738b93618447?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252F7ampodcast.com.au%252Fepisodes%252Fwhy-private-school-kids-run-the-country%26userId%3D5565624%26signature%3D7c7a9076e19194a8&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1702019788173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ceCBXvDZBWeZwhPFYYlPO"></a><a href="https://mailtrack.io/link/5ba9258304cd14ee8adc83fd7d0f738b93618447?url=https%3A%2F%2F7ampodcast.com.au%2Fepisodes%2Fwhy-private-school-kids-run-the-country&amp;userId=5565624&amp;signature=7c7a9076e19194a8" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mailtrack.io/link/5ba9258304cd14ee8adc83fd7d0f738b93618447?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252F7ampodcast.com.au%252Fepisodes%252Fwhy-private-school-kids-run-the-country%26userId%3D5565624%26signature%3D7c7a9076e19194a8&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1702019788173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ceCBXvDZBWeZwhPFYYlPO">https://7ampodcast.com.au/episodes/why-private-school-kids-run-the-country</a> 
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/full-story/id1482061243?i=1000621531126" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/full-story/id1482061243?i%3D1000621531126&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1702077431016000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0aUA5A7aT_3mnD87SpHzBB">https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/full-story/id1482061243?i=1000621531126</a>
The Parisian by Isabella Hammad:
<a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-parisian-isabella-hammad/book/9781784705701.html">https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-parisian-isabella-hammad/book/9781784705701.html</a>
Good Material by Dolly Alderton:
<a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/good-material-dolly-alderton/book/9780241523674.html">https://www.booktopia.com.au/good-material-dolly-alderton/book/9780241523674.html</a>
Extremely Online - Taylor Lorenz<a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Taylor+Lorenz" data-mh-ea="Author name"></a>
<a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Taylor+Lorenz" data-mh-ea="Author name">https://www.booktopia.com.au/extremely-online-taylor-lorenz/book/9780753560792.html</a>

Writers Bri Lee and Bridie Jabour meet up each week to discuss their stories, the best stories, and the biggest story of the week. If you like your news and culture conversations to come with a side of books and bad advice this show is for you. They're frequently funny, sometimes serious, and always smart. 

Writers Bri Lee and Bridie Jabour meet up each week to discuss their stories, the best stories, and the biggest story of the week. If you like your news and culture conversations to come with a side of books and bad advice this show is for you. They're frequently funny, sometimes serious, and always smart.

Cool Story with Bri & Bridie

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