Intro

Bridie's wedding shenanigans

Bri's brush with mortality in the theatre

The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela - Sisonke M

Precious white lives - Sisonki Msimang

On Our best Behaviour - Elise Loehnen

When was the last time you felt envy? 

Housing jealousy

Bri's moment of jealousy

Jennifer Down - Article

Mid roll add

Overworking stats

Millenial work culture

Is work your worth? 

The debate around sleep

Plans for the week ahead

Elise interview - Segment

This week on Cool Story; Bri read On Our Best Behaviour: 'The price women pay to be good' by Elise Loehnen, which leads to Bri and Bridie each sharing something that makes them envious. Then they turn to the big stories of the week: Sally Rugg's 60 Minutes interview about the generational attitudes towards working overtime, and a new article with the latest strongly-held opinions about sleep. 

This episode contains an excerpt of an interview special with New York Times bestselling author Elise Loehnen about 'On Our Best Behavior'.

The full interview with Elise will be releasing as a bonus episode on Wednesday 06/09/2023. 

Articles and books referenced in the episode:

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/burnout-capital-former-teal-political-staffer-sally-rugg-says-australians-are-overworked/news-story/585f5424032c733338322fb2b80c1beb

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/29/co-sleeping-with-baby-kids-children-benefits-negatives-everything-you-need-to-know

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/festival-of-dangerous-ideas/id1444552818?i=1000593069506

The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela - Sisonke Msimang:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-resurrection-of-winnie-mandela-sisonke-msimang/book/9781925773675.html

On Our best Behaviour - Elise Loehnen:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/on-our-best-behaviour-elise-loehnen/book/9781526651938.html

This week on Cool Story; Bri read On Our Best Behaviour: 'The price women pay to be good' by Elise Loehnen, which leads to Bri and Bridie each sharing something that makes them envious. Then they turn to the big stories of the week: Sally Rugg's 60 Minutes interview about the generational attitudes towards working overtime, and a new article with the latest strongly-held opinions about sleep. 
This episode contains an excerpt of an interview special with New York Times bestselling author Elise Loehnen about 'On Our Best Behavior'.
The full interview with Elise will be releasing as a bonus episode on Wednesday 06/09/2023. 
Articles and books referenced in the episode:
<a href="https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/burnout-capital-former-teal-political-staffer-sally-rugg-says-australians-are-overworked/news-story/585f5424032c733338322fb2b80c1beb" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/burnout-capital-former-teal-political-staffer-sally-rugg-says-australians-are-overworked/news-story/585f5424032c733338322fb2b80c1beb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693626361939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw33OInwwO6CaxMBvAMQVnV0">https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/burnout-capital-former-teal-political-staffer-sally-rugg-says-australians-are-overworked/news-story/585f5424032c733338322fb2b80c1beb</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/29/co-sleeping-with-baby-kids-children-benefits-negatives-everything-you-need-to-know" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/29/co-sleeping-with-baby-kids-children-benefits-negatives-everything-you-need-to-know&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693626361939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2LNl8oFRSfnJTbnti7kOPd">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/29/co-sleeping-with-baby-kids-children-benefits-negatives-everything-you-need-to-know</a>
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/festival-of-dangerous-ideas/id1444552818?i=1000593069506" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/festival-of-dangerous-ideas/id1444552818?i%3D1000593069506&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693634546751000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2mSzgAghK40Q06nGI8KS2H">https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/festival-of-dangerous-ideas/id1444552818?i=1000593069506</a>
The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela - Sisonke Msimang:
<a href="https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-resurrection-of-winnie-mandela" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-resurrection-of-winnie-mandela&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1693626361939000&amp;usg=AOvVaw13Aou4BxHe77Gt-NnjrBY_">https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-resurrection-of-winnie-mandela-sisonke-msimang/book/9781925773675.html</a>
On Our best Behaviour - Elise Loehnen:
<a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/on-our-best-behaviour-elise-loehnen/book/9781526651938.html">https://www.booktopia.com.au/on-our-best-behaviour-elise-loehnen/book/9781526651938.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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Cool Story with Bri &amp; Bridie coming soon.

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