Taylor Swift has already dominated the cultural conversation in 2023 and now she's turning her attention to professional sports, with a surprise appearance at an NFL match leading to a global meltdown. Osman, Thomas and Mel break down what exactly this crossover event means for pop culture and Swift, and why everyone is obsessed with Travis Kelce.
Plus, they discuss the end of the Hollywood writers' strike, and share their recommendations in Impress Your Friends.

Taylor Swift has already dominated the cultural conversation in 2023 and now she's turning her attention to professional sports, with a surprise appearance at an NFL match leading to a global meltdown. Osman, Thomas and Mel break down what exactly this crossover event means for pop culture and Swift, and why everyone is obsessed with Travis Kelce. Plus, they discuss the end of the Hollywood writers' strike, and share their recommendations in Impress Your Friends.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Drop: How Taylor Swift conquered... everything

For years, Sean “Diddy” Combs was a music mogul unlike any other; once described as a “zeitgeist-dominating colossus” who helped hip hop become a global cultural force. But peppered throughout his years of living to extraordinary excess, were allegations of violence, and misconduct. He managed to escape much time in custody, until September, when he became inmate 37452-054 at a Brooklyn detention centre, after he was charged with federal crimes.

Today, we speak to North America correspondent Michael Koziol, who’s on the ground in New York City, where he has attended the first day of Diddy’s trial, and learned what the prosecution, and defence, plan on arguing in one of the biggest celebrity trials of the decade.

For years, Sean &ldquo;Diddy&rdquo; Combs was a music mogul unlike any other; once described as a &ldquo;zeitgeist-dominating colossus&rdquo; who helped hip hop become a global cultural force. But peppered throughout his years of living to extraordinary excess, were allegations of violence, and misconduct. He managed to escape much time in custody, until September, when he became inmate 37452-054 at a Brooklyn detention centre, after he was charged with federal crimes.
Today, we speak to North America correspondent Michael Koziol, who&rsquo;s on the ground in New York City, where he has attended the first day of Diddy&rsquo;s trial, and learned what the prosecution, and defence, plan on arguing in one of the biggest celebrity trials of the decade.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' sex-trafficking trial has begun: What we now know

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The Pope may seem like a distant figure. But the newest one has wasted no time making waves. It’s not just the social media posts riffing on what vibe a Pope who originally hails from the south side of Chicago might bring to the Vatican. Because, even before Pope Leo the 14th slid the Papal ring on his finger on Friday, he launched something of an attack on American vice president JD Vance, angering many within the MAGA movement.

And in Australia? Many Catholics have already begun questioning how the Pope’s personal views will impact our churches, and even school curricula. Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker on what we can expect from Pope Leo the 14th. And how he may - or may not - intervene in our local religious stoushes, as the Vatican has done, in the past.

The Pope may seem like a distant figure. But the newest one has wasted no time making waves. It&rsquo;s not just the social media posts riffing on what vibe a Pope who originally hails from the south side of Chicago might bring to the Vatican. Because, even before Pope Leo the 14th slid the Papal ring on his finger on Friday, he launched something of an attack on American vice president JD Vance, angering many within the MAGA movement.
And in Australia? Many Catholics have already begun questioning how the Pope&rsquo;s personal views will impact our churches, and even school curricula. Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker on what we can expect from Pope Leo the 14th. And how he may - or may not - intervene in our local religious stoushes, as the Vatican has done, in the past.

How much say does the new Pope have in Australians’ lives?

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For nearly 20 years, Besha Rodell has used all kinds of schemes to hide who she is.

And it worked. As a renowned, anonymous food critic for The New York Times, the LA Times and our mastheads, she has stripped away the artifice and marketing from restaurants’ offering, in order to judge their real value, and in doing so, she’s reached the top of her industry, earning a James Beard Foundation Award - the so-called Oscar of the food world.

Today, Besha Rodell joins me to discuss why she’s unmasking herself now. And the confronting epiphany she’s had about Australia, since returning seven years ago.

For nearly 20 years, Besha Rodell has used all kinds of schemes to hide who she is.
And it worked. As a renowned, anonymous food critic for The New York Times, the LA Times and our mastheads, she has stripped away the artifice and marketing from restaurants&rsquo; offering, in order to judge their real value, and in doing so, she&rsquo;s reached the top of her industry, earning a James Beard Foundation Award - the so-called Oscar of the food world.
Today, Besha Rodell joins me to discuss why she&rsquo;s unmasking herself now. And the confronting epiphany she&rsquo;s had about Australia, since returning seven years ago.

Why this top restaurant critic is finally revealing her face

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The Drop: How Taylor Swift conquered... everything

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