We’re spilling the tea with podcast host and content creator Gabbi Whipps! We take a deep dive into The Oscars, including that Timothée Chalamet joke, the death of brick-and-mortar stores, and answering the question – is 2026 the new 2016? What trends have stood the test of time?

 

🧾 LINKS & RECEIPTS

Everything I Saw And Overheard At The Oscars - Vulture

2006 v 2016 Playlist

Online sales data – Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australians prefer to do their shopping in-store – Finder

Shoppers return 30% of their online purchases – DHL

Fewer brands are offering free online returns – Shippit

Online retailers ditching free returns - Broadsheet

New purchases ending up in Australian landfill – Good360

 

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We&rsquo;re spilling the tea with podcast host and content creator Gabbi Whipps! We take a deep dive into The Oscars, including that Timoth&eacute;e Chalamet joke, the death of brick-and-mortar stores, and answering the question &ndash; is 2026 the new 2016? What trends have stood the test of time?
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🧾&nbsp;LINKS &amp; RECEIPTS
<a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/everything-i-saw-and-overheard-at-the-human-oscars.html" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Everything I Saw And Overheard At The Oscars - Vulture</a>
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5CwqBm2q4K6JhhkXXmrTQu?si=mHBUttUfTiCr812JkflkVA" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">2006 v 2016 Playlist</a>
<a href="https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/retail-and-wholesale-trade/retail-trade-australia/latest-release" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Online sales data &ndash; Australian Bureau of Statistics</a>
<a href="https://www.finder.com.au/news/picky-about-produce-2025" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Australians prefer to do their shopping in-store &ndash; Finder</a>
<a href="https://www.dhl.com/global-en/microsites/ec/ecommerce-insights/insights/e-commerce-logistics/2025-returns-trends.html" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">Shoppers return 30% of their online purchases &ndash; DHL</a>
<a href="https://www.channelnews.com.au/australian-retailers-slash-free-returns-as-costs-force-policy-rethink/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5">Fewer brands are offering free online returns &ndash; Shippit</a>
<a href="https://www.broadsheet.com.au/featured/frictionless-returns-shopping" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6">Online retailers ditching free returns - Broadsheet</a>
<a href="https://good360.org.au/good-news/thinking-of-returning-an-online-purchase-it-might-end-up-in-landfill/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="7">New purchases ending up in Australian landfill &ndash; Good360</a>
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Hosts: Sally McMullen &amp; Alex Hourigan
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Journalists, twin flames and ‘Two Broke Chicks’ Sal and Al share their life lessons to help you feel rich in life. 
From landing a full-time gig, to getting dumped, to understanding your sexuality to how to get on top of your finances. The chicks and their guests will share gems of wisdom, confess their mistakes and pass on lessons learnt - all with a side dish of cheeky bants and inappropriate humour. So come hang!

Journalists, twin flames and ‘Two Broke Chicks’ Sal and Al share their life lessons to help you feel rich in life. 
From landing a full-time gig, to getting dumped, to understanding your sexuality to how to get on top of your finances. The chicks and their guests will share gems of wisdom, confess their mistakes and pass on lessons learnt - all with a side dish of cheeky bants and inappropriate humour. So come hang!

Journalists, twin flames and ‘Two Broke Chicks’ Sal and Al share their life lessons to help you feel rich in life.

Two Broke Chicks

Journalists, twin flames and ‘Two Broke Chicks’ Sal and Al share their life lessons to help you feel rich in life. From landing a full-time gig, to getting dumped, to understanding your sexuality to how to get on top of your finances. The chicks and their guests will share gems of wisdom, confess their mistakes and pass on lessons learnt - all with a side dish of cheeky bants and inappropriate humour. So come hang!

Journalists, twin flames and &lsquo;Two Broke Chicks&rsquo; Sal and Al share their life lessons to help you feel rich in life. From landing a full-time gig, to getting dumped, to understanding your sexuality to how to get on top of your finances. The chicks and their guests will share gems of wisdom, confess their mistakes and pass on lessons learnt - all with a side dish of cheeky bants and inappropriate humour. So come hang!

The Oscars, 2016 Revival and Retail Apocalypse

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