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Go Woke, Go Broke? | No Brilliant Jerks #5

Season 1, Ep. 5

This episode, we discuss the ‘go woke, go broke’ mentality. 


Episode breakdown: 

  • Are we becoming too woke? 
  • The transition of entertainment ‘wokeness’ over the years
  • Is ‘woke washing’ ruining our favourite TV shows & movies?
  • Businesses & brands that need to check themselves
  • Great examples of woke culture 

 

Weekly dopes;


Our required readings are; 

  • Unreal on STAN
  • Into Every Generation: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts by Evan Ross Katz
  • The White Lotus on Foxtel Go


Thanks for listening! If you love our podcast, click ‘Subscribe’ on Apple, leave a five-star rating or ‘Follow’ on Spotify! Check us out on Instagram @nobrilliantjerkspodcast and DM us with your own dopes and nopes and we’ll share them on the next episode!


Hosts: Olivia Hodge, Ty Kudla and Kat Orchard


This show is produced by Sunnydale Studios. 

Technical Producer: Connor Fairclough   

Executive Producer: Olivia Hodge


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