Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione Skye

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Sydney’s March for Humanity. Jeff Buckley. Sally Seltmann. Brass Beds. Aug 04, 2025

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We joined 90,000+ Sydney-siders this past weekend to walk across the Harbour Bridge and protest the inhumane treatment of citizens of Gaza. We also watched the new Jeff Buckley documentary, which hit pretty close to home for Ione. We also got down to the bottom of why 70s rockers loved brass beds. Dive deeper into our world at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

WT Listener Questions -What books changed your life? Jul 31, 2025

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JJJ Hottest 100. Sydney Sweeney Eugenics. Larry Charles. Folk Bitch Trio. WITCH. Jul 29, 2025

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Marital discord stikes via Rummy tiles. Marketing goes meta as Gwyneth grabs the bag as a spokespeson for Astronomer and Sydney Sweeney dog whistles to White Nationalists. Byron Bay has gotten creepier and how do you be a leader if you don’t have any answers. We are excited about Folk Bitch Trio’s new album and We Intend To Cause Havoc coming to Sydney. Larry Charles hears about our AI misadventures and sends Ben a copy of his book “Comedy Samurai”. Dive deeper into our universe at http://weirdertogether.substack.com

WT Listener Questions - Why are you always out and about? are you just naturally social? Jul 24, 2025

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Hedwig. Stephen Trask. Monchichis. Jayne Mansfield. Bob Dylan. Stephen Colbert. Jul 21, 2025

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We spent the last week catching up with our old pal, Hedwig composer Stephen Trask, in Sydney for the launch of the Australian Hedwig & The Angry Inch production. We chat queer culture, Kurt Cobain and how counter culture phenomena age over time. Ione is thriled that Monchichis are back and Labubus are on the way out. Bob Dylan doesnt want to talk about the past or the future. Paramount axes Stephen Colbert and we keep our eye on Channel 10 Australia. Ben gets corrected by both Olivia Rodrigo fans and Swifties but his biggest challege is being more liked in public these days. Ione reviews the Jayne Mansfied/Mariska Hargitay doco. Dive deeper into our universe at http://weirdertogether.substack.com

WT Listener Questions - New Music Tips Please?! Jul 17, 2025

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CLIPSE. KING ST CRAWL. BIEBER. FRIENDSHIP. SETH MYERS. OLIVIA RODRIGO. Jul 14, 2025

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We crawl up and down King Street Newtown watching bands, and still find time to compare and contrast the two big album releases this week from Clipse and Justin Bieber. Tim Robinson’s “Friendship” review. Olivia Rodrigo pays for therapy for her crew but could Ione do employe-mandated therapy? Ben reads Peter Beinart’s “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza”.To take a deeper dive into our world visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

WT Listener Questions: Ben, why are you always stirring the pot? Jul 10, 2025

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Aura Farming. Queer Ultimatum. Lenny Kravitz. Jason Blum. The Hard-Ons. Microdosing LSD. Jul 07, 2025

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Ben misjudges the “micro” part of micro-dosing. Ione learns about the Indonesian Boat Boy Aura Farmers. The Hard-Ons documentary. Jason Blum addressing Megan 2 being a flop. Ione loses her brooch at a fab party.

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WT Listener Questions: What Is Your Favourite Movie? Jul 03, 2025

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