Two Smart Blondes
Leila McDougall and Kirsten Diprose bring on a well-known guest each week to discuss the latest in film, TV, media and pop culture. If you're talking about it, then so are we! Get up to speed and have a laugh in the process.
Leila is a film producer and actor (best known for her movie, "Just a Farmer") and Kirsten is a journalist and podcaster, with much of her career at the ABC. They both live on farms... and yes, they're blondes.
Two Smart Blondes
Inside the AACTA Awards, Bridget Jones...but are Rom-Coms dead? - Feat. Kate Atkinson
Our special guest this week is actor, Kate Atkinson.
We dive into the ACCTA Awards, in which Leila’s film Just A Farmer was nominated, so we have a boots on the ground witness! Is there a divide between the famous and the non-famous? What was Robbie Williams like? And why Leila was nearly refused entry to the AACTA awards for what she chose to wear.
We also discuss:
- Are we obsessed with glorifying criminal behaviour on TV? With the release of the Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar, it raises the question: why do we love to watch bad people on our screens? Can you tell these stories without glorifying the bad behaviour?
- Is the traditional rom-com dead? Bridget Jones is back on our screens! We loved her 20 years ago…but do we still love romantic comedies? Do they work in our modern era?
Kate Atkinson is best known for her roles on television series Sea Change as police officer Karen Miller. She also played Renee in Offspring and Vera Bennnett in Wentworth. Kate recently played the character of Melissa Caddick in the Underbelly Series. Kate lives in country Victoria… living the dream with her horse and 12 acres!
We’re a brand new weekly podcast, released on Wednesdays. You can follow us on Instagram.
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This is a Rural Podcasting Co. in collaboration with VAM paddock productions
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