Why the drama Adolescence hit a raw nerve
The Netflix drama, Adolescence, has been watched millions of times in the last week and it is raising a lot of questions about masculinity and how we treat boys. So why this series has hit such a nerve? And Jez was in Canberra for the Federal Budget, so what is the government offering and have we lost the capacity for long term planning? Buy tickets to our Sydney show here: https://www.swf.org.au/program/season-2025/not-stupid-live-with-julia-baird-and-jeremy-fernandez SHOW NOTES Donald Trump portrait removed: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/donald-trump-portrait-removed-from-colorado-state-capitol/105096442 George W Bush's portraits https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26890910 Blobfish is the fish of the year https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l125d0597o
Not Stupid · Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Show Notes
The Netflix drama, Adolescence, has been watched millions of times in the last week and it is raising a lot of questions about masculinity and how we treat boys. So why this series has hit such a nerve?
And Jez was in Canberra for the Federal Budget, so what is the government offering and have we lost the capacity for long term planning?
Buy tickets to our Sydney show here: https://www.swf.org.au/program/season-2025/not-stupid-live-with-julia-baird-and-jeremy-fernandez
SHOW NOTES
Donald Trump portrait removed: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/donald-trump-portrait-removed-from-colorado-state-capitol/105096442
George W Bush's portraits https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26890910
Blobfish is the fish of the year https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l125d0597o