We're throwing it back to 2016 for a nostalgia-filled deep dive for the year of Instagram Stories, Snake Drama, and Tropical House. Plus, we chat about recent drama at MONA, the role of the female gaze in the creator economy, and the ineffable power of a cigarette.

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✎ These are the links we mentioned:

• Kate Middleton Conspiracies & The Power of Monoculture
• WA has introduced what it says are the 'toughest' nang laws in the country. Will they work? - ABC News
• Why is the US suing Apple? All to know
• UK smoking ban for those born after 2009 starts journey into law
• WA has introduced what it says are the 'toughest' nang laws in the country. Will they work? - ABC News
• Artist behind Mona’s ladies-only lounge ‘absolutely delighted’ man is suing for gender discrimination | Mona | The Guardian

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Recorded on unceded Bunurong and Wurundjeri country by two friends who met on Kombumerri country. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land. Join us in ​Paying the Rent​.