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At the Bendigo Writers Festival, a new code of conduct sparked debate about free speech, safe spaces, and censorship. We dig into the controversy, and still manage tangents on The Naked Gun reboot, G…

We tried to stay on topic… but failed spectacularly. Starting with James Gunn’s Superman and a disastrously bad War of the Worlds remake, we somehow end up deep-diving into Iceland’s saucy Dracula, t…

Welcome back to We’re Not Helpful! In this week’s episode, we dust off the shelves of time and plunge into the strange, shadowy world of lost literary works books that vanished, were never published,…

Join us as we tumble unapologetically into discussions about various book adaptations, both the good and the bad. From Kubrick’s take on The Shining to Flanagan’s atmospheric recreations, and even th…

In this wild ride of an episode, we jump into deep and thoroughly entertaining discussions on literary conspiracies. Did Christopher Marlow fake his own death? What really happened to Agatha Christie…

Another season of Doctor Who is complete, so you you what that means?! Eloise and Brayton are back to recap and ramble about our favourite Time Lord.

WARNING: This episode contains full spoilers for …

Jumping into a lively discussion about mums in literature. We dive deep into Carrie's fearsome mother, Molly Weasley's warmth, and other memorable mums. Of course we go of on tangents about bullshit …

In this episode we dive into the fascinating (and sometimes frustrating) ways language evolves — especially in online spaces, sparked by Eloise's strong feelings about the word “unalived".

We explore …

In this episode, Eloise, Brayton, and Julian jump straight into the conversation discussing random topics (as per usual) ranging from 'raw dogging' flights, feelings of guilt, and random tangents int…

Welcome to another episode of 'We're Not Helpful,' where the guys take us on a rollercoaster ride dissecting the Amazon Prime series 'Reacher.' Eloise is out for the week, so it's a boys' night in wi…

In this special episode of 'We're Not Helpful' podcast, hosts Eloise, Brayton, and Julian are joined by Megan White, author of 'The Anatomy of Songs.' Megan shares the story of her writing career, in…

In this fun episode of 'We're Not Helpful,' Eloise, Julian, and Brayton dive into some controversial writing opinions and discuss what hills people would be willing to die on when it comes to writing…

Back by popular demand? Maybe? We return to reading entrants from the 2024 winners of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. The annual competition that challenges authors to write the "best" worst open…

In this thought-provoking episode, we dive deep into the controversial issue of book banning. As the conversation around censorship in schools and libraries grows louder, we examine the complex quest…

In this episode, we dive deep into the life and works of one of history's most influential writers—William Shakespeare. Join us as we explore the enduring legacy of his plays, the complex characters …

It's 2025 and to celebrate we are back with a new episode! Do you like to make new year's resolutions? Do you stick to them? Today we discuss whether making new years reading resolutions are benefici…

This week, we're still on a break, so of course we’re diving headfirst into the bloody, gory madness of the Terrifier movies!

If you’re a die-hard horror fan or just curious about what all the fuss i…

This week we are on holidays, so we are diverting from our usual episode format to discuss The Lord of the Rings...again. Though this time we are discussing the Amazon Prime series "The Rings of Powe…

Get ready for some festive fun as we dive into the ultimate showdown of Christmas movies! In this episode, we rank the best (and maybe some of the worst) holiday classics—from Elf and the action-pack…

Well it was bound to happen eventually, the long arm of politics has finally reached this show. Join us as we discuss whether or not content creators in the book space should strive to be apolitical,…