Stop Everything!

Love you, bye 

Stop Everything! We're stopping … everything. After nearly eight years of unapologetically overthinking pop culture, it's time to say goodbye.Bev shares the Stop Everything! origin story, Hannah has a chuffed to end all chuffeds, and we're sharing messages you've sent in from Stop Everything world.

Stop Everything! We have an announcement

Beverley's back from her trip and joins Hannah to share some news about the future of Stop Everything!Send us your thoughts about Stop Everything! Or what has you chuffed. Write or leave us a voice mail at stopeverything@abc.net.au

Where can we see “real mums” online?

Is it possible to authentically share the reality of being a mum, online?Hannah is joined by comedian and mum of two, Rhiannon Down, to compare algorithms and their fraught relationships with mumfluencer content.Whether it's mums in spotless kitchens showing off their meticulously organised nappy bags or chaotic scenes interspersed with skincare routines and over the top parties, finding accurate and relatable depictions of motherhood online can be a challenge.Hannah and Rhi also delve into their favourite fictional depictions of motherhood that have captured something true about the postpartum experience.Share your thoughts write or leave us a voice mail at stopeverything@abc.net.auShow notes:A review of season one of The Letdown: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-30/the-letdown-on-abc-is-painfully-real-and-painfully-funny/11156346Kathryn VanArendonk's review of Jane the Virgin: https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/jane-the-virgin-recap-season-2-episode-6.htmlRhiannon Down's instagram: rhi down (@rhidown) • Instagram photos and videos

CHUFFED: Sinners and Elementary 

Hannah's chuffed by a southern gothic vampire horror film now available to stream, while Bec's binging police procedurals.Set in the 1930s and written and directed by Ryan Coogler (Black Panther), Sinners stars Coogler's long-time collaborator Michael B Jordan l. Jordan plays identical twins with dreams of setting up a juke joint, who instead face down the supernatural.And comedy writer Bec Shaw has delved into the archives to watch some cosy crime shows, rotating between Bones, Castle and Elementary. Her top pick is Elementary starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in a modern reimagining of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.Get in touch: write or send a voice memo to stopeverything@abc.net.au

The world is on fire but we still have gags

Hannah and comedy writer Bec Shaw talk about how hard it is for comedians to break through now that the site formerly known as Twitter is objectively wretched.Yet life (comedy) finds a way, so Bec shares her somewhat definitive list of the emerging comedians to watch, and how their work — from the silly to the political — can be a balm in these dark times.And we sidebar on the break-up of Australia's royal couple Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.Show notes:Bec Shaw's viral article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/i-knew-one-day-id-have-to-watch-powerful-men-burn-the-world-down-i-just-didnt-expect-them-to-be-such-losersPaloma Paris's single Good Boy: Paris Paloma — Good Boy [Official Music Video]The New Yorker profile on Jacqueline Novak: The Anxious Precision of Jacqueline Novak's Comedy | The New Yorker