DeepSummary
Ben Lee and Ione Skye discuss Ione's childhood experience playing soccer and being assigned as the team's goalie, despite wanting to run around more. They reminisce about Ione's disappointing experience in a team photo where another girl, who had temporarily filled in as goalie, was prominently featured despite Ione being the regular goalie. They also talk about the couple coaches who ended up separating by the end of the season.
The conversation shifts to square dancing being a compulsory part of physical education classes in 1980s Australia, with Ben and Ione speculating on what might have influenced this trend. They discuss the potential influence of cowboy imagery in pop culture at the time. Ione also brings up her desire to try jogging during her time in Sydney, seeing it as a way to embrace a new side of herself.
Ben reflects on his identity as an Australian musician and artist, expressing his view that the Australian creative industry can sometimes be overly bound by rules and expectations. They discuss the challenges faced by Australian artists in competing on an international level, as well as the potential complacency that government funding can breed. Ione shares her openness to taking on a steady acting job on a network show, depending on the quality of the writing and people involved.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Ione Skye reminisces about her childhood experience playing soccer and being assigned as the team's goalie, despite wanting to run around more.
- Square dancing was inexplicably a compulsory part of physical education classes in Australian schools during the 1980s.
- Ben Lee reflects on his complicated relationship with his identity as an Australian creative artist, feeling that the industry can sometimes be overly bound by rules and expectations.
- Australian artists face challenges in competing on an international level due to the somewhat insulated and protected nature of the Australian creative industry.
- Ione Skye expresses openness to taking on a steady acting job on a network show, depending on the quality of the writing and people involved.
- Ben and Ione have a playful dynamic, bantering about choosing a song to include at the end of the episode.
- Ione shares her desire to try jogging during her time in Sydney, seeing it as a way to embrace a new side of herself.
- Government funding for creative projects in Australia can sometimes breed complacency among artists.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “I do think there's a. If you're in LA or New York. You'Re just like, you do grab with. An expectation of wanting power, success a little bit.“ by Ben Lee
- “I think it depends on the level. I mean, there's a lot of long winded shows that are amazing.“ by Ione Skye
- “Why are you making me pick it on camera?“ by Ione Skye
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Episode Information
Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione Skye
Ben Lee and Ione Skye
4/8/24
On today’s pod we discuss the bizarre 80s Australian obsession with square dancing, Ione’s failed soccer dreams and Ben’s internal conflicts as an Australian creative artist.
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