Saved for Later
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Is the internet secretly dead? Plus: bots and bye-byes on our final episode
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the last episode of Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture (RIP), Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman discuss dead internet theory, a conspi...
Pinkwashing’s peak and the best of the backlash. Plus: who stole our focus?
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does the B in LGBTQ+ stand for brand? In the latest episode of Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman chat...
From Hackers to Unfriended: the evolution of the internet on film. Plus: is Elvis the new Cats?
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture, Michael Sun is joined by film history nerd – and Total Reboot host –...
Why is synaesthesia suddenly going viral? Plus: the poetry of the second mention – Saved for Later podcast
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture, Michael Sun is joined by former colleague Naaman Zhou – now of the N...
What is the Y2K aesthetic and why won’t it go away? Plus: extreme iPod nostalgia
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman are joined by Evan Collins and Froyo Tam –...
Depp v Heard: A trial by TikTok. Plus: Why is fashion week so boring?
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman are joined by Luke Winkie to discuss the Q...
Harry Styles and the internet’s foot fetish – with Benjamin Law and Beverley Wang
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman are joined by Benjamin Law and Beverley Wa...
Why are Australian politicians so bad at memes? Plus: are you the asshole?
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture, Michael Sun is joined by Matilda Boseley to dive deep on this election...
Mining for gold in the Depths of Wikipedia. Plus: what happens if you stop looking at your phone?
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s weekly podcast about internet culture, Annie Rauwerda shares the best facts she’s found while running our favourite Instag...
Should you get money advice from TikTok? Plus: the cursed bowling animations going viral
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s weekly podcast about internet culture, Mariam Mohammed and Mellisa Ma of MoneyGirl teach Alyx Gorman and Michael Sun how to ...
Stop trying to make the ibis happen! Plus: how viral food videos have changed – and changed us | Saved for Later podcast
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman are joined by cooking video queen June Xie, of Delish and Budget...
The Oscars slap that launched a thousand takes. Plus: what is ‘short king spring’, and why?
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s weekly podcast about internet culture, JR Hennessy joins Alyx Gorman and Michael Sun to discuss the Will Smith/Chris Rock co...
Has Covid changed celebrity gossip? Plus: the return of the cringe it couple – with Who? Weekly
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Steph Harmon and Michael Sun are joined by Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber of the US podcast Who? Weekly (no: not the Australian magazine), ...
Is Byron Baes ... good? Plus: TikTok’s worst trend
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture, Katie Cunningham joins Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman to explain the phenomenon that is Byron B...
Why is everyone arguing about wheels and doors? Plus: age regression, explained
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s internet culture podcast, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman weigh in on the week’s silliest viral question. Then ‘chronically ...
Euphoria discourse 101, and a masterclass in Facebook marketplace
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture, flatmates and podcasters Marty Smiley and Nat Damena teach Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman how t...
Tom Cardy on being TikTok famous. Plus: will we survive the vibe shift?
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Sun is flying solo this week on Guardian Australia’s online culture podcast, so he brings in two special guests. First, Matilda Boseley join...
Why is everyone watching Married at First Sight? Plus: celebrity book signalling
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s podcast about internet culture, Patrick Lenton and Rebecca Shaw join us to explain why they are watching a deplorably compel...
Why do so many celebs have Bored Ape NFTs? Plus: our slightly mortifying histories of online dating
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s online culture podcast, Alyx Gorman and Michael Sun take a look at the NFT craze that celebrities simply cannot stop talking...
Is this the new Wordle? Plus: roleplaying your job, with Anne Helen Petersen
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s online culture podcast, guest Anne Helen Petersen, co-author of Out of Office, talks about how instant messaging platforms c...
2021 Wrapped: the internet
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Full Story host Laura Murphy-Oates and Saved for Later host Michael Sun look at the best and worst moments on the internet in 2021 – from senator Ja...
Why are mobile game ads so horny? Plus: notes app confessions (and a baby)
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s online culture podcast, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman bring in writer Alex McKinnon to dive into the chaotic world of mobile g...
2022 trend forecast – and the 2021 vibes we loved and hated. Plus, the most embarrassing emails
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s online culture podcast, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman bring in YouTube Asia-Pacific’s culture and trends lead Ashley Chang t...
Bad memes and wokewashing: why do brands tweet like people? Plus: Snapchat streaks explained
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s online culture podcast, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman bring in Vice Australia’s head of editorial Brad Esposito to chat abou...
Adele, Spotify and how streaming changed the sound of music. Plus: an extremely online vocab test
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After Adele got Spotify to hide their album shuffle button, Alyx Gorman, Michael Sun and Steph Harmon called up Aria-winner Georgia Mooney, of All Our...
Taylor Swift, One Direction and online fandoms. Plus: is self-care ironic?
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s podcast about the internet, Michael Sun, Alyx Gorman and Steph Harmon bring in pop culture expert and Directioner Brodie Lan...
Why are we falling for so many scams? Plus: how to ‘soft-launch’ a relationship
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s new podcast, Steph Harmon, Michael Sun and Alyx Gorman bring in scam scholar Delia Rickard from the ACCC to explain how scam...
What is the metaverse and should we care? Plus: taste-testing TikTok
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of Guardian Australia’s new podcast, Alyx Gorman, Michael Sun and Steph Harmon bring in colleague Josh Taylor to please for the...
TikTok’s joy-miners and ‘shitposters’, and Instagram’s ‘cursed’ interiors
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Guardian Australia’s new podcast, Alyx Gorman, Michael Sun and Steph Harmon bring in Rashna Farrukh to discuss how TikTok i...
Succession, #sponcon and Flex Mami
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Guardian Australia’s new weekly podcast, lifestyle editor Alyx Gorman, culture editor Steph Harmon and editorial assistant Michael Sun tackle the...
Introducing Saved For Later
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every Wednesday, Guardian Australia’s culture and lifestyle team read the internet and chat through the infinite scroll (so you don’t have to). Ho...