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Why the drama Adolescence hit a raw nerve

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The Netflix drama, Adolescence, has been watched millions of times in the last week and it is raising a lot of questions about masculinity and how we treat boys. So why this series has hit such a nerve?

And Jez was in Canberra for the Federal Budget, so what is the government offering and have we lost the capacity for long term planning?

Buy tickets to our Sydney show here: https://www.swf.org.au/program/season-2025/not-stupid-live-with-julia-baird-and-jeremy-fernandez

SHOW NOTES

Donald Trump portrait removed: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/donald-trump-portrait-removed-from-colorado-state-capitol/105096442

George W Bush's portraits https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26890910

Blobfish is the fish of the year https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l125d0597o

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