Parenting Out Loud The Bad Habit That's Back & The Politics Of ‘Bagsing’ The Playground
Mar 20, 2026
They debate celebrity kid entrepreneurship and whether teenagers need corporate-style PR for hobbies. They unpack playground politics, including whether 'bagsing' is ever acceptable. They look at youth nicotine trends and why vaping changed teen smoking. They try running a home like a corporation with a chaotic family AGM. Plus quick pop-culture and TikTok recommendations.
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Gen Alpha Celebrity Brands Feel Inevitable
- Celebrity children launching businesses has become expected and often feels manufactured rather than earned.
- Monique and hosts called out Harper Seven's Haiku beauty line as another example of early-start Nepo-baby entrepreneurship.
No Tech At School Restored Playground Noise
- A Melbourne school banned all internet-connected devices and reported playgrounds became noticeably noisier and more social.
- Monique praised Casey Grammar's strict policy, saying kids returned to talking, running and playing card games during breaks.
Nicotine Made A Comeback Through Vaping
- Smoking and vaping are resurging in celebrity culture and youth, reversing decades of progress.
- Hosts linked vaping's rise among Gen Z to candy-like marketing and lax early regulation that created new nicotine users.
