Crystal Andrews

ZFeed is a platform created by Crystal Andrews originally aimed at Gen Z, mostly young women, to break down news stories and provide background context so readers can better understand ongoing news they encounter on social media feeds without knowing its original source.

According to Crystal Andrews, Australian legal precedent has found that a publisher like the Sydney Morning Herald can be considered the publisher of defamatory comments left by the public on its Facebook posts, even though the comment wasn't made on the publisher's own website.

She says these theories are fear-based, stemming from fear of new technology, and are exploding now because trust in government is very low due to the coronavirus crisis.

Because the US lacks a comparable public healthcare system, many Americans face a choice between working (risking infection) or not working and facing poverty, whereas Australians can rely on a public healthcare system if they get sick.

A listener named Wayne Peters argued you don't need butter under peanut butter or Vegemite on toast, contradicting Tommy's view that butter is required; Crystal Andrews, who dislikes both spreads, helped Tommy think through how to build a counter-argument by identifying and attacking Wayne's underlying reasoning.

Guest Crystal Andrews says it was a demand issue, not a supply issue — people buying far more than usual caused temporary shortages even though stores were restocking overnight.

She recommends asking "why" multiple times — not like a child, but genuinely probing why someone believes what they believe and where they read it — until you drill down to a universal truth both sides can agree on.

According to Crystal Andrews, no — people conflate free speech with freedom from consequence, which isn't accurate; she uses the Israel Folau/Wallabies contract situation as an example.