Strange Currencies 19/1/2026: 2025 Top Fives

<p>On this month’s episode of <em>Strange Currencies</em>, we run through our top fives of ’25—albums, films and books—alongside reflections on Connor’s debut cricket season. We also take a moment to remember Andy Rourke of The Smiths, climb aboard the Geese bandwagon, and debate the enduring appeal of Deftones. Recorded at Narrm Ngarrgu Library on 19 January 2026, on the unceded lands and waterways of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation.</p>