In today's episode, we discuss the findings on Sex In Lockdown: Keep Shagging And Carry On; the astounding work that is Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You and in light of JK Rowling's comments last week, some recommendations for understanding the trans experience. We also feature an exclusive extract from the writer Rhik Samadder's memoir about mental health, love and family, I Never Said I Loved You and lots more podcast recs from Dolly. Plus! Ask The High Low is back.
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Links
Reading
I Never Said I Loved You, by Rhik Samadder
Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man, by Thomas Page McBee
The Gender Games, by Juno Dawson
Consider The Greenland Shark by Katherine Rundell
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n09/katherine-rundell/consider-the-greenland-shark?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F
Brit-ish by Afua Hirsch
Watching and Listening
Sex In Lockdown: Keep Shagging and Carry On, on Channel 4
I May Destroy You, on BBC iPlayer
Seahorse, on Vimeo
Laura Marling on Song Exploder
Radio 4’s The Food Programme - Food On Film
Jerry Seinfeld on WTF
Afua Hirsch on Fortunately
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Strictly’s Scandal, Johnny Depp’s GQ Cover & The Nothingburger
On Brett Kavanaugh; & Why Women Can’t (And Don’t Want To) Have It All
An Author Special with The Guilty Feminist creator and host, Deborah Frances-White
Carrie Symonds & ‘the scarlet woman’; & the end of Big Brother
Serena Williams & Kirstie Allsopp: Why Women Aren’t Allowed To Get Angry
A Bumper Back to School Book Special & Thoughts on the Roxanne Pallet Assault Allegations
Is "hey guys" anti-feminist?; & why we are better people than our worst joke
On Plane Bae; and Teaching Children About Mental Health
An Author Special with Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth Uviebinené of Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible
Trump’s Baby Balloon; & Why ‘Natural’ Beauty Is A Damaging Stereotype
The Dangers of Self-Deprecation; & A Deep-Dive Into ‘Nanette’
Fame, Fortune and Phone Sex, with Actor and Memoirist, Gabourey Sidibe
Clemmie Hooper on Misogyny on Social Media; & The World Cup
The Curious Tale of Anna Delvey & Love Island’s Body Problem
Greer’s Fall From Grace; Issa Rae on Kanye; & SATC's 20 Yr Anniversary
Domestic is Not A Dirty Word: An Author Special With The Great American Novelist, Meg Wolitzer
Ireland’s abortion referendum; and a deep-dive into the royal wedding
A Live Episode with Google on Georgina Chapman’s Interview About Ex-Husband, Harvey Weinstein; & Cannes Selfie Ban
The Rachel Divide; & Dissecting The Met Gala
Kanye’s Basic Tweets; and an Author Special with Trans Activist and Writer, Juno Dawson
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