Well, THANK YOU High Lowers - last week’s episode pushed us over 2 million downloads and up to No.3 on the iTunes podcast charts. The mailbag was also bulging this week: some helpful kind corrections; some not-so-helpful - and we’ve got a little something to say on that....
This week we discuss the results of The ONS’s report into loneliness, which has revealed that - contrary to popular belief - it is not pensioners who are society’s most lonely, but 16-24 year olds. Is social media to blame? Has celebrity replaced community? And what will Tracey Crouch do about it?
Also today, we talk about former Everton footballer Neville Southall who has been lending his Twitter platform (with its associated 127,000 followers) to minorities less privileged than him. Pretty great, huh? Well, apparently not. We talk about criticism, the liberal echo chamber and why curiosity is something to be prized not derided. Ultimately, we could all be a bit more Neville.
And on a lighter note: there’s Cardi B; the fragrance that ‘smells like’ Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding; why Cynthia Nixon hates it when Big builds Carrie a wardrobe; and Dolly’s drunken obsession with voice notes.
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Links:
Cardi B’s Money Moves - by Caity Weaver for US GQ
https://www.gq.com/story/cardi-b-invasion-of-privacy-profile/amp
Interview with New Zealand’s pregnant Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden - by Helena de Bertadano for The Sunday Times Magazine
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jacinda-ardern-prime-minister-new-zealand-work-life-balance-meeting-barack-obama-cmtbg6mn2
The Hyper-Masculinity in TOWIE has gotten out of hand - by Jazmin Kopotsha for The Debrief
https://thedebrief.co.uk/things-to-do/tv-and-film/towie-relationships-hyper-masculinity-womens-aid/
The Chinese workers who assemble designer bags in Tuscany - by D. T. Max for The New Yorker
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/16/the-chinese-workers-who-assemble-designer-bags-in-tuscany/amp
Women’s Hour podcast, Parenting: Bump, Birth and Beyond
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/womans-hour/id130950322?mt=2&i=1000408143550
Kim Noble - The Woman With 100 Personalities
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/sep/30/kim-noble-woman-with-100-personalities
Is It Time For Small Plates To Die? by Lauren Bravo
https://www.the-pool.com/food-home/food-honestly/2018/14/Lauren-Bravo-calls-time-on-sharing-menus
How Do You Want Me? By Ruby Wax
Lockdown Sex, I May Destroy You, and Rhik Samadder's I Never Said I Loved You
After The Hashtags
Anti-Racism Resources & An Author Special with Candice Brathwaite
Why Moments of Insanity Are Part of Keeping Sane; And The Worrying Increase in Lockdown Mullets
'Seksbuddies', Robert Pattinson's pasta & information overload
Cottagecore, Covidism & Other Lockdown Theories; Plus, An Author Special with Samantha Irby
Are Your Book Shelves A Reflection of Your Character - Or Your Curiosity?
The Micro-Trends of Lockdown & The Wonder That Is The Quarantucci
An Author Special with Holly Bourne & The Problem With Tiger King
An Extra Easter Treat & The Return of Ask The High Low
A Bumper Back To School Special
A Christmas Special with Joan and Jericha
Does A Slogan Tee Have The Power To Offend?
Why Mental Health Is Nothing To Do With Wellness, with Author Bella Mackie
What Women Want: The Rise and Fall of Victoria's Secret
What Was He Thinking? Prince Andrew's Car Crash Interview
Megan Phelps-Roper On Leaving The Westboro Baptist Church, AKA 'America's Most Hated Family'
Obama on Wokeness & Our Love for Modern Love <3
Soft Ghosting, Driving Lessons & An Author Special with Louise Callaghan on The Zookeeper That Defied ISIS
It's An Omnishambles! Our Fave New Words To Be Added To The OED
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