Pandora’s listened to a podcast on ‘workism’ - the idea that work is now the cornerstone of your identity - and it’s changed her life; meanwhile, Dolly’s tits deep in Doris Day nostalgia.
We talk Danny Baker’s racist tweet, why maternity clothes should be modelled by pregnant models the Philippines’ proposed ban on gossip. How many mins do you gossip each day? A new study tells us the answer.
And we host journalist, author and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon to discuss her new book You Got This and why we need to focus on the mental health of and myths fed to teenage girls.
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You Got This, by Bryony Gordon
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read, by Philippa Perry
Mama’s Boy, by Dustin Lance Black
Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge, BBC iPlayer
The Ezra Klein Show: Work as identity, burnout as lifestyle https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/id1081584611?i=1000436045971
Louis Theroux on Desert Island Discs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00050p7
Alexis Georgoulis interviewed for The Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/its-spiro-from-the-durrells-and-hes-single-zg3hgf6kn
Eddie Izzard on Joe Rogan: https://www.reddit.com/r/JoeRogan/comments/bk34bd/joe_rogan_experience_1289_eddie_izzard/
Phoebe Waller Bridge on THR Awards Chatter: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/awards-chatter/id1039032256?i=1000437565819
An Author Special on The Internet (and The Universe) with Jim Chapman
A Live Episode with Google on #MeToo - and Suing The Entire Kardashian Family
Was James Corden Wrong To Joke About Harvey Weinstein?; And Are YOU Suffering From Culture Overload?
A Deep-Dive Into The Fall Of Hollywood’s Ultimate Sex Predator, Harvey Weinstein
Ding Dong The Hef Is Dead - The Legacy of Playboy; And The Death Of The Celebrity Interview
Is Monogamy Dead? An Author Special with Comedian Rosie Wilby
The Handbag’s Tale and why effective protests needn’t be violent
On speaking out against Woody Allen; and why women are still judged by appearance in the workplace
L'Oreal's Race Row & The Danger With Safe Spaces
That Taylor Swift Song & Macron's €8,000 Make-Up Habit
Zadie Smith On Beauty & Trolling The McCanns
The Response to Charlottesville & The Curious Tale of Chloe Ayling
The Travesty of Princess Diana's Leaked Tapes & The Legacy of Celebrity Big Brother
The BBC Pay Gap, To The Bone & R Kelly's Alleged Sex Crime
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The Rise of the ‘Silver Splitter’ - and Pandora’s Best Bum Facts
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