Untethered...with Clementine Ford

THE FRIDAY FIVE: System of a Down (with empire)

Send us a textThis week: Flooding in Spain, the appeal of easily digestible feminist moments, All Eyes On Sudan, tax breaks for billionaires and a new moon in Scorpio. For the week ending November 3, 2024….this is the Friday Five with Clementine Ford. ***Let’s face it, we don’t always pay attention to the news. But just in case it comes up at pub trivia or knock off drinks with our friends, we still want to know what’s going on. Clementine's Friday Five provide's a quick cheat sheet of five of the week’s biggest news items, political gaffes or pop culture tidbits so YOU can bluff your way through whatever comes up. It's smart, irreverent, quickfire and to the point - just like that friend who everyone always says should have gone into politics, if only she didn’t hate authority figures and rules.Support the showIf you're enjoying Untethered, please consider rating and reviewing the show and becoming a subscriber! New episodes every Wednesday. Contact: untetheredpod@gmail.comSupport Clementine’s work and the podcast by following her on these platforms:Instagram: www.instagram.com/clementine_fordSubstack: www.substack.com/@clementinefPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/clementinefordBecome a direct subscriber of Untethered here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2319318/support Free Palestine.

DEAR CLEMENTINE: Wellness or cult?

Send us a text✨This episode is proudly sponsored by Holme Beauty, home to the world’s best make up primer! Explore their range here, and check out their incredible new red lip glosses.✨“Dear ClementineI’m writing to ask for advice on how to help a friend who has fallen into a rabbit hole with the wellness industry and people claiming to be channels for medical advice. Over the past four years, my friend has become further convinced of the medically unsound things propagated by this community, and it has impacted her life in serious ways - not least of which is following what I consider to be an extreme diet in order to treat a pre existing issue. Whenever I try to speak with her about it, she tells me I don’t understand. I can feel our friendship fracturing almost beyond repair and I’m ashamed to say I’ve withdrawn from her as a result. How can I help her, or is it too late?”Support the showIf you're enjoying Untethered, please consider rating and reviewing the show and becoming a subscriber! New episodes every Wednesday. Contact: untetheredpod@gmail.comSupport Clementine’s work and the podcast by following her on these platforms:Instagram: www.instagram.com/clementine_fordSubstack: www.substack.com/@clementinefPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/clementinefordBecome a direct subscriber of Untethered here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2319318/support Free Palestine.

THE FRIDAY FIVE: Not My King

Send us a textLet’s face it, we don’t always pay attention to the news. But just in case it comes up at pub trivia or knock off drinks with our friends, we still want to know what’s going on. Clementine's Friday Five provide's a quick cheat sheet of five of the week’s biggest news items, political gaffes or pop culture tidbits so YOU can bluff your way through whatever comes up. It's smart, irreverent, quickfire and to the point - just like that friend who everyone always says should have gone into politics, if only she didn’t hate authority figures and rules.This week: The courage and truth telling of Senator Lidia Thorpe; news on the climate crisis - spoiler, it’s not good!!!; Kamala Harris and back-pedalling on trans affirming care; Abercrombie & Fitch CEO arrested for sex trafficking; and the use of technology to give voice to people. For the week ending October 27, 2024…this is The Friday Five with Clementine Ford. Support the showIf you're enjoying Untethered, please consider rating and reviewing the show and becoming a subscriber! New episodes every Wednesday. Contact: untetheredpod@gmail.comSupport Clementine’s work and the podcast by following her on these platforms:Instagram: www.instagram.com/clementine_fordSubstack: www.substack.com/@clementinefPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/clementinefordBecome a direct subscriber of Untethered here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2319318/support Free Palestine.

DEAR CLEMENTINE: Tween girls, sexualisation and empowerment

Send us a text“Dear Clementine, I would love some advice on how to support the tween girls in my life to be safe in a society that sexualises girls, without prematurely terrifying them. Although I have mostly aged out of men's attention (truly the dream), my life is full of girls entering adolescence, and I remember so clearly how early attention from random men started, especially when we were taking public transport in our school uniform, or starting work in service jobs like supermarkets or fast food restaurants. How can I help prepare these young women for the inevitable attention they will soon start getting from unwelcome men in a way that is empowering and doesn't force them to 'grow up too fast' (as though girls are ever afforded the privilege of remaining innocent and protected)? Long time listener, XXXXXXX”***Empowering young girls in a misogynistic world is no small feat, but it's crucial for their well-being and future. This episode offers insights into the societal pressures that demand young women conform to impossible and contradictory standards. I discuss the premature sexualization of tween girls and the societal paradox that expects them to be passive in their objectification. By teaching girls to assert their boundaries and recognise their intrinsic worth, we can prepare them to navigate these challenges with resilience and confidence, while understanding how rigged the system is from the outset. You’ll want to listen to this one with all the young women and teen girls in your life!Support the showIf you're enjoying Untethered, please consider rating and reviewing the show and becoming a subscriber! New episodes every Wednesday. Contact: untetheredpod@gmail.comSupport Clementine’s work and the podcast by following her on these platforms:Instagram: www.instagram.com/clementine_fordSubstack: www.substack.com/@clementinefPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/clementinefordBecome a direct subscriber of Untethered here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2319318/support Free Palestine.

The Friday Five: Clementine’s rundown of the week’s news

Send us a textLet’s face it, we don’t always pay attention to the news. But just in case it comes up at pub trivia or knock off drinks with our friends, we still want to know what’s going on. Clementine's Friday Five provide's a quick cheat sheet of five of the week’s biggest news items, political gaffes or pop culture tidbits so YOU can bluff your way through whatever comes up. It's smart, irreverent, quickfire and to the point - just like that friend who everyone always says should have gone into politics, if only she didn’t hate authority figures and rules.This week: the assassination of Yahya Sinwar, the US’ hypocrisy on arms embargoes, Albanese no longer a man of the people, some astrology news (of course!) and Liam Payne. For the week ending October 20, 2024…this is the Friday Five. Support the showIf you're enjoying Untethered, please consider rating and reviewing the show and becoming a subscriber! New episodes every Wednesday. Contact: untetheredpod@gmail.comSupport Clementine’s work and the podcast by following her on these platforms:Instagram: www.instagram.com/clementine_fordSubstack: www.substack.com/@clementinefPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/clementinefordBecome a direct subscriber of Untethered here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2319318/support Free Palestine.