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Polyester is a self published, intersectional feminist arts and culture publication aiming to bridge the gap of URL cyberfeminism with the IRL world. Tune in to hear from your favourite artists on the issues they care about.The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Editor in Chief Ione Gamble and produced by Olivia Graham. Have faith in your own bad taste!
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This week we've partnered with the Fitzwilliam Museum to take on the internet's renewed interest in all things literary. Inspired by the museum's rehang, where one portion of the Interiors gallery depicts women reading throughout the years, Ione and Gina talk through the oxymoronic literary it girl trend, the insidious nature of BookTok and the historical triumphs involved in female literacy.
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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The past two weeks have seen a new debate arise in the world of online activism - what is the place of AI in conversations around raising awareness of important political issues? In this episode, Ione and Gina ask whether all is fair in getting All Eyes On Rafah or if we need to be cautious of the intentions behind those creating viral images to be shared across social media.
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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Is it five signs you may have ADHD or is it five vague symptoms that could be applicable to anyone? In this week's episode, Ione and Gina are diving into the way that TikTok - and the internet in general - has made being neurodivergent a personality trait, a subculture and a community in and of itself. The pair look at the pros and cons of sharing information on having a condition, how this affects wider society and whether or not we should be worrying about the uptick in social media users centring their lives around being neurospicy.
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Following the luxury of the Met Gala - and one influencer's mistimed 'Let Them Eat Cake" lip synch - the internet is demanding action from the celebrity class in response to the ongoing genocide in Palestine. The #BlockOut2024 encourages social media users to block celebrities and cut short their income streams until they voice their opinion on the conflict - but is this a useful form of activism or just virtue signalling from people hoping to win the game of social media? This week Ione and Gina are getting into the pros and cons of digital activism, celeb altruism and the internet's dilution of what it means to be politically active.
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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The day has finally come, the question has been asked and our hosts are ready to tackle the query of a generation: Why is everyone polyamorous now? Taking into account everything from the free love movement to tax breaks for married couples, Ione and Gina get to the bottom of why some people find a bad taste in their mouths in non monogamy discourse.
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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Recently, Twitter was set ablaze by another creepy move by the incel community: AI generated women to have sex with while pumping into a boxed fleshlight. The viral video, which promises to put an end to declining birth rates, has sparked debates on the morality of combining intimacy with AI; and in this week's episode, Ione and Gina are getting into the root of it all. Is it gamification? Is it fetish content? And what does gene warfare even mean?
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It's been less than three weeks since Netflix dropped the true crime, true story drama Baby Reindeer and the discourse surrounding the show feels inescapable. As internet sleuths take it upon themselves to wreak vigilante justice on the real life people the series was based on, those who know Richard Gadd - the writer and star of Baby Reindeer - suffer the consequences. Is it a failure in safeguarding or a marketing ploy? Is this the final form of parasocial relationships? In this week's episode Ione and Gina are picking apart how social media's obsession with true crime has truly killed any kind of empathy and nuance we have for one another.
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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The second weekend of Coachella has confirmed it: Chappell Roan is the lesbian pop star the world has been waiting for. Roan is one of a generation of pop girlies paving the way for sapphic representation in the mainstream - from Jojo Siwa to Renee Rap, we are truly in a queer woman power hour for music. In this week's episode, Ione and Gina break down what is so appealing about Roan's output, whether queer visibility is a good thing and why the culture has been longing for explicitly lesbian lyricism.
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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By tracking our blood glucose levels, harvesting our eggs and banking our collagen are we hacking the health system or are we contributing to the privatisation of NHS services and discrimination of chronically ill and disabled people? Who actually benefits from us following the inner workings of our bodies online? Will the horrors ever end? In this week's episode Ione and Gina are tacking our current obsession with making health a lifestyle choice.
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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In 2024, are journalist and editor roles a privilege or meaningless? Last week a Substack essay went viral for calling media parties boring and this week Ione and Gina are having it out about whether roles in the media are still as fun, exciting and covetable as Sex and the City and every 00s Rom Com presented them to be - and more importantly do they even need to be? Is a job a job or should we be proud of our professions?
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'Sydney Sweeney's blonde hair and big jugs are a sign of the end of wokeness!' is a sentence that is unfortunately being touted legitimately by the right wingers who yearn for the day of toxic beauty standards and Y2K celebrity scrutiny. In this week's episode, Ione and Gina are digging into how the Euphoria actress' double Ds have become a point of contention across Twitter and beyond as many use the objectification of Sweeney's melons to signify a society taking steps backwards in their definitions of beauty.
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These are the days of girlhood - pink beer cans, bathtub breakdowns and picking up your meds. All trending topics that are highlighted in the debut track from Dylan Mulvaney, but why is the song receiving vitriol from TikTok teens, the alt right and the left? In this week's episode, Ione and Gina are defending the right of women to be frivolous, uncool and girly - and addressing the hypocrisy and hatred of Mulvaney’s critics.
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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In a world where authenticity is lauded above all else in a celebrity's brand, how could the ever aloof It Girl ever survive? Is it parasocial relationships, red carpet q and a's or a need for relatability that ended the reign of the It Girl? This week Ione and Gina are digging into the new brand du jour - being the people's princess.
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Has short form media rotted our brains or is the future one without tech? With generations unable to use a printer, and our social platforms ridden with bots - it seems we're becoming increasingly disenfranchised with our digital lives. This week Ione and Gina are digging into what happens next when the internet and all its apps become unusable.
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Why is work that takes aesthetics seriously always considered vapid? This week, joining Ione and Gina live is Priscilla costume designer and frequent collaborator of Sofia Coppola, Stacey Battat. We discuss everything from costuming one of the most fashionable women in history, to working on low budget productions and utilising clothing within feminist films to further push unspoken narratives.
Recorded in partnership with MUBI to celebrate the launch of Sofia Coppola's Priscilla on streaming, watch Priscilla with 30 free days of MUBI here!
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Change is in the air for the start of 2024: Those who used to universally love Taylor Swift suddenly seem to be turning on her. Is it the far right convincing themselves that shes a psyop for the democrat party? Or the fact she’s producing more CO2 emissions in a year than most people would in their entire life? Maybe it’s her too good to be true whirlwind romance with Travis Kelce taking up headlines while war rages worldwide. In this episode, Ione and Gina are picking apart why the tide has finally turned on America’s sweetheart.
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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Have tweens always been this interested in beauty products? And how is ageism affected by classism?
In this extra special episode of the podcast, Ione and Gina are joined by writer, editor and brand strategist Funmi Fetto to discuss Wellcome Collection’s exhibition The Cult of Beauty. Tracking how we went from religious obsession with the visuals of virtuousness to generation alpha purchasing retinols, Funmi, Ione and Gina are asking why people have always been obsessed with looking good.
The Cult of Beauty is a free exhibition running until the 28th April 2024 at Wellcome Collection, more info here.
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Another day another seemingly innocuous trend borne from TikTok style videos - this week Ione and Gina are using mob wife glamour to get into the nitty gritty of hyper specific aesthetics. Is mob wife glamour a PR move by HBO for The Soprano's 25th Anniversary? Or a fast fashion ploy to shift some coats during the February sales? And why are we all, after all this time, still aspiring to be someone's wife? Join the two leopard print aficionados on deciding whether or not this resurgence of gaudy glamour is a good or bad thing for the girlies.
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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Do you have a Stanley Cup? Maybe like Gina, you own a different reusable cup for every occasion. Or perhaps you're more like Ione, who can't stand the sight of them. This week, the girls are fighting their corner as to whether the Stanley Cup craze is harmful or helpless. Should we let people enjoy things? Or is the aggressively feminised marketing and overconsumption something that should concern us all?
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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Poor Things discourse has taken over the internet; with Yorgos Lanthimos latest film being declared a masterpiece in one breath and a misogynistic let down in another. Can a film that traces the consequences of a baby’s brain being implanted into a grown woman’s body ever be called empowering? Or does the story of Bella Baxter - masterfully portrayed by Emma Stone - begin to make more sense when viewed through the lens of disability and privilege? Ione and Gina discuss all.
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A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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From Fancams to Lana Del Rey comparisons - she's been the internet fixation for the past fortnight, but what does it mean for the culture that Gypsy Rose Blanchard has exited prison straight into global and meme fame? This week Ione and Gina are discussing the reaction to Gypsy's release, the terror that is the true crime industry, and how women are commodified then dropped in trend cycles that don't consider the real people they revolve around.
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Will 2024 give us hope or apathy? Which cartoon cat is due a comeback? And is the Instagram story a dead artform? To kick off the new year Ione and Gina are taking us through their ins and outs lists while reckoning with the question of if anyone has the authority to make hot or not calls for 2024 anyway.
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Hey everyone, for a variety of reasons, mostly that we all need a little break we'll be taking a few weeks off the podcast until the near year. Thank you for your support this year love you all! Have a lovely rest of the year and we'll see you in 2024 xxx
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Jacob Elordi in angel wings, period sex, and a MILF Rosamund Pike: Saltburn has been the film du jour but does it deserve its controversial accolades? Ione and Gina get into the many ways that Saltburn remains a contentious watch for most working class people, especially when audiences contextualise the movie through the writer and director, Emerald Fennel's gaze. While critics ask if Saltburn is lambasting the right people, our hosts wonder if this film successfully satirises anything at all.
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It's the season finale of The Kardashians and this series can be only summed up as self serving: Every single piece of imagery given in this series has been a medium to send a message: Scott's birthday party serves only to remind the audience that Kim used to grace the covers of canine magazines and now she has featured multiple times on the front of Vogue. But when will the family - made up of literal billionaires - stop positing themselves as underdogs? MJ and Marie Corey hypothesise that it's all down to the ugliness and villainy associated with power, the end goal of the KarJenners within a capitalist system.
Catch up with the season finale of our Kardashian podcast series! We've teamed up with the genius behind Kardashian Kolloquium, MJ Corey, and her sister Marie, to breakdown the world of The Kardashians week by week.
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Another trend has spawned across TikTok and the site formally known as Twitter - Are you girl pretty or boy pretty? The difference largely lies in how you appeal to the male gaze as hosts Ione Gamble and Gina Tonic explore in this week's podcast episode. Have labels become limiting, do we need to care about our attractiveness or is this all a misogynistic psyop?
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This week, The Kardashians are leaning into the uncanny valley nature of their narrative construction, taking us behind the scenes on Kourtney's pregnancy announcement and Kim and North debating fashion as she gets dressed for the Met.
Marie and MJ are questioning the hierarchies of who the family - and those around them - defers to. Is North being a brat or is she a creative with valid criticisms? Why do the Kardashians have so much respect for the traditional power structures in place around them? In a world where the KarJenners have posited themselves as world dominators, who gets to criticise the Kardashians and why is Kourtney so keen for it to be her?
Catch up with season two of our Kardashian podcast series! We've teamed up with the genius behind Kardashian Kolloquium, MJ Corey, and her sister Marie, to breakdown the world of The Kardashians week by week.
We've also introduced a new membership tier for fans of the pod. Support the podcast here!
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In an extra special live episode in collaboration with Barbican, we invited our art history columnist Zara Aftab to host a conversation with artist Rene Matic and journalist Diyora Shadijanova exploring their exhibition RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology. The trio discuss the ways categorisation has diminished our connection to nature, the growing intersectionality of feminism relating to the climate and the importance of community care.
You can visit the exhibition here: https://www.barbican.org.uk/ReSisters
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What is there to day? There’s an apology tour to squeeze out what’s left of the scandals.
Then a lot of time being spent creating more structures and storylines about Kim working constantly, so we’re gonna show her being tired. What does that mean though? Why do we care? A way for The Kardashians to show us a version of true slices of life - the busy reality of trips to New York, meetings, appearances, disorientation at Tiffany's. We know though, smokes and mirrors, it's an approximation of the actuality of her busy life - let’s face it, a helicopter trip from Manhattan to Brooklyn. We don’t not have as many luxury hours in the day as The Kardashian’s.
And again (and again) we see what they want to rise to the surface and stay there, we see the long game - in years but realistically (and dreadfully) in centuries.
Catch up with season two of our Kardashian podcast series! We've teamed up with the genius behind Kardashian Kolloquium, MJ Corey, and her sister Marie, to breakdown the world of The Kardashians week by week.
We've also introduced a new membership tier for fans of the pod. Support the podcast here!
This piece was recorded during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the television series being mentioned here wouldn't exist.
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It's finally here: The trailer for the movie of the musical of the movie Mean Girls, but the promotion for 'Not your mother's Mean Girls' has the generations united in disdain. Why did they say that? And why is Regina George wearing combats? This week Ione and Gina are discussing nostalgia culture and the eroding of tweenhood.
A statement by journalists: We condemn Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza and urge integrity in Western media coverage of Israel's atrocities against Palestinians.
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This episode they packed in a loooot of storylines. Lots of the Momager and with Kris needing to be everywhere at once, she finds new ways to do it. There’s questions about Kendall and talk of more Scaffolding to protect the privacy. And a bit more from the NPCs and how it feels to enter it and how it feels to be on the outside of it.
Anand in the world of celebrity action this week we’ve got Kim and Taylor doing v similar PR moves and guess what, they both involve sports. But what we really wanna know? Did we see Kardashians at the Eras tour?
Catch up with season two of our Kardashian podcast series! We've teamed up with the genius behind Kardashian Kolloquium, MJ Corey, and her sister Marie, to breakdown the world of The Kardashians week by week.
We've also introduced a new membership tier for fans of the pod. Support the podcast here!
This piece was recorded during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the television series being mentioned here wouldn't exist.
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Why has Macklemore got a better take on war than Kier Starmer? This week Ione and Gina are taking a look at the culture surrounding celebrity opinions in relation to major political events. From back peddling to blindly sharing infographics, should we be turning to the feeds of the upper classes for news anyway?
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What stood out to you sisters? Fake drama on the show? Could they ever?
There’s the relevance of incredibly empty and fluffy episodes when so much is happening outside of the show. A very tame Palm Springs for easter trip, some trouble in the grey gardens and it’s clearer than ever the show is just a bunch of scaffolding to shield the sisters from their reality.
Kim tells the fam about her new role in AHS, there’s a humble brag - oh she loves taking on a challenge. Our sisters speculate on the impacts of the strike on Kim’s delivery of her new acting role and ultimately, why are we taking this at face value?
Will there won’t there be a podcast? If there is, we’ll pick that up on the next episode of this podcast. See you there xx
Catch up with season two of our Kardashian podcast series! We've teamed up with the genius behind Kardashian Kolloquium, MJ Corey, and her sister Marie, to breakdown the world of The Kardashians week by week.
We've also introduced a new membership tier for fans of the pod. Support the podcast here!
This piece was recorded during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the television series being mentioned here wouldn't exist.
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Is the dirtbag left just conservatism and facism in a pretty outfit? More and more women are joining the alt-right under the guise of irony, playing a crucial part in the widening of political divides and making bank by broadcasting their bigoted opinions. With tradwifes going mainstream and shock-politics podcasts drawing in hundreds of thousands of listeners; Ione and Gina are examining what it takes for women to be indoctrinated into a movement that exists to belittle them.
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First things first, a famous well loved . . . cat. In all the unreal-ness of the reality you can’t get more real than a cat, and a hiss.
We’re used to the family FaceTiming to name drop - but this time the person on the other end is an important player in The Kardashian effort - the goal is always to expand. And we go behind the latest campaign, SKIMS soccer, with a live reaction from the sisters
There's a light dive in American Horror Story, and force of will. Back with the family there’s a will they won’t they, live anaesthesia (wow) and the reality, basically, that the show is just collective tissue for the brands.
Catch up with season two of our Kardashian podcast series! We've teamed up with the genius behind Kardashian Kolloquium, MJ Corey, and her sister Marie, to breakdown the world of The Kardashians week by week.
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It seems impossible to go a week without Doja Cat stirring up a new controversy; from sporting a tshirt featuring an alt-right figurehead, to appearing in racist chatrooms and isolating her fanbase. As her behaviour appears to veer away from simple trolling and towards an actual endorsement of alt-right views, Ione and Gina are digging into why we continue to pander to celebrities that act in ways we don't agree with. From parasocial relationships and whether controversy helps or hinders celebrities, to what it means to be red-pilled and the conspiracy theories that emerge surrounding contentious figures.
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Is The Bachelor sponsoring this season of The Kardashians? As this season progresses, the family continue to focus on fluffy storylines while ignoring the more serious issues bubbling under the surface. In La, Kris and Khloe are trying to set up Scott, while Kim's in London playing Soccer Mom while dodging her friends matchmaking efforts — and we're still unable to go a full episode without someone begging Khloe to get back with Tristan.
MJ and Marie are exploring how the Kardashians keep on top of their constructed narratives while maintaining fame and relevancy in a world increasingly cynical of the family's actions.
Catch up with season two of our Kardashian podcast series! We've teamed up with the genius behind Kardashian Kolloquium, MJ Corey, and her sister Marie, to breakdown the world of The Kardashians week by week.
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Between announcements of yet another white man being appointed to lead a luxury house, modelling agencies recruiting refugees and then mistreating them, and curve models making up less than 1% of SS24 runways; its safe to say the fashion girlies are not alright. With memes circulating that decry the lack of diversity and inclusivity within the industry, it can often feel like fashion not only doesn't care, but is actively ignoring the grim reality and structural issues. This week, Ione and Gina are debating if change is ever possible within an oppressive system, what the failure of diversity efforts mean, and how we as consumers can strive for change.
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The KarJenner sisters are fictionalising their own PR moves and Kim is pushing it to the extremes with her series of American Horror Story while using the show to embed feminism into Kim's brand alongside shamelessly canonising their world. Meanwhile in the Hulu show, the family distract us with fluffy storylines that don't mean much of anything, except to drive home the fact that the family are aligned with authenticity.
Catch up with season two of our Kardashian podcast series! We've teamed up with the genius behind Kardashian Kolloquium, MJ Corey, and her sister Marie, to breakdown the world of The Kardashians week by week.
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Earlier this month, an influencer took to TikTok to denounce some women she heard at brunch bitching about their friends. No, this woman did not know the people she was filming. Nor was she friends with the person they were gossiping about. Chaos ensued, with the video being viewed over 1.2 million times over a week and people rushing to find 'Sarah', the subject of the gossip. But is gossiping still really considered the worst thing a person can do to their friends?
This influencer is not alone in her tactics; a new genre of TikTok's sees people recording strangers business and broadcasting it to millions - but just because these people are bitching about their friends, do they deserve to be outed online? This week, Ione and Gina are discussing the politics of gossip, TikTok as a surveillance state, and whether our business should ever be made public.
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We’re back in the world of The Kardashians, episode two! The sisters talk about the spectrum of the (The Kardashian) sisters and how they aesthetically and conceptually give us different things... from the tabloids stories about Khloé and will they won’t they with Tristan, to Kim’s trip to Harvard and projecting seriousness. All in all the entertainment of politics, celebrity activism and the parallels of our shows and theirs.
A martini (wink) of an episode.
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From girl math and girl dinner to the fact that all of our clothes have become adorned with little bows; girls once again rule the URL world. But how much has changed since the Tumblr era? Is this latest cycle of reclaiming hyper-femininity harmless, or just another opportunity for our interests to become hyper-capitalist fodder? Ione and Gina are diving into the cultural moments that have brought us here, and trying to figure out what it really means to be a girl in this world.
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As season four premieres, the show itself has finally become its own character - with Kourtney and Kim continuing their fight into the new season by drudging up past drama via edits of The Kardashians. As American Horror Story kicks off with Kim in a starring role; it seems as though the Kardashians are finally unveiling who they are - cosmetic surgery, forced storylines and more. MJ and Marie sit down to dissect both shows, both in relation to each other, and individually.
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Hello! We are back, with an episode that obviously probably feels as strange for us as it is for you (this is ione typing btw). I'm now joined by miss Gina Tonic, who listeners of the podcast will know as someone mentioned frequently. Gina is our senior editor as well as mine and Eden's bestie. We'll be returning on a weekly basis to discuss the discourse through a feminist lens, but to ease us into it, this week we're discussing whats hot or not for 2023. From The Idol, Victorias Secret Relaunch, The Tabi Swindler, Bottoms, Barbie, Timmy and Kylie, The Roman Empire, Twitter/X and more.
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The sisters are back! Before season four of The Kardashians premiers next week, MJ and Marie are sitting down to discuss their new approach to this season; focusing on the Kardashian world as a whole, rather than recapping episode by episode. The pair are picking apart Kim's starring role in American Horror Story; from Ryan Murphy being a scab, to the franchise taking camp mainstream, and whether Kim's moment to transcend the reality genre will be a success. MJ and Marie will also be discussing the importance of the strikes more widely in relation to the Kardashian universe.
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The season finale is here! Whether or not you agree with Kourtney that season three has been exhausting; MJ and Marie are here to guide us through the highs, lows, and media theory hot takes of the final episode.
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Here we are! The penultimate episode of Dispatches From the Kardashian simulacrum.
MJ and Marie take us on a tour of cultural cohorts and whether or not we’re ever truly able to understand generations outside of our own. With the time between generations shortening and the differences widening will we ever share basic human realities again? Did we ever even share them in the first place?
In an episode filled with storage units, archives and legacy the Kardashian sisters are finally on the subject they’ve been teasing all season. The body. We’re sensing the sisters have an eagerness to blame society, and an unwillingness to explore the fact that, the Kardashian's are society.
Episode 8 and the perfect time for our hosts to explore the age old Kardashian questions: Is it real or is it fake? Do they care or do they not care? What part of you stays the same and stays human when you have that much money and that much power?
The sisters take us on a journey of balance, active consumption over passive consumption and explore the most anticipated Kardashian move yet . . . is there a Kardashian Christmas album on the horizon? With singing lessons and auto tune in full swing, whether you ‘hate listen or love listen’ you won’t be able to switch off from the micro scandals, fake tears and reality checks of this weeks episode.
We're on episode seven, and the fight we've all been waiting for has finally taken place: Kourtney and Kim have sat down to discuss their ongoing feud. But what does the confrontation tell us about the sisters? And has one Kardashian come out on top? MJ and Marie sit down to dissect; from how power really is the root of all conflict, to how the family are intent on securing their reputation as an empire.
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Its episode six, we're over halfway through season three of The Kardashians, and Marie's back! This week the sisters span everything from filler and filters, to slut shaming, the Kardashians resurfacing ideas from previous seasons, and why keep trying to prove that their just like us, really.
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This week, MJ is joined by Lee - who doesn't watch the Kardashians - to break down episode five of the third season of the show through a fresh, untainted pair of eyes. From whether the Kourtney and Kim rift is really, at the heart of it, all about their deep-rooted mommy issues, to what the data shows us about who's Dolce and Gabbana collaboration was more successful with the public.
Sidebars include the sisters' unlikely alignment to traditional masculine societal roles, North becoming resident relatable family member with the return of Kardashian pranks, and how the meta-commentary on narratives just keeps expanding as the season unfurls.
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Katy Perry declared this season of The Kardashians to be the much longed for fifth season of succession. But how alike really are the two dynasties? This week, MJ and Marie are breaking down episode four; from how the sisters are documenting dystopia in realtime, to which NPC deserves their flowers this week.
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In episode 3 of The Kardashians, the sisters are getting existential. From talk of Kris grappling with moral questions around putting her kids through fame, and Kourtney self referencing her own memes, to how the sisters hold up a mirror to wider conversation on we react to and feel about social media in our own lives. MJ and Marie discuss the families commitment to upholding rampant capitalism, and the ongoing reckoning with their own values surrounding success thats being played out in this season of the show.
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The stans are not happy. They're returning gig tickets, creating twitter threads justifying their decision to attend concerts, and rescinding their status as a Swiftie; all because Taylor Swift is dating Matty Healy. But why are the (rumoured) new couple so controversial? And should we deserve better from the celebrities we love? This episode, Ione and Eden are digging into the controversy - from why people hate the 1975 frontman, and if fans project too much onto their faves, to whether Taylor Swift has ever, really, been a good person.
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From Kylie taking a tour across Europe to oversee production of her cosmetics, to Kim negotiating a deal with Dolce and Gabbana; this season is proving that the Kardashian sisters are not about to let girlboss culture die anytime soon. In the second episode of our new podcast, MJ and Marie are delving deeper into the simulacrum that is the show; from to what extent the family is self aware, to Scott's role as an outsider, changing beauty standards and whether we're all just watching one long, drawn out advertisement for the many businesses in the Kardashian empire.
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Have you ever left a social interaction feeling like you were annoying? That you spoke too much, or too little? That the people you were just hanging out with probably never want to speak to you again? Well, we have good news! Research sweeping TikTok motivational content suggests that 'the like gap' - or, the feeling that people like us less than we like them - is fake! Studies have shown people are like you sizeably more than you think they do. Or do they? This week, Ione and Eden are delving into the like gap, as well as the hell of being perceived, how social media is changing how we feel about ourselves and each other, and whether you should (or should not) care about what others think of you in the first place.
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The Polyester Podcast universe is expanding! Introducing MJ Corey, the genius behind Kardashian Kolloquium, The Kardashian cultural analysis social media giant. She'll be breaking down the new season of The Kardashians episode by episode with her sister, producer, and collaborator Marie, in our brand new podcast series.
Are the girls really fighting? Are we moving away from written culture? And are reality tv storylines being structured around viral moments and TikTok sounds? Listen to the episode to hear MJ and Marie's deep dive into deconstructing the uncanny valley vibes of the newest Kardashian episode.
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Screenwriters are striking, celebrities are turning up on picket lines and creating viral moments, and all our fave shows are ceasing production. But the implications of a writers strike are bigger than the next series of Stranger Things being delayed. In this episode, Ione and Eden are diving into how past writers strikes have effected culture; from the dawn of reality tv, to a decline in media literacy, and whether the 2007 strike paved the way for Trump to become president.
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Discourse surrounding industry plants is seemingly never-ending, with the focus of this months twitter ire being new indie-darlings The Last Dinner Party. But what even is an industry plant? Are our favourite musicians really conceptualised by men sitting in a boardroom? And does it matter if they are? This week ione and eden are discussing whether authenticity matters, how new music marketing techniques are duping us all, and why nearly everyone accused of being an industry plant label is a woman.
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Paper Magazine, Gal-dem, and Buzzfeed news have all recently ceased publication, with rumours circulating that Vice and i-D are next on the chopping block. Once again, this has been a tumultuous year for digital publications. But how did we get here, and who is at fault? This week Ione and Eden are digging into why it feels like a new publication closes once a week, from the power hierarchies within media spaces, to selling out, and whether culture journalism is as powerful as it used to be. TW: Lots of bias due to our position as an indie magazine, lol.
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This week, social media decided on a common enemy. After this video went viral, showing two young women mocking another who was taking selfies and filming TikToks at a sports game - the entire internet came together to dox the two perpetrators. But who really was the mean girl in this scenario? Was it the pair, annoyed at being filmed in public? Or the poster for exploiting their experience in exchange for thousands of new followers. Ione and Eden are discussing what it means to be a twenty first century mean girl, how the archetype has changed, and if bad behaviour should or should not be punished by the court of online opinion.
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Spoiler warning! Logan Roy is dead and so is our enjoyment of telly. This week, hosts Ione Gamble and Eden Young lay bare the ways that streaming services have decimated the TV watching experience. Is there any good to be gleamed from binge watching? Or do you long for the era of waiting for new episodes to air on the terrestrial television channels' primo spot? And how is anyone meant to enjoy an anticipated episode of their fav show when social media has laid all the best bits bare already?
Going head to head, Ione and Eden debate the pros and cons of our generation's departure from traditional programming and lay into anyone who dares to post show spoilers in the 24 hours post airing.
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Have you ever received a message along the lines of, "Do you have the emotional/mental capacity for me to vent about something"? Or have you accused your friends of overstepping your boundaries, or not holding space for you to prioritise yourself? Over the past few years, this formalisation language - dubbed 'therapy speak' has infiltrated the way we talk to each other.
But is that person really gaslighting you? Or have we become too quick to medicalise our interpersonal issues? This episode, Ione and Eden are interrogating the origins of therapy speak online. From the motivations behind the individual influencers that peddle it, and whether any therapist or professional mental health worker would ever speak to you that way, to interrogating why we all feel so compelled to intellectualise the issues in our friendships.
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For the finale of our Confessions mini series, cover girly Doechii lends us her agony aunt services to solve the problems of Polyester readers across the globe. The musician sits down with Ione and Eden to discuss just how important (or not) sex really is in relationships, what to do about bigoted family members, whether being loud is the best way to bring about social progress, and much more.
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Coach is celebrating what we carry with us, not just your wallet, keys and lip gloss in your Coach Tabby Bag, the stories and experiences that have shaped us. In this mini-series, we’ll be delving into the personal moments and experiences that have made us who we are, from relationship drama, friendship woes, career mishaps and embarrassing moments to personal journeys, the revelations, and aspirations that we carry with us.
All of the girlies, from Bella Hadid to Kim Kardashian herself, are dressing like they love the football. Blokecore is the latest microtrend to sweep the internet - and suddenly, going to the pub with a footy scarf round your head (the style itself now christened the 'litty scarf') is a personality type. This week, Ione are examining the history of how we treat working class aesthetics - from the demonisation of ladette culture, and the knowing irony that so often infiltrates blokecore, to whether this new iteration of popularisation signals the return of a dreaded, populist type of neoliberalism that demonises the working classes at every opportunity.
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Confessions is back! Long time listeners will remember our summer of solving all your issues, lending our agony aunt services to Polyester readers across the globe. Well now, we've returned with the second of three new episodes and a few very special guests. This episode, we're joined by Piri. Best known for dance music that infiltrates every corner of TikTok, as well as her pole routines and OnlyFans career, Ione and Eden sat down with our latest cover girl to tackle your conundrums; from feelings of jealousy towards the object of your exes affection, to being with someone who is far richer than you.
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Coach is celebrating what we carry with us, not just your wallet, keys and lip gloss in your Coach Tabby Bag, the stories and experiences that have shaped us. In this mini-series, we’ll be delving into the personal moments and experiences that have made us who we are, from relationship drama, friendship woes, career mishaps and embarrassing moments to personal journeys, the revelations, and aspirations that we carry with us.
It's been a grim week, month, and year when it comes to abuses of power in Hollywood. As a string of stories in the past few weeks have been published pertaining to the abuse of women on film and tv sets; Ione and Eden are contemplating the effectiveness of Hollywoods activism. From allegations surrounding Sam Levinson's 'The Idol' production to Jonathon Major's assault arrest and women coming forward with accusations towards Emrata's ex and Uncut Gems producer Sebastian Bear-MclCard - the news cycle, and the state of how women are still being treated in the entertainment industry, is pretty bleak.
In what we're dubbing the 'allegedly episode, Ione and Eden are touching upon whatever happened to the Times Up organisation and corporate Hollywood activism, if anti-cancellation discourse is preventing recourse for those that abuse their power, why it feels like a joke when Hollywood tries to portray such narratives on screen, and how we can move forward, while attempting to make change, without losing our minds. TW: sexual assault, abuse, basically every single
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Confessions is back! Long time listeners will remember our summer of solving all your issues, lending our agony aunt services to Polyester readers across the globe. Well now, we've returned with the first of three new episodes and a few very special guests. First up, we're joined by the incredible singer-songwriter and full time legend Cat Burns. Ione and Eden sat down with Cat to tackle your conundrums; from one of you having issues with your partners friends, to another who can't trust her close friends list on Instagram.
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You've probably seen the thin green line of misogyny - a new wave of infographics peddled by far-right twitter accounts and satirised by practically everyone else, highlighting incel-adjacent theories around gender and feminism. But while these images may be ready made meme material for most of the world; in the manosphere (a term we decode in this episode), these anti-feminist ideologies are growing quickly. But as incels begin using science and pop-psychology to validate their hatred, should we be taking their naively annotated imagery more seriously? Or is humour one of the most effective tools we have? Ione and Eden discuss.
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Brad Troemel has coined a term to describe the diversity ticking meme potential photoshoots that take over our feeds these days - Cloutbombing.
But what does the term actually mean? And can capitalism move beyond that? Or are we doomed to play into the hands of cloutbombing forever more?
This week on the pod Ione and Eden are getting into cloutbombing, consumer theory, No Logo by Naomi Klein, esoteric-angel-schizoid-dg-adjacent-post-woke-nonbinary-bimbos, Dimes Square and niche micro districts.
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As the remnants of fourth wave feminism cling on for dear life, it's become impossible to ignore the idea that we're now living through a post-feminist era. In the 10 months since the release of our host Ione Gamble's debut Poor Little Sick Girls, body positivity has died, #MeToo is non-existent and the discourse has stripped any semblance of nuance from online life. This week, Ione and Eden discuss where feminism goes from here, why we should all be less scared of being cancelled, and why earnestness is the only thing that can save us all.
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Penn Badgley has managed to single handedly set alight the discord over the past couple of weeks. Revealing that he no longer wants to perform sex scenes out of respect for his marriage, his comments have stoked the flames of a long running Twitter storm. Gen Z supposedly thinks sex scenes should be eliminated from film and tv entirely. Are they all prudes? Or do they have a point? This week; Ione and Eden are diving head first into the discourse, from whether people are having sex less generally, to the fact that we never see Marvel stars bang, and whether it really is a 'violation of consent' to expect actors to act out sexual acts on screen.
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Following the death of Brianna Ghey, as well as an open letter penned by contributors of The New York Times condemning the publications reporting on gender, and the defence of JK Rowling that followed, transgender rights are once again under attack. For this week's podcast, Ione and Eden are revisiting an episode from 2020 in which we discussed the rise of TERF ideology, and how the media at large has fuelled anti-trans sentiment both in the UK and the USA.
In another special edition of The Sleepover Club, we're joined by Vice features editor Hannah Ewens to discuss her recent long read about how the debate over human rights for trans people came to dominate mainstream UK media and divide British feminists. A TERF is a trans-exclusionary radical 'feminist'. In this episode, Ione, Olivia, and Hannah discuss how TERF ideology has riddled British feminism, what cisgender feminists must do counteract it, and how representation / our treatment of transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people in the media needs to change.
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No longer is it enough for people on the internet to tell us what to buy, they've decided they have to tell us what not to buy, too. Like a consumerist superhero; influencers are trending for telling us the dyson air wrap is a waste of money, or that viral skirt you really want is actually uncomfortable. But are these internet personalities doing important work in turning us off these products, or are they just wise to the fact over-consumption is no longer trendy?
This week Eden and Ione are discussing how we got to this moment, as well as examining the recent history of how our spending habits have been changed and influenced by those around us.
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We've been cursed with a new 'core'l and this one may be the bleakest of them all. Celebrities are no longer wearing necklaces on the runway, minimalism is back, and a new trend dubbed 'recession core' is the latest fixation of TikTok trend forecasters. But does fashion really change in times of economic uncertainty? Rich people certainly aren't getting any poorer, so is this new conscious aesthetic just another attempt to glean relatability from the masses? Or do socio-economic theories such as the lipstick theory and the hemline index really ring true? Ione and Eden delve into the politics of fashion and frugality in this weeks episode.
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Have you heard of lucky girl syndrome? The craze sweeping social media is bringing back manifestation and positive thinking for a new generation. With lucky girls taking over TikTok, we're asking if demanding what you want from the universe is uplifting or reductive? Can you really get what you want by just believing you deserve it? Or is it just a grossly naive flex that just shows us how little work has been done in terms of understanding privilege in our society? This Episode, Ione and Eden discuss how Millennials and Gen Z's adoption of pseudo spiritualism may be more damaging than it first appears.
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Britney Spears is once again the focus point of internet gossip. The conspiracy theories grow more outlandish by the minute; from the pop star having a body double, to her husband placing her in a new conservatorship and pushing the star in front of a green screen to create Instagram content. But unlike in the early 00s, we now all have the ability to comment, dissect, and tear apart celebrities behaviour. No longer is the worst person online Perez Hilton, because millions of us on TikTok are elongating his legacy; using celebrities pain to generate engagement and boost our own profiles. Are we sleepwalking into another nightmare, in which marginalised celebrities are treated with no regard for their wellbeing? Ione and Eden discuss.
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It's a tale as old as time: a woman experiences a breakup, and in the midst of her heartbreak, takes to the internet to tell us every sordid detail of the ways in which her ex did her wrong. Whether on TikTok, published in personal essays on prestigious platforms, or showcased on Instagram stories - the girlies can't get enough of exposing the men that have ruined their lives. But have we bored of hearing these stories? And even worse, do they paint women as perpetual victims unable to exercise autonomy in their own relationships? Ione and Eden discuss!
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We're back! Did you miss us? This week Ione and Eden are discussing the trend that's dominated our Instagram feeds: In and Out lists. Written by everyone who's anyone; from Jemima Kirke and Hari Nef, to pretty much every influencer you've ever followed; the internet has become enamoured with notes app lists predicting what we will and won't enjoy in 2023. But do we really care what these people think? Or are they just away for us to flex our impeccable taste to our followers?
We're discussing how the trend feeds in to our obsessions with 'cores' and what those who love or hate the new (micro)trend cycle both get wrong about what it means for our cultural landscape.
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For our last episode of the year, Halima Jibril is BACK to go over our favourite podcast topics from 2022. We're looking at indie sleaze, toxic femininity, it girls (in particular, our patron saint Julia Fox), goblin mode and more! With hindsight, Ione and Halima take a trip down memory lane to look at the good, bad and ugly moments that came to define 2022
Thanks so much to everyone who has tuned in for The Polyester Podcast each Monday, we couldn't do it without you and we can't wait to continue our cultural critique into 2023!
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If you've been on Instagram this week, you've probably come across the Lensa App. We've all been turning ourselves into fairies, manga characters, and painters muses using AI technology. But is creating these selfies ethical? Are they going to put artists out of a job? Are they just harmless fun? Or an example of our rampant narcissism?
This week, Ione and Eden are digging into the rise of AI on social media; from whether these apps are stealing art from small creators, to horror in the AI realm, chatbots that could change our lives and wether a few fantastical selfies are worth the hidden cost to the creative industries.
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This week, Ione and Eden are trying to get to the bottom of the Balenciaga story; separating the fact from fiction, as well as examining how the controversy grew so large in the media and on social media. As the conspiracy theories around the fashion brand continue to spread like wildfire, we're digging into the importance of media literacy and how far right propaganda runs rampant on the internet.
With users searching for the most sinister explanation possible when it comes to any number of subjects online, we're unknowingly allowing the far right to pull so many people into its orbit — But how do we stop and break these patterns of behaviour?
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Another week goes by and another director is slamming Marvel for killing the movie business as they know it. No matter where you stand on Quentin Tarantino, one thing is for sure; celebrity is changing. As 2022 draws to a close, Ione and Eden are reflecting on the year in celebrity, and movie stars in particular. We're discussing whether the rise of streaming will result in the return of the old studio system, with actors being contracted by production companies to star in multiple films for the same streamer. As well as whether the industry is really getting more inclusive, if we need to return to the cinema, and whether a monopoly on film, tv, and even publishing companies is killing creativity as we know it.
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Do you spend hours fixated on five minute craft videos? Are you obsessed with the woman that pours liquid into cake, or the one that goes live on TikTok every night to create resin cups? We'll we've got some news — you're probably consuming fetish content. As the internet becomes more and more censored, creators are becoming increasingly niche in their approach to racking up engagement. But is this content an example of violated consent, or do we all need to lighten up? This week Ione and Eden are discussing the world of fetish mining, and how this content is changing the way we consume online.
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The TikTok girlies are creating makeup looks that make you look as though you're crying. Julia Fox is walking down the red carpet with grey hair, and declaring both ugly and ageing as 'in'. Trend forecasters are declaring that we're over the clean girl look, and that the next beauty trend is all about highlighting your 'imperfections' rather than concealing them. This week, Ione and Eden are discussing whether these trends are actually shifting beauty standards, who we allow to be 'ugly', whether it's ever impossible to block out the male gaze, and how we stop aspiring to beauty.
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Anti intellectualism is having a moment. Express an opinion online and they'll be at least five people in your mentions telling you that you're wrong. Maybe you spend your morning drinking coffee with your partner, causing uproar from those who have to be at work in the early hours. Perhaps you hate Marvel films, or dare to prefer one type of bread over another. But is our inability to contextualise the posts we see a form of anti-intellectualism? Are the binaries of 'high' and 'low' culture changing? And should we just let people enjoy things? This week Ione and Eden are discussing whether this constant dumbing down of discourse, art, and everything in between is more insidious than it may seem.
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All of a sudden, everybody is very skinny again. From Kim and Khloe Kardashian to the hundreds of models that just walked fashion week in each various city. Body positivity is no longer popular, Taylor Swift is calling herself fat in music videos, and it feels as though we're back in the same media hell scape that engulfed our pre-teen lives at the turn of y2k. This week, Ione and Eden are discussing why its been so easy for celebrity culture to disregard larger bodies, and what impact treating body types as trends has on us long term.
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Whether its the Try Guys cheating scandal, Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wildes latest drama, John Mulaney's infidelity or any number of other male celebs who have been caught behaving badly; we're living through the fall of the wife guy. This week, Ione and Eden are discussing the rise and fall of the softest boys of them all. Once a beacon of non-toxic masculinity, with us all being backwardly charmed by a mans ability to love his wife; we're now slowly realising that it was probably an a desperate bid to garner likability all along.
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Open TikTok and your for you page is likely filled with a slew of content capitalising on the lives of strangers without their consent. From random acts of kindness, to asking what someone walking past is listening to or simply starting to record when watching someone behave strangely in public; we're constantly seeking new spectacle to record on our phones in the hope of going viral. On this week's episode, Ione and Eden are discussing the moral ambiguity of building an online following using the unsuspecting public.
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From 'They Don't Build Statues of Critics' t-shirts that echo Britney's 'Dump Him' moment to Twilight baguette bags to controversial 'Father, Son and Holy Spirit' bikinis. We're obsessed with in-jokes, memes and internet nostalgia and their influence on fashion is more prevalent than ever.
But why are we suckers for a reference? And why are fashion brands like Praying and Heaven by Marc Jacobs gravitating towards an aesthetic that mimics the early days of the internet? This week Ione and Eden are discussing digital retrofuturism in fashion and the life cycle of fashion brands that rely on a pop culture reference or a meme to remain relevant and the early days of the internet aesthetic making a comeback.
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From TikTok stars being called out for complaining about their working hours, to those with millions of followers bragging about helping the homeless in the same breath in which they tell us they're spending $90 a day on coffee; are we living through the death of the influencer?
As each online personality merges into a homogenous face of capitalism, we're sick of those with more power than us telling us how to spend our money and what to like. But what comes next? This week Ione and Eden are tracing the rise and fall of influencers, as well as discussing what type of content creators are ushering in the next era of social media power.
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why are rich people so obsessed with using working class people as entertainment? How does social media fuel our voyeuristic gaze on those experiencing poverty? And why are the upper classes still fetishising the poor?
From competition prizes that pay off your energy bills to influencers that build their entire brands on 'thrifty' tips to survive the cost of living crisis; we're living in a dystopian nightmare. Instead of real, tangible advice that would ease the increase of price in essentially everything needed to survive, the media has decided to turn our current crisis into poverty porn. This week on the podcast, we're discussing why and how the medias attempts to 'help' or 'spotlight' working class people so often fall short.
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Representation discourse is back baby! From Ariel and Lizzo's Emmy win, to the queen being a woman, and our third evil prime minister; we're all obsessed with diversity yet again!
For a brief moment in time, it felt like we'd left representation politics in the past. They'd we'd all come to a consensus that diversity discourse was pointless, serving as a shiny veneer to allow un-inclusive institutions to cover their backs and seem as though they were pushing for societal change. Now they're back, and Halima, Ione and Eden are asking why we're so content on accepting the bare minimum.
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If you're anything like us, the drama surrounding Don't Worry Darling has been consuming your every waking thought. Harry Styles spat on Chris Pine! Olivia Wilde lied! Florence Pugh turned up and drank aperol spritz defiantly! But with two weeks until any of us see the actual film, we're breaking down what the drama means for the larger cultural moment we're living in. From post me-too sentiment and the rehabilitation of rotten men, to two women semi-fighting publicly and the cast hooking up on set; we're discussing both the drama itself and how the internet has interpreted, meme'd, and dissected the story — making it impossible to separate reality from fiction.
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Toxic masculinity is running rife on the internet, with both incels and alpha males dominating online culture. But how did we get here? Following on from part one, this week we're concluding our deep dive into masculinity. Interrogating how the internet birthed a new masculinity, one that breeds hatred and division, Ione and Eden are discussing how unregulated media platforms allowed toxic masculinity to thrive.
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Picture a bro in your head, what does he look like? This week, while Halima has two weeks off, Ione is Joined by Polyester social editor Eden Young to kick off our toxic masculinity deep dive. After watching Woodstock 99, we decided to put bro culture under a critical lens; from nu-metal bands to films like American pie and how bros changed the landscape of masculinity forever.
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It's time to BeReal! As the social media app grows bigger and bigger, Ione and Halima have downloaded BeReal to try it out for themselves. The platform promises us the opportunity to see our friends as they really are - but do we really want to? How many selfies of ourselves sitting on the sofa can we really take? As we all strive for a more authentic online experience, the pair are discussing if posting genuinely is all it's cracked up to be; or if we all deserve to live in our inauthentic fantasies in the URL world.
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To celebrate our latest Dollhouse cover girl, Bodies Bodies Bodies star Rachel Sennott (read here!), we're discussing gen z representation in film and tv. Many of this summer's big cinematic releases are geared towards gen z, from A24's aforementioned slasher to Hulu/Disney + Satire, Not Okay. With the Los Angeles times declaring these releases a 'major test' as to whether Hollywood can accurately represent the generation, we're weighing in. Are these films accurate, and entertaining? Or are millennial and Gen X directors misrepresenting young people? Tune in to hear our thoughts.
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What do Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant have in common? They're all girlies! This week Ione and Halima are exploring gender in the world of technology and artificial intelligence. Is the fact all of our 'virtual assistants' women sexist? Does it reinforce backdated gender roles? Or are we other thinking it? Ione and Halima break it down, looking at the research and history of female voices in the virtual world.
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Everyone, including The Kardashians, are very very upset with Instagram. After the head of the app was forced to make a statement following an onslaught of complaints by high profile users towards Instagram's insistence to become TikTok - we're once again taking a deep dive into all of the current social media drama. Why are people protesting outside Meta's HQ? Do celebrities have a right to complain about the algorithm? And did you know high follower users get special treatment when it comes to community guidelines? Ione and Halima are here to break it all down while contemplating how to move forward when using an app that clearly holds contempt for its users.
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This week, Ione and Halima are discussing the ick. Defined as; Something someone does that is an instant turn-off for you, making you instantly hate the idea of being with them romantically. We've all been there. But is the ick a natural response, and something we should talk about openly with each other. or does it signal a toxic strand of #DumpHim feminism that views people as disposable, replaceable commodities?
We'll be deep-diving into all of the above and much more, including some of your reasons for getting the ick.
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Sugar, spice and everything nice; thats what coquette girls are made of. But is the trending aesthetic as innocent as it seems? While self proclaimed coquettes love frills, heart shapes, Lana del Rey, all things french AND all things Americana — and want everyone on TikTok to know their aesthetic is totally unique — the saccharine style reminds us of one thing, Lolitas.
But has this new wave of ultra-feminine girlies managed to shrug off the damaging stereotypes associated with Lolita style? Or do coquettes also fetishise youth, whiteness and skinniness, creating yet another unattainable standard for women? Ione and Halima discuss!
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The girlies on TikTok are using their vagina fluid as perfume, practising their 'O' faces under the assumption it helps attract a lover, and practising pseudo spirituality as a means of empowering their 'dark femme energy'. But are these practises feminist, or simply pick up artist techniques for the girls? And do these behaviours enable women to take a greater portion of control in relationships, or is it all an illusion? Ione and Halima are discussing all this and much more this week.
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Cultural critic Rayne Fisher-Quann tweeted "Ottessa Moshfegh is on the verge of getting woman’d I can feel it (woman’d is what I call it when everyone stops liking a woman at the same time" at the end of June and opened up the debate for whether female celebrities always deserve to be "cancelled". This week's episode debates whether it is always a case of misogynistic hatred, which women have suffered from being woman'd and how the internet is becoming a more and more toxic place for women to exist.
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All across our social feeds, girlies online are embracing religion and creating memes out of catholicism. Whether you've bought the Praying 'father, son, and Holy Spirit' bikini, or still can't stop thinking about Julia Fox praying in her cut editorial - christianity is back baby! But is this appropriation of religious iconography a harmless foray into aesthetics, a subversion of their power, or simply in bad taste? We're discussing the origins of the trend, its current incarnation, and if we should be aestheticising a religion that still harms so many people.
Please note, this episode was recorded prior to the overturning of Roe vs Wade on the 24th of June 2022, we'll be discussing this news in upcoming episodes.
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Love Island is back! And as the reality series returns, so does the age old discourse; should reality tv be inclusive? Or is inclusivity on these shows a poisoned chalice that sets the 'diverse' contestants up for failure? This week Ione and Halima are discussing whether its best to let reality tv be trashy, guilty pleasures that do not reflect the wider world; or if there's a better way forward, in which inclusivity is not retroactively fitted and those of us who love the genre aren't left with a bad taste in our mouths.
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In this live Sleepover Club special, Halima and contributing culture editor Misha MN sit down with director Ninja Thyberg to discuss her debut feature film, Pleasure. A raw and groundbreaking exploration of the adult film industry, we chat with Ninja about her decision to use actors from the adult industry, maintaining safety on set, challenging conceptions about porn, how she went from anti-porn activist to advocate, and much more.
We've also teamed up with MUBI to offer 30 free days of MUBI to all podcast listeners, meaning you can check out the film and join in our digital watch party this Monday, 20th, over on our instagram @polyesterzine. Click here to watch the film! Pleasure is now showing on MUBI in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Turkey and Latin America
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Musicians are being held captive! Forced to step onto the content treadmill and churn out TikTok's that they supposedly don't want to make, this week Halima and Ione are discussing whether the social media platform is helpful or harmful to those in the industry.
We'll be dissecting the impact of those videos; the ones in which musicians lament the fact their labels are forcing them to partake in TikTok trends. As well as debating autonomy, whether forcing artist's into content creation is stifling their creativity, or if they're just being snobs towards a platform that isn't necessarily made for them.
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DeuxMoi has been unmasked, with the famed gossip account being run by two socialite-adjacent white New York women. In honour of her no longer anonymity, we're discussing the legacy of modern gossip accounts. Do celebrities set themselves up for this type of attention, or do gossip accounts encourage a gross surveillance state? And once these accounts aren't anonymous anymore, can they ever retain their integrity? Especially when they start monetising their content? Ione and Halima argue it out on the podcast this week!
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As the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard civil trial comes to an end, Ione and Halima are discussing the case. From why the internet is so anti-Amber, what the discourse surrounding it says about how we treat white men, and whether #MeToo is well and truly finished.
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This week Ione is in the hot seat, as she sits down for an interview with our one and only Halima to dish all the deets about her debut non-fiction book, Poor Little Sick Girls! Exploring how Wellness is oppressive, self-love is a trap, hustling is a health risk and it's all the patriarchy's fault, Halima and Ione delve into the process of writing the book that has been dubbed 'the anti girlboss bible'. The pair also discuss how we can pull feminism from the rubble of commodification, oversharing, representation of illness, and much more
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We're told being confident is the answer to all of life's problems. That to be a good feminist, or friend, or to excel at your job and learn to love yourself, you must be confident. But when did empowerment become dependent on our ability to be believe in ourselves? And is the cult of confidence merely a distraction that keeps us from tackling real systemic oppression?
This week Ione and Halima are discussing how the pressure to be confidence is actually holding us back, and how we can find a balance between individualism masked as self improvement and believing in ourselves for the greater good.
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For the last five years, we've all collectively been lamenting the downfall of instagram. First, they took our chronological feed. Then, they pivoted to Reels. But as we all become increasingly exhausted with the platform, why can't we let go? And with the reaction to Elon Musk buying Twitter being so intense, do social media platforms owe anything to their users?
This week we're discussing how Instagram has become culturally void, whether TikTok is the future, and whether insta's downfall is an inevitable part of the cycle of social media or our reluctance to let it go signals a greater shift in our culture.
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Lived experience is a debate that comes up time and time again in our cultural landscape - should only gay people play gay roles on-screen? Should white people be able to tell people of colours stories? And should non-disabled people be allowed to portray those with disability? This week Ione and Halima are discussing this article, and all of the discourse surrounding our lived experiences.
We're talking about whether the lived experience argument is based in fact, or is merely a myth conjured by those more privileged who feel oppressed by the limits of storytelling. And why instead of focusing on this age-old debate, we should draw our focus towards ways of actually letting our voices be heard.
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Why does every famous person have even more famous parents? This week we're delving into why nepo babies still have such a stronghold on our culture. Is talent genetic or are we just overly obsessed with celebrity culture? And by keeping it in the family, who is excluded from doing well in these industries?
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Independence is sold to us as a necessity, as YouTubers and TikTok stars emphasise the need for being an individualist and having your own space. But can promoting isolation ever be dangerous? Are we allowed to say we feel lonely when alone? Hosts Ione Gamble and Halima Jibril explore loneliness as a self preservation tool in order to avoid vulnerability, the online aspiration to thrive on your own and how any of us can afford being alone in the first place.
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Forget middle aged, white cis male comedians telling us they've been cancelled. While they all hopefully disappear into irrelevance, how we approach humour as a generation is coincidentally changing. From our obsession with policing each other in comments sections, and unexplainable TikTok's making us laugh until we cry, to stand up comedians getting all their material from twitter and influencers treating the internet like their own personal group chat. Something weird is going on with our sense of humour, and this week Ione and Halima are getting to the bottom of it.
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Being a hater is the one thing none of us are happy to admit to. But with a wave of new TikTok trends normalising our tendencies to be nasty little cows, Ione and Halima are asking the question, is being a hater such a bad thing? We're breaking down everything from why hate can actually be a productive force, and why we shouldn't be ashamed to be haters, to discussing why we all feel we have to present our hate as an intellectual hate rather than an emotional one.
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This week we're joined by Polyester socials editor and regular podcast guest Eden Young to dissect the mood of the moment, Goblin mode. Call it going feral, call it whatever you want, but we're all obsessed with exposing the very worst part of ourselves online. Ione and Eden dissect statements from Goblin Mode viral article author Kari Paul, and illustrator Esme Blegvad, to get to the bottom of why at this moment we're all obsessed with embracing our inner goblin.
But are all goblin modes made equal? Or is this just another bid for influencers and privileged women to perform relatability online? And who does goblin mode leave behind? And is the trend even hear to stay? We discuss all this and much more.
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2019 may have been the year of the scam, but its in 2022 in which we're seeing all of these infamous stories played out on our tv screens. From Anna Delvey's plight to open a members club and Elizabeth Holmes becoming the first female billionaire, to the rise and demise of WeWork being depicted by Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto - we can't get enough of a good con story. But what does our infatuation with these stories say about us?
Ione and Halima are discussing what makes us root for these scammers, and what leads us to despise them. As well as dissecting why some scam artists (ehem - Anna Delvey) find themselves more loved in the public domain than others (we're looking at you Elizabeth Holmes). Does the rise in these stories being girlbossified by streaming services represent a darker shift in our current culture? Or do we just love to see an underdog win? Tune in to find out!
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For our first Obsessions episode of the year, we're joined by fashion historian extraordinaire Mina Le! Mina creates immersive fashion, costume and film history content and analyses them through the video format. As the girls on twitter say... Mina Le just gets it!
Mina is talking to us about her love of old Hollywood movies. From Casablanca (1942), Bringing Up Baby (1938) and Paddington 2 (you have to listen to find out more about that!), she tells us about how old Hollywood movies have impacted her style and why she loves the silliness of screwball comedies.
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The it girl is a tradition as old as time itself; impossible cool and beautiful in equal measures, they set not only the tone for culture and beauty standards, put fill our brains with aspirations of how we should be living our lives. But why, in 2022, are we still obsessed with it girls?
With the archetypal it girl being white, cisgender, skinny and obscenely rich, surely it's time we stop putting these women on pedestals? Or are our it girls shifting, away from old markers of success and towards an inclusive future? Ione and Halima are discussing whether in the age of social media, we all become our own it girls, as well as dissecting the 'that girl' TikTok trend and debating if being an it girl is ever a good thing.
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In this special bonus instalment of the podcast, we're joined by the one and only Chloe Cherry, aka Faye from Euphoria! Chloe sits down with Ione and Gina to discuss her role on the most talked about tv show of the year, improvising her character's most iconic lines, and how she dealt with becoming a fan favourite.
We're also discussing how fashion influences Chloe's work on and off screen, how she dealt with the discourse surrounding her appearance, and what roles she'd most like to play next. But that's not all! Check out our full photo editorial with Chloe here.
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It's been practically impossible to move for the last two weeks without being told about 'the vibe shift'. We've all heard its coming, but what does it even mean? This week on The Sleepover Club Ione and Halima are discussing the viral essay by Allison P. Davis titled ‘A Vibe Shift Is Coming. Will any of us survive it?’ for The Cut.
The changing course of culture is inevitable, but with so much of our lives being played out online, can huge cultural swathes really effect the majority of us? How does a vibe change when so many of us exist in tiny online micro-communities?
Historically, we've swayed between ultra-political and entirely apathetic, with the overwhelming mood being that our current vibe shift will see an end to political-everything and the embracing of irony and having fun. But can't we do both? Can't we be happy, socially aware, and enjoy our lives while fighting for the things we believe in? What can the vibe shift tell us about feminism? Is the vibe shift a patriarchal tool? Only time will tell.
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The internet has decided: the bimbo is back. But what does a return to bimboism mean for feminism? Is it just a regression into outdated stereotypes, or a reclamation of a set of aesthetic codes that have previously harmed us? And most importantly, is it really radical to be a bimbo?
Halima and Ione are dissecting it all; from the problematic Pam and Tommy miniseries, to leftist women embracing being a bimbo with their whole heart and whether this resurgence in popularity is just another symptom of our early 00's nostalgia. One things for certain; the bimbo revolution must be intersectional!
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From Kimye's divorce, to the new Hulu show, North's TikTok and Kourtney's emo phase, whether you love to hate them or can't help but being obsessed with them, not a week goes by where we don't hear from the Kardashian family. This week on the podcast we're joined by MJ Corey, founder of Kardashian Kolloquium, to break down why they continue to dominate celebrity culture, how she avoids unhealthy parasocial relationships with the family, and what draws her to applying academia to the very thing post people consider unintellectual.
With her work focused on studying the family through a theoretical lens via social media, MJ exists at the intersection of many things we look down on in culture: femininity, reality tv, and social media. Halima, Ione, and MJ break down why elitism is holding us back when it comes to social discourse, and why we should take online creators more seriously.
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Today, we are seeing more and more discourse about the rise of the trad (traditional) wife, with the gorls on Tiktok and Instagram romanticising having a family, being a wife, sundresses and staying at home. Very Lana del Rey 2012 vibes. In 1963, Betty Friedan wrote about the “problem with no name.” Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique detailed the widespread unhappiness of the idealised happy-suburban-housewife in the 1950s and early 1960s. So why have we returned to pining for these outdated notions of femininity?
This week Halima and her special guest, Polyester socials editor Eden Young, discuss why so many women crave a lifestyle second-wave feminists fought so adamantly against, and why feminism is not the reason we have to work to live - capitalism is.
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It's part two of the 'toxic' women deep dive! This week we're discussing the backlash against the 'evil' women genre and how the TikTok girlies are catapulting our obsession with these characters into a new era. From being in your 'fleabag era' and basing your whole life on the protagonist of My Year Of Rest And Relaxation, to femcels and the emerging trend of 'dissociative feminism'. We're exploring why so many people view these characters as apathetic but aspirational, and what it all says about our current cultural moment.
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'Evil' women are everywhere, from on our screens, to between the pages of the books we read, and across our feeds in the form of memes. The discourse as to whether these characters are idol worthy, or in fact just rationalising our worst behaviours, is a conversation that has the internet torn. So we're getting into it!
In this first instalment of our toxic women two-parter, we're exploring the reasons we love these depictions of femininity. From why these characters feel more real than those across other genres, how we confuse 'messy' with 'evil', and how, even today, only a certain type of woman is afforded messiness.
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Haven't you heard? Indie Sleaze is back! Dig out the coloured tights, find your old American Apparel hoodies and dust off your old copies of NME. This week we're joined by Polyester socials editor Eden Young, as her and Ione describe what Indie Sleaze was really like to someone who was never there: Halima, aka our resident Gen Z.
What is the difference between Twee, Indie Sleaze, Nu Rave, and the 2014 Tumblr Girl? And why is TikTok lumping them all together when discussing the current cultural resurgence? With guest statements from none other than the Indie Sleaze instagram account itself, Ione and Eden remember what made the era great; and try to convince Halima to embrace its newest incarnation.
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Twitter is obsessed with normalising things. From the benign, such as normalising going to the cinema alone, to the vaguely political such as normalise body hair, right up to the extremes of social justice; if there's an issue, we want to normalise it. But does condensing our problems into this meme-esque format really do anything to push things forward? Or when we plea to the internet for a normalisation, are we really just trying to signal how tuned we are to the issues that matter?
This week Ione and Halima how the trend of normalising things is really just feeding into our obsession with individualism and actually breaking down any hopes we have of collective liberation.
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For our last episode of the year, we're joined by the genius Amelia Dimoldenberg to talk us through her love of the England football team. From how the 2021 Euros set her obsession alight, to how her love for the game has transcended from just thirsting after fit boys; Amelia is talking us through why the current football team cast a shining beacon of hope in extremely bleak times.
Amelia is our Christmas digital cover star for 2021! To read the full profile with her and gaze your eyes on the gorgeously camp editorial, click here. Thank you to everyone that has listened this year <3! Can't wait to be back with you all in January
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Over the past few weeks, the internet has been overrun with yassified edits of our faves. Perhaps you've seen Toni Collette with smoothed out skin, Fiona from Shrek sporting a gorgeous smokey eye, or the 'oi mista, you me dad?' doll looking like she's about to head out for a night at Vodka Revs. But while we all become obsessed with yassifying our faves, Ione and Halima are going deep on what the meme really means, and how beauty standards have changed throughout the course of the internet.
Most of us feel like beauty standards are being broken down, if not obliterated altogether. But from Instagram face, to FaceTune Pro, we're still trapped searching for the best version of ourselves and buying into whichever editing app can get us there the quickest. Is the Yassification meme the only thing that can save us from airbrushed hell?
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Are you scared of vulnerability? Of truly exposing yourself and being seen by others? Or do you see it as a positive thing? A state of being that allows us to have meaningful human experiences?
We're unpacking whether vulnerability is really all it's cracked up to be or if vulnerability causes more harm than good, especially for marginalised people.
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We've all spent hours procrastinating taking personality tests; from Myer Briggs, to 'which Succession character are you'. We squirrel away hours on astrology apps determining the compatibility of our relationships based on rising, moon, and sun signs, and repost meme accounts that attach different Powerpuff Girls to certain personality traits. But how much should we really trust these quizzes? Are they a harmless bit of fun, or is our obsession with categorising ourselves and others harming us in the long run? Ione and Olivia discuss.
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Tired of the remake of the remake? The love of nostalgia is everywhere right now, from fashion and music to films and tv. We're taking a deep-dive into why exactly we love to look back on the past, in a special episode co-hosted by our deputy editor Gina Tonic.
Is capitalism to blame? Is it easier to dwell on what's already happened instead of looking to the future? Where is the line between making stories diverse for the better versus checking a box without enacting any real change? Come on the journey with us as we try and work out how exactly nostalgia culture got so big.
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The second part of our limited run podcast series The Skin You're In is here! Recorded live in London, Ione is joined by journalist Kieran Yates and writer/researcher Maggie Matić.
They'll be discussing everything from reassessing capitalism, if Covid has changed how we approach social-politics, the importance of rest, finding joy online, how feminism has been warped since the advent of fourth wave, and much more.
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Remember when the internet was a fun place to be? Though it may feel like centuries since our online existence felt more liberating than oppressive, this week on the podcast we're reminiscing the good times we had on Tumblr with Lex Croucher!
The author will be telling us how lockdown sent them down a rabbit hole of revisiting the long-abandoned social media platform, and how being back on Tumblr helped them remember everything they loved about it. From pioneering the humour we see across the online world today and building communities, to the adult content ban that saw us all flee the site for instagram and why we're still pining for something to come along and replace the Tumblr shaped hole in our lives.
Every so often we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
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Recorded live in Sheffield, My Skin, My Creativity is the first of a limited two episode run our podcast series exploring modern identity.
Our deputy editor Gina Tonic sat down with photographer Melanie Lehmann and activist Ben Pechey to discuss representation, creativity in the North, social media politics and how to harbour community following lockdown.
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Despite living in the girlboss era, in which every choice we make is supposedly empowered, we all still feel so much shame. From class and body image to hangxiety and post-shopping spree shame; we're dissecting all the things that make us feel like awful human beings. Can shame cycles every be broken across generational divides? Is shame something we can ever be rid of it? We're breaking down what shame actually means, how it links to guilt, what the difference between the two is, and how shame is ultimately led by the patriarchy and capitalism!
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HIYA! We're back from our summer break! We've missed you! This episode we're discussing queerbaiting. Why are we all obsessed with it? Where did the term even come from? And is it fair to assume that anyone who isn't openly out is performing queerness as opposed to living it?
We're unpacking why queerbaiting is the discourse that just wont go away, and whether criticising people in the public eye who perform queerness is really a valuable use of our time. From capitalism and controversy to gatekeeping and why queer people are either fetishised or sanitised — we're discussing whether calling out queerbaiting is activism, or just the unnecessary policing of other people's behaviour.
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Missed us during our summer break? Surprise! We have an extra special The Skin You're In episode with Megane Mercury - the winner of our Queer Creative Fund.
Hosts Ione Gamble and Gina Tonic speak with Megane about the importance of queer community, how said community differs outside of the concept of 'global pride' and how the internet has changed how we reach out to others. From how to find your people, to existing outside of the mainstream and creating your own opportunities; we cover it all.
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For our last episode before the summer break, we sit down with one of our FAVOURITE artists, Shona McAndrew. Shona is sharing her love for TikTok; from dueting, to the political content on the app, the obscure trends it leads us too and why TikTok is arguably a more productive place than any other social media platform. But for all the joy the app brings; TikTok isn't without it problems — from censorship, to fatphobia and more. Ione, Gina, and Shona discuss how to navigate social media as an artist looking to find connection.
Every so often we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
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This week's episode takes the rules of girl code to another level, as we hear from a listener who's mum bedded her ex on a night out with the daughter in question. But do you think we should stay away from the bygone partners of those we love? Or is having a sense of humour about it all the most important thing? Ione and Gina dissect whether your friends enemies should become yours too, how far loyalty should spread, and at which points friendships are pushed beyond breaking point.
How would you feel if your mum bedded your ex? We want to hear from YOU! Confessions is all about our community and we couldn't do it without your input. Send us your secrets, or thoughts on previous episodes, to ione@polyesterzine.com, leave a review with your gossip, or drop us a DM on Instagram. No scandal is too big or small, we'll dissect it all!
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Are your boundaries really serving you? We're urged to put up walls when it comes to friends and loved ones, but on this week's podcast Ione and Olivia are discussing whether online rhetoric surrounding boundaries is actually helping us live our best lives. If they really worked, then surely we wouldn't all be burnt out, collapsing under the weight of capitalism. We're making the case for reassessing where your boundaries are placed, as well as allowing yourself laziness while leaving behind the hyper-pressure to constantly be over-achieving.
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It's our first voice note submission! This week we hear from a listener who found herself in a VERY awkward situation when meeting her new man's best friends. After discarding her dirty knickers on the way to the pub, anonymous woke up the next morning realising she had no idea where she left them. Was it in the pub? At the house of one of the guys friends? or at work? You'll have to listen to find out!
Ione and Gina discuss whether disclosing embarrassing experiences early on in a relationship is the best thing to do, or whether it's more beneficial to keep the grossest parts of yourself under lock and key.
oneWhat would you do in this situation? Would you tell the truth, or take the secret of the missing pants to your grave? We want to hear from YOU! Confessions is all about our community and we couldn't do it without your input. Send us your secrets, or thoughts on previous episodes, to ione@polyesterzine.com, leave a review with your gossip, or drop us a DM on Instagram. No scandal is too big or small, we'll dissect it all!
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Are you dreading the day you find your first grey hair? Or maybe you've already spent hours in front of the bathroom mirror, pulling single silver strands from your head? This week, we're joined by illustrator Grace Miceli. The long-time contributor to Polyester and author of How to Deal is telling us all about how she shifted her attitude towards growing older.
With the past twelve months meaning all of our beauty regimes have shifted, Grace decided it was time to stop living in denial about the fact her hair was silvering; and began to embrace all the great things entering your 30's throws at you. From reassessing her place in the art world, to feeling more comfortable in herself as a whole, Ione, Olivia and Grace discuss why growing up is no bad thing.
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We've received an anonymous piece of celebrity gossip! But which A list couple has been separated for years, only remaining an item on the public eye due to their brand? Inspired by this week's submissions, Ione and Gina are discussing whether in the era of personal brands and monetising your existence, if faking a relationship for clout is ever ok. We're also chatting about how much we believe celebrity gossip; and whether indulging in the spreading of rumours is all just harmless fun, or if it can have damaging real life consequences.
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This week on The Sleepover Club, we sat down with Daniel Howell to discuss how the internet has changed, for better and for worse, throughout his career. The author, presenter, and YouTuber tells us how he developed boundaries when it comes to sharing online, why his inner cynic always wins out in the end, and how growing up in online spaces effected his sense of self. We'll also be chatting about Daniel's progression from Youtube to publishing, and why he's putting mental health at the front of centre of his work.
Are we getting better or worse at holding people accountable online? And do we tend to be too harsh on people that over-share on the internet? Ione, Olivia, and Daniel will be discussing all this and much more.
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This week's Confessions episode is all about Trust. First up, we're hearing from a listener who fears she'll never be able to trust men again. And who can blame her! Most of the time, cis-het men are nothing but a disappointment. However, Ione and Gina make the case for taking things on a case-by-case basis, and allowing the men you want in your life to prove themselves to you. Secondly, we hear from a community member who's found themselves in a long distance relationship and can't handle the jealousy. But can long distance ever really, truly work? We discuss all this and much more.
Do you trust with your whole heart, or constantly wait for someone to slip up? We want to hear from YOU! Confessions is all about our community and we couldn't do it without your input. Send us your secrets, or thoughts on previous episodes, to ione@polyesterzine.com, leave a review with your gossip, or drop us a DM on Instagram. No scandal is too big or small, we'll dissect it all!
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Do you believe in ghosts? This week on the podcast we're joined by the amazing Emma Dabiri. The Sunday Times Bestselling author, academic, and broadcaster is telling us about her lifelong obsession with folklore and ghost stories. Growing up in Ireland, with folklore an integral part of her surroundings, we chat about how folklore and ghost stories have informed her work and life up until this point. From her favourite films growing up, to the must-watch titles Emma recommends to us now, we're discussing the different paths to folklore: from Disney, to more traditional forms of ghost stories, religion, and why we can view these tales through a sociological lens.
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If internet discourse is to be believed, any difficult friendship should be cut off swiftly and efficiently. But in our conflict averse world, is this harsh method of ending our relationships really the best way forward? This week on Confessions, Ione and Gina are offering help to one listener who doesn't know how to deal with a hurtful friendship without straying into the world of dodgy Instagram pop-psychology. We're also spilling another dirty little secret, this time from a member of our community who spoilt their best mate's beer with a liquid far less tasty.
How do you deal with toxic friends? We want to hear from YOU! Confessions is all about our community and we couldn't do it without your input. Send us your secrets, or thoughts on previous episodes, to ione@polyesterzine.com, leave a review with your gossip, or drop us a DM on Instagram. No scandal is too big or small, we'll dissect it all!
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For this episode, we're joined by the wonderful Jessamyn Stanley and Ashe Phoenix. Partners in both work and love, Jessamyn is an author and yoga instructor; with Ashe producing their joint podcast Dear Jessamyn and the pair working together on We Go High North Carolina. But working together and loving each other isn't always easy, and the couple are talking us through how they navigate their relationship as it shifts from the personal to the professional multiple times a day.
With the entire world obsessed with finding balance, we discuss if the term has become a millennial replacement for 'having it all', and what true balance really means. We're also chatting about the performance of love, the flaws in striving for perfection, and how all good relationships take work. The couple will also be discussing polyamory; and how the most important relationship should always be the one you have with yourself.
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This week on Confessions, we discuss a scandalous secret from one of our listeners who every day has been running their housemates toothbrush round the toilet bowl. But which type of revenge is most effective? Ione and Gina discuss how vindicating revenge can feel if it's enacted in secret, and whether getting your own back is ever really as sweet as we're told it should be. Speaking of nightmare housemates; we're also offering one community member advice on how to move forward when the person you live with causes you delay paranoia surrounding safety and the pandemic.
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This week we're joined by the absolutely ICONIC Val Garland. The legendary makeup artist and judge of Glow Up is chatting to us about her many obsessions and what they mean to her. From vintage dolls, to car boot sales, Royal Worcester china and her penchant for a good jug. We discuss how to avoid cursed dolls and their negative energy when antique shopping, Val's brief stint as a car boot vendor, her top tips for the car boot, and why she keeps her work space and her home completely separate. Val also tells us how her love of collecting informs her makeup artistry, why the way we seek inspiration is changing, and whether the internet is homogenising our creative references.
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Do you live in feat of being cancelled? Filter your every online interaction worried it'll be the thing that ruins your reputation? This week on Confessions, Polyester Deputy Editor Gina Tonic joins Ione to offer advice to one community member who's debilitating anxiety around being cancelled is holding them back. We're also dissecting our first piece of GOSSIP - about a fashion brand who's been spending the past twelve months avoiding invoices, racking up debt, and pretending like nothing is wrong whilst their contributors struggle to pay their bills through the pandemic.
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What does it really mean to be cynical? This week on The Sleepover Club we're dissecting the different types of cynicism and what they really mean; from Instagram judgement, to brand mistrust, and what a lack of cynicism on a societal level does for the world we live in. We want to pull apart our true intentions when criticising something; and discuss whether being cynical is just a mask for an underlying bitchiness towards others, or if casting a sceptical eye towards the actions of your peers is the only way to progress forward.
Additionally, we'll be chatting about who we allow and encourage cynicism from; considering how class, gender identity, and sexuality alter how your opinions are perceived.
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Got a secret? We wanna hear it! This is the first episode of our brand new format, Confessions; coming to you weekly with the conversations everybody else is too afraid to have. Think deep dark secrets, gossip, listener feedback, advice segments, and loads more! If you want to get something off your chest then we're here to relieve the pressure. On this episode, we're discussing your thoughts on our Performativity episode, and whether gender performativity should be separated from discussions surrounding activism. We're also on hand to offer one of our lovely Dollhouse members advice on life after higher education.
But most of all, we want to hear from YOU! Send us your secrets, or thoughts on previous episodes, to ione@polyesterzine.com, leave a review with your gossip, or drop us a DM on Instagram. No scandal is too big or small, we'll dissect it all!
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After a year in lockdown, FOMO - aka fear of missing out - feels like a bit of an abstract concept. For the past twelve months, we've pretty much all been living similar existences. But as things open back up, how can we stop FOMO creeping back into our lives? Many of us are feeling an immense pressure to close this period of our lives in a meaningful way; whether it's finishing a project, sorting your skin out, or simply having an answer to 'how was your lockdown?' that isn't totally negative.
This week, we're breaking down different types of pressure; from what to do if you're feeling anxious about getting back to the pub, how to assert your boundaries in social situations, the pressure of creating a better world than the one we entered lockdown in, and how to be mindful of your friends who may be struggling as the world starts opening up. We're discussing the intricacies of FOMO and how to manage your emotions and expectations, avoid the fear of being left behind, and stop feeling nostalgic for all the things we hated in the before times.
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Peformativity in the realm of online discourse has become a catch-all term for appearing fake and hollow; whether that be in your political activism or your identity. But what does it really mean to be performative? This week Ione and Olivia are taking a deep dive into the world of socio-political performativity; from its origins in queer theory, to our modern use of the term, and whether being performative is a bad thing at all. We'll be discussing how artifice and inauthenticity have long been used to undermine marginalised people, why online debate has come to skew our understanding of the term, and if performativity feeds into cancel culture and our quest for power.
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This episode, we're so excited to be joined by the legend, Eliza Clark! The Boy Parts author will be telling us all about their love of Drag Race. Taking an adoring yet critical look at the TV franchise, Eliza will be chatting to us about why we should look beyond the US and UK versions and give the international iterations a chance. We'll also be discussing the shows handling of gender, class, and whether its time Ru let another queen take the top judging spot. Ione, Olivia, and Eliza will also be chatting about the commercialisation of drag following the infamous H&M comments in UKDR season two, whether being polished is all it takes to be a good queen, and how the international versions arguably allow more space for creativity.
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Over the past twelve months, respect for fat people has reached an all time low. With government schemes aiming to pin our coronavirus death toll on the plus size community; it feels like we’ve gone backwards when it comes to fat liberation.
For the final episode of this season of The Skin You’re In, we’re joined by our fave Honey Ross. The Polyester cover girl, writer, and podcaster will be telling us where she sees the current body positivity movement; from commodification, to the watering down of its politics, and what we can do next to ensure the fight doesn’t end up in flames.
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This week on The Sleepover Club we have the one and only... BIMINI BON BOULASH! Bimini sat down with Ione and Olivia to discuss finding herself in London, immersing herself in the East London queer community, the fragility of our safe spaces, and much more. Bimini will also be telling us about what's next for them after Drag Race, what inspires Bimini, and how they want to change the world with positivity and tough conversations.
This is the final piece in our Drag Race content series! Want to read our interviews with Lawrence Chaney, Ellie Diamond, and A'whora? Head to The Polyester Dollhouse now!
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The world of work is rife with inequality and injustice. How can we shift power in the corporate world and prioritise the voices of those who need to be heard?
This week on The Skin You’re In, we’re sitting down with Sonya Barlow - the entrepreneur changing the game when it comes to corporate diversity and inclusion programmes with meaningful mentoring and proper support. We’ll be chatting about how to deal with discussing workplace trauma, performative allyship in the professional world, moving beyond tokenism and much more.
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Over the past year, our personal relationships have all felt the strain of living under lockdown restrictions. Alongside this, our Instagram explore pages are filled with infographics urging us to cut out toxic friends, demand compensation for emotional labour, and to prerequisite all important conversations with a check in on the other persons capacity. But how do we assert healthy boundaries without falling down a hole of pseudo-psychological slogans? Should we fight for our friendships, or spot the red flags and act upon them asap? This episode Ione and Olivia are discussing care; from how our chosen families can often mimic the nuclear ones we're all somewhat trying to escape from, to how to build meaningful nurturing roles in our own communities away from capitalist society.
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The Skin You’re In is back! With three special episodes exploring the biggest issues affecting our generation.
First up, we’re joined by the wonderful India Ysabel - self confessed ‘accidental activist’ and founder of The Speak Up Space. Delving deep into the constantly changing world of internet activism, India will be chatting to us about cultivating safe spaces online, the pros and cons of educational infographics, and why speaking your truth is more important than ever.
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This episode we're joined by Olivia's most played artist of 2020, Julia Jacklin! The musician will be telling us all about her twisted obsession with TV singing competitions. For the first time in the podcast's history, our guest - Julia - will be discussing an obsession that negatively effects her life; as her infatuation with talent shows leaves her isolating friends and family in her quest to talk about them as much as possible. Julia, Ione and Olivia will be discussing how these show misrepresent the music industry, set people up for failure, and manipulate their contestants through sob stories while inflating the egos of the judges involved.
Julia will also be chatting about the personal moment that lead to illusion of these shows was shattered for her, how she still manages to invest herself emotionally in each series, and the effect that constructed reality has on our existences.
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Why, even though we're all apart of generation overshare, is the allure of being mysterious is still so compelling? This week on the podcast Ione and Olivia are discussing how feminine mystique is still something to aspire to; from it's classist connotations, to how for marginalised people it's another unattainable goal, and why we wrap up our own desirability with our ability to remain intriguing. We'll be outlining the cultural moments that resisted this stereotype alongside the ones that bowed to it's seduction, as well as discussing the idea that cloaking yourself in mystery actually strips you of your autonomy by allowing the patriarchy to map its every whim onto your being.
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This week we're joined by the incredible Julia Armfield! The author will be telling us about her love of shark movies. A self confessed connoisseur of the genre, Julia, Olivia and Ione will be chatting about why shark films are the perfect escapist genre, how all couples have a 'shark person' and a non shark person, why we shouldn't consider these films guilty pleasures, and lots more. Julia will also be telling us about how nostalgia and our lust for summertime plays into our societal obsession with shark movies, why we shouldn't read too deeply into the subtext of these films, and how water inspires her own writing.
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This week we're joined by Tavi Gevinson! The actor, writer, and founder of Rookie will be chatting to us about what makes good advice. Inspired by her new podcast, Life Skills By Rookie, we're discussing how the advice we give and receive must be informed by the socio-political context we live within, what we're missing in discussions around self care, how Instagram infographics are warping how we view advice, and much more. Tavi, Ione, and Olivia will also be chatting about whether the emotional catharsis from sharing online is helpful or harmful, the pressure to constantly be creating, and why it's powerful to take a step back.
And of course we had to ask about Gossip Girl!!
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This week on Obsessions, we're joined by absolute powerhouse Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu. The lawyer, political women's rights activist, and author of the brilliant This Is Why I Resist is chatting to us about the one and only Bridgerton. Dr Shola will be telling us about why Bridgerton has left a lasting impression on her; from the gorgeous costumes, to the even more gorgeous Duke of Hastings, and the irresistible plots.
Ione, Olivia and Shola will also be discussing the shows controversies; from that scene between the Duke and Daphne surrounding his decision not to have children and what it teaches us about consent, the uproar over the 'colour blind' casting of the series and why the backlash is ridiculous, how Bridgerton has switched up the power dynamics we expect to see from on-screen relationships, the show's handling of trauma, and much more.
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This week on The Sleepover Club, we're joined by Ione's publisher (!) Sharmaine Lovegrove, founder of Dialogue Books. Yes, Ione is writing a book!! To celebrate the announcement, we're chatting to Sharmaine about how she started Dialogue Books, why focusing on marginalised voices of is utmost importance to her, and why we need to change our attitudes when it comes to prioritising 'mainstream' audiences. Sharmaine will also be telling us about her journey from book seller to book publisher, sticking by her morals, and why you should never take no for an answer.
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This week on Obsessions we're joined by Bolu Babalola, author of Sunday Times Bestseller Love in Colour! Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, the author and screenwriter is telling us all about her fascination with Youtube series The Skin Deep. Bolu will be chatting about why watching people open up to each other is so compelling, how honesty, communication, and trust are integral to healthy relationships, and why we should expect more from the romance we see on our screens as well as within the pages of the books we read.
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This week on The Sleepover Club, we're joined by artist and photographer Maisie Cousins! After facing the first year of motherhood in the midst of a global pandemic, Maisie sits down with us to discuss how becoming a mum has changed her creative process.
From what mainstream discourse misses out on when it comes to juggling raising kids and being an artist, to how the idea of 'having it all' has evolved in the age of the girlboss, and if conversations surrounding inclusivity leave motherhood off the table. Maisie will also be chatting to us about her changing relationship with social media, mess, finding the headspace to develop her work when bringing up a baby, and much more.
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We're back!! And so excited about this episode. Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the inspiring Autumn de Wilde. The director of Emma (2020), and an iconic photographer responsible for some of our fave ever photos, is telling us about her obsession with the ultimate subject of all: obsession itself! We'll be chatting about a life spent obsessing, from spending her formative years convinced she has super powers yet to be unleashed on the world, to how her obsession with other people taught her to accept herself, the impact it has on her work, heartbreak, healing, and what she's learned about love, desire, and obsession along the way.
Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
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Using the end of the year to reflect on things? Thinking of becoming an activist, or wondering what different types of socio-political movements are out there? Then you’re in luck! We’re back with a special episode of our podcast The Skin You’re In, to discuss how 2020 has changed us all, and what we can do to create the future world we want to live in.
Joined by two very special guests - illustrators Anshika Khullar and a youth activist from Plan International - we’re picking apart the state of social justice, considering the shared goals of creative and traditional activism, and why there’s a place for all of us in the fight for equal rights.
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It's our final Sleepover Club of the year! And to celebrate, we're joined by Polyester online editor and all round legend Gina Tonic to help see out this hellfire year with a bang. First up, we're discussing how to survive Christmas: from setting boundaries and finding alone time, to the perfect White Russian recipe to see you through any and all festive bickering. Then, Ione, Olivia and Gina are dissecting all the things that need to be left in 2020 (aside from the obvious). From social media censorship and algorithmic bias, to clickbait feminism, insta-slogan activism, and conflating holding people accountable to cancel culture.
What do you think we need to leave behind in 2020? Leave a review and let us know!
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste!
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It's our penultimate sleepover club of the year, and we've got a very special collaboration in store for you all. Teaming up with the collective Girls in Film, we sat down with director of The Love Witch, Anna Biller, to discuss the ins-and-outs of being a woman in the film industry. From misconceptions of the industry, to how to get your foot in the door, Anna's journey from art school to feature films, and how she made our favourite film of the last five years. We're also joined by Becs Rainey, freelance producer and member of Girls in Film, who's on hand with invaluable insight and advice for all the budding femme filmmakers out there.
Thank you to Dr. Martens for supporting this episode. The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste!
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Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the INCREDIBLE Arlo Parks. The London based singer-songwriter, and one of our personal fave artists of 2020, is talking to us all about The Beat Generation. From discovering their poetry at aged fifteen, to what the work taught her about her own craft, why we need to smash misconceptions around who poetry is for, and much more. Arlo will also be telling us how she sees subculture and collectivism in the modern age, why poetry isn't just for exam-board reading lists, and why the art form is due its next big pop-culture moment.
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Have you ever been called 'too sensitive'? This week, we're picking apart the idea that sensitivity is a negative trait, and why we should all embrace being our messiest, most emotional selves. Though the idea of displaying sensitivity is often used against femmes when they project any sort of outward emotion; Ione and Olivia argue that being 'too sensitive' simply means you're in touch with your own emotions, the feelings of others, and the world around you.
This week, the amazing Lowell is on hand to provide some much-needed tips and tricks to get you through the last stretch of 2020.
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Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the amazing Jamila Woods. The singer, songwriter and poet is chatting to us about how journaling has transformed her creative process; from clearing her mind each morning, to clarifying her thoughts, and ridding her of writers block when she needs it most. Ione, Olivia, and Jamila are also chatting about the parts of ourselves we share online, how the internet has changed from an archiving perspective, how to find balance in digital spaces, and why creating real life documentation of your thoughts, feelings, and emotions is more important than ever.
Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
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In a special edition of The Sleepover Club, Ione and Olivia are discussing the results of the U.S 2020 Presidential Election. From why a respite from misery is much needed, to how the 24 hours following the result has shown us the first example of collective joy in 2020, how to celebrate without dismissing the fair criticisms of Joe Biden and The Democrats, and what needs to be done next to build upon this victory and create the type of world we want to exist within.
We'll also be talking about joy more generally - how it's tied to capitalism, how we subconsciously aspire to rotten power structures, how we can build our own utopias, and why community care is the way forward.
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Over lockdown, we’ve been thinking about how best to connect with our community in online spaces, the often-hostile environment that is social media, and how to make Polyester a sustainable platform for the team and contributors alike. Now, we need our communities help to continue our work providing safer spaces for creative, intersectional conversations to live.
That's where the Dollhouse comes in; and why Ione is jumping on with this bonus mini-episode to chat to you today. The Dollhouse is a special members section of our site; it’ll encapsulate everything we love about running Polyester, with the same monthly content, but added community activations to create a safe space online for us all to exist; think tarot readings, tv shows, group chats, and loads more.
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We really hope you’ll join us in our next chapter, and can’t thank you enough for your support so far!
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Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the ever-inspiring Miranda July. Miranda, Ione and Olivia will be discussing what everyday acting is, how we should all embody other people in our day-to-day lives, why role play infiltrates our everyday experiences, how men playing make believe is more accepted than women doing so, and much more. Also, watch Kajillionare! We love it so much and you will too.
Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
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With period products being declared 'non-essential' by the Welsh supermarkets during their most recent lockdown, it's become clear that menstruation is still heavily stigmatised in our society. This week on The Skin You're In, we're chatting to activist Amika George about her work campaigning for free tampons across schools in the U.K, why gender inclusivity is so important when discussing menstruation, what we can all do to break down the stigma, and lots more. We'll also be discussing how to move activism from online spaces into physical ones, the barriers Amika has faced when trying to be taken seriously by politicians, and how she overcame them.
This is the sixth and final episode of our brand new limited podcast series, The Skin You're In! Each week, for six weeks, we'll be exploring what it means to be alive today, and the biggest issues affecting our generation. From period poverty to body positivity, gender, disability, feminism and race, we want to know where the conversations are at, and what we can do to move them forward.
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With Halloween just around the corner, Ione and Olivia are discussing the idea of being a bad girl. Has being considered unlikeable become even more taboo in the age of social media? As infographics, online activism, and personal branding collide, we're seeking more than ever to create palatable content with political messages. But in the quest for our identities to be understood, are our fights losing their potency?
This episode, Rahel from Eat With Spoons is on hand to provide three genius cooking and baking tips to level up your lockdown meals.
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The internet is harder to navigate than ever before. From fake news and hateful vitriol, to censorship and shadow-bans, sometimes spending all our time online feels impossibly claustrophobic. We sat down with @awardsforgoodboys — aka Shelby Lorman to discuss how the URL world is mutating into a strange, dark place. We delve deep how the way we interact with each other within the online world is changing, what it means to perform 'goodness' online, and how do we differentiate between honest intentions and the desire to one-up each other.
This is the fifth and penultimate episode of our brand new limited podcast series, The Skin You're In! Each week, for six weeks, we'll be exploring what it means to be alive today, and the biggest issues affecting our generation. From period poverty to body positivity, gender, disability, feminism and race, we want to know where the conversations are at, and what we can do to move them forward.
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Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the one and only Dorian Electra. The queer pop icon will be taking us through the a-z of the fedora hat. From it's first iteration as a queer symbol, to a mid 00's pop-star fave, to it's current connotations with the alt-right. We'll be chatting to Dorian about their work reappropriating symbols from the right through a radical queer lens, the importance of arming yourself with knowledge of those who sit on the opposite end of the political spectrum, and how socio-political symbols have changed in the age of social media.
Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
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With so much pressure placed on marginalised people to advocate for their existence at all times in URL spaces, how can we make more room for joy online?
This week on The Skin You're In we are joined by the incredible Maya Spencer-Berkeley, a model and disability activist. Maya told us all about her refusal to be a diversity hire, advocating for change in a meaningful way, and why she took a step back from sharing all parts of her condition — and life — online. Ione, Olivia, and Maya also chat about how fear of saying the wrong thing stops us from saying anything at all, what effective disability advocacy looks like, and whether things are really changing in the right direction.
This is the fourth episode of our brand new limited podcast series, The Skin You're In! Each week, for six weeks, we'll be exploring what it means to be alive today, and the biggest issues affecting our generation. From period poverty to body positivity, gender, disability, feminism and race, we want to know where the conversations are at, and what we can do to move them forward.
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Narcissism has been an insult hurled at women since the dawn of time; but never has the idea of self-obsession been as prevalent as it is in the age of social media. In this week's Sleepover Club, Olivia and Ione are discussing why we still love to make marginalised people feel small for being self confident; from selfies to self love, bodies as commodity, and the line between art and self image. Why do we accept — and encourage— the admiration of self in those who are conventionally beautiful, but still put down those who use these tools to emancipate themselves from restrictive beauty standards? We pick apart all this and much more.
This week we have some VERY special recommendations from Elizabeth Renstrom. The photographer and senior photo editor at The New Yorker will be sharing with us three perfume reviews from her incredible project, Basenote Bitch.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste!
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Welcome to our brand new limited podcast series, The Skin You're In! Each week, for six weeks, we'll be exploring what it means to be alive today, and the biggest issues affecting our generation. From period poverty to body positivity, gender, disability, feminism and race, we want to know where the conversations are at, and what we can do to move them forward.
And this week, we are joined by the ever-inspiring icon, self described trans girl next door Ivana Fischer. Iv sat down with us to discuss making space for who you are, faking it till you make it when it comes to being comfortable in your identity, and how she schools the masses on socio-political issues through her incredible looks and inspiring content.
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The Skin You're In, a Polyester Podcast, is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham (@og.irl), in collaboration with Monki. Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste! And follow us on Instagram!
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Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the incredible Jean Estene. The multi-disciplinary artist, whose practice covers film making, acting, publishing and more, is telling us all about her love of the 90's! How much does the decade we grow up in inspire who we become? We'll be chatting to Jean about what's changed between then and now, debating whether the '90's were a more authentic time, and discussing how we can use our nostalgia for bygone eras to move socio-political conversations forward.
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The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham (@og.irl). Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste! And follow us on Instagram!
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Welcome to our brand new limited podcast series, The Skin You're In! Each week, for six weeks, we'll be exploring what it means to be alive today, and the biggest issues affecting our generation. From period poverty to body positivity, gender, disability, feminism and race, we want to know where the conversations are at, and what we can do to move them forward.
And this week, we are so thrilled to be chatting to the wonderful Nyome Nicholas-Williams — aka, @curvynyome! You may have seen her campaign #IWantToSeeNyome all across your insta over the last few months; and we're chatting to the plus size model about censorship online, community, and being the change you want to see in the world.
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The Skin You're In, a Polyester Podcast, is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham (@og.irl), in collaboration with Monki. Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste! And follow us on Instagram!
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We've all experienced jealousy at some point in our lives, yet the emotion remains one of the most taboo traits of our personalities. Why are we so ashamed to talk about being envious of other people? This week on The Sleepover Club, Ione and Olivia are trying to demystify jealousy. Can our envy ever be righteous? Are there good and bad ways to deal with it? The pair will discuss the way jealousy infiltrates their own lives, how they've learned to deal with it, and why it's time to have an honest conversation about what it really means to be jealous.
This week, Frances from The Clit Test is on hand to provide three recommendations for positive representations of sex on screen. The Clit Test is a campaign to highlight the lack of realistic, and pleasurable, sex for those who have clits on our screens.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste!
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Welcome to our brand new limited podcast series, The Skin You're In! Each week, for six weeks, we'll be exploring what it means to be alive today, and the biggest issues affecting our generation. From period poverty to body positivity, gender, disability, feminism and race, we want to know where the conversations are at, and what we can do to move them forward.
Our first guest is the wonderful Yomi Adegoke! A multi-award winning journalist, and co-author of the best selling book Slay In Your Lane, Yomi tells us about creating spaces for Black women, the changing face of internet discourse, how we can foster meaningful change as well as productive dialogue, and much more.
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The Skin You're In, a Polyester Podcast, is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham (@og.irl), in collaboration with Monki. Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste! And follow us on Instagram!
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Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the inspiring Charli Howard. The business woman and model is telling us all about her love of 1950's pinup imagery, and how in a photoshop obsessed world, finding these images helps her feel emboldened to be herself unapologetically. Ione, Olivia, and Charli also discuss the idea of being sexually empowered vs. sexualised; why we need to stop putting women down for wanting attention, and how as a model, owning her own image, body, and sexuality is of utmost important. Inspired by Emily Ratajkowski's recent essay in The Cut, Charli will also be sharing her thoughts on the industry, what needs to change, and her own experiences.
TW: Sexual assault, abuse of power.
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The modern sad girl, she is all of us, but in reality, she is none of us; just another impossible to achieve representation of what a woman's feelings should look like. So why are we still so obsessed with depictions of feminine woe? In this episode, Olivia and Ione discuss the construction of the sad girl; from the cultural artefacts we all grew up obsessing over, to the way they've permeated modern stereotypes, and how these characters have us all aspiring to become the perfect gorgeous, tragic, sad girl. While the manic pixie dream girl may be long out of cinematic fashion, her impact still remains. So how can we remove ourselves from patriarchal framings of our emotions? And moreover, where do these stereotypes stop, and our real feelings begin? Is it ever possible to escape the performativity of feminised sadness, or should we just embrace it? We'll be discussing all this and much more.
This week, the one and only Tavi Gevinson is on hand recommending three things to get you through the week! All in aide of the ROOKIE PRINT SALE! Which we are very excited about. Shop the sale, with all proceeds to Movement Voter Project, from Wednesday this week at rookieprintsale.com.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste!
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Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the amazing Tommy Dorfman. The actor, writer, and performer is telling us all about their obsession with Tarot. From their first reading at a Hollywood Halloween party, and the practice's growing popularity amongst queer people, to using the cards to finding belonging, how seriously we should take the messages they bring us, and much more. Does it really matter if tarot is true or not, as long as we believe it? Tune in to hear Tommy, Ione, and Olivia delving into the ins and outs of seeking guidance from mystical forces.
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Navigating our own self worth is something we all spend our lives dealing with. Whether you hinge yours on your job, relationships, body image, social media, or any other marker of worth; how do we let all of these factors effect how we feel about ourselves? What do you do when as a marginalised person — your self worth is often something you have to earn, as opposed to being handed it automatically? This week, Ione and Olivia are delving into how our changing relationship with ourselves is so often determined by external factors, instead of how we truly feel.
This week, the inspiring Eliza Hatch, founder of Cheer Up Luv is on hand with recommendations to get you through the week. The Cheer Up Luv podcast is launching soon so keep your eyes peeled!
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Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the incredible Mae Muller. The London based singer-songwriter will be telling us all about her obsession with Rihanna! An obsession she probably shares with half the world, (including both Olivia and Ione), Mae tells us everything from the first time she heard her music, to her impact on her as a fellow musician, her refusal to be boxed into one profession and much more. We're also chatting to Mae about stan and fan culture, why we need to reject the idea of 'good' female role models, and the pressure on women to present as perfect at all times
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It's Olivia's birthday! To celebrate, we're discussing the concepts of age and time. Some of us may dread getting older, but why is that? Growing up means knowing yourself more, learning how to assert yourself, and growing confident in who you are. But as our society is still so obsessed with the idea of youth, with each year that goes by it can feel as though our relevance as human beings is dwindling. We discuss how the concept of ageing is deeply rooted in misogyny, why we need to take marginalised people seriously regardless of their age, and much more.
This week, the incredibly talented Rhi Dancey is on hand with recommendations to get you through the week. Rhi is the woman behind our latest mesh merch collaboration, which is fully sustainable and made to order. Want to follow her advice and pull a look for your upcoming zoom meetings? Click here to pre-order your set.
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Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the amazing Kim Thompson. An illustrative artist, Kim creates work around the themes of folk horror, retro glam, and nasty women; and will be telling us all about her obsession with horror films. For Kim, the horror genre is full of possibilities to change our world; and we'll be discussing representation, gore, new-horror classics, female violence, feminism in the horror genre and much more.
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This week on The Sleepover Club, Ione and Olivia are tackling the concept of being 'too much'. If you're a femme, it's probably a comment you've had hurled at you at least once in your lifetime - but what does it really mean? We dissect the need to embrace being extra, and reject the notion that our true thoughts, feelings, and behaviours should be suppressed. From the way we dress, and friendship difficulties, to hangxiety and hiding under your duvet after sending a risky text - we're delving into all the little ways being scared of being 'too much' is holding us back.
This week, we're thrilled to have three recommendations of easy depression dinners from our fave Gina Tonic.
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Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the incredible Ryan O'Connell. The screenwriter, director, comedian, and creator of Netflix's Special is telling us all about his obsession with SWINGING (no, not that type of swinging). Recorded in the midst of lockdown, Ryan tells Ione all about how spending time on the swings help him escape to a meditative state, the history of his love for the activity, what makes the perfect swing, how lockdown has impacted his obsession, and much more.
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For this edition of The Sleepover Club, Ione and Olivia are talking all about: THE DRAMA OF IT ALL! Drama is something we all have in our lives; for better or for worse. Sometimes we revel in it, sometimes we wish to live in total peace. We'll be discussing how drama is demonised by the patriarchy, why it's fun to divulge in our own interpersonal dramas as a coping mechanism, and how getting stuck with the label of 'being dramatic' has real, dangerous consequences in the wider world.
This week, we're thrilled to have three recommendations from twst to get you through the week.
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Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by goddess Delilah Holliday. The musician and guitarist of Skinny Girl Diet is telling us all about her obsession with WIGS! From using wigs as a tool to deal with anxiety, and the different characters they help her actualise, to why self idealisation is a vital part self care and what we can all learn from the power of exploring who we are. Delilah also tells Ione about her experiences with femininity in the punk and DIY scene, what needs to change about subculture, and the people and places that have made her who she is.
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This week, Ione and Olivia are tackling the issue of authenticity. With our online lives blending with our IRL existences more than ever due to lockdown, what does it mean to be authentic on the internet? Do we expect, or deserve, authenticity from those we follow? Is it unethical to use social issues to build an online following? And how do we, as content creators and consumers, play a role in making social media a more healthy space for everyone? The pair discuss all this and much more.
For this episode's lockdown recommendations, we're super excited to have a very special voice note from legend KatieJane Garside.
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Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the wonderful Aluna Francis. The musician (best known as one half of her duo AlunaGeorge), is telling us all about her obsession with tea. From her first memories of the beverage, to what makes the perfect cup; Aluna and Ione will be discussing why tea is so synonymous with comfort, the perils of finding a kettle in the U.S, and the lengths Aluna will go to in order to ensure she gets her brew just how she likes it.
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In another special edition of The Sleepover Club, we're joined by Vice features editor Hannah Ewens to discuss her recent long read about how the debate over human rights for trans people came to dominate mainstream UK media and divide British feminists.
A TERF is a trans-exclusionary radical 'feminist'. With Boris Johnson planning to roll back the gender recognition act, Trump narrowing LGBTQ+ rights, and JK Rowling penning an essay largely deemed as an attack on the transgender community, trans lives have yet again been placed as up for debate by our media and society at large. In this episode, Ione, Olivia, and Hannah discuss how TERF ideology has riddled British feminism, what cisgender feminists must do counter-act it, and how representation / our treatment of transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people in the media needs to change.
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Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the incredible Naomi Anderson-Subryan. The artist, illustrator, and ceramicist tells us all about her obsession with THE SIMS! Everybody's, (and by everybody's we mean Ione's), favourite lockdown game of choice. From how Naomi has spent hours watching Sims build videos, and how her focus has shifted from storytelling to world-building, to how The Sims provided a childhood outlet for creation which led the way for her artistic practice. Should The Sims be representative of our real world? Are we all traumatised from pulling the ladders out of the pool and letting our characters burn? Naomi and Ione discuss all this and more!
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In a special edition of The Sleepover Club, we're joined with Chloé Pierre, founder of Thy.Self; a wellness space aiming to actualise self care, self love, and diversify the wellness industry.
With people around the world taking to the streets to protest police brutality and racial inequality, we wanted to have an open conversation about what self care means in the middle of a global movement; from the personal and community based self care, to it's political origins and recent commodification.
How do we move beyond online individualism and foster meaningful communities? How do allies best contribute to the cause? What actions must brands take to step up? Chloe offers all of her insight on these subjects and much more — from why and how she started thy.self, and what she learned from years in marketing, to how she fosters meaningful conversations in online spaces, and everything in-between.
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Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the angelic Ambivalently Yours. The artist, illustrator, and host of the Rebelliously Tiny podcast tells us all about her obsession with sappy, wholesome, family orientated television. From how we all have that one tv show we watch over and over, and what these seemingly apolitical shows can teach us about family dynamics, to how are emotions are manipulated by our favourite on-screen storytelling. With Ambivalently Yours using shows such as The Gilmore Girls to process her own complex emotions towards family units, the artist will talk us through how this obsession began, and what we can all learn from it.
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With lockdown causing the world to become suspiciously gossip free, this week Ione and Olivia are writing a love letter to their favourite thing in the world: having a good old gossip. Discussing everything from the difference between gossip and news to why gossip is essential for marginalised people — and therefore feared by the patriarchy; the pair deep dive into the importance of gossip and the need to take it seriously.
On hand to give us three things to get us through this week is Birdsong founder Sophie Slater, be sure to check our their Patreon and support ethical fashion.
What do you think of gossip? Are you missing it as much as us? Get in touch and let us know!
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Obsessions is back! Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the wonderful Tom Rasmussen. The author, journalist and drag queen will be telling us all about their love of northern, working class women. From what these women taught them, how they've shaped them, and what is so unique about northern femininity; to issues of class disparity, the pressure to assimilate when moving away from home, and how culture is everywhere.
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Inspired by our own uncontrollable rage this week, for this episode of The Sleepover Club, Ione and Olivia will be deep diving into one of the most misunderstood emotions. Why is femme rage so demonised? Can rage ever be productive? How to we deal with rage without diminishing it's existence? We cover all this and more!
We're also discussing the making of this months Polyester Newsletter featuring Aimee Lou Wood and Emily Wood, which you can sign up to here. Discussing representation in the teen genre, how modern teen shows deal with class, putting together a cover feature in lockdown, how we're all connecting in lockdown, and lots more.
On hand to provide book recommendations to help you out of your rage-filled hole is gal-dem CEO and founder Liv Little, with the reads helping her through lockdown. Check out the brand new gal-dem podcast, Growing Up With gal-dem, here.
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To routine or not to routine? That is the question. While we know trying to maintain any semblance of structure through this absolutely wild time makes sense in theory, we're struggling to get out of bed in the morning. Shakespeare may have written King Lear in isolation, but all we're managing to do is obsessively scroll Instagram, practice Tiktok routines, and play games on our phone.
This episode, Olivia and Ione will chat about why there's no point in being harsh on yourself if your quarantine routine is non-existent. We'll also be chatting about the role of astrology and horoscopes while we're all stuck indoors; are we still checking our astrology apps? Do they mean anything anymore? Can you trust the cosmos when we're all struggling to remember which day of the week it is, let alone how the planets are aligning?
We're also thrilled to have Dream Wife front-woman Rakel Mjöll joining us all the way from Iceland to recommend films to watch while ignoring the rest of the world.
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Hi everyone! So we're back sooner than expected, with a brand new spin-off podcast format to listen to. While we're all in lockdown, we wanted to throw it back to a joyful memory of being in our bedrooms... Sleepovers!
Unlike The Polyester Podcast, The Polyester Sleepover club is like those long hours spent chatting nonsense, tucked up in bed with your best mates. Less interview focused, co-hosts Ione Gamble and Olivia Graham will be talking you through self isolation, with absolute minimal scary COVID-19 related chat. Instead, we want to provide an escape to the day-to-day anxiety we're all experiencing right now. We'll be doing this by celebrating something we both hold dear to our hearts; being unproductive!
With so much talk of making isolation 'worth it', starting that dream project, and hustling your way out of a global crisis; we want to celebrate those who are doing the exact opposite. The lazy among us, the gross girls, the ones who have forgotten to shower for three days straight and have spent their days playing The Sims back to back.
We'll also be asking our contributors to let us know how they're getting through the period, and asking one person per episode to provide a list of three things we can consume in the week. First up, we have photographer Laurence Philomene recommending snacks!
To round it all off, we'll be discussing a different topic from our newly launched newsletter, mixed in with some astrology chat for good measure. First up, we're talking motherhood. From mothering others, to maternal instincts, what modern motherhood means and more.
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We hope you like it! Please like, subscribe, rate and let us know what you think! We'll be releasing these episodes every two weeks, and would love to hear your thoughts on what you'd like us to chat about.
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We're back! For a special live recording with artist and LGBTQA+ advocate / activist Wednesday Homes, more commonly known on the internet as @hellomynameiswednesday.
Recorded live at Boxpark Croydon, (pre social distancing and self isolation), Wednesday told us all about their work, their inspirations, practical ways to show up for trans and TGNC people, fostering empathy, and where to start when it comes to queer art history.
Thank you to everyone at Boxpark for making this happen! We're still in between our traditional seasons at the moment, but cooking something up during this weird time to keep you all tided over with a special mini series of the podcast. Please subscribe, and let us know what you want to see us do next!
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It's the season finale! And to wrap up season two Olivia is putting Ione in the hot seat as this weeks ask an expert to find out all about the four new Polyester zine's released to mark our fifth birthday.
Discussing everything from five years of self publishing, to our decision to release four limited edition zines, to exploring beauty standards, masculinity, and reproductive justice, and why she's pulled back from a traditional publishing schedule. Ione will talking through each of the releases and reflecting on the last half a decade as an independent publication.
For our last obsessions section, we're talking to photographer Camille Mariet on her fascination with building other worlds and escaping into a fantasy of her own making. Chatting about how she uses the Uncanny Valley theory to represent the feminine experience, and how building our own worlds can be catharsis from our own sometimes grim realities. Camille talks us through her artistic process helps the L.A. based artist escape existential dread.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Thank you to our assistant Jemima Skala. This weeks artwork has been created by episode guest Camille Mariet. Season two of The Polyester podcast is supported by Depop. If you're interested in supporting season three, drop us an email at hello@polyesterzine.com.
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Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble! Hexes at the ready because to celebrate the season of the witch we're deep diving on witchcraft's place in modern femininity.
First up for ask an expert, we're talking to Anna Bogutskaya - one half of London based The Final Girls, a film collective exploring the intersections of horror and feminism. Anna tells us all about her enduring love for the witch as a rare figure of feminine power and why our modern obsession with witchcraft and the occult runs so deep. We'll also be chatting to Anna about the witch in pop culture; how she's progressed, how she represents female sexuality, and how the witch in film and TV has shaped girl culture.
In obsessions, we're thrilled to have one of our favourite designers, Clio Peppiatt, on this episode to talk us through the enduring influence of witchcraft on her eponymous label. Telling us how she grew up reading tarot and why the witch is such an important cultural figure to her label; we'll find out how Clio's built her own coven of creative collaborators and how she ensures she represents witchcraft respectfully in her work.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Thank you to our assistant Jemima Skala. This weeks artwork has been created by episode guest Clio Peppiatt. The Polyester podcast is supported by Depop, with new episodes released every other week.
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It's the Sex and Self Worth Episode; and for this instalment of The Polyester Podcast we're taking a deep dive into the world of dating, relationships, sex, and loving yourself.
For ask an expert, we're talking to trans-activist Charlie Craggs; who will be dishing out all her best boy advice. From dating while transitioning, to how she's learnt to treat men differently after being socialised as one growing up — Charlie will tell us how to find your own self worth even when it feels impossible to like yourself.
In this weeks obsession section, we speak to the wonderful Melbourne based artist Jordyn McGeachin. After building a cult following on Instagram for her honest artistic interpretations of the realities of dating; we fell in love with Jordyn's work for dousing the grim reality of dating apps in a saccharine sweet aesthetic, representing non skinny women as gorgeous and their surroundings decadent and romantic.
Jordyn chats with us about the loneliness of intimacy, the lack of hyper-romance in our modern world, why our bedrooms are sacred spaces, and much more.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Thank you to our assistant Jemima Skala. This weeks artwork has been created by episode guest Jordyn McGeachin. The Polyester podcast is supported by Depop, with new episodes released every other week.
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For this instalment of the podcast, we're joined by two absolute icons. First up, for ask an expert, guest host Jender Anomie is chatting to Youtuber Natalie Wynn, who's channel ContraPoints straddles philosophical and socio-political discourse with killer, high femme glamour and a sharp eye for an amazing lqqk.
Natalie and Jender discuss building a platform on Youtube, trying to combat far-right thought and entice those who don't share her views to engage with ContraPoints content, the place of new-age media and memes in our political landscape, and much more. Natalie also deep dives on the aesthetic choices she makes in terms of her videos; and why being visually appealing, entertaining, informative and academic are not mutually exclusive entities.
For our obsessions section, we talk to comic artist and illustrator Bridget Meyne; who did the redesign for season two of the podcast. Bridget will be telling us all about her deep love for real life trashy magazines. Think Take a Break, Pick Me Up, etc. Speaking to Polyester editor in chief Ione Gamble about why we shouldn't belittle those that appear in these weekly titles, as well as how she finds solace in divulging in other peoples messy lives; we hope our conversation with Bridget leaves you thinking about the way in which we all consume our media.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Thank you to our assistant Jemima Skala. This weeks artwork has been created by episode guest Bridget Meyne. The Polyester podcast is supported by Depop, with new episodes released every other week.
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It's our live episode! For this instalment of the podcast, we're transmitting live from the Ace Hotel in London. In a special extended ask an expert section, Polyester editor in chief Ione Gamble will be picking the brains of three young femme creatives on how to be a positive force for creative change.
Featuring creative and model Sophia Tassew, photographer / Depop seller and general superstar Jender Anomie, and photographer / art director Alia Romagnoli. The trio tell our host about facing adversity in the creative industries, how they began in their careers, how to create meaningful work, and much more.
We'll also be discussing if the fashion industry is beyond repair, why there is no time limit on your creativity, ambition, or worth, and how to stay motivated when pursuing your dream gets too much.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Thank you to our assistant Jemima Skala. This weeks artwork has been created by episode guest Liv Thurley. The Polyester podcast is supported by Depop, with new episodes released every other week.
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This episode, we're really excited to be joined by two amazing guests who have both featured in or contributed to the zine; writer, actor and Rookie founder Tavi Gevinson, and artist Esme Blegvad.
For our ask an expert section, we're talking to previous Polyester cover girl Tavi Gevinson about all things concerning the state of the internet. After closing Rookie, the platform for teenage girls, last year — Tavi discusses how the URL world has changed; from personal brands, to finding yourself in online communities, what makes her hopeful, and much more.
In this episodes obsession section, we're joined by artist Esme Blegvad; who will be revealing her life long obsession with the film Titanic. Talking us through owning the soundtrack before seeing the film, the film itself igniting her pre-teen burgeoning love of Leonardo DiCaprio, forcing everyone she knows to watch it and knowing the script off by heart in multiple languages.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Thank you to our assistant Jemima Skala. This weeks artwork has been created by episode guest Esme Blegvad. The Polyester podcast is supported by Depop, with new episodes released every other week.
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In a special themed episode of the podcast, we're discussing all things (chronic) illness related. Whether you deal with a chronic illness, disability, mental illness, or know someone who does; we'll be diving in to diagnosis, how to feel less alone, dealing with the hospital, finding a community, and much more.
Kicking off with ask an expert, we're speaking to Sick Sad Girlz, the Instagram account and online community helping those dealing with health conditions of any kind find their people and support. Asking their loyal followers to tell them where it hurts, in this chat we get to know Sick Sad Girlz founder Rosa Mercuriadis to find out why she started the account, and why building a community based on mutual understanding and shared experience is so vital for those dealing with health conditions.
For this weeks Obsession series, Ione is talking to long-term Polyester contributor, 19 year old L.A based artist Panteha Abareshi, about their obsession with death; in particular in relation to their disability and chronic health issues. Diagnosed with Sickle Cell at a young age, Panteha creates art across a variety of mediums that tackles societies inability to talk seriously about illness, death, infertility and much more.
To accompany this episode, Panteha has donated a one-off print of her latest work, 'No Keepsakes', with all funds raised towards the sale being donated to The Disability Rights Education and Defence Fund. Click here to have a look, or search 'polyesterzine' in the Depop app and follow our shop! Every episode we'll be uploading special and exclusive items from our guests to raise money for charity.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Thank you to our assistant Jemima Skala. This weeks artwork has been created by episode guest Brie Moreno. The Polyester podcast is supported by Depop, with new episodes released every other week.
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WE'RE BACK! And thrilled to be launching season two of The Polyester Podcast with our new producer and co-host Olivia Graham. We're sticking to the same format as season one, and are super excited to welcome two long term Polyester contributors on as our guests this week.
Kicking off with ask an expert, we speak to philosophy PhD candidate and self proclaimed 'lazy feminist vlogger' Celia Edell on how to combat imposter syndrome. From the constant dread that you aren't good enough, to dealing with entering a male-dominated environment such as academia, and dispelling the genius myth; Celia will disclose all she has learned in her years of experience in fighting off the dreaded feeling that you don't belong.
For the first of this seasons obsessions series, we're talking to illustrator and multi-disciplinary artist Brie Moreno — who will be telling us all about her long love affair with thrifting. We chat with Brie about using proxies to bypass location barriers and shop the best pre-loved designer items that Japanese auction sites have to offer, using her second hand finds as mood boards for her artistic practice and finding love in shopping sustainably.
As well as illustration, Brie has recently cultivated a love of jewellery making. And in partnership with Depop, we've created our very own Polyester Depop shop to offer our listeners the chance to own one of Brie's hand cast, resin rings. One of a kind, all proceeds from the sale being donated to RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services), the charity of Brie's choice.
Click here to have a look, or search 'polyesterzine' in the Depop app and follow our shop! Every episode we'll be uploading special and exclusive items from our guests to raise money for charity.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham. Thank you to our assistant Jemima Skala. This weeks artwork has been created by episode guest Brie Moreno. The Polyester podcast is supported by Depop, with new episodes released every other week.
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For the season one finale, we're thrilled to be joined by guest host Jender Anomie to see out our final episode. In this instalment, we'll be chatting to illustrative artist Joey Yu about her obsession with love and other peoples relationships. For our ask an expert section, journalist Charlotte Gush chats to HANGER founder Claire Yurika Davis about the ins and outs of starting your own fashion label.
From initial funding, to entering talent competitions, and sourcing factories or putting together a fashion presentation, Claire fills us in on everything you need to know when entering the world of fashion design. With her latex and woven label, HANGER, being a brand that prides itself on being as sustainable as possible; Claire will also be telling us how to overcome the pitfalls of the industry and create a business that is as eco-friendly as possible for a young designer.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-produced by Alice Go (@alice.go) and George Townsend Teague @georgettte_. Our episode artwork this week is by Joey Yu, who you can follow here.
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It's the penultimate episode of the season! for our seventh instalment we're thrilled to be joined by writers Hannah Ewens and Zing Tsjeng to unpick the world of publishing and tell us how to write your first book. Both having recently published their first books; Hannah and Zing cover how to get a literary agent, juggling workloads alongside a full time job, sexism in the publishing industry, how to stay focused, and everything you need to know before putting pen to paper.
We're also catching up with photographer and Polyester contributor Parker Day to talk all things outsider syndrome for our obsessions series. Building a career based on championing societies outsiders; Parker will be telling us where her obsession with weirdos first began, and how her portraits of these characters have fed into fostering a sense of community and empathy in an increasingly hostile world.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-produced by Alice Go (@alice.go) and George Townsend Teague @georgettte_. Our episode artwork this week is by Parker Day, who you can follow here.
The Polyester podcast is supported by Melissa Shoes, with new episodes released every other week.
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For episode six of The Polyester Podcast, we welcome back photographer Chloe Sheppard to guest host with Polyester editor in chief Ione Gamble. We’re also joined by Honey Ross and Talia Darling, who will discussing with us the unique challenges of dating as a fat person. Honey and Talia will be answering your questions on dating as a fat femme, asked by you via Instagram, and covering topics including self love, overcoming insecurity, avoiding being fetishised and much more.
For our obsessions series, this episode we talk to the amazing Travis Alabanza. The artist — whose practice spans writing, performance, theatre and more — will be telling us all about their love of lists. A keen list maker since aged 11, Travis will talk us through how they use lists for everything and everything; from the light-hearted top five things from the corner shop, to Travis’ use of lists as a self preservation tactic, collaboration technique, and a way to process their unique take on the world around us. Travis also tells us their top tips for getting into the world of list making.
Alongside Fat Femme Dating, we've also created an ode to self love letters in a special photo series to accompany this episode, which you can check out here.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-produced by Alice Go (@alice.go) and George Townsend Teague @georgettte_.
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It's the sad girl episode! Guest hosted by beloved Polyester contributor and writer Lauren O'Neill. We're super excited to be talking to Melissa Broder, the writer behind Twitter account So Sad Today, about her novel The Pisces. Melissa and Lauren discuss how to navigate the void of our existence, the enmeshing of intimate relationships with our mental health, love, loss, abjection and everything in between. Melissa also offers her tips on writing across multiple mediums, the jump from memoir to fiction, and much more.
For our obsessions series, this episode we catch up with artist Rachel Hodgson — who will be pouring her heart out and confessing her love for crying alone on public transport. Including the catharsis a good public weep brings, to her go to songs when shedding a tear on the bus, and the privilege of embracing our feminine hysteria in the age of the internet.
Melissa's novel The Pisces, which has been longlisted for The Women's Prize for Fiction 2019, is available now on paperback and we love it! Click here to get a copy of your own. And keep up with Rachel's work here. This weeks episode artwork is also made by Rachel.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-produced by Alice Go (@alice.go) and George Townsend Teague @georgettte_. The Polyester podcast is supported by Melissa Shoes, with new episodes released every other week.
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Episode four is here! We're back to our normal format, and this episode sees multi-medium artist Misha MN (@mx_misha) talk us through the intrinsic link between queer culture, the Golden Era of Hollywood, and what it's most iconic stars can teach us today as part of our obsessions series.
Expect to learn about how Hollywood censorship laws interrupted progressive cinema in the 30s, why queer people became so fascinated with Hollywood Golden Era actresses, and how these women subverted societal expectations to become legends in their own right.
We also talk to Sirin Kale (@thedalstonyears), journalist and Associate editor of Vice's Broadly about how to mobilise your quarter life crisis into a successful career change. As this episodes ask an expert, Sirin also tells us all about Broadly's 'Unfollow Me' campaign, which stands up for victims of domestic violence and stalking.
As part of this campaign, Sirin is campaigning for the creation of the stalkers register. You can sign the petition, and check out more of unfollow me, here:https://unfollowme.vice.com/
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-produced by Alice Go (@alice.go) and George Townsend Teague @georgettte_. The Polyester podcast is supported by Melissa Shoes, with new episodes released every other week.
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We're back with a special episode!
This week we'll be interrupting our normal scheduling to bring you a one-parter with activist, actress, and artist Rose McGowan.
Whether you know her from Charmed, her work across the teen genre in the '90s, or her more recent work campaigning against sexual assault and abuse of power in Hollywood and the wider world; we learn more about Rose's life, activism, and creative outputs in her interview with Polyester editor in chief and podcast host Ione Gamble.
Keep up with Rose here, and grab tickets for her live tour here. To watch the apology video mentioned in our intro and produced by Pink News, click here.
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Its our third episode! In this instalment of The Polyester Podcast, visual artist Chloe Sheppard jumps in as guest host to talk us through everything she loves about fandom and fangirls for our 'obsessions' series.
We’re also excited to feature Hannah Louise F talking to Disciple Skincare founder and psychotherapist Charlotte Ferguson about the link between skincare and stress. How much does millennial burnout impact our breakouts? Can skincare regimes really contribute to self care? Are expensive brands really worth the hype? The pair dissect this and much more in their chat for 'ask an expert'.
To follow Chloe, click here @eolhcsheppard. To learn more about Disciple Skincare and Charlotte, click here and here. You can also follow Hannah, here.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble, produced by Alice Go and supported by Melissa Shoes. Thanks again to our editorial assistant George Townsend Teague for her help with this episode, follow her here @georgettte_.
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In the second episode of The Polyester Podcast, Ione talks to illustrative artist and Polyester cover girl Polly Nor about her vintage matchbox collection as part of our ‘obsessions’ series. In the second half of the podcast, Polyester contributor and writer/researcher Maggie Matić sits down with sex educator Ruby Rare to dispel some of the myths and misinformation surrounding contraception. Within their chat, you can hear Ruby offering advice that will help you be as well informed as possible when choosing what protection is right for you.
To follow Polly, click here @pollynor. To read her cover feature for our print zine - now available online for the first time - click here www.polyesterzine.com Keep up with Ruby here @rubyrare, and check out the organisation she works for - Brooke - www.brook.org.uk. You can find out more info about her body positive life drawing at @bodylovesketchclub.
The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble, produced by Alice Go and supported by Melissa Shoes. Thanks again to our editorial assistant George Townsend Teague for her help with this episode, follow her here @georgettte_.
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Welcome to the first episode of the Polyester podcast. Polyester is a self published, intersectional feminist fashion and culture publication aiming to bridge the gap of URL cyberfeminism with the IRL world. Here you have our first venture into audio, exploring everything from creative freedom and artistic obsession to sexual health, dating advice, the importance of community and more.
In this episode our online editor Helena will be chatting with Nadine Artois, co-founder of Pxssy Palace about how to throw the perfect party. In the second half of the show, as part of our 'obsessions' series, we'll be talking to Rene Matić about her infatuation with skinheads and subculture.
For more information about Pxssy Palace or to get involved find them here: @pxssypalace, and follow Nadine at @nadineartois
To check out more of Rene's amazing work follow this link: @bad.gal.rene
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