Lalala Let Me Explain on why ‘unwise’ should also be illegal
Much older men have dated much younger women since time immemorial, but should it feel inappropriate when the younger women in question are over the age of consent, but not yet 18? Dating educator, so...
29 Touko 27min
The Bush Telegraph: Piss poor judgment all round
Join us for a little tour of the devolved Governments (where Wales comes out a lot better than Scotland, if we're honest), and for a look at one of the worst rulings in an English court in a long time...
28 Touko 28min
The haunting of New York, with Natalie Adler
Waiting On A Friend, the debut novel of journalist Natalie Adler, is set in the crucible of the early years of the AIDS crisis in New York. Natalie chats to Hannah about what inspired her to write it,...
26 Touko 27min
Outside The Box May 2026
Want some TV recommendations? Yeah, you do. This month we're chatting about Legends, Ponies, Widow's Bay and Believe Me, as well as some good and bad news about what's still to come this year, plus wh...
22 Touko 51min
Rated or Dated: Short Circuit (1986)
Number 5 is alive! Or is he? This week, Hannah and Jen talk about the family-friendly sci-fi comedy, its inappropriate casting and why the love interests have the same haircut. Learn more about you...
20 Touko 28min
Virginia Mendoza's search for water
The Search for Water: A Human History of Thirst is an expansive and important new book from journalist and anthropologist Virginia Mendoza. Part-memoir and part-history, Virginia weaves personal refle...
19 Touko 25min
Gillian Best knows pain
Inspired by her own experiences of autoimmune diseases, writer Gillian Best decided to delve deeper into the topic of pain. Her book, Chronic: Understanding Pain, explores what pain is, how to treat i...
18 Touko 25min
