What Russell Brand Did & The Great American Vibe Shift

This morning Holly picked Amelia up at 5:30am with a coffee and a podcast already queued. Amelia learned that the subtext was ‘no talking until the sun comes up’.

Russell Brand spent two decades doing a very convincing impression of a man who loved women. We unpack the Russell Brand verdict, the system that protected him and the women who waited two decades to hear a court label him as guilty.

Plus, Holly has the inside word on the James Bond shortlist which just grew by two names. One of them has Jessie threatening to flip a table.

Also, David Jones has collapsed into administration after 188 years. We speak about what we love about department stores, why we think they’ve fallen and Jessie has some advice for anyone sitting on a gift card.

And, Holly has found a rare, obsolete English word that she can’t stop saying. Amelia explains why last week’s US midterms might have earned it.

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