When Nora Met Deep Throat
Happy New Year! We're back with an episode focused on one of our faves - Nora Ephron. We discuss her legacy as a journalist, screenwriter, and director, as well as her connection to the infamous Water...
11 Jan 20211h 3min
Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi
It's our twentieth episode! This week, we invited our friend and journalist Annabelle Timsit to discuss fictional countries in pop culture, including Panem, Gilead, and Genovia. Annabelle also shares ...
21 Dec 202052min
Evita Perón's Dior Bootstraps
Mariam and Aisha are obsessed with political power couples - especially when one of them is a celebrity. Should Grace Kelly have given up her career to live in Monaco? Will we ever forgive Charles?? H...
14 Dec 202057min
Jackie Chan's Adventures
Welcome back! Today's episode is about one of our favourite movie stars: the one and only Jackie Chan! We discuss his biography, our favourite Jackie Chan films, and his legacy in both Hong Kong and C...
7 Dec 202059min
My 80s Breaky Heart
This week, we're going Back...to the 80s. We delve into Ronald Reagan's legacy, our favourite 80s movies, and the ways in which nostalgia can be used as a manipulative tool in popular culture. Was Ron...
23 Nov 20201h 15min
Going to Graceland
In 1985, American artist Paul Simon travelled to South Africa to record his groundbreaking album "Graceland" - in the middle of a UN cultural boycott. The album was a resounding success for Paul and t...
16 Nov 20201h 5min
Orientalism II
Following last week's conversation, we spend today's episode discussing the use of Orientalism as a political tool. We also share our #MuslimRage on the topics of otherisation, representation, and Riz...
9 Nov 202043min
Orientalism I
Our next two episodes are all about Orientalism! We start off with a quick biography of the late Palestinian public intellectual, Edward Said. Then we discuss the history of Orientalism and its releva...
2 Nov 202056min
