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Newstalk BreakfastStill trying desperately to cling on to your youth?Still trying desperately to cling on to your youth? Watch out you could be a Young 40! That’s the warning from Guardian columnist Emma Beddington, who chatted to Jonathan this morning on the show.
2026-01-2704 min
The Academic Imperfectionist#123: What do you have to brag about?On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your willingness to say nice things about yourself? How about your willingness to point out your own failures and shortcomings? If the first number you came up with is higher than the second, then move along, my friend - this episode can do nothing for you. Gather round, the rest of you. You've been taught all your life that modesty and humility are virtues. But, would you know if your self-deprecation had gone too far? Could your toxic humility be holding you back? And if it is, so what? Better...
2025-12-1923 min
Fără PerdeaE jenant să ai un iubit?Un eseu audio fundamentat pe articolul care a împărțit internautele în două: “Is embarrassing to have a boyfriend now?”. Titlul opiniei scrise de Chante Joseph pentru British Vogue e puternic atârnat în prăpastia controversei, însă printre rândurile acestuia se regăsesc aspecte demne de dezbătut. Ascultă episodul integral și descoperă dacă e cu adevărat jenant sau nu să ai un iubit.Resurse: The REAL reason why women hide their boyfriendsIs Having a Boyfriend...
2025-11-2813 min
Fără PerdeaE jenant să ai un iubit?The REAL reason why women hide their boyfriendsIs Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? | VogueBoyfriendland - by Tell the BeesIs it really outrageously uncool to have a boyfriend? | Emma Beddington | The GuardianNo, Having a Boyfriend Isn't Embarrassing! - by hasif 💌Vogue Agrees That Having a Boyfriend Is EmbarrassingSEISM: https://open.spotify.com/show/6QR7fsUZQN8VhyfkKpYVpj?si=6aea54b839e74b1a
2025-11-2813 min
Depraved and DebaucherousBoyfriends or The Brick Lady: Who's More Embarrassing?!In the wild world of viral embarrassments, two scandals are duking it out for ultimate facepalm supremacy: the TikTok-fueled freakout over "embarrassing" boyfriends—as we discussed before—and the Houston hustler's brick-flinging hoax that's left a trail of bad checks and worse excuses. One's a soft-launch social media sigh; the other's a hard-knock scam straight out of a true-crime TikTok. But who's really got the deeper shade? Let's unpack the chaos.First, rewind to September 2023: Enter Roda Osman, the self-proclaimed "Brick Lady" of Houston, who went mega-viral after tearfully claiming an Uber driver hurled a brick at her face...
2025-11-0537 min
2025 Municipal Election CoverageWard 04
In this episode, we are focusing on Ward 4. Join us for a profile of the area, conversations with council and trustee candidates, and a discussion of key local issues.
Ward 4 includes the following neighbourhoods: Beddington Heights, Brentwood, Cambrian Heights, Charleswood, Collingwood, Dalhousie, Edgemont, Greenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Huntington Hills, North Haven, North Haven Upper, Queens Park Village, Rosemont, Thorncliffe, and Winston Heights / Mountview.
Links and Resources used in the episode:
Ward 4 Community Profiles
Mayoral & Councillor Candidates
School Board Candidates (Public and Separate)
Ward 4 — Sean Chu
Calgary Herald: Sean Chu reinstated as deputy mayor
Enough For All: Ward 4 Poverty Profile
2024 Fall Su...
2025-09-3000 min
ĐỌC BÁO cùng TadaTích trữ email là lãng phí nước?Trong tập hôm nay của Đọc báo cùng Tada, mình cùng bạn đọc bài “Tích trữ email là lãng phí nước?” của tác giả Trúc Anh trên Tuổi Trẻ Cuối Tuần.Từ một lời kêu gọi gây tranh cãi của Cơ quan Môi trường Anh – rằng “xóa email cũ để tiết kiệm nước”, bài viết mở ra cuộc tranh luận thú vị về cách chúng ta hiểu (và đôi khi hiểu sai) mối liên hệ giữa thói quen cá nhân và khủng hoảng mô...
2025-08-2607 min
Close All TabsDoes Gen Z Have A Staring Problem?Have you heard of the “Gen Z stare”? It’s the blank look some Gen Zers seem to give instead of the usual greetings or small talk—and it’s the latest skirmish in a years-long generation war between Gen Z and Millennials. Internet culture researcher Aidan Walker joins Morgan to trace the origins of this rivalry, unpack what behavioral quirks like “the Gen Z stare” and “the Millennial pause” reveal about each generation’s relationship with technology, and explore why everyone seems to forget about Gen X.
Guests:
Aidan Walker, independent writer, content creat...
2025-08-1335 min
Culture ClubPrincess Treatment, Love Island's Racism Double-Standard & Are Men Falling Behind?Hi pals!For the first time in ten years, the gender pay gap has flipped — at least for Gen Zs. According to a recent report, full-time working Gen Z women between the ages of 16 and 24 are out-earning their male peers. But is everything what it seems? We discuss the findings and our own thoughts on the rhetoric around men being "left behind". Jas references this TikTok.Courtney Palmer (@courtney_joelle on TikTok) has gone viral with her take on “princess treatment,”. In a recent video (viewed millions of times), the self-proclaimed housewife princess shares...
2025-07-1546 min
Authentic ConnectionsThe Big Joy ExperimentThis experiment challenges our traditional notions of happiness, suggesting that happiness is possible even amid life’s challenges.
READ: Can “micro-acts” of joy make you happier? By Emma Beddington
2025-03-2528 min
Paper CutsRayner investigated over free holiday – “Why I married my ex husband” – Would you live your life as a dog?We read the papers so you don’t have to. Today: Empire state of mind. The Deputy PM is under fire for her New York holibobs. Case of the ex. The Observer considers the benefit of getting back with your ex. Doggy style. The Guardian’s Emma Beddington tries to live a day in the life of a dog.Miranda Sawyer is joined by the journalist Jonathan Lis and master impressionist and comedy icon Jan Ravens. Come and see us LIVE at the Cheerful Earful podcast festival on 12 Oct. Ticke...
2024-09-2330 min
An Intro to Anthro with 2 HumansEpisode 58: One Man’s Trip Is Another Man’s Fall, Tourism, Over-Tourism and Anti-TourismThe Two Humans stamp their passports and say “bon voyage” as they set off to find the current state of tourism.
Episode 58 – One Man’s Trip Is Another Man’s Fall: Tourism, Over-Tourism and Anti-Tourism
An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans
Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.
http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542
IG @introtoanthrowith2humans
Resources:
Auma, Quinter
2024 7 Popular Destinations That Are Limitin...
2024-07-301h 20An Intro to Anthro with 2 HumansEpisode 58: One Man’s Trip Is Another Man’s Fall, Tourism, Over-Tourism and Anti-TourismThe Two Humans stamp their passports and say “bon voyage” as they set off to find the current state of tourism.
Episode 58 – One Man’s Trip Is Another Man’s Fall: Tourism, Over-Tourism and Anti-Tourism
An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans
Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human.
http://www.intro2anthro.podbean.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542
IG @introtoanthrowith2humans
Resources:
Auma, Quinter
2024 7 Popular Destinations That Are Limitin...
2024-07-301h 20
Monday MindsetWhat Are ‘Micro-Acts of Joy’ and How Can We Experience More of Them?Episode #192
This week, Daisy shares an article by Emma Beddington in The Guardian that caught her eye:
Can ‘micro-acts of joy’ make you happier? I tried them for seven days
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/18/can-micro-acts-of-joy-make-you-happier-i-tried-them-for-seven-days
The project is free to do so why not take part? Daisy and Terri are going to sign up and report back with a follow-up episode. If you take part, do let them know how you got on so they can share your takeaways during that episode.
The BIG JOY project
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2024-02-0536 min
The Wingwoman4.8 A wingwoman baby, nepo kids at fashion week, and dream-life claustrophobiaIt's our last episode before Frankie has a baby, so we're talking about the obsession with 'natural' births, and stigmatisation of anything but (and the gas and air ban, too). And we're discussing nepo babies big and small - from famous offspring on the catwalk to the bizarre details of the Beckham-Peltz wedding being aired in a lawsuit.
Plus, how Charlie feels about being labelled as a 'dry texter', the Magic Mike review that no one asked for, and what cult watch Fleishman is in Trouble is stirring up - from the forty-something fuckability double standard to s...
2023-03-0236 min
WeekendFatboy Slim, Marina Hyde, ‘winging it’ to the topThis week, Marina Hyde on Boris Johnson’s ability to blame everything on anyone but himself, musician Norman Cook, AKA Fatboy Slim, on his mental health DJ classes, Emma Beddington investigates whether winging it to the top really works, and Imogen West-Knights looks at how the ‘mid-century millennial’ look took over our homes.
2022-06-2544 min
Punkadelic PodcastNew Year's RetributionChill Lynott is back making punkadelic postulation make sense. This is the first episode recorded in 2022! I touch on our hiatus, I’m not ready to go into details, but you’ll get the headlines if you didn’t know already. Then it’s on with the show, getting right back into the swing of things with TWO MASSIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS!!! Listen on for FULL details. Then we’re breaking down not one but TWO all time great joints, shit-talking a Jean Claude Van Damme so-called classic, and talking all about the Star Wars TV universe including The Book of Boba Fett’...
2022-03-071h 35
Emma & Tom Talk TeachingChristmas Special 2021It's Christmas Eve! We're here to supply our traditional festive ramble through a variety of random things we've gathered together for your enjoyment and diversion as you recover from a long, long autumn term. As usual, it's a mixture of the heavy and the insubstantial, the academic and the completely left-field. Hopefully there's something in the present pile for everyone, whether you're looking for something to think about or just some entertainment. After exhausting the selection of articles, podcasts and party games, our final offering is Emma's idea to sh...
2021-12-241h 20
Parenting RoundaboutLovable Loser Week: Family Performance ReviewsAs the year draws to a close, we’ve been looking back on our 2021 episodes and found some that were just hanging out there sadly at the bottom of the download tally. So this week, we’re going to highlight some of our favorite least-listened-to episodes of 2021.Today's episode comes from February, when we took a cue from writer Emma Beddington at the Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/09/almost-a-year-working-from-home-time-for-my-family-performance-review] and provided performance reviews for our households, including family members and other important employees (like the dishwasher and the Internet service).
2021-12-0610 min
Punkadelic PodcastWinGuardian LeviosaShred Flintstone is back powering Punkadelic processes to production. Lots to get through this week, but it had been a hot minute since we did an episode without a unifying theme, so this is it. We’ve got a metric rake of articles from the Guardian to discuss this week, just what is going on at that paper? Are they the serious journos that just broke the Pegasus scandal or are they a bored housewives’ gossip mag where Emma Beddington is freely allowed to write infinitely boring diatribes about absolutely nothing of any importance to anyone anywhere ever? I swea...
2021-07-241h 36
Have You Got 5 Minutes?Money Messaging and Getting Speaking GigsOn this episode of the show, we talk about the various ways financial products are communicated and marketed to women and young people. We touch on the 8-month campaign by Alice Tapper, author of Go Fund Yourself to get Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) schemes regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). For our 5 minutes, we give you some hints and tips on securing speaking gigs at Public Relations, Communications and Marketing events.
Go Fund Yourself https://www.gofundyourself.co/
Campaign to regulate buy now pay later schemes https://www.gofundyourself.co/bnpl
2021-02-0909 min
Imagining TomorrowHow to Save the Planet | Climate keeping you up at night?An episode from Friends of the Earth podcast series, How to Save the Planet.With Australian fires dominating the news, alongside floods in Indonesia and the shocking devastation to The Amazon last year, it's no wonder many of us are feeling more than a little on edge about the environment. But with terms like eco anxiety gaining traction, what does it really mean? Why do we feel it? And what should we do about it?This episode we speak to journalist Emma Beddington and psychotherapist Caroline Hickman about their own feelings of stress around the...
2020-01-2024 min
The Beauty Podcast, with Sali HughesMake-up as a form of empowerment with Emma BeddingtonCan beauty be a form of empowerment? Writer and author Emma Beddington lost her hair almost overnight at the age of 20. Soon afterwards, she began her own beauty blog and went on to contribute to beauty features for glossies and newspapers alike. Emma shares her story of how she used beauty as a tool for empowerment when life threw her a curveball. Sali and Emma take your questions in the surgery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2019-08-2833 min
2016-07-2700 min