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ONLYFANS: Bonnie Blue, sex stunts and the rise of the porn 'influencer' May 28, 2025

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From Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips to Kayla Jade and Ari Kytsya, OnlyFans influencers are everywhere. In this bonus ep, we’re deep-diving into the porn star meets social media matrix. How did OnlyFans become such a cultural and economic powerhouse? And who are ‘bops’ and ‘mattress actresses’ taking over TikTok? This special covers it all: sex stunts, stigma, empowerment, Margot’s Got Money Troubles, the celebs making millions on OF, explainers on our fave creators and the problem with sex extremism.

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Recs

‘We’re not influencers’: Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips tell us why anger over their sex stunts is ‘misdirected’, Brit Dawson for Cosmo
Margot’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Everyone's a sellout now, Vox
Kayla Jade on TikTok, @blueeyedkaylajade
Story time with Kayla Jade podcast
Ari Kytsya on TikTok @notburnttoasthehe
I Slept With 100 Men in One Day | Documentary by Josh Pieters
Keily Blair, OnlyFans: ‘We are an incredible UK tech success story’, Financial Times
OnlyFans and the Myth of Owning Your Own Hustle, Vanity Fair
I’m an Ex Playboy model. My son 12 was banned from a sports team because of my job.
7 top OnlyFans creators on how it changed their lives, GQ
Why are we shaming Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips, but not the masked men queuing up to have sex with them? Glamour
Virgin Island, Channel 4
From Bonnie Blue To Boysober: Why Sex Extremism Is Doing No One Any Good, Elle

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The Diddy trial, Jameela Jamil and why your phone is making you unsexy May 22, 2025

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The Diddy trial has been dominating the pop culture convo this week and so on today’s show we debrief, from the horrendous victim-blaming of Cassie Ventura to her husband’s beautifully powerful response. First though, we’re getting into a fascinating piece about how our phones are killing our ability to feel sexy, Bella Hadid’s Vogue interview and Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson’s new film about early parenthood. Also: controversial comments abound as Jameela Jamil gets heat for her views on how women need to step up in the fight against toxic masculinity and Lorde has been interviewed about coming off the Pill. Is this really Right-wing propaganda? We discuss!

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Reviews/recs

Breath, James Nestor
Forever, Netflix
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Your phone is why you don't feel sexy, Catherine Shannon Substack
The DumbPhone Boom is Real, New Yorker
Bella Hadid On Self-Love, Navigating Megastardom And Meeting Her Cowboy, British Vogue
Was Diddy a 'mastermind'? How ex Cassie's testimony builds the sex trafficking case against him, BBC
Jameela Jamil, Wrong Turns podcast
Sommer Tothill, TikTok
Jameela Jamil on Mamma Mia’s No Filter podcast
Lorde: 'I'm an Intense Bitch', Rolling Stone
Lorde is not a MAGA tradwife for going off birth control, Dazed
Murderbot, Apple TV

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Dua Lipa, #SkinnyTok and the labubu doll craze May 15, 2025

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Dua Lipa has been hailed as ‘the best literary interviewer’ for her forensically researched Service95 author chats and so ofc we had to weigh in, huns, from the rise of celebrity book clubs (and even book stylists) to why people are so reticent to acknowledge a beautiful woman’s intelligence. Also this week: celebrity couples from Kylie and Timothée to Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper, the labubu doll craze and the ‘kidultification’ of culture, plus a deepdive into the disturbing world of #SkinnyTok. Is this the end of body positivity or just recycled fatphobia, emboldened by the Ozempic era? Finally, a few TV recs, including our review of Molly Mae: Behind It All part two. Enjoy and have a fab weekend!

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Recs/ reviews

Is Dua Lipa the best literary interviewer? The Guardian
Dua Lipa versus the literary landscape, YouTube
Still Born, Guadalupe Nettel
Why countless guys are obsessed with those weird and wild Labubu dolls, GQ
The £13 cuddly toys now being sold for thousands thanks to a celebrity craze, Telegraph
Flow, in cinemas and to rent on YouTube
Who’s Afraid of #SkinnyTok? Airmail
SkinnyTok Isn’t A Trend — It’s The Latest Iteration of Diet Culture & Fatphobia, Refinery29
From fashion to the food industry: 11 ways that weight-loss drugs have changed the world, Guardian
Molly Mae: Behind It All pt II, Amazon Prime
I thought Molly-Mae Hague was self-absorbed – her documentary changed my mind, Metro
Malpractice, ITV

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AMBITION: does anyone enjoy their job anymore? May 14, 2025

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Ambition feels very complicated in 2025. On the one hand, hustle culture, 5am wake-ups and 'productivity bros' dominate our social media feeds, yet post-pandemic it seems like many have redefined what constitutes ‘success’ through finding purpose, setting boundaries or simply ‘quiet quitting’. So what does ‘making it’ even mean anymore? In this special bonus ep, we’re unpacking everything from side hustles, the girlboss era and softgirl trends to money anxiety, career disillusionment and Emma Grede’s controversial Diary of a CEO interview. Enjoy hunnies and let us know if there’s a special topic you’d love for us to tackle!

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Recs/ reviews:

What We Lose When We're Priced Out of Our Hobbies, Atlantic
Side hustles, Zoom waves and the Great Casualisation: how Covid shaped new ways to work, FT
I burned out chasing money and hustle culture's standards. Now, I'm taking a 'no shame' approach to my business, Business Insider
Emma Grede on Diary of a CEO
Some side hustle ideas to help you with all that money anxiety, The Cut
The rise of the side hustle, Guardian
Moral Ambition, Rutger Bregman
If Books Could Kill podcast on Lean In
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson

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The Beckham family fallout, Met Gala drama and Dolly Alderton on friends May 08, 2025

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The Beckham family feud is making headlines again, huns, after Brooklyn missed David’s starry 50th bash – the latest in a long line of similar ‘snubbed’ events. He didn’t even post about his dad’s big day, so might this genuinely be more than tabloid rumour? Obvs we’re debriefing on the Met Gala too, from Rihanna’s pregnancy reveal to the apparent fall out between Anna Wintour and Naomi Campbell. Also this week: Dolly Alderton’s new quotes on friendship, Tina Fey’s ‘mid-life’ comedy The Four Seasons and our review of the first ep of the final series of The Handmaid’s Tale. Enjoy and please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify – it really does help keep us going!

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Recs:

Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth
Naomi Campbell’s charity ended in disgrace. She wants to talk about why, Financial Times
Sally Rooney, Naomi Campbell and Nobody Wants This, Straight Up ep Oct 24
The Four Seasons, Netflix
The Handmaid’s Tale, Amazon Prime/ C4
As the curtain falls on Gilead, is The Handmaid’s Tale too close to the bone? The Independent
The MaddAddam Trilogy, Margaret Atwood
Make Christianity cool again: Why Gen Z is flocking to church, The Independent

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Sinners, Louis Theroux’s new doc and the latest Blake Lively ‘feud’ May 01, 2025

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Celebrity Traitors, five-star sexy horror Sinners and Penn Badgley’s You finale are all on the agenda this week, huns, as well as Louis Theroux’s return to top form with new doc The Settlers. Is this his most important piece of work yet? We’re also getting stuck into the latest Blake Lively updates, from her ‘feud’ with A Simple Favour 2 costar Anna Kendrick, to the recent Baldoni-related developments. And why are celebs like Blake and Ryan all buying into football teams atm? Plus, Chappel Roan ‘pushing’ her assistant, the problem with ‘POVS’ and Kaitlyn Dever’s heart-wrenching The Last of Us interview. Enjoy and please do leave us review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify - it really does help keep us going!

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Recs/ reviews:

‘I was sexualised, patronised and ridiculed’: how Charlotte Church survived the tabloids to become an earth mother, Guardian
Love Life, BBC iPlayer
Blake Lively Is on the 2025 TIME100 List, Time Magazine
You S5, Netflix
Podcrushed ep with Penn Badgley and Domino Badgley- Kirke
How ‘You’ Star Penn Badgley Set Out to Deconstruct His Romantic Icon, Hollywood Reporter
A Court of Mist and Fury, Sarah J. Maas
Sinners, in cinemas now
Sinners Is Bold, Ambitious, and Just Misses Greatness, Vulture
Louis Theroux: The Settlers, BBC iPlayer
The Settlers review – this vital film forces Louis Theroux to do something he’s never done before
Louis Theroux On Returning To The West Bank After 15 Years For BBC Doc ‘The Settlers’ & Being “Perpetrator Focused, Deadline
It Broke Her, Too: Kaitlyn Dever on The Last of Us, Vulture

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HENS: the most divisive hallmark of female friendship? Apr 30, 2025

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Hen szn is here hunnies and so as promised here is our special deepdive! With the help of your excellent DMs, we assess the good and bad of this increasingly divisive topic: from money anxieties and the growing consumerism of the hen-do ‘aesthetic’ to how this tradition can provide a much-needed opportunity to celebrate and make time for those you love. Plus, the single gal perspective, hen ‘etiquette’, pop culture horror stories,, and whether hens are ultimately progressive or regressive for women.

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Recs

All the Behind-the-Scenes Debauchery From Writer Tish Weinstock’s Bachelorette, Cosmo
Bring back tacky hen do’s, the I paper
Why I wanted a one-night only hen-do, The Times
Why I’m no longer going on hen weekends, New Statesman
From penis straws to puppy yoga: Inside the ‘zen do’ revolution, Independent
Henpocalypse!, BBC iPlayer
Bachelorette, Prime Video
Bridesmaids, Prime Video
Everything I know about love, Dolly Alderton
Stag and hen parties swap binges for good clean fun, Times
Are You the Only One Who’s Broke? Or Is It ‘Money Dysmorphia’? NY Times
Over and out: why hens, stags and their parties should be put out to grass, Guardian
Hens with Heart

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The Last of Us, ACOTAR and touchy-feely friendships Apr 24, 2025

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Are Big Brother’s Jojo Siwa and Chris Hughes just friends or something more? We discuss what is ‘normal’ within platonic relationships and whether Chris is really who he appears to be on screen. In other celeb news: a debrief on the Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas rumours, and why Liz Hurley’s new romance is rather concerning. As promised hunnies Kath reports back on her first foray into ACOTAR and how it compares to Fourth Wing, and we have some excellent recs across theatre and TV, including Disney’s The Stolen Girl and whether sleepovers should have parents worried. And last but not least… The Last of Us! We’ve kept our review to the first episode only to avoid spoiling ep two’s shocking (gahhhh!!) twist. See ya next time!

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Recs/reviews

A Court Of Thorns And Roses, Sarah J. Maas
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
I Who Have Never Known Men, Jaqueline Harpman
Retrograde, Apollo Theatre London
The Stolen Girl, Disney +
The Stolen Girl is here to make us think twice about sleepovers, Stylist
Your Friends & Neighbours, Apple TV
Jon Hamm Runs Deep, L’Officiel
The Last of Us, Sky/ HBO
Moya McLothian Lean, The Chaff Substack
Bel Priestley, YouTube

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Elizabeth Day: pop culture, friendship and getting over the ick Apr 17, 2025

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The queen of podcasting herself, Elizabeth Day, is on the show today to talk all things pop culture and we could not be happier about it huns! We get stuck into her three top recent recs across TV, film and books, the media’s obsession with first person pieces about ‘bad friends’ and the toll of maintaining a personal brand. We also chat about the psychic reading that changed Elizabeth’s life, reality TV, her daily routine and top pieces of dating advice for our single huns. We promise anyone currently jaded by modern dating will feel uplifted hearing her talk about her first Hinge date with now-husband!

Check out Elizabeth's podcast How To Date here and pre oder her new book One of Us (out September 25) here

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Reccs/ reviews:

How to Date podcast
The Party, Elizabeth Day
Babygirl isn't just a sexy thriller, Elizabeth’s Substack Daylight
Love on the spectrum S3, Netflix
Bad Influence, Netflix
Show Don’t Tell, Curtis Sittenfield
Meghan Markle, Confessions of a Female Founder
Ed Sheeran, Call Her Daddy
Adolescence, Netflix
Conclave, AppleTV
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Chloe, BBC iPlayer
Erin Doherty, How to Fail
Olivia Atwood, How To Fail
On the Outside Substack

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Black Mirror, the Beckham feud and WhatsApp group politics Apr 10, 2025

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Another week, another divisive op-ed from The Cut! This time about the fraught nature of WhatsApp groups: is it wise to use them to discuss such personal things as money, politics and parenting? First though, another op-ed, this time on the 'Singlehood Stigma', tackling why women feel like they are simultaneously being told by society not to want a partner, while also shamed for their singledom. It seems like we can't have it all - and maybe that's OK. Also on the show, we have a look at the new charges against Russell Brand, why Romeo Beckham is feuding with brother Brooklyn, a quick film rec and reviews of this week's top TV: Black Mirror and Dying for Sex. Enjoy hunnies!

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Recs/ reviews

The New Singlehood Stigma, The Atlantic
When Did Dating Become So Depressing? (our ep)
Freya India, GIRLS, Substack
My Group Chat is Ruining My Life, The Cut
Thinking About Myself Too Much is Making Me Sick, Chloe Grace Laws’ Substack
Black Bag, in cinemas now
Russell Brand: Misogyny, manipulation and the mainstream media 'agenda' (our ep)
The Deliriously Witty Spy Games of “Black Bag”, New Yorker
Is this the kinkiest show on TV? New York Mag
Dying for Sex, Disney
Dying for Sex, Wondery Plus
Michelle Andrews on Inherited podcast
Black Mirror, Netflix
Blue Jean, BBC IPlayer

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