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Zadie Smith On Beauty & Trolling The McCanns Aug 23, 2017

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It's a new episode of The High Low and we've got a bunch of things to recommend watching, listening to and reading covering everything from Indian Partition to an online black drugs market to male privilege to Vanessa Feltz. In The Top Line, we discover the bizarre tale of the British dad-of-five on holiday who became an accidental Turkish treasure smuggler. Oh and did you know that 1 in 5 UK pets has its own Instagram profile? Jesus weeps. In the wake of Zadie Smith's comments on the time-wasting practice of contouring, we talk about the role of makeup in a young woman's life and how time-consuming beauty regimes might negate productivity, but never morality. As the McCanns continue to search for their missing daughter as well as put an end to the horrific abuse they receive online - we talk trolling, public campaigning for missing children and our collective attention span in the wake of a disaster.Plus, a heart-breaking listener question on deportation and a few words from your hosts on the accidental role of Agony Aunting. Follow us on Good Reads > thehighlowshowTweet @thehighlowshowE-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.comDon't forget to rate/subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-high-low/id1211338187?mt=2 RECOMMENDED:Silk Road Storyville: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b092s5vv/storyville-silk-road-drugs-death-and-the-dark-web# My Family, Partition and Me with Anita Rani: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0916qmx Guilty Feminist on male privilege: http://guiltyfeminist.com/episodes/ Sophie Heawood's brilliant piece on hormones: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/commentisfree/2017/aug/21/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-listen-to-my-hormonesVanessa Feltz interview by Simon Hattenstone for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/aug/13/vanessa-feltz-interview-bbc-pay-prurient-voyeuristic-grossNasty Women - a collection of essays and accounts of what it means to be a woman in the C21st, published by 404http://www.404ink.com/shop/nasty-womenProposal for a Bill to ensure free access to sanitary products, including in schools, colleges and universities in Scotland. Scottish residents sign here: http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EndingPeriodPoverty/Don't forget to use the HILOW code on narscosmetics.co.uk when you check out to receive a *free* mini Audacious mascara and Dolce Vita lip pencil.

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The Response to Charlottesville & The Curious Tale of Chloe Ayling Aug 16, 2017

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The High Low is BACK after a week's hiatus in which Dolly went to Majorca, boggled at its lack of scene and read a bunch of books. Meanwhile Pandora's got summer flu and wants Dolly to update the Good Reads profile. There's Bond, vegan feminist cafes and Taylor Swift in The Top Line. And we look at the surprise shouty renaissance of Trinny and "put a waist belt on it" Susannah's Trinny Woodall. In the wake of the horrifying white supremacist rally in Charlottesville and murder of an innocent young woman, we discuss what the various public reactions say about white privilege; particularly one divisive tweet from Lorde. We also discuss the presence of rape culture in the reporting and reaction to model Chloe Ayling's account of her kidnap and imprisonment. Plus, we answer a reader question on toxic friendships in the workplace. COME TO OUR EVENT NEXT WEEK We'll be having a live 'in conversation' at the NARS store in Covent Garden next Wednesday 23rd August. You can book your ticket (£30 and redeemable against purchase) by calling 0207 836 6366 or emailing coventgarden@narscosmetics.eu and you get a goody bag too. We'll see you at the bar! READING Eleanor Olliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eleanor-Oliphant-Completely-Fine-bestseller/dp/0008172110/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1502922037&sr=1-1&keywords=eleanor+oliphant+is+completely+fine Marianne Faithfull's biography https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faithfull-Marianne/dp/0140246533/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1502919315&sr=8-1&keywords=marianne+faithfull+book Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conversations-Friends-Sally-Rooney/dp/0571333125 Run by Ann Patchett https://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-Ann-Patchett/dp/0747593221 Ethan Hawke interview by Polly Vernon for The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ethan-hawke-lessons-from-a-movie-star-xkqs7rtb8 Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff for Dazed online on the #ThisIsNot us post-Charlottesville hashtag http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/37043/1/this-is-what-white-people-need-to-learn-from-charlottesville?utm_source=Link&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=RSSFeed&utm_term=why-thisisnotus-is-the-wrong-reaction-after-charlottesville Visit Trinny Woodall's Instagram, here: https://www.instagram.com/trinnywoodall/ Dolly promises it's an instant mood booster.

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The Travesty of Princess Diana's Leaked Tapes & The Legacy of Celebrity Big Brother Aug 02, 2017

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It's Episode 20, a milestone of sorts - and Tesco are now paying your tampon tax. Hurrah! Go buy your 'pax from there -- and other supermarkets, we hope you follow their example.This week Dolly and Pandora discuss the invasion of royal privacy with the revelation of Princess Diana's private tapes (handed over by her speech coach from 1992) that will be aired in Diana: Her Own Words on Channel 4 on Sunday 6th August. Is it really in the public interest, to air tapes Diana never thought would leave the room - or is it an unethical attempt by a powerful broadcaster to feed modern culture's salacious appetite for celebrity gossip? You can guess which side we fall down on. Also today, we discuss the return of Celebrity Big Brother - series approx 487 - and whether the format is getting tired. Has reality TV entered a new chapter? We also discuss past highlights, including Ivana Trump accepting a fake businesswoman of the year award (yes, the president of the USA's ex-wife went on British CBB) and Vanessa Feltz's meltdown. This week's reading, listening and watching:Top of The Lake: China Girl, on BBC iPlayerDiana: In Her Own Words, on Channel 4Baby-faced killers of Kim Jong-nam in The Sunday Times magazine https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/north-korea-femmes-fatales-kim-jong-un-s-baby-faced-killers-lmj6p6988Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud, by Anne Helen Petersen https://www.amazon.co.uk/Too-Fat-Slutty-Loud-Unruly-x/dp/0399576851 The Course of Love, by Alain de Botton https://www.amazon.co.uk/Course-Love-Alain-Botton/dp/0241145473 An Untamed State, by Roxane Gay https://www.amazon.co.uk/Untamed-State-Roxane-Gay/dp/1472119827 Jon Ronson on Guys We Fucked - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/guys-we-f-d/id885960517?mt=2 Jon Ronson piece on the Guardian about porn https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jul/29/jon-ronson-bespoke-porn-nothing-is-too-weird-all-requestsSheryl Sandberg on Desert Island Discs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08z9b81My body shape is in fashion - but how for long? By Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff for The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/jul/30/my-body-shape-is-in-vogue-but-for-how-long-charlie-brinkhust-cuffPlease do rate review and subscribe on iTunes.You can email us thehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet us @thehighlowshowWE ARE HAVING ANOTHER WEEK OFF NEXT WEEK. Dolly is sunning her babylons. But listen, don't be sad, here's a wise quote from Alain de Botton for you: Love is a skill, not just an enthusiasm.

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The BBC Pay Gap, To The Bone & R Kelly's Alleged Sex Crime Jul 25, 2017

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After a break last week, it's a (bumper) episode 19 of The High Low. Of course, we're talking about the incendiary gender pay gap revealed at the BBC and the wider question of the value of each and every job. We discuss the news of R Kelly's alleged disturbing sex cult and how the reporting reflects rape culture and systemic racism. We also unpick the divisive nature of Netflix's new film To The Bone and ask whether it explores the issue of eating disorders with refreshing honesty or whether it simply glamorizes the traumatic reality of anorexia. Plus, we discuss all the books Pandora's been reading, all the mind-losing that Dolly's been doing and there's our first ever High Low dream sequence back to a particularly memorable gaffe in an early episode (nice work Producer Charlie). Follow us on Good Reads > thehighlowshowTweet @thehighlowshowE-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.comDon't forget to rate/subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-high-low/id1211338187?mt=2 READING Hunger by Roxane GayHot Milk by Deborah LevyCommonwealth by Ann PatchettThe Course of Love by Alan de BottonHow to Resist by Matthew BoltonGather The Daughters by Jennie MelamedAnna Leszkiewicz on To The Bone for The New Statesman: http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/film/2017/07/to-the-bone-netflix-review-glamourises-anorexia-eating-disorders Gina Martin's petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/takeaction/887/239/401/ On why the R.Kelly case is about race - by Feminista Jones for Vox.comhttps://www.vox.com/first-person/2017/7/21/16008230/r-kelly-sex-cult-abuseBuzzfeed's investigation into R Kelly: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimderogatis/parents-told-police-r-kelly-is-keeping-women-in-a-cult?utm_term=.xmJynl3r4#.ihxKynOzAJezebels follow-up: http://jezebel.com/a-woman-in-r-kellys-inner-circle-describes-sexual-coer-1797003010

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A Pop-Culture special feat. Rob Kardashian with author Elizabeth Day Jul 11, 2017

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It's our second author special this week, with journalist and author, Elizabeth Day. Elizabeth's brilliant 4th book, The Party, comes out on 13th July and has whiffs of the Patrick Melrose novels, by Edward St Aubyn. Pandora and Dolly talk privilege and poshness and quiz Elizabeth, who is an esteemed interviewer, on her favourite ever celebrity interview (Clint Eastwood) and her worst (Rob Lowe.)Also in this week's episode: Rob Kardashian's misogynistic social media meltdown and his restraining order from ex-fiancée Blac Chyna (and why shaming women with their bodies is a far from defunct trope) plus Harper Beckham's birthday party, hosted by one of Dolly's favourite royals.WatchingGypsy on NetflixBaby DriverReadingMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisThe Golden Age of Bailing, via The New York Times > https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/opinion/the-golden-age-of-bailing.html?referer=https://t.co/dzI1aZedF7Why coconut oil is bullshit, via The Guardian >https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/09/coconut-oil-debunked-health-benefits-big-fat-lie-superfood-saturated-fats-lardThe Party, by Elizabeth DayFollow us on Good Reads > thehighlowshowTweet @thehighlowshowE-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.comAnd PLEASE rate, review & subscribe on iTunes. It helps other people find the podcast.NB: no podcast next week. We on holidays.

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Serena Williams vs. John McEnroe & Celebs vs. Trolls Jul 05, 2017

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In Episode 17 of The High Low, we discuss celebrities quitting Twitter (and why Pandora wants to set up a foundation called The RSPS - the Royal Society for the Protection of Stars) specifically Ed Sheeran who says he can't cope with the trolling.Plus Serena Williams vs. John McEnroe. Pandora and Dolly discuss why a naked Vanity Fair cover doesn't mean she doesn't deserve privacy and respect. And BTW, its bloody beaut.Don’t forget to follow The High Low @thehighowshow on Twitter and to rate/ subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-high-low/id1211338187?mt=2 You can e-mail The High Low thehighlowshow@gmail.com.READINGThis Sunday Times piece on Haredi Jews > https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/the-sunday-times-magazine/how-they-live-britains-haredi-jews-07zknxvdbAnd Roxanne Gay for The Guardian, on being obese > https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/03/roxane-gay-lindy-west-if-i-was-conventionally-hot-i-would-be-president

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Corbyn’s Glasto & Why We Should All Strive To Be Average Jun 27, 2017

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JezCo took to the stage at Glasto, 7% of Americans think that chocolate milk comes from brown cows, Louis Tomlinson admitted he was the most ‘average’ of 1D, and 95 tower blocks in the UK have failed safety measures. It’s your usual mix of the trivial and the political, the high and the low, on this week’s The High Low. Don’t forget to follow The High Low @thehighowshow on Twitter and to rate/ subscribe on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-high-low/id1211338187?mt=2 You can e-mail The High Low thehighlowshow@gmail.com. If you want a mini Dolce Vita lip pencil and a mascara FOR FREE from Nars - our awesome sponsor - go to narscosmetics.co.uk and enter HILOW at the checkout, redeemable against one purchase. See below for a list of reading and listening in today’s episode: - It’s OK for women not to be ambitious, by India Knight https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/india-knight-it-s-ok-for-women-not-to-be-ambitious-mmg3mjczv - When did we all become so scared of being average? by Marisa Bate https://www.the-pool.com/life/life-honestly/2017/26/louis-tomlinson-interview-on-being-average - The story behind the song sweeping Glastonbury by Rupert Hawksley http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/oh-jeremy-corbyn-story-behind-song-summer/ - Have we lost our emotional middle ground? by Pandora (SORRY NOT SORRY) http://www.pandorasykes.com/lost-emotional-middle-ground-marie-claire/ - Stoner by John Williams https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stoner-Vintage-Classics-John-Williams/dp/0099561549 - Episode 93 of The Guilty Feminist, It’s A Man’s World, with Gemma Arterton - http://guiltyfeminist.libsyn.com/53-its-a-mans-world-with-gemma-arteton

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The Rise of the ‘Silver Splitter’ - and Pandora’s Best Bum Facts Jun 20, 2017

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Grenfell Tower is an unthinkable national tragedy; with many questions still unanswered, victims missing and families displaced. We discuss the aftermath of the most tragic residential fire since World War Two, Sadiq Khan’s piece for The Guardian, and what we hope will lead to change. You can donate to the Grenfell victims here: www.pennyappeal.org and https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/grenfell amongst others. At the low-brow, trivial end of the spectrum, we discuss the rise of the ‘silver splitter’ - sixty-something divorcees forced to find flatmates - and why divorce in the elder members of society (up 5%) isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Also today, we talk about Bum Bum cream, a new £44 product to ’tighten’ your ass (but not your hole.) Did you know that women with bigger bums are smarter and, apparently, live longer? This and many more bum facts - including how much Dolly loves Rear of the Year - on today’s episode of The High Low. Don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes. You can tweet us @thehighlowshow and e-mail us thehighlowshow@gmail.com. Thank you to Acast for the use of their studio and to our sponsor Nars. Use the code HILOW at narscosmetics.co.uk to get a free mini mascara and lip pencil!

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An Author Special with Reni Eddo-Lodge & the return of the Nokia 3310 Jun 13, 2017

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It's our first ever author special with Reni Eddo-Lodge, whose phenomenal book Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race was published earlier this month. We talk to Reni about race relations in the U.K. and why 'reverse racism' is not a thing. You can buy her book,published by Bloomsbury - http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race-9781408870570/ Also today: the return of the Nokia 3310 (you know Pandora once beat SNAKE?) And why peeing on the streets is controversial for a woman - featuring Lottie Moss. Long live Booze Britain. And why is peeing in public a gendered issue? The High Low discusses.Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review for The High Low on iTunes! Every review helps.You can e-mail us thehighlowshow@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @thehighlowshow - we post all links to articles, films, products there.If you like the sound of the books we mention, you can follow us on Good Reads @ http://goodreads.com/thehighlowshow where we...

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On Belly Bulges and Privilege (and Not The General Election) Jun 08, 2017

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It’s General Election week, but there’ll be no talk of #GE2017 here (firstly, it’s already over.) Instead, we discuss Prince William’s revelatory interview with GQ - and Princess Diana’s relationship with the media. Also in today’s episode, we discuss Miss Eaves’ music video ‘Thunder Thighs’ and the new spate of ‘body posi’ bloggers; and whether purely inhabiting your body could be more progressive than ‘owning' it. Also noteworthy: Dolly is addicted to Wagamama and Pandora went to see the Baywatch movie. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review for The High Low on iTunes! Every review helps. You can e-mail us thehighlowshow@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @thehighlowshow - we post all links to articles, films, products there. If you like the sound of the books we mention, you can follow us on Good Reads @ http://goodreads.com/thehighlowshow where we update our book shelf with what we love, what we have read, and what we intend to read.

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