Explore every episode of the podcast Sentimental Garbage
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| The Princess Bride with Jen Cownie | 12 Jun 2025 | 01:26:42 | |
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die. SKIPSHOCK - OUT NOW Head to your local bookshop or order online: https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529507966/skipshock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| His Dark Materials: Northern Lights with Ella Risbridger | 05 Jun 2025 | 01:54:11 | |
Friend of the pod Ella Risbridger joins us for our summer fantasy book club, where we'll be covering Philip Pullman's iconic trilogy His Dark Materials. This week we kick off with the first book of the series: Northern Lights. ALSO - SKIPSHOCK IS OUT TODAY! Head to your local bookshop or order now: https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529507966/skipshock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Live at the Union Chapel with Alexandra Haddow | 13 Feb 2025 | 01:32:51 | |
Recorded on Feb 6th at the Union Chapel, Caroline and Alexandra Haddow talked about 90s pop, 'relaunched' boyfriends, Working Girl, van life and what's real to them Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill with Janina Matthewson | 23 Jun 2022 | 01:02:26 | |
Janina Matthewson returns to discuss Alanis Morissettes 1995 smash hit album, Jagged Little Pill. We discuss Alanis as a survivor and a songwriter, her enormous good brain, and whether she's the Barack Obama of 90s music. Janina Matthewson is the co-host of History is Sexy as well as the writer/producer of Within The Wires. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Costume Dramas with Dr Emma Southon | 16 Jun 2022 | 01:03:32 | |
Costume dramas are the most dominant way that ordinary people engage with history, so why are we so frequently snobby about them? Dr Emma Southon gives a historian's perspective about the usefulness of costume drama, as well as the pure pleasure of just looking at nice fabrics. We talk Shakespeare in Love, Marie Antoinette, The Lion in Winter, I Claudius, Vanity Fair and even make a pretty good case for A Knight's Tale over Gladiator. Dr Emma Southon is the co-host of History is Sexy and the author of A Fatal Thing Happened on The Way to the Forum, and Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Bonus: WILD GARBAGE with Jen Cownie | 14 Jun 2022 | 01:01:40 | |
Jen Cownie is back on to celebrate our 100th episode with a boozy tarot round up of all the things that need Sentimental Garbage tarot readings: when will men embrace pyjamas? Why does it feel so good to cry in public? And when will prosecco liberate herself from its Basic Bitch prison? Jen Cownie is the co-author of Wild Card: Let The Tarot Tell Your Story, and it's available from all good book shops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Josie & The Pussycats with Andrea Cleary | 09 Jun 2022 | 01:06:36 | |
Punk rock prom queens assemble, today we're talking about the criminally over-looked and under-loved Josie & The Pussycats. Why was this movies so misunderstood, and why do so many critics refuse to believe that women can do sarcasm? We talk about the amazing soundtrack (RIP Adam Schlesinger), the even more amazing fashion (RIP transfer tattoos) and Alan Cumming (RIP my boner) Andrea Cleary is a music journalist and the host of the My Favourite Album podcast. Our Josie & The Pussycats guitar pop playlist can be found here! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1oRXAgaLAtSASt8UpzS3Q2?si=37491a0b065044df Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Influencers with Louise O'Neill | 02 Jun 2022 | 01:09:09 | |
Do influencers make fame feel less special? Influencers distort our ideas of where wealth and fame should come from, and often provoke our hate-follows in the process. We discuss the power of influence and its humble beginnings in the blogging world, the metamorphosis into big business and a curated lifestyle, the exhaustion of the influencer life, and why influencers are so often destroyed by the followers who created them. What happens to them when their influence dies down? Is it better to bow out early, or hang on until the bitter end? And most confusingly of all: are we influencers? Louise O'Neill is the best-selling author of Idol, Asking for It and After the Silence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Charlie's Angels with Grace Medford | 26 May 2022 | 01:06:34 | |
Journalist Grace Medford joins us to talk about the endlessly entertaining dress-up box that was the noughties Charlie's Angels reboot. We discuss the giddy fun of this movie, the power of the Diaz/Barrymore/Liu trio, why a "woke" version was never required and a surprise TED talk on the Pussycat Dolls. Grace Medford is a journalist and the author of the substack oneofthosefaces.substack.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Indie Twee, pt II with Self Esteem | 19 May 2022 | 00:56:21 | |
Before Self Esteem was selling out venues as a solo artist, she was Rebecca Taylor of Slow Club, a band who helped bring British twee to its apex in the 2010s. We talk about glockenspiels made out of Shloer, making cakes for the audience, the backlash against twee, the obsession with babytalk and the way bad men could use tweeness to hide in plain sight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Indie Twee, pt I with Jof Owen | 12 May 2022 | 00:58:46 | |
Usually on the podcast I speak to people about the culture they love that has been unfairly dismissed, but I’m also interested in talking to the artists who created that work. This week we're starting an "indie twee" investigation. This is the movement that brought us tote bags, and ukuleles, and arguably, adult colouring books; it brought us the Juno soundtrack, and Zooey Deschanel, and dressing like a 1950s secretary, but despite how massive indie twee was, there’s actually not that much about it from the people who were actually there. So for the next two episodes I’m going to be investigating tweeness in all its forms, talking to two creators: the first is Jof Owen, from The Boy Least Likely To, and the second is Rebecca Taylor aka Self Esteem. This episode with Jof is just as lovely as his three-legged Sindy horse Playlist for this week's episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7IyixEh4KNRZgMm2ylfmWy?si=98553ba847b949b0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Light A Penny Candle with Sarah Maria Griffin (BINCHYCAST #3) | 09 May 2022 | 01:18:22 | |
Sarah Griffin is back to worship at the altar of Maeve Binchy and to deliver a new taxonomy about men and the wind. Evacuated from Blitz-battered London, shy and genteel Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the boisterous O'Connors in Kilgarret, Ireland. It is the beginning of an unshakeable bond between Elizabeth and Aisling O'Connor, a friendship which will endure through twenty turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams and searing betrayals. We discuss motherhood, Ireland, judgment, how Binchy has changed the way we write and men on the wind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Taylor Swift with Marisa Bate | 05 May 2022 | 01:17:54 | |
We're joined by journalist and long-time Swiftie Marisa Bate to talk about why the most decorated artist of her generation is also one of the most polarising. We cover All Too Well, the Squad era, Taylor's obscene productivity, her endless fascination with love and her talent for imagery and storytelling that continue to captivate us. Marisa's list of Taylor songs here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2gzz992oNTEMFxichq4Ktb?si=7a7c3bca60d14082 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Tick, Tick... Boom! with Kate Young | 06 Feb 2025 | 01:27:33 | |
Kate Young returns to the pod for a conversation about art, creativity, Flesh Kermit and RENT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Save the Last Dance with Leah Green | 28 Apr 2022 | 01:04:32 | |
Guardian host and producer Leah Green is in the garbage vault this week with 2000's dance classic Save the Last Dance, a movie that has since become famous for having... sort of shitty dances? We talk about music video culture, Step Up, and the ensemble cast of Save the Last Dance that made it a covertly revolutionary movie. We also discuss whether "problematic" discourse has finally run its course, Kerry Washington's magnetic performance and whether we actually want Twitter movies. Leah Green produces and presents podcasts and videos for the Guardian. You can find her @leahsg88’ Caroline O'Donoghue is an author of several books, including Promising Young Women, Scenes of a Graphic Nature and All Our Hidden Gifts. Find her @czaronline This podcast was produced and edited by Caroline O'Donoghue, with music and mix by Harry Harris Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City: And Just Like That, pt III | 21 Apr 2022 | 01:32:02 | |
We're limping towards the finish line of an uneven first season, talking about what we would have done differently, whether Carrie can even be called the main character of this show anymore, and pitch our new TV show, Steve & The City. The three AJLT eps will be spread across April, and then the normal Sentimental Garbage season will resume in May. Like you, we’ve been so distressed and heartbroken to see what has been happening in Ukraine, and so we’ve have both decided to donate all the proceeds from April to British Ukrainian aid. If you would like to donate yourself, the link is: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/ukraine-aid-help-now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City: And Just Like That, pt II | 14 Apr 2022 | 01:32:53 | |
It's part two of our And Just Like That recap, and we're talking about Charlotte's horrible dinner party, the terrible music choices, our blind adoration of Seema, That Jackie and the emotional burden of the mealy mouthed teacher. The three AJLT eps will be spread across April, and then the normal Sentimental Garbage season will resume in May. Like you, we’ve been so distressed and heartbroken to see what has been happening in Ukraine, and so we’ve have both decided to donate all the proceeds from April to British Ukrainian aid. If you would like to donate yourself, the link is: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/ukraine-aid-help-now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City: And Just Like That, pt I | 07 Apr 2022 | 02:18:17 | |
Dolly Alderton is back, and we're finally getting balls deep into And Just Like That. This is the first of THREE Sentimental in the City episodes covering the reboot, and while the show was famously uneven and a bit cringe in places, we still had a great time. In this episode we cover the first three episodes, discussing Big's death, Susan Sharon and Carrie's feud, the wasted potential of Gloria and Charlotte's inexplicable robot voice. The three AJLT eps will be spread across April, and then the normal Sentimental Garbage season will resume in May. Like you, we’ve been so distressed and heartbroken to see what has been happening in Ukraine, and so we’ve have both decided to donate all the proceeds from April to British Ukrainian aid. If you would like to donate yourself, the link is: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/ukraine-aid-help-now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Nora Ephron Christmas Spectacular! with Ella Risbridger | 22 Dec 2021 | 01:34:30 | |
Nora Ephron is a writer and filmmaker whose fame was huge in her lifetime and has only snow-balled since her death in 2012. Now that her name is on t-shirts, her novel is an established classic, and she's even the subject of fictional renderings ('sup, Good Girls Revolt), is there more to the Ephron legacy than meets the eye? Caroline and Ella pick through her personal life, victories, failings, and many many famous friendships to get to the bottom of the following question: we LOVE Nora Ephron, but do we like her? Works referenced Heartburn - Nora Ephron Sister Mother Husband Dog etc - Delia Ephron Adventures in the Screen Trade - William Goldman I Remember Nothing - Nora Ephron On the Celibate Love Affair of Nora Ephron and Mike Nichols - Richard Cohen Hanging Up - Delia Ephron I Feel Bad About My Neck - Nora Ephron Ella Risbridger is the author of Midnight Chicken, Set Me On Fire and The Secret Detectives Caroline O'Donoghue is the author of Promising Young Women, Scenes of a Graphic Nature, and All Our Hidden Gifts This is the last episode of the season! Merry Christmas everyone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Coyote Ugly with Hannah Woods | 16 Dec 2021 | 01:06:45 | |
How did a Bukowski-style piece published in 1997 by Elizabeth Gilbert in GQ magazine turn into the quintessential sleepover movie of the early noughties? Author Hannah Woods brings the 2000 movie Coyote Ugly to the garbage truck, and we discuss this baffling film that is nonetheless still stylistically perfect and so much fun to watch. What happened to Piper Perabo? Why does John Goodman get hit by a car, after we're teased his heart attack for SO LONG? And just how deep does all our noughties trauma go? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The High Street with Lauren Bravo | 09 Dec 2021 | 01:02:22 | |
Whether it's a baked potato in a M&S cafe, a Jane Norman shopping bag, or a limited-range of celebrity dresses at Topshop, there's nothing that gets our hearts racing or our wallets twitching like the high street. Fashion writer Lauren Bravo joins Caroline to talk about the nostalgia of the high street, the evolution of Christmas gift giving, the unique personalities of each shop (Warehouse is for cool girls who have long weekends in Berlin, end of) and the ever-changing world of retail. Lauren Bravo is the author of How To Break Up With Fast Fashion, What Would The Spice Girls Do? and has a novel coming in 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Julie & Julia with Fiona Zublin | 02 Dec 2021 | 01:08:57 | |
There is a very clear narrative on Julie & Julia, Nora Ephron's final feature film, and it's this: the Julia Child portions of the movie are heavenly, and the Julie Powell side of the movie is both infuriating and a drag. American Girl In Paris correspondent Fiona Zublin returns to the podcast to defend Amy Adams' performance but ends up bashing it just like everyone else. Still, for a movie that is so uneven, so confusing, and so curiously lacking in stakes... why is it so much fun to watch, and why do we cry by the end? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Word 'Like' with Amanda Montell | 25 Nov 2021 | 00:44:41 | |
Young women's use of the word 'like' has been parodied for decades, but where did it come from, why do we use it, and why is it, like, so goddamn useful? Linguist and host of Sounds Like A Cult podcast Amanda Montell discusses the versatility of one of the most despised words in the English language, primarily because it's associated with teenage girls. We talked about female voices, how we perceive public speech, and the mystery of Elizabeth Holmes. Amanda Montell is the author of WordSlut and Cultish. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Titanic with Janina Matthewson | 18 Nov 2021 | 01:13:56 | |
When Titanic first came out, it made history for the epic scale of James Cameron's filmmaking. But like the ship itself, its reputation started to capsize. The more the movie was embraced by young women and girls, the more it was ridiculed as garbage. Caroline and author Janina Matthewson discuss the legacy of the movie, Rose as a protagonist, the camp factor of Billy Zane, what Christopher Nolan is missing by being terrified of giving his scripts a 'camp pass', why Jack needs to die, and why there will be NO DOOR CHAT on this podcast. Janina Matthewson is the author of You Feel It Just Below The Ribs and the creator of Within the Wires. She is also the co-host of History is Sexy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| West Side Story with Jensen McRae | 30 Jan 2025 | 01:17:46 | |
This week, musician Jensen McRae join us to discuss the iconic 1961 West Side Story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Songs about Jane by Maroon 5 with Catriona Innes | 10 Nov 2021 | 00:57:12 | |
The Guardian once compared Maroon 5 to 'rats scavenging through pizza boxes', but to a generation of millennial women, they were as close to sex-positive as indie music was willing to get. Caroline and Cosmopolitan editor Catriona Innes talk about the rise and fall of Adam Levine, the mystery and allure of 'Jane', the fan fiction this album has inspired, how the way we thought and felt about sex was influenced by its existence, and of course, the insane beauty of Levine that almost seemed to be the architect of his downfall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Grease 2 with Séamas O'Reilly | 04 Nov 2021 | 00:56:45 | |
According to best-selling author Séamas O'Reilly's family, this is not just the superior Grease film, but a classic movie on a par with Jaws and Scarface. We discuss Michelle Pfeiffer's breathtaking star turn as Stephanie Zinone, the idea of Grease as a genre of film, our hatred of squares, and a lot else. Séamas O'Reilly is the author of Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? and the features editor of The Fence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Halloween BONUS: Magic with Michelle Tea | 31 Oct 2021 | 00:57:25 | |
Author, witch and host of Your Magic Michelle Tea talks about one of the most guilt-ridden feminine practices of all: magic and witchcraft. Caroline and Michelle talk about tarot, astrology, belief, having an altar, Catholic childhoods and devotion. Michelle is the author of many books, including Modern Tarot, Against Memoir, Black Wave, How to Grow Up and more. She has a weekly podcast about magic called Your Magic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sunset Boulevard (1950) with Joe Black | 21 Oct 2021 | 01:06:55 | |
"I AM big... it's the pictures that got small." Drag Race UK star Joe Black joins us to talk about the camp Billy Wilder classic that took the best of gothic literature and the best of old Hollywood to make one of the best movies of all time. We talk about the blurred lines between fact and fiction, the craziness of the monkey funeral, the fear of age within the entertainment system, the unique fascination of silent cinema, and much more. Joe Black is a drag queen and cabaret artist based in Brighton. Check out their website for tour dates: https://www.misterjoeblack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Mona Lisa Smile with Kate Young | 14 Oct 2021 | 01:26:16 | |
Mona Lisa Smile was a 2003 movie about women's education in the 1950s, and it was also the first Julia Roberts drama to spectacularly fail. We talk a lot about the negative reception to the film – in some cases, the negative reception from the cast itself. We discuss movies about education, and why no one ever seems to have quite the same high standards of filmmaking when it comes to making movies about men. We also talk about women who act against their own best interests, TERFs, evolving view points and whether Giselle would write a sex book. This one goes all over the shop but it's a really cosy and fun talk, just like the film! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Music of Amanda Palmer with Tom McInnes | 07 Oct 2021 | 00:54:20 | |
Coin Operated Boy Tom McInnes is back and we're here to cry about Amanda Palmer. Amanda Palmer is a singer, songwriter and performance artist who first rose to fame in the early 2000s with her band, The Dresden Dolls. After singles like Coin Operated Boy and Girl Anachronism, The Dresden Dolls became a staple of indie music and were known for their cabaret-inspired aesthetic and wild live shows. Amanda has since become a solo artist, releasing several albums under her own name and becoming one of the first major artists to use a crowd-funding model to fund her work. She has attracted many critiques over the years: both for the lyrical content of her music as well as her behaviour on social media. She is currently married to the author Neil Gaiman. PLAYLIST OF THE SONGS WE TALK ABOUT HERE: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0SgYWvoAKB8srS7sNWOCRM?si=1cbc904906774151 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Bodyguard (1992) with Irenosen Okojie | 29 Sep 2021 | 01:09:19 | |
If I should stay, I would only get in your way. Caroline and Irenosen Okojie get extremely giddy about The Bodyguard, arguably the best date movie of all time. We talk about the tragic history of Whitney, the power of sister relationships in art, and the psychological weight of assassinations within contemporary culture. Irenosen is the author of several books, including the most recent Nudibranch. She is the winner of the Betty Trask award, the Caine Prize for African Writing, and was recently awarded an MBE for her services to literature. Caroline is an author and eats trash for dinner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| America's Next Top Model with Juno Dawson | 23 Sep 2021 | 01:15:15 | |
How did ANTM become one of the most influential reality shows of all time? Caroline and Juno bond over their shared love of this pioneering reality series, its absurd lens on the modelling industry, and the competitors who have stuck in our brains for well over a decade at this stage. We also find out what, exactly, makes fashion photographer Nigel Barker so *noted* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (the book) with Ayisha Malik | 16 Sep 2021 | 00:53:20 | |
It's 1997 and Bridget Jones is navigating New Labour, the sudden death of Princess Diana, and her on-again off-again relationship with the elusive Mark Darcy. Caroline and novelist Ayisha Malik discuss why Helen Fielding remains one of the greatest comic novelists of the 20th century (and yours, Mrs Townsend, are quite good too),as well as the everlasting and occasionally frustrating thick behaviour of our best mate Bridget. Ayisha Malik is the author of several books, most recently This Green and Pleasant Land. Her next novel, The Movement, is out in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Mamma Mia with Zoe Terakes (sponsored episode) | 04 Sep 2021 | 01:03:25 | |
Super Trouper Zoe Terakes has brought Mamma Mia to the garbage dump and is ready to celebrate it for the mad camp wonderland it truly is. We talk about how Mamma Mia rejects patriarchal frameworks, whether or not Sophie is in the middle of twelve steps, our love of Pierce Brosnan, and the high lesbian energy coming off Does Your Mother Know. This episode is sponsored by Nine Perfect Strangers, available on Amazon Prime Video now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Phantom of the Opera with Rebecca Kuang | 23 Jan 2025 | 01:11:59 | |
Angel of music Rebecca Kuang emerges from her organ to talk Phantom of the Opera, gothic love, pre-teen horniness and the mystery of Gerard Butler's casting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| RuPaul's Drag Race with SELF ESTEEM (a.k.a, Rebecca Lucy Taylor) | 02 Sep 2021 | 01:07:15 | |
Rebecca Taylor of Self Esteem (formerly Slow Club) talks about how Drag Race literally dragged her out of a dark post-break up depression and helped redefine her musical persona. We gush unabashedly about how this show changed our lives, admit to reading the Reddit and confess to drag queen sex dreams. There's also a preview of her new single, HOW CAN I HELP YOU, at the very end, so stay tuned! Rebecca is @selfesteemselfesteem on everything and her new album, Prioritise Pleasure, is coming October 2021. Caroline is @czaronline on Instagram and her books are on sale where you get books Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Red Carpets with Muireann O'Connell | 26 Aug 2021 | 01:09:43 | |
We're back with season 8 and TV presenter Muireann O'Connell is making the case for award season red carpets being a competitive sport in their own right. We talk about Joan Rivers and Fashion Police, the questionable feminism of judging professionals on how they look in formal wear, the risks and rewards of the red carpet, and Muireann's very own revenge dress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Get ready for a new season! | 18 Aug 2021 | 00:01:22 | |
There's a whole new season of Sentimental Garbage on the way! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City 8: Sex and the City The Movie 2 (2010) | 15 Apr 2021 | 02:14:02 | |
This episode was edited by Caroline O'Donoghue, mixed by Hannah Varrall, with music by Harry Harris and artwork by Gavin Day. Dolly Alderton is the author of two books, Everything I Know About Love and Ghosts. Caroline O'Donoghue is the author of Promising Young Women and Scenes of a Graphic Nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City 7: Sex and the City The Movie (2008) | 08 Apr 2021 | 02:07:47 | |
It's the movie!!! And it's... not as good as we remember! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City 6.5: Sex and the City, Season Six, Part 2 | 01 Apr 2021 | 02:33:49 | |
It's the winter of this content, and we're debating Aleksandr Petrovsky (call me Bob) so hard that it risks ending our friendship entirely. We discuss the Paris episodes, the infamous demise of Lexi Featherstone, the Wizard of Oz journey each of the girls go on, and the astounding fashion of the final few episodes. We're back for the movies and a Q&A soon, if you want to join in, email us on sentimentalpod@gmail.com. This episode was edited by Caroline O'Donoghue, mixed by Hannah Varrall, with music by Harry Harris and artwork by Gavin Day. Dolly Alderton is the author of two books, Everything I Know About Love and Ghosts. Caroline O'Donoghue is the author of Promising Young Women and Scenes of a Graphic Nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City 6: Sex and the City, Season Six, Part 1 | 25 Mar 2021 | 02:14:51 | |
What does Charlotte do all day? We finally have the answer and it's Judaism. We go hell for leather on Jack Berger, fall in love with Smith the baby chick and discuss the Post-It heard around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City 5: Sex & The City Season Five | 18 Mar 2021 | 02:13:02 | |
This is the FIRST class sleeper? Put on your visor and trapeze dress, it's time for the big bag of fun that is season five. We talk about Atlantic City, big wing woman energy, how everyone must open for a dog eventually, the continued comedic genius of Chris Noth, the FINAL act of the MacDougalls Are Coming For Supper, the dangers of falling for Jack Berger and the inspiring self-love of Harry Goldenblatt. Carrie clangs out while 'dating the city' and the fashion is disappointing but not without its charms. Caroline O'Donoghue is the author of Promising Young Women, Scenes of a Graphic Nature and the forthcoming All Our Hidden Gifts Dolly Alderton is the author of Everything I Know About Love and Ghosts This podcast was produced by Caroline O'Donoghue, mixed by Hannah Varral, with music by Harry Harris and art by Gavin Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City 4: Sex and The City, Season 4 | 11 Mar 2021 | 02:13:50 | |
Don't you bring that cardboard baby in here! This week we're coming into Season 4 with tears, and the firm knowledge that CABS ARE BULLLSSSSH*T. We discuss the comic chops of Chris Noth, the confusing friendship of Aidan and Steve, the great When Harry Met Sally drama that never was, and we go very deep on the financial awkwardness of friendship. We praise the hugely under-sung Walker Lewis and wonder what the hell is going with Richard Wright (creature of the night) Dolly Alderton is the author of Everything I Know About Love and Ghosts Caroline O'Donoghue is the author of Promising Young Women, Scenes of a Graphic Nature and All Our Hidden Gifts This episode was produced by Caroline O'Donoghue and mixed by Hannah Varral. Music by Harry Harris, artwork by Gavin Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City 3: Sex and the City, Season 3 | 04 Mar 2021 | 01:49:52 | |
Take your seats, turn off your phones, it's time to settle in for the National Theatre's presentation of THE MCDOUGALLS ARE COMING FOR SUPPER and there will be no intermission. This week we discuss everyone's favourite members of the Scottish-American aristocracy, Aidan and the affair, and the general neglect of dogs in this season. We also discuss how and why this is Sex and the City's most problematic season – did the writers take their own status as being the Big Sex Show for granted? We rhapsodise about Bill Kelly the piss politician and the great Power Lad divide between Caroline and Dolly. Dolly Alderton is the author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love Caroline O'Donoghue is the author of Promising Young Women, Scenes of a Graphic Nature and the forthcoming All Our Hidden Gifts This podcast was edited by Caroline O'Donoghue and mixed by Hannah Varrall. Artwork by Gavin Day and music by Harry Harris Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Waitress (2007) with Janina Matthewson | 16 Jan 2025 | 01:13:09 | |
Writer Janina Matthewson joins us this week to discuss Adrienne Shelly's delicious 2007 film Waitress. Bring pie please. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City 2: Sex and the City, Season Two | 25 Feb 2021 | 01:57:33 | |
It's season two and the hair is great, the clothes are even better, and Mr Big is fundamentally depressing. We argue that season two of Sex and the City is Miranda's Season as twenty episodes of sexual humiliation threatens to break her, until she's given the greatest meet-cute in the show's history. We profess our love for Steve Brady, investigate class in Britain as well as in the show, and dissect the meaning of the gold corduroy suit. We discuss why, exactly, the girls are still single and discuss the vagaries of Charlotte York's personality. Also, don't invite someone to your house unless you have food in it. Dolly Alderton is the author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love Caroline O'Donoghue is the author of Promising Young Women, Scenes of a Graphic Nature, and the forthcoming All Our Hidden Gifts Harry Harris did the music and Gavin Day (Steve Brady) did the artwork. This podcast was produced and edited by Caroline O'Donoghue and mixed by Hannah Varral Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Sentimental in the City 1: Sex & The City, Season One | 18 Feb 2021 | 01:41:44 | |
This week, we're kicking off our Sex and the City mini-series with our discussion of the character arcs and themes (take a drink) of season one. After a round dismissal of the pilot episode (abso-f*cking-who-cares?) we get right into the meat of The Valley of 20-Something Guys, where we re-enact the infamous taxi scene that landed the tone of the whole series, dissect the cultural practice of Carrie-bashing, and generally watch as a previously sane New York party girl loses her goddamn mind for the most boring man in the tri-state area. We round off the chat with Man of the Season (he misses the touch of a woman), Outfit of the Season (or lack thereof) and the Carrie Clanger of the Season (the prayer book drop heard around the world). Dolly Alderton is the author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love Caroline O'Donoghue is the author of Promising Young Women, Scenes of a Graphic Nature, and the forthcoming All Our Hidden Gifts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Introducing: Sentimental in the City, with Dolly Alderton | 15 Feb 2021 | 00:01:16 | |
It's the first ever Sentimental Garbage mini-series: a big basket of episodes about Sex and the City! In this mini-series, author Dolly Alderton joins me as we spend each episode discussing every season of the TV show Sex and the City for the great American novel it truly is. This is not an episode by episode analysis but a look at each season as an individual piece of work, where we discuss the themes, character journeys and lasting messages of it. We examine the big thesis topics such as: The Corsage and Saddlebag Tragedy of Series Three, The Absence of Strap-ons in Sex and The City, and Big’s Weekend Shirts: Wide-fitting sleeves to house an absent soul. Crucially: we don't know the most about Sex and the City, we just feel the most about Sex and the City. Pour yourself a cocktail and ask yourself some huge questions about the McDougall family trust, and we’ll see you every Thursday for the next six weeks! (Plus maybe again for the movies, who knows) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||