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The High Low
Hosted by Pandora Sykes and Dolly Alderton · EN
A weekly conversation between writers Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes, that covers highbrow and lowbrow culture.
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The Madness of 2020 Can Be Summed Up In Lynx Africa's Marmite Edition
Jun 23, 2020Tap to summarizeMmmm get that yeasty pong. Today we recall the wisdom of Zadie Smith, chat more about the jaw-dropping drama that is Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You, discuss Naoise Dolan's piece on how autism has shaped her work and recommend Munroe Bergdorf's Table Manners interview. We also drop a lot of not entirely irrelevant but mostly random animal facts - including the retirement of Diego, the Warren Beatty of tortoises. Plus, an Ask The High Low about what to do when you're single, and none of your coupled up friends understand.E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet @thehighlowshowShop thehighlowshop.com - 100% of profits go to charity (Women's Aid and Show Racism The Red Card)LinksA Ladder To The Sky How Being Diagnosed with Autism Changed My Life, by Naoise Dolan for The Sunday Times Style https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/naoise-dolan-how-being-diagnosed-with-autism-aged-27-changed-my-life-lc9f7bzp0I May Destroy You, on BBC iPlayerArena: Desert Island Discs 1982 on BBC iPlayerBig Brother: Best Shows Ever on 4ODZadie Smith on Literary Friction Munroe Bergdorf on Table Manners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 14, 2018Tap to summarizeIt’s another live episode, recorded at The Old Selfridges Hotel in collaboration with Google Pixel 2. Dolly’s hungover, Pandora’s no longer pregnant - so some things have changed since our last live episode; but some things have stayed the same.We discuss Georgina Chapman’s first ever interview about her ex-husband Harvey Weinstein in US Vogue, 5 months after allegations broke, triggering MeToo. Was this the right outlet for fashion designer Georgina, to give this interview? Is it a PR move? Did she know? And most importantly: why are innocent women seen as the accomplice of guilty men?In lighter news, we also discuss the Cannes Film Festival’s selfie ban and why you cannot stall a content creator.E-mail us thehighlowshow@gmail.com or tweet us @thehighlowshowLinksGeorgina Chapman on Life After Harvey Weinstein, by Jonathan Van Meter for US Vogue https://www.vogue.com/article/georgina-chapman-life-after-harvey-weinsteinWho Is Anna Winter Asking Us to Forgive, In Her Editor’s Letter? By Stella Bugbee for The Cut https://www.thecut.com/2018/05/anna-wintour-asks-us-to-forgive-in-her-editors-letter.htmlThe Defiant Ones, on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/80214552The Break Up Episode, by Guys We Fucked podcast https://soundcloud.com/guyswefucked/gwf-breakup-episode-finalHey Ladies, by Call Your Girlfriend podcast http://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/episodes/#/hey-ladies/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What 'Cat Person' Tells Us About Female Pleasure. Plus Which Social Media Platform Is The Most Dangerous?
Dec 13, 2017Tap to summarizePandora's been moving house and Dolly's been hosting Pretendmas (don't ask; she'll tell you all about it anyway) but there are still plenty of water cooler topics to discuss this week. From some brilliant pieces of journalism (including a heart-breaking piece by Empire Editor Terri White on the vital role a woman's refuge played in both her own childhood and in British society as a whole) to plenty of podcast recommendations from the ultimate podcat, Dolly, this week we discuss 'Cat Person', the New Yorker short story that went viral - and what this piece of fiction tells us about modern relationships; toxic masculinity; bad sex and female pleasure. We also play you an excerpt of the shocking and riveting speech given by former Facebook VP Chamath Palihapitiya at Stanford University, on how Facebook is ripping society apart. In light of this and plenty of other disclaimers from both former and present tech execs, we discuss the dangers of social media in both a personal and a social context. From the richest (first world FOMO caused by your Instagram feed) to the poorest (Whatsapp hoax that caused violence in a rural Indian village), we are all affected by social media in its myriad forms.What we are reading, watching and listening to:A Woman's Refuge Saved My Family, by Terri White for The Pool https://www.the-pool.com/life/life-honestly/2017/49/Terri-White-on-the-funding-crisis-hitting-women-s-refugesI Made My Shed The Top Rated Restaurant on Trip Advisor, by Oobah Butler for VICE https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/434gqw/i-made-my-shed-the-top-rated-restaurant-on-tripadvisorThe People vs O.J.Simpson: American Crime Story, on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80083977'Cat Person' - a short story, by Kristen Roupenian for The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-personFallout, by Sadie Jones https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fallout-Sadie-Jones/dp/0701188502Ladybird directed by Greta Gerwig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNi_HC839WoCariad Lloyd's Griefcast with Adam Buxton: https://www.acast.com/griefcast/episode-1---adam-buxtonJames Franco on WTF: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-870-james-francoCariad Lloyd's Made of Human with Jo Brand: http://mohpod.libsyn.com/31-jo-brand-i-was-surprised-the-heroin-addict-was-unfaithful Felicity Morse on Cat Person for The Debrief: https://thedebrief.co.uk/news/real-life/cat-person-short-story-new-yorker-consent/ Amy Jones on Cat Person for The... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Serena Williams vs. John McEnroe & Celebs vs. Trolls
Jul 5, 2017Tap to summarizeIn 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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