Shards of a Memoir
By Ian Luke
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In a brand new season with a brand new focus, I explore memoirs written by some of the world's most inspiring, groundbreaking and interesting people.
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Love Letters of Great Women
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Love Letters of Great Men
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Demi Moore 'Inside Out'
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey 'She Said'
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Aubrey Gordon 'What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat'
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Jo Brand 'Born Lippy'
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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Mindy Kaling 'Why Not Me?'
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Mary-Louise Parker 'Dear Mr. You'
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Joel Dommett 'It's Not Me, It's Them'
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Lena Dunham 'Not That Kind Of Girl'
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Ali Wong 'Dear Girls'
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Sara Pascoe 'Animal'
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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NEW SEASON - Rose McGowan 'Brave'
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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The worst episode I've ever cobbled together (and some thoughts on 'Scream VI')
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Concern Trolling (and what is a Nepobaby?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Women's Health (and the Bafta backlash)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Women on Screen (and Girls 5 Eva)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Why do we want to be thin? (and GOOP)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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#SeeHer (and Jacinda Ardern)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Why do we read celebrity memoirs? (and I dyed my hair)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Celebrities and work anxiety (and... the Repbulicans)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Emily in Paris - Fun or Capitalism? (and an entertainment round-up)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Revisiting Proposition 8 (and Kathy Griffin)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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How the media present women (and SCREAM VI)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Table for One (and 'Harry and Meghan')
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Do Nuns Watch Porn? (and, completely unrelated, Sara Pascoe)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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The Fear of Being Single (and Taylor Swift / Ticketgate)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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A random guy asked me if I was disabled (and the Midterm elections)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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A Modern Day Curley's Wife (and why is 'Heroin Chic' back?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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I don't understand Crypto-currency (and Piers Morgan doesn't think Britain has a problem with race)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Fibromyalgia (and I only just realised what 'Spilling the Tea' means)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Homophobic Television from the '90s (and the words of Jameela Jamil aka GOD)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Definitely Not Qualified (and some podcasts are not as honest as they seem)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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The Body Keeps Score (and how emotional trauma can affect the body)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Trans Rights in Schools (and is this quote from Taylor Swift or Shakespeare?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Amsterdam 🌷 (and the Instagrammer I complained to finally replied)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Schools Consent Project (and 'Prima Facie')
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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A national newspaper contacted and then ghosted me (and why more men need to report sexual assault)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Was this Instagram post problematic? (and was I right to contact them about it?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Summer Weight (and why the BMI is bogus)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Everyone is angry this week (and answering your emails)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Virtue Signalling (and who can possibly forget Gal Gadot's 'Imagine' video?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Abortion (and Crisis Pregnancy Centers in America)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Has there been a #metoo backlash? (and what needs to change... society itself or women?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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An introduction to Future President AOC (and how the media pits women against women)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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No, I don't want kids (and yes, it's rude of you to ask)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Why don't stories about People of Colour make the news? (and a random man walked into my house)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Personality Disorders (and the Met Gala)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Why women don't actually go running at 2am (and where does the word 'hysteria' come from?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Trans Rights and Conversion Therapy (and how Kathy Griffin got me through having Covid)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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The Phoenix Act (and what does 'the rule of thumb' really mean?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Pretty Fat (and why 'Ugly Betty' hasn't aged well)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Incel Culture Online (and what is Doxxing?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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International Women's Day 2022 (and Michelle Obama's words of wisdom)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Handling Online Harassment (and the media's treatment of women)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Male Violence Against Women (and the changing domestic violence laws in Russia)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Homelessness and minority communities (and Stacey Dooley's documentaries)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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New Year Diet Culture (and how weight shame is impacted by Environmental Racism)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Can a Person's Sexuality be Easily Defined? (and... 'Emily in Paris' returns!)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Questionable Christmas Lyrics (and festive songs that haven't aged too well...)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Is Self-care Selfish? (and this episode is late because I deleted it by mistake)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Transgender Day of Remembrance (and what has happened to Peng Shuai?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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The Role Men Must Take to Make Women Feel Safer (and the wisdom of Jameela Jamil)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Cultural Appropriation at Halloween (and The White House is supposedly haunted)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Trans Rights, Netflix and Dave Chappelle (and I have knock knees)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Something That You Should Never Have to Overhear (and the wit of Ellie Taylor)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Proactive vs. Reactive Allyship (and did Blackout Tuesday really make a difference?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Deconstructing Disappointment (and #emmyssowhite)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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'Black to Front' on Channel 4 (and race representation at award ceremonies)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Texas Abortion Law SB8 (and the brilliance of 'Shrill')
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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RE-RELEASE: Female Characters in Horror Movies (and how 'Scream' foreshadowed #metoo)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Body Neutrality (and Lizzo's treatment online)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Media Censorship (and the words banned by TikTok)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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How to spot a Mormon (and no, this isn't the name of a new reality television show)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Joy Douglas (and what is the perfect rainy day film?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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I Bet You're Ugly! (and other emails I've received this week)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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When I attended a Mormon Mass (and BIPOC representation in Disney)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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International Non-Binary People's Day (and Mj Rodriguez makes Emmy Award history)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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What is Conversion Therapy? (and some of my experiences within the Mormon Church)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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LGBT+ Language (and Britney Spears)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Patriarchy and Witches (and media portrayals of witchcraft)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Experiencing Loneliness (and Naomi Osaka)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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LGBT+ Allyship (and what is 'cryophobia' the fear of?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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The Film Spesh (and why Count Binface should be London's mayor)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Sport and Mental Wellbeing (and it's the Oscars!)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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OCD and me (and I spent three hours cleaning a floor)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Moods and Medications (and I just went to the pub!)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Bipolar Awareness Month (and did Lizzie Borden really 'take an axe'?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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7 Days in the Life of Women (and Taylor Swift makes history)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Weaponising Food (and goodbye Piers Morgan 👋)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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International Women's Day, 8th March (and the HFPA might be racist)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Rule Breaking during COVID (and when I knocked a lifeguard into a pool)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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A Conversation about Sexual Assault (and the wonder that is Michaela Coel)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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RE-RELEASE: A Facebook post from 2018 (and why do people seem to dislike Meghan Markle?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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The Worst Date I Ever Went On (and where does the word 'romance' come from?)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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The Trouble with Media Stereotypes (and Kamala Harris)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Body Image (and Storm Christoph can sod off)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Shame (and Bean Dad)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Because, not despite... (and I love Taylor Swift)
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Aug 01, 2023 |