Category: podcast
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It’s Friday I’m Team Chappell Roan
This week on Friday I’m in Bed, we’re talking about boundaries – who’s allowed to set them and who gets punished for it. Kate kicks us off with Chappell Roan and the security guard incident that’s dominated everyone’s feed. Causing international outrage, 125+ articles in two days, and a ban from a festival she was…
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It’s Friday I’m Choosing Beavers
This week we’re talking about two things that seem completely unrelated but both come down to the same question: who’s selling you something, and should you be buying it? We start with Harry Styles on Saturday Night Live and the Make America Healthy Again hospital sketch that had us howling. It parodies a hospital where…
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It’s Friday I’m Over the Manosphere
Louis Theroux has taken Netflix inside the manosphere — and everyone has an opinion. This week we’re digging into whether shining a light on the grifters and their carefully curated personas actually helps, or whether it just gives them another platform. We’re talking about the contradictions (profiting off women while claiming to despise them), the…
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It’s Friday, I’m Not Obeying Anyone
Has International Women’s Day lost its edge? This week, Gem and Kate dig into the good, the bad and the ugly of IWD. From brands trying to sell us candles instead of equality, to the women-led cooperatives Gem visited in Morocco that show what the day is really about. Plus, Timothée Chalamet ruffled feathers by…
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It’s Friday I’m More Than a Type
This week on Friday I’m in Bed, we’re diving into one big topic — what Love is Blind is accidentally revealing about incel culture, the “Pilates princess” myth, and what women actually want versus what men have been told we want. It all kicked off with Chris and Jessica on the current series of Love…
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It’s Friday I’m Doing it on My Own Terms
This week we’re tackling three stories that all circle around the same big questions — who has a duty of care, who gets to tell someone else’s story, and what happens when women just get on with it. We start with the BAFTAs and the moment that’s dominated the conversation all week. During the ceremony,…
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It’s Friday I’m Shedding and Rebelling
This week we’re coming in hot with three topics that on the surface look completely different but somehow all end up in the same place, who gets to decide what women do, where women belong, and what women should be. We kick off with Reform UK’s Nigel Farage and his suggestion that working from home…
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It’s Friday I Choose Love (Not Hate)
What We’re Really Talking About When We Talk About Being A Woman Right Now From identity crises to actual crises, Super Bowl spectacles to the stuff nobody warns you about in midlife — this is the episode where we get into it. How society talks to women, how our bodies blindside us, and how the…
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It’s Friday I’m Charged for Being Female
# The Pink Tax, Menopause Products & The Disruptive Power of GLP-1 Drugs Get ready to challenge everything you thought you knew about women’s health, marketing, and societal pressures. This episode is a bold, unapologetic dive into the truths behind pink taxes, menopause marketing, and the revolutionary impact of weight loss drugs on our world.…
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It’s Friday, I’m Bringing Wine to the Protest
In this conversation, Gemma Seager and Kate Beavis delveinto the complexities of celebrity culture, particularly focusing on Jameela Jamil’s recent controversies and the broader implications for women in public discourse. They explore themes of internalised misogyny, the role of socialmedia in shaping public opinion, and the power of organised women in advocating for change. The…
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