{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/69a1cf66811eb345586ff47d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Who are the men taking their looks to dangerous extremes?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/1772211787931-d42c6bfb-a3af-4742-89bd-601da32857a6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Politicians broke away from tradition and discussed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in Parliament this week - does this signal the end of deference? The number of people living in asylum hotels has dropped, but what’s behind this trend? Popular influencer Clavicular is the face of a growing community of looksmaxxers who are taking over the internet. What is looksmaxxing and why is it so popular?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To battle out who can pitch the story that should lead the news, Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s Whitehall Editor Cat Neilan, and two newcomers; writer, journalist and host of Sky News’ Trevor Phillips on Sunday, Sir Trevor Phillips, and award-winning documentary maker and journalist, Benjamin Zand.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Read ‘Clavicular didn’t invent ‘looksmaxxing’ – gay men have been at it for a long time’ on The Observer website <a href=\"https://observer.co.uk/news/opinion-and-ideas/article/clavicular-didnt-invent-looksmaxxing-gay-men-have-been-at-it-for-a-long-time\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>**We want to hear what you think! Email us at: </strong><a href=\"mailto:newsmeeting@observer.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>newsmeeting@observer.co.uk</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Social Media:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>@ObserverUK on X&nbsp;</li><li>@theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok</li><li>@theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Host: Giles Whittell&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Casey Magloire and Amalie Sortland</p><p><br></p><p>Executive Producer: Casey Magloire</p><p><br></p><p><strong>To find out more about The Observer:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content</p><p>Head to our website <a href=\"http://observer.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">observer.co.uk</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists</p>","author_name":"The Observer"}