Hello delicious EIChocolateCornflakeCookies…
Ruchira’s birthday week has been huge for us personally and for the news and content cycle, so we’re back as always with your Friday dose of discourse.
Beth’s away in Amsterdam, but she’s left us with plenty to mull over…
Firstly, Kathryn Turner and her delicious cookies have been all over our feeds. For the uninitiated M&S (and their now viral Director of Product Development) have released a new cookie flavour, which in turn has unleashed a cookie frenzy across the UK. In the cost of living crisis - are sweet treats our last vestiges of joy and are we using them as substitutes for community and life milestones? And we consider what review culture has done for independent businesses - are we even able to think for ourselves any more?!
Secondly… ring the terrible celebrity advent calendar alarm because Skims has released their offering for the 2026 festive season, featuring what can only be described as tat that you’d find down the back of your sofa. When will we learn that brands really don’t care about us?
We will also be talking about the trial and conviction of Russell Brand who has been sentenced to ten years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault. How was he enabled by noughties culture and how do we feel in the wake of the verdict? That item will be the last topic on this episode and it will include discussion of rape and sexual assault, if you need to leave us there to protect your mental health, please do.
As always, thank you for supporting the podcast. Make sure you’re subscribed on your podcast player, drop us a review and follow us on Instagram, TikTok and Substack. We’ll be back next week for Beth’s review of The History of Concrete! We love ya! O, R, B x
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KEMI ALEMORU Russell Brand and the ugly afterlife of 00s excess
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