{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67d881e66b89322b9dc2bd55/6ab422e5079b46c819829523?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ed Sheeran, Lena Dunham and the ethics of surrogacy ","description":"<p>From Lena Dunham announcing the birth of her baby girl via surrogate in a fashion piece for Vogue, to Ed Sheeran’s PR disaster over Palestine and free speech, this week both celebs have found themselves at the centre of debates they’d tried to side-step. Is commercial surrogacy inherently “anti-feminist”? And can stars really be apolitical in this day and age? Also on the show: we review Sharon Horgan’s brilliant new series YOUTH, all about ageing anxiety and dating in your 50s.</p><p><br></p><p>Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes plus early access and ad-free listening at<u><a href=\"http://patreon.com/straightuppodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> patreon.com/straightuppodcast</a></u></p><p><br></p><p>Try the adaptogenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at<u><a href=\"http://londonnootropics.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"http://londonnootropics.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">londonnootropics.com</a></u></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<u><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/straightuppod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></u> and TikTok<u><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@straightuppod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @straightuppod</a></u></p><p>Find us on YouTube<u><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@straightupmediapod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @straightupmediapod</a></u></p><p>Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk</p><p><br></p><p>Recs/reviews</p><p><br></p><ul><li>YOUTH, HBO Max</li><li>Sharon Horgan: My sexual shelf life and dating over 50, The Times</li><li>Lena Dunham Is a Mother! The Sweet, Singular Story of How She Prepared, Vogue</li><li>Whose Babies Are These? A Chinese man hired a Florida surrogate, then didn’t pick up his kids, sparking a custody battle that could upend the industry, The Cut</li><li>When Political Reality Collides With Ed Sheeran, New York Times</li><li>Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality, Guardian </li><li>‘With Gaza, I Couldn’t Not Speak Out’: Ms. Rachel on Controversy, Fame, and the Future, Rolling Stone </li></ul><p>.</p>","author_name":"Straight Up"}