{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/a9244999-e1b8-4ee2-b738-8b3d646d526b/2cbbdab4-3637-4783-a20c-f8b2b81cfd1d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Moments of Insanity Are Part of Keeping Sane; And The Worrying Increase in Lockdown Mullets","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9ffa71a8cbe89e33cf086/61bb1bdd57f5d700129b9b9e.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Did you know there is a word in German for 'social distancing whilst wearing swimming pool noodles as a hat'? We're sceptical, but charmed.</p><p><br></p><p>As the heaviness&nbsp;weighs on many of you, we have a batch of podcasts, books, articles and surprising lockdown stats to cheer and distract you.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Please do e-mail any questions or issues to<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"mailto:thehighlowshow@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>thehighlowshow@gmail.com</strong></a></p><p>Or you can tweet us<strong>&nbsp;@thehighlowshow</strong></p><p>Shop&nbsp;<a href=\"http://thehighlowshop.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>thehighlowshop.com</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;-</strong>&nbsp;100% of profits go to charity (Women's&nbsp;Aid and NHS Charities urgent cover relief fund)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p>Book a goat for Zoom (yes) at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.cronkshawfoldfarm.co.uk/goatsonzoom\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.cronkshawfoldfarm.co.uk/goatsonzoom</a></p><p>Volunteer during furlough at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.furlonteer.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.furlonteer.com</a></p><p>Find @_lockdownstories on Instagram</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Reading</strong></p><p>Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernadine Evaristo&nbsp;</p><p>Ramble Book:&nbsp;Musings on Childhood, Friendship, Family and 80s Pop Culture, by Adam Buxton, available on&nbsp;audio book now (and in print in September)</p><p>Insanity Can Keep You Sane, by Molly Young for The New York Times Mag <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/11/magazine/quarantine-insanity.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/11/magazine/quarantine-insanity.html</a></p><p>Where to start in Joni Mitchell's back catalogue, by Hannah Stevens for The Guardian <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/20/joni-mitchell-where-to-start-in-her-back-catalogue\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/20/joni-mitchell-where-to-start-in-her-back-catalogue</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening and watching</strong></p><p>Sir Lenny Henry interview with Louis Theroux's Grounded podcast&nbsp;</p><p>Grayson Perry's Art Club, on Channel 4</p><p>Gemma Collins: Diva on Lockdown, on ITV Player</p><p>Love, Loss and What I Wore by Nora and Delia Ephron https://www.92y.org/love-loss-and-what-i-wore </p>","author_name":"Pandora Sykes and Dolly Alderton"}