#156: Maniac / The Circle / Dr Death

This is the last ever SRSLY, and we couldn't go without one final festive special. In this episode, Caroline and Anna celebrate and analyse the 2006 Nancy Meyers Christmas film The Holiday, with some help from friends of the show Simran Hans, Stephanie Boland, India Bourke and Nick Hilton. We discuss the presentation of work, love and home in the film, as well as sharing our favourite/silliest moments.Anna's 2017 piece on the film: I re-watched The Holiday and I have a lot of questions.Keep in touchYou can still email us on [email protected] and we're both on Twitter: @c_crampton and @annaleszkie. Caroline also has a new podcast about murder mysteries that Anna will be appearing on soon: shedunnitshow.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline and Anna discuss Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (with spoilers, 8:54), the BBC Three drama Clique (26:35) and the NBC/Netflix comedy Great News (37:28).Find Caroline's new podcast Shedunnit in your podcast app now or at shedunnitshow.com.Follow Anna on Twitter as @annaleszkie to find out when she's on BBC Radio 5 Live talking about TV.The show notes for this episode are at srslypod.com/episodes/162 and you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts here. We’re also on Twitter, tumblr and Facebook as @srslypod. You can email us on [email protected] you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get early, ad free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/srslysubscribers. If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline and Anna discuss Louis Theroux's new documentary about polyamory (0:59), the Netflix film Outlaw King (15:12) and the recent GQ profile of Ezra Miller (28:21).For next time: we are watching Great News.Find Caroline's new podcast Shedunnit in your podcast app now or at shedunnitshow.com.The show notes for this episode are at srslypod.com/episodes/161 and you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts here. We’re also on Twitter, tumblr and Facebook as @srslypod. You can email us on [email protected] you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get early, ad free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/srslysubscribers. If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline and Anna discuss The Little Drummer Girl (1:36), Ariana Grande at the BBC (10:17) and the new Robyn album Honey (23:21).For next time: we are reading the GQ profile of Ezra Miller.Find Caroline's new podcast Shedunnit in your podcast app now or at shedunnitshow.com.The show notes for this episode are at srslypod.com/episodes/160 and you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts here. We’re also on Twitter, tumblr and Facebook as @srslypod. You can email us on [email protected] you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get early, ad free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/srslysubscribers. If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline and Anna discuss The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (3:01), The Horror of Delores Roach podcast (14:13) and the cooking show Salt Fat Acid Heat (23:00).For next time: we are listening to the Robyn album Honey.Find Caroline's new podcast Shedunnit in your podcast app now or at shedunnitshow.com.The show notes for this episode are at srslypod.com/episodes/159 and you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts here. We’re also on Twitter, tumblr and Facebook as @srslypod. You can email us on [email protected] you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get early, ad free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/srslysubscribers. If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline and Anna discuss the Bradley Cooper-Lady Gaga version of A Star is Born (1:37), the Netflix sitcom The Good Place (21:31) and the first series of Bojack Horseman (32:59).McSweeney's on Lady Gaga's guttural howl in the song "Shallow".For next time: we are watching Salt Fat Acid Heat.Find the show notes at srslypod.com/episodes/158 and subscribe on Apple Podcasts here. We’re also on Twitter, tumblr and Facebook as @srslypod. You can email us on [email protected] you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get early, ad free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/srslysubscribers. If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline and Anna discuss the new This Country special "The Aftermath" (2:50), the Channel 4 drama The Bisexual (13:21) and Jodie Whittaker's debut in Doctor Who (27:46)The Dazed piece about The Bisexual.For next time: we are watching Bojack Horseman.Find the show notes at srslypod.com/episodes/157 and subscribe on Apple Podcasts here. We’re also on Twitter, tumblr and Facebook as @srslypod. You can email us on [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline and Anna discuss the Netflix series Maniac (3:08), the Channel 4 reality show The Circle (14:26) and the true crime podcast Dr Death (29:33).For next time: we are watching Jodie Whittaker's first outing as the Doctor in "The Woman Who Fell To Earth".Find the show notes at srslypod.com/episodes/156 and subscribe on Apple Podcasts here. We’re also on Twitter, tumblr and Facebook as @srslypod. You can email us on [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline and Anna discuss the BBC America thriller Killing Eve (extremely mild spoilers from 6:41), the rom com Crazy Rich Asians (19:01) and Shane Dawson's YouTube series on Jeffree Star (28:56).For next time: we are listening to the Dr Death podcast.If you'd like to get involved in Caroline's secret detective fiction project, email [email protected] the show notes at srslypod.com/episodes/155 and subscribe on Apple Podcasts here. We’re also on Twitter, tumblr and Facebook as @srslypod. You can email us on [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Caroline and Anna discuss the much-hyped BBC drama Bodyguard (1:42), the disappointing return of The Great British Bake Off (21:17) and Gemma Collins' appearance on Celebrity Masterchef (29:17).For next time: We are watching Shane Dawson's YouTube documentaries about Jeffree Star.Find the show notes at srslypod.com/episodes/154 and subscribe on Apple Podcasts here. We’re also on Twitter, tumblr and Facebook as @srslypod. You can email us on [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.