S2 EP6 Hedonism

It's been far too long since you last heard from DAS! Charlie & Rubina get together in autumn 2020 to discuss the 'new normal', Rubina's award winning BBC podcast Brown Girls Do It Too and how the BLM movement is changing Britain. Listen to Brown Girls Do it to here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p08k5cp0 Listen to Rene Eddo Lodge's podcast About Race here: https://www.aboutracepodcast.com You can find all things DAS at: Twitter: @DAS_podcast Instagram: thisisdas Facebook: www.facebook.com/DASPODCAST/ website: www.daspodcast.com

Cor this is a bloody personal topic. We boldly go where these straight women haven't been before, into the deep depths of our sexuality. Sex educator Emily Nagoski breaks down one of the most dangerous myths about sex and introduces us to the science behind arousal nonconcordance - Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_nagoski_the_truth_about_unwanted_arousal You can find all things DAS at: Twitter: @DAS_podcast Instagram: thisisdas Facebook: www.facebook.com/DASPODCAST/ website: www.daspodcast.com

We are girls in film. Women behind the camera. Making the content that so often falls short on representation and equality. We chew the fat on how whats on screen effects us off screen. You can find all things DAS at: Twitter: @DAS_podcast Instagram: thisisdas Facebook: www.facebook.com/DASPODCAST/ website: www.daspodcast.com

You better school yourself! In this episode we talk all about our educations. Private school vs state school, single gender schools and what is takes to be seen as intelligent. EPISODE LINKS: Malala's whole address to the UN 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SClmL43dTo&t=592s CLEVER WOMEN WE LOVE: Maggie Aderin-Pocock: https://www.theguardian.com/get-into-teaching/2017/apr/08/we-felt-like-we-were-discovering-things-how-a-teacher-changed-my-life Caitlin Moran: https://www.caitlinmoran.co.uk Rachel Riley: https://twitter.com/RachelRileyRR Mary Beard: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/30/mary-beard-the-cult-of You can find all things DAS at: Twitter: @DAS_podcast Instagram: thisisdas Facebook: www.facebook.com/DASPODCAST/ website: www.daspodcast.com

For some summer is all bikinis, cocktails and endless flirting. But for us (and we suspect most women) it's the time of year of thigh rub, ingrowing hairs and thinking of inventive ways to cover up sweat patches. Warning - graphic real-talk. You can find all things DAS at: Twitter: @DAS_podcast Instagram: thisisdas Facebook: www.facebook.com/DASPODCAST/ website: www.daspodcast.com

Hunger makes us modern girls. In this episode we talk about our favourite grub, being food shamed and the differences between the way men and women eat. You can find all things DAS at: Twitter: @DAS_podcast Instagram: thisisdas Facebook: www.facebook.com/DASPODCAST/ website: www.daspodcast.com

Do you pursue happiness and pleasure at all costs? We talk debauchery, Love Island and #blessed in our bid to find out what Hedonism means in 2018. You can find all things DAS at: Twitter: @DAS_podcast Instagram: thisisdas Facebook: www.facebook.com/DASPODCAST/ website: www.daspodcast.com

How do the powerful get and keep their power? Are you or I powerful? We talk politics, patriarchy and privilege in this episode of the podcast. As Spiderman's uncle Ben once said, with great power comes great responsibility ... Links from the episode: Owen Jones The Establishment: www.amazon.co.uk/Establishment-ho…words=Owen+Jones Owen Jones speaking at Durham University: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb55teXcR90 Tony Benn: www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/m…y-benn-obituary Laurie Penny: Most Women You Know Are Angry — and That’s All Right www.teenvogue.com/story/women-angr…ger-laurie-penny Oprah Winfrey Receives Cecil B. de Mille Award at the 2018 Golden Globes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5HV79_8B8 You can find all things DAS at: Twitter: @DAS_podcast Instagram: thisisdas Facebook: www.facebook.com/DASPODCAST/ website: www.daspodcast.com

We've all been there, your face is hot with shame, palms sweaty, you feel like you just want to disappear. This episode we take a deep dive into our most shameful moments and have a think about whether shame works differently for men and women. And how the online world has changed public shaming forever. Links from the episode: James Gilligan on Shame and children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw5STwOYouM Lilly Allen on James O'Brien's podcast: https://www.acast.com/unfiltered/episode-5-lily-allen Jon Ronson's book So Your Been Publicly Shamed: http://www.jonronson.com/shame.html And a Ted Talk Jon did on online shaming: https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_ronson_what_happens_when_online_shaming_spirals_out_of_control You can find all things DAS at: Twitter: @DAS_podcast Instagram: thisisdas Facebook: www.facebook.com/DASPODCAST/ website: www.daspodcast.com

The great British tabloid, there's nothing quite like it is there? From red tops to pink tops, we talk gossip, paparazzi and whether your average Daily Mail reader can be categorised by a simple survey. You can find all things DAS at: Twitter: @DAS_podcast Instagram: thisisdas Facebook: www.facebook.com/DASPODCAST/ website: www.daspodcast.com