Dear Phone, It's Not Me, It's You

Emer and Julie assess themselves on the seven phone habits of highly effective people; candy floss, pints of stout and the end of the Dear Phone journey (or is it?)Keep in touch here: https://www.emeroleary.com/dearphone 

Getting back to basics, a glimpse into the past, bridesmaid dresses and the best kind of message to receive.

What really happened when Emer and Julie switched their phones off for 24hours; the best app idea yet and the wisdom of Roy Keane.

A step back in time, the glorification of being busy, music, meditation and a need for more tea.

This week Julie takes radical action. We find out the worst place to bring your phone, challenge societal expectations and give an honest account of our successes and failures to date.

Emer and Julie share the intimacies of the love/hate relationship they have with their phones. A return to childhood, a quest for joy and the Argentinian tango all feature in this week's epiosde.

Listen to discover the vagaries of dating without a mobile phone, how much in control we feel over our time, and the importance of daydreaming in the digital era. Finally, can reading a book really change your life? We're determined to find out.

Trailer episode introducing the brand new podcast 'Dear Phone, It's Not Me, It's You'. It's been 25 years since Emer and Julie met. They simply cannot live without their mobile phones. Or can they? Music credit: J.Hackett, Now Experience Each Other's Deaths Through Social Media, Creative Commons licence