After Work Drinks

By Isabelle Truman & Grace O'Neill

What's After Work Drinks about?

After Work Drinks is a (pop)cultural commentary podcast hosted by freelance journalists and former magazine editors Isabelle Truman and Grace O'Neill.  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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After Work Drinks episodes:

04.18.2024
Two Wheels Moves The Soul
We debrief on the horrific Bondi Junction attack, the Bruce Lehrmann case, and then lighten things up with a deep dive on all things COACHELLA. Izzy was up close and personal including: parties with Riri, Lana's set, stealing pizza from...
04.11.2024
You messy
It's a smooth brain eppy this week girls because of the sun and the moon and the ladies' mental health being tested. Up this week: trying to do morning pages, Rihanna on the cover of Interview Magazine, the solar eclipse,...
04.04.2024
Furniture Shopping
G wedding updates, the return of Country Road bags, new season movie recommendations including All Of Us Strangers, GQ's Hunter Schafer cover story, Hunter x Rosalia dating confirmation, and a deep dive on Cowboy Carter. Get bonus content on Patreon...
03.28.2024
A Star Is Born
Pimple patches, Izzy ran a marathon, a Kate Middleton mea culpa & long-winding conversation about where the blame lies, plus Jonathan Haidt's viral Atlantic piece on the link between smart phones and depression, anxiety, loneliness, sexlessness etc. and Magdalene J....
03.21.2024
Lobotomy
On the line-up today: Birthday blues, the benefits of keeping a calendar, being robbed of our sexy years during Covid, Nara Smith and the fetishisation of tradwives, the never-ending childcare conundrum, a hatred of technology, yearning for the era of...
03.14.2024
High Heel Princess
A big AWD deep dive on all things Oscars: red carpet bests and worsts, Emma Stone's win, are the Oscars relevant? stylists fighting in @checkthetag's comments, Kendall Jenner in The Margiela Look, we finally address Paul Mescal running rumours, Izzy...
02.29.2024
Making A Magazine
Grace's first issue as Editor-In-Chief of ELLE Australia is out on Monday (buy it girlies!) so we discuss the making of the mag and answer a few of your work qs, then it's onto The Row's no-phone policy at their...
02.22.2024
Laptop In The Fridge
We discuss NYFW comedowns, Kristen Stewart's Rolling Stone cover, a new must-watch movie (here), Paloma's The Cut essay on size diversity, and we review the JLO movie. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
02.15.2024
A Modest Bow
A big old NYFW rundown — including how hard it is to be an independent designer today off the back of the new investigation by The Cut, the best in street style, why it’s hard to succeed in NY specifically,...
02.01.2024
Mental Breakdown And Pouting
A live show recap, we unpack the Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj beef, talk about big foot representation, explore Charli XCX's marketing strategies, and do a quick five on Taylor Swift's little post-football smooch. Get bonus content on...
01.25.2024
Jay Shetty And Sadhguru
Turtles, snorkeling, being an ocean 10, Barbie, Greta, and Oscars Snub discourse, a frame-by-frame breakdown of Jennifer Lopez's new music film trailer/opus, a delayed discussion on Chiara Ferragni's panettone-based woes, and Lana Del Rey's SKIMS campaign. Get bonus content...
01.18.2024
There's Something About A Woman In Jail
We plan the live show live on air, unpack Gypsy Rose Blanchard discourse, including the politics of brazenly sexting your husband in the comments section, we deep dive on the Emmys, pregnancy nose, the ascension of Ayo Edibiri, Christina Applegate's...
01.11.2024
Reality Von Tease
A bad rental car, a good Irish book, real housewives of Salt Lake City and the Golden Globes Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01.04.2024
A Year Of Abundance
Hello ladies! Welcome back. Today's holiday-edition smooth brain ep consists of: House hunting, kettles, New Year’s resolutions / the one-word approach, being back in the office, New Year's Eve hype, and hair brushing. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on...
12.28.2023
Saying and/or doing something
It's the last (main) episode of the year! Welcome back to our annual roundup of the best and worst of 2023, including messiest divorces, the best pop culture moments, and the updated bous list. Get bonus content on Patreon...
12.14.2023
Constantly on guard
Having a special Amex, a run-through of the Golden Globe nominations and our uneducated predictions, Rosalia and hot chef romance, Sabrina and Barry, Selena and Benny, and the NYT Styles 71 most stylish people of the year list. Get bonus...
12.07.2023
Stylists and glams teams and dogs to walk
The perfect pair of jeans, the Balenciaga show in LA, The Golden Bachelor finale, a red carpet recap and Oscars predictions Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11.30.2023
The Jacob Elordi Of It All
On the agenda today ladies: A deep dive on Saltburn, Jacob Elordi’s GQ profile, Issy is a Mother, and The Crown season 6 SORRY about Grace’s mic, we are fixing this. Sorry the most to Emily, our gorgie, traumatised editor. Get...
11.23.2023
Caroline Calloway, A Conversation
Up today, we're (finally) publicly sharing our iconic conversation with the iconic Caroline Calloway. Proof manifestation is real: Caroline has always been on our dream interview list and at the beginning of the year, we wrote that we wanted to...
11.16.2023
A Low Julia
A very pea brained discussion about Taylor Swift's kissing vid, and the New York Times' Kanye West exposé. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11.09.2023
$400 Smoothie
A long deep and meaningful, Grace's new job, and a deep dive on the Erewhon New York magazine story. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11.02.2023
Just An Alien
G turns 30, Phoebe Philo returns, we review celebrity Halloween costumes, and discuss Matthew Perry's death and Kim Kardashian's nipple bra. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10.26.2023
It Was Sneaky, It Was Cheeky
We discuss current world events, review the Taylor Swift concert and Killers of the Flower Moon, review the movies of the summer/winter, then do a deep dive on the Wagatha Christie documentary. Resources: Where to donate https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/general https://www.unrwausa.org/donate Petitions to sign: Australia...
10.19.2023
That's A Loaf
E-mail discourse, TikTok trad wives, checking in on Lucky Blue Smith and his brood, the Taffy Brodesser-Akner Taylor Swift profile, celebrity profile culture, $4USD a word/Taffy being the Linda Evangelista of longform journalism, and Jada Pickett Smith's chaotic press tour. Get...
10.05.2023
Jason Segel In A Lift
New merch, celeb spotting, Ellen Pompeo discourse, the Jodie Turner Smith divorce, a deep-dive on The Voice referendum, and all things Mia Khalifa. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
09.28.2023
Prosecco Princesses
This week: Menty B check-ins, productivity hacks, the Esther Perel episode every girlie needs to listen to, reviewing Sex Education Season 4, and questioning the Bianca Censori rhetoric. On Patreon this week: Julia Fox's profiles in the New Yorker and...
09.21.2023
Let Her Wear It
This week: Oura Rings, '90s keyboards, being Cali Sober, SAG stuff (Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon etc), The Idol being cancelled, Petra Collins' bombshell revelations about Euphoria, HBO, and Sam Levinson, a cursed deep dive on all things Russell Brand, and...
09.14.2023
Where's Tom Cruise In All Of This
Sleep talk, we further unpack the Sophie Turner/Joe Jonas discourse and fallout, Izzy takes us inside the Kim Gordon closet sale, we discuss Cathy Horyn's article about all fashion being boring now, and go deep on all things Ashton Kutcher/Mila...
09.07.2023
Gay As Hell
Hello ladies, girlies, and peas. We're back! This ep it's all about younger sibling dynamics, Beyonce’s birthday show, Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet's romance, and what it says about power, wealth and status in dating, and, briefly, Gaylor. Get bonus...
08.31.2023
Release The Tapes: I Licked Her Tit Or Whatever
Ello girlies, final Patreon-oldie but goodie coming up for you before the girls are back next week (with a merch announcement!). Chose this one because although there are a few old bits (a brief chat about Khloe Kardashian having another...
08.24.2023
Release The Tapes: Beam Me Up SoftBoi
A special treat for the girlies! We're releasing one more Patreon-only episode for you to get you through to the end of our summer holiday (back September!). This week, sharing our August 2022 interview episode with Iona David, the creator...
08.17.2023
Release The Tapes: Sex Therapy With Emma-Louise Boynton
In this interview episode we chat to gorgeous, gorgeous girlie, Sex Talks founder Emma-Louise Boynton about her journey towards getting sex therapy, how much your relationship towards sex has to do with yourself (not someone else), figuring out what you...
08.14.2023
Teaser: Chaotic But Well-Intentioned Women Unite With Caroline Calloway
Proof that manifestation is real: Caroline Calloway has always been on our dream interview list since the pod's very beginnings and a few months ago, we wrote on our doc that we wanted to get her on for our summer...
08.10.2023
Release The Tapes: Answering Your Questions You Curious Girlies
Hello ladies, throwing up another Patreon-only release wherein we answered listeners' questions in a silly mood for our Christmas special. Coming up: first marriages (and my gorgeous sister's wedding), becoming chic older women (without our consent) and finding out Gen...
08.03.2023
Release The Tapes: The Palace Papers
Hello girlies! It's the first week of the AWD summer holidays, catch us drunk on the streets of London and Los Angeles, respectively. We're going to continue posting episodes on here, which are a mixture of a couple of Patreon-only...
07.27.2023
Hi Barbie
A long-reaching Barbie review (ft little to no spoilers) and a neat 10 minutes on Oppenheimer. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07.20.2023
Pink Cadillac
Grace is a victim of crime & the girlies are out to pursue vigilante justice, we prep for Barbenheimer, reflect on Jane Birkin's legacy, a long skincare conversation including a scandalous £180 body serum, lymphatic drainage, Ariana Grande's divorce, the Barbara...
07.13.2023
It's All About The Vibes
Good morning Angels. Up today, Issy tells Grace about her research into scent and functional fragrances, Grace tells the girlies about the podcast with the naughty nurse that we both can’t stop listening to, and then a deep-dive into the...
07.06.2023
Another Gay Podcaster
Pasta discourse, Jenna Lyons' New York Times profile, the Mauricio Kyle divorce, Alison Dubois, and Meghan and Harry's very bad publicity month. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
06.29.2023
Great Name For A Restaurant
Submarine discourse, eating the rich, James Cameron, loving the ocean's creatures, then a big And Just Like That Special: we review both episodes, SJP's New Yorker profile, Kristin Davis' fillers discourse, the Che Diaz The Cut profile, Kim Cattrall's cameo,...
06.22.2023
Nothing But A Dream
Fat cats, sweet treats, dementia, Stockholm, airport food, Uber package, people pleasing, and a long deep dive on the Vanity Fair exposè 'Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's War of the Rosè'. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast....
06.15.2023
Jesters At The Party
A tale of two cities (New York and Stockholm), plane etiquette, how to behave in public, losing your social energy, reviewing She Said, and then a deep dive on New York Magazine's 'dupe' series aka are we all dressing the...
06.01.2023
Scabies
Drinking again, reviewing The Little Mermaid, Javier Bardem, biopsies, chiropractors, Beyoncè's Renaissance tour, styling celebrities, Blue Ivy rizz, and a deep dive on Matty Healy, including Jia's New Yorker profile. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See...
05.30.2023
Teaser: I Know Those Feet
Some shameless self-promotion here today, ladies. A little teaser of this week's Patreon episode, where we begin by talking about the new issue of Par Femme (brought to you by Grace O'Neill!), supporting independent creatives (hehe) and how capitalism has...
05.25.2023
Precious Bits
Travel talk (minimal carryon vs overpacking), is Joan Didion really dead? It-girls revisited, inside the mind of Kim Kardashian, Instagram Storying, Rationale skin-scanning, Cannes film festival review, Maya Hawke in Prada, The Idol's preview, and Phoebe Waller Bridge getting paid...
05.11.2023
Loose With The Goods
A chaotic line-up: Mona Lisa Smile, the impending AI apocalypse, the writers' strike, 'the LeBron James of Incels', Pedro Pascal and what makes a heartthrob, Paul Mescal's legs, Gwyneth on Call Her Daddy, being curious, Mary Gaitskill, & more. ...
05.04.2023
For Keith's Sake
A big AWD Met Gala recap Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
04.27.2023
The Truth About Diamonds
The merits of day drinking, the Sofia Richie wedding, and New York Magazine's analysis of the It Girl. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
04.20.2023
Biting His Lip
Saunas v. Korean spas, Megan Thee Stallion's ELLE op-ed, and Izzy's moment-by-moment Coachella recap including the death of festival fashion and Frank Ocean's chaotic performance. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
04.13.2023
Spiritually Eleven
We talk towels, Grace reviews A Little Life the play, and we do a deep-dive on 'The Witch Trials of JK Rowling', twitter brain, 'cancel culture', and fallen idols. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

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After Work Drinks episodes:

Two Wheels Moves The Soul

You messy

Furniture Shopping

A Star Is Born

Lobotomy

High Heel Princess

Making A Magazine

Laptop In The Fridge

A Modest Bow

Mental Breakdown And Pouting

Jay Shetty And Sadhguru

There's Something About A Woman In Jail

Reality Von Tease

A Year Of Abundance

Saying and/or doing something

Constantly on guard

Stylists and glams teams and dogs to walk

The Jacob Elordi Of It All

Caroline Calloway, A Conversation

A Low Julia

$400 Smoothie

Just An Alien

It Was Sneaky, It Was Cheeky

That's A Loaf

Jason Segel In A Lift

Prosecco Princesses

Let Her Wear It

Where's Tom Cruise In All Of This

Gay As Hell

Release The Tapes: I Licked Her Tit Or Whatever

Release The Tapes: Beam Me Up SoftBoi

Release The Tapes: Sex Therapy With Emma-Louise Boynton

Teaser: Chaotic But Well-Intentioned Women Unite With Caroline Calloway

Release The Tapes: Answering Your Questions You Curious Girlies

Release The Tapes: The Palace Papers

Hi Barbie

Pink Cadillac

It's All About The Vibes

Another Gay Podcaster

Great Name For A Restaurant

Nothing But A Dream

Jesters At The Party

Scabies

Teaser: I Know Those Feet

Precious Bits

Loose With The Goods

For Keith's Sake

The Truth About Diamonds

Biting His Lip

Spiritually Eleven