It's that time again! Ahead of 'The Bachelor' mania kicking off in Australia, we briefly discuss why it is that we end up hating all former Bachies and why 'The Bachelorette' is never as good. Speaking of reality TV, Lena Dunham wrote a brilliant piece for 'The Guardian' about 'Love Island' and 'The Bachelorette' USA admitted she actually got it on not two, but four times in a windmill, firmly cementing herself as AWD's Hero of the Week. Plus, why taking a digital detox could be the best thing we ever do, second only to checking our opinions. When did we all start suddenly knowing everything about everything? And what's so bad about sitting on the fence sometimes?

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Recommendations 

Watch: ’Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’, ‘Killing Eve’ season two

Listen: The Daily - The Next Chapter of the Epstein Story

Read: ‘I’m asking the same question they do – can you love after hurt?’ By Lena Dunham 

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jul/27/lena-dunham-love-island-can-you-love-after-hurt

‘The Life Changing Power of a Digital Detox’ by Paris Lees

https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/paris-lees-the-life-changing-power-of-a-digital-detox

'Influencer Fraud is a Billion-Dollar Problem' by Chavie Lieber

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/professional/influencer-marketing-fraud-buying-followers

'A Woman's Greatest Enemy? A Lack of Time to Herself' by Brigid Schulte

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/21/woman-greatest-enemy-lack-of-time-themselves?fbclid=IwAR0Liv0qHmJkys5DHN8uqjP8-trSKG_muiZbPWs0KuRRry8Tw9nqQmZpWSQ

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Good morning to everyone except the sleazy photographers sliding into women's Instagram DMs! On the agenda today, the 'Big Little Lies' finale, how we both got scammed and a new podcast we think you'll love. PLUS, a model's Diet Prada-backed accusations against a prolific celebrity photographer have rattled Hollywood, leading Kim Kardashian and Ariana Grande to speak out. The case goes to show how powerless young models can be - but why wasn't Kanye put under the same scrutiny as his wife?

Read:

The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson

'Where is Ivanka' by Elaina Plott for The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/07/ivanka-trumps-silence-border-crisis-racist-tweets/594217/

Listen:

Who? Weekly podcast

How To Fail with Elizabeth Day: FLEABAG IS BACK

Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Fresh Air

Watch:

Queer Eye

The Bachelorette USA

Big Little Lies

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You know that recent 'Bachelor' Australia clip that went viral showing Matt the astrophysicist say his profession and the contestant responding with, “I’m a Gemini”? Yep, that’s basically us trying to understand WTF Mercury in retrograde means and how to avoid wrecking everything while the planet does its thing - humour us while we investigate. Plus, How to Survive An Earthquake 101, the popular reality TV show you’ve probably never heard of, proof 1 in 8 men are clinically insane, and Aziz Ansari’s return to comedy.

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Recommendations 

Listen: Where Should We Begin? With Esther Perel

The Daily - United States v. Jeffrey Epstein 

Watch: Stranger Things 3 

Below Deck Mediterranean

Read: ’The Really Big One’ on the New Yorker 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one

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We've got lots of interesting topics to tuck into this week. Ivanka's awkward interaction at the G20 (why?) is the gift that just keeps giving; Gwyneth Paltrow staged a GOOP festival with 'Fyre' undertones in London and we psycho-analyse the unexpected presence of a fedora at the christening of Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. Big topic: Booksmart: Olivia Wilde's directorial debut, which comes out TODAY and is, not to exaggerate, potentially the best film since Citizen Kane. Izzy and Grace get deep on the need for movies that showcase nuances female experiences in an actually FUN way. J'adore, Olivia.

Recommendations:

Sarah Jessica Parker on Fresh Air podcast

Easy on Netflix

Hunger by Roxanne Gay

Everything you know about obesity is wrong in the Huffington Post

https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/everything-you-know-about-obesity-is-wrong/

Florench Welch on addiction, eating disorder recovery and finding true happiness in her 30s in British Vogue

https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/florence-welch-on-addiction-and-sobriety

Gwyneth Paltrow keeps forgetting her Marvel co-stars in Gizmodo

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/07/wait-so-what-does-gwyneth-paltrow-remember-from-the-marvel-movies/

Booksmart (2019)

Jonah Hill interviews his sister Beanie Feldstein in Interview

https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/jonah-hill-bonds-with-his-sister-beanie-feldstein-who-is-quickly-becoming-the-worlds-best-friend

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Off the back of the literal PRESIDENT using the excuse of a woman not being his type as proof he didn't rape her and the lack of media coverage covering E. Jean Carroll's accusations in the first place, we take another look at the story that should've gripped the world... but didn't. What happens we stop caring about credible rape accusations? And has anything even changed post Me Too? On a lighter note, Maddison Beer swore at Izzy on the street, Justin Bobby is still so hot it should be illegal, and the hons Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas got hitched <3

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Recommendations:

Watch: The Hills, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Read (or listen if you, like Grace, have just discovered Audible): Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by journalist John Carreyrou

Listen: The Daily - Corroborating E. Jean Carroll, The Daily - The Battle for Europe (parts 1-5)

Why Aren't More People Talking About E. Jean Carroll by GRACE

https://www.elle.com.au/news/e-jean-carroll-donald-trump-rape-allegation-20760

Why E. Jean Carroll, The Anti-Victim, Spoke Up About Trump

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/politics/jean-carroll-trump-sexual-assault.html?module=inline

The Wild Ride at Babe.Net

https://www.thecut.com/2019/06/babe-net-aziz-ansari-date-rise-and-fall.html

Before and After the Jogger, Survivors of the Real 'Central Park Five' Attacker Speak

https://www.thecut.com/2019/06/the-attackers-other-victims-in-the-central-park-five-case.html

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Hello hello! This week Grace gives a full Royal Ascot debrief (yes, Kate is that beautiful IRL) and Izzy has a chance encounter with our new favourite quasi-celebrity in a Hollywood Pilates class. We break down the unexpected dark side of the crystal industry; two new must-watch TV shows, and briefly discuss E. Jean Carroll's harrowing Trump rape allegations (more on that next week). Based on plenty of amazing listener feedback, we've done a deep dive on The Pill. Why, when so many women have terrible experiences with it, are so many teenage girls prescribed the pill aged 15 and 16? And how do you find the right contraceptive, when the side effects can we so extreme? 

True Detective Season 3

The Armstrong Lie

Icarus - Netflix cycling documentary

The Handmaid's Tale Season 3

'Are Crystals The New Blood Diamonds?' in The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/jun/16/are-crystals-the-new-blood-diamonds-the-truth-about-muky-business-of-healing-stones?CMP=soc_567&fbclid=IwAR3ITmZaYbtcTyd3BF9TCZcL4R9VCjgth6oLZMJkYMQq7JAOSTu4ml8xUaw

'Was This Viral Proposal Staged?' in The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/06/was-viral-proposal-staged/592141/

'Hideous Men: Donald Trump Assaulted Me In A Bergdorf Goodman Dressing Room 23 Years Ago. But He's Not Along On The List Of Awful Men In My Life.' By E. Jean Carroll in New York Magazine

https://www.thecut.com/2019/06/donald-trump-assault-e-jean-carroll-other-hideous-men.html

'Every Girl I Knew Was On It' in The Cut

https://www.thecut.com/article/why-women-are-going-off-birth-control-pills.html

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In a cruel twist of fate, this week Grace is in London - to attend an event with Kate and Wills - and Izzy is in LA - eating tacos. This week comes complete with an unexpected erotica recommendation (guess who from), the latest of Izzy's LA escapades (Pamela Anderson makes an appearance) and why you should never watch Fleabag with your Dad. Plus, we do a deep dive on failure: In an era where women's successes are more celebrated than ever, have we lost reverence for the importance of failure? And do we have an obligation to be more open about our own failures?

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Recommendations:

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein

Little Birds by Anais Nin

Why I’m Not Playing it Straight - Andrew Scott interview in the Sunday Star Times

Crashing - Netflix

A Passionate Breakdown of Justin Bieber’s Style Phases by Eliza Dumais for Man Repeller 

https://www.manrepeller.com/2019/06/bieber-style.html

Smashing the Wellness Industry by Jessica Knoll for the NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/women-dieting-wellness

How to fail - Elizabeth day (book and podcast)

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Izzy talks us through her attempt to relive her youth at a music festival in Spain, which resulted in her ending up in the same bedridden state as Grace, who’d just had a serious surgery (spoiler alert: her voice is the same). On the agenda this week, we talk about Irina Shayk’s iconic Breakup Day Out, the response to Madonna likening her New York Times profile to being raped, society’s obsession with ageing and the woman we seriously can’t get enough of, Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Recommendations Watch: Fleabag, Killing Eve, When They See Us, Chernobyl, Dead To Me, Barrys, Documentary Now!, Big Little Lies, GirlsListen: How to Fail - Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Awards Chatter - Phoebe Waller-Bridge, WTF with Marc Maron - Barack Obama

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Hi guys! This week we are thrilled to welcome Mel and Josie from All Aussie Mystery Hour, the (second) best true crime podcast in the world. We talk to Mel and Jose about true crime and mental health – is it good or bad for us? As the hosts of one of Australia’s top true crime and mystery podcasts they’re especially well-equipped to discuss. Plus, we have a D&M about working with your bestie – the ups and the downs. Enjoy!Recommendations:The Murder Squad Podcast Sins of the Brother by Les Kennedy The Witness (2015) documentaryThe Van Apfel Girls Are Gone By Felicity McLeanBoy Swallows Universe by Trent DaltonSharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

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Izzy’s moved to London and has already figured out where David Beckham, Jude Law and Hugh Grant live and she has a bunch of great recs after a horrific 30-hour flight (which, despite two premonitions from Anton, didn't crash). This week saw another horrific death, as Melbourne woman Courtney Herron was murdered in a park - a story we've heard all too many times before. Are we right to discuss the mental health of her alleged killer? Plus, Moby, Natalie Portman and nice guy misogyny - how are 'woke guys' still getting sex and power dynamic so wrong?Follow us on Instagram at @afterworkdrinkspodcast and join our private Facebook group, 'After Work Drinks Podcast.'Recommendations:Movie: ‘The Wife’Podcast: All Aussie Mystery Hour ft. US on Mystery Minutes #7Casefile (our fave eps: Sherri Rasmussen, Tina Watson, Silk Road, Jennifer Pan)Anjelica Huston on WTF with Marc MaronWomen of the Hour with Lena Dunham and Jemima Kirke Show: ‘Dead to Me’ Louie - So Did the Fat Lady (season 4, episode 3)Read: The Executioner’s Song by Norman MailerMoby's treatment of Natalie Portman is a masterclass in nice-guy misogyny by Arwa Mahdawi for The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/24/moby-natalie-portman-master-class-beta-male-misogynyWebsites to find out more about contraception options:bedsider.org/methods https://jeanhailes.org.au/health-a-z/sex-sexual-health/contraception

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