Anxious & Insecure

Episode 2! We made it. It’s slightly late, it’s full of sidetracks, it’s everything you love about Anxious & Insecure, plus some iffy instructions for how to use a menstrual cup!

We’re back.

No, it’s not a mirage. Oli and Arthur are back in your ears and less able to follow their own trails of thought than ever!

In this episode, we discuss environmental issues, political turmoil, inter-generational conflict, mental health, and eggs. Obviously.

Want to hear more? Then listen. It’s a podcast, duh.

In the first episode of Pride Month(s) – we’re taking 2 months because we sort of can and also we just want to – we’re not at all shocked that Trump is refusing to acknowledge it.

However, we’re pleasantly surprised that Roseanne’s racist tweets had such a major negative impact on her career.

Meanwhile, in the UK, there appears to be some sort of Islamophobia in the Conservative party? That can’t be true! Right??

But more importantly, the trains have been totally messed up and it’s given the Brits enough office chat to last months. Bring on the nationalisation.

Plus Trump, Brexit, coming out drama and our take on the Azaelia Banks controversy.

Listen now and then tell us you did it so we feel good about ourselves!

We’re back with another special guest!

This week, we’re talking about the policing crisis in the UK, featuring some iffy gun opinions and American Logic. We’ve also just had Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, so we stopped in for an update on everyone’s health (spoiler alert: it’s bad).

Over in the US of A, Hawaii is exploding. But more importantly, is it Yanny or Laurel??

Tune in to hear a super vague Brexit explanation, and some very bad Christmas decorating tips, inspired by Trump’s Korean dealings.

Plus, we’re weighing on on Girls, the controversial “bisexual anthem” by Rita Ora. We have mixed feelings.

All this, plus Josh doing a better British accent than Arthur has ever managed, LISTEN NOW!!

This week, we’re talking about the Royal Baby (because who isn’t?) and the Windrush Scandal (because more people should).

Meanwhile, maybe Kanye should stop talking so much, and Facebook is taking on dating. Good thing they have all our data already, right?

All this, and more! Including things you didn’t want to know about us, but we’re telling you anyway.

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This week we all try to wrestle with our abandonment issues as Arthur leaves us again and Ollie steps in.

In the UK, there will be no politicians at the royal wedding, but that’s probably because they’re all busy being antisemitic all the time. These two stories may not actually be linked.

Across the pond, Paul Ryan is bowing out of Congress at the midterms (please vote in the midterms, everyone!), and you’ll never guess who’s stirring up military tension with Russia! Okay, you probably will.

Then, in a fantastic display of gender roles, Ollie starts a conversation about sports, which Oli turns into a story about ironing.

All this, plus more. Warn your parents: there is porn talk. We can’t help ourselves!

This week we start off light-hearted with an in-depth discussion of gun violence, the Black Lives Matter movement, and how systemic racism still reigns in the USA.

Then we take a trip back to primary school, or elementary for some, and revisit lessons about sharing and being nice that some people haven’t quite hung onto as grown-ups.

In the UK, we look at the proposed bottle and can deposit scheme, a drop in the ocean of environmentalism, and weigh in on the big debate of the week: Cadbury’s Mini Eggs.

All this, plus our classic positive outlooks on Trump, Brexit, and society as a whole.

This week we have an extra special episode that we definitely did on purpose and totally wasn’t a last-minute accident!

Okay, so we had some technical difficulties that rendered half our original episode worthless. But on the plus side, y’all now get to experience a full episode of UK vs USA culture clash debate.

Giving you some insight into how much jabbering Ollie has to listen to each week, before he edits it down to fit our time and make sense, Arthur and Oli talk at length about some cultural pet peeves.

Listen now to hear a UK vs USA culture debate like no other before it!

Well, unless you count 80% of our private conversations off air.

It’s our super-special, unsurprisingly-late, International Women’s Day episode! Is it bigger than Christmas? We say so.

We have some fun news stories for you, like assassination attempts and alligators in public, but we also talk a lot about lady rights. So prepare yourselves for that.

IWD has been big this year (yay!), and a whole bunch of brands have jumped on the bandwagon to celebrate and help women and their causes. From Barbies to beers, lots went on and plenty of it was decent, if not great.

However, some brands did things like using the word “shero” (listen out for some contrasting reactions to that word) or failing to use their global brand and position of power to actually make an impact in any real way.

But don’t worry, women can’t have all the attention! If you’ve ever wondered about the difference between kids’ TV theme songs in the UK and USA – who hasn’t? – you are in the right place. Get ready to hear some squeaky-voiced puppets and cartoons.

And stick around until the end to hear Arthur do something super embarrassing!

This week, Arthur makes a “triumphant” return, just in time to watch the Brits absolutely lose their shit over the weather.

The UK has been ravaged by not one but two major storms this week, crippling all infrastructure and causing actual death. But most importantly, there was frozen poop in the street.

Have you ever wanted to hear a couple of 20-somethings talk about tiny dolls for way longer than they should? Boy, do we have great news for you!

Meanwhile, in the USA, someone has actually gone and armed teachers. Sounds like Texas, right? Well, surprise! It’s Texas. But, weirdly, Trump seems to be doing something positive about gun control. Cue the apocalypse.

And for our little bit of cultural education, we’re basically having a competition to see who’s got more stereotypically-named animal children’s characters. It’s more interesting than it sounds.

All this, plus more, plus a lot that you didn’t ask for, this week on Anxious and Insecure. We are definitely a serious news podcast.