Body Politics

Spoiler Alert: She nearly died.

TW: This ep contains talk on operations, post-operative delirium and dealing with psychosis.

A side note from Maddie: Seeing one of the strongest women in my life absolutely floored by a life-altering series of events which all unfolded following a tiny, throw-away thought about boobs left me truly rethinking the severity of the perils of womanhood. Whether it's the never-ending chase of some unattainable standard or the constant narrative that we need to Be MORE. Be sexier. Be prettier. Be Skinnier. Despite how we look being quite literally the least interesting thing about us, women are making ill-informed, social-media dictated, LIFE THREATENING decisions just to feel like they're good enough. When in reality, for the sake of our friendships and our relationships all we really need to do is Be. Be Ourselves. Be Kind. Be alive. Thank God Molly is okay (she'll see this when the ep goes live) but how many women aren't? X

HELLO BP LISTENERS !! We've missed you <3 Sorry for the radio silence, life has truly been lifeing but we're back with the first 2023 EP. Armed with two v different attitudes towards the new year, we've shaken off the dust to chat all things JANUARY; from the blues, to the goals to the thriver vs survivor divide. Guaranteed: 40 mins of waffle and a new segment of Breaking Newds. Hopeful: a few words of marginally useful advice. Enjoy xx

This week we're discussing all things balancing friendships & relationships, from boyfriend/best-friend feuds to feeling bad for always choosing him, whether you're the friend thats been 'ditched' or the guilty party, its an age old dilemma we've all faced in some way! Its also the debut episode of our new segment BODY POLITICS NEWdS (god we're good) Where we're bringing you all the updates on whats been going on in the media re. women & our bodies n this week it's Andrew Tate and Emma Thompson on the menu - one pretty delicious & one pretty disgusting. We hope you enjoy n relate as always xxx

In this weeks poddy we're delving into the world of 'sexual media' as we've cleverly dubbed it (lol) inc. sharing our thoughts on the ever-growing OnlyFans hustle, reading up on revenge porn and celebrating the new law banning cyber flashing (no one wants an unsolicited, x-rated DM they didn't ask for) also, as expected, we're chatting a lot of shit and reminiscing on the adolescence (from Omegle live chatrooms to the dawn of Snapchat) i know we all had! Enjoy x

Brokeback mountain, Boyfriends and Back to Usual for S2 EP1!? It feels like the first day back at school right? This week we've got a lil bit of body chat (of course), procrastination, loving your job, a big old catch up and a sneak peek of whats to come this time around. Spoiler Alert: sounds like S3X may be a hot topic! We've missed u too much <3 so excited to be back on the soundwaves! Ly xx

Whether you're a size 4 or a size 24 (who the F cares) the struggles of women's standardised sizing are felt by us all! Whilst places like Zara are converting 'mid sizes' into XXL, Primark is labelling them M (inevitably to flatter us into buying something) but despite their instability the socially-constructed labels on our clothes are intrinsic to the way we feel about ourselves and our bodies. Seems silly doesn't it?! so cut out the label, where what makes you FEEL your best and enjoy the poddy xx

Ep. 15 teaches us how to get the 'perfect' summer body in just 39 mins, including how not to fall victim to crash diets, how not to compare ourselves to the influencer vacay pics we're inundated with from May - Sept and how not to let one, particularly sunny, season of the year dictate how we feel about ourselves, our clothes and our bodies. If you're up for a good old moan & some very relatable feels scroll no further. <3 enjoy xx

Ahh Break up's... We've all been there and we know (ITS F*CKIN HORRIBLE) but whether you're the heart-breakee or the breaker-upper look no further! Together we've devised the ultimate 4-phase-guide (Phase 1 - The break up :(. Phase 2 - The After Math. Phase 3 - The Growth Phase. Phase 4 - The self revolution <3 ) to getting over him, realising your true worth and falling in love with yourself again. Trust us, there's always something better waiting on the other side n you got this xx

Although centralised to the 'idea' of womanhood, boobs really aren't THAT big (or small) of a deal right? As Molly delightfully said, boobs are 'just a lump of fat with milk in' (LOL v scientific definition) so why why why are they still SO sexualised and why do we let them dictate what we wear, what we post and how we think of others. This ep we're sharing our breast stories (excuse the pun) from the first bra right of passage to comparing cup sizes with the 'perfect' pair we repeatedly see on instagram. ps: perfection is subjective and all boobs deserved to be shown off & checked regularly xxx

whether it's ride or die or jealousness and fakery; its friends week and we asked our listeners what really does define FRIENDSHIP. & from someone you can fart in front of to someone that doesn't steal your man, we had lots of juicy, some v funny & some v sad stories this week. so enjoy and text your friends to tell them u love them cause friendship really does make the world go around xxx