Deep Read with Phoebe Lovatt

Deep Reading Lists for each episode are available at phoebe.substack.com

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My guest today is Ana Kirova, CEO of Feeld –" a dating app for open-minded individuals". Founded in London in 2014, the app now has hundreds of thousands of users worldwide and offers over 20 Sexuality and gender identity options – making it the go-to for anyone seeking a connection beyond the heterosexual, cis-gendered end of the dating spectrum. I had a fantastic time talking to Ana about the way that our romantic, sexual, and familial lives are rapidly evolving – as well as how broader cultural and economic shifts play into the ways we have sex and fall in love. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

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@feeldco

Deep Reading lists for every episode are available at phoebe.substack.com

My guest today is the author Sheena Patel, whose debut novel I’m a Fan was published to widespread acclaim in 2022.

We had a wide-ranging conversation about her experience of writing her debut novel, her decision to spotlight the very darkest impulses of human nature, and why she hopes I'm A Fan will age badly. I hope you enjoy the conversation!

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Deep Reading lists for every episode are available at phoebe.substack.com

My guest today is Isabella Burley, former Editor-in-Chief of DAZED, current CMO of Acne Studios and founder of Climax - a distributor of specialist materials.

We talked about the lightbulb moment that led to Climax, her thoughts on the growing value of rare books and cultural ephemera, and how she manages multiple projects without burning out. I hope you enjoy the conversation!

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@phoebelovatt

@phoebelovattpubliclibrary

@climaxbooks

Further Reading Lists are available at public-library.online

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@chchchen

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My guest today is the DJ and promoter Louise Chen - who also happens to be my long-time friend! Born and raised in Luxembourg, Louise moved to Paris in her early twenties, where she co-founded the iconic club night, Girls Girls Girls. Since, then she’s built a thriving career DJing at clubs, parties, and festivals worldwide, as well as hosting a regular NTS radio show, CheNTS, from her new homebase of London. Anyone who has heard Louise DJ in a club knows she’s guaranteed to fill a dance floor in minutes, and anyone who has had a conversation with her knows she’s incredibly astute on topics from politics to fashion to her speciality genre, pop culture. My chats with Louise can and do go anywhere -and this one is just a small sampling of her range.

I hope you enjoy it!

Further Reading Lists are available at public-library.online

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My guest today is the author and poet, Amy Key, whose debut novel, 'Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Love and Making a Life', came out last month.

Inspired by Joni Mitchell’s seminal 1971 album Blue, the book is a poignant exploration of what it means to live without romantic love. Writing with great honesty and vulnerability - and also, beauty -  Amy recounts her, often painful attempts to reconcile with her long-term single status in a world obsessed with coupledom. But Arrangements in Blue is also a celebration of the joys of solitude and a manifesto for the importance of decentering romantic love in our lives and pouring into all the other relationships and practices that sustain us.

I hope you enjoy our conversation!

My guest today is Kieran Yates, a prolific cultural journalist and the author of a new book: 'All The Houses I’ve Ever Lived In’: Finding Home in a System that Fails Us' – a funny, poignant, and thoroughly-reported assessment of Britain’s chronic housing crisis, told through the lens of Kieran’s own experiences of housing precarity from childhood onwards.

I hope you enjoy our conversation.

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Further reading lists are available at public-library.online

My guest today is the acclaimed stylist, publisher, and creative consultant Francesca Burns (@franburns). We spoke about how fashion helped form her identity; her rise in the industry; her approach to getting dressed now; and her thoughts on being described as a "super-stylist".

I hope you enjoy the conversation!

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Further reading lists are available at public-library.online

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My guest today is Elijah: DJ, producer, artist  manager and now founder of Yellow Squares - a vessel for ideas on how to build a creative career in today’s technology-driven world.

Originally conceived as an Instagram feed of punchy, Post It-style principles and questions  Yellow Squares has become an evolving medium for Elijah’s own creativity -  one that he has translated into live talks in locations from Tokyo to Sao Paolo and an album produced in collaboration with grime MC Jammz. Elijah’s optimistic but clear-headed philosophy has had a positive and expansive impact on the way I think about my own creative work, and I think it could do the same for yours. I hope you enjoy our conversation.