drop-IN Sessions

Friendship, the one facet of human connection that hopefully doesn’t bust our balls. Which is why we like it. But what can we ask of it. Do we even need it.

Alfie goes in and quizzes me hard on what living with depression for the last two decades has felt like.

Smiling at a stranger in the street, the spice of life or grounds for a restraining order. Or the risk we have to take to change the world, maaake it a better plaaace.

How did it get so late so soon. We discuss the tricky cul de sac of our 40th year and wonder if it’s actually a blessing in disguise.

An ode to the parentals, an analysis of their faults, a merciful olive branch to say thanks for making us after all. The gift of life can't be all bad.

I get taken to the cleaners for my ardent belief in a girl that doesn't exist. Everyone needs a short sharp hit of reality now and then. But how boring is that.

We delve into the murky waters of obsession. When is it fun, when is it vital, when does it get restraining-ordery. As humans, we think we're in control. We have obsessions, but what if they have us.

This week's subject concerns.. *insert ghost sound effect* getting callously rejected by a member of the opposite sex, by dint of a text message. What does  'ghosting' mean about our culture at large, I analyse all those sorry times I have been on the receiving end. What does it say about the way we communicate.

What is regret. Is it made-up thing, a way of sugar-coating the past. Are there things in life we really messed up, and wished we could go back and make amends for.

We discuss the ins and outs of alone time. In this day and age we are more atomised than ever. Do we need to all get together and have a singalong or are we better doing things Scrooge style.