Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up.

Join us in Part Two for discussion of Blue Valentine (2010; Dir. Derek Cianfrance) and Magic Mike XXL (2015; Dir. Gregory Jacobs) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films!

Music recommendation:

IGOR. Tyler the Creator. Columbia Records. 2019.

Book recommendation:

Bird Summons. Leila Aboulela. Orion Publishing Co.. 2019.

In the first part of our third episode we think about the ramifications of acting on your crush on someone's dad and becoming friends first and romantic interests second.

With huge thanks to Laurie Brown for designing our cover art.

If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact [email protected].