This week, we are joined by author and ex-Love Islander Yewande Biala. We chat with her about racialised renaming and the microaggression she faces every time someone can’t—or indeed won’t—correctly pronounce her name. Yewnade also opens up about her time on Love Island, the difficulties of being the only Black woman in the villa, and why she doesn’t watch the show now.   Yewande’s debut book, Reclaiming: Essays on Finding Yourself One Piece at a Time is available for pre-order now.   Check out Millennial Love on all major podcast platforms and Independent TV, and keep up to date @Millennial_Love on Instagram and TikTok.

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Love Island’s Yewande Biala discusses ‘racialised renaming’ and dating as a Black woman

Love comes in many shapes and forms. People, objects, places, animals, music, and even moments are all capable of sparking those magical feelings within us. In this new video podcast from The Independent, we’ll be speaking to guests about the different loves of their lives, the stories behind them and what that love has taught them about themselves and their place in the world. Because all of us are capable of loving something – and deep down, it’s the things we choose to love, and how we love them, that often reveal the most about who we are. Welcome to Love Lives with Olivia Petter. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/millenniallove. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Comedian, QI writer and Private Eye journalist Andrew Hunter Murray joins us this week to discuss his latest novel, A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking and Entering.
We talk with Andrew about satirising the housing crisis, the power of humour in storytelling, and how to humble the world’s billionaires using sudoku.
We also discuss the golden age of Twitter, Carrie Bradshaw’s questionable writing, and why Frasier is the ultimate comfort watch.
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Comedian Andrew Hunter Murray: ‘The political landscape is ripe for satire’

This week, we’re joined by Sunday Times bestselling author Otegha Uwagba to discuss how she left the systemic racism and misogyny of the corporate world to pursue a career in writing.
We discuss everything from the paralysis of writer’s block, to how doom-scrolling on social media impacts body image.
We also discuss all things fashion, the problem with Saltburn, and if 17 minutes is an appropriate length for a voicenote.
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Otegha Uwagba on how Instagram fuels self-doubt more than a catwalk

BRIT Award winning singer-songwriter Tom Walker joins us to discuss his second album, I Am.
Tom opens up about one of the singles on the album, ‘Lifeline’, about the unexpected death of a friend, and how writing the song allowed him to process his grief.
“It’s one of my favourite songs I’ve ever written, but also the most difficult song to listen to. It’s certainly one of the realest things I’ve ever put down on paper, and you can feel that when you listen to it.”
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Tom Walker: ‘Songwriting is my therapy’

This week on Love Lives, we’re joined by author Ela Lee to discuss her hotly anticipated novel, Jaded, which tells the story of a young lawyer who wakes up the morning after a work event with no memory of how she got home.
We chat with Ela about the confronting aftermath of “blackout sex”, the grey area of consent, and why we need to debunk the ‘nice guy’ myth to tackle rape culture.
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Author Ela Lee: ‘We need to start taking blackout sex seriously’

Love Lives is back, and we’re kicking off the brand new season with journalist and author Bryony Gordon.
We talk to Bryony about her new book, Mad Woman, the hotly anticipated follow-up to her bestseller, Mad Girl. The book explores everything from perimenopause and the ongoing battle to prioritise women’s health, to addiction, binge eating, and mental health.
We also discuss Bryony's struggles with drugs and alcohol, cross-addicting to food, and some of the myths around OCD.
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Love Island’s Yewande Biala discusses ‘racialised renaming’ and dating as a Black woman

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