Nobody Panic

Want to say something more than “I like that” when you look at art? In this BONUS EPISODE Stevie and Tessa talk to artist/comedian/podcaster Annie McGrath about how they can sound more cultured in art galleries, what classicism is and if it’s OK to think Picasso is “a bit too much”. You’ll come out of it feeling very reminiscent of the 16th century (just one of the examples of things you can say to sound clever). 

Follow Annie McGrath on Twitter: @AnnieMcTweet and Instagram: @mcgrath.annie

Listen to the Secret Artists Podcast with Annie McGrath: play.acast.com/s/secretartists and follow on Twitter:@secretartpod

Annie's Online Recommendations:

Isolation Arts School: https://www.instagram.com/isolationartschool/?hl=en

Artists Support Pledge: https://www.instagram.com/artistsupportpledge/?hl=en

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Everyone wants you to love your body – but Stevie and Tessa both find that hard. Or rather, Stevie finds it hard and Tessa has come through the other side and now demands to be nude at all times. They look at the body positivity and body neutrality movements, offer great people to follow on Instagram that aren’t 90% ab and discuss why Stevie dressed like a Victorian lawyer for most of her 20s.

Stevie’s follow recommendations:

@bodyposipanda

@radhikasanghani

@libbyshappyproject

@gracewoodward

@stephanieyeboah

@alex_cameron

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Part 2 of this week’s book club special is about picking those all-important novels. Stevie and Tessa are joined by best-selling author of The Last Day, QI elf, No Such Thing As A Fish podcaster and Austentatious regular Andrew Hunter Murray with some brilliant recommendations and a left field excel spreadsheet.

Follow Andrew Hunter Murray on Twitter: @andrewhunterm

Andrew’s book ‘The Last Day’ is out now – buy it here.

Andrew’s Recommendations:

Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey by Richard Ayoade 

Middlemarch by George Eliot

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Stevie’s Recommendations:  

Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

The History of Bees by Maja Lunde

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Tessa’s Recommendations:

Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Part 1 of this week’s book club special is all about how to start a book club without actually seeing anyone. And it’s so easy! And fun! Stevie and Tessa look at how often to meet, where to organise everything, what to talk about and why being a Book Dictator is never a good thing. Also find out why Tessa’s mum got kicked out of the village book club after just one session.

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Want to party while stuck indoors? Stevie and Tessa discuss how best to throw a party over zoom, FaceTime, Whatsapp video call or any of those new communication softwares with which we’ve all become incredibly well acquainted. Also Tessa learns you can’t put cardboard in the oven and provides a truly genius zoom/FaceTime tip involving a post-it note. 

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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In the truest evolution of the podcast, Stevie and Tessa discuss not panicking, when all you fancy doing is having a lovely little panic.

They also round up some great live exercise content you can find online including: 

The Body Coach TV on YouTube – Live PE lessons with Joe Wicks every weekday morning at 9am

Instagram dance sessions with @sitdownaj and @ryan.heffington

@patrick.mojo on Instagram

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Isolating with housemates? Want to drop-kick them out the window? Stevie and Tessa have got some advice on how to keep sane, level-headed and cool (to an extent) when you’re stuck in a flat with a bunch of people you know, sort of know, or wish you didn’t know.

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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WFH making you feel like WTF? Stevie and Tessa have worked from home for years (with varying success, sure) but have also gathered together some tips for making sure you don’t go feral and make friends with an apple called Colin. Or something. Spoiler: you don’t have to put shoes on if you don’t want to.

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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In these Coronavirus times, Stevie and Tessa are socially distancing from each other – as should you be too! They explain why and also provide some good tips to help you stay safe while not going too crazy. This episode is brought to you via FaceTime from a living room and the stairwell of a hotel lobby respectively. Producer Ben did his best.

Recorded and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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Absolutely no idea about wine? Don’t understand how a wine can be dry when it’s literally wet? Scared to ask in case all the wine snobs laugh at you? Welcome to Wine Tasting for Dummies! Stevie (religiously orders the second cheapest bottle on the menu) and Tessa (only buys wine with an animal on the front) rope in wine expert Phoebe to walk them through the vineyard of knowledge. 

List of wines:

Val De Loire Sauvignon Blanc

Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc 

Sainsbury's Pinot Grigio, Taste the Difference

Wolf Blass Chardonnay

Barefoot Merlot

Marks & Spencer Bordeaux Merlot 

Sainsbury's Beaujolais Villages Coteaux Granitiques, Taste the Difference

Wolf Blass Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvignon

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions.

Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.

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