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Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.

This week we’re talking about break-up songs from our break-up playlist, The Rain Helps/Thunder On. This week we’re looking at Isabella’s choices for this playlist (not necessarily her own break-up playlist) which really show up her 2000s pop energy, 2010 NME energy, and 2020 softboi energy. They are:

Stronger - Britney Spears

Fighter - Christina Aguilera

Hole in the Head - Sugababes

Dancing with Myself - The Donnas

The Winner Takes It All - ABBA

Are You Bored Yet - Wallows

I Can’t Stand You Anymore - Sleigh Bells

You’ll miss me when I’m not around - Grimes

Not In Love - Crystal Castles

Atomic Bomb - William Onyeabor vs. Hot Chip

Get Out - Frightened Rabbit

All in White - Vaccines

Pitseleh - Elliot Smith

Solitude - Billie Holliday

Two Slow Dancers - Mitski

Cellophane - FKA Twigs

Wide Open - Chemical Brothers

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

Bags - Clairo

GONE, GONE/THANK YOU - Tyler The Creator

I Think Ur A Contra - Vampire Weekend

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Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.

This week we’re talking about break-up songs from our break-up playlist, The Rain Helps/Thunder On.  This week we’re looking at Adam’s choices, which are:

It’s Not Happening - Be Good Tanyas

Pa’lante - Hurray for the Riff Raff

Stars/Feelings - Nina Simone

You Won’t B Here - Perfume Genius

Try - Nelly Furtado

Memphis Skyline - Rufus Wainwright

Vibrate - Rufus Wainwright

Just Friends - Amy Winehouse

Million Reasons - Lady Gaga

Meg Ryan - Ah-Mer-Ah-Su

Oh, Maker - Janelle Monae

All Things Go - Nicki Minaj

Tell Him - Ms. Lauryn Hill

Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit.

If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  [email protected] or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

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Episode corrections:

the character Isabella refers to in Futurama is called Kif not Kip.

the Ah-Mer-Ah-Su lyric is actually “Paige, Prue, Phoebe, Piper”, not what we sang.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.

This week we’re joined by two of our all time favourites, Stephen Cunningham and Harlan McGlinchey to talk about the relationships in Disney Films! Namely The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Mulan (1998), and Hercules (1997).

If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  [email protected] or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

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Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.

This week Isabella is joined by Christopher Lightfoot and Eilís Lee to answer some agony aunt questions! We're discussing whether or not someone having no sense of humour is reason enough to dump them, lifestyle compatibility issues when one partner is healthier than the other, vague-ing on twitter, and going back to a platonic relationship after getting romantic with your best friend. 

We also discuss Taylor Swift's album folklore and Eilís designates us our Shrek 2 characters. 

Eilis’s twitter: https://twitter.com/ishreads

Ish Reads Things: https://ishreadsthings.wordpress.com/

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Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.

This week we’re answering some agony aunt questions you’ve emailed in and dm-ed us about suspecting a partner of cheating, addressing big issues while in a long distance relationship, and what to do when you find out your friend’s ex cheated on them.

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Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. This week we’re joined by make up artist extraordinaire and mega babe Joshua Duncan to talk about Sex and the City!

We’re discussing:

2.12 La Douleur Exquise!

3.8 The Big Time

3.11 Running with Scissors

3.12 Don't Ask, Don't Tell

6.4 Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little

6.7 The Post-It Always Sticks Twice

Sex and the City: The Movie

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Next week we’ll be answering agony aunt questions that you’ve emailed in and dm-ed us! You can send us your questions at [email protected] or via instagram where our handle is @breakinguppodcast.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.

 

In this week's episode we're discussing how to tell your SO that when they drink they're really not as funny as they think they are, weird drama around your break-up affecting your friendships, and what to do about friends thinking you made a mistake by breaking up with your boyfriend. 

 

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Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.

This week Isabella is joined by Stephen Cunningham and Maddie Gold to talk about Bridget Jones's Diary (Dir. Sharon Maguire; 2001) and to answer some agony aunt questions about dilemmas faced in the film.

You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast and you can follow Stephen on instagram @step_hen08 and Maddie on instagram @maighdlingold.  

 

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Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.

In the next episode Isabella will be joined by a couple of guests to talk about Bridget Jones’ Diary, and recommend some music and books to help you cope with heartbreak.

But this week we’re focussing on the upside of breaking up and answering agony aunt questions that you’ve emailed in and dm-ed us! We talk about hugging and breaking up, when to talk about getting married and having kids when you’re online dating, how to stay sane when you’re living with your ex, and whether or not you should be ok with your partner going on holiday with their ex...

Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit.

Late Night Feelings by Mark Ronson (2019) (https://open.spotify.com/album/6vdLdzihSWxV8FgWU2GSvA?si=V8n7fJjQT-ez98Vx-HsB7A).

The Vegetarian by Han Kang (2016). (https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-vegetarian/han-kang/deborah-smith/9781846276033)

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Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Adam isn’t here this week so Isabella is joined by her sister, Annie Shields, to talk about 00s TV Love Triangles.

We’re discussing:

Gilmore Girls - Season 3, Episode 7. Available on Netflix.

The O.C. - Season 1, Episodes 17+18. Available on Amazon Prime. 

Friday Night Lights - Season 1, Episodes 6-8. Available on Amazon Prime.

We're also responding to agony aunt questions that Annie’s come up with based on the relationship drama in the shows.

You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast and you can follow Annie on instagram here! 

 

Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit.

 

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

 

LINKS TO SUPPORT BLACK CREATIVES, RACE EDUCATION, AND JUSTICE:

 

 

Donate to Black Lives Matter:

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Why Won't You Date Me - Nicole Byer

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Creative Me:

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