We divulge recommendations from our new listeners, particularly the spicy podcast Strippers in the Attic and their hilarious Christmas Special. Things take a turn for the serious as we discuss the subjectivity of photojournalism and its intrusion on our domestic sphere  with Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others. We chat about the normalised decision of motherhood in Olive by Emma Gannon before exploring the roles of women in the transatlantic slave trade. We end on the heartrending poetry and memoir of Lemn Sissay and his experiences of the UK care system. And we wish you all a Merry Christmas!

Find a transcript of this podcast in our linktree on our instagram. Follow us on social media @thegrandthunk or email us - [email protected]. See below for a full list of what we discuss:

Strippers in the Attic Podcast

Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag 

Olive by Emma Gannon (audiobook read by Sian Clifford)

A Kick in the Belly by Stella Dadzie

Why I’m No Longer talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

Thirteen on Netflix

The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix

My Name is Why by Lemn Sissay

We are so happy you are listening to our first ever podcast! We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it! In this episode we discuss The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and Passing by Nella Larsen, diving into discussions about race and identity before rocketing into the T.V. programs and films we’ve been loving of late! We talk about sex work in Harlots, beauty as an accessory to the uneasy in Rebecca, femininity in blockbuster films and relish in a good anti-hero. Find a transcript of this podcast in out linktree on our instagram. Follow us on social media @thegrandthunk or email us - [email protected]. Our Jingley Jingle is by Conor Kearns. See below for a full list of what we discuss:

The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett

Passing - Nella Larsen

Rebecca  - Daphne Du Maurier - Netflix

Perfume  - Patrick Süskind

Harlots - BBC I-player

Wages Against Housework - Silvia Federici 

Red Sparrow - Jennifer Lawrence

Birds of Prey - Margot Robbie

The Duchess - Katherine Ryan

I Hate Suzie - Billie Piper