We've all spent hours procrastinating taking personality tests; from Myer Briggs, to 'which Succession character are you'. We squirrel away hours on astrology apps determining the compatibility of our relationships based on rising, moon, and sun signs, and repost meme accounts that attach different Powerpuff Girls to certain personality traits. But how much should we really trust these quizzes? Are they a harmless bit of fun, or is our obsession with categorising ourselves and others harming us in the long run? Ione and Olivia discuss.

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The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted / produced by Olivia Graham (@og.irl). Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste! Follow us on Instagram!

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Tired of the remake of the remake? The love of nostalgia is everywhere right now, from fashion and music to films and tv. We're taking a deep-dive into why exactly we love to look back on the past, in a special episode co-hosted by our deputy editor Gina Tonic.

Is capitalism to blame? Is it easier to dwell on what's already happened instead of looking to the future? Where is the line between making stories diverse for the better versus checking a box without enacting any real change? Come on the journey with us as we try and work out how exactly nostalgia culture got so big.

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The second part of our limited run podcast series The Skin You're In is here! Recorded live in London, Ione is joined by journalist Kieran Yates and writer/researcher Maggie Matić.

They'll be discussing everything from reassessing capitalism, if Covid has changed how we approach social-politics, the importance of rest, finding joy online, how feminism has been warped since the advent of fourth wave, and much more.

 ⁣The Skin You're In, a Polyester Podcast, is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham (@og.irl), in collaboration with @monki.

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Remember when the internet was a fun place to be? Though it may feel like centuries since our online existence felt more liberating than oppressive, this week on the podcast we're reminiscing the good times we had on Tumblr with Lex Croucher!

The author will be telling us how lockdown sent them down a rabbit hole of revisiting the long-abandoned social media platform, and how being back on Tumblr helped them remember everything they loved about it. From pioneering the humour we see across the online world today and building communities, to the adult content ban that saw us all flee the site for instagram and why we're still pining for something to come along and replace the Tumblr shaped hole in our lives.

Every so often we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.

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The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted / produced by Olivia Graham (@og.irl). Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste! Follow us on Instagram!

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Recorded live in Sheffield, My Skin, My Creativity is the first of a limited two episode run our podcast series exploring modern identity.

Our deputy editor Gina Tonic sat down with photographer Melanie Lehmann and activist Ben Pechey to discuss representation, creativity in the North, social media politics and how to harbour community following lockdown.

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Despite living in the girlboss era, in which every choice we make is supposedly empowered, we all still feel so much shame. From class and body image to hangxiety and post-shopping spree shame; we're dissecting all the things that make us feel like awful human beings. Can shame cycles every be broken across generational divides? Is shame something we can ever be rid of it? We're breaking down what shame actually means, how it links to guilt, what the difference between the two is, and how shame is ultimately led by the patriarchy and capitalism!

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The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham (@og.irl). Our researcher is Halima Jibril. Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste!

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HIYA! We're back from our summer break! We've missed you! This episode we're discussing queerbaiting. Why are we all obsessed with it? Where did the term even come from? And is it fair to assume that anyone who isn't openly out is performing queerness as opposed to living it?

We're unpacking why queerbaiting is the discourse that just wont go away, and whether criticising people in the public eye who perform queerness is really a valuable use of our time. From capitalism and controversy to gatekeeping and why queer people are either fetishised or sanitised — we're discussing whether calling out queerbaiting is activism, or just the unnecessary policing of other people's behaviour.

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The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham (@og.irl). Our researcher is Halima Jibril. Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste!

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Missed us during our summer break? Surprise! We have an extra special The Skin You're In episode with Megane Mercury - the winner of our Queer Creative Fund.

Hosts Ione Gamble and Gina Tonic speak with Megane about the importance of queer community, how said community differs outside of the concept of 'global pride' and how the internet has changed how we reach out to others. From how to find your people, to existing outside of the mainstream and creating your own opportunities; we cover it all.

⁣The Skin You're In, a Polyester Podcast, is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham (@og.irl), in collaboration with @monki.

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For our last episode before the summer break, we sit down with one of our FAVOURITE artists, Shona McAndrew. Shona is sharing her love for TikTok; from dueting, to the political content on the app, the obscure trends it leads us too and why TikTok is arguably a more productive place than any other social media platform. But for all the joy the app brings; TikTok isn't without it problems — from censorship, to fatphobia and more. Ione, Gina, and Shona discuss how to navigate social media as an artist looking to find connection.

Every so often we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.

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The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), and co-hosted and produced by Olivia Graham (@og.irl). Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste! And follow us on Instagram!

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This week's episode takes the rules of girl code to another level, as we hear from a listener who's mum bedded her ex on a night out with the daughter in question. But do you think we should stay away from the bygone partners of those we love? Or is having a sense of humour about it all the most important thing? Ione and Gina dissect whether your friends enemies should become yours too, how far loyalty should spread, and at which points friendships are pushed beyond breaking point.

How would you feel if your mum bedded your ex? We want to hear from YOU! Confessions is all about our community and we couldn't do it without your input. Send us your secrets, or thoughts on previous episodes, to [email protected], leave a review with your gossip, or drop us a DM on Instagram. No scandal is too big or small, we'll dissect it all!

xoxo your gossip gremlins

The Polyester Podcast is brought to you by Polyester's founding editor in chief Ione Gamble (@ionegamble), co-hosted by Gina Tonic and produced by Olivia Graham. Polyester is a self published culture zine exploring intersectional URL feminism in the IRL world. Have faith in your own bad taste!

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