Undercover Lover

Harriet Minter sees off the Love Island Finale with fellow writers Lucy Vine & Pandora Sykes (and some wine). Time to put Love Island 2018 to bed. And let's face it: Babes - you got to the end of the season! Well done.

You now have a new vocabulary for your relationships (mugs and pies feature), an attitude to dating you never thought you'd have and you can't deny that (even though you know it's wrong) there is now something niggling: could you be happier? Is Wes right after all?

It's been an 8 week course in human relationships, with Harriet and her guests by your side to intellectually unpick the shenanigans in the Love Island Villa. Quite frankly you should get a CPD certificate for going factor 50 thick, all the way.

Harriet writes and broadcasts and you can find her here... always: @HarrietMinter

Or for the "long-read": http://harrietminter.com

Lucy Vine is on twitter here: @Lecv

And Pandora Sykes can be found here: http://www.pandorasykes.com/

And thank you for listening to this series. It's been a blast getting your feedback and comments over twitter, instagram and through the reviews. Same time next year yeh? Love from Harriet xx

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It's all sex, lies and videotape this week in the Love Island Villa. That might be as it seems, but if you are still telling people it's a fascinating depiction of human nature, you are listening to the right podcast.

This week Harriet Minter (journalist and feminist) welcomes fellow journalist and author Alexandra Heminsley to dissect the shenanigans of a bunch of 20 somethings trying to get it on in the most intense dating exercise ever.

Of course, it's more complicated than that as this week Harriet and Alexandra realise that you don't really want to know the results of a lie detector test even though you think you do. Alexandra rants about Alex and Alexandra at an epic scale. And Harriet just wants more Danny Dyer.

Harriet writes and broadcasts and you can find her here... always: @HarrietMinter

Or for the "long-read": http://harrietminter.com

And you can find out more about Alexandra Heaminsley cos she is awesome here http://www.alexandraheminsley.com/

Check out her new Judy Murray book and everything.

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If you're still chatting in the lift in hushed tones cos you can’t admit you like Love Island – then this is the podcast for you. Journalist Harriet Minter hoiks up her feminist morals and grabs a couple of like mindeds to dissect the human love experiment... *cough* sorry - the human love experience that is “The Villa”. 

Laying on the Factor 50 of love for Love Island with Harriet this week, is co-founder of Hanx condoms, Farah Kabir and creator of the "legendary" Love Island Whatsapp group: Charlotte Jonsdottier Biering. They discuss producer meddling, turning 30 vs finding actual love (with a guy that has snogged Britney Spears...) and...Has the love gone for Dr Love? In which case we will just call him Alex.

Plus there may be some adoration for the new Wes-Josh-Jack band - especially when they rhyme "surfer" with "birthed her".

Harriet writes and broadcasts and you can find her here... always: @HarrietMinter

Or for the "long-read": http://harrietminter.com

Farah Kabir: @hanxofficial

Charlotte Jonsdottier Biering: @charlotteolof

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Like you, Harriet found herself watching through her fingers as grown men dry humped a fireman pole this week in the Love Island Villa. But oh hell, isn't it about time we all just admit we’re enjoying it. Just be true to yourself yeh?... yeh?

This week your host, journalist, feminist Harriet Minter is joined by fellow journalist, colleague and buddy Anna Codrea-Rado to discuss the 18 to 30 infused shenanigans from the Love Island Villa.

Farewell to gorgeous Samira. How much editing is really going on? Wait: did Charlie say 4 HUNDRED MILLION pounds? And seriously though…. Will you be my girlfriend?

You can get in touch with Harriet Minter for more Love Island chat: @HarrietMinter 

Or look at her actual face here: http://harrietminter.com

And all the things you need to know about Anna are here: https://www.annacodrearado.com/

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*Tactics not recommended in real life

Harriet Minter is here for equality, women's rights, and reality TV. You've not heard a more interesting discussion about Love Island before!

Every week Harriet invites another Undercover Lover of Love Island to discuss the Islanders who've been mugged off, joined the Do Bits Society and pied. This week the amazing journalist Daisy Buchanan is on the show and talks about personal branding, grafting, and Dr Alex (who DOES he remind her of?!).

You can get in touch with Harriet Minter for more Love Island chat: @HarrietMinter 

Or look at her actual face here: http://harrietminter.com

You can find Daisy on Twitter: @NotRollergirl, or Instagram @thedaisybee

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*Tactics not recommended in real life

Harriet Minter is a feminist & journalist and "should" not like Love Island at all. But we "should" also get over 7 hours of sleep a night & eat 5 portions of fruit & veg a day... so... whatevs.

Every week Harriet invites another Undercover Lover of Love Island to discuss the Islanders who've been mugged off, joined the Do Bits Society and pied. This week author, journalist and accidental influencer Laura Jane Williams guests and gets #deep about sex and race in the villa. Prepare for your mind to be blown... OMG!

You can get in touch with Harriet Minter for more Love Island chat: @HarrietMinter 

Or look at her actual face here: http://harrietminter.com

Laura is writing, journalisming and accidental influencing on social media here: @superlativelylj

...and in fact here she is on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/superlativelylj/

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Harriet Minter loves Love Island, but don’t tell anyone. 

If you are quietly saying to people “I know I’m not supposed to like Love Island but… “ then you are in the right place. Every week Harriet meets with unlikely Love Island fans to analyse the lust driven shenanigans from the ITV2 show.

This week Harriet hosts a viewing party at her house with journalists Hattie Crisell and Kuba Shand-Baptiste, and her best mate Emma Newbank. After covering themselves in gold tattoos and drinking a couple of glasses of rose, they rage about Adam's behaviour, the fall of Rosie and the rise of "Sam Squared" (Samira and Sam who got together yeh? Get it?)

Bring on the pillow fight*

You can get in touch with Harriet Minter for more Love Island chat: @HarrietMinter 

Or look at her actual face here: http://harrietminter.com

And as for her guests you can find them here:

Kuba Shand-Baptiste: https://www.the-pool.com/arts-culture/tv/2018/25/kuba-shand-baptiste-on-love-island-types-and-racism

Hattie Crisell: http://www.hattiecrisell.com

*No pillows were hurt in the recording of this podcast 

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Harriet Minter loves Love Island, but don’t tell anyone. 

If you are quietly saying to people “I know I’m not supposed to like Love Island but… “ then you are in the right place. Every week Harriet meets with an unlikely Love Island fan to analyse the lust driven shenanigans from the ITV2 show.

Journalist Elizabeth Day is a huge champion of this “anthropological experiment” and will defend its existence till her grave (even on Good Morning Britain). 

Hear Harriet and Elizabeth get hashtag deep about real life compatibility, who are their Heroes and Villains in the Villa, and who is it that needs a “big scrub”. 

You can get in touch with Harriet Minter for more Love Island chat: @HarrietMinter 

Or look at her actual face heere: http://harrietminter.com

And if you want to just gush about Love Island you can find Elizabeth Day here: @elizabday and here: https://www.elizabethdayonline.co.uk

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Extraordinary #deep chat about ITV2's Love Island with feminist Harriet Minter.

Broadsheet journalist, feminist & thirtysomething Harriet Minter is not supposed to enjoy Love Island. But she does.

Join her every week as she invites her (also intellectual) guest into her kitchen to analyse the lust driven shenanigans from the ITV2 show.

This week fellow journalist Kate Leaver joins Harriet to mug off narcissism, decide what happens when feminism meets watermelons, and ogle at who pies off who in the male vs female power dynamics. Oh... and then there's George Osborne.

Plus who are their heroes and villains from week 1?

What wisdom can you take away from the Villa?

And what happens when a 20 year old starts a conversation about Brexit?

You can contact Harriet direct on Twitter and Instagram during the week on: @HarrietMinter

She wants to know what you think of the dynamics on the show, the themes from your whats app group and what you think about Adam? Do you like him? No really, do you?

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