This week, Jameela is joined by one of her good friends, Simon Rex, known for the Scary Movie series, as the 'Red Rocket' award-winning actor, former MTV VJ, and his music alter ego, Dirt Nasty. They discuss the steep rise and fall of working in the entertainment industry, especially Simon's visibility in the early canon of Internet scandals (plus a recent ethical decision regarding Meghan Markle), along with adult mental health in the context of childhood abandonment, the lack of solid representation in male role models, Simon's recent ADHD diagnosis, and much more.

You can find Simon on IG @simonrex415  

If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!

Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.

You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website

And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.

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With everything happening right now in the world, it's a good time to revisit Jameela's conversation with Seyi Akiwowo, Founder and Executive Director of Glitch, an organization committed to ending online abuse by educating people on how they can engage positively, respectfully and justly in all digital spaces. They discuss what it means to be a "digital citizen," being trauma-informed not trauma-led, self-care for black women, the ways both Seyi and Jameela have learned from their own internet mistakes, and Glitch's work in training women how to be safe online, as well as challenging giant social media corporations to take more ownership of what happens on their sites.
 

You can find Seyi and more about Glitch here glitchcharity.co.uk and IG @glitchuk_

If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!

Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.

You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website

And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.

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Jameela is joined this week by Irish-Nigerian bestselling author Emma Dabiri to find out where & why beauty standards started, how European philosophers created & influenced binary theory and what we can do to disconnect from these beauty standards. They discuss finding the pleasure in ritual and community, loving make-up (or not a la Pamela Anderson!), the importance and privilege of growing older and finding more ways to have value as modern women outside of appearance.

Emma’s book "Disobedient Bodies: Reclaim Your Unruly Beauty" is out now, and you can follow her on Twitter @emmadabiri and IG @emmadabiri

If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!

Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.

You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website

And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, podcaster and author Kelechi Okafor joins Jameela to explore the ultramodern themes of her debut collection of short stories called 'Edge of Here.' The pair discuss contemporary Black womanhood through the eyes of the media, the reversal of reproduction rights, bias in AI technologies and how we are already living within aspects of that future portrayed in TV shows like Black Mirror & the Handmaid’s Tale. They discuss what Kelechi's activism looks like, ceremonies of ancient cultures and new ceremonies in love & truth, and how Kelechi’s belief of the transformative nature of love keeps her going. TW: there is some mention of sexual assault and generational abuse of women in this episode.

Kelechi’s book ‘Edge of Here’ is out now, find more on her website and find her @kelechnekoff on TikTok and listen to her Say Your Mind Podcast

If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!

Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.

You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website

And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some news from Jameela this week. 

If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!

Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.

You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website

And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Jameela is joined by crime journalist and activist Isla Traquair and they cover her long spanning career reporting on true crime to recently becoming a victim of emotional violence and stalking herself. They discuss the mental health impact of stalking & navigating the justice system, the grim statistics of convictions along with the lengths women need to go to to stay safe and establish their boundaries. They talk about supporting survivors, victims and their families, and Isla shares how she's making UK history by covering multiple decade-old murder cases for her podcast. We also get into the fascination with true crime and why it’s the most popular genre of podcasting.

You can find Isla on IG @islatraquair and find her true crime podcast The Storyteller: Naked Villainy

If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!

Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.

You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website

And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jameela is joined by campaigner and writer Gina Martin, and in this optimistic conversation about creating change for equal rights around the world, they discuss how anyone can show up and support activism (especially offline in real spaces) and what this activism work can look like. They talk about how Gina’s new book ‘No Offence, But’ gives us context and can help stop stereotypical phrases in our modern language, how we can all support modern masculinity, what transformational accountability is, and ways to connect with each other despite the capitalist society working against us.

Gina Martin’s book ‘No Offence, But’ is out now and you can find Gina on IG @ginamartin and TikTok @ginamartinuk

If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!

Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.

You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website

And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jameela is joined by author, journalist, and broadcaster Caitlin Moran for this special live episode - recorded from Kings Place for the 2023 London Podcast Festival. Jameela & Caitlin take the stage to talk about modern masculinity and some of the heartbreaking research Caitlin has discovered in writing her latest book ‘What About Men?’. They about the loneliness of men and how we all need to prepare for our mental health now and later in life and how it benefits us all to be a better version of ourselves. They discuss Caitlin’s focus on ‘being a woman’ & girlhood, and while women have feminism for empowerment and growth, men are yet to organize themselves in the same way, and lots more. 

Caitlin Moran’s newest book ‘What About Men?’ is out now and you can follow her on IG @mscaitlinmoran and Twitter @caitlinmoran

If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!

Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.

You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website

And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Jameela is joined by comedian, writer, actress and NEW author, London Hughes! We hear the real-life stories, mess & chaos of dreaming big as London recounts her steps (and knockbacks) in the UK comedy & entertainment world, and how she remains resilient despite circumstances beyond her control. Jameela & London discuss everything from Beyoncé to The Pussycat Dolls, how empty we can feel experiencing success, cancel culture antics over the years, and we’ll never look at puppeteers in the same way again.

London's new book 'Living My Best Life, Hun' is out now. Follow her on IG @thelondonhughes and Twitter @thelondonhughes

If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!

Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.

You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website

And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Certified Lymphedema Therapist Lisa Levitt Gainsley joins Jameela this week to talk all things LYMPH! We learn how our gut houses 70% of our body's lymphoid immune cells and what that means, how stress brings on inflammation and also how we can take control of helping our bodies release the waste from our lymph nodes. Lisa & Jameela talk about how we can take care of our bodies early and often, how our organs have different emotions, and what modern toxins are ending up in our bodies and what we can do to prevent absorbing them. Oh, and we learn how to give a good tit massage ;)

If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to [email protected], and we may include it in a future episode!

Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.

You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website

And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.