Cassie McCullough

What's that mean in sort of internal politics, Sefoko?

Look, I'm just going to have to leap in here because of the rare chance I have to ask this question of our other guest today, Penelope Green.

Does this idea of Afi sewing and making clothes, waiting for her husband to appear, remind you of your namesake, Penelope?

Yeah, Penelope, the weaver in Homer's Odyssey.

Well, Kate and Sephiroth, you know, is there this idea that she's sort of in this mythic way waiting for her husband as she's at the sewing machine?

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I'm Cassie McCullough here with Kate Evans and our guests today are writer and lawyer Sefakor Zikpi.

and writer and journalist Penelope Green.

And we're turning now to a story that's soon to be released as a six-part series on Netflix, so you're getting the drop before that happens.

It's called Fidelity by Marco Missaroli.

Oh, my God.

Another love triangle.

Yeah.

So an alleged incident in a bathroom about which there is a lot of misunderstanding.

Sounding awfully familiar, Kate.

Hello to all the physiotherapists listening and particularly if your name is Andrea.

I apologise on behalf of my colleagues.

Speaking in broad generalisations and cultural stereotypes,

The Italians who seem to be obsessed with fidelity and infidelity and the marital stage.

Does the interrogation of that old chestnut work in this book?