Evanescence with Jessica Moor
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
WAKE ME UP INSIDE! As a reformed fan-fiction head and ex-moderator of an Evanescence forum, Jessica ...
Noughties Fashion with Muireann O'Connell
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Von Duchess is back as we recap noughties fashion and why we're seeing such a huge resurgence of...
Dirty Dancing with Curtis Sittenfeld
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Caroline is joined by one of the greatest novelists of her generation to talk about Dirty ...
Girl Games with Sarah Maria Griffin
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gaming used to be for everybody, like Lego. But somewhere around the early noughties gaming became e...
Bring It On with Tessa Coates
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Girlbossing with Otegha Uwagba
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Otegha Uwagba is finally on the podcast and we're having a far-reaching and slightly rogue conversat...
Runaway Bride with Dolly Alderton
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dolly is back and we're talking commitment-phobia, memorabilia, and the noble failures of Julia Robe...
Snacks with Laura Goodman
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Food writer Laura Goodman joins us this week to talk about the modern phenomenon of snacking and the...
Gilmore Girls (pt. II) with Jof Owen
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're carrying on from last week's deep dive into the Gilmore Girls with chats about Jess, Luke, Max...
Gilmore Girls (pt. I) with Jof Owen
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first of our two-part special on Gilmore Girls! Today we discuss: did Dean storm the capita...
Chicago with Natasha Hodgson
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for an incredibly fun and slightly fork-obsessed discussion about Chicago and the process ...
Break-Ups with Monica Heisey
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Monica Heisey was an unusually young divorcée and a writer of unusually famous sitcoms when she beg...
Weddings with Lauren Bravo
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From earliest childhood, girls are taught to obsess over weddings as the one thing in common we'll e...
The Little Women Christmas Special!
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're a die-hard Jo fan or an Amy apologist, there's no way to be a woman alive in the 21st...
Wild Garbage #2 (with Jen Cownie)
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Cownie returns for a tarot-infused culture ramble where we cover tiny dogs, long nails and blue ...
Enya with Sloane Crosley
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Author and essayist Sloane Crosley shares her pre-teen love of Enya in the final episode of the seas...
Kate Moss with Alexandra Haddow
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is Kate Moss the fit version of Forrest Gump? We track the career of Kate in a handful of photos, pi...
Avril Lavigne with Annie Lord
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to go back to an era where you hung around a shopping centre all day with no money for no ...
Anne Rice (but mostly vampires) with Siobhán McSweeney
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we attempt to cover the entire career of Anne Rice and quickly realise that it's impossibl...
Lily Allen with Connor Finch
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The bad boy of BBC iPlayer Connor Finch comes on to talk about one of his foremost musical heroes, L...
Wimbledon (2004) with Jessica Brown Findlay
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's Wimbledon week, and both Caroline and Jessica prefer the romantic, fictional rendering of Wimbl...
Reality TV with Pandora Sykes
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The host of Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV joins us to talk about this quintessentially 21...
Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill with Janina Matthewson
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Janina Matthewson returns to discuss Alanis Morissettes 1995 smash hit album, Jagged Little Pill. We...
Costume Dramas with Dr Emma Southon
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Costume dramas are the most dominant way that ordinary people engage with history, so why are we so ...
Bonus: WILD GARBAGE with Jen Cownie
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Cownie is back on to celebrate our 100th episode with a boozy tarot round up of all the things t...
Josie & The Pussycats with Andrea Cleary
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Punk rock prom queens assemble, today we're talking about the criminally over-looked and under-loved...
Influencers with Louise O'Neill
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do influencers make fame feel less special? Influencers distort our ideas of where wealth and fame s...
Charlie's Angels with Grace Medford
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Grace Medford joins us to talk about the endlessly entertaining dress-up box that was the...
Indie Twee, pt II with Self Esteem
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Before Self Esteem was selling out venues as a solo artist, she was Rebecca Taylor of Slow Club, a b...
Indie Twee, pt I with Jof Owen
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Usually on the podcast I speak to people about the culture they love that has been unfairly dismisse...
Light A Penny Candle with Sarah Maria Griffin (BINCHYCAST #3)
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Griffin is back to worship at the altar of Maeve Binchy and to deliver a new taxonomy about me...
Taylor Swift with Marisa Bate
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined by journalist and long-time Swiftie Marisa Bate to talk about why the most decorated ar...
Save the Last Dance with Leah Green
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Guardian host and producer Leah Green is in the garbage vault this week with 2000's dance classic Sa...
Sentimental in the City: And Just Like That, pt III
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're limping towards the finish line of an uneven first season, talking about what we would have do...
Sentimental in the City: And Just Like That, pt II
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's part two of our And Just Like That recap, and we're talking about Charlotte's horrible dinner p...
Sentimental in the City: And Just Like That, pt I
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dolly Alderton is back, and we're finally getting balls deep into And Just Like That. This is the fi...
The Nora Ephron Christmas Spectacular! with Ella Risbridger
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nora Ephron is a writer and filmmaker whose fame was huge in her lifetime and has only snow-balled s...
Coyote Ugly with Hannah Woods
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How did a Bukowski-style piece published in 1997 by Elizabeth Gilbert in GQ magazine turn into the q...
The High Street with Lauren Bravo
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it's a baked potato in a M&S cafe, a Jane Norman shopping bag, or a limited-range of cel...
Julie & Julia with Fiona Zublin
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is a very clear narrative on Julie & Julia, Nora Ephron's final feature film, and it's thi...
The Word 'Like' with Amanda Montell
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Young women's use of the word 'like' has been parodied for decades, but where did it come from, why ...
Titanic with Janina Matthewson
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Titanic first came out, it made history for the epic scale of James Cameron's filmmaking. But l...
Songs about Jane by Maroon 5 with Catriona Innes
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Guardian once compared Maroon 5 to 'rats scavenging through pizza boxes', but to a generation of...
Grease 2 with Séamas O'Reilly
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
According to best-selling author Séamas O'Reilly's family, this is not just the superior Grease fil...
Halloween BONUS: Magic with Michelle Tea
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Author, witch and host of Your Magic Michelle Tea talks about one of the most guilt-ridden feminine ...
Sunset Boulevard (1950) with Joe Black
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I AM big... it's the pictures that got small." Drag Race UK star Joe Black joins us to talk about t...
Mona Lisa Smile with Kate Young
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mona Lisa Smile was a 2003 movie about women's education in the 1950s, and it was also the first Jul...
The Music of Amanda Palmer with Tom McInnes
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Coin Operated Boy Tom McInnes is back and we're here to cry about Amanda Palmer. Amanda Palmer is a ...
The Bodyguard (1992) with Irenosen Okojie
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If I should stay, I would only get in your way. Caroline and Irenosen Okojie get extremely giddy abo...
America's Next Top Model with Juno Dawson
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How did ANTM become one of the most influential reality shows of all time? Caroline and Juno bond ov...
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (the book) with Ayisha Malik
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's 1997 and Bridget Jones is navigating New Labour, the sudden death of Princess Diana, and her on...
Mamma Mia with Zoe Terakes (sponsored episode)
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Super Trouper Zoe Terakes has brought Mamma Mia to the garbage dump and is ready to celebrate it for...
RuPaul's Drag Race with SELF ESTEEM (a.k.a, Rebecca Lucy Taylor)
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Taylor of Self Esteem (formerly Slow Club) talks about how Drag Race literally dragged ...
Red Carpets with Muireann O'Connell
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with season 8 and TV presenter Muireann O'Connell is making the case for award season red...
Get ready for a new season!
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's a whole new season of Sentimental Garbage on the way! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
Sentimental in the City 8: Sex and the City The Movie 2 (2010)
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was edited by Caroline O'Donoghue, mixed by Hannah Varrall, with music by Harry Harris ...
Sentimental in the City 7: Sex and the City The Movie (2008)
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the movie!!! And it's... not as good as we remember! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Sentimental in the City 6.5: Sex and the City, Season Six, Part 2
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the winter of this content, and we're debating Aleksandr Petrovsky (call me Bob) so hard that i...
Sentimental in the City 6: Sex and the City, Season Six, Part 1
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does Charlotte do all day? We finally have the answer and it's Judaism. We go hell for leather ...
Sentimental in the City 5: Sex & The City Season Five
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the FIRST class sleeper? Put on your visor and trapeze dress, it's time for the big bag of f...
Sentimental in the City 4: Sex and The City, Season 4
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Don't you bring that cardboard baby in here! This week we're coming into Season 4 with tears, and th...
Sentimental in the City 3: Sex and the City, Season 3
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Take your seats, turn off your phones, it's time to settle in for the National Theatre's presentatio...
Sentimental in the City 2: Sex and the City, Season Two
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's season two and the hair is great, the clothes are even better, and Mr Big is fundamentally depr...
Sentimental in the City 1: Sex & The City, Season One
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're kicking off our Sex and the City mini-series with our discussion of the character a...
Introducing: Sentimental in the City, with Dolly Alderton
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first ever Sentimental Garbage mini-series: a big basket of episodes about Sex and the City...
Unforgivable Love with Sareeta Domingo
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sophfronia Scott re-imagination of Dangerous Liaisons set in the Harlem Renaissance is sexy, surpris...
Evening Class with Sarah Maria Griffin
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ciao bella! It's our second Maeve Binchy-cast of the season, with returning guest Sarah Maria Griffi...
Le Divorce with Fiona Zublin
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Get your Kelly bag and your load-bearing beams ready, this week we're talking about Diane Johnson's ...
The Children's Books Christmas Special Spectacular!
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas everyone! Usually this time of year, you’d be in your childhood bedroom, re-readin...
The Fifteen Streets by Catherine Cookson with Milly Johnson
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Best-selling romance novelist and Yorkshire lass Milly Johnson talks to us about her biggest writing...
Daisy Jones & The Six with Tom McInnes
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the best-selling fictional oral history about your favourite 70s rock band that never existed! ...
The Meaning of Mariah Carey with Okechukwu Nzelu
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Don't even act like you don't know her. This week we talk about the diva of all divas, Mariah Carey ...
Lucky by Jackie Collins with Jessie Burton
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're back after a long break with our first Jackie Collins episode, with the one and only Jessie Bu...
Scenes of a Graphic Nature by Caroline O'Donoghue (me!!!)
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scenes of a Graphic Nature has been out for over a month, so Caroline and Ella are talking about it!...
Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about food, friendship and the cult favourite of Home Cooking by Laurie Colw...
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: frequent, graphic mentions of suicide We're back after a short break with more Covi...
Scenes of a Graphic Nature is out on ebook and audio!
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My second book is out on audio and ebook today, here's me talking about it and doing a reading! Scen...
Reading Recommendations
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
No new episode this week, but here are some fiction recommendations that you might be interested in ...
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about 1989's smash-hit debut The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. We talk debut nov...
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Corona Cast, Caroline and Ella discuss the ultimate smart lady holiday book (she's ...
Valley of the Dolls with Ella Risbridger
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: rape, fat shaming, homophobia, literally all possible triggers a person could have....
The Changeover with Ella Risbridger
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's week two of the Corona Cast, and we're still stuck in our bedrooms. What better time to get int...
Brother of the More Famous Jack with Ella Risbridger
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our Corona Cast, a series where I invite my favourite people (mostly Ella) to record remo...
The Camomile Lawn with Kate Young
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hold steady everyone, there’s a WAR ON! Joining Caroline O'Donoghue is author, cook and currently ...
The Mitford Sister Christmas Spectacular with Ella Risbridger
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing says Christmas like freezing to death in your country estate while your sisters commit thems...
Rivals with Cathy Kelly
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert Campbell Black is back, he's fighting for a TV franchise in rural Gloucestershire (????) and ...
Why Mummy Drinks with Adele Parks
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Why DOES Mummy Drink? This week we're talking about the Gill Simms blog-turned-literary sensation WH...
Set Me On Fire with Ella Risbridger
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Regular guest and deep friend of the pod Ella Risbridger is back, but this time to talk about poetry...
Less with Phil Ellis
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is this the only Sentimental Garbage to win a Pulitzer? This week we talk to writer, editor and spir...
Riders with Jojo Moyes
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week is the anniversary of our first episode, so what better way to celebrate than with the MOS...
The Fortnight in September with Andy Miller
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your bucket and spade and your flask of ginger beer, because we're taking a trip back to 1930s ...
Sweet Valley High with Jessica Pan
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rev up your motorcycle and buckle in for your drink driving accident because the Sweet Valley twins ...
A Court of Thorns and Roses with Jennifer Cownie
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're exploring Sarah J Maas's insanely popular A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES series with L...
The Thorn Birds with Caroline Kepnes
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're back for season 4 with Caroline Kepnes, the bestselling author of YOU, to talk about the book ...
The Signature Of All Things with Gavin Day
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the last episode of the season, and we're rounding it off with one of my favourite books of all...
Rachel's Holiday with Louise O'Neill
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
CW: addiction, anorexia, bulimia. They tried to make her go to rehab... and frankly, it was a good i...
High Fidelity with Alan Maguire
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What came first, the music or the misery? We invite podcaster Alan Maguire on to talk about Nick Hor...
Postcards from the Edge with Tessa Coates (with audiobook extract!)
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the release of the audiobook of Caroline's book, Promising Young Women, writer, podcast...
Crazy Rich Asians with Wei Ming Kam
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to pair your Yves Saint Laurent smoking jacket with your $3 batik shorts? We're joined by publ...
Who's That Girl with Mhairi McFarlane
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
CW: Suicide. This week we're joined by author, historian and bookseller Emma Southon in the rather f...