Big Small Talk

Everyone wants a village, but nobody wants to be a villager. It’s the phrase taking over the internet, and it raises a pretty uncomfortable question - have we become so obsessed with protecting our peace and setting boundaries that we’ve forgotten how to actually show up for our friends?
This week, we’re joined by internationally recognised friendship expert, journalist and author of Modern Friendship, Anna Goldfarb, to unpack why adult friendships feel harder than ever.
We talk the different types of friendship we should experience, what we should be expecting and how to not only make but maintain your best friends.
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Is Elizabeth Holmes a bad person? Or is she a person who did bad things?
We’re back for part two of our series on Elizabeth Holmes – the Silicon Valley darling-turned-fraudster who falsely promised that her company could run lab tests with just a single drop of blood.
It’s 2014 and things are looking good for Elizabeth. Her company is valued at $9 billion. Magazines are making her out as a once-in-a-generation, world-saving genius.
But the cracks are starting to show: Suspicions are rising. Former employees are starting to talk. And a Wall Street Journal reporter is on the case.
Like what you heard? We recommend:
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
The Dropout podcast (Spotify or Apple)
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Everyone is talking about Elizabeth Holmes.
She’s the star of Nathan Fielder’s buzzy documentary, You Can See Everything. Consider this month’s Big Talk your pre-show guide – everything you need to know before you head to the movies.
But hey, even if you have no interest in watching that film (even though it might be the first doco to win Best Picture at the Oscars EVER), we think you’ll still LOVE these two eps.
Because the story of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos, is like a movie in itself. It’s wild, dramatic, and, at times, unbelievable. It’s about a 19-year-old who took on an industry with a ‘fake it ‘til’ you make it’ attitude, and gambled people’s lives in the process.
In part one, we go back to the beginning: Elizabeth’s time at Stanford, Theranos’ meteoric rise, and… what was really going on behind closed doors.
Like what you heard? We recommend:
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
The Dropout podcast (Spotify or Apple)
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Hello hello. Do we have an episode for you this week or what!
First up, Hannah talks us through the latest allegations against Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Apparently, Dutch spies hacked his phone and he’s allegedly been receiving some LARGE sums of money from Middle Eastern leaders to influence foreign policy. But this isn’t the only scandal he’s caught up in…
Then, Glee is returning! And Lea Michelle, Diana Agron, and Heather Morris are among the confirmed cast. Sarah revisits the highs and lows of the show that helped raise us, and asks: is this a good idea!?
Plus: why people are protesting across France, the criminal allegations against Megan Markle’s dad, Brazil’s shock election results, and the latest on Helen Haines’ attack.
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This ep was produced by Sarah Jane Adams and Justine Landis-Hanley
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Ashe is a huge US based singer-songwriter, a collaborator of FINNEAS (Billie Eilish’s brother and creative partner), and now the voice behind 'Stop the Wedding!', the viral song making women everywhere rethink what they should expect from love.
And what if expecting more from our life and relationships wasn't cynical, but actually the most romantic and joyous thing we could do?
After going through a divorce in her twenties, Ashe is now happily remarried, and has some beautiful wisdom to share about walking away, and how having big expectations for your life might just be a wonderful thing.
Also, her new album is one of the best things I've listened to all year. Enjoy !!!
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