Sentimental Garbage
Sentimental Garbage is a podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue about the culture we love that society can sometimes make us feel ashamed of. Formerly a chick-lit podcast, sometimes a Sex and the City podcast. We don't know the most, we feel the most.
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Show overview
Sentimental Garbage has been publishing since 2018, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 226 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 270 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 16th season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 57 min and 1h 25m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 64% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 5 months ago. The busiest year was 2025, with 41 episodes published. Published by Justice for Dumb Women.
From the publisher
Sentimental Garbage is a podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue about the culture we love that society can sometimes make us feel ashamed of. Formerly a chick-lit podcast, sometimes a Sex and the City podcast. We don't know the most, we feel the most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
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S16 Ep 7Friends Thru A Lens: The Holidays with Ella Risbridger
EThe one where we celebrate the best festive moments of Friends, and reflect on why this timeless TV show feels most at home at Christmas. Join us for the final episode of the year, and the season finale of this mini-series - Merry Christmas all xSong credit: Oystercatcher - Merry Christmas! I Love You! I'm Falling Apart!!! - https://oystercatchr.bandcamp.com/album/gifts-winter-25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S16 Ep 6Friends Thru A Lens: 'It's all Relative' with Dr Dolly Alderton
EDr Dolly Alderton PHD rejoins us for a Freudian lens into Friends TW: Brief discussion on eating disorders (01:15:10 - 01:20:19) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S16 Ep 5Friends Thru A Lens: Joey's Acting Career with Jessie Brown Findlay
EOne moment, you're unemployed and playing table football against your financially stable flatmate to win enough money to pay the rent. The next, you're buying a giant dog sculpture and matching gold friendship bracelets... this week Jessie Brown Findlay joins us as we take a look back at Joey’s best moments, mad acting career, and what it takes to be a successful creative in the working world - the nominees are… *cue award ceremony montage*… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S16 Ep 4Friends Thru A Lens: Phoebe's Upsetting Childhood with Ryan Farrell
EThis week, Ryan helps us dig a little deeper into the most complex and beloved Friend of them all - Princess Consuela Banana Hammock (aka Phoebe Buffay). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S16 Ep 3Friends Thru A Lens: House Parties with Alexandra Haddow
EThis week, queen hostess and friend of the pod Alexandra Haddow joins us to dissect the house parties of Friends - bring your red solo cups and lukewarm mixer (Fun Bobby plus ones encouraged). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S16 Ep 2Friends Thru The Lens of a Ross Apologist with Imogen West-Knights
ESilence in court! This week we get our barrister wigs on and lay out the character faults of the least liked Friend - Ross Geller. Imogen West-Knights is the defence. The charges are… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S16 Ep 1Friends Thru A Lens: Weddings with Kate Young
EWelcome to Friends Thru A Lens, a Sentimental Garbage mini series where I talk about the show FRIENDS with a lower case-f friend through the LENS of their choosing. This week we're talking to former wedding caterer and romance novelist Kate Young about the weddings of Friends. More specifically, we're ranking them.Episodes to watch:S1 E1S2 E11 & 24S4 E23 & 24S5 E24S7 E11, 23 & 24S10 E12 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S15 Ep 9Fall Out Boy with Ashley Hamilton
EAn ode to the horniest group of short kings since The Monkees. Sugar, we're going down! Me and Ashley's Fall Out Boy Hate F**k playlistAshley's podcast Good Noticings Patrick Stump's upsetting op-ed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S15 Ep 8Bend It Like Beckham with Nikkitha Bakshani
EThis week, Nikkitha Bakshani joins us to discuss the highly requested 2002 CLASSIC Bend It Like Beckham. Don't forget your shin pads! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S15 Ep 7Remembering Diane Keaton with Fiona Zublin
E"That's you and me, kid. You and me." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S15 Ep 6Taylor Swift: Life of a Showgirl
It's not her best work, but it might just be ours Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S15 Ep 5Attack The Block with Aamna Mohdin
EThis week we're in SE London getting chased by big glow-in-the-dark gorilla wolf aliens! The Guardian's community affairs correspondent Aamna Mohdin joins us to discuss Joe Cornish's directorial debut 'Attack The Block'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S15 Ep 4Nepo babies with Benjamin Dean
EHello? It's Brooklyn Beckham selling you his latest hobby/career on your insta feed. This week, YA author and ex-celebrity reporter Benjamin Dean joins us to discuss the fascinating epidemic of nepo babies. Grab your privilege, phone case lip gloss and parental trauma! Ben's book 'Bury Your Friends' is out now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S15 Ep 3LIVE at The Strand in New York with Natasha Hodgson (+Skipshock audiobook!)
Broadway star, friend-of-the-pod and Skipshock narrator Natasha Hodgson joins Caroline on stage at The Strand to talk about friendship, creativity, Hey Arnold and magical admin. Skipshock is out on audiobook everywhere now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S15 Ep 2"The Special Relationship": The strange case of American women and English men with Monica Heisey
ETaylor Swift and Matty Healy, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, Carrie Bradshaw and Duncan who lives downstairs. Too Much writer and actual-lover of English men Monica Heisey returns to talk about the hundred year tradition of American girls coming to England to fall in love.Monica's book Really Good Actually is available now. Her show, Smothered is available on SKY.Tickets for Caroline's Library of National Congress National Book Festival event: https://www.loc.gov/events/2025-national-book-festival/schedule/item/event-417959/weird-times-in-otherworldly-novels-ya-with-caroline-odonoghue-and-ransom-riggs/2025-09-06/The Strand with friend of the pod Natasha Hodgson! http://eventbrite.com/e/caroline-odonoghue-skipshock-tickets-1591998192449?aff=oddtdtcreator Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S15 Ep 1Sentimental in the City: RIP And Just Like That
EIt's the last time we will (probably) ever talk about Sex and the City, so buckle up, break out the cosmos, and for god's sake – ITS JUST A BIT OF PISS. Help Abood's family: https://chuffed.org/project/120630-help-abdul-karims-family-survive-in-gazaHelp Haitham's family: https://chuffed.org/project/130692-help-haithams-family-in-gaza?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAad4Er2E2-_QSDcR6VfNxgOo3TUU2inCijEj-wS4s1rrnX0xE-CogVB9TY4eYg_aem_r6TLFcfTn4i9E_AhdYZA4wHelp Nada's family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-mohammeds-family-find-safety/cl/s?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_GB&ts=1755104356 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S14 Ep 14His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife with Ella Risbridger
Lyra's back and she inexplicably has a new friend straight out of a Jacqueline Wilson novel. Phillip Pullman's The Subtle Knife tackles parallels worlds, god's existence, quantum physics, skull-drilling, and funding applications – and somehow is the greatest book for children over the age of eleven of all time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S14 Ep 13The Hunger Games Prequels: Sunrise on the Reaping
Traci Thomas is back yet again for part two of our conversation on The Hunger Games prequels. This one is on Sunrise on the Reaping!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S14 Ep 12The Hunger Games Prequels: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes with Traci Thomas
ETraci Thomas is back for our deep-dive of both The Hunger Games, starting with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Next week we're doing Sunrise on the Reaping so don't say we didn't tell you.You can learn more about World Central Kitchen here: https://wck.org/relief/chefs-for-gazaResources to write to your MP here: https://www.redlineforgaza.org.uk/takeaction/searchTraci Thomas's podcast is The Stacks: https://www.instagram.com/thestackspod/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S14 Ep 11Return to Oz with Shon Faye
Shon Faye joins us to talk about Oz and the thrilling art of scaring children to deathYou can support Nada's family here: www.gofundme.com/f/help-mohammeds-family-find-safety Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.