Sentimental Garbage

This week we're back, discussing the Netflix documentary on the 2017 event car crash that was Fyre Festival. Join us to swim with pigs, eat cheese sandwiches and get scammed. Documentary discussion from 18.26 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of Sentimental Garbage Live at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Caroline and comedian Alexandra Haddow take to the stage for the June leg of the SG UK tour.EDINBURGH EVENTS:WED 14th AUG 13:45-14:45 - Phoebe McIntosh & Caroline O'Donoghue: Love and ChaosWED 14th AUG 21:00-22:30 - Book Fest vs The Fringe: A Book Quiz of Epic Proportions THU 15th AUG 21:00-22:30 - Sentimental Garbage Live with Marian KeyesAlexandra will be at the Fringe performing her show 'Third Party' throughout August at Monkey Barrel Comedy (Venue 515). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first tour to break a billion dollars, and Caroline's the last person on earth not to see it. This week we get deep into Taylor's many eras as we have an adult sleepover and watch the tour movie on Disney+. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FILM DISCUSSION STARTS AT 21.35.Does having an affair make you the worst person in the world? Does anyone really survive the roommate phase? And is it ever night time in Norway? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're going back to 1989 for a seminal Woman On Holidays classic - Shirley Valentine. We discuss the water cycle of the holiday wardrobe, the changing norms for women and housewives, and whether your friend is allowed to go Make F**k with Costas on his brother's boat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sadly the podcasting gremlins took over, so you just get the postcard this week. Sorry!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FILM DISCUSSION STARS AT 29.59In this week's postcard we discuss Disneyland vs Cannes, Feminism 201, and whether we really need to throw Princess babies out with the Princess bathwater. Then we discuss Ridley Scott's A Good Year, and whether men are allowed to go on life-changing holidays too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get ready for some pickled herring and a handful of cod liver oil pills, we're talking about conflict and monogamy. MOVIE TALK STARTS AT 29.06 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FILM DISCUSSION STARTS 21:44This week Caroline and Jen discuss their favourite adult sleepover movie, Dangerous Beauty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's postcard, we discuss the ethics of bailing. In the main episode, we catch up with our best pals Jesse and Celine to see if these two kids can finally get it together.Film discussion from 19.54 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You asked for it and we damn well delivered - here's our analysis of Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department'.ALBUM DISCUSSION FROM 24.04. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're in Croatia, being tomato girls and living our best Porco Rosso life. FILM DISCUSSION STARS AT 26.07 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're checking out of our hostel bunk beds and into the fanciful world of Wes's Grand Budapest Hotel, bathing in all its delicious violets and pinkish hues. Film discussion from 24 minutes.SENTIMENTAL GARBAGE UK LIVE TOURTickets out now - www.fane.co.uk/sentimental-garbage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're under the Tuscan sun talking about Under the Tuscan Sun - come join us in our hostel bunkbed! (Bring olives and wine).Film discussion from 00:27:54SENTIMENTAL GARBAGE UK LIVE TOURTickets out now - www.fane.co.uk/sentimental-garbage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Continental Garbage! A mini-series with travel buddy and longtime Friend of the Pod Jen Cownie! This week we're kicking off our continental film club eating (melon and prosciutto), praying (for the eternal banishment of stripy v-necks) and loving our way through the 2010 film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir.Film discussion from 00:20:SENTIMENTAL GARBAGE UK TOURTICKETS HERE: https://www.fane.co.uk/sentimental-garbage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this very special episode, comedian Alexandra Haddow joins us ahead of the live tour to talk about what she wants to dig out of the Sentimental Garbage can. Catch us on tour together with https://www.fane.co.uk/sentimental-garbageLIVE TOUR DATES:LONDON: 02 JUN 2024 - HACKNEY EMPIREBRIGHTON: 07 JUN 2024 - BRIGHTON DOME CORN EXCHANGESALFORD: 15 JUN 2024 - THE LOWRY, SALFORD QUAYSGLASGOW: 16 JUN 2024 - THE OLD FRUITMARKET, GLASGOWBRISTOL: 20 JUN 2024 - ST GEORGE'S BRISTOLTICKETS HERE: https://www.fane.co.uk/sentimental-garbage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! This podcast was recorded courtesy of FANE in January 2024 with Dolly Alderton at the Bloomsbury Theatre. Want to come on tour with us? We're playing:LONDON: 02 Jun 2024 - 19:30 - HACKNEY EMPIREBRIGHTON: 07 Jun 2024 - 19:30 - BRIGHTON DOMESALFORD: 15 Jun 2024 - 20:00 - THE LOWRY, SALFORD QUAYSGLASGOW: 16 Jun 2024 - 19:30 - OLD FRUITMARKET, GLASGOWBRISTOL: 20 Jun 2024 - 19:30 - ST. GEORGE'S BRISTOLTICKETS HERE: https://fane.co.uk/sentimental-garbage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The season finale and we’ve finally got the grand dame of podcasting on to talk about the Bravo hit that launched a million franchises. Elizabeth Day is an author whose latest book Friendaholic is out now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author of Green Dot Madeleine Gray is here to talk about society's fascination with The Other Woman. From Anne Boleyn to Monica Lewinsky, from Camilla Parker Bowles to Glenn Close, we investigate why these women are so endlessly interesting to us and whether they are our key to decoding society's most shadowy figures. We're also very glad that Tracy Chapman exists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musician and jingle-maker Harry Harris makes his SG debut by talking about One Hit Wonders! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bring the Kleenex lads, this is an emotional one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A true champion of the sweaty yet charming premise, How To Lose A Guy takes all the mid-noughties rom-com tropes and rolls them into one. A woman's magazine! An advertising campaign! A bet! An article! Friends! We discuss Kate Hudson's comedic gifts, the death of the bubblegum romcom and whether women's magazines even deserve a place in the culture. Check out Elizabeth Sankey's documentary Romantic Comedy for more, or her music at Summer Camp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blackhead squeezing, earwax removing, blood, guts, fluids. We're talking about how an exponentially growing beauty industry has also created a Yucky industry, where we watch Dr Pimple Popper before bed and Naked Attraction before we go to sleep in hotel rooms. Nicola Dinan joins us to talk about "yuckycore" and where it came from. TW: everything gross Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Style Queen Lauren Bravo joins us yet again for a deep dive, and a eulogy for, the noble skinny jean Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, we all watched the documentary, but WHAT ABOUT THE MUSIC? Caroline and Dolly take a deep dive into the rich, thick, expensive fabric that is Robbie Williams' pop career. And yes, we do talk about Swing When You're Winning. Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gx0XURxXE8RtEJXlVPdId?si=1e54995d032d4526 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been the Roman Empire for all tween girls for over 100 years, so for this year we investigate: what is it about the Anastasia myth that we just can't let go of? Caroline and Ella attempt to examine the real story versus the many false ones that grew around it, touching on Anna Anderson, the Romanovs, the emergence of new media in 1918 vs now, the 1956 movie starring Ingrid Bergman and the 1997 Don Bluth cartoon. This is not a history podcast and we don't use a script so please bear in mind that we play fast and loose with dates and places. If you want a more thorough and historically accurate enquiry into this story, we recommend: The C Word on Anna Anderson https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anna-anderson-aka-anastasia-romanov/id1567724444?i=1000580210342You're Wrong About on Anastasia https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/anastasia/id1380008439?i=1000476500473 ...or if you just want a detailed love-in about the cartoon, Caroline has done one on the Juvenalia podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/104-anastasia-with-caroline-odonoghue/id1096401730?i=1000483680225 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writer of Really Good Actually and creator of Sky’s Smothered joins us for a definitive ranking of every relationship in Love Actually Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone's favourite public transport-cum-coma romance that is, somehow, also a Christmas movie. Sam Sedgman joins us to talk about his enduring love of both Sandra Bullock and trains in general.Sam Sedgman is a children's author whose next book The Clockwork Conspiracy is out Feb 2024.Join the Sentimental Garbage mailing list for priority ticket access here: https://sentimentalgarbage.substack.com/https://www.fane.co.uk/sentimental-garbage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Returning Cindy horse Jof Owen talks to us about the woman who broke all records and changed pop music forever. It's time for a potted history of Shania Twain! With jokes, Wotsit similes and wild theorising about Lyme disease Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Austentatious star Cariad Lloyd takes us through the 1995 BBC Pride & Prejudice classic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

what a superbly featured room and what excellent boiled potatoes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, the Sentimental Australia trip wasn't just a figment of our collective imaginaton, here's the proof. Radio and TV star Myf Warhurst joins Caroline on-stage at the Wheeler Centre's Spring Fling for a Sentimental live show that includes dissections of The Secret Garden, Baz Luhrman, novelty hair-slides, Wolford tights and menu-splaining in restaurants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Sweet Valley sweetie Jess Pan returns with the rom-com that changed the definition of what a rom-com could be. My Best Friend's Wedding gave us an anti-hero worth rooting for, a 'Gay Best Friend' that goes above and beyond the usual clichés, and an early Paul Giamatti role that makes you sit up and say "Is that Paul Giamatti?" Jess Pan is the author of I'm Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come and also the substack It'll Be Fun, They Said https://jesspan.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You paid a whole dollar for that? Richard Makin joins us to talk about the queer touchstone and eternal sleepover movie Romy & Michele's High School Reunion. In his words "this movie is to me what Pretty Woman is to them". We discuss high school, bullies, our inner Heather Moonys, the Simpsons DNA that runs through this movie and how Lisa Kudrow will inherit the earth. Richard Makin is a cook and the author of Anything You Can Cook I Can Cook Vegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You either know everything about Caroline Calloway, or nothing at all. This episode is for everyone in the first category. Author Diana Reid comes into the studio to get balls deep in mid 2010s influencer culture, the politics of young friendship, digital media trends of yesteryear and the first person essay economy that reigned over our lives for so long. We try to use the Caroline Calloway/Natalie Beech story as a Rosetta Stone for our own lives, and the result is a pretty fabulous conversation Diana Reid is the author of Love & Virtue as well as Seeing Other People Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Padam, padam, we feel it and we know. The doyenne of Aussie pop culture and co-host of the Shameless podcast Michelle Andrews joins us for a chat about the southern hemisphere's premier pop icon Kylie Minogue. We cover a lot here, but it's not a biography – for that we recommend Michelle's three-part series on Shameless Media. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-original-kylie-part-two/id1352875216?i=1000558533650 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In preparation for Caroline's Australian book tour, Aussie friend of the pod Kate Young joins us to dissect Strictly Ballroom. We talk about why Strictly Ballroom is "Dirty Dancing for nerds", 90s Australian cinema, and our efforts to beat the snakes. Kate Young is the author of several cookbooks as well as the forthcoming novel Experienced, a queer rom com, out in May 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last season, we opened the season on Weddings, where we talked about planning, hen parties, dresses and the cultural expectations of being a bride. Now we've had the wedding, what have we *learned*? Maid of Honour and longterm friend of the pod Ella Risbridger comes back to discuss the wins, losses and lessons of...Caroline's wedding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're coming back off break to offer our opinions on the most formative Sentimental Garbage there is, Barbie. Caroline and Jen talk about their early memories of Barb, Greta Gerwig's new movie, the hunk-to-hero trajectory and the ascendancy of Ryan Silly Gooseling. The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue is available everywhere now. Jen Cownie's Wild Card: Let The Tarot Tell Your Story is everywhere too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey everyone! Caroline's been on tour with The Rachel Incident so the Straight Up girls have kindly agreed to allow their podcast to feature on the Sentimental Garbage feed. It's a really fun episode where we talk about all kinds of pop culture, including Sex and the City, Fleishman is in Trouble, Brooke Shields, and much more. This is the final episode of Sentimental Garbage for this season, please enjoy the break and your summer! Straight Up is the weekly podcast hosted by journalists Kathleen and Ellie that debriefs on all the juiciest happenings in celebrity and pop culture. They have guests on twice a month, which other than me have included Sean Paul, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Akon, Pandora Sykes, Amelia Dimoldenberg and Aitch… and they always record over cocktails! Their episode this week is all about Barbie’s insane marketing plan, chaotic celebrity divorces, Idris Elba's new thriller series and The Idol finale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An ancient, deathless vampire attempts to woo a young woman. And also, we talk about about Twilight. Maisie Peters album, The Good Witch, is out now! Caroline O'Donoghue's book The Rachel Incident is out now also Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*SPOILERS FROM 48 MINS ONWARDS*Friend of the pod Dolly Alderton returns to interview me about The Rachel Incident, the latest novel from Caroline O'Donoghue (me) Order The Rachel Incident: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clare-Caroline-ODonoghue/dp/0349013551/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LAN076BK3XQ&keywords=the+rachel+incident+caroline+o%27donoghue&qid=1687367028&sprefix=the+rache%2Caps%2C477&sr=8-1https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-rachel-incident/caroline-odonoghue/9780349013558https://store.virago.co.uk/products/the-rachel-incident Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom McInnes is back for the ultimate test of this podcast's entire premise. Namely, can two people have an incredibly long and feelings-y chat about a three minute pop song from 1983? Let's see x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a big week to be a Taylor Swift fan, so we're back for a second go of Midnights with Jen Cownie. We talk the bonus extras, the great ironies of “The Great War”, the Blake Lively fan fiction on “Bigger than the Whole Sky”, real Paris vs American Paris, and much much more. Also: what exactly DID happen to Caroline's Instagram? Apologies about the sound quality, the ever evolving narrative around Taylor meant we had to record this episode in a tin box. SENTIMENTAL GARBAGE LIVE(London) with Dolly Alderton: waterstones.com/events/sentimental-garbage-with-dolly-alderton-and-caroline-odonoghue-at-waterstones-piccadilly/london-piccadillySENTIMENTAL GARBAGE LIVE (Dublin) with Sophie White: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/caroline-odonoghues-sentimental-garbage-podcast-live-dublin-event-tickets-646891288257?aff=ebdssbcategorybrowse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk disordered eating, body image and diets through the prism of pop culture, with Hanna Flint, the author of Strong Female Character. Is there such a thing as a "responsible" way to depict an eating disorder? Can we ever forgive Richard Curtis for what he did to Martine McCutcheon? And can we fairly say that we in a more body positive era when Ozempic is becoming more normal than ever? And has pop culture made us think that eating disorders are a White Girl Problem? We mention Love Actually, Bridget Jones Diary, The Whale, Heathers, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Jacqueline Wilson, School of Rock, Queen Latifah, and the Special K "drop a jean size" challenge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 1990s answer to Hard Day's Night was Spice World: The Movie, 92 minutes of pure joy that also provides Baby's First Blueprint to how fame works when you're a young woman. We talk about Wannabe as the Kennedy Assassination for millennial women, the subtext of the Spice Girls songbook, the insane cameos, the incredible plot strands, and the sad uselessness of the pregnant friend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Could Joe Alwyn's departure from Taylor's life be the skeleton key to understanding Midnights, Taylor Swift's murkiest album? Jen Cownie returns for a track-by-track study that, she believes, tells the story of a woman who is breaking up with herself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Filmmaker and author Emma Forrest on her lifelong relationship with Cher. We talk noses, outsiders, plastic surgery, Mermaids, Moonstruck, I Got You Babe, the Sonny years and much much more. This is a really good one. Emma Forrest's new book, Busy Being Free, is available everywhere now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Novelist Ore Agbaje-Williams joins us for a childhood favourite that almost threatens to fall down behind the couch: the straight-to-video Cinderella, starring Brandy, Whitney Houston and Whoopi Goldberg. We talk about the baffling charm of this adaptation, the star-power of the cast, the new Little Mermaid, the endless drudgery of the 'representation' conversation, childhood desires and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Curious about what Sentimental Garbage sounds like live? Journalist and author Emer McLysaght joins us to talk Taylor Swift, 10 Things I Hate About You, roast dinners, social media activism, Karens vs Aislings, Adrian Mole, Phoebe and Paul, and why aren't our ex-boyfriends online. Thank you to Cúirt Festival for recording this for us, particularly to our stage manager Naomi Cantwell and sound engineer Dan Smith for sorting it all out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.