The Grand Thunk

We divulge recommendations from our new listeners, particularly the spicy podcast Strippers in the Attic and their hilarious Christmas Special. Things take a turn for the serious as we discuss the subjectivity of photojournalism and its intrusion on our domestic sphere with Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others. We chat about the normalised decision of motherhood in Olive by Emma Gannon before exploring the roles of women in the transatlantic slave trade. We end on the heartrending poetry and

We are so happy you are listening to our first ever podcast! We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it! In this episode we discuss The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and Passing by Nella Larsen, diving into discussions about race and identity before rocketing into the T.V. programs and films we’ve been loving of late! We talk about sex work in Harlots, beauty as an accessory to the uneasy in Rebecca, femininity in blockbuster films and relish in a good anti-hero. Find a transcript of this