Spoilers alert! In this voice note episode, we're chatting about the highest grossing blockbuster of 2023 and going through some valuable listener correspondence in regards to "starting a family", having friends who work in the fossil fuel industry and extra tips to help us spend less time on our phones. A special shout out to Ronaé for her Barbie voice note. Thank you for all your support on this season of the podcast, it's Bye Barbie for now but I look forward to seeing you soon!

Extra reading, links:

What Is The Bechdel Test?

Films that surprisingly, Pass the Bechdel Test

Margot Robbie on saying "thank you instead of sorry"

Take Action Against Big Fashion

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This episode was produced and hosted by Venetia La Manna. It was edited by Nada Smiljanic.

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On average, British people spend more than 2 hours per day on their phones. That amounts to an entire MONTH on our phones every year - or more - in my case!

In this episode, i'm sharing what i've learned from spending my weekends offline (with varying levels of success!) over the past 5 years, in a practice I call #offline48. I'll also be answering the questions I get asked most frequently and i'll be sharing tips and advice if you're keen to join me on an offline weekend.

Mentions

How To Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price

Lumie alarm clock

Wandering Wild

Unplugged cabins

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Kieran Yates is a London-based journalist, broadcaster and author. 

Her debut book “All The Houses I’ve Ever Lived In” is part memoir, part social commentary. It’s a love letter to home and community and a vital and timely expose on the UK’s housing crisis.

By the age of 25, Kieran had lived in twenty different houses across the country, from council estates in London to car showrooms in rural Wales. Drawing on personal experience, interviews with tenants across the country and the stories behind our interiors, she explores the unexpected ways we can fight back, highlighting the invaluable work of community organisers who have led the way to change and improve the housing system, inviting us to re-imagine what the future of housing could look like.

Buy Kieran’s book

Find Kieran on Twitter

Mentions

From Pollution to policing - can Sadiq Khan clean up London?

Flock Together

POC in Nature

Novara Media interviews landlords

London Renters Union

The Renters Reform Bill

This episode was hosted and produced by Venetia La Manna and edited by Nada Smiljanic.

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loads to talk about this week! including going on tv dressed for prom, wasting my time watching The Idol and a listener e-mail which i can't stop thinking about.

Take Action Against Big Fashion

Welcome To Wrexham

Champion

Decolonising Conservation

Tan France on the Louis Theroux podcast

Stop Cambo

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This episode was produced and hosted by Venetia La Manna. It was edited by Nada Smiljanic. The artwork was designed by Alex Sedano and the music was composed by William Haxworth.

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this week we're catching up on my trip to France, i'm chatting about the books that i loved reading the places at which i enjoyed eating! i'm also reading out some of your brilliant emails.

summer reading list

pontochoux

jah jah

vg patisserie

land & monkeys

meet up

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This episode was produced and hosted by Venetia La Manna. It was edited by Nada Smiljanic. The artwork was designed by Alex Sedano and the music was composed by William Haxworth.

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Rachel Mills is a London based literary agent, business owner and entrepreneur. In this episode, we learn about the publishing industry the duty of care it owes memoir writers. Rachel shares her summer reading list and discusses her decision to live a child-free life. I hope you enjoy this episode!

Rachel's recommended summer reads:

Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang

Psychedelics by David Nutt

Boyslut by Zachary Zane

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Imad's Syrian Kitchen by Imad Alarnab

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This episode was produced and hosted by Venetia La Manna. It was edited by Nada Smiljanic. The artwork was designed by Alex Sedano and the music was composed by William Haxworth.

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Welcome back to voice notes. This week we’re catching up on the last week, discussing Patagonia and the need to prioritise collective action that’s in solidarity with garment makers, and the responsibility of folks who are at the age where they could be grandparents to shift the dial on the “when are you having children” question.

mentions:

You Can Cook This

Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch 

Patagonia manufactures in the same factories as fast-fashion

Do Ethical Billionaires Exist?

Social Auditing, The Fast Fashion Get Out Of Jail Free Card

Why should the brand be responsible for factory working conditions?

Fashion campaign groups to follow and join:  Remake, Clean Clothes Campaign, Labour Behind The Label

Hold an EU passport? Please sign the Good Clothes Fair Pay petition! 

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welcome to the third voice note episode, it's great to have you here.

mentions:

flex appeal with Anna Whitehouse

is wellness just another fashion trend? with Rina Raphael

real self care by Dr Pooja Lakshmin

maintenance phase podcast

changes podcast with Emma Gannon

love, Lizzo documentary

the fast furniture fix on BBC Sounds

loneliness awareness week with Marmalade Trust

an extra special thank you to my loves Becca and Lottie for sharing their valuable insights with us.

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This episode was produced and hosted by Venetia La Manna. It was edited by Nada Smiljanic. The artwork was designed by Alex Sedano and the music was composed by William Haxworth.

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welcome to the second voice note episode, it's good to have you here.

previous ATST episodes mentioned: 

starting a sustainable business with Josephine Philips 

transcending the binary with Willow Defebaugh

having children in a climate crisis with Tessa Khan 

reproductive justice and parental ambivalence with Dr Pragya Agarwal 

tailor your clothes at the Sojo pop up (or check out their app) if you're not based in London, try your local dry cleaner for alterations

Spice World on Sentimental Garbage 

Willow Defebaugh's life hacks

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This episode was produced and hosted by Venetia La Manna. It was edited by Nada Smiljanic. The artwork was designed by Alex Sedano and the music was composed by William Haxworth.

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welcome to my first solo-cast, in a series we're calling voicenotes. expect recommendations and personal thoughts on specific topics. this doesn't mean the end of the interviews, we're working on them as we go. in this first voicenote episode, i'm talking about having children.

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recommendations from this episode:

Rye Lane

I Kissed A Boy (BBC)

having children in a climate crisis with Tessa Khan

we are child free podcast

embracing a child free life Today In Focus

Friendaholic by Elizabeth Day

Olive by Emma Gannon

Greg James for the i

This episode was produced and hosted by Venetia La Manna. It was edited by Nada Smiljanic. The artwork was designed by Alex Sedano and the music was composed by William Haxworth.

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Season finale! Tessa Khan is an international climate change and human rights lawyer, campaigner and strategist. She is the founder and executive director of climate action organisation Uplift who are on a mission to support and energise the movement for a just and fossil fuel-free UK. Tessa spent more than fifteen years supporting grassroots, regional and international movements for justice and has served as an expert advisor to UN human rights bodies and national governments around the world.

In this episode, we’re going to be speaking about fossil fuels and climate breakdown and what it means for ours and our children's future. We'll also be touching on eco fascism, the overpopulation myth, climate tipping points, the future of democracy, the energy crisis and Big Oil's recent profits.

Tessa is my first return guest to this podcast. Listen to our first conversation on the fight for a fossil fuel free future.

Since we last spoke, Tessa recorded an unmissable TED talk titled: "How Can We Escape Soaring Energy Bills? Stop Using Fossil Fuels"

Follow Tessa on Twitter

Join the campaign to #StopRosebank!

Listen to this previous episode with Swatee Deepak on Do Ethical Billionaires Exist?

Check out this related episode on reproductive justice with Dr Pragya Agarwal

Find me: Venetia

For accessibility reasons, a video version of this conversation is available to view with subtitles via this link.

This episode was produced and hosted by Venetia La Manna. It was edited by Nada Smiljanic. The artwork was designed by Alex Sedano and the music was composed by William Haxworth.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.