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It’s here! Expect many tears, intense nostalgia, beautiful letters from our listeners and a big ole dose of DJ CJ to celebrate the last four glorious years of The High Low.Book tickets to the last ever High Low live show, streaming next week and raising money for Blood Cancer UKhttps://www.fane.co.uk/high-lowRecommendations:Michaela Coel on Grounded with Louis TherouxBilly Crystal on Awards ChatterPandemic at the disco playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/3dW4ddgwOxj4q7XVvbOa7w?si=-xXJ81SkTLS0ZU2w9v-v3gConnect, by School of Lifehttps://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/catalog/product/view/id/27526/s/connect-game/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAk53-BRD0ARIsAJuNhpu_l3AxJ_EvOq7t-mOqmwSdz2UPQc28f8ksuBh7CBf7g5bvn4t7lAAaAjScEALw_wcBBig Ideas for Curious Minds, by School of Lifehttps://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/big-ideas-for-curious-minds/A Promised Land by Barack ObamaTiny Lungs - 28 poems by Joanna BennettSmall Axe by Steve McQueen, on BBC iPlayerMangrove, on BBC iPlayer See acast.com/privacy for pr...
We are so thrilled to have the one and only Graham Norton on today's episode, talking all about his new novel, Home Stretch, his favourite celebrities to interview on his chat show, and the weird wonderfulness that is Eurovision.Graham is The High Low's last ever author special - because the High Low will be coming to a closenext week, after 4 joyous, life-changing years for us both. But before we go, we have one last LIVE show for you: the High Low Christmas LIVE will be live streamed on Vimeo at 7pm on December 8th, with all proceeds going to Blood Cancer UK, a charity that is very close to both of our hearts, in memory of Florence Kleiner and Enzo Saunt. We promise a festive extravaganza featuring a VERY special musical performance.Tickets start at £10, please book yourself a ticket at:https://www.fane.co.uk/high-low.With special thanks to Fane Productions, and our sponsor, the eco-friendly brand Method (and theirdelicious pink grapefruit cleaning spray) for making this live sho...
Brace yourself: Emily in Paris is back for a second series. More importantly: the Christmas ads have dropped! We discuss some of them, and why a great Christmas ad doesn't actually.... have to have anything to do with Christmas.Also today, we discuss Maggi Hambling's controversial nude statue of founding feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, Rupert Everett's new autobiography, a documentaryabout Vivienne Westwood and the punk movement, and we deep dive into the Princess Diana content of the last week: the two-parter on ITV, with staggeringallegations made against Martin Bashir, and the new series of The Crown, starring the magnificentEmma Corrin as Diana.E-mailthehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet @thehighlowshowShopthehighlowshop.com- 100% of profits for November go to Fare ShareLinksTo The End Of The World, by Rupert EverettThe Crown series 4 now on NetflixThe Diana Interview: Revenge of a Princess, on ITV PlayerWhat I've learned from 7 years of being single, by Camille Charriere for Harper's Baz...
What a week to be alive! We discuss some of the many ridiculousthings that have happened, mainly on the television, during this last monumental week, plus the rivetingrevelating that Dr Fauci of the Coronavirus task force in the US, had a celebrity zoom to help stop the spread of misinformation during the pandemic. Plus, swans in love and what we'd call our pet tortoise. And we talk telly: The Undoing, The Queen's Gambit, Emily in Paris (again) and Been So Long, an ambitious, upifting musical rom-com starring Michaela Coel.E-mailthehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet @thehighlowshowShopthehighlowshop.com, 100% of profits for November go to Fare ShareLinksYou'reWrong About podcastBeen So Long on NetflixThe Queens Gambit on NetflixThe Undoing, on SkyMaking Love With The Paint, on BBC iPlayerOctavia Bright on her father being in a care home during lockdown, for The Sunday Times:https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-can-speak-to-dad-but-i-may-never-hold-him-again-gtnq27p5sModern Love in The New Y...
Are you familiar with No Nut November? Move overMovember, there's a slightly queasy new internet challenge in town. Also today, we discuss whethera burger is a sandwich, the concerning omissionfrom the Sean Connery obituaries, and the new YouTube record-breaker. And we have an author special today with Otegha Uwagba, who came on to discussher new long-form essay, Whites.E-mailthehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet@thehighlowshowShopthehighlowshop.comwhere100% of profits go to Fare ShareLinksWhites, by Otegha Uwagba, out 12th NovemberSacha Baron Cohen on Fresh Air:https://www.npr.org/2012/05/21/153204627/sacha-baron-cohen-the-fresh-air-interview?t=1604443983616The Undoing, on SkyYou're Wrong About, on all podcast platformsGhosting stories athardtoforget.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
From a naturally green puppy called Pistachio, to a charming and surprising memoir by Matthew McConaughey, this week is your usual mixed bag -- includingdiscussionof the government's abhorrent decision to stop funding free school meals for vulnerable children outside of term time (see a petition you can sign and charities you can donate to, below) and some television that has moved us. Also! A book that made Dolly's week, and Pandora's new favourite podcast.E-mailthehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet@thehighlowshowShopthehighlowshop.com- 100% profits go to charity, 50% to Black Minds Matter and 50% to The Freedom Charity. For November, all profits will be going to Fare ShareLinksReadingElle Hunt on Matthew McConaughey's memoir, Greenlights, for The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/26/greenlights-matthew-mcconaugheys-guide-to-life-livin-hollywood-starWhat happened when me and Kim Kardashian both turned 40? By Eva Wiseman, for The Observerhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...
Today we discuss a love story in Venice, the new "wellness" trend of cow hugging, Matt Hancock's personal app (???) and listeners tell us what they think makes "a good deed". And some things we've been loving, including the feel good Love Life on Netflix. Plus! An exclusive, filthy extract from Joan and Jericha's new book, out on the 29th October.E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet @thehighlowshowShop thehighlowshop.com - 100% of profits go to charity, 50% to Black Minds Matter and 50% to Freedom CharityLinksMax Woosey's fundraising page for North Devon hospice https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/max-woosey1Daddy, by Emma Cline, out nowLuster, by Raven Leilani, out in January 2021 and available for pre-order nowLove Life, on BBC iPlayerNigella Lawson on the fallacy of guilty pleasures for The Guardian:https://amp.theguardian.com/food/2020/oct/10/peanut-butter-chocolate-cake-and-vegan-gingerbread-five-new-sweet-recipes-from-nigella-lawson?__twitter_impression=trueThe role of food...
We continue our conversation about sharing grief in the aftermath of a still birthor miscarriage, with a specialcontribution from the grief psychotherapist Julia Samuel MBE. We also discuss penguin and seahorse reproduction, a delicious piece of Hollywood gossip involving Cary Grant and Clark Gable, and - mais bien sûr - we plunge into Emily and Paris aka 2020's answer to Sex And The City and all its associated controversy.E-mailthehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet@thehighlowshowShopthehighlowshow.com- 100% profits go to charity, 50% Black Minds Matter and 50% to Freedom CharityLinks10 Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now, by Jaron Lanier summarised on BlinkistWhat to say to women going through miscarriage and baby loss, by Alexandra King for CNNhttps://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/09/health/miscarriage-what-to-say-wellness/index.htmlI find myself apologising for the complex nature of my motherhood, by Sophie Beresiner for The Sunday Times Stylehttps://www.thetimes.co.uk...
We discuss Chrissy Teigen's social media posts about the death of her baby Jack, and the judgement around public grief. Also today, we dissect a list of words and phrases facing expiration (40% of under 30s don't know what "getting sozzled" means)and the fascinating docu-drama, The Social Dilemma. Plus, Pandora falls in love with a film called Rocks, and Dolly has a(nother) Springsteen moment.E-mailthehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet @thehighlowshowShopthehighlowshop.com- 100% proceeds go to charity (50% to Black Minds Matter, and 50% to The FreedomCharity)LinksIf Chrissy Teigen wants to share the agony of losing her baby, let her, by Barbara Ellen for The Observerhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/03/if-chrissy-teigen-wants-to-share-the-agony-of-losing-her-baby-let-herWhy Chrissy Teigen's story is so helpful to other women, by Jennifer Handt for WBURhttps://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/10/06/miscarriage-pregnancy-loss-chrissy-teigen-jennifer-handtThe Social Dilemma, on N...
This year has seen even our closest friendships turn into long-distance ones; what is theimpact - and the thought spirals - of your A-list friends becoming peripheral specksin your vision? We discuss, with a funny and thought-provoking piece by Katie Heaney for The Cut. Also today, we natter about how to mend a broken heart, and the evolving nature of romantic relationships, with a special reading from the author Nick Hornby.E-mailthehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet@thehighlowshowShopthehighlowshop.comwith 100% profits going to charity (50% Black Minds Matter, 50% Freedom Charity)LinksAre All My Friends Mad At Me? By Katie Heaney, for The Cuthttps://www.thecut.com/2020/09/are-all-my-friends-mad-at-me.htmlHigh Fidelity, by Nick HornbySchitt's Creek, on NetflixGuys We Fucked - Heartbreak Is Universal? with Guy Winch https://luminary.link/8lCmg8hebabThe Psychology of Friendship, by Mahzad HojjitUs, on BBC iPlayerSafe Spaces for Black Women, created by Leyla Husseinhttps://gf.me/u/y2khxi Dawn...