Join friends since birth Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver twice a week for their transatlantic catch-ups, discussing everything from the highs and lows of their lives to the biggest cultural moments of the week. Every Monday, Lily and Miquita will throw the show open and invite questions on a theme; celebrity weddings, indie sleaze, orgasms, lies… Then on Thursdays, they’ll pick apart the world around them with unfiltered conversation on everything from intimacy to interiors, from exercise to e ...
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Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast is for anyone who is not ready to give up on making the world a better place. For unrivalled conversations with decision makers, visionary thinkers and a community of like-minded climate optimists, join former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, political strategist Tom Rivett-Carnac and sustainable business consultant Paul Dickinson. Each week they make sense of all the top climate news stories, go behind the scenes at crucial talks and ensure you s ...
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This is the story of how two Heirs of Enslavement - Clive Lewis MP, a descendent of the enslaved, and Laura Trevelyan, of the enslaver - can come together to right the wrongs of the past. In this six-part series, Clive and Laura will travel to Grenada, Barbados, and back to London to delve into their shared history. They’ll be asking what people across the Caribbean and beyond want, how to find a way forward, and whether true reparatory justice can be achieved. New episode every Friday. Host ...
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What does it really take to become an elite Paralympian? To be the strongest, the fastest, the most fearless - to not just defy expectations, but shatter them entirely. In this new podcast, Paralympic silver medallist Matt “The Armless Archer” Stutzman and Olympic legend Michael Johnson interview 8 incredible Paralympians as they prepare for this summer’s Paralympic Games. This is a chance for listeners to get to know the elite athletes going for the medals, to invest in their journeys, and ...
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Could This Change Your Life?: The Climate Tech Revolution
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54:31While climate diplomacy grapples with global uncertainty, there’s a quiet revolution happening that may be just as important - thousands of breakthrough technologies and creative applications that are emerging to tackle the climate crisis in new and unexpected ways. Around the world, figures from business, government and civil society come together…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss Lily’s big night out, Little Simz and revenge songs. This episode contains very strong language, adult themes and strong sexual references. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithAssistant Producer: Caillin McDaidProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExecutive Producers: Dino Sofo…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about festivals. Next week, we want to hear your questions about The 90s. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Jonathan O’SullivanTechnical Produc…
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Hope for the High Seas?: Sylvia Earle and Oceans on the World Stage
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44:53World leaders, scientists and ocean advocates are gathering in Nice for the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) and hopes are high that progress can be made on some of the many pressing issues facing our seas - from acidification to pollution, and from biodiversity loss to deep sea mining. Reporting from the summit, Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Ca…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss vitamins, feeling out of touch at festivals, and the celebrity beauty business. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithAssistant Producer: Caillin McDaidProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExecutive Producers: Dino Sof…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about life hacks. Next week, we want to hear your questions about FESTIVALS. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Produce…
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COP30: Can Brazil deliver a global breakthrough?
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59:17This November, Brazil will host COP30 in Belém, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, in what is bound to be a moment packed with symbolism, high expectations, and global significance. This week, Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson explore what’s at stake, what Brazil wants to achieve, and whether the world is ready to move f…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss songwriting, online hate and Wimbledon. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithAssistant Producer: Miriam HallProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExecutive Producers: Dino Sofos and Ellie CliffordAssistant Commissioner…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about teenagers.Next week, we want to hear your questions about LIFE HACKS. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected] also want YOUR suggestions for Listen Bitch themes. Send these as a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or…
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Sovereignty and Survival: A Spotlight on Vanuatu
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1:03:06How far would you go to protect your home? In this week’s special episode, Christiana Figueres brings us a deeply personal and political dispatch from Vanuatu - a country on the frontlines of the climate crisis and at the heart of one of the most significant climate justice initiatives of our time. In conversations with voices from government (Mini…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss the Ivor Novello awards, Hollywood movie stars and the anniversary of Grenfell. This episode contains very strong language, adult themes and a discussion about the Grenfell tower fire. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find support via the BBC Action Line: https://bbc.co.uk/actionli…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about fun. Next week, we want to hear your questions about TEENAGERS. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. We also want YOUR suggestions for Listen Bitch themes. Send these as a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if …
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When Business Is Political: Climate commitments in an age of backlash
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53:57As the US federal government drifts further into anti-climate rhetoric and abandons its national and international commitments, can non-state actors hold the line? With Christiana Figueres away in Vanuatu, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson take the reins to explore how climate progress is increasingly being driven by - or being left to - busines…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss the power of TikTok, their connection to Made In Chelsea and who should be on The Real Housewives of London. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithAssistant Producer: Caillin McDaidProduction Coordinator: Hannah Bennett…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about clothes. Next week, we want to hear your questions about FUN. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will G…
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The Spanish Grid Goes Down: Are renewables really to blame?
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44:31On April 28th, millions of people across Spain, Portugal and beyond were plunged into darkness in one of Europe’s most severe blackouts in decades. Was it a cyberattack? A renewables failure? Or might things be a little more complex? This week, Tom Rivett-Carnac, Christiana Figueres, and Paul Dickinson dig into what we know, what we don’t, and ask …
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss weight loss drugs, beauty standards at 40, and Robbie Williams’ new art exhibition. This episode contains very strong language, adult themes and discussions about disordered eating. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find support via the BBC Action Line: https://bbc.co.uk/actionline/…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about dancing. Next week, we want to hear your questions about CLOTHES. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Wi…
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Technology vs Transition?: What Tony Blair gets right - and wrong - about net zero
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52:45Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says that net zero is politically unachievable without radical rethinking: a shift away from reducing consumption and toward technologies that can remove carbon both at the source and from the atmosphere. So, are carbon capture and carbon removal really viable - and more palatable - alternatives to a rapid fossil…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss this year’s Met Gala, UK culture and the new series of Black Mirror. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithAssistant Producer: Caillin McDaidProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExecutive Producers: Dino Sofos and Elli…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about AI. Next week, we want to hear your questions about DANCING. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gi…
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Beyond the ‘Climate Wars’?: Australia heads to the polls
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44:22Australia heads to the polls this weekend - with climate firmly on the ballot. Is the country ready to lose its reputation as the battleground of the climate wars? And are we about to see a lasting shift in a nation that has for years been torn between its sunlight and its coal? As a pivotal election looms, Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac an…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss the upcoming Conclave, the return of Lorde and the cost of childcare. This episode contains very strong language, adult themes and some content some listeners might find upsetting. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithAssistant Producer: Caillin McDaidProduction Coordinator: Han…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about birthdays. Next week, we want to hear your questions about AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE). Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie Barrat…
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The End of Oil? Inside the Hidden Decline of Fossil Fuels | Earth Day Special
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54:35Are we witnessing the beginning of the end for fossil fuels? This Earth Day, Outrage + Optimism explores a seismic shift in global energy: the possibility that major oil and gas companies are entering a self-managed decline. Have fossil fuel companies been overvalued for decades? And are they now quietly winding themselves down? For years, analysts…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss driving tests, life-pivoting and they hear from a surprise guest! This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithAssistant Producer: Caillin McDaidProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExecutive Producers: Dino Sofos and Ellie C…
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The Death of Pope Francis: A Short Message from Christiana
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6:08In the wake of this morning’s sad announcement about the death of Pope Francis, Christiana Figueres reflects on his important legacy as a champion for environmental and justice causes, and shares some of the late Pope’s own words, reflecting on the landmark Paris Agreement. Learn more 🌍 Pope Francis’s words in Profiles of Paris 📜 Pope Francis’s enc…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about dreams. Next week, we want to hear your questions about Birthdays. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: W…
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China's Decarbonisation Leadership: Is Trump (accidentally) fueling Beijing's climate takeover?
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53:59As the US retreats from international climate leadership and looks increasingly inwards, can China step up and steer the global energy transition? And if it can, what shape will that transition take? In the latest of our country deep-dives, Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson explore China’s pivotal and complex role in decarbo…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss racism, Katy Perry in space, and the new comedy show Last One Laughing UK. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithAssistant Producer: Caillin McDaidProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExecutive Producers: Dino Sofos an…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about tax. Next week, we want to hear your questions about DREAMS. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gi…
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Tariffs, Trump, and Al Gore on the Future of Democracy: What on earth is happening?
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51:39What happens when the US tears up the rulebook on global trade? And what does that mean for the planet? Plus: what on earth is happening in Greenland? And does it really signal an unlikely MAGA embrace of climate science? In this urgent and wide-ranging episode, Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson explore the fallout from Trum…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss Trump’s tariffs, the new Beatles biopic and the cult of sunbeds. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithAssistant Producer: Caillin McDaidProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExecutive Producers: Dino Sofos and Ellie Cl…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about gardening. Next week, we want to hear your questions about TAX. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss the new Snow White remake, the golden era of Topshop, and the changing face of the Great British high street. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithAssistant Producer: Caillin McDaidProduction Coordinator: Hannah Bennet…
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Delay, Deny, Derail: Inside the fossil fuel lobby’s playbook at COPs
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48:19How have fossil fuel lobbyists become so embedded in the COP system, and how can we disrupt their involvement in domestic and international politics? This is our second episode inspired by the RSC and Good Chance Theatre’s production of Kyoto. In this episode, Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson explore the history of this oft…
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Behind the Scenes at Kyoto: Drama and diplomacy on the world stage
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53:11What did it take to get nearly 200 nations to agree on tackling climate change in 1997? And what have we learned in the decades since? In this episode, we reflect on the drama, the impact and the legacy of the Kyoto Protocol, and go behind the scenes of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s powerful and acclaimed production of Kyoto, currently playing in…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about menstruation. This episode contains very strong language, adult themes, and discussions about abortion. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find support via the BBC Action Line: https://bbc.co.uk/actionline/ Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will…
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Canada's Climate Crossroads: Will Carney deliver real progress?
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48:46Is Canada a climate leader or a fossil-fueled dinosaur? And what will the recent ascension of Mark Carney as Prime Minister mean for the country’s climate agenda - both domestically and on the world stage? In the second of our country deep-dives, Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac speak with Catherine McKenna, Canada’s former Minister of Env…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss new show Adolescence, kids and skincare, and share their thoughts on ageing. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExecutive Producers: Dino Sofos and Ellie CliffordAssistant Commis…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about gentrification. Next week, we want to hear your questions about MENSTRUATION. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical …
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Justice for the Planet: The case for climate litigation
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43:37How can the law be used to champion human rights, drive progress and fight for climate justice? Paul Dickinson is joined by Laura Clarke, CEO of ClientEarth, the non-profit lawyers for the planet working to protect life on Earth. Laura shares how ClientEarth has successfully challenged corporate greenwashing, from the Dutch courts ruling against ai…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss their Live shows, the Glastonbury line-up and feminism. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExecutive Producers: Dino Sofos and Ellie CliffordAssistant Commissioner for BBC: Lorra…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about phone etiquette. Next week, we want to hear your questions about GENTRIFICATION. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnic…
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Why ignoring women endangers the climate | International Women's Day 2025
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50:28Are women the key to solving the climate crisis? Why are they - and children - so disproportionately affected by the issue? And how can men step up to support change? To mark International Women’s Day, Christiana Figueres is joined by top climate scientist Dr Katharine Hayhoe. As well as being Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair at Texas Tech…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss The Oscars, starting a commune and the Trump-Zelensky meet. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExecutive Producers: Dino Sofos and Ellie CliffordAssistant Commissioner for BBC: L…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about public transport. Next week, we want to hear your questions about PHONE ETIQUETTE. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language and adult themes. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechn…
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Can philanthropy fill the hole left by USAID?
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42:26Development programmes across the world are still reeling from the swingeing cuts to USAID, whilst other western nations such as the UK and Germany have announced plans to scale back their own aid commitments. With Mike Bloomberg agreeing to fill the gap in climate funding left by the US's withdrawal from Paris, is it up to wealthy philanthropists …
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver discuss Andrew Tate & the manosphere, Armie Hammer on Louis Theroux and what makes a good salad. This episode contains very strong language, adult themes and strong sexual references. Credits:Producer: Flossie BarrattTechnical Producer: Will Gibson SmithProduction Coordinator: Hannah BennettExecutive Producers: Dino So…
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Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver answer your questions about kissing. Next week, we want to hear your questions about PUBLIC TRANSPORT. Please send us a voice note on WhatsApp: 08000 30 40 90. Or, if you like, send us an email: [email protected]. This episode contains very strong language, adult themes and strong sexual references. Credits:Producer: Fl…
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