Sentimental Garbage
172 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 308 ratingsSentimental Garbage is a podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue about the culture we love that society can sometimes make us feel ashamed of. Formerly a chick-lit podcast, sometimes a Sex and the City podcast. We don't know the most, we feel the most.
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Episodes
Kiss FM, Craig David and The Holy Trinity of Irish Manhood with Alexandra Haddow
April 18, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 172 MBIn 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-garbage LIVE TOUR DATES: LONDON: 02 JUN 2024 - HACKNEY EMPIRE BRIGHTON: 07 JUN 2024 - BRIGHTON DOME CORN EXCHANGE SALFORD: 15 JUN 2024 - THE LOWRY, SALFORD QUAYS GLASGOW: 16 JUN 2024 - THE OLD FRUITMARKET, GLASGOW BRISTOL: 20 JUN 2024 - ST GEORGE'S BRISTOL TICKET...
LIVE with Dolly Alderton at the Bloomsbury Theatre
March 27, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 210 MBHello! 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 EMPIRE BRIGHTON: 07 Jun 2024 - 19:30 - BRIGHTON DOME SALFORD: 15 Jun 2024 - 20:00 - THE LOWRY, SALFORD QUAYS GLASGOW: 16 Jun 2024 - 19:30 - OLD FRUITMARKET, GLASGOW BRISTOL: 20 Jun 2024 - 19:30 - ST. GEORGE'S BRISTOL TICKETS HERE: https://fane.co.uk/sentimental-garbage Hosted on Acast. See a...
Real Housewives with Elizabeth Day
February 29, 2024 01:28 - 1 hour - 197 MBThe 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.
Mistresses with Madeleine Gray
February 22, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBAuthor 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.
One Hit Wonders with Harry Harris
February 15, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 202 MBMusician 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.
Stepmom with Lou Taylor
February 08, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 227 MBBring the Kleenex lads, this is an emotional one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days with Elizabeth Sankey
January 31, 2024 22:47 - 1 hour - 174 MBA 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 ...
Yuckiness with Nicola Dinan
January 25, 2024 05:12 - 1 hour - 146 MBBlackhead 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.
Skinny Jeans with Lauren Bravo
January 18, 2024 05:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBStyle 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.
Robbie Williams with Dolly Alderton
January 11, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 221 MBYes, 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.
The Anastasia Myth Christmas Special
December 21, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 225 MBIt'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...
Love Actually (ranked) with Monica Heisey
December 14, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 257 MBWriter 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.
While You Were Sleeping with Sam Sedgman
December 07, 2023 01:09 - 1 hour - 163 MBEveryone'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 ...
Shania Twain with Jof Owen
November 30, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 201 MBReturning 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.
Pride & Prejudice (1995) with Cariad Lloyd
November 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 171 MBAustentatious star Cariad Lloyd takes us through the 1995 BBC Pride & Prejudice classic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pride & Prejudice (2005) with Imogen West-Knights
November 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBwhat a superbly featured room and what excellent boiled potatoes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
LIVE with Myf Warhurst at the Wheeler Centre Melbourne
November 09, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBYes, 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.
My Best Friend's Wedding with Jess Pan
November 02, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 166 MBOur 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 Acas...
Romy & Michele's High School Reunion with Richard Makin (@SchoolNightVegan)
October 26, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 195 MBYou 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...
Caroline Calloway with Diana Reid
October 19, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 192 MBYou 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 convers...
Kylie Minogue with Michelle Andrews
October 12, 2023 05:01 - 1 hour - 140 MBPadam, 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.
Strictly Ballroom with Kate Young
October 05, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 185 MBIn 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.
Weddings pt II with Ella Risbridger
September 28, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 185 MBLast 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.
Barbie with Jen Cownie
August 05, 2023 08:03 - 1 hour - 150 MBWe'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.
Caroline on the Straight Up podcast! (& news!)
July 06, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBHey 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 Ka...
Twilight with Maisie Peters
June 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 87 MBAn 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.
The Rachel Incident with Dolly Alderton
June 22, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 103 MB*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=8-1 https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-rachel-incident/caroline-odonoghue/9780349013558 https://store.vir...
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun with Tom McInnes
June 15, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBTom 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.
Midnight pt II with Jen Cownie
June 08, 2023 00:10 - 1 hour - 103 MBIt'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(Londo...
Bodies with Hanna Flint
June 01, 2023 08:11 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBWe 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 Actua...
Spice World: The Movie with Lauren Mayberry
May 25, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBThe 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.
Midnights by Taylor Swift with Jen Cownie
May 18, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 87 MBCould 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.
Cher with Emma Forrest
May 11, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBFilmmaker 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.
Cinderella (1997 Roger & Hammerstein) with Ore Agbaje-Williams
May 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBNovelist 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.
Emer McLysaght LIVE at Cúirt Festival Galway
April 27, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBCurious 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 informa...
Rich People with Jennifer Jackson
April 20, 2023 04:00 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBWhether it's prestige HBO dramas or Below Deck, there's no doubting that we're more obsessed with – as well as empathetic towards – the extremely wealthy than ever. But as the 1 per cent expands and extreme poverty becomes more common than ever, do we have to ask ourselves: is all this rich person content actually good for us? Jenny Jackson, the author of the best-selling Pineapple Street, joins us to talk Succession, The White Lotus, Real Housewives, Abigail Disney and much much more. Hos...
Baking with Kate Young
April 13, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBToday we're picking through our most complicated cake feelings with novelist and author of the Little Library Cookbooks, Kate Young! This episode is sort of about cake and sort of about gender representation, realising you're gay, and growing out of your "mum" phase. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Evanescence with Jessica Moor
April 06, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBWAKE ME UP INSIDE! As a reformed fan-fiction head and ex-moderator of an Evanescence forum, Jessica Moor epitomises everything that was great and weird about being online as a teenager. We talk about the power of Amy Lee, how enormous "Fallen" was, being a wannabe goth girl, the lost art of forums and the infamous "My Immortal" fan fiction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Noughties Fashion with Muireann O'Connell
March 30, 2023 04:03 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBThe Von Duchess is back as we recap noughties fashion and why we're seeing such a huge resurgence of it. As with all Irish guests, we talk confirmation money, regional skirt lengths and the Celtic Tiger, but also get to global trends: Von Dutch caps, logo-fever, new money anxieties, post-9/11 fashion and how we all got Joan-pilled by the 2007 arrival of Mad Men. This one Goes Places but I'm so glad it did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dirty Dancing with Curtis Sittenfeld
March 23, 2023 01:58 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBThis week Caroline is joined by one of the greatest novelists of her generation to talk about Dirty Dancing, Sylvia Plath, and whether Adam Driver is hot. Curtis is the author of American Wife, Rodham and the forthcoming Romantic Comedy. Caroline is the author of several books and really wants you to pre-order The Rachel Incident. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Girl Games with Sarah Maria Griffin
March 15, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBGaming used to be for everybody, like Lego. But somewhere around the early noughties gaming became extremely gendered, with first person war shooters dominating mainstream gaming and “girl” games arrived. We talk The Sims, Harvest Moon, Pokemon, Stardew Valley, tv and movie franchise games, horse riding games, a little bit of Zelda, and a little bit of Skyrim. We also discuss Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and finish with recommendations for new gamers. Recs include: ...
Bring It On with Tessa Coates
March 02, 2023 01:01 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Girlbossing with Otegha Uwagba
February 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBOtegha Uwagba is finally on the podcast and we're having a far-reaching and slightly rogue conversation about girlboss feminism, being a bad bitch, the aftermath of MeToo and how we complain. We also cover Elizabeth Holmes, Nicki Minaj and the girlboss bitches of pop culture. Baroness Von Schrader: we salute you. Otegha Uwagba is the author of several books, including We Need To Talk About Money, Whites and Little Black Book. Caroline O'Donoghue is the author of many novels, including th...
Runaway Bride with Dolly Alderton
February 16, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBDolly is back and we're talking commitment-phobia, memorabilia, and the noble failures of Julia Roberts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Snacks with Laura Goodman
February 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBFood writer Laura Goodman joins us this week to talk about the modern phenomenon of snacking and the breakdown of the three-meal day. This is sentimental garbage's first foray into food culture so we end up covering a lot: from rental snacks, to pantry shops to the modern phenomenon of small plates. We also cover cookies and the general consensus that restaurants are worse than they've ever been. Laura Goodman is the author of Carbs and The Joy of Snacks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Gilmore Girls (pt. II) with Jof Owen
February 02, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBWe're carrying on from last week's deep dive into the Gilmore Girls with chats about Jess, Luke, Max Medina and our mystery number one slot. We also discuss Melissa McCarthy's charming but strangely uncompelling storylines, the quiet tragedy of Lane Kim and whether one or both Gilmore Girls suffer from IBS. Thanks for joining us for this super fun series! Find Jof Owen at Legends of Country and The Boy Least Likely To. Caroline O'Donoghue is a novelist whose next adult novel, The Rachel In...
Gilmore Girls (pt. I) with Jof Owen
January 26, 2023 07:54 - 1 hour - 268 MBIt's the first of our two-part special on Gilmore Girls! Today we discuss: did Dean storm the capital? Is Christopher a serial people pleaser? Could we correctly term Richard and Emily as 'very a play'? Also class transition, where exactly in WeTransfer that Rory works, and what kind of podcast guest Lorelai Gilmore might be. Jof Owen is a musician who produces music under The Boy Least Likely To and Legends of Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chicago with Natasha Hodgson
January 19, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 739 MBGet ready for an incredibly fun and slightly fork-obsessed discussion about Chicago and the process of writing musicals in general. We talk about room songs, corridor songs, The Little Mermaid, and the perfection that is every single shot of this incredible movie. Are you a Cell Block Tango girl or a They Both Reached For the Gun kinda girl? Natasha Hodgson is one of the writer/performers behind Operation Mincemeat, which is on the West End from March 29th. She is also the creator of the BBC...
Break-Ups with Monica Heisey
January 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 643 MBMonica Heisey was an unusually young divorcée and a writer of unusually famous sitcoms when she began writing her iconic break-up novel Really Good, Actually, and we're here to talk about both. Why will Jennifer Aniston always be the heartbreak queen, despite Adele and Taylor Swift vying for the title? Do friend break-ups hurt worst of all? And did Caroline learn all her emotional cues from Frasier? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Weddings with Lauren Bravo
January 05, 2023 05:00 - 59 minutes - 600 MBFrom earliest childhood, girls are taught to obsess over weddings as the one thing in common we'll ever have with a Disney princess. We talk about women and weddings, the cult of the Chill Bride, and whether wedding cynicism has gone too far. It's a real mish-mash today: we talk Friends, Abigail Again, Emma Bunton, Father of the Bride, Maid Marian, Richard Curtis and much more. Lauren Bravo is the author of How To Break Up with Fast Fashion and the forthcoming novel Pre-Loved. Hosted on...