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It is awards season folks, so the gals have taken it upon themselves to review two hyped hits: Malcom & Marie and Promising Young Woman. They quickly descend into listing everything wrong with both films and as such this episode features many many spoilers for both films!
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The gals are joined by Glasgow legend Lauren Crilly for the first instalment of this double episode! In part 1 Apsi talks about her many varying experiences dating as a sex worker. This episode was recorded over Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions so if you notice any differences in the (already dubious) audio quality that will be why!…
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It is finally time for the long-awaited return of the Brown Town gals! They crash back with a new segment wherein Apsi shows Roma classic films she simply missed as a child. The segment kicks off with a discussion of 1997's 'Titanic'. The gals then discuss how dating apps are changing the way we interact with one another.…
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The lassies talk about the early acquittal of Cyntoia Brown who was 15 years into a life sentence for the murder and robbery of a man who assaulted her in his home. Her background as a victim of sex trafficking and childhood abuse inspired a broad social media campaign for her early release which will also be looked at in the episode.…
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The lassies are BACK FROM THEIR SELF IMPOSED SABBATICAL and diving right back into a meaty discussion of the various sex work related news stories of the past few weeks, including a new study showing the correlation between sex work criminalisation and violence, and incel attempts to out sex workers. There is also a smattering of discussion about '…
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The gals discuss the latest developments in the Home Office's handling of attempts by members of the Windrush generation to apply for British citizenship. They also discuss Phoebe Waller-Bridge's acclaimed new spy-thriller 'Killing Eve' and its surrounding media response.Από τον Brown Town
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The lads discuss the imminent strikes by home care workers after failed equal pay negotiations with Glasgow City Council. They then go onto discussing the real news of Stormy Daniels' new 'tell-all' book and what it has to tell us about male cleanliness, maybe.Από τον Brown Town
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The lassies discuss the latest #MeToo developments amidst the revelations of sexual harassment cases against two high profile women, as well as what we should make of the #MeToo movement thus far. They then go on to review Spike Lee's new film BlacKkKlansman.Από τον Brown Town
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In the heady aftermath of the World Cup, the lassies attempt to slide back into normal show mode with discussions of the recent Tory cabinet resignations and last week's parliamentary ''''debate''' on sex work. Most importantly though, there is much discussion of Love Island and Jordan Pickford's (Thiccford)ass.…
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This week's episode is in fact the belated posting of LAST week's episode (blame Barcelona for its shite WiFi and Ryanair for its bullshit baggage policy #nationaliseRyanair) featuring FINALLY a cause for political celebration in the form of Ireland overwhelming voting to repeal the 8th amendment, effectively decriminalising abortion. The lassies t…
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This week, the laydeez discuss the (frankly overdue) resignation of Home Secretary Amber Rudd, her replacement Sajid Javid and whether or not his appointment is anything more than some deft PR gilding on a pretty stinkin’ turd. They then move on to discuss Kanye West's return to Twitter.com and what we should (or shouldn't) expect from the politica…
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This week we discuss the fallout from Owen Jones' claim that the media is a self-serving, unrepresentative class, the 50th anniversary of Enoch Powell's 'rivers of blood' speech, the 25 year anniversary of Stephen Lawrence's racist murder and to top it off, Hari Kondabolu's documentary The Problem With Apu.…
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Chris and Ro talk about Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Week, this stupid winter that won't end and a tiny bit about Cavaliers basketball. The Rock Hall is a jewel in Cleveland's crown, right? Not so fast. Bonus, Ro's wife Gurveena joins us for a bit and we tease our next podcast, being recorded at one of Cleveland's best restaurants!…
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Big (Chris) and Brown (Ro) talk about Cleveland in this first episode of Big and Brown in CLE Town. What we've seen and how we see it. This podcast will come to involve a multitude of curious personalities and how they leave their mark on Cleveland.Από τον Chris and Ro breaking down Cleveland
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There's no Jemma this week but Apsi and Roma are on hand to give you the lowdown on the SESTA (Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act) bill that recently passed the U.S Senate. We look at the ominous implications the bill has for sex workers, the overt prejudice of the lawmakers who wrote it and the hypocrisy of the liberal press surrounding it.…
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Hope you're not expecting any NAUGHTY BUSINESS guys cos this week we're discussing the naughtiest shock boy in comedy Ricky Gervais! Followed by an attempted dissection of the slow data death war recurrent in the news this week with the latest revelations about Cambridge Analytica.Από τον Brown Town
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We dissect the super bowl ads, ask if justin timberlake & his post apocalyptic mousepad suit still has a place in pop culture (probs not tbh)and was he always butters?! We also talk about culture wars and leftbook eating itself with plenty of immediate self crit, and analyse Jemma's online argument history (there's a wealth). Oh, krrrrrIs Katie Hop…
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This week is technically last week because Jemma went on holiday and forgot to upload the show.We talk about Black Mirror and whether or not cynicism really still holds a place in our society or if it's just holding back the uprising, and spend far too long googling images of Adrian Chiles.With special guest, Lana Del Rey…
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HEY UP LADS we cannot promise this week’s episode will all make sense, but we CAN promise a great many guffaws yes PROMISE. Anyone who has had an emotionally trying Christmas will empathise with the frankly incomprehensible state we’re all in. And YET, like the HEROES WE ARE we delve right into: clean eating, that BITCH named (well)Ness, peach gay …
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HOE HOE HOE MR SHELBY. Throwing you right into the garbage sea deep end this week folks WITH discussions of: Christmas as a gorgeous nightmare, the slow, insistent funeral march of Western consumer culture that peaks at """Crimbo""" and an impromptu exploration of The Disaster Artist's look at the MuuuriKKKan dream. GET READY TO HAVE YOUR CHRISTMAS…
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Here comes a cheeky sexy sex episode where we discuss whether whether lipstick is feminist and whether, as modern feminists, we should be splitting the cheque on cute dates! JK, this week we use the new series of Joe Swanberg’s RATHER GOOD Netflix series ‘Easy’ as a sexy Trojan Horse to discuss sex work, its decriminalisation and the way that sex-p…
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This week we get in the Christmas spirit by discussing Donald Trump's lovely new declaration on Israel, a similarly grotesque American export (Taylor Swift) and the surprisingly complex and delightful show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Written, produced and presented by Jemma Hatherill, Roma Virk and Apsi Witana…
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An attempt to explore the announcement of Meghan Markle as the new PRINCESS OF OUR HEARTS quickly descends into a fruit salad of fumbled accents and giddy madness. If you look close enough there's some coruscating analysis of the royal family's colonial history and class conflict but if in doubt just enjoy the Dumbledore impressions. Unsurprisingly…
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The inaugural episode of Three In The Pink kicks off its existence by jumping into the clammy white entitlement deep end that is the latest of Lena Dunham's grim public life. Also included are some roaring hot takes on a show called 'Stranger Things'??? and the current #metoo movement.Written, produced and presented by Jemma Hatherill, Roma Virk an…
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