'Home' (2016)
Things to think about:
- The positions and occupations of the panelists
- Consideration of the existential implications of 'authenticity'
- Regulatory issues: "that popular book website"
Quotes:
"The accoutrements of modern society..."
"It exists in apposition to an imagined context..."
"At the moment I'm wearing a dress that I made... it's really a practical thing"
"I'm using it as a metonym!"
"I will be engaging with craft with my three year old"
"I will mainly be putting my books away"
"I have a large collection of square scarves"
"I only have 20 books... I know!"
"My favourite winter mug is in storage"
Vaginas/Pockets (2018)
- Episode focuses on the topic of female body odour, and the double standard that exists between men and women in popular conception.
- The conversation is frank "sometimes my vagina is musty, right?"
- Ancillary topics include menstruation, the menopause and oral sex: "There's an expectation you need to taste nice. You're a human being, not a clementine!"
- A diverse range of panelists from different backgrounds and ages, with an older woman discussing the "joys of the menopause"
- Suddenly the episode shifts, and pockets/women's fashion are discussed instead, in particular the impracticalities of pockets and women's garments. A range of diverse topics.