Benevolent Forces Benevolent Forces

It's only appropriate that for the landmark twentieth episode of BF we have our therapist on to explain why he doesn't wear shoes and convince us of our podcast's charm. In our longest (and coincidentally palindromic) ep to date we discuss Meryl Streep's nerves, luxury on a budget, bulk billing, the pain theory of happiness, podcasting as opprobrium, emotional honesty, how to manage the bears, careers, creativity and the importance of avoiding irony.

Victimised by the same 24 hours in a day as everyone else, the BF hosts question the validity of John Wick, dental assistants and the Holy Trinity of eyelash curlers.

Having returned from Japan, Lucy and Ben give Gigi a rundown of their purchases. They are sort of joined by their new unofficial fact-checker, Gigi's bf (BF).

It's Benevolent Forces o'clock, do you know where your adult children are? They're reading books on their iPhones, attending their tattoo removal sessions, getting high off going to the supermarket, soothing the ulcers in their mouths, cooking while following recipes, annoying their boyfriends while not following maps, paying for insurance, ordering the kid's spaghetti bolognese and calling their moms. At least that's what Lucy, Gigi and Ben are doing.

Welcome to our Sweet Sixteenth. In celebration of IWD we discuss skincare and our favourite horny teen novelist Meg Cabot. 

Ben returns to the fore with a renewed sense of purpose and (probationary) creative control. Lucy espouses the virtues of self-imposed obligation, Gigi explains why she spent 20 dollars to back up her text messages, and a sordid Christmas story set at Maggie Beer’s private manor is told for the first time on record.