The High Low

Pandora Sykes and Dolly Alderton
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The High Low Podcast

A weekly conversation between writers Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes, that covers highbrow and lowbrow culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. THE HIGH LOW FINALE

    02/12/2020

    THE HIGH LOW FINALE

    It’s here! Expect many tears, intense nostalgia, beautiful letters from our listeners and a big ole dose of DJ CJ to celebrate the last four glorious years of The High Low.  Book tickets to the last ever High Low live show, streaming next week and raising money for Blood Cancer UK https://www.fane.co.uk/high-low Recommendations: Michaela Coel on Grounded with Louis Theroux  Billy Crystal on Awards Chatter  Pandemic at the disco playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3dW4ddgwOxj4q7XVvbOa7w?si=-xXJ81SkTLS0ZU2w9v-v3g Connect, by School of Life https://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/catalog/product/view/id/27526/s/connect-game/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAk53-BRD0ARIsAJuNhpu_l3AxJ_EvOq7t-mOqmwSdz2UPQc28f8ksuBh7CBf7g5bvn4t7lAAaAjScEALw_wcB Big Ideas for Curious Minds, by School of Life https://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/big-ideas-for-curious-minds/ A Promised Land by Barack Obama  Tiny Lungs - 28 poems by Joanna Bennett  Small Axe by Steve McQueen, on BBC iPlayer Mangrove, on BBC iPlayer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2h 15m
  2. An Author Special with Graham Norton - And Some News

    24/11/2020

    An Author Special with Graham Norton - And Some News

    We are so thrilled to have the one and only Graham Norton on today's episode, talking all about his new novel, Home Stretch, his favourite celebrities to interview on his chat show, and the weird wonderfulness that is Eurovision.  Graham is The High Low's last ever author special - because the High Low will be coming to a close next week, after 4 joyous, life-changing years for us both. But before we go, we have one last LIVE show for you: the High Low Christmas LIVE will be live streamed on Vimeo at 7pm on December 8th, with all proceeds going to Blood Cancer UK, a charity that is very close to both of our hearts, in memory of Florence Kleiner and Enzo Saunt. We promise a festive extravaganza featuring a VERY special musical performance.  Tickets start at £10, please book yourself a ticket at: https://www.fane.co.uk/high-low. With special thanks to Fane Productions, and our sponsor, the eco-friendly brand Method (and their delicious pink grapefruit cleaning spray) for making this live show possible We will see you next week for our last ever podcast! E-mail (while the inbox is still open!) thehighlowshow@gmail.com Tweet @thehighlowshow Shop thehighlowshop.com where 100% profits go to Fare Share Links Home Stretch, by Graham Norton Wintering, by Katherine May Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen inteview by Chris Godfrey for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/nov/23/laurence-llewelyn-bowen-ive-been-trying-to-get-sacked-from-television-for-years Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 19m
  3. Maggi's Mary Wollstonecraft, Princess Diana and A Plunge Into The Christmas Ads

    17/11/2020

    Maggi's Mary Wollstonecraft, Princess Diana and A Plunge Into The Christmas Ads

    Brace yourself: Emily in Paris is back for a second series. More importantly: the Christmas ads have dropped! We discuss some of them, and why a great Christmas ad doesn't actually.... have to have anything to do with Christmas. Also today, we discuss Maggi Hambling's controversial nude statue of founding feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, Rupert Everett's new autobiography, a documentary about Vivienne Westwood and the punk movement, and we deep dive into the Princess Diana content of the last week: the two-parter on ITV, with staggering allegations made against Martin Bashir, and the new series of The Crown, starring the magnificent Emma Corrin as Diana.  E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.com Tweet @thehighlowshow Shop thehighlowshop.com - 100% of profits for November go to Fare Share  Links To The End Of The World, by Rupert Everett The Crown series 4 now on Netflix The Diana Interview: Revenge of a Princess, on ITV Player What I've learned from 7 years of being single, by Camille Charriere for Harper's Bazaar https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a34587107/camille-charriere-love-in-your-30s/ How long Covid forced me to confront my past and my identity, by Kathryn Bromwich for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/08/how-long-covid-forced-me-to-confront-my-past-and-my-identity Vivienne Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist  Candice Carty-Williams on The Adam Buxton Podcast, Glenn Close on WTF, Keir Starmer on Desert Island Discs and What Trump Might Do In His Remaining Weeks in Office on Fresh Air  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 11m
  4. Election Gaffes, Celebrity Truth-Tellers & The Undoing

    10/11/2020

    Election Gaffes, Celebrity Truth-Tellers & The Undoing

    What a week to be alive! We discuss some of the many ridiculous things that have happened, mainly on the television, during this last monumental week, plus the riveting revelating that Dr Fauci of the Coronavirus task force in the US, had a celebrity zoom to help stop the spread of misinformation during the pandemic. Plus, swans in love and what we'd call our pet tortoise. And we talk telly: The Undoing, The Queen's Gambit, Emily in Paris (again) and Been So Long, an ambitious, upifting musical rom-com starring Michaela Coel. E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.com Tweet @thehighlowshow Shop thehighlowshop.com, 100% of profits for November go to Fare Share Links You're Wrong About podcast Been So Long on Netflix The Queens Gambit on Netflix The Undoing, on Sky Making Love With The Paint, on BBC iPlayer  Octavia Bright on her father being in a care home during lockdown, for The Sunday Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-can-speak-to-dad-but-i-may-never-hold-him-again-gtnq27p5s Modern Love in The New York Times  Buy There's Something About Wallace: Lockdown Love on Hampstead Heath by Louisa Green: https://www.deemclean.co.uk/swan-story/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 4m
  5. No Nut November, National Sandwich Day, and an Author Special with Otegha Uwagba on Whites

    03/11/2020

    No Nut November, National Sandwich Day, and an Author Special with Otegha Uwagba on Whites

    Are you familiar with No Nut November? Move over Movember, there's a slightly queasy new internet challenge in town. Also today, we discuss whether a burger is a sandwich, the concerning omission from the Sean Connery obituaries, and the new YouTube record-breaker. And we have an author special today with Otegha Uwagba, who came on to discuss her new long-form essay, Whites. E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.com Tweet@thehighlowshow Shop thehighlowshop.com where 100% of profits go to Fare Share Links Whites, by Otegha Uwagba, out 12th November Sacha Baron Cohen on Fresh Air: https://www.npr.org/2012/05/21/153204627/sacha-baron-cohen-the-fresh-air-interview?t=1604443983616 The Undoing, on Sky You're Wrong About, on all podcast platforms Ghosting stories at hardtoforget.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m
  6. The Southern Charm of Matthew McConaughey; Free School Meals; & The Web Server That Slows Down Information Overload

    28/10/2020

    The Southern Charm of Matthew McConaughey; Free School Meals; & The Web Server That Slows Down Information Overload

    From a naturally green puppy called Pistachio, to a charming and surprising memoir by Matthew McConaughey, this week is your usual mixed bag -- including discussion of the government's abhorrent decision to stop funding free school meals for vulnerable children outside of term time (see a petition you can sign and charities you can donate to, below) and some television that has moved us. Also! A book that made Dolly's week, and Pandora's new favourite podcast. E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.com Tweet @thehighlowshow Shop thehighlowshop.com - 100% profits go to charity, 50% to Black Minds Matter and 50% to The Freedom Charity. For November, all profits will be going to Fare Share Links  Reading Elle Hunt on Matthew McConaughey's memoir, Greenlights, for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/26/greenlights-matthew-mcconaugheys-guide-to-life-livin-hollywood-star What happened when me and Kim Kardashian both turned 40? By Eva Wiseman, for The Observer https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/oct/25/what-happened-when-both-me-and-kim-kardashian-turned-40-joint-party Help Yourself, by Curtis Sittenfeld  Quite, by Claudia Winkleman Watching Enslaved on BBC iPlayer Maggi Hambling on BBC iPlayer Out Of Her Mind, on BBC iPlayer Listening You're Wrong About podcast Dawn French on Table Manners podcast Elvis Costello on The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast Timothy Leary on Fresh Air podcast Sign and donate for free school meals Sign Marcus Rashford's petition for free school meals for vulnerable children, here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554276 Charities to donate to: Fare Share fareshare.org  Feeding Britain feedingbritain.org Kitchen Social mayorsfundforlondon.org.uk/kitchen-social/ The Trussell Trust trusselltrust.org Magic Breakfast magicbreakfast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 6m
  7. Cow Hugging, Daddy by Emma Cline & An Exclusive Clip from Joan & Jericha

    20/10/2020

    Cow Hugging, Daddy by Emma Cline & An Exclusive Clip from Joan & Jericha

    Today we discuss a love story in Venice, the new "wellness" trend of cow hugging, Matt Hancock's personal app (???) and listeners tell us what they think makes "a good deed". And some things we've been loving, including the feel good Love Life on Netflix. Plus! An exclusive, filthy extract from Joan and Jericha's new book, out on the 29th October. E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.com Tweet @thehighlowshow Shop thehighlowshop.com - 100% of profits go to charity, 50% to Black Minds Matter and 50% to Freedom Charity Links Max Woosey's fundraising page for North Devon hospice https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/max-woosey1 Daddy, by Emma Cline, out now Luster, by Raven Leilani, out in January 2021 and available for pre-order now Love Life, on BBC iPlayer Nigella Lawson on the fallacy of guilty pleasures for The Guardian: https://amp.theguardian.com/food/2020/oct/10/peanut-butter-chocolate-cake-and-vegan-gingerbread-five-new-sweet-recipes-from-nigella-lawson?__twitter_impression=true The role of food in Jewish celebration for Radio 4’s The Food Programme: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-food-programme/id342927791?i=1000495160731 How My Mother and I Became Chinese Propaganda, by Jiayang Fan for The New Yorker (listen to the audio on the same link) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/14/how-my-mother-and-i-became-chinese-propaganda Dear Joan and Jericha: Why He Turns Away, Do’s and Don’ts from Dating to Death, out on the 29th October Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min
  8. Progressive Penguins, Emily in Paris, & What Makes A Good Deed?

    13/10/2020

    Progressive Penguins, Emily in Paris, & What Makes A Good Deed?

    We continue our conversation about sharing grief in the aftermath of a still birth or miscarriage, with a special contribution from the grief psychotherapist Julia Samuel MBE. We also discuss penguin and seahorse reproduction, a delicious piece of Hollywood gossip involving Cary Grant and Clark Gable, and - mais bien sûr - we plunge into Emily and Paris aka 2020's answer to Sex And The City and all its associated controversy. E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.com Tweet@thehighlowshow Shop thehighlowshow.com - 100% profits go to charity, 50% Black Minds Matter and 50% to Freedom Charity Links 10 Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now, by Jaron Lanier summarised on Blinkist What to say to women going through miscarriage and baby loss, by Alexandra King for CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/09/health/miscarriage-what-to-say-wellness/index.html I find myself apologising for the complex nature of my motherhood, by Sophie Beresiner for The Sunday Times Style https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sophie-beresiner-i-find-myself-apologising-for-the-complex-nature-of-my-motherhood-thqdl0b92 Follow Sophie @motherprojectofficial and pre-order her book here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mother-Project-Sophie-Beresiner/dp/0008456860 Titting About, an Audible podcast series by French and Saunders Emily in Paris, on Netflix Everything that's wrong with Emily in Paris by an actual French person, by Marie Telling for Buzzfeed https://www.buzzfeed.com/marietelling/emily-in-paris-reviewed-by-french-person Would Emily's Bot actually go viral? By Rachel Handler for Vulture https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/emily-in-paris-instagram-influencers.html On The Rocks, at cinemas now Samantha Morton on Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 Floella Benjamin on Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
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A weekly conversation between writers Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes, that covers highbrow and lowbrow culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Pandora Sykes and Dolly Alderton
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2020
  • Episodes
    152
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    The High Low

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