13 episodes
Hello Friend Bethany Rutter
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I read a memoir written by a friend last year, and as I was reading it I realised I wish all my friends wrote memoirs, not just the well-known ones. I know so many interesting people who have had interesting experiences or made interesting decisions, and I want a legitimate excuse to know all about them. So here is Hello Friend, a podcast that enables me to ask questions of the great people in my life and share their brilliance with the world. Or at least the listeners of this podcast.
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Episode 10: Will Dean
Will has been one of my favourite Twitter friends for a few years now, and we've recently become real life friends. I wanted to talk to him about writing, getting published, the stuff he likes to read, and his wild life in the swamp in Sweden.
Will tweets at @willrdean, and his novel, Dark Pines, will be published in January 2018. -
Hello Friend - My favourite podcasts
Ahead of the final episode of season 1 of Hello Friend, I compile my top 5 favourite podcasts that you might enjoy while I'm away.
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Episode 9: Grace Barber-Plentie
In this episode I talk to Grace Barber-Plentie about all things film, from all-time faves to trailer crimes to trying to carve her own space in the film world as a young woman of colour with Reel Good Film Club.
Grace tweets at @gracesimone and you can find Reel Good Film Club at @gottobereel. -
Episode 8: Fil Marra and Brad Clark
In this episode I catch up with Fil, someone I had a very pleasant fling with circa 2014-2015, and his current babe Brad, who together run Sorry Not Sorry, a business serving food from the Italian Alps.
We discuss setting up a food business, bumps in the road, our varied experiences of dating apps, fetishisation of fat bodies and the weird position of being a bi dude.
You can follow Fil on Instagram at www.instagram.com/filmarra, Brad on Instagram at www.instagram.com/bradclarkuk and you can see what Sorry Not Sorry is up to at www.instagram.com/sorrynotsorrylondon -
Episode 7: Jazmin Lee
In this episode I talk to Jazmin Lee, queen of groundbreaking indie plus size brand Plus Equals (http://www.plusequals.co.uk). I wanted to hear about her fashion inspirations, what it's like being a one-woman operation and what it takes to get something like that off the ground.
We discuss making people feel good via compliments, living in the golden age of fashion exhibitions, and always keeping Liberace in mind. -
Episode 6: Dominic Falquero
In this episode, I talk to my old friend Dominic about our shared experiences of homophobia at secondary school, the world of drag and how badly work can affect your mental health.
Dominic performs as Cola Phalquero and can often be found at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. He tweets at @errorfied.