Episode 27: "Chewing Gum"

Hello, fellow Anglophiles.

Man. We’re still stuck in Covidland, ain’t we? Bummer. In the summer.

Anyone startin’ to feel like it’s uh…gettin’ hot in here? Like, maybe you’ve recently had the experience of loungin’ around in your underwear and then suddenly you remembered a time when you were in your underwear and uh, someone else was there too? Someone ya fancied? Or maybe you were up late one night last week and decided to go ahead and watch Long Shot because what the Hell do you have to lose and then you found yourself weirdly excited to see Charlize Theron make out with Seth Rogen? Or maybe you recently spent a whole day watching Normal People and crying? Kissing! Where is kissing? Where is touching? Flirting? Ahhhhhh dear God it’s best not to think about any of it. Nope. Nope nope nope. Just pretend you’re six-years-old and kissing is gross and there’s nothing better in life than watching tv and eating ice cream. That’s right. Shh. Shh. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Be warned that this week we’re covering Michaela Cole’s Chewing Gum, and man, you’re gonna hear lots of talk about certain activities that single people are not currently allowed to enjoy or even attempt. Perhaps that’s not all bad? Perhaps it’s nice to have a break from romance because people are complicated and can be rather disappointing? Either way, we apologize in advance if our discussion of eyebrow-licking and nose-sucking fills you with frustrating nostalgia. Grab some ice cream, bruv. We’ll get through this just fine.