Podcasts by SRSLY

SRSLY #95: Pirates of the Caribbean / Three Girls / Loaded from 2017-05-30T15:43:41

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SRSLY #94: Liam Payne / Kimmy Schmidt / Mulholland Drive from 2017-05-24T16:15:36

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SRSLY #93: Harry Styles / Anne with an E / Sympathy from 2017-05-16T15:54:08

Caroline and Anna discuss the debut solo...

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SRSLY #92: Master of None / Can't Cope Won't Cope / The Black Tapes from 2017-05-09T14:37:48

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SRSLY #91: The Handmaid’s Tale / Dear White People / Lumino City from 2017-05-02T17:04:38

Caroline and Anna discuss the new ad...

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SRSLY #90: Girls / The Knowledge / My Favorite Murder from 2017-04-25T00:00

Caroline and Anna discuss the final episode of Girls, the black cabbie documentary The Knowledge and the true crime podcast My Favorite Murder.

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SRSLY #29: The One Where They Take it Seriously (REBROADCAST) from 2017-04-18T17:07:23

We're returning to the Friends SRSLY special! Anna, Caroline and special guests discuss why Ross is The Worst, economics, political correctness, friendship, and the show's legacy.[04.40] Ross (Barb...

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SRSLY #89: Harry Styles / Raw / This is Us from 2017-04-11T16:02:03

Caroline and Anna discuss the Harry Styles’s new single “Sign of the Times”, the French horror film Raw and HBO TV show This is Us..*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/89*Subscribe*itunes.apple.com/g...

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SRSLY #88: 13 Reasons Why / Decline and Fall / Becoming Unbecoming from 2017-04-04T16:01:41

Caroline and Anna discuss the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, the new BBC adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Decline and Fall and the graphic novel Becoming Unbecoming.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/88...

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SRSLY #87: Get Out / Riverdale / Prune from 2017-03-28T16:46:51

Caroline and Anna discuss the horror film Get Out, teen drama Riverdale and the mobile game Prune.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/87*Subscribe*itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/srsly/id1014404879?mt=2*...

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SRSLY #86: Beauty and the Beast / Missing Richard Simmons / The Night Of from 2017-03-21T18:12:37

We chat Disney’s live action remake of Beauty and the Beast, the ethically dubious podcast Missing Richard Simmons and HBO crime drama The Night Of.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/86*Subscribe*it...

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SRSLY #85: Ed Sheeran / Love / Days of Heaven from 2017-03-14T15:59:15

We take a critical look at Ed Sheeran’s new album, ÷, the Netflix original series Love and the Terence Malik film Days of Heaven.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/85*Subscribe*itunes.apple.com/gb/p...

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SRSLY #84: Certain Women / Clique / Sweet/Vicious from 2017-03-07T17:49:41

Caroline and Anna discuss Kelly Reichardt’s Montana movie Certain Women and the BBC Three drama Cliquediscuss all the action from the Oscars. Plus: we get our revenge with MTV campus rape drama Swe...

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SRSLY #83: The Awards Special 2017 from 2017-02-27T12:10:37

Caroline and Anna discuss all the action from the Oscars. Plus: we give out own personal pop culture awards.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/83*Subscribe*itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/srsly/id101440...

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SRSLY #82: Moonlight / Skam / Young Frankenstein from 2017-02-21T17:38:43

Caroline and Anna discuss the hotly-tipped Oscar favourite Moonlight, the Norwegian teen drama Skam and Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/82*Subscribe*itunes.apple.co...

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SRSLY #81: Hidden Figures / The Moorside / Process from 2017-02-14T16:52:04

This week, we chat about biopic Hidden Figures, BBC drama The Moorside and the album Process by Sampha.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/81*Subscribe*itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/srsly/id1014404879?...

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SRSLY #80: Santa Clarita Diet / Loving / 80 Days from 2017-02-07T15:55:42

This week, we discuss Netflix's suburban horror series, Santa Clarita Diet, the Oscar-nominated biopic Loving, and the adventure game 80 Days.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/80*Subscribe*itunes.a...

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SRSLY #79: Lion / Witless / Fen from 2017-01-31T18:03:33

We chat Oscar-nominated biopic Lion, BBC Three comedy Witless and Daisy Johnson’s short story collection Fen.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/79*Subscribe*itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/srsly/id10144...

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SRSLY #78: Jackie / Apple Tree Yard / Silicon Valley from 2017-01-24T15:13:04

Caroline and Anna discuss the new Jackie Kennedy biopic, sexy BBC thriller Apple Tree Yard and nerdy sitcom Silicon Valley.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/78*Subscribe*itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast...

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SRSLY #77: Unfortunate Events / The Worst Witch / Speed Dial from 2017-01-17T17:50:02

Caroline and Anna discuss the Netflix adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, the new CBBC version of The Worst Witch and the MTV podcast Speed Dial.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/77*Subsc...

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SRSLY #76: Taboo / La La Land / The Box of Delights from 2017-01-10T16:02:05

Caroline and Anna discuss Tom Hardy’s period drama Taboo, the musical delights of La La Land and a children’s TV throwback with The Box of Delights.*Show notes*srslypod.com/episodes/76*Subscribe*it...

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SRSLY #75: Pop Culture in 2017 / Sherlock / The Shore from 2017-01-03T18:43:02

We pick our TV and film highlights for the coming year, review the first episode of series 4 of Sherlock, and enjoy Sara Taylor’s short story collection The Shore.

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SRSLY #23: Love, SRSLY (REBROADCAST) from 2016-12-24T01:00

In honour of the festive season, Caroline and Anna revisit that problematic Christmas fave Love, Actually, with a little help from friends of the podcast Anoosh Chakelian, Barbara Speed, Stephen Bu...

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SRSLY #73: The Home Alone Special from 2016-12-20T14:00

Look what we did, ya little jerks! That's right, a Home Alone special! We're joined by Stephanie Boland, Simran Hans, India Bourke and Jonn Elledge to discuss coming-of-age, violence, consumerism a...

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SRSLY #72: Lovesick / Zayn ft Taylor Swift / Crazy Ex-Girlfriend from 2016-12-13T17:31:43

We chat chlamydia comedy Lovesick, the Zayn and Taylor Swift duet “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” and Netflix’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

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SRSLY #69: Fantastic Beasts / NW / The Infinity Diaries from 2016-11-22T14:44:13

This week, we discuss new Potterverse film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, the BBC adaptation of Zadie Smith's novel NW and Tavi Gevinson's Infinity Diaries.

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SRSLY #67: The Crown / Autumn / Populaire from 2016-11-08T17:54:39

We discuss Netflix royal family drama The Crown, the Ali Smith “Brexit” novel Autumn and the 2012 French film Populaire.

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SRSLY #65: Black Mirror / Crazyhead / Crazy Stupid Love from 2016-10-25T17:59:33

We chat series 3 of Black Mirror, new E4 horror-comedy Crazyhead, and the 2011 romantic comedy Crazy Stupid Love.

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SRSLY #64: My Scientology Movie / The Divine Comedy / Game of Thrones from 2016-10-18T15:56:47

This week, we chat Louis Theroux’s My Scientology Movie, The Divine Comedy’s Foreverland album and tour, and the “Two Swords” episode of Game of Thrones.

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SRSLY #62: Amanda Knox / A Seat at the Table / The Bletchley Circle from 2016-10-04T15:04:49

On the Netflix documentary Amanda Knox, Solange Knowles’ album A Seat at the Table and ITV drama The Bletchley Circle.

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SRSLY #61: Autumn TV / Victoria / The Year of Magical Thinking from 2016-09-27T17:30:46

We look ahead to the exciting new TV shows coming out in the rest of the year, watch ITV's new period drama Victoria and read Joan Didion's grief memoir The Year of Magical Thinking.

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SRSLY #60: The Great British Bake Off / Bridget Jones’s Baby / Extremis from 2016-09-21T11:22:48

Our views on the current series of GBBO so far, the new Bridget Jones film, and a heart-breaking Netflix documentary about end-of-life care.

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SRSLY #59: Motherland / The One Hundred Nights of Hero / Ladylike from 2016-09-13T17:36:03

We chat BBC sitcom pilot Motherland, Isabel Greenberg’s new graphic novel and Buzzfeed’s video series “Ladylike”.

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SRSLY #58: The Lesser Bohemians / The Get Down / Tallulah from 2016-09-06T17:34:31

We chat the new Eimear McBride novel, Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix take on the 1970s Bronx music scene and a film starring Ellen Page and Allison Janney.

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SRSLY #57: The Summer Movies Special from 2016-08-30T15:15:57

Disappointed by 2016's paltry crop of summer blockbusters? Never fear – Caroline and Anna are here with recommendations of what to watch while it’s still hot.

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SRSLY #55: Fleabag / The BFG / Naked Attraction from 2016-08-16T17:20:04

We chat BBC Three’s Fleabag, Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of The BFG, and Channel 4 dating show Naked Attraction.

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SRSLY #54: Stranger Things / Finding Dory / 8½ from 2016-08-09T17:08:12

This week, we chat Netflix original series Stranger Things, Pixar's sequel to Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, and Federico Fellini's 1963 film 8½.

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SRSLY #53: Cursed Child / David Bowie Prom / Ask Polly from 2016-08-02T16:57:56

This week: a spoiler-filled dissection of the new Harry Potter play David Bowie at the Proms, and agony aunt column Ask Polly. Skip the first 21 mins to avoid HP spoilers!

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SRSLY #49: The Sewing Bee / The Essex Serpent / The Lady Vanishes from 2016-06-28T17:11:38

We chat The Great British Sewing Bee, read new novel The Essex Serpent and revisit 2013's The Lady Vanishes.

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SRSLY #45: Love, Nina / Internet Histories / The Secret in Their Eyes from 2016-05-24T17:22:17

We chat Nick Hornby’s adaptation of Nina Stibbe’s literary memoir (04:30), our histories on the internet (13:05), and an Oscar-winning 2009 Argentinian thriller (23:19). Show notes: http://bit.ly/2...

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SRSLY #44: The Argonauts / Jane the Virgin / 20 Feet From Stardom from 2016-05-17T16:00

Caroline and Anna discuss Maggie Nelson's memoir The Argonauts (7:10), TV series Jane the Virgin (17:06) and the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet From Stardom (25:44). Shownotes: http://tinyurl.co...

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SRSLY #43: The Hollow Crown / Not By Accident / Cry Baby from 2016-05-10T16:39:54

We chat The Hollow Crown (04:17), Not By Accident, a podcast about middle-aged single motherhood (16:22), and Cry Baby, a John Waters musical comedy spoof starring Johnny Depp (23:05). Show notes: ...

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SRSLY #42: Drake / Witless / The West Wing from 2016-05-03T17:21:07

We chat Drake’s new album Views (08:45), BBC Three comedy-drama Witless (14:22) and the first ever episode of The West Wing (24:15). Show notes: http://bit.ly/1q0eDnP

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SRSLY #38: Zayn / Zootropolis / The Magicians from 2016-04-05T17:42

Caroline and Anna go deep on Zayn’s first solo album Mind of Mine (05:10), Disney animated film Zootropolis (14:43) and Lev Grossman’s magical thriller The Magicians (25:35). Shownotes: http://bit....

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SRSLY #37: Doctor Thorne / Female Friendship / Alt-J from 2016-03-29T16:00

This week, we chat ITV's Doctor Thorne (03:30), Female Friendship Week on the New Statesman website (13:40), and the debut album from the British band Alt-J (27:10). Shownotes: http://bit.ly/1ZL05...

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SRSLY #36: Thirteen / Anomalisa / A Little Chaos from 2016-03-22T17:58:37

This week, we chat BBC Three's kidnap drama Thirteen (03:13), stop motion animated movie Anomalisa (15:10) and Alan Rickman-directed film A Little Chaos (23:20). Show notes: http://bit.ly/1SfXuju Listen

SRSLY #35: The Night Manager / Alice Isn't Dead / Benny & Joon from 2016-03-15T00:00

This week, we chat fictional podcast serial Alice Isn't Dead (02:26), BBC thriller The Night Manager (11:02), and 1993 romcom Benny & Joon (23:35). Show notes: http://bit.ly/1S242lS

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SRSLY 34: The 1975 / The People v OJ Simpson / Date Night from 2016-03-08T19:47:51

We chat The 1975's second album (04:30), The People v OJ Simpson (14:00) and Tina Fey/Steve Carell comedy Date Night (26:17). Show notes: http://bit.ly/1pvSsWN

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SRSLY #32: Love / A Bigger Splash / Year of Yes from 2016-02-23T17:00

This week, we discuss the new Netflix romcom series Love (02:30), new film A Bigger Splash (12:30), and Shonda Rhimes's Year of Yes (22:00). Show notes: http://bit.ly/1KHqtNs

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SRSLY #30: Awards Special from 2016-02-08T17:44

We discuss awards season's big trio: the Oscars, the BAFTAs, and, of course, the SRSLYs.

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SRSLY #28: Bears and Bio-pecs from 2016-01-25T19:07:07

Caroline and Anna chat important men biopics (pecs?!) The Revenant and The Big Short (3:35), James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke (18:30), and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (29:39).

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SRSLY #24: The Festive TV Special 2015 from 2015-12-28T19:09:31

Caroline and Anna discuss this year's festive TV offering, plus listener recommendations for the best films to watch at Christmas. Show notes: http://bit.ly/1n2cOpv

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SRSLY #22: Time for Adventures from 2015-12-14T18:51:44

We chat the BBC adaptation of Capital, find joy in Rainbow Rowell’s novels Fangirl and Carry On, and get our teeth into Adventure Time.

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SRSLY #21: Hide and Seek from 2015-12-07T17:00:33

Caroline and Anna go searching for the secrets of life and death with Paul McGuigan's Victor Frankenstein, sniff out success with Leslie Knope, and track down treasure with the Detectorists. Show n...

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SRSLY #20: Friends, Lovers, Divers from 2015-11-30T16:59:52

Caroline and Anna talk albums from Joanna Newsom, Bjork and Grimes, Todd Haynes film Carol, and comedy web series Ex-Best. Show notes: http://bit.ly/1jtzIDL

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SRSLY #16: Lorde, lobsters and lonely hearts from 2015-10-26T18:29:54

This week, we talk modern dystopia The Lobster, fangirl over Lorde, and remember 90s sitcom on As Time Goes By.

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SRSLY #15: Women on the Edge from 2015-10-20T23:47:15

We discuss Suffragette, the Channel 4 TV series Chewing Gum, and Kim Kardashian’s Selfish. Show notes: http://bit.ly/1kpguAk

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SRSLY #10: Catch Me If You Can from 2015-09-17T15:35:40

Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz talk genre-twisting action movie American Ultra, new Channel 4 series Hunted and BBC Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure. Also: what TV shows you should watch if yo...

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SRSLY #9: Falling Girls from 2015-09-07T17:26:55

This week, we talk Jacqueline Wilson’s Katy, the BBC’s new sitcom Boy Meets Girl and the Carol Morley film The Falling. Show notes: bit.ly/1EMeAmy

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SRSLY #8: Graphic Teens from 2015-08-31T23:03:05

This week, we talk Diary of a Teenage Girl, Marvel's Agent Carter, and Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis. (Caroline Crampton, Anna Leszkiewicz). Show notes: bit.ly/1hQy2V3

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SRSLY #5: Our Mad Ant Diary from 2015-07-27T19:59:19

We talk Taylor vs Nicki, the therapeutic qualities of My Mad Fat Diary, the gender issues in Marvel's Ant-Man and applaud the way Obvious Child handles abortion. With Caroline Crampton, Anna Leszki...

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SRSLY #4: Latitude and Harper Lee from 2015-07-20T18:45:26

This week, SRSLY comes to you from the Latitude festival in Suffolk. Plus, we chat about Harper Lee's new book, Go Set a Watchman, and get all flustered by Showtime's Masters of Sex. With: Caroline...

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SRSLY #3: Sense8 and Sensibility from 2015-07-13T17:28:43

We analyse the many layers of Arnold Schwarzenegger, examine Sense8's overly sentimental moments, and wish that Rookie magazine had come along ten years earlier. (Caroline Crampton, Anna Leszkiewic...

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SRSLY #2: Rippling torsos and Rihanna from 2015-07-06T19:05:46

In this week’s episode, we discuss Rihanna’s new video, our love for Magic Mike XXL and why Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice totally works on YouTube. (Caroline Crampton, Anna Leszkiewicz, June Er...

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SRSLY #1: Grey Beginnings from 2015-06-29T17:09:24

This week, we talk the new Amy Winehouse biopic, discover our inner Directioner, and try our hardest to read E L James's Grey. (Caroline Crampton, Anna Leszkiewicz, Kate Mossman). The links to what...

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SRSLY: Harry Potter Special from 2015-06-29T17:00:46

In this special New Statesman/SRSLY collaboration, the NS team explore the politics, economics, and pedagogy of the Harry Potter series. (Helen Lewis, Caroline Crampton, Anna Leszkiewicz, Stephen B...

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