The Polyester Podcast

This week we're joined by the incredible Julia Armfield ! The author will be telling us about her love of shark movies. A self confessed connoisseur of the genre, Julia, Olivia and Ione will be chatting about why shark films are the perfect escapist genre, how all couples have a 'shark person' and a non shark person, why we shouldn't consider these films guilty pleasures, and lots more. Julia will...

This week we're joined by Tavi Gevinson ! The actor, writer, and founder of Rookie will be chatting to us about what makes good advice. Inspired by her new podcast, Life Skills By Rookie , we're discussing how the advice we give and receive must be informed by the socio-political context we live within, what we're missing in discussions around self care, how Instagram infographics are warping how...

This week on Obsessions we're joined by Bolu Babalola , author of Sunday Times Bestseller Love in Colour ! Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, the author and screenwriter is telling us all about her fascination with Youtube series The Skin Deep . Bolu will be chatting about why watching people open up to each other is so compelling, how honesty, communication,...

This week on The Sleepover Club, we're joined by artist and photographer Maisie Cousins ! After facing the first year of motherhood in the midst of a global pandemic, Maisie sits down with us to discuss how becoming a mum has changed her creative process. From what mainstream discourse misses out on when it comes to juggling raising kids and being an artist, to how the idea of 'having it all' has...

We're back!! And so excited about this episode. Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the inspiring Autumn de Wilde . The director of Emma (2020 ), and an iconic photographer responsible for some of our fave ever photos, is telling us about her obsession with the ultimate subject of all: obsession itself! We'll be chatting about a life...

Using the end of the year to reflect on things? Thinking of becoming an activist, or wondering what different types of socio-political movements are out there? Then you’re in luck! We’re back with a special episode of our podcast The Skin You’re In, to discuss how 2020 has changed us all, and what we can do to create the future world we want to live in. ⁣ ⁣  Joined by two very speci...

It's our penultimate sleepover club of the year, and we've got a very special collaboration in store for you all. Teaming up with the collective Girls in Film , we sat down with director of The Love Witch , Anna Biller , to discuss the ins-and-outs of being a woman in the film industry. From misconceptions of the industry, to how to get your foot in the door, Anna's journey from art school to feat...

Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the INCREDIBLE Arlo Parks . The London based singer-songwriter, and one of our personal fave artists of 2020, is talking to us all about The Beat Generation. From discovering their poetry at aged fifteen, to what the work taught her about her own craft, why we need to smash misconceptions around who...

Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the amazing Jamila Woods . The singer, songwriter and poet is chatting to us about how journaling has transformed her creative process; from clearing her mind each morning, to clarifying her thoughts, and ridding her of writers block when she needs it most. Ione, Olivia, and Jamila are also chatting...

Over lockdown, we’ve been thinking about how best to connect with our community in online spaces, the often-hostile environment that is social media, and how to make Polyester a sustainable platform for the team and contributors alike. Now, we need our communities help to continue our work providing safer spaces for creative, intersectional conversations to live.   That's where the Dollhouse...

Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the ever-inspiring Miranda July. Miranda, Ione and Olivia will be discussing what everyday acting is, how we should all embody other people in our day-to-day lives, why role play infiltrates our everyday experiences, how men playing make believe is more accepted than women doing so, and much more. A...

With period products being declared 'non-essential' by the Welsh supermarkets during their most recent lockdown, it's become clear that menstruation is still heavily stigmatised in our society.⁣ This week on The Skin You're In, we're chatting to activist Amika George about her work campaigning for free tampons across schools in the U.K, why gender inclusivity is so important when discussing menstr...

The internet is harder to navigate than ever before. From fake news and hateful vitriol, to censorship and shadow-bans, sometimes spending all our time online feels impossibly claustrophobic. ⁣ We sat down with @awardsforgoodboys — aka Shelby Lorman to discuss how the URL world is mutating into a strange, dark place. We delve deep how the way we interact with each other within the online world&nbs...

Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the one and only Dorian Electra . The queer pop icon will be taking us through the a-z of the fedora hat. From it's first iteration as a queer symbol, to a mid 00's pop-star fave, to it's current connotations with the alt-right. We'll be chatting to Dorian about their work reappropriating symbols fr...

With so much pressure placed on marginalised people to advocate for their existence at all times in URL spaces, how can we make more room for joy online?  ⁣ ⁣This week on The Skin You're In we are joined by the incredible Maya Spencer-Berkeley , a model and disability activist. Maya told us all about her refusal to be a diversity hire, advocating for change in a meaningful way, and why she to...

Welcome to our brand new limited podcast series, The Skin You're In! Each week, for six weeks, we'll be exploring what it means to be alive today, and the biggest issues affecting our generation. From period poverty to body positivity, gender, disability, feminism and race, we want to know where the conversations are at, and what we can do to move them forward. And this week, we are joined by...

Welcome to our brand new limited podcast series, The Skin You're In! Each week, for six weeks, we'll be exploring what it means to be alive today, and the biggest issues affecting our generation. From period poverty to body positivity, gender, disability, feminism and race, we want to know where the conversations are at, and what we can do to move them forward. And this week, we are so thrill...

Welcome to our brand new limited podcast series, The Skin You're In! Each week, for six weeks, we'll be exploring what it means to be alive today, and the biggest issues affecting our generation. From period poverty to body positivity, gender, disability, feminism and race, we want to know where the conversations are at, and what we can do to move them forward. Our first guest is the wonderfu...

Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income. Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the inspiring Charli Howard. The business woman and model is telling us all about her love of 1950's pinup imagery, and how in a photoshop obses...

Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income. Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the amazing Tommy Dorfman . The actor, writer, and performer is telling us all about their obsession with Tarot. From their first reading at a H...

Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income. Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the incredible Mae Muller . The London based singer-songwriter will be telling us all about her obsession with Rihanna! An obsession she probabl...

Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income. Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the incredible Ryan O'Connell . The screenwriter, director, comedian, and creator of Netflix's Special is telling us all about his obsession wit...

Every other week we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income. Delving deep into the minds of our favourite people's deepest obsessions, this week we're joined by the wonderful Aluna Francis . The musician (best known as one half of her duo AlunaGeorge), is telling us all about her obsession with tea. From...