After Work Drinks

Hello from our respective homes! As the world goes into official lockdown, we’re delving into the side effects of social isolation, such as loneliness, the economic crisis and the damaging idea that we’re all going to come out of this with the ‘perfect body’ after naturally exercising for 8 hours per day. Plus, what celebrities are getting wrong - and right - about the global pandemic and what the...

We understand the catch-22 of A) not wanting to hear another thing about COVID-19 and B) not being able to think about literally anything else, so we're bringing you an extra long double-pronged episode. We've interviewed beautiful nurse and friend of the podcast Phaedra Gurton about why self isolation is so important, what 'flattening the curve' means and how to support the already-overwhelmed me...

Hello for the third time in 8 days. This week we’re covering the full gamut of topics: Why the monarchy will miss Meghan and Harry; a perfect essay on fame and sexism by Lena Dunham; the catch-22 ’likability trap’ that stunts all women’s success and a final deliberation on Back With The Ex . Plus, Harvey Weinstein is going to prison but Roman Polanski is winning French Oscars and Woody Allen would...

Hello our wonderful, empowered batch of queens. Happy International Women’s Day! We’re celebrating by offering you a whole extra bonus episode, covering some massive feminist topics of the moment. Like: When will we see a female US president? And how do we tackle the oh-so-sexist ‘likeability’ issue? Plus, a new feminist flick 'Misbehaviour' looks at intersectional feminism through the realm of be...

Bonjour! Two Parisienne women who can’t speak French here, ready to fill you in on our latest escapades from Paris Fashion Week, including North West’s surprise appearance which prompted some backlash online, and, more importantly, our latest reality TV obsession which could be even better (worse) than Love is Blind. Grace has her time in the sun and gets us up to date with US politics, including...

We survived Milan Fashion Week and, more importantly, the coronavirus, which had everyone scrambling to leave the country as we watched Love is Blind from a hotel room (please welcome Jessica as AWD’s newest mascot). Off the back of our busy week - and a few major travel mishaps - we discuss imposter syndrome, being overly critical of oneself and wearing op-shop cardigans with confidence. Harvey W...

Grace has discovered an unknown dating show she deems better than 'Love Island' and we briefly explore the term ‘negative self obsession’, before diving into the backlash aimed at Jameela Jamil this week and the awful phenomenon of social media pile-ons. Which brings us to our big topic - Caroline Flack, the British TV presenter who tragically died by suicide this week. Many have dubbed hers a ‘de...

On the agenda this week, Izzy has discovered Love Island and now we’ll literally never hear the end of it and Grace wants to talk about ambition a bit more. Plus, Harvey Weinstein’s deranged lawyer spent 35 minutes blaming his victims in a truly fucked New York Times interview. Is it time we started talking more about the phenomenon of female misogyny? Finally, let’s dive into the OSCARS. We’...

A lack of Friday night plans led to both of us simultaneously watching Taylor Swift's Netflix documentary on opposite sides of London - Izzy, for the cats and Grace, so she could out speculate about yet another celebrity conspiracy theory. 'Miss Americana' covers a lot of ground, including Swift's relationship status, her eating disorder and her obsession with being a 'good girl'. We discuss what...

Long forgotten Goop-esque sex workshops and secret Reiki healer qualifications are just the start of this ep, which covers everything from the problem with viral Netflix documentary ‘Cheer’ to debriefing on Betty Dodson, the 90-year-old woman and new AWD mascot who’s taught over 9,000 women how to orgasm. On a more serious note, we speak about the devastating death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter...

It’s been a whirlwind of a week, featuring a trip to Switzerland, a 12-hour stint in the emergency room and – of course – the (sort of) reunion of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston at the SAG Awards. But what we’re really talking about this week is heartbreaks - heartbreaks of the big, earth-shattering, how-the-hell-do-I-get-over-this variety. How do you navigate a break-up in your late 20s, when it...

There was plenty to dissect in Hollywood this week, with the Oscar's releasing their embarrassingly middle-aged-white-dude nomination lineup and Harvey Weinstein's trial beginning in New York. Why can't the entertainment industry get a handle on their diversity problem? And why - after more than 80 women levelled accusations at Weinstein - is his trial hinging on the testimony of only two women? P...

Climate change is directly responsible for the severity of the Australian bushfire crisis and if change isn’t made now, the devastation we’re seeing - lives lost, homes destroyed, a billion animals dead - is just a taste of what’s to come. So what do we do? To explain exactly what’s happening to the world, why the Earth’s temperature is rising, how this is going to cause irreversible damage and Au...

As we crack open this bottle of cab sav - simultaneously breaking our ‘dry January’ resolution, we discuss whether our never-ending quest towards self-improvement, something which is never more prevalent than at the beginning of a new year, is actually just making us hate ourselves. Should we throw out our self help books in favour of giving less of a shit? Plus, if our recent digital detoxes are...

We’re going to play the ‘better late than never’ card today regarding one Harry Styles - the man who needs no introduction (apart from to Izzy) and has finally stolen our hearts. Aside from the obvious (his face), we're discussing how men like Harry are setting a new precedent when it comes to style and sexuality and how he and men of his ilk (here's looking at you Timothee Chalamet and Donald Glo...

We're back, baby! After a three week break we're (partially) refreshed and ready for a whole new year of AWD - live from our new digs in London and featuring our brand spanking new theme song. This week we've crammed a lot in: Justin Timberlake's cheating scandal (and the art of the celebrity apology), a conspiracy theory about The Crown season three and an autopsy on *that* Prince Andrew intervie...

Up this week is a very timely discussion about life changes, career moves and redefining success off the back of both of us quitting our dream jobs to pursue new dreams, plus how men’s magazines are changing to stay relevant in a post Me To era and the mummy blogger scandal that proves just how toxic social media can be.  Today’s ep is our last before a three-week break before we kick off yea...

Hello! We're back and we come equipped with a *very* serious AWD announcement. Plus, a  Bachelorette  debrief, why the world is turning on Juuls, your new must-watch TV series and a brief deep-dive into the sexual politics of affairs and cheating. Is is a feminist issue?  As always, please rate, review, subscribe and share and follow us on Instagram @afterworkdrinkspodcast @isabelle...

We are depressingly not recording this episode from a hotel room in Rome (crying), but there's still a lot on the agenda. From how the maid who's selling Lady Gaga's Golden Globes gown via an online auction got her hands on it in the first place (and why the police were involved), to 'the inbetweeners' of the fashion industry - the models who are neither sample, nor plus size - and why we need mor...

Ciao Bellas, reporting to you live from a hotel in Rome where we've had one too many glasses of cheap prosecco and are listening to ABBA. For our special reuninion episode, we're covering everything from 'She Said' (and why Ashley Judd is a massive legend) to Meghan and Harry's latest media blow-out, Caroline Calloway's rogue tell-all interview and a very hectic Lyft story. LISTEN NOW <3 You ca...

The best scandal of 2019 happened right after we recorded our last episode, but we couldn't not talk about #WagathaChristie, AKA the moment when UK WAG Coleen Rooney publicly called out fellow WAG, Rebekah Vardy, for selling stories about her to The Sun in a Pulitzer Prize-worthy tweet. Plus, AWD went viral thanks to one listener's detective work on Liam Hemsworth's new flame, Ellen DeGeneres and...

On the (very varied) agenda this week: a deep dive into Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner’s split (and his probable secret girlfriend), the extreme lengths Harvey Weinstein went to to stop the publication of the 2017 NYT expose and the brilliant work of non-fiction we implore you all to read. Plus, our thoughts on Hailey Baldwin’s wedding dress and Miley’s love life before we get serious again to disc...

AWD is officially 1! For our first birthday, Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin decided to get hitched, so we dissect the snippets of info we have at the time of recording (still waiting on that dress pic, Hailey). Off the back of the climate strikes and Greta Thunberg's incredible UN speech, we talk about people's ridiculous aversion to change and how our all or nothing attitude towards sustainabil...

After a brief (and unplanned, sorry) hiatus, we’re back! First on the agenda, a quick debrief on Milan Fashion Week and Grace’s trip to Shanghai, before we catch up on the (boring) Bachelor finale and the Emmys red carpet. Grace has a few good book and TV recommendations and we’re both OBSESSED with a new podcast that’s being dubbed the female ‘Dirty John.’ Off the back of Tavi Gevinson’s piece on...

Izzy made it to the UK alive, but not without consuming copious amounts of Rescue Remedy due to the UK holding her passport hostage. But a few mimosas later, she lands safely and heads straight from the airport to see Queen Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the flesh for ‘Fleabag.’ This week, we catch up on the New Zealand Netflix rom-com that deserves the opposite of an Oscar, the Adnan Syed documentary th...