Audio Stories by The Spill

It’s our favourite time of the year: when the editorial team gathers to share the books we’re most looking forward to reading over the next twelve months. Author: The Spill Category: Arts Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠online⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more Environment stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/arts

Takukam’ story threads together ecology, technology, culture, and disability rights, and at its centre, a commitment to resisting erasure. Author: Chourouk Gorrab Category: Culture Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠online⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more Environment stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/culture

530. That is the number of days since I have written a piece. As I rage-scroll through my previously published work, it dawns on me that this is my own doing. Author: Jennifer Hakim Category: SELF Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠online⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more Environment stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/self/

COP30 will take place this November in Brazil, a country that has become over the years a global symbol of Indigenous resistance to land grabs, deforestation, and extractive capitalism. Author: Chourouk Gorrab Category: ENVIRONMENT Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠online⁠⁠⁠ . For more Environment stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/environment/

To love a place is to decolonise. Author: Bowie Yin Sum Kung Category: Environment, Self Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠online⁠⁠⁠ . For more Environment stories, head to⁠ https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/environment/

At a time when DEI is being rolled back and marginalised voices are under threat, this interview is a reminder that resistance isn’t always loud, but is always present. An Interview with Barbara Kennedy-Brown of Fashion Minority Alliance (FMA). Author: Chourouk Gorrab Category: CULTURE Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠online⁠⁠ . For more Culture stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://...

Céline Semaan challenges us to rethink everything we’ve been taught to aspire to: fashion, education, even the idea of womanhood itself.

"When Instagram becomes the mirror through which we view ourselves, the relentless pursuit of a cinched waist, lean muscles, or the “slim-thick” physique portrayed by influencers can lead to an unhealthy obsession with unrealistic beauty standards." Author: Tade Category: LIFE Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠ online⁠ . For more Life stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www....

This is part three, and the final chapter of our second Fiction story, "Swept Up" by Rhea Dhanbhoora, released as a weekly series throughout this month of September.  "A security guard scurries out of the safe confines of the little stone cottage by the gate to check whether it’s been properly padlocked. The old lady in the floral headscarf nods from the crack in her lace curtains a...

This is part two of our second Fiction story, "Swept Up" by Rhea Dhanbhoora, released as a weekly series throughout this month of September. "Wet earth masks the smell of trouble brewing outside, and you ignore the slight whiff of tension in the air, breathe in the familiar memory of white desi corn, sprinkled with chilli and lime." Author: Rhea Dhanbhoora Category: FICTION Listen to the full stor...

This is part one of our second Fiction story, "Swept Up" by Rhea Dhanbhoora, released as a weekly series throughout this month. "Trees are felled and walls crumble, but you swing back on your rocker, convinced it’s just a phase." Author: Rhea Dhanbhoora Category: FICTION Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠online⁠. For more Fiction stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https:/...

This growing tide of racism and Islamophobia, often masked as patriotism, is both appalling and infuriating. Author: Chourouk Gorrab Category: POLITICS Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠online⁠. For more Politics-related stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/politics

Here are 5 essential shows, films and podcasts about and by Palestinians, sharing their authentic perspectives and history. Author: The Spill Category: CULTURE Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ online⁠⁠⁠ .   For more Culture-related stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/culture

Newsletter heaven is where I now reside, and I find myself smiling at my phone a lot more than I used to. Author: Jennifer Hakim Category: CULTURE Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ online⁠⁠ .   For more Culture-related stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/culture

Where are the limits of help, and the beginnings of harm? Such is the premise of Multiple Casualty Incident , by Sami Ibrahim, hitting the Yard Theatre, Hackney Wick on 27th April 2024. Author: The Spill Category: ARTS  Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ online⁠⁠ .   For more Arts-related stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/arts

Did you know that 41% of the names of the babies born in England and Wales were ‘typos’? The shocking revelation was made this week by ‘I am not a typo’ (IANAT), a new campaign calling on tech giants to “correct autocorrect and spell-check spell-check”. Author: The Spill Category: CULTURE Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ online . For more Culture-related stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http...

On Wednesday, lawmakers stormed out of parliament with tensions rising to an all-time high among Britain’s three major political parties, after they attempted to outmanoeuvre each other over a vote on a Gaza ceasefire. Author: Jennifer Hakim Category: POLITICS Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ online⁠ .  For more Politics-related stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.thespillmag.co...

As a new year begins, the pages of a good book can be a welcome escape from the world’s complexities, or the means of engaging with them. Here are 6 books we're particularly excited to read this year. Author: The Spill Category: ARTS Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠online⁠ .  For more Arts-related stories, head to ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/arts/

Being hyper aware of everything happening everywhere all at once thanks to social media, is both a blessing and a curse. Author: Jennifer Hakim Category: LIFE Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ online .  For more Life-related stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/politics/

A recent study by People Like Us and Censuswide has revealed that ethnically diverse professionals in the UK are grappling with a dual crisis – the burden of unequal pay coupled with the escalating cost of living.  Author: The Spill Category: LIFE Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- also available in Easy Read.  For more Life-related stories, head to⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://...

In case you missed it, from 29th November to 5th December 2023, Publishers for Palestine, a “global collective of publishers and others who work in publishing around the world, who stand for justice, freedom of expression, and the power of the written word”, ran #ReadPalestine week. Author: The Spill Category: CULTURE Listen to the full story, or read it⁠⁠ ⁠ online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- also available in Ea...

Despite what the top 1% wants you to believe, Muslim and Palestinian lives matter.  Author: Mahevash Shaikh Category: LIFE Listen to the full story, or read it⁠ ⁠online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - also available in Easy Read.  For more Life-related stories, head to⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thespillmag.com/tag/life/

ONS birth data recently revealed that half of Brits were prioritising sex in the months leading up to October. While the idea of a pleasure-centred season sounds appealing, much needs to be improved when it comes to the sustainability of sex and pleasure. We spoke to Ben Foster, Co-founder and Director of The Natural Love Company about sex, self-love, inclusivity, and the environment.  Author: The...

“untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play” is at the Young Vic Theatre, London from 18th September to 4th November 2023. Author: The Spill Category: ARTS Listen to the full story, or read it online - also available in Easy Read.  For more Arts-related stories, head to⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thespillmag.com/arts Sponsored by Young Vic

The last few months have been hard on Pakistanis, and the media bias is real. Author: Anmol Irfan Category: LIFE Listen to the full story, or read it ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠online  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- also available in Easy Read.  For more Life-related stories, head to  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thespillmag.com/life