If Destroyed Still True

Sinéad and Mel are closing out their teenage mixtape by diving back into more moments that shaped us. We’ve looked at first jobs, first loves, first periods and the first version of the internet. We’ve revisited the pressures that came with the new millennium, the sexual politics and body issues we’ve had to unlearn, and taken a tender look at the beautiful chaos of teenage life that made us who w...

  Content note : this episode mentions sexual harassment in the workplace. Sinéad and Mel are pulling on their oversized uniforms and heading back to their teenage workplaces, where minimum-wage shifts taught us more than we realised. From kitchen drama to retail chaos, these first jobs were both funny and unexpectedly formative.  Our first jobs were our crash course in customer service, confidenc...

Content note : this episode contains discussions of diets, disordered eating and body image. Sinéad and Mel are firing up the family desktop, and taking a wander round the joy and chaos that was the early 2000s internet.. It’s time to revisit the glory days of Youtube, listen to the sweet sounds of a dial-up modem, and re-code our Myspace page. From logging in and out of MSN to get your crush’s at...

Content note: this episode contains discussions of diets, disordered eating and body image.  Sinéad and Mel are cracking open a can of Diet Coke and diving headfirst into the 2000s diet industrial complex. It’s time to revisit the era of size zero, Heat magazine’s ‘circle of shame’, and the relentless pursuit of thinness.  From ‘concerned’ paparazzi shots of Nicole Richie and the Olsen twins to th...

Content note: this episode contains adult themes and discussions of sex Sinéad and Mel are charging up their Nokia 3310s and delving back into those early sexting attempts: it’s finally time to talk about the FIRST time. From the Louise Rennison snogging scale (IYKYK), to house parties fuelled by WKD Blue and getting off with each other in the kitchen, teenagers in the 2000s were sex-obsessed and...

It’s September, and Sinéad and Mel are zipping up their new backpacks and heading straight back into that 2000s back-to-school feeling. From the scent of fresh homework diaries to the big reveal of pencil cases and the belief that this would be the year of total reinvention, teenage Septembers were a mix of anxiety, excitement and chaos. Between frantic catch-ups on who kissed who, surprise maths...

Sinéad and Mel are dusting off their discmans for this one and going back to the heady days of afternoons in HMV, CD car changers and Gonzo after school (thanks for everything, Zane Lowe). The 2000s were a wild ride of emo and RnB with a side of musical theatre, a time where burning CDs was an act of love and CD wallets were our most prized possessions (RIP Mel’s collection, lost forever). From po...

Content note : In this episode we talk about some sensitive topics, including pregnancy and miscarriage. We refer to women, girls  and female reproductive systems a lot, as we’re talking about menstrual cycles, but we don’t believe that’s the defining characteristic of womanhood. Protect the dolls! Sinéad and Mel are heading straight for the downstairs department: that’s right, we’re talking first...

Sinéad and Mel are throwing it way back to school corridors and lunchtime politics: yep, we’re talking cliques, labels and identities. The theatre kids. The alternative kids. The sporty ones, the popular ones. The drama was real, and we were in it. In this episode, we dig into the groups and labels that defined our teen years. From Sinéad getting called an “angry feminist” (a badge of honour, tbh)...

Sinéad and Melissa are kicking off with a big one: teen crushes . The drama. The delusion. The deep, deep feelings. From inventing painful love sagas in our heads, to changing life plans just to be near someone (Sinéad might have picked an A-Level for a boy), we’ve all been there.  In this episode we’re talking celebrity obsessions, soul-crushingly awkward moments, heartbreak and all the weird thi...

Welcome to If Destroyed Still True: the podcast where millennial best friends Sinéad Kennedy Sklar and Melissa Murdock rewind the mixtape of their teenage years and press play on the moments that shaped who they are today. You might remember Sinéad and Mel from The Imposters Club . They’re back with a new show diving headfirst into the chaos, cringe, and creativity of being a teen. From tippexed b...

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The Imposters Club is back for season 6, helmed as always by Sinéad and Mel: two best friends figuring life out, one episode at a time.  This week we’re talking about the most underrated life skill: knowing when to quit. Why is it that quitting is always seen as a bad thing, when it often shows that you’re self-aware enough to know when something isn’t working? We’ve been thinking about why simpli...

The Imposters Club is back for season 6, helmed as always by Sinéad and Mel: two best friends figuring life out, one episode at a time.  This week we’re getting intimate. Mel’s been thinking about the intimacy of motherhood and we chat about the different types of intimacy, why it’s not just about sex, and the romantic magic of female friendship. Plus, QUEER EYE IS BACK and it’s unsurprisingly got...

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The Imposters Club is back for season 6, helmed as always by Sinéad and Mel: two best mates figuring life out, one episode at a time.  We left you on a cliffhanger: Sinéad was about to start a new job and Mel was heading back to work after maternity leave. In that time we’ve discovered new versions of ourselves at work, struggled with what feels like a never-ending doom cycle in the news, and dive...

Well hello there! The Imposters Club is BACK for its sixth season, helmed as always by Sinéad and Mel: two best mates figuring life out, one episode at a time.  We left you on a cliffhanger: Sinéad was about to start a new job and Mel was heading back to work after maternity leave. Tune in on Wednesday 10 May to find out what we've been up to, what's been on our minds and the gif that is...

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The Imposters Club returns for our 5th season, and this time we’re talking WORK. Sinéad’s pivoting her career, Melissa’s returning from maternity leave and the whole world is talking about how we can work better. The job hunt: a time in your life that starts out full of hope and quite quickly becomes a bit soul-destroying. Sinéad’s been there all season - in that big cycle of hope and rejection, w...

The Imposters Club returns for our 5th season, and this time we’re talking WORK. Sinéad’s pivoting her career, Melissa’s returning from maternity leave and the whole world is talking about how we can work better. The time has come. Nursery is booked, start date at work is confirmed, flexible working is approved - and Melissa is feeling EVERYTHING. Returning to work after having a child comes with...

The Imposters Club returns for our 5th season, and this time we’re talking WORK. Sinéad’s pivoting her career, Melissa’s returning from maternity leave and the whole world is talking about how we can work better.  We're in the booked and busy era, but 53% of women say their stress levels are even higher than they were a year ago. It seems that burnout is NOT a conversation to be left in 2020....

The Imposters Club returns for our 5th season, and this time we’re talking WORK. Sinéad’s pivoting her career, Melissa’s returning from maternity leave and the whole world is talking about how we can work better.  Let us take you on a little trip down memory lane. It’s 2014: we’re trying to get our foot on the professional ladder, tentatively calling ourselves feminists, and holding an Urban Outfi...

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