Kelly O'Shea and Steph Swann

Much to Discuss

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Much to Discuss is a weekly conversation between friends covering the topics, content, and culture they’re discussing that week. Hosted by Steph Swann and Kelly O'Shea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jan 18, 2024

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Episodes

Episode 12: Ayo Season and Why We Should Talk More About Women's Health 18.01.2024

In our first episode of 2024, we discuss the Emmy Awards and why Ayo Edebiri rocks (...style, talent, and her/her dad’s Letterboxd reviews). We talk about recent research that could improve women’s health and longevity and how shamefully little we know, learn, and talk about fertility and menopause as women. We also chat on population decline in China and how and why Sweden, in contrast, has a gro...

Episode 11: A Jolly Close to 2023 23.12.2023

Happy Holidays Friends! What a year! We hope you’re already horizontal on your couch shoveling holiday treats and binging your favorite seasonal content. In our final episode of the year, we reflect on 2023 and present our very best, unhinged predictions for 2024 (ie. Will Taylor Swift release a video game? Will the “bump” come back into hairstyle trends? *cue internal screams*).  We have a s...

Episode 10: Why the Millennial Price of Happiness is High, Healing Heartbreak, and Loads of Lovable Celebs 07.12.2023

In today’s episode, Steph treats us with a riveting story of a gaslighting platypus and Kelly basks in Taylor Swift’s Person of the Year title. We gush over Margot Robbie and Angelina Jolie, ponder what Cillian Murphy eats for dinner, discuss an ace tip from Dolly Alderton on how to recover from heartbreak, and go from a crime drama > top holiday films in content recs. We also talk about how no...

Episode 9: Pardoned Turkeys and Treating the Causes of Issues vs. the Symptoms 22.11.2023

Today, we’re talking presidential turkey pardons (Congratulations, Birds), birth order, and who on earth is signing up for Fyre Festival II. We also discuss celebrity tax evasion, failures in New York’s social safety net, kids striking for climate change, tracking what’s going on at OpenAI through Kara Swisher on the Pivot Podcast, the timely docu on Maya Powalski, and BookTok's favorite smut: ACO...

Episode 8: Being Direct, Changing Lyrics, Replacing iPhones, and if the CIA Writes Songs 16.11.2023

Buckle up for another mixed bag of content! Today, we chat about being direct in dating, if Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, why Google’s antitrust case is a big deal, the technology that could take over the iPhone, and some MINT content binges for your upcoming travel and time off - including a Taken-esque miniseries, a documentary on incarcerated Aboriginal artists, and a highly recommended podca...

Episode 7: Lonely Sheep, Lonely World 09.11.2023

Kelly’s found her spirit animal in a lonely British sheep named Fiona and Steph gifts us with her impression of an American accent (teaser: doting Southern gran who bakes apple pies). In pop culture, we talk hot celebrities young and old, the MET Gala theme for 2024, and redoing the movies that built us a la Mean Girls. In deeper topics, we discuss the new ChatGPT functionality and some surprising...

Episode 6: We're Back! (...For Good) 02.11.2023

Welcome! In our (self-proclaimed) highly anticipated return, Steph’s got a new puppy and Kelly can’t say the word “aristocrat”.  We’ll be coming to you weekly to deliver our classic format: pop culture, news and topics we’re taking in, and content we’re loving. This week’s episode covers a lot of ground - Halloween, Matthew Perry, gun violence, AI, Britney Spears’ memoir, and some bingeable T...

Episode 5: It’s Raining, Barbenheimer is Soaring, Starlink Satellites are Exploring 01.08.2023

Kelly and Steph recap a series of unfortunate events in France - from a wine tour that was more of a wine bore to capsizing their boat rental. Steph is blown away by Kelly’s attempt at an Aussie accent - in a good or bad way, listen to hear! They also discuss Barbenheimer, Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites, term limits in American government amidst Mitch McConnell’s long pause, and some content recs...

Episode 4: Live from Paris! The Golden Bachelor, Heat Waves Across the Globe, and the Sports World for Women 24.07.2023

In this week’s episode, Kelly and Steph start off with a big catch-up from Paris on travel, personal growth, and the pick-up line of the future.  We also discuss celebrity breakups </3, heat waves, a year post-Roe, an audio drama we tore through, and a female runner’s autobiography that sparked bigger thoughts on the sports landscape for female athletes.  ‘The Golden Bachelor’ by Eliz...

Episode 3: Confidence is Key, Female Friendship is the Best, Trump is Anxiety-Inducing 22.06.2023

This week, Steph and Kelly talk confidence - from whether they could land a commercial airplane to being inspired by Rick Rubin in knowing and trusting what you like and feeling confident putting that in the world. We discuss the power of female friendships, the shocking Shiny Happy People, the Trump indictment, Ukraine’s potential NATO membership, a life-altering clothes planning app for fellow T...

Episode 2: Taylor Swift Tour (Kelly’s Version), Originalism in the Supreme Court, Existential Crises on Climate, and the Role of Independent News 12.06.2023

This week, Kelly’s glowing after the Taylor Swift Eras Tour and Steph is both in her feels and wildly effective in packing up her life in New York. In a content-packed episode, we discuss Tinx’s new book and building confidence as women, an Armchair Expert pod on the Supreme Court, a New Yorker profile on a wrongful conviction, climate change in New York and Ukraine, and Chris Licht’s departure fr...

Episode 1! Mysterious Pigeon Poisonings, Korean Beauty Culture, & the Ripple Effects of Climate Change on Homeowners Insurance 04.06.2023

Welcome to our very first episode of Much to Discuss! This week Steph’s down a Walking Dead contenthole and Kelly’s obsessed with uncovering the identify of a mysterious pigeon poisoner in Brooklyn. We discuss Korean Beauty culture, the #BamaRush documentary flop, the broader warnings that the Turkish election is sending, and insurance companies limiting coverage due to climate change. Post-Record...

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