The Polyester Podcast

The Polyester Podcast

Society EN ↓ 260 episodes

Is Blake Lively a bitch or being misconstrued? Will Elon ever stop cringing us out? And why is everyone using slurs again?  Every week Polyester's head girlies Ione Gamble and Gina Tonic take you down a weekly rabbit hole of online discourse and pop culture - from trad wives and surrogacy to porn stars and unhinged press tours. Exploring the intersection of IRL and URL through a feminist lens, the Polyester Podcast is your weekly digest on absolutely everything everyone on the internet is talking about.  With guests like Tavi Gevinson and Sofia Coppola collaborator Stacey Battat, and special e...

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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Obsessions: Dorian Electra On The Complicated History Of The Fedora 18.10.2020

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...

The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Reality With Maya Spencer-Berkeley 15.10.2020

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...

The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Identity With Iv Fischer 08.10.2020

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...

The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Beauty With Nyome Nicholas-Williams 30.09.2020

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...

The Skin You're In: My Skin, My Story With Yomi Adegoke 23.09.2020

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...

Obsessions: Charli Howard On How Pin-ups Help Her Love Herself 20.09.2020

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...

Obsessions: Tommy Dorfman On The Queer Potential Of Tarot Reading 06.09.2020

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...

Obsessions: Mae Muller On The Power Of Rihanna 23.08.2020

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...

Obsessions: Ryan O'Connell On The Joy Of Swings 26.07.2020

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...

Obsessions: Aluna on Tea 28.06.2020

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...

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