Anxious & Insecure
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Season 2 Episode 2
Episode 2! We made it. It’s slightly late, it’s full of sidetracks, it’s everything you love about Anxious & Insecure, plus some iffy instructions for...
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Season 2 Episode 1
We’re back. No, it’s not a mirage. Oli and Arthur are back in your ears and less able to follow their own trails of thought than ever! In this episode...
If you ain’t talking money, I don’t wanna talk
They don’t want you to talk about money. We live in a world where consumerism is everywhere, and there’s always something new and better to buy. But w...
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Do Less: multitasking sucks
A wise and treasured man once gave me some advice about multitasking. Think about this clearly for a minute. Obviously, we’re all busy. Some of us hav...
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You don’t have to be grateful for your hardships
One of those platitudes that many people love to throw about about hardships is that they make you stronger. These people are wrong. Perhaps they are...
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Laugh it off and hope they’ll stop
Ready for a bedtime story? Be warned, this one might give some of you nightmares. A young woman was travelling home from work. As she stood on the cro...
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Why women can’t be angry
Let’s take a moment and look at the phrase “calm your tits”, shall we? I’m not going to analyse it, I just want you to think about what a ridiculous t...
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Ghosting? Us? Yeah, kinda.
Okay, so some of you have spotted that we’ve been a little off-radar this summer. Sorry about that, but we promise we’ve missed you all! A lot has bee...
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Celebrating Pride as a Bisexual
So, speaking on behalf of all bisexuals everywhere… there’s no such thing as a universal bisexual experience! Whoops, gotcha! Welcome to Pride Month,...
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Episode 24
In the first episode of Pride Month(s) – we’re taking 2 months because we sort of can and also we just want to – we’re not at all shocked that Trump i...
Do not give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize (pretty please)
Donald J. Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. We have thoughts on this, would you like to hear them? Of course you wouldn’t, but here...
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Mental Health Awareness Week: where do we stand?
Recently in the UK was Mental Health awareness week. If you’ve listened to our latest episode, you’ll have heard how excited we were for it. Because i...
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Episode 23
We’re back with another special guest! This week, we’re talking about the policing crisis in the UK, featuring some iffy gun opinions and American Log...
The Importance of Being Meghan
The marriage between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took place this past Saturday, and never have I seen so many British people with smiles on their f...
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This generation is so entitled. But so is that one, and so are the others.
I’ve been thinking about this whole “Millennials are so entitled, Millennials are so lazy” thing. You might be surprised (unless you know me even a li...
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Episode 22
This week, we’re talking about the Royal Baby (because who isn’t?) and the Windrush Scandal (because more people should). Meanwhile, maybe Kanye shoul...
We’re bloggers now
Howdy-hi-hello, and welcome to the brand new blog for Anxious and Insecure! We know you love listening to our voices, despite all the mean things some...
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Episode 21
This week we all try to wrestle with our abandonment issues as Arthur leaves us again and Ollie steps in. In the UK, there will be no politicians at t...
Episode 20
This week we start off light-hearted with an in-depth discussion of gun violence, the Black Lives Matter movement, and how systemic racism still reign...
Episode 19
This week we have an extra special episode that we definitely did on purpose and totally wasn’t a last-minute accident! Okay, so we had some technical...
Episode 18
It’s our super-special, unsurprisingly-late, International Women’s Day episode! Is it bigger than Christmas? We say so. We have some fun news stories...
Episode 17
This week, Arthur makes a “triumphant” return, just in time to watch the Brits absolutely lose their shit over the weather. The UK has been ravaged by...
Episode 16
This week, Arthur buggers off and ditches us all. So Oli and Ollie have to interact and things get messy. Okay, not that messy. At least they’re a mor...
Episode 15
In a pretty devastating week, we’re bringing you good news! Just kidding, everything is terrible all the time. Another sex scandal rocks the UK, this...
Episode 14
This week, Trump insults the struggling NHS because American healthcare is so flawless they can get away with it. The UK celebrates 100 years since th...
Episode 13
This week’s top story (apparently) is CHER featuring in Mamma Mia 2. On a less happy note, a convicted paedophile who happened to be on a TV show for...
Episode 12
In which Oli croaks and mumbles throughout, Arthur believes another obvious lie, and Ollie suffers totally unwarranted character assassination. We als...
Episode 11
This week we address two very different but still both important cases of sexually predatory behaviour – Aziz Ansari and Larry Nassar. Then, we hear a...
Episode 10
This week we make a concerted effort to stay unbiased when talking about our national leaders. We fail. In the UK, we’re talking about the most anticl...
Episode 9
This week, featuring another special guest, we’re talking a whole lot about climate change, which is totally real and believed in by everyone (unless...
Episode 8
It’s a 2017 roundup! Trump’s still here, everyone’s a sexual predator, Brexit’s a mess, May is hanging on. With Arthur absent, Producer Extraordinaire...
Episode 7
This week, we get sexy. Actually, no, it’s just more sexual offence scandals. We’re talking Met Police and tourists (spoiler: we hate them), then we t...
You’ve been stood up
Owing to technical difficulties, there has not been an episode this week. We would rather not release something than put out something that isn’t up t...
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Episode 6
Welcome to episode 6, where we completely give up on sticking to the point! This week, we (try to) talk about Harvey Weinstein and Trump’s Jerusalem r...
Episode 5
It’s episode 5! After a short Thanksgiving break, we’re back with our usual looks at Brexit, Trump, and someone shooting people in the USA. Plus unive...
Episode 4
Finally, it’s here! Episode 4 and we’re finally addressing the controversy over roast dinners! Also more grown-up things like #Brexit and #Trump, but...
Episode 3
Here it is, episode 3! We’re talking Taylor Swift, Puerto Rico, the Cabinet Crisis, and much more. Just wait until you hear how ‘heated’ our debate ov...
Episode 2
Episode 2 is here!! Listen to us talk about (more) sexual harassment scandals, Brexit, Trump and how to dress so people always know your political bel...