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Why Aren't We Talking About This?
Conversations about the messy, uncomfortable and very human bits of life.

Topic

Identity

Who we say we are, who we actually are, and the distance in between.

Conversations

  • Episode 24 · 24 September 2026

    Psychedelics

    What if the patterns keeping us stuck are the very thing we're most afraid to look underneath?

  • Episode 23 · 17 September 2026

    Maternity Leave

    What if maternity leave isn't a break you come back from, but something enormous that happens to your whole life?

  • Episode 22 · 10 September 2026

    Wanting more

    Why do we feel greedy for saying we want more — and what if “more” doesn't mean what we think?

  • Episode 16 · 24 April 2026

    Chaos as a Catalyst

    What if the chaos isn't simply happening to you?

  • Episode 13 · 26 February 2026

    Other People's Opinions

    How much of the life you've built is actually yours?

  • Episode 11 · 12 February 2026

    Male Infertility

    When fertility is tied to masculinity, what happens when your body doesn't do what you thought it would?

  • Episode 05 · 4 December 2025

    Sobriety and Fun

    When alcohol has become shorthand for fun, what happens when you take it away?

  • Episode 02 · 12 November 2025

    Redundancy

    Losing your job can feel remarkably like losing part of yourself.

  • Episode 01 · 5 November 2025

    Intuition

    Is that your intuition talking, or is it something else entirely?

Writing

  • 15 October 2026

    The permission slip we keep waiting for

    We can ask for a pay rise and still struggle to say what we want in bed. Ally Iseman on pleasure, awkward conversations and the habit of putting ourselves last.

  • 15 October 2026

    The control freak's guide to letting go

    My curiosity about psychedelics keeps running into the same obstacle: I don't like losing control. A conversation with Nasreen El-Mariesh about the roles we cling to and what change asks of us.

  • 15 October 2026

    The year we call a break

    Maternity leave isn't a holiday from your real life. Becca Hamilton on the fear of being replaced, the pressure to make the time count and returning to work as someone who has changed.

  • 27 August 2026

    The things we decide not to say

    Every relationship runs on a private list of subjects that have been quietly retired. Here's what happens to the list over time.

  • 30 July 2026

    The last real taboo is money

    People will tell you about their marriage before they'll tell you what they earn.