Breaking Up

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up' - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture. I'm your host, Isabella Shields and this week I'm joined by Demi Rodriguez!   Demi is the digital marketing coordinator at Anime Limited, the UK's largest independent anime distributor. She's been working in film marketing for the past five years, with her previous home being Park Circus Films, who bring Hollywood classics back to the big screen.   Today we're talking about Noel Coward's classic of British cinema Brief Encounter (1945) and Sofia Coppola's critically acclaimed recent classic Lost in Translation (2003). !SPOILERS AHEAD! So watch the films and come back to hear us talking about them.   You can catch Demi on instagram @demileerod.   If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there. 

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up' - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture. I'm your host, Isabella Shields and this week I'm joined by the artist Eden Dodd (@edengrantdodd)to discuss toxic and fragile masculinity and how that reverberates in relationships.    We answer questions about: - A bisexual boyfriend who keeps making misogynistic and homophobic jokes - How to feel and communicate loneliness and difficult feelings as a man without seeming like an incel - Whether or not it's a red flag that his favourite film is Fight Club.    CONTENT WARNING: Mental health conditions/Suicide/Incels/Violence Today's show centres on toxic masculinity and incels. I and every guest I've had on the podcast condemn the mentality and behaviour of incels and we have from very early on in production. Nothing in this episode is intended to excuse or make reasonable the violent actions of hate-filled men. We discuss misogyny, suicide, and mental health problems so if these discussions might upset you in any way I would give this episode a miss. My condolences to all the families and people affected by violence committed by male perpetrators, and to those affected by the horrific attack committed by incel Jake Davidson in Plymouth, which took the lives of six people. This episode was recorded a month ago and I hadn't anticipated that the context for its release would be so upsetting.    Eden and I hope that this episode is respectful and that it's obvious that we are criticising and denouncing the cultural conditions that lead people to these groups and communities.    Eden's work centres on the redetermination of masculinity & Welsh identity, mental health and catharsis from trauma, escapism and mythology and that's why we're talking all about fragile and toxic masculinity.    If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there. 

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture. I’m your host, Isabella Shields and this week I’m joined by artist and web designer Rush Johnstone to chat all about relationships.   In this episode artist and web designer Rush Johnstone and I are chatting about: • telling your partner you don’t want to use your vibrator with them • dating someone you work with and the awkwardness and anxiety that comes with that • ways to create intimacy with a partner who doesn’t have the same libido as you   This episode was sponsored by @wore - use the discount code breakingup30 for 30% off your purchases!   You can catch Rush on instagram @ruth.wtf and on their website at https://ruth.wtf/.   If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions here

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture. I’m your host, Isabella Shields and this week I’m joined by the lovely Matthew Rimmer. Matthew’s an incredible artist who recently exhibited at 16 Nicholson Street and who’s here with me today to talk all about relationships and about being intersex.   After we’ve spoken about Matt’s experience with intersexuality we answer some agony aunt questions about:    Introducing the exes you’re still friends with to your new partner How to tackle your partner having a friendship you find weird and unpleasant for your partner Being a tall girl in high school and feeling like you have no dating options You can catch Matt on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/matthewrimmer_/ and on his website at https://www.matthewrimmer.net/   If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture. I’m your host, Isabella Shields, and in this episode I’m rejoined by Debbie Young! You can hear all about Debbie and the amazing things she’s doing in our Achilles Heel episode but today we’re all about Cher!    We’re discussing the films Mermaids (Dir. Richard Benjamin; 1990) and The Witches of Eastwick (Dir. George Miller; 1987) so watch the films and come back to hear us talking about them!   Links to Debbie’s websites here: http://www.debbieyoung.space/   https://www.studiomama.co.uk/   Links to Debbie’s socials here: https://www.instagram.com/debbieyoungart/?hl=en   https://www.instagram.com/debbies_breath/?hl=en   https://www.instagram.com/studiomamaishome/?hl=en   If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields.  In today’s release the gorgeous Tamara MacArthur and I are talking about performing heartbreak. Tamara is a visual artist whose works explore yearning, futility and the boundaries of intimacy. In this episode we’re answering questions from people who are struggling through heartbrokenness by telling them what’s worked for us and by appropriating anti-terror slogans as relationship advice

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture. I’m your host, Isabella Shields. In today's episode I’m joined by Tineka Smith to discuss the trials of and tribulations of interracial relationships. Tineka is a racial equality advocate and founder of Huetribe, a diverse greetings card company and author of ‘Mixed Up: Confessions of an Interracial Couple’. In ‘Mixed Up’, Tineka and her husband Alex Court explore what it means to be an interracial couple in a world in which the Black Lives Matter movement and racial tensions are at the forefront of the international agenda. The Audible Original audiobook, Mixed Up: Confessions of an Interracial Couple is out now, and the hard copy will be released on the 22nd of April 2021. Pre-order via this link.     We're talking about: Trying to get back with your ex when they broke up with you for not understanding their perspective as a black person Caring for your partner when you're concerned about the effect the news about police brutality and racial injustice is having on their mental health Tension around introducing your white partner to your family and how to manage it And what to do when your partner is silent when you bring up issues of race.    You can find Tineka on Instagram, and read her articles in The Independent and The Guardian. You can listen to Audible Original audiobook via this link: Mixed Up: Confessions of an Interracial Couple. And you can pre-order the hard copy which will be released on the 22nd of April 2021 via this link.     If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields.  Today I’m joined by Debbie Young, a very close friend of mine who exhibited her first solo show at the gallery back in 2019! She got her degree in fine art from the The Hague’s Royal Academy of Art and has been producing incredible paintings, ceramics, textiles, performance works and sculptures ever since. She also runs Studio Mama from 16 Nicholson Street and she’s the jewel in my crown! What to do when a guy’s perfect on paper but there’s no tension in the relationshipWhat to do when your partner keeps comparing you to films and tv showsWhat to do if your partner takes no pride in their appearance and is a bit of a slob, but is otherwise pretty greatAnd what’s going on when a partner’s getting on your last nerve. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there. Links to Debbie’s websites here:http://www.debbieyoung.space/ https://www.studiomama.co.uk/ Links to Debbie’s socials here:https://www.instagram.com/debbieyoungart/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/debbies_breath/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/studiomamaishome/?hl=en

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture.  I’m your host, Isabella Shields, and in this episode I’m joined by one of the most beautiful, gazelle-like people I’ve ever seen in my life - Thomas D. Thomas works with me at 16 Nicholson Street contemporary art gallery in Glasgow and has also worked in media in Athens and an archivist at Spirit of Revolt Archives, having graduated from Cambridge University in History of Art. But today we’re all about sex, romance and heartbreak. Whether you can really know someone within the first five minutes of meeting themWhat to do for your romantic life when you're a single key workerWhether or not it’s ever appropriate to tell your partner that they’re getting too close to your friendsAnd whether or not you should tell your partner you want to have a threesome with your partner and her best friend If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields.  In this episode I’m joined by the lovely Regina Sinnott, an illustrator based in upstate New York who I met the other week over Instagram. I’ve followed Regina for a while thanks to the algorithms, and I put a call out for guests on the podcast Instagram and Regina slid into my DMs. Regina identifies as a late single and for that reason we're answering questions from perpetual singles and people who are yet to be in relationships!   We're talking about a single who doesn't like the way their friends in a relationship speak to one another, someone who's tired of third wheeling, someone who really wants their friends to matchmake for them, and someone who wants to know what our favourite parts of being single are.  You can find Regina on instagram here - @reginasinnott - and you can find her art instagram here - @reginaaustinart.  If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields.   This agony aunt episode is all about dating as a fat person and I’m lucky enough to be answering your questions with an expert on the representation and misrepresentation of fat bodies. Abi Jenkins-Menzies is a doctoral candidate at the University of Glasgow primarily researching how fat people exist in the cultural imagination through the lens of British and American film and TV. She’s also a guest contributor to She’s All Fat, another great podcast about body positivity and radical self love.  We're answering questions about fearing rejection while online dating because of your weight, jealousy over your partner's ex's body, friends being cruel about your partner's weight, dating as a fat body without fatness being fetishised, and getting comfortable with full nudity when you're self-conscious about being fat.  You can find Abi on Instagram here: @abinormalcy and catch up on what she's doing on She's All Fat through their instagram here: @shesallfatpod  If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture. I’m your host, Isabella Shields, and in this episode we’re all about Jane Austen. I’m thrilled to be joined by three very lovely friends of mine Hannah Campbell, Nell Cardozo, and Rowan Charleson.  We’re talking about romance and heartbreak in four of Austen’s six major novels and their film adaptations: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Northanger Abbey.  Support Hannah’s project Birds with Words - https://www.instagram.com/birdswithwords_uk/ - here and the gallery Nell and I are directors of here - https://instagram.com/16nicholsonstreet?igshid=ngtu75trpw9y  Please support Glasgow Night Shelter if you can too: https://glasgownightshelter.org  If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields. This week I’m joined by one of my favourite people in the world, Cameron Mackay for a very wholesome episode.  Cameron is a filmmaker, composer, and environmentalist. His background is in climate change research and traditional Scottish music, and through short documentary films he tells stories about sustainability, Scottish culture, and the natural world. I met Cameron in first year of University in the Glasgow Uni Union through mutual friends and since then, Cameron is someone I’ve always turned to for deep cut chats on relationships and anxiety.  This week we're talking about maintaining control in your relationship, one listener's feelings of panic and relationship incompetence, anxiety post-break up over whether or not anyone will want to be with you again, and fear that your partner will get bored of you.   You can find more information about Cameron on his Website, and catch him on instagram here @cameronjmackay or on his professional page here @cmackproductions.  If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields. This week I'm joined all the way from New York City and San Francisco by the developers of Project Bluetick, Louisa and Grace.   "A couple months ago, my boyfriend broke up with me. He told me that I texted too much and was too needy, so I decided to use data analysis to prove him wrong."  Louisa is also looking for more contributors to the SMS analytics so please submit your WhatsApp chats and work out who in your last relationship texted more, who was more affectionate, who initiated more, and a number of other factors in your online correspondence!   Louisa's Medium Article: https://medium.com/swlh/improving-my-dating-life-one-text-analysis-at-a-time-a802cb8c2876  Project Bluetick The Website: bluetick.group The Code: https://github.com/llu13701/sms_analysis Getting in touch with Louisa: luyilousia@gmail.com  Recommendations for heartbreak recovery from Louisa and Grace: Louisa: Movie - Birds of Prey (2019; Dir. Cathy Yan) Music - 'Married Life' by from the film Up  Grace: Movie - Say Anything... (1989; Dir. Cameron Crowe) Music - If It Wasn't For the Nights by ABBA  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit.  If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

ANNOUNCEMENT:Radiophrenia (Listen Here)Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf - A Common Spring22 November 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm A Common Spring​ is the radio adaptation of Isabella Shields’ work-in-progress horror novel of the same name, accompanied by a sonic response from the artist Adam Benmakhlouf. A Common Spring is based on an original concept by and has been developed with Harlan McGlinchey, whose vocal performance features in this broadcast.Taking its name from Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Alone’, ​A Common Spring follows five content creators for ​‘Interim​' magazine who have been sent to cover the village of Hareton Gowt’s annual fete. The existing romantic and resentful tensions in the group complicate their difficult engagement with the villagers, and realities and relationships become increasingly destabilised as their coverage of the fete takes increasingly horrifying turns. In its mood, the story itself is designed to create a pervasive sense of disturbance and dissonance. As it develops thematically, it becomes a consideration of personal authenticity, the erosion of individualism, and the mutability of selfhood. In turn, Benmakhlouf's soundscape combines original composition and bootlegged mixtape  in a theme of suspense that emphasises the multiplicity and re-figurations of the story through an anxious interaction of a diversity of audio materials. For ​A Common Spring​, Adam treats the sonic and textural audio elements as a further means of creating a surprising and out of the ordinary encounter in order to facilitate a sense of leaving the rigid patterns of daily avoidance or emotional disengagement."Isabella Shields (she/her) is a writer and curator whose work revolves around the collapse of distinctions within culture, and the construction of relationships. She is director of 16 Nicholson Street, a contemporary art gallery in Glasgow which she established in 2016. She is undertaking her PhD in Literature at the University of Edinburgh, and her continued academic and critical focus is on trauma theory, intermediality, and the dissolution of boundaries within culturally prominent systems of representation.Adam Benmakhlouf (they/them) is a documentary fantasist working in drawing, sound, writing, teaching and programming. Committedly manifold, in their practice they embody and experimentally represent nuanced strategies of world-building formed out of necessity and hope by BIPOCs and queers. https://www.isabellashields.com/   

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields, and this week I’m joined by two of my best, most glamorous, and longest held friends Stephen Cunningham and Maddie Gold! You might remember Maddie and Stephen from our Bridget Jones Diary episode but this week we’re talking all about first relationships.We're answering questions about the aftereffects of harsh criticism from your first ex managing keeping your first ex in your lifenot getting an 'I love you' back the first time you've ever said itgetting your first ex out of your head losing your virginity later in life. You can support Stephen's Movember efforts HERE.  You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast and you can follow Stephen on instagram @step_hen08 and Maddie on instagram @maighdlingold.   Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  This is the last week of our October spooktacular! We’re talking about another two relationship centric horror films - Jim Gillespie’s I Know What You Did Last Summer from 1997 and David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows from 2014. These films are teen psychosexual horrors which is why we’ve paired them together, and we’ve got some thematically linked questions about relationships to go along with them. Content warning: discussion of sexual violence, and mental health issues. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  This week begins our October spooktacular! We’re talking about two relationship centric horror films - Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation (2015) and Adam Wingard’s You’re Next (2011).  Next week we're talking about I Know What You Did Last Summer and It Follows so give them a watch!  If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  This week we’re talking about worry over a partner’s eating habits, splitting the difference financially, and having a partner whose waking and baking is taking the fun out of spending time together. James Salter reading Break It Down by Lydia Davis:https://play.acast.com/s/guardianculture/james-salter-reads-break-it-down-by-lydia-davis Content warnings in this episode for disordered eating and exercise, and for discussion of substance abuse. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  We're shaking up the format this week with a slightly unusual episode made up of our movie pitches for the break up films we want to see! Next week we'll be back to agony aunt questions but catch us on Instagram or over email to let us know which of these films you would watch. With thanks to Wild Potato Designs for our cover art. Music and production by Isabella Shields. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  We’re back to the old format and dealing with agony aunt questions you’ve sent in! This week we’re answering questions about keeping in touch with your ex’s family, being sick of your friend’s chat about their break-up, and finding out your partner has slept with more people than they told you they had. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  This week we’re talking about break-up songs from our break-up playlist, The Rain Helps/Thunder On. This week we’re looking at Isabella’s choices for this playlist (not necessarily her own break-up playlist) which really show up her 2000s pop energy, 2010 NME energy, and 2020 softboi energy. They are: Stronger - Britney Spears Fighter - Christina Aguilera Hole in the Head - Sugababes Dancing with Myself - The Donnas The Winner Takes It All - ABBA Are You Bored Yet - Wallows I Can’t Stand You Anymore - Sleigh Bells You’ll miss me when I’m not around - Grimes Not In Love - Crystal Castles Atomic Bomb - William Onyeabor vs. Hot Chip Get Out - Frightened Rabbit All in White - Vaccines Pitseleh - Elliot Smith Solitude - Billie Holliday Two Slow Dancers - Mitski Cellophane - FKA Twigs Wide Open - Chemical Brothers Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division Bags - Clairo GONE, GONE/THANK YOU - Tyler The Creator I Think Ur A Contra - Vampire Weekend Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there. ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT United Friends and Family Campaign:https://uffcampaign.org/ Lebanon - Relief International:  https://www.ri.org/countries/lebanon/

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  This week we’re talking about break-up songs from our break-up playlist, The Rain Helps/Thunder On.  This week we’re looking at Adam’s choices, which are: It’s Not Happening - Be Good Tanyas Pa’lante - Hurray for the Riff Raff Stars/Feelings - Nina Simone You Won’t B Here - Perfume Genius Try - Nelly Furtado Memphis Skyline - Rufus Wainwright Vibrate - Rufus Wainwright Just Friends - Amy Winehouse Million Reasons - Lady Gaga Meg Ryan - Ah-Mer-Ah-Su Oh, Maker - Janelle Monae All Things Go - Nicki Minaj Tell Him - Ms. Lauryn Hill Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there. ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT United Friends and Family Campaign:https://uffcampaign.org/ Lebanon - Relief International:  https://www.ri.org/countries/lebanon/ Episode corrections: the character Isabella refers to in Futurama is called Kif not Kip.the Ah-Mer-Ah-Su lyric is actually “Paige, Prue, Phoebe, Piper”, not what we sang.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  This week we’re joined by two of our all time favourites, Stephen Cunningham and Harlan McGlinchey to talk about the relationships in Disney Films! Namely The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Mulan (1998), and Hercules (1997). You can follow Stephen on instagram @step_hen08 Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there. ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT United Friends and Family Campaign:https://uffcampaign.org/ Lebanon - Relief International:  https://www.ri.org/countries/lebanon/

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  This week Isabella is joined by Christopher Lightfoot and Eilís Lee to answer some agony aunt questions! We're discussing whether or not someone having no sense of humour is reason enough to dump them, lifestyle compatibility issues when one partner is healthier than the other, vague-ing on twitter, and going back to a platonic relationship after getting romantic with your best friend.  We also discuss Taylor Swift's album folklore and Eilís designates us our Shrek 2 characters.  Eilis’s twitter: https://twitter.com/ishreads Ish Reads Things: https://ishreadsthings.wordpress.com/ If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there. ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT United Friends and Family Campaign:https://uffcampaign.org/ Creative Me:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creative-me-podcast/id1405266519 https://open.spotify.com/show/5W2COHJdCHxQLeLLz8L6d9?si=53GrwTSST36_FTU4Q1-u8w https://www.instagram.com/creativemepodcast/?hl=en https://ko-fi.com/creativeme We Are Here Scotland:https://www.instagram.com/weareherescotland/?hl=en Big Up the Deen:https://www.instagram.com/bigupthedeen/?hl=en Support Calabash Kitchen (https://www.just-eat.co.uk/restaurants-thecalabash-g1), 07 Catering (https://o7catering.co.uk/ — https://www.instagram.com/o7_catering/) and Akara Bakery (https://www.instagram.com/akarabakery/?igshid=1gzz780qw9nu2) if you can. 

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  This week we’re answering some agony aunt questions you’ve emailed in and dm-ed us about suspecting a partner of cheating, addressing big issues while in a long distance relationship, and what to do when you find out your friend’s ex cheated on them. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.  ORGANISATIONS TO SUPPORT United Friends and Family Campaign:https://uffcampaign.org/ Creative Me:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creative-me-podcast/id1405266519 https://open.spotify.com/show/5W2COHJdCHxQLeLLz8L6d9?si=53GrwTSST36_FTU4Q1-u8w https://www.instagram.com/creativemepodcast/?hl=en https://ko-fi.com/creativeme We Are Here Scotland:https://www.instagram.com/weareherescotland/?hl=en Big Up the Deen:https://www.instagram.com/bigupthedeen/?hl=en Support Calabash Kitchen (https://www.just-eat.co.uk/restaurants-thecalabash-g1), 07 Catering (https://o7catering.co.uk/ — https://www.instagram.com/o7_catering/) and Akara Bakery (https://www.instagram.com/akarabakery/?igshid=1gzz780qw9nu2) if you can.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. This week we’re joined by make up artist extraordinaire and mega babe Joshua Duncan to talk about Sex and the City!  We’re discussing: 2.12 La Douleur Exquise! 3.8 The Big Time 3.11 Running with Scissors 3.12 Don't Ask, Don't Tell 6.4 Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little 6.7 The Post-It Always Sticks Twice Sex and the City: The Movie Follow Joshua on instagram @joshuaartist Next week we’ll be answering agony aunt questions that you’ve emailed in and dm-ed us! You can send us your questions at breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or via instagram where our handle is @breakinguppodcast.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. In this week's episode we're discussing how to tell your SO that when they drink they're really not as funny as they think they are, weird drama around your break-up affecting your friendships, and what to do about friends thinking you made a mistake by breaking up with your boyfriend.  If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.  LINKS TO SUPPORT BLACK CREATIVES, RACE EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESSES IN GLASGOWRumpus Room:@rumpusroom_ Creative Me:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creative-me-podcast/id1405266519 https://open.spotify.com/show/5W2COHJdCHxQLeLLz8L6d9?si=53GrwTSST36_FTU4Q1-u8w https://www.instagram.com/creativemepodcast/?hl=en https://ko-fi.com/creativeme We Are Here Scotland:https://www.instagram.com/weareherescotland/?hl=en Big Up the Deen:https://www.instagram.com/bigupthedeen/?hl=en Support Calabash Kitchen (https://www.just-eat.co.uk/restaurants-thecalabash-g1), 07 Catering (https://o7catering.co.uk/ — https://www.instagram.com/o7_catering/) and Akara Bakery (https://www.instagram.com/akarabakery/?igshid=1gzz780qw9nu2) if you can.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. This week Isabella is joined by Stephen Cunningham and Maddie Gold to talk about Bridget Jones's Diary (Dir. Sharon Maguire; 2001) and to answer some agony aunt questions about dilemmas faced in the film. You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast and you can follow Stephen on instagram @step_hen08 and Maddie on instagram @maighdlingold.   Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com. LINKS TO SUPPORT BLACK CREATIVES, RACE EDUCATION, AND JUSTICE: Donate to Black Lives Matter:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 The Black Curriculum:https://www.theblackcurriculum.com/our-work Creative Me:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creative-me-podcast/id1405266519 https://open.spotify.com/show/5W2COHJdCHxQLeLLz8L6d9?si=53GrwTSST36_FTU4Q1-u8w https://www.instagram.com/creativemepodcast/?hl=en https://ko-fi.com/creativeme We Are Here Scotland:https://www.instagram.com/weareherescotland/?hl=en Big Up the Deen:https://www.instagram.com/bigupthedeen/?hl=en GLASGOW: Support Calabash Kitchen (https://www.just-eat.co.uk/restaurants-thecalabash-g1), 07 Catering (https://o7catering.co.uk/ — https://www.instagram.com/o7_catering/) and Akara Bakery (https://www.instagram.com/akarabakery/?igshid=1gzz780qw9nu2) if you can.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  In the next episode Isabella will be joined by a couple of guests to talk about Bridget Jones’ Diary, and recommend some music and books to help you cope with heartbreak. But this week we’re focussing on the upside of breaking up and answering agony aunt questions that you’ve emailed in and dm-ed us! We talk about hugging and breaking up, when to talk about getting married and having kids when you’re online dating, how to stay sane when you’re living with your ex, and whether or not you should be ok with your partner going on holiday with their ex... Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. Late Night Feelings by Mark Ronson (2019) (https://open.spotify.com/album/6vdLdzihSWxV8FgWU2GSvA?si=V8n7fJjQT-ez98Vx-HsB7A). The Vegetarian by Han Kang (2016). (https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-vegetarian/han-kang/deborah-smith/9781846276033) If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact  breakinguppodcast@gmail.com or you can follow us on instagram at  @breakinguppodcast and can dm us questions there.  LINKS TO SUPPORT BLACK CREATIVES, RACE EDUCATION, AND BUSINESSES IN GLASGOW Creative Me:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creative-me-podcast/id1405266519 https://open.spotify.com/show/5W2COHJdCHxQLeLLz8L6d9?si=53GrwTSST36_FTU4Q1-u8w https://www.instagram.com/creativemepodcast/?hl=en https://ko-fi.com/creativeme We Are Here Scotland:https://www.instagram.com/weareherescotland/?hl=en Big Up the Deen:https://www.instagram.com/bigupthedeen/?hl=en Support Calabash Kitchen (https://www.just-eat.co.uk/restaurants-thecalabash-g1), 07 Catering (https://o7catering.co.uk/ — https://www.instagram.com/o7_catering/) and Akara Bakery (https://www.instagram.com/akarabakery/?igshid=1gzz780qw9nu2) if you can.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Adam isn’t here this week so Isabella is joined by her sister, Annie Shields, to talk about 00s TV Love Triangles.  We’re discussing:Gilmore Girls - Season 3, Episode 7. Available on Netflix.The O.C. - Season 1, Episodes 17+18. Available on Amazon Prime. Friday Night Lights - Season 1, Episodes 6-8. Available on Amazon Prime.We're also responding to agony aunt questions that Annie’s come up with based on the relationship drama in the shows. You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast and you can follow Annie on instagram here!  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com. LINKS TO SUPPORT BLACK CREATIVES, RACE EDUCATION, AND JUSTICE:  Donate to Black Lives Matter:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 The Black Curriculum:https://www.theblackcurriculum.com/our-work Why Won't You Date Me - Nicole Byerhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why-wont-you-date-me-with-nicole-byer/id1314759544 Creative Me:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creative-me-podcast/id1405266519 https://open.spotify.com/show/5W2COHJdCHxQLeLLz8L6d9?si=53GrwTSST36_FTU4Q1-u8w https://www.instagram.com/creativemepodcast/?hl=en https://ko-fi.com/creativeme We Are Here Scotland:https://www.instagram.com/weareherescotland/?hl=en Big Up the Deen:https://www.instagram.com/bigupthedeen/?hl=en

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. This is episode 14, where we answer some agony aunt questions that have been sent in via instagram and gmail.  We're talking about a girlfriend whose personality flips like a switch, what to do if you look like your boyfriend's sister (and his ex), how to handle getting blocked by an ex a while after the relationship ends, and how to manage first relationship expectations.  You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast!  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com. LINKS TO SUPPORT BLACK CREATIVES, RACE EDUCATION, AND JUSTICE:  Donate to Black Lives Matter:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 The Black Curriculum:https://www.theblackcurriculum.com/our-work Creative Me:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creative-me-podcast/id1405266519 https://open.spotify.com/show/5W2COHJdCHxQLeLLz8L6d9?si=53GrwTSST36_FTU4Q1-u8w https://www.instagram.com/creativemepodcast/?hl=en https://ko-fi.com/creativeme We Are Here Scotland:https://www.instagram.com/weareherescotland/?hl=en Big Up the Deen:https://www.instagram.com/bigupthedeen/?hl=en

This is part two of episode 12, where talk about the films Carol (2015; Dir. Todd Haynes) and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019; Dir. Céline Sciamma), and recommending some music and books to help you cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. Adam was unwell last week so Isabella was joined by the lovely Eilis Lee! You can hear Adam answer the questions she was asked in our new lightning round.  In part one we spoke bout a one night stand with emotionally murky consequences, the development of a very casual relationship into something more serious, fantasising about other people while you’re in a relationship, and whether or not to break up with a long distance partner on their birthday if that’s the only time you’ll see them. You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast!  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com. LINKS TO SUPPORT BLACK CREATIVES, RACE EDUCATION, AND JUSTICE:Justice for Belly Mujinga:https://www.change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly-mujinga-justiceforbellymujinga  Donate to Black Lives Matter:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 The Black Curriculum:https://www.theblackcurriculum.com/our-work Creative Me:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creative-me-podcast/id1405266519 https://open.spotify.com/show/5W2COHJdCHxQLeLLz8L6d9?si=53GrwTSST36_FTU4Q1-u8w https://www.instagram.com/creativemepodcast/?hl=en https://ko-fi.com/creativeme We Are Here Scotland:https://www.instagram.com/weareherescotland/?hl=en Big Up the Deen:https://www.instagram.com/bigupthedeen/?hl=en

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, and pop culture. I’m Isabella Shields and my usual cohost Adam Benmakhlouf is unavailable this week so I’m joined by the lovely Eilís Lee!  LINKS TO SUPPORT BLACK CREATIVES AND RACE EDUCATION: Donate to Black Lives Matter:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 The Black Curriculum:https://www.theblackcurriculum.com/our-work Creative Me:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/creative-me-podcast/id1405266519 https://open.spotify.com/show/5W2COHJdCHxQLeLLz8L6d9?si=53GrwTSST36_FTU4Q1-u8w https://www.instagram.com/creativemepodcast/?hl=en https://ko-fi.com/creativeme We Are Here Scotland:https://www.instagram.com/weareherescotland/?hl=en Big Up the Deen:https://www.instagram.com/bigupthedeen/?hl=en About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/about-race-with-reni-eddo-lodge/id1353151856Small Doses with Amanda Seales:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/small-doses-with-amanda-seales/id1333316223 Eilis and I are discussing:- What do to if you hate your friends’ partner- Whether you should break up with someone if you think they stink- How to tell your ex you need some space when you’ve got a broken heart- And what to do if you’re worried about someone you’re having an affair with ending things.We also chat about Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Shrek 2, and Ling Ma's novel Severance. Eilis’s twitter: https://twitter.com/ishreads Ish Reads Things: https://ishreadsthings.wordpress.com/ You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast!  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. This is part one of episode 12, where we answer some questions as agony aunts. Then in part two we’ll be talking about the films Carol (2015; Dir. Todd Haynes) and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019; Dir. Céline Sciamma), and recommending some music and books to help you cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. This week we’re talking about a one night stand with emotionally murky consequences, the development of a very casual relationship into something more serious, fantasising about other people while you’re in a relationship, and whether or not to break up with a long distance partner on their birthday if that’s the only time you’ll see them. You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast!  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf.  This week we're very excited to be joined by our first guest on the podcast, Isabella's partner Harlan McGlinchey. We take Adam through the relationships and break-ups in Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Rodenberry and aired between 1987 and 1994 by CBS.  We’re only able to do a handful of the breakups on the show, partly because I’m still in the process of watching it and partly because we’ve been watching it out of order. If we’ve missed any episodes let us know. Big spoilers ahead for the TV show but no previous Star Trek viewing required. As always, we're not experts and these are only our opinions. You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast! Tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some questions as agony aunts then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. Join us for our discussion of the BBC and Hulu's adaptation of Sally Rooney's 2018 novel, the TV phenomenon Normal People (2020; Dir. Lenny Abrahamson). In a shake-up of our usual format, we answer some agony aunt questions inspired by the show and give our hot takes on the programme itself.  Big spoilers ahead for the TV show and the book! Content notes: this podcast involves discussion of sexual violence, abuse, depression and anxiety.  You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast!  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some questions as agony aunts then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. Join us for our discussion of the films Call Me By Your Name (2017; Dir. Luca Guadagnino) and Brokeback Mountain (2005; Dir. Ang Lee) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films!In part one, we chat about taking an ex back after a long distance break up, the times when it’s more acceptable to have sex with an ex than others, what to do when your partner is treating you badly after a medical crisis in the family, and getting your ex starts to stop liking all your social media posts.  You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast!  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some questions as agony aunts then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. We're in the swing of the Zoom call now and we've got big questions to answer. We chat about taking an ex back after a long distance break up, the times when it’s more acceptable to have sex with an ex than others, what to do when your partner is treating you badly after a medical crisis in the family, and getting your ex starts to stop liking all your social media posts.  Join us in Part Two for discussion of the films Call Me By Your Name (2017; Dir. Luca Guadagnino) and Brokeback Mountain (2005; Dir. Ang Lee) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films! You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast!  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some questions as agony aunts then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. This is part two of episode 8, our discussion of the films Marriage Story (2019; Dir. Noah Baumbach) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012; Dir. David O. Russell) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films! Episode 8.1 was our second Coronavirus episode! The questions we answered were Covid-19 related and we chat about what we're going through with it too. We discuss partners who aren't feeling sexy in lockdown, struggling to revisit films and TV shows that remind you of your ex, and what to do if you're having recurring dreams about an ex.  It's our second socially distanced episode so the sound quality isn't as good as it usually is but it's still pretty decent!   Episode notes: discussion of mental health, divorce, sex addiction, and abusive relationships.  You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast!  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some questions as agony aunts then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. Episode 8.1 is our second Coronavirus episode! The questions we answer are Covid-19 related and we chat about what we're going through with it too. We discuss partners who aren't feeling sexy in lockdown, struggling to revisit films and TV shows that remind you of your ex, and what to do if you're having recurring dreams about an ex.  It's our second socially distanced episode so the sound quality isn't as good as it usually is but it's still pretty decent!  Join us in Part Two for discussion of the films Marriage Story (2019; Dir. Noah Baumbach) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012; Dir. David O. Russell) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films! Episode notes: 11 Apps for Making Friends (Cosmopolitan) You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast!  Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. In Part Two of Episode 7 we're talking about some horrifying break-ups and the situations that generate them. We're discussing the films Midsommar (2019; Dir. Ari Aster) and Fatal Attraction (1987; Dir. Adrian Lyne). Big spoilers ahead for both! Content note: This episode involves discussion of suicide.  Listen to part one to hear us talk about breaking up over Zoom, partners who keep breaking health guidelines, managing being overwhelmed by your partner and your situation, and whether it's better to break up before or during a global pandemic. It's our second socially distanced episode so the sound quality isn't as good as it usually is - apologies for that. You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast! Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. Episode 7.1 is our Coronavirus special! All the questions we answer are Covid-19 related and we chat about what we're going through with it too. We discuss breaking up over Zoom, partners who keep breaking health guidelines, managing being overwhelmed by your partner and your situation, and whether it's better to break up before or during a global pandemic.  It's our first socially distanced episode so the sound quality isn't as good as it usually is but it's still pretty decent! Join us in Part Two for discussion of the films Midsommar (2019; Dir. Ari Aster) and Fatal Attraction (1987; Dir. Adrian Lyne) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films! With huge thanks to Laurie Brown for designing our cover art. You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast! Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. In Part Two we're talking teen feelings and romantic angst. We're discussing the films The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012; Dir. Stephen Chbosky) and Submarine (2010; Dir. Richard Ayoade) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both! Music Recommendations:The Midnight Organ Fight (2008) and The Winter of Mixed Drinks (2010). Frightened Rabbit. Fatcat Records.Book Recommendations:Clumsy (2002) and Unlikely (2003)by Jeffrey Brown. With huge thanks to Laurie Brown for designing our cover art. You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast! Listen to part one to hear us talk about how to navigate getting back with an ex who's quick to get carried away, how to ask an ex to delete your nudes, and what to do if your partner puts polyamory on the table. Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. We talk about how to navigate getting back with an ex who's quick to get carried away, how to ask an ex to delete your nudes, and what to do if your partner puts polyamory on the table. Join us in Part Two for discussion of the films The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012; Dir. Stephen Chbosky) and Submarine (2010; Dir. Richard Ayoade) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films! With huge thanks to Laurie Brown for designing our cover art. You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast! Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up. In episode 5 we're chatting about the intersection of friends and relationships and our own friendship break-ups. In the first part of our fifth episode we discuss anxiety over introducing your partner to your friends and how to handle it if you don't get on with your partner's friends - particularly if they're of the same gender as you.  Join us in Part Two for discussion of the films Me Without You (2001; Dir. Sarah Goldbacher) and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997; Dir. David Mirkin) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films! With huge thanks to Laurie Brown for designing our cover art. You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcast! Please tell all your friends if you like the podcast and give us five stars if you’re listening on iTunes so other people can find the podcast and we can get a big serotonin hit. If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up.This is part 2 of episode 4; our discussion of Reese Witherspoon films Wild (2014; Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée) and Legally Blonde (2001; Dir. Robert Luketic) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films!Music recommendation:Crushing. Julia Jacklin. Transgressive Records. 2019.thank u, next. Ariana Grande. Republic Records. 2019.Book recommendation:Love Without Emergency. Clementine Morrigan. 2014-2019.You can also follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcastIn the first part of our third episode we think about the ramifications of acting on your crush on someone's dad and becoming friends first and romantic interests second.With huge thanks to Laurie Brown for designing our cover art.If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up.In the first part of our fourth episode we discuss whether or not it's ok to break up with someone via text and how to handle insecurity around your partner being intimate with their ex.Join us in Part Two for discussion of Reese Witherspoon films Wild (2014; Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée) and Legally Blonde (2001; Dir. Robert Luketic) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films!With huge thanks to Laurie Brown for designing our cover art.You can follow us on instagram @breakinguppodcastIf you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up.Join us in Part Two for discussion of Blue Valentine (2010; Dir. Derek Cianfrance) and Magic Mike XXL (2015; Dir. Gregory Jacobs) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films!Music recommendation:IGOR. Tyler the Creator. Columbia Records. 2019.Book recommendation:Bird Summons. Leila Aboulela. Orion Publishing Co.. 2019.In the first part of our third episode we think about the ramifications of acting on your crush on someone's dad and becoming friends first and romantic interests second.With huge thanks to Laurie Brown for designing our cover art.If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up.In the first part of our third episode we think about the ramifications of acting on your crush on someone's dad and becoming friends first and romantic interests second.Join us in Part Two for discussion of Blue Valentine (2010; Dir. Derek Cianfrance) and Magic Mike XXL (2015; Dir. Gregory Jacobs) and our other recommendations. Big spoilers ahead for both films!With huge thanks to Laurie Brown for designing our cover art.If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact breakinguppodcast@gmail.com.Tags: Relationships