Opposite Ends

We love to shop. In this episode, Katie regales Nina about iconic (in the religious sense) Indian grocery store Sweet Mart. Sweet Mart opened in 1978 and has since become a local Bristol institution. It sells everything you could ever want, from South Asian veg, to Western condiments, to Jamaican bread, to organic Japanese products. However, the history of this always-fully-stocked-with-everything shop in a gentrifying neighbourhood starts unexpectedly in Uganda. We spoke with co-owner Rashid Majothi, who generously explained how his family migrated to England and the origin of Sweet Mart. Guest stars: Bristol's ice rink, Zabaar's, pringles mural, Fran Fine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined by superior collector Raquel Caballero, who through years of treasure hunting built a cave of wonders in her modern rental home. We meet anklet-wearing iguanas, clowns and dolls to ask: Is it kitsch? Is it camp? Is it crap? What's the difference? We think meaning can be found in an aesthetic sensibility and living life decadently. Guest stars: Mrs Doubtfire's wig, Andy Warhol, Baba Yaga. Opposite Ends is made with help from our producer Anna on Gadigal Country (Sydney), Australia and in Bristol, UK. Please like and follow us or even give us a rating if you like. Thank you Queen of Decadence Ellen Pearce for our music

Frenchman Ben Chevalier and erudite man Alex Mackenzie are our special guests. We discuss two French actresses: Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Huppert, through their films Belle de Jour (1967) by Luis Buñuel and La Cérémonie (1995) by Claude Chabrol. We reveal sub/dom dynamics as foil to bourgeois sexuality and say the word ‘bourgeois' 25 times in one hour. Guest stars: shit or mud, YSL, Mama Weed.Opposite Ends is made with help from our producer Anna on Gadigal Country (Sydney), Australia and Gdynia, Poland and Bristol, UK. Please like and follow us or even give us a rating if you like. Thank you Ellen Pearce for our music

Driven by desire to understand the surprising ubiquity of a certain mayonnaise salad, we revisit food histories related to the Russian revolution, the Soviet celebratory table, Katie's first time and beyond. We also discuss the culinary dimensions of philistinism, national identity and nostalgia. Katie goes deep and asks why it is that we enjoy food at all. Guest stars: hazel grouse, Mayakovsky, kogel mogel. Links:Ешь ананасы… by Vladimir MayakovskyAt the Center of the Table: The Rise and Fall of Olivier Salad by Anna Kushkova (paywall)Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking by Anya von Bremzen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined by Sydney style icon Hannah Berzins. We reminisce about the demise of op shop quality and the appropriation of op shop style by major retailers. We commemorate the fashions of our youth and discuss how technology and different cultural contexts might shape our sense of self in clothes. Guest stars: Central Coast Browse About, stretchy polyester, crabs.Love advice: How important are shoes in a relationship? Remember, you can ask us anything to do with love, sex and relationships! Don't be shy.Opposite Ends is made with help from our producer Anna on Gadigal Country (Sydney), Australia and Gdynia, Poland and Bristol, UK. Please like and follow us or even give us a rating if you like. Thank you Ellen Pearce for our music

Welcome to our talk show, where Katie and Nina discuss favourite niche topics in culture, food, love and more. To start, we talk about the settler practice of mushroom foraging and how this differs between Europe and the antipodes. We cover weeds, mushrooms, foraging ethics and aesthetics. Guest stars: Gdynia local hospital, scrumping. Links:Mineral Properties and Dietary Value of Raw and Processed Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.) by Rutto et alA Cook on the Wild Side by Hughbert Fearne WhittingstallFood for Free by Richard MabeyAustralian Food Project by James TaylorChwasty od Kuchni by Piotr Ciemny NB: We recorded this before the tragic Leongatha mushroom poisoning incident. Please take care!Opposite Ends is made with help from our producer Anna on Gadigal Country and Gdynia, Poland and Bristol, UK. Please like and follow us or even give us a rating if you like. Thank you Ellen Pearce for our music