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Sentimental Garbage
by Justice for Dumb Women · English
Sentimental Garbage is a podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue about the culture we love that society can sometimes make us feel ashamed of. Formerly a chick-lit podcast, sometimes a Sex and the City podcast. We don't know the most, we feel the most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sen2mental Garbage: The Difficult Second Novel with Monica Heisey
“Second novel syndrome” and the pressure of following a debut, especially when literary fame turns private work into public vulnerability.
12 Nov 2026 · 58m · 28 chaptersSen2mental Garbage: Back To The Future Part II with Jensen McRae
A “Send 2 Mental Garbage” sequel episode analyzing Back to the Future Part II—its 2015 future predictions, recasting history, gender/female-character sidelining, and the moral logic of time travel…
5 Nov 2026 · 58m · 28 chaptersSen2mental Garbage: Addams Family Values with Sarah Maria Griffin
A comeback episode of Sen2mental Garbage about The Addams Family Values (1993), using it as a “sequel syllabus” to discuss why the franchise endures: its satire of “normal” family ideals, its…
29 Oct 2026 · 1h 12m · 30 chaptersRemembering Dolly Parton with Jof Owen
The hosts mourn Dolly Parton’s death and use her life and work to discuss decency, “lived feminism,” country music’s adult-woman themes, and how her public persona is both mask and truth.
1 Sep 2026 · 1h 15m · 25 chapters
Friends Thru A Lens: The Holidays with Ella Risbridger
In this festive season finale episode of Sentimental Garbage, host Caroline O'Donoghue is joined by her best friend Ella Risbridger to celebrate the holiday moments in the beloved TV show *Friends*.
19 Dec 2025 · 1h 25m
Friends Thru A Lens: 'It's all Relative' with Dr Dolly Alderton
In this episode of *Sentimental Garbage*, Caroline O'Donoghue is joined by Dr.
11 Dec 2025 · 2h 12m
Friends Thru A Lens: Joey's Acting Career with Jessie Brown Findlay
This episode of *Sentimental Garbage* features host Caroline O'Donoghue in conversation with actress Jessie Brown Findlay.
4 Dec 2025 · 1h 19m
Friends Thru A Lens: Phoebe's Upsetting Childhood with Ryan Farrell
A deep exploration of Phoebe Buffay from *Friends*, her complex character, and the impact of her childhood experiences.
27 Nov 2025 · 1h 17m
Friends Thru A Lens: House Parties with Alexandra Haddow
House Parties with Alexandra Haddow
20 Nov 2025 · 1h 34m
Friends Thru The Lens of a Ross Apologist with Imogen West-Knights
A podcast about the culture we love that society sometimes makes us feel ashamed of. Formerly a chick-lit podcast, it often discusses themes surrounding "Sex and the City".
13 Nov 2025 · 1h 18m
Friends Thru A Lens: Weddings with Kate Young
Discussion of cultural artifacts that evoke strong emotions, often associated with feelings of shame.
6 Nov 2025 · 2h 12mFall Out Boy with Ashley Hamilton
Fall Out Boy with Ashley Hamilton
30 Oct 2025 · 1h 21mBend It Like Beckham with Nikkitha Bakshani
A podcast exploring the culture we love that society sometimes makes us feel ashamed of, including a focus on chick-lit and the iconic show *Sex and the City*.
23 Oct 2025 · 1h 19m
Remembering Diane Keaton with Fiona Zublin
In this heartfelt episode of *Sentimental Garbage*, hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue, the conversation revolves around the life and career of actress Diane Keaton, featuring guest Fiona Zublin.
16 Oct 2025 · 1h 16m
Taylor Swift: Life of a Showgirl
A podcast exploring the cultural artifacts we love but are often shamed for, including discussions of chick-lit, pop culture phenomena, and heartfelt reflections.
6 Oct 2025 · 1h 47m
Attack The Block with Aamna Mohdin
A podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue that explores culture often shamed by society, previously focusing on chick-lit and “Sex and the City”.
2 Oct 2025 · 1h 15mNepo babies with Benjamin Dean
Nepo babies and privilege in arts/culture, and how online discourse distorts what people mean by “nepotism,” including celebrity interviews, empathy, and media trends toward rich settings.
25 Sep 2025 · 1h 7m · 24 chapters
LIVE at The Strand in New York with Natasha Hodgson (+Skipshock audiobook!)
Live discussion at The Strand (NYC) about Operation Mincemeat author Caroline O’Donoghue’s YA novel Skip Shock, its audiobook release narrated by Natasha Hodgson, and how the book’s time/temperature…
18 Sep 2025 · 57m · 28 chapters
"The Special Relationship": The strange case of American women and English men with Monica Heisey
The “special relationship” trope in romantic comedy/romance fiction—why American women so often pair with English/British men, and what that pairing does culturally and psychologically.
21 Aug 2025 · 1h 16m · 24 chapters
Sentimental in the City: RIP And Just Like That
The episode is a reunion-style conversation between Caroline and Dolly Alderton marking the end of the Sentimental in the City miniseries.
14 Aug 2025 · 2h 13m · 60 chapters
His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife with Ella Risbridger
A discussion of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (1997), focusing on how it shifts from Northern Lights’ magical adventure to a darker, more grounded story in 1990s…
7 Aug 2025 · 1h 38m · 34 chapters
The Hunger Games Prequels: Sunrise on the Reaping
Discussion of Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping (part 2 of a three-part series), focusing on how it mirrors Catching Fire, deepens character work, and intensifies themes of propaganda,…
31 Jul 2025 · 52m · 26 chapters
The Hunger Games Prequels: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes with Traci Thomas
Discussion of The Hunger Games prequels—primarily The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (mostly this episode) with some setup for Sunrise on the Reaping next week—plus how themes of hunger, propaganda,…
24 Jul 2025 · 1h 28m · 28 chapters
Return to Oz with Shon Faye
A discussion of the 1985 children’s film Return to Oz—why it’s unusually terrifying, how it differs from the 1939 Wizard of Oz, and what it suggests about queerness, trauma, psychiatry, and power.
17 Jul 2025 · 1h 20m · 27 chaptersWe use cookies.They keep VO running smoothly and help us improve it. Privacy policy