60 acast.com Opposite Ends https://www.instagram.com/opposite_ends_pod/ en Opposite Ends culture, fashion,food,popular culture, film, interview, society, travel, history, chumcast, australia, united kingdom, criticism, art Opposite Ends An international talk show with two amateur experts in culture, food and relationships. Every so often, we explore a niche topic with expansive scope and eye-watering detail. Sometimes we invite friends and sometimes we just talk to each other.


At the end of every episode we indulge in giving love, sex and relationship advice. So please ask us anything! Don’t be shy.


Opposite Ends is made with our producer Anna on Gadigal Country, Sydney and in Bristol, UK. Thank you Ellen Pearce for our music <3


Thanks for listening. Please like and follow us or even give us a rating.

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]]> An international talk show with two amateur experts in culture, food and relationships. Every so often, we explore a niche topic with expansive scope and eye-watering detail. Sometimes we invite friends and sometimes we just talk to each other.


At the end of every episode we indulge in giving love, sex and relationship advice. So please ask us anything! Don’t be shy.


Opposite Ends is made with our producer Anna on Gadigal Country, Sydney and in Bristol, UK. Thank you Ellen Pearce for our music <3


Thanks for listening. Please like and follow us or even give us a rating.

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]]> Collecting Collecting Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:52:18 GMT 42:53 67286eb2dc854c9577e117ab false https://shows.acast.com/opposite-ends/episodes/67286eb2dc854c9577e117ab 67286eb2dc854c9577e117ab 6687d40cf5f883ab764615da full 1 5 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 <3


Thank you to those who've submitted philosophical and practical questions about love. We got you. Send us your question now. Don’t be shy, it's anonymous.

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]]> 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 <3


Thank you to those who've submitted philosophical and practical questions about love. We got you. Send us your question now. Don’t be shy, it's anonymous.

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]]> French actresses French actresses Tue, 01 Oct 2024 05:30:00 GMT 49:41 66fb7a1b6ef979d09931680a false https://shows.acast.com/opposite-ends/episodes/66fb7a1b6ef979d09931680a 66fb7a1b6ef979d09931680a 6687d40cf5f883ab764615da full 1 4 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 <3

 

Remember, you can ask us anything to do with love, sex and relationships! Don’t be shy.

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]]> 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 <3

 

Remember, you can ask us anything to do with love, sex and relationships! Don’t be shy.

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]]> Diasporic mayonnaise salad Diasporic mayonnaise salad Wed, 28 Aug 2024 06:38:02 GMT 1:01:16 66cec564773c5e2de55d5ba7 false https://shows.acast.com/opposite-ends/episodes/66cec564773c5e2de55d5ba7 66cec564773c5e2de55d5ba7 6687d40cf5f883ab764615da full 1 3 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 Mayakovsky

At 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


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 <3

 

Remember, you can ask us anything to do with love, sex and relationships! Don’t be shy.

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]]> 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 Mayakovsky

At 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


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 <3

 

Remember, you can ask us anything to do with love, sex and relationships! Don’t be shy.

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]]> Op shopping Op shopping Thu, 01 Aug 2024 23:06:03 GMT 58:24 66ac147b5019f44891358873 false https://shows.acast.com/opposite-ends/episodes/66ac147b5019f44891358873 66ac147b5019f44891358873 6687d40cf5f883ab764615da full 1 2 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 <3

 

Remember, you can ask us anything to do with love, sex and relationships! Don’t be shy.

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]]> 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 <3

 

Remember, you can ask us anything to do with love, sex and relationships! Don’t be shy.

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]]> <![CDATA[Foraging for mushrooms & generally]]> Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:59:34 GMT 31:36 6687dfccfc882c395b018e2c false https://shows.acast.com/opposite-ends/episodes/6687dfccfc882c395b018e2c 6687dfccfc882c395b018e2c 6687d40cf5f883ab764615da full 1 1 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 al

A Cook on the Wild Side by Hughbert Fearne Whittingstall

Food for Free by Richard Mabey

Australian Food Project by James Taylor

Chwasty 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 <3


At the end of every episode we indulge ourselves in giving love, sex and relationship advice. So please ask us anything to do with love, sex and relationships! Don’t be shy.

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]]> 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 al

A Cook on the Wild Side by Hughbert Fearne Whittingstall

Food for Free by Richard Mabey

Australian Food Project by James Taylor

Chwasty 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 <3


At the end of every episode we indulge ourselves in giving love, sex and relationship advice. So please ask us anything to do with love, sex and relationships! Don’t be shy.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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