Collins Word of The Year; Iceland's Banned Xmas Ad; & Why Do 46% of Men Remove Their Body Hair?

The High Low

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 13 November 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

It's World Kindness Day & Dolly has a beautiful poem to kick us off, whilst Pandora has a new Spotify suggestion for everyone who went nutty for French Chill.

46% of men remove their body hair, up from 36% in 2017. Is it the fusion of porn culture and pop culture?

Plus we discuss Collins dictionary's word of the year - 'single-use.' What were the other contenders? Are you a plogger?

Lastly, Iceland's Christmas ad, banned for being political, after the supermarket re-branded a Greenpeace advert warning against the dangers of palm oil.

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Good Morning Jazz on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX71VcjjnyaBQ?si=fPT3z_VuSti-bZBSfccYPQ

Like Women, Men Are Now Suffering in Their Pursuit of the 'Perfect Body', by Barbara Ellen for The Observer https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/11/men-suffer-as-much-as-women-in-their-pursuit-of-the-perfect-body

Victoria's Secret is Trying to Change With The Times. Or is it? By Vanessa Friedman for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/fashion/victorias-secret-liberation-in-corsets-and-spike-heels.html

Nick Cave on grief, for The Red Hand Files https://www.theredhandfiles.com/communication-dream-feeling/

Yes I Have White Parents. But I Have African Ancestry Too, by Anthony Ekundayo Lennon for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/10/white-parents-african-ancestry-anthony-ekundayo-lennon

Anthony Ekundayo Lennon and The Left's Dilemma About Race, by Toby Young for The Spectator https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p06lh7gk/informer-series-1-1-no-sleep-till-brooklyn

The Informer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p06lh7gk/informer-series-1-1-no-sleep-till-brooklyn

The Sinner Season 2 https://www.netflix.com/title/80175802

To The Woman Crying Uncontrollably In TheNext Stall, by Kim Addonizio http://diodepoetry.com/v9n1/content/addonizio_k.html

Barneys, Books, and Bust-ups: 50 Years of The Booker Prize https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bntjf6

Sally4ever on Now TV https://www.nowtv.com/gb/watch/sally4ever/iYEQZ2rcf32XP8H8XCTxU5

The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.acast.com/adambuxton

Petition to release Iceland's banned Christmas advert on TV

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0:00.0	Good morning, it's Children's O here from A by Mum is the podcast. You'll go to Parenting
0:05.2	podcast for non-judgmental advice, support and a bit of love.
0:08.6	This month we're working with Fitbit and their V4 Smartwatch to celebrate the small everyday
0:13.4	wins that we accomplish whilst working towards a bigger goal. This month, Children I are
0:18.4	working on up in our step count so we thought we'd share our little win from this morning
0:22.3	with you. Take it away, Georgia.
0:23.9	Well, though, I actually want the kids to score this morning instead of driving them,
0:28.0	which obviously helped increase that step count. It's honestly so motivating to see the
0:33.0	impact that has.
0:34.3	You go, Georgia. Here's me with my pom-poms. You can find out more about Fitbit and the
0:38.6	V4 Smartwatch at Fitbit.com.
0:58.5	Welcome to episode 77 of The Highlo, the weekly current affairs and pop culture podcast,
1:05.4	bought to you by journalist Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes.
1:09.0	How are you doing, Panda?
1:10.2	Very well, thanks, Dolly. How was Northern Ireland?
1:12.3	Northern Ireland was great. I love Northern Ireland. Went to Belfast and discovered Tato crisps.
1:18.2	You sound like a celebrity that's on like number 12 interview of The Junk It.
1:23.0	How you enjoy your time in London?
1:25.2	Great, great. I ate a crumpled today. London's great. I love London.
1:31.3	No, I truly love Belfast and I'm obsessed with Tato crisps.
1:35.2	And I found out that there is a Tato crisp theme park that the kind people at Tato have actually
1:39.8	invited me to.
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