After Work Drinks

In our first international episode, Grace gives us all the London Fashion Week goss, while Izzy fills her in on everything that’s been happening in the real world, AKA with the Kardashians, since she’s been gone. From reports that Tristan Thompson cheated on Khloe Kardashian with Kylie Jenner's best friend, Jordyn Woods, to rumours Kim Kardashian is secretly helping brands rip off her designer clothing, it’s all go in Calabasas RN. Plus, our fave book of the year is being turned into a movie (love you, Reese Witherspoon) and our first (very brief) podcast guest. You can email us on afterworkdrinkspodcast@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram at @AfterWorkDrinksPodcast, or join our private Facebook group, 'After Work Drinks Podcast.' Please remember if you like After Work Drinks to rate, review, subscribe and share

Grace is back from Tasmania and wasn't - as far as we know - possessed by a ghost and/or demon. Isabelle gives a thorough debrief of 'Abducted in Plain Sight' - the most batshit insane true documentary in the history of true crime documentaries; we talk about *that* Hailey Bieber/Justin Bieber profile and have a moment of silence for poor, poor Meghan Markle in the wake of Thomas' latest exploit. Plus, a deep-dive on Liam Neeson - does his insane admission about wanting to commit a racist attack 40 years ago (probably should have kept that one to yourself) fundamentally make him 'racist'? Or is sparking uncomfortable conversations about internalised racism and bias? You can email us on afterworkdrinkspodcast@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram at @afterworkdrinkspodcast or join our private Facebook group, 'After Work Drinks Podcast.' Reading list: Thing of Beauty, The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia by Stephen Fried The New York Times' The Daily - 'Democrats Wanted Zero Tolerance for Misconduct. Then Came Virginia'  Sex Education (2019) on Netflix Abducted in Plain Sight (2019) on Netflix 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama 'Who The Hell is Hamish?' podcast by The Australian 'Justin and Hailey Bieber Open Up About Their Passionate, Not-Always-Easy but Absolutely All-In Romance' by Rob Haskell for Vogue  Meghan Markle's Best Friends Break Their Silence: "We Want to Speak the Truth' by People 'Revealed: The handwritten letter showing true tragedy of Meghan's rift with father she says has 'broken her heart into a million pieces' - and why he feels forced to make the 'devastating' missive public' by The Daily Mail 'Liam Neeson interview: Rape, race and how I learnt revenge doesn't work' by Clemence Michallon for The Independent

In less than 5 days we broke our true crime ban for an incredibly binge-able, but harrowing new podcast series. Izzy has fallen in love with her first book of 2019 - plus, we break down the internet's intense Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga shipping. Yes, it's fun to indulge in tabloid fodder - but is all this obsessing over two (married) people's faux relationship kinda... wrong? Plus, why we need to stop dissing influencers (because according to data we all secretly want to be one). And, speaking of influencers, introducing two new ones: we’ve started an Instagram! Follow us please, @afterworkdrinkspodcast You can email us on afterworkdrinkspodcast@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram at @afterworkdrinkspodcast or join our private Facebook group, 'After Work Drinks Podcast.' Please remember if you like After Work Drinks to rate, review, subscribe and share

Something's in the water because we've both developed a love for the great outdoors: Grace went rock climbing (and then Angelina Jolie copied her) and Isabelle literally went CAMPING. In other news, Prince George has gone missing and been replaced by a boy named Archie. Why the concept of 'pet faves' will help remedy a bad day and we discuss vanity in the Instagram era - are selfies making us (even more) self-obsessed? Plus, off the back of this newfound Ted Bundy mania (he’s actually not that hot, okay?), we deep dive on true crime - has our obsession officially gone too far? You can email us on afterworkdrinkspodcast@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram at @isabelletruman and @grceoneill or join our private Facebook group, 'After Work Drinks Podcast.' Links/recommendations: Love Stories with Dolly Alderton and Stanley Tucci https://soundcloud.com/user-892136004/love-stories-with-stanley-tucci Homecoming https://www.gimletmedia.com/homecoming ‘Lullaby’ by Leila Slimani https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/Lullaby-Leila-Slimani-9780571337545 ‘Ordinary Things That Bring Me Extraordinary Joy’ by T.Wise for Man Repeller https://www.manrepeller.com/2019/01/pet-faves-are-better-than-pet-peeves.html ‘What is Prince George Hiding?’ by Kelly Conaboy for The Cut https://www.thecut.com/2019/01/prince-george-cambridge-name-archie-report.html ‘The State of “Vanity” in the Selfie Era’ by Emma Bracy for Man Repeller https://www.manrepeller.com/2019/01/what-is-vanity-in-the-era-of-selfies.html ‘Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes’ https://www.netflix.com/title/80226612 ‘How a True-Crime Podcast Became a Mental-Health Support Group’ by Andrea Marks for The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/02/the-true-crime-podcast-turned-mental-health-support-group/517200/

Your long weekend is SORTED courtesy of our copious amount of reading/podcast/TV show recommendations. Grace makes a surprise cameo in the Fyre festival and Isabelle finds a podcast that has actually turned her $$ situation around. Another shocking murder has women in Australia angry - but the 'fuck all men' rhetoric isn't going to get us anywhere. Plus, we do a deep dive on the perennial millennial motherhood question: With 2 in 3 millennial women having fertility fears, how do we negotiate motherhood in an era where our biology hasn't caught up with society? Links/recommendations: Where Should We Begin with Esther Perel https://www.estherperel.com/podcast Anthony Bourdain WTF with Marc Maron http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/repost-anthony-bourdain-from-2011 The Clinton Affair https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8972296/ Interiors accounts (surely someone cares?) RUDE @decorehardcore @studioashby @amyastley @matildagoad The Favourite https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5083738/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Green Book https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6966692/?ref_=nv_sr_1 The Pineapple Project https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/the-pineapple-project/ ‘Fyre’ (Netflix’s documentary on the Fyre Festival) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9412098/?ref_=nv_sr_1 ‘Dirty John’ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7945720/?ref_=nv_sr_1 ‘Men of Australia, it's time to pick your side’ by Clementine Ford for Sydney Morning Herald https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/men-of-australia-it-s-time-to-pick-your-side ‘#MeToo movement: what so many men are missing’ by David Roberts for Vox https://www.vox.com/2018/9/10/17826168/me-too-louis-ck-men-comeback ‘The #MeToo Moment: I’m a Straight Man. Now What?’ by Daniel Victor for the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/the-metoo-moment-im-a-straight-man-now-what.html The millennial motherhood trap by Stephanie Boland for Prospect Magazine https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/the-motherhood-trap You can email us on afterworkdrinkspodcast@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram at @isabelletruman and @grceoneill or join our private Facebook group, 'After Work Drinks Podcast.' Please remember if you like After Work Drinks to rate, review, subscribe and share

Your long weekend is SORTED courtesy of our copious amount of reading/podcast/TV show recommendations. Grace makes a surprise cameo in the Fyre Festival documentary and Isabelle finds a podcast that has actually turned her $$ situation around. Another shocking murder has women in Australia angry - but the 'fuck all men' rhetoric isn't going to get us anywhere. Plus, we do a deep dive on the perennial millennial motherhood question: With 2 in 3 millennial women having fertility fears, how do we negotiate motherhood in an era where our biology hasn't caught up with society? Links/recommendations: Where Should We Begin with Esther Perel https://www.estherperel.com/podcast Anthony Bourdain WTF with Marc Maron http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/repost-anthony-bourdain-from-2011 The Clinton Affair https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8972296/ Interiors accounts (surely someone cares?) RUDE @decorehardcore @studioashby @amyastley @matildagoad The Favourite https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5083738/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Green Book https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6966692/?ref_=nv_sr_1 The Pineapple Project https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/the-pineapple-project/ ‘Fyre’ (Netflix’s documentary on the Fyre Festival) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9412098/?ref_=nv_sr_1 ‘Dirty John’ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7945720/?ref_=nv_sr_1 ‘Men of Australia, it's time to pick your side’ by Clementine Ford for Sydney Morning Herald https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/men-of-australia-it-s-time-to-pick-your-side ‘#MeToo movement: what so many men are missing’ by David Roberts for Vox https://www.vox.com/2018/9/10/17826168/me-too-louis-ck-men-comeback ‘The #MeToo Moment: I’m a Straight Man. Now What?’ by Daniel Victor for the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/the-metoo-moment-im-a-straight-man-now-what.html The millennial motherhood trap by Stephanie Boland for Prospect Magazine https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/the-motherhood-trap You can email us on afterworkdrinkspodcast@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram at @isabelletruman and @grceoneill or join our private Facebook group, 'After Work Drinks Podcast.' Please remember if you like After Work Drinks to rate, review, subscribe and share

James Hottie Middleton has made his secret Instagram account private - but we're mainly interested in who he's following (and potentially thirsting over). We've heard rumours about R. Kelly for decades, so why has it taken us so long to take them seriously? Plus, Botox and Filler Nation - Australia is now the country with the most cosmetic surgery operations per capita IN THE WORLD. When did we all decide that plastic surgery was the norm, and why are there so few meaningful conversations about it? Reading material: The Guardian: 'Why Has Holiday Reading Become a Competitive Sport'? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/12/why-has-holiday-reading-become-a-competitive-sport Film: Cold War (2018) by Paweł Pawlikowski Vanity Fair's 'In The Limelight' podcast 'A Royal Holiday' https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-limelight/id1177555203?mt=2 Buzzfeed: 'Inside the Pied Piper of R&B's Cult' https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jimderogatis/parents-told-police-r-kelly-is-keeping-women-in-a-cult Lifetime's 'Surviving R. Kelly' (2019) The New Yorker: 'R. Kelly and The Complexities of Race in the Me Too Era' https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/r-kelly-and-the-complexities-of-race-in-the-metoo-era The Guardian: ‘Is America developing a ‘crack-like’ addiction to Botox beauty? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jan/08/botox-nation-america-addiction-crack-like-cosmetic-procedures The Atlantic: ‘No More Stigma Against Plastic Surgery, Please’ https://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/07/no-more-stigma-against-plastic-surgery-please/277427/ The Cut: ‘Plastic Surgery: What Happens Before And After’ https://www.thecut.com/2017/05/plastic-cosmetic-surgery-lauren-greenfield-before-and-after.html Man Repeller: ‘I’m 28 Years Old And I Think I Want Botox’ https://www.manrepeller.com/2017/05/botox-in-your-twenties.html Refinery 29: ‘Is Botox Anti-Feminist?’ https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/01/187527/botox-feminism-guilt

We're back! For our first episode of 2019, we talk about New Year's resolutions - or lack thereof in Grace's case. Are they pointless or worth investing in? We break down the Golden Globes red carpet (which Fiji Water Girl undoubtedly won) and the latest buzz phrase, 'financial infidelity,' gets us on a money tangent. Why are we so afraid to discuss our finances with our friends? And is having a robust savings account a feminist act? Links: ‘12 Things To Stop Doing in 2017’ by Grace O’Neill for ELLE Australia https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.elle.com.au/amp/culture/12-things-to-stop-doing-in-2017-8314 'The Life to Come' by Michelle de Kretser https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/literary-fiction/The-Life-to-Come-Michelle-de-Kretser-9781760296568 'Financially Fearless' by Alexa von Tobel https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/financially-fearless-by-alexa-von-tobel-9780385347617/

Merry Christmas to everyone except MP Andrew Broad who ruined our week and the phrase 'G'Day Mate' forever with his embarrassing sexting scandal. On a more serious note, we unpack Australian actress Yael Stone's sexual harassment allegations against Geoffrey Rush, and look at why #MeToo hasn't taken off in Australia. Plus, what Oprah says goes - how to tackle our inherent desire to be people pleasers. We’re taking a break for the next two weeks, but you can still get updates via our Facebook group, ‘After Work Drinks Podcast.’ Links: ‘We Deserve A Better Class Of Horny Text From Our Elected Representatives’ by James Hennessy for Pedestrian TV https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/politicians-horny-texts/ Izzy’s story on Ariana Grande grieving Mac Miller https://www.marieclaire.com.au/ariana-grande-milking-mac-miller-death Grace’s story on Meghan Markle (we’ll stop plugging ourselves/each other now, sorry) https://www.elle.com.au/culture/meghan-markle-bitch-19510 ‘The Cost of Telling a #MeToo Story in Australia’ by Bari Weiss for the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/opinion/metoo-defamation-geoffrey-rush-yael-stone.html Yael Stone on ABC’s 7:30 with Leigh Sales https://iview.abc.net.au/show/7-30?fbclid=IwAR161MGd83zYzu32SDS6DIwONR1TNUKHbTTaDPE5gH67O4QGrYZUiK2x3nY ‘Help: I’m a People-Pleaser, and I Hate It’ by Allison P. Davis for The Cut https://www.thecut.com/2013/12/help-im-a-people-pleaser-and-i-hate-it.html ‘Gwyneth x Oprah: Power, Perception & Soul Purpose’ by Goop https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cadence13/the-goop-podcast/e/53617700 ‘The Magic of Not Giving a F***’ - Sarah Knight for TED Talks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwRzjFQa_Og You can email us on afterworkdrinkspodcast@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram at @isabelletruman and @grceoneill or join our private Facebook group, 'After Work Drinks Podcast.' Please remember if you like After Work Drinks to rate, review, subscribe and share

We released this week’s episode a day early because of the latest update in the tragic story behind Grace Millane’s death: that the 26-year-old man who murdered her in New Zealand on December 1st was known as ‘creepy’ years before this happened. Senseless, violent acts like this stem from an inherent sexism engrained over years and it’s important that we address the patterns of behaviour at the root of the cause - not just whenever an innocent young woman loses her life. We had intended to cover more topics in this episode but ended up dedicating our entire discussion to Grace. It’s our most emotional recording to date as we discuss the cycles that lead to violence and the disgusting everyday acts of sexism women are expected to put up with. You can email us on afterworkdrinkspodcast@gmail.com, join our private Facebook group, 'After Work Drinks Podcast', or follow us on Instagram: @isabelletruman and @grceoneill. Links: Tinder is not the problem, violent men are the problem by Sinead Corcoran https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/love-sex/109221894/grace-millane-case-tinder-is-not-the-problem-violent-men-are-the-problem Rest in Peace, Grace Millane by Lizzie Marvelly https://www.villainesse.com/think/rest-peace-grace-millane

Good afternoon to everyone except Chris Dawson! In this episode, we discuss Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ insanely OTT wedding extravaganza (#SponCon?) and do a deep-dive into gaslighting and emotional abuse off the back of Mel B’s tell-all book. And, of course, we discuss the arrest of Chris Dawson, who has finally been charged with the murder of his wife, Lyn, 37 years later. We love you, Hedley. You can email us on afterworkdrinkspodcast@gmail.com, join our private Facebook group, 'After Work Drinks Podcast', or follow us on Instagram: @isabelletruman and @grceoneill. Links: The Teacher’s Pet https://www.theaustralian.com.au/the-teachers-pet Anthony Bourdain - Kitchen Confidential https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/kitchen-confidential-9781408845042/ Butterbeer Tears on Vanity Fair’s In the Limelight podcast https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/in-the-limelight/id1177555203?mt=2 Gwyneth Paltrow Wants to Convert You by Elisa Lipsky-Karasz https://www.wsj.com/articles/gwyneth-paltrow-wants-to-convert-you-1543931659 When Priyanka Met Nick: A Love Story https://www.vogue.com/article/priyanka-chopra-nick-jonas-interview Mel B: ‘I got used to lying. I didn’t want anyone to find out’ by Simon Hattenstone https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/01/mel-b-i-got-used-to-lying-i-didnt-want-anyone-to-find-out Mel B and her daughter Phoenix reveal how her toxic marriage nearly broke them both https://www.you.co.uk/mel-b-daughter-phoenix-interview-2018/ Please also remember, if you like After Work Drinks to rate, review and subscribe!

In this episode, Izzy and Grace drill-down on Lena Dunham: Is she the self-absorbed narcissist the media insists on painting her as? Or is she a victim of a sexist culture that holds women to a higher account than men? Plus, a deep dive on the concept of ‘emotional labour’ in the wake of Gemma Hartley’s new book ‘Fed Up’. Plus Plus, Izzy has found Gossip Girl 2.0 (kinda) and how Grace lost her mind on Black Friday. You can email us on afterworkdrinks@gmail.com, join our Facebook closed group ‘After Work Drinks Podcast’ and follow us on Instagram at @isabelletruman and @grceoneill. Links: Yeah, I’m Not for Everyone.’ Lena Dunham comes to terms with herself https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/lena-dunham-comes-to-terms-with-herself.html Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/lena-dunham ‘Fed Up: Navigating and redefining emotional labour for good’ by Gemma Hartley https://www.hachette.com.au/gemma-hartley/fed-up-navigating-and-redefining-emotional-labour-for-good Why Women Still Can’t Have It All by Anne-Marie Slaughter https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/why-women-still-cant-have-it-all/309020/

Hailey Baldwin – sorry, Bieber – may have officially changed her name, but the real news is that she got caught stalking a Selena Gomez fan account. Plus, we’re collectively obsessed with reading up on how successful start their days, but is the ‘aspirational’ lifestyle totally overrated? Finally, we tackle the topic of phone addiction: has Screen Time ruined our lives? Plus, why it’s probably not your fault that you're addicted to your iPhone. You can email us on afterworkdrinks@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram at @isabelletruman and @grceoneill.   Links:    The Sinner Season Two https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6048596/episodes   My Dad Wrote a Porno  https://www.acast.com/mydadwroteaporno   'Boys Will Be Boys' by Clementine Ford https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/general-books/current-affairs-politics/Boys-Will-Be-Boys-Clementine-Ford-9781760632335   Four hours' sleep, yoga at dawn – are today's influencers really living their best lives? - Hadley Freeman https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/10/four-hours-sleep-yoga-dawn-todays-influencers-best-lives   Man Repeller's Leandra Medine: ‘I’m in bed by 8.30pm’ https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/oct/06/leandra-medine-manrepeller-fashion-blogger-life-work-balance   Save Me, I’m a Screen Zombie - Jo Ellison https://medium.com/financial-times/save-me-im-a-screen-zombie-7d252b69a399   Former Facebook executive Chamath Palihapitiya on social media addiction  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMotykw0SIk   Please also remember, if you like 'After Work Drinks' to rate, review and subscribe! This makes us appear higher in the podcast app and helps other listeners find us! Plus, if we get enough of you, we’ll hopefully get some alcohol sponsorships and wouldn’t that just be brilliant.

Isabelle is back from NYC and literally will not stop talking about the Victoria’s Secret show (she went, FYI) so we’re doing a whole special on it! From being backstage with Bella Hadid to scoring a ticket to the after, after party – Izzy shares all the insider goss. And yes, before you say it, we do discuss the controversy this year – warranted or not? Plus, a Very Important E-Mail was received this week, and Grace introduces a FUN one-off segment. You can email us on afterworkdrinks@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram at @isabelletruman and @grceoneill. Links: Personal History by Katherine Graham https://www.hachette.com.au/katharine-graham/personal-history Inside the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show https://www.marieclaire.com.au/victorias-secret-fashion-show-2018-review Victoria’s Secret is trying to change with the times. Or is it? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/09/fashion/victorias-secret-liberation-in-corsets-and-spike-heels.html Please also remember, if you like 'After Work Drinks' to rate, review and subscribe! Or better yet, share on Instagram

This week we’re recording ahead of time, so are taking a little break from the news cycle to bring you an anxiety special. From sleep paralysis to ‘catastrophising’ and secretly having the same psychologist - you name it, we’ve been there. Izzy also decides to rate all of Liane Moriarty’s books in an unplanned (read: unwanted) book special and Grace tells us all (four years too late) how to make millions from Facebook. Links: Liane Moriarty’s books http://lianemoriarty.com.au/books/ The Daily - The Business of Internet Outrage https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-new-york-times/the-daily-10/e/56981597 RESCUE REMEDY Pastilles https://www.priceline.com.au/rescue-remedy-pastilles-original-flavour-50-g