Have We Finally Reached Peak True Crime? And Are Selfies Turning Us All Into Vain Narcissists?




After Work Drinks show

Summary: 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 In other news, Prince George has gone missing and been replaced by a boy named Archie.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/