The High Low
By Pandora Sykes and Dolly Alderton
A weekly conversation between writers Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes, that covers highbrow and lowbrow culture.
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Latest episode
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THE HIGH LOW FINALE
It’s here! Expect many tears, intense nostalgia, beautiful letters from our listeners and a big ole dose of DJ CJ to celebrate the last four glorious years of The High Low. Book tickets to the last ever High Low live show, streaming next we..… -
An Author Special with Graham Norton - And Some News
We are so thrilled to have the one and only Graham Norton on today's episode, talking all about his new novel, Home Stretch, his favourite celebrities to interview on his chat show, and the weird wonderfulness that is Eurovision. Graha... -
Maggi's Mary Wollstonecraft, Princess Diana and A Plunge Into The Christmas Ads
Brace yourself: Emily in Paris is back for a second series. More importantly: the Christmas ads have dropped! We discuss some of them, and why a great Christmas ad doesn't actually.... have to have anything to do with Christmas. Also today, we d... -
Election Gaffes, Celebrity Truth-Tellers & The Undoing
What a week to be alive! We discuss some of the many ridiculous things that have happened, mainly on the television, during this last monumental week, plus the riveting revelating that Dr Fauci of the Coronavirus task force in the US,... -
No Nut November, National Sandwich Day, and an Author Special with Otegha Uwagba on Whites
Are you familiar with No Nut November? Move over Movember, there's a slightly queasy new internet challenge in town. Also today, we discuss whether a burger is a sandwich, the concerning omission from the Sean Connery ob... -
The Southern Charm of Matthew McConnaughey; Free School Meals; & The Web Server That Slows Down Information Overload
From a naturally green puppy called Pistachio, to a charming and surprising memoir by Matthew McConnaughey, this week is your usual mixed bag -- including discussion of the government's abhorrent decision to stop funding free sch... -
Cow Hugging, Daddy by Emma Cline & An Exclusive Clip from Joan & Jericha
Today we discuss a love story in Venice, the new "wellness" trend of cow hugging, Matt Hancock's personal app (???) and listeners tell us what they think makes "a good deed". And some things we've been loving, including th... -
Progressive Penguins, Emily in Paris, & What Makes A Good Deed?
We continue our conversation about sharing grief in the aftermath of a still birth or miscarriage, with a special contribution from the grief psychotherapist Julia Samuel MBE. We also discuss penguin and seahorse reproduction, a delic... -
Grief Around Miscarriage, The Social Dilemma & The Phrases Dying Out With Gen Z
We discuss Chrissy Tiegen's social media posts about the death of her baby Jack, and the judgement around public grief. Also today, we dissect a list of words and phrases facing expiration (40% of under 30s don't know what "getting sozzl... -
Pandemic friendships, and how to mend a broken heart
This year has seen even our closest friendships turn into long-distance ones; what is the impact - and the thought spirals - of your A-list friends becoming peripheral specks in your vision? We discuss, with a funny and thought-provok...
