A Bumper Back To School Book Special

Hello High Lowers! Sharpen your pencils, the heat wave is over and a new school term is upon us. We cover some of the news stories of the summer plus our favourite bonkers surveys, including a shockingly disgusting underpants poll and the best place to...

An episode of the The High Low podcast, hosted by Pandora Sykes and Dolly Alderton, titled "A Bumper Back To School Book Special" was published on September 3, 2019 and runs 82 minutes.

September 3, 2019 ·82m · The High Low

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Hello High Lowers! Sharpen your pencils, the heat wave is over and a new school term is upon us. We cover some of the news stories of the summer plus our favourite bonkers surveys, including a shockingly disgusting underpants poll and the best place to find love (Oxford, apparently). Plus, it's Pandora's favourite prize of the year - no, not the Pulitzer, not even the Nobel - it's Rear of the Year.Reccs Euphoria on SkyGame Face on Channel 4Scarlett Curtis on Russell Brand’s Under The SkinGiles Coren on novel acknowledgements https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pretentious-bores-make-me-want-to-burn-every-book-7lh5cv8cnIndistractable, by Nir EyalCribsheet, by Emily OstlerWe Need New Stories, by Nesrine MalikSuch A Fun Age, by Kiley ReidThe Most Fun We Ever Had, by Claire LombardoTwas The Night Before Christmas, by Adam KayOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean VuongOlive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth StroutExpectations, by Anna Hope Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Calypso by David Sedaris Theft by Luke BrownThe New Me by Halle Butler The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy All At Sea by Decca Aikenhead The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer The Confession by Jessie BurtonE-mail [email protected] @thehighlowshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

Hello High Lowers! Sharpen your pencils, the heat wave is over and a new school term is upon us. We cover some of the news stories of the summer plus our favourite bonkers surveys, including a shockingly disgusting underpants poll and the best place to find love (Oxford, apparently). Plus, it's Pandora's favourite prize of the year - no, not the Pulitzer, not even the Nobel - it's Rear of the Year.

Reccs

Euphoria on Sky

Game Face on Channel 4

Scarlett Curtis on Russell Brand’s Under The Skin

Giles Coren on novel acknowledgements

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pretentious-bores-make-me-want-to-burn-every-book-7lh5cv8cn

Indistractable, by Nir Eyal

Cribsheet, by Emily Ostler

We Need New Stories, by Nesrine Malik

Such A Fun Age, by Kiley Reid

The Most Fun We Ever Had, by Claire Lombardo

Twas The Night Before Christmas, by Adam Kay

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong

Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout

Expectations, by Anna Hope

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Calypso by David Sedaris

Theft by Luke Brown

The New Me by Halle Butler

The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy

All At Sea by Decca Aikenhead

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

The Confession by Jessie Burton

E-mail [email protected]

Tweet @thehighlowshow

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

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