Kind of Blunt

This week I’m talking about the forced inevitability of AI, the fact that we don’t need it and my lack of understanding of why it can’t just be turned off. It is also the final episode of season 1 so, thank you so much for making it this far with me. I think you’re excellent.

This week I’m talking about my ego. My disappointment at not being the overnight sensation I secretly wished to be, and trying to add humanity and honesty into the podcast after Spotify’s announcement of AI podcasts.

Some weeks you just don’t have it.Nothing is wrong, but nothing is right either. Everything is just a but meh. This week I am making a case for Whimsy! Small, pointless, joyful decisions that serve no purpose other than making you happy. Mindfulness with a silly hat on!

Someone is using my photos on Instagram.I find it kind of funny.This week I’m talking about why I don’t care, the woman who was catfished using my face and then got angry at me about it, and what’s actually going on for the person behind the borrowed photo.

This week I’m talking about identity. The physical one, the cultural one, the one that shifts quietly over years until you look back and barely recognise who you were. How much of who you are did you actually choose?The way you look. The things you want. The choices you make about your face, your body, your style.Im curious to know where these things come and wherever you are, its exactly right!

This episode is dedicated to every millennial who doesn’t quite have it figured out yet.Who is somewhere between the country cottage and Ibiza.Who is buying candles instead of ISAs.Who got blamed for killing the high street.Who pushed and openly talked about mental health. We lived through more than we should have.We are still here.Confused, burned out, and extremely well dressed.This one is for us.

Welcome to First Day on Earth Airlines.Please stand up before your boarding group is called.Fill the overhead lockers with your coats at this time.Take your time at security. We have nowhere to be.Remember to stand up immediately on landing and wait eleven minutes going absolutely nowhere.We had no choice either.

Teenagers. The pack that won’t move. The identical individuality. The decorative headphones. The strawberry vape cloud.This week I’m talking about why teenagers are a lot, and why they might also be carrying more than we give them credit for.

This week I’m talking about our shared inability to take a compliment. The way we deflect with the backstory of the shoes we’re wearing, our parents telling us not to let it go to our heads, and what would actually happen if we just said thank you.

This week I’m talking about arguing with stupid people and why we need to stop giving certain conversations airtime.The attention economy, the manosphere (I was obviously going to go there), the game you will never win, and why we keep turning up the volume for people we should be tuning out.Protecting your energy in a world built around harvesting your attention isn’t optional anymore.It’s everything.

Am I having a midlife crisis or clarity moment? The more I sit at my desk doing the email job, the more a quiet question keeps arriving. Is this the rest of my life? In this episode I’m talking about the blueprint we were handed, the grades, the degree, the house, the career, the dog, and why for a lot of people it quietly stopped fitting. The loop of work, the language we use to survive it, the managers who make or break it, and why sitting at your desk one ordinary Tuesday and thinking this is not how I plan to spend the rest of my life, is not a crisis at all.

Thrilled to announce that this week’s episode is about LinkedIn.Humbled to share that I find the whole thing absolutely exhausting.Excited to discuss the gold badge, the AI bios, the applause track of comments, and the fact that nobody actually talks like this in real life.Grateful for your support on this incredible journey.

Fitness is marketed as something for everybody. Move your body. Look after yourself. Take care of your health. And honestly, I love that idea. But somewhere along the way, moving your body stopped being a simple human thing and became a very profitable market. In this episode I’m talking about the cost of gym culture, not just financially, but socially. The boutique classes, the branded clothing, the watches telling you your run was unproductive. And why a space that’s technically open to everyone doesn’t always feel that way.

Vexing vocabulary runs right through me.This episode is about the words and phrases we use every day — the corporate terminology, the motivational slogans, the social media scripts — and how strangely they sit against what’s actually happening in the world.Everything feels intense and uncertain, and yet we’re still optimising, hustling, announcing, branding.I can’t help but wonder… are we okay?From workplace jargon to online performance, this is a light but pointed look at how the way we speak shapes culture — and how culture shapes behaviour.We’re in a strange loop of liking and subscribing.And somewhere in there, we’ve forgotten how to just speak normally.

In this episode, I’m talking about shower arguments no one else attended, 2am personality audits, and the strange ability to wake up annoyed at someone who has done absolutely nothing.Why do we only overthink the negative things?Why do we replay awkward moments but never spiral about how brilliant we might be?And is overthinking actually preparation… or just anxiety in better lighting?This one is lighter. A little ridiculous. Slightly too honest.If you’ve ever left a party physically and then stayed there mentally for three days, you’ll fit right in.

The Oxford Word of the Year is “rage bait.”Content designed to provoke anger for engagement.That feels telling.In this episode, I’m thinking about kindness. Not the soft, performative version. Not the “be nice” posters. But kindness as a practice. As restraint. As intention.Because we live in loud, polarised times. We are constantly exposed to conflict, outrage, rudeness, division. We see it in meetings. In shops. On the news. On our phones. And slowly, almost without noticing, unkindness starts to feel normal.So what if choosing kindness now is not passive, but radical?What if it is the last act of rebellion in a world that profits from division?This is not about preaching.It is about questioning what we are becoming.And whether kindness is the quiet resistance we have left.

Loudness is often mistaken for confidence. Volume for value. Presence for contribution.In this episode, I talk about why extroversion is so often rewarded, especially at work, and how quiet people are frequently misread as disengaged, unconfident, or absent.This is a reflection on meetings, airtime, performative enthusiasm, and the way honesty and integrity can feel uncomfortable in a world used to over performed positivity.It’s not about extroverts versus introverts. It’s about what we reward, what we overlook, and how being direct, thoughtful, or quietly confident can be misunderstood.Sometimes the meeting was fine. And that should be enough.

Are we actually influenced, or just overstimulated?This episode is a gentle rant about influencer culture, reaction videos, and the loud emptiness of scrolling.A reflection on how social media used to feel, how it feels now, and what it might mean to step back without disappearing.

I Identify as BusyBeing busy has quietly become part of how we introduce ourselves. A default response. A badge of effort. Sometimes even a personality.In this episode, I talk about the performance of busyness. The way exhaustion can feel like credibility, calendars can feel like proof, and saying “I’m busy” can be easier than saying how we actually are.What starts as a bit of a rant slowly softens into something kinder. A reflection on why we cling to being busy, what it protects us from, and how we might allow ourselves to rest without having to earn it.No fixing. Just noticing.

Performing NormalThere’s a strange expectation that life should continue as normal, even when everything feels anything but.In this episode, I talk about what it’s like to carry the weight of the world quietly while still replying to emails, attending meetings, and showing up as if nothing’s changed.This is a reflection on the absurd social choreography of everyday life, the performance of being fine, and the small ways we cope by keeping things moving.It’s not about what’s happening in the world. It’s about how we behave alongside it. And what kindness might look like when we’re all just trying to get through the day.

On Being BluntIn this episode, I sit with the thoughts we usually edit out.The blunt inner reactions. The first thoughts we soften, swallow, or never say out loud. And the tension between honesty and politeness that quietly shapes how we move through the world.This is a reflection on what bluntness really means to me, why clarity is often mistaken for rudeness, and how choosing kindness does not require pretending our honest thoughts never existed.No fixing. No advice. Just an exploration of the space between thought and response.

In this episode of Kind of Blunt, I talk about January at the gym and the familiar idea of “new year, new me”.What starts as an observation about busy gyms and new faces quickly turns into something else. Judgement, belonging, insecurity, and the quiet unkindness that can show up in shared spaces.This episode is not really about fitness. It is about trying, being seen while you try, and how easily we forget that everyone starts somewhere.A reflection on shared space, softening our reactions, and choosing kindness when it would be easier to feel superior.No experts. Just honest thoughts, spoken out loud.

In this first episode of Kind of Blunt, I talk through one of those everyday things we have all experienced. People taking up all the space on pavements, in shops, in life. And the quiet irritation that comes with it.What starts as a small rant opens up into something bigger. How often we are navigating the world overstimulated, distracted, and unaware of the space we take up. And how easy it is to meet that with frustration rather than kindness.This episode is less about pavements, and more about learning when to soften, when to let things go, and how being a little kinder to ourselves and others might make everyday life feel slightly less loud.No experts. No life hacks. Just honest thoughts, spoken out loud.