The Basics Podcast

Emily and megababe Lucy of Pinafores and Peonies sat down to chat back to school for this music teacher. Lucy has the ultimate millennial portfolio career as a teacher and influencer, with her dreamy 60s style and sunny, positive feed. They discussed mental health and coping through COVID, as well as Lucy's story coping with a mental breakdown. Lucy also has the most insane story about almost buying a gangster's house. I wouldn't miss it.

Emily is joined by long-time friend, all around hun and reluctant Instagram sensation Venus Libido. The discuss her coming out, defining your sexuality, bi and pansexual visibility and navigating these (sometimes) confusing waters. They bare their beef with the Instagram algorithm and Venus details her next hugely exciting goals for taking over the world!

Emily's longtime friend and all around hun Venus Libido joins The Basics to talk all about her coming, sexuality, bi and pansexual visibility and navigating this rocky terrain. We bare our beefs with the Instagram algorithm and Venus reveals her huge upcoming plans for world domination (and sex toys!)

Holly is one of the coolest people selling clothes at the moment. Her secondhand designer pieces and vintage one offs sell in seconds. After launching her business in 2017 she has already been featured in Vogue. She talks to us about her style ethos and give her advice for starting a successful online venture.

It's been a rollercoaster of a week. Grace and Emily are reunited after two months apart due to coronavirus. But, normality was quick to be restored. Grace has been dumped, the girls are unhealthily invested in a reality TV programme (big up Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) and they are chatting nonsense pseudoscience while drinking a lot of wine.

Emily chats with the gorgeous and totally inspiring Sara Waiste. She not only has the most crave-worthy vintage-inspired Instagram feed, she dropped out of uni to start her business. Starting and managing a business, sourcing and choosing vintage garments, styling tips and coping in lockdown are all on the agenda.

Emily chats with the gorgeous Eilis Anne, an incredibly talented photographer who lends her skills behind the lens to Nasty Gal. She spills all about her career journey, how she came to photography and - all importantly - how she turned a passion into a career. Eilis shares are tips and tricks for improving your photography - your Insta feed will thank you for listening.

Emily is joined by the fabulous Lindsey Isla to chat about coping amid lockdown, shopping, blogging and dream collaborations - as well as setting the world to rights on body image, sexism, puberty and periods.

Your fave sisters are reunited after spending six weeks apart in lockdown. They chat about coronavirus struggles, living under COVD-19 lockdown rules, isolation and drinking.

In part two Charlotte tells Emily all about the incredible, twisty-turny career journey, and how she has got to where she is today in her usual inspirational and funny style.

Emily and Charlotte discuss becoming an influencer by accident, battling body shame and embarrassment over lingerie Instagram posts and where she gets the inspiration for her gorgeous imagery. We also cover how Charlotte made friends using Bumble. Oh, and the time Charlotte took part in Chalet Girls Gone Wild (almost).

Emily is joined by BFF of over a decade, Vijay. They dispense advice on how to maintain long distance relationships, discuss friendship in the time of corona and live, laugh, love - of course.

Emily and Grace discuss their hopes and dreams for their Med Sailors holiday including news-worthy experiences with marine mammals and summer romances.

Emily and Grace are joined by their mother again to continue the chat (and the wine). They discuss Taylor Swift's new album, run ins with the law and how Emily was fired from work experience.

Emily and Grace are joined by star guest and Number One fan of the podcast their mother Kim. They chat politics, feminism, Brexit, boob jobs and relationships as mum dispenses her advice for millennials.

On this week's episode we went completely unscripted, resulting in general chaos and nonsense. We discussed the travesty is the raisin, planned Princess Diana the Musical and played some ukulele.

We are joined by mega hun and hilarious impression-master Emily Levy (emsigall) to chat up on Love Island and hear from some reality TV stalwarts like Millie Mackintosh, Charlotte Crosby and Sam Faiers. Then we turn our chat to the exclusive private members club Soho House. What is it really like being a member? How did we get in?

We react to Amy's SHOCKING departure from the villa before answering your agony aunt questions. From fake tanning before a holiday, what to do when you've been ghosted and how to play it hard to get over text. Next up we discuss our experiences with Hinge, the biggest profile faux pas and cringe-inducing and unoriginal answers before revealing our most embarrassing post-break up social media behaviour.

Join us as we chat all things Love Island - why we ship Amber, despise Anton and if Maura is breaking the all-important girl code by making a move on Curtis after he brutally dumped Amy.