Have Tradwives Killed Feminism?
5/19/202628 min
Marina Hyde and her guest James Kanagasooriam dive into the world of influencer Tradwives, the trend of women that have rejected modernity and instead are embracing a bygone age of homemaking and misogyny. Welcome to the VIBE SHIFT - a new bonus series exploring the drastic changes in culture we've experienced in the last decade. If you enjoyed this episode - join our club at therestisentertainment.com The Rest is Entertainment is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain's most awarded energy supplier. Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations. Join The Rest Is Entertainment Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus content, ad-free listening, early access to Q&A episodes, access to our newsletter archive, discounted book prices with our partners at Coles Books, early ticket access to live events, and access to our chat community. Sign up directly at therestisentertainment.com For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Video Editor: Imee Marriott Assistant Producer: Imee Marriott Senior Producer: Joey McCarthy Social Producer: Bex Tyrrell Exec Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsMarina Hyde· Host0:00
The Rest is Entertainment is presented by Octopus Energy. Now, the moment someone becomes properly famous, they stop traveling as a person, and they start traveling as a situation. And yes, I am talking about the world of entourages.
Speaker 10:12
It's amazing. Anytime you do a TV show when someone properly famous comes on, it's sort of you, you can just have a spread bet as to how many people they're gonna bring with them.
Marina Hyde· Host0:19
Most people don't actually need a bodyguard and a fixer and a straw lady, but not having to start from scratch every single time you get in contact with someone is actually undeniably appealing.
Speaker 10:30
So Octopus Energy, you know anytime you ever ring any company, you start from scratch right from the beginning again. With Octopus Energy, they recognize your number, and that goes through to a very, very small team of around 10 people who are there to deal with you, so you'll almost certainly be dealing with someone who you've dealt with before. That's the Octopus Energy entourage that they have built around you.
Marina Hyde· Host0:54
A great satisfaction not having to tell your story for new every single time, which I think most major celebrities also feel. [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to this special bonus series of The Rest is Entertainment with me, Marina Hyde.
Speaker 11:09
And James Kanagasooriam.
Marina Hyde· Host1:11
[gasps] Well, this is a turn up for the books. I am so happy to be joined by you today, James. For any of our listeners and audience who don't know, James is an absolutely brilliant pollster, um, an all-around great guy. He is the chief polling officer of Fo- Focal Data. He's worked on... How many election campaigns here and around