This month on As We Were Saying, we're talking about everything from Hollywood controversies to questionable confessions.

We're diving into East of Eden, discussing Sydney Sweeney and the conversations surrounding her, and reviewing Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt. Then, we're putting each other in the hot seat with a game of Never Have I Ever, where a few things might be better left unsaid.

From books and television to pop culture and personal revelations, it's another episode of opinions, tangents and conversations that inevitably go somewhere we didn't intend.

This month on As We Were Saying, Josie and Alexi have thoughts - about childhood classics, questionable flirting and whether your boyfriend should come with references.

We’re reviewing The Magic Faraway Tree adaptation and asking what worked, what didn’t, and whether changing a beloved book for a modern audience actually paid off. Then, things get considerably less serious as we put some truly ridiculous pickup lines to the test, debate the seemingly innocent behaviours that may (or may not) count as cheating, and discuss boyfriend CVs - because apparently dating wasn’t administrative enough already.

In our very first episode of As We Were Saying, we’re getting straight into the conversations we haven’t been able to stop having.

We take a look at Project Hail Mary and Obsession, asking whether this year’s most talked-about films are really worth the hype. Then, we turn to the state of women’s healthcare. the gaps, frustrations and conversations that still aren’t getting enough attention.

we’re discussing You Won’t Get Free of Her, unpacking its reflections on womanhood, motherhood and the complicated relationships that shape us. Plus, we revisit Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows and ask what it’s like returning to a much-loved book years later, and whether it still holds up the second time around.

Film, books, culture and the conversations in between. Welcome to As We Were Saying.

links:

https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/you-wont-get-free-of-it-review-the-daughters-version-b5cd8c19

https://apnews.com/article/56616d8903dbd5c4339e1ca193e62013

https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-disease/endometriosis/contents/about

https://www.health.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-11/bridging-the-gender-pain-gap-pain-inquiry-report.pdf

https://doi.org/10.1080/23293691.2026.2636611