Fashion talks
Our Pick of the Week explores what our clothing says about us, from priestly garb to Hollywood's own fashion
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FASHION
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Articles of Interest
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Avery Trufelman is one of my favourite pod voices. She fronts Articles of Interest, a new series of which materialises every couple of months, focusing on what our clothes say about us. She’s sophisticated in the true sense of being comfortable with ideas she may not personally share and has one of those voices capable of suggesting inverted commas, italic and bold. One episode of a recent series is about why Catholic priests love their working clothes (not just for reasons of camp). Others cover what we mean by modesty in dress and how Hollywood invented its own fashion in order to avoid being dictated to by Paris. Articles of Interest wears its cleverness lightly and makes you think, much like your favourite glossy magazine. DAVID HEPWORTH
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Proper Manc
BBC
What springs to mind when you think of Manchester in the 1990s? Oasis? The Hacienda nightclub? In this neatly crafted mini-series, host and proud Mancunian David Scott steers away from pop culture and towards a terrible day in 1996, when the IRA detonated their largest bomb near the Arndale shopping centre. He focuses on the growth of gang culture and the devastating impact of street drugs. A tough listen and a different take on a key decade in Manchester’s history. ANNA JONES
DOCUMENTARY
Empire City
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Chenjerai Kumanyika unpicks the hidden, chequered history of the NYPD. Back in the 1830s, cops were financially rewarded for kidnapping black New Yorkers off the streets because they were regarded as “runaway slaves”. Violence, corruption and bigotry are depressingly prevalent in these early episodes, but the resistance of the abolitionists, anti-slavery activists and everyday folk promises some hope in the rest of this eye-opening series. JEREMY ASPINALL
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Sara and Cariad's Weirdos Book Club
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Despite its billing for those “who don’t like wine or nibbles or being around other people”, this warm, witty podcast from comedians Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd is an inclusive listen. Joined by pals such as Roisin Conaty plus authors like David Nicholls, the hosts explore a new release each episode, starting with Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiney. What emerges is so unguarded and unpretentious, even the most unsociable readers will be back for more. MATT GLASBY
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