The class of 2021 have graduated *cough*Harriet and her guest Ayesha Hazarika talk over the live final of Love Island 2021 and the series as a whole. From Kaz and Liberty’s legendary womance to Faye’s unforgettable outburst to of course “Milliam" being crowned the winners, the pair ask all the big questions including - what’s with the weird golden balls-Esque ending?Reflect with Harriet and Ayesha on the lessons learned from series 7 and how the real winner this year is self-love, it’s been ICONIC.Your host is Harriet Minter - @HarrietMinter and this week's guest is Ayesha Hazarika @ayeshahazarika See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The Final 2021 with Ayesha Hazarika - Split or Steal

It's been a tearful final week in the villa, with the start of new relationships and the end of old ones. Harriet is joined by activist Chris Paouros to answer the important questions, like is it damaging that the villa is so heterosexual? And, what football team would each of the islanders be?Your host is Harriet Minter - @harrietminter and this weeks guest is Chris Paouros - @chrispaouros See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 8 2021 with Chris Paouros - Heterosexual on Steroids

It's been a tumultuous (and a bit dull) few weeks in the villa. What with the downfall of Jiberty and the worst bombshell we've ever seen. So Harriet's invited Afua Adom to unpack everything that's been going on. The two also discuss their own ways they'd bring sexy to the island, and much like Toby, dish out their own relationship advice.Your host is Harriet Minter - @HarrietMinter and this weeks guest is Afua Adom - @afuathescot See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 7 2021 with Afua Adom - The Guarantee of More Extraordinary Love

Toxic femininity, do we need to flip the conversation?After “mad movies” really did stir the pot in the villa, Harriet and her guest Victoria Sanusi discuss Faye’s behaviour toward Teddy and how it may have created an unsafe space in the Love Island villa. They also discuss a different side of Kaz that we have only just seen this week as things with herself, Tyler and Mathew got a tad complicated. Harriet and Vic do a -u-turn on Chloe and Toby. All in all, it really has been a hectic week in paradise, and here’s your weekly antics rundown.Your host is Harriet Minter - @harrrietminter and this weeks guest is Victoria Sanusi @victoriasanusiFor your iced coffee needs: https://www.delish.com/uk/cocktails-drinks/a37127339/love-island-iced-coffee/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 6 2021 with Victoria Sanusi - The One Where There's Sexual Attraction....

In the week when the nation cringed as Hugo got the "job done" Harriet Minter and guest Stephanie Yeboah a Writer, Blogger and Content Creator mull over the goings-on in the Love Island villa, oh and Casa Amour!As things started to get heated this week with THE postcard that sent the villa wild and the aftermath of Casa Amour, Stephanie and Harriet chat over whether Faye and Teddy can recover from being done dirty by the producers and if Toby has actually seen the error of his ways?Your host is Harriet Minter - @HarrietMinter and this week's guest is @StephanieYeboah on Twitter and @stephanieyeboah on Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 5 2021 with Stephanie Yeboah - Moving Mad Or Feeling Sad?

Things are really getting going in the villa this week, we’ve seen everything from breakups to our first official boyfriend/girlfriend couple. This week Harriet has pulled aside Life Coach and queen of boundaries Michelle Elman for a chat. The two discuss all the breakups there’s been this week and why there could be an orgasm gap in the villa. Your host is Harriet Minter - @harrrietminter and this weeks guest is Michelle Elman - @ScarredNtScared See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 4 2021 with Michelle Elman - Let’s call it off

It's a game of "should I stay or should I go?" with Lucinda and Brad having to choose between each other this week.  Harriet is joined by Presenter Coach and host of the Everyday Positivity podcast, Kate Cocker, to dissect the goings on in the Love Island villa, including the question - "hang on - doesn't sexual chemistry need to include both people fancying each other?" Plus - every year Love Island brings up a huge social issue - you might not be surprised to hear that this year Kate and Harriet think that's come from Danny.  Your host is Harriet Minter - @HarrietMinter and this week's guest is Kate Cocker - @KateCocker See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 3 2021 With Kate Cocker - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

We've learnt a lot about our cast in the past week. We’ve learnt that apparently, Aaron doesn't like women with hairy arms, or a career! And poor Hugo's come under heavy fire for saying he doesn't like women who are fake... despite going after the girls who've had work done. Harriet is joined by co-host of the Love Bites podcast Fi Wishart, to unpack all this and more, including what that Chloe has been up to.Your host is Harriet Minter - @HarrietMinter and this weeks guest is Fi Wishart - @fi_wishart See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 2 2021 with Fi Wishart - Too Fake to Handle

Grab your bikini and slap on the factor 1 because we're back to dissect everything that's happening in the Love Island villa. Now that week 1 is wrapped up Harriet is joined by dating expert Charly Lester to discuss how diverse this year cast really is. And, after 18-months of pandemic related blue balls, have we all forgotten how to date?Your host is Harriet Minter -@harrietminter and this weeks guest is Charly Lester - @CharlyLester See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 1 2021 with Charly Lester – A corridor of farts

The TV show you love to pretend to hate is back, and so is Harriet Minter. After 18 months of being in lockdown with one other person, it turns out another season of Love Island is just what we needed. Join Harriet as she hoiks up her feminist morals to dissect who's a peng ting with academic insight. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Put Your Eggs In My Basket – Love Island 2021

Comedian Sofie Hagen, joins Harriet Minter to review the final of Love Island 2019 in the ways only a feminist and a comedian can! (contains spoilers and a healthy amount of swearing)All hail Maura and her flutters, hoorah for Ovie and his love for Amber, and Anna WILL be held up as a feminist hero till one of the boys actually takes responsibility for his behaviour #itwasntme. Was friendship the real winner here? And what lessons have we learned?Plus we still can't help thinking that Ellie Bellie is the only one who really saw it all. Sofie Hagen is a comedian, author of the brilliant "Happy Fat" and a podcaster. Her love for Love Islan knows no bounds. In this podcast episode hear about her new show at Edinburgh, to be toured round the UK in early autumn. @sofiehagenHer website is hereHarriet Minter is a journalist, broadcaster and speaker. She focuses on a variety of issues relating to women, the future of work, media and diversity. She has written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Pool. She has a monthly column in Psychologies magazine. You will find her on Talk Radio every Saturday evening as co-host of Badass Women's Hour, and you'll see her on ITV's Good Morning Britain discussing women’s rights, gender, organisational change, workplace diversity and just getting stuff done. She has given two TED talks and appeared on the BBC and Sky News. As well as her media work she coaches individuals to help them achieve their professional goals and provides brands with diversity and content marketing consultancy.Find Harriet here: @harrietminter and her website is here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 8 2019, with Sofie Hagen: "Boy! Finish yourself first, then find someone to build you up!"

If you're rooting for Elly Belly to get more screen time and a decent plot line, but would never admit it, then this is your tribe, Welcome!As the final flames in the fire pit are dwindling and the final is looming, Harriet is back discussing all of the bits that have been going on in the villa this week! She is joined by Journalist Anna Codrea-Rado, they are getting right into all of this week's factor 50, like: Micheal's oh-so questionable behaviour with Amber, how he has been dealing with his feelings and “pride”, something he keeps talking about, they question how this will affect him when he returns home as “the country’s most hated man”. The ladies admire Belle for being a strong woman and showing what she's made of this week, although they ask: was she in the right in her argument with Anton or was it just harmless banter?As we continue to be confused by Maura and Curtis’ (Maurtis?) late blooming love affair, once again Harriet is dissecting Curtis' real reason for being in the Villa?!And as Molly and Tommy become “official” and have started dropping the “L-bomb” Harriet and Anna ask: are they actually the real deal? Or should we be worrying for the future of Tommy, Molly and Elly Belly?Anna Codrea-Rado is freelance journalist and often writes for The New York Times, Wired and The Guardian and is the founder of FJ&Co a platform designed to help freelancers create the career they're dreaming of!Harriet Minter is a journalist, broadcaster and speaker. She focuses on a variety of issues relating to women, the future of work, media and diversity. She has written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Pool. She has a monthly column in Psychologies magazine. You will find her on Talk Radio every Saturday evening as co-host of Badass Women's Hour, and you'll see her on ITV's Good Morning Britain discussing women’s rights, gender, organisational change, workplace diversity and just getting stuff done. She has given two TED talks and appeared on the BBC and Sky News. As well as her media work she coaches individuals to help them achieve their professional goals and provides brands with diversity and content marketing consultancy.Find Harriet here: @harrietminter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 7 2019, with Anna Codrea-Rado: "Freckle D**k"

If no one in your life "gets" that Love Island is so much more than bikini clad benal chat, and is actually a microcosm of relationship constructs in real life - then this is the podcast for you!Feminist Harriet Minter, sheds all social shame and dissects ITV's most talked about show with a fellow Undercover Love Island Lover.This week journalist & podcaster Vic Sanusi shares her thoughts on Ovie and Maura's singledom, whether the modern digital attitudes to dating have taken over the villa, and whether the new islanders really do look like they're from an Italian neorealism film. (I mean this IS an intellectual take on the whole thing, BUT it's cool if you have to look that bit up).Victoria Sanusi is a 25-year-old writer, editor, podcaster, producer and social media content creative. You'll find her on a weekly basis co-hosting and producing the popular podcast 'Black Gals Livin' with her good friend Jasmine Braithwaite, where they talk pop culture and mental health. Oh - and she loves Love Island - obvs. Find out more at victoriasanusi.comHarriet Minter is a journalist, broadcaster and speaker. She focuses on a variety of issues relating to women, the future of work, media and diversity. She has written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Pool. She has a monthly column in Psychologies magazine. You will find her on Talk Radio every Saturday evening as co-host of Badass Women's Hour, and you'll see her on ITV's Good Morning Britain discussing women’s rights, gender, organisational change, workplace diversity and just getting stuff done. She has given two TED talks and appeared on the BBC and Sky News. As well as her media work she coaches individuals to help them achieve their professional goals and provides brands with diversity and content marketing consultancy.Find Harriet here: @harrietminter or at harriet See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 6 2019, with Vic Sanusi: OMG! Why is Ovie single?

If you need a hug after all of the break-ups in the villa this week, but simply can’t admit this to any of your friends… this is your shoulder to cry on!This week Harriet is cracking on with Ayesha Hazarika, there is SO much to discuss after this week of action in the villa, together the ladies are talking through the bombshell that was Casa Amour and they are asking where did all of Michael's reasons for breaking up with Amber even come from? Is he in the right to call her childish when he knows he’s dating a younger lady? And why are the girls in the villa asking what it is they've "done wrong"?Harriet and Ayesha are picking up the pieces after the devastating break up of “Curmy” this week, they're talking about the brutal way Curtis let Amy down as she offered him a second chance, and what went wrong for the villa's "perfect man"? And Harriet gives her opinion on Maura possibly turning her affections toward the professional….. ballroom dancer!And is Love Island actually the perfect representation of the UK dating scene right now?Ayesha Hazarika is a Feminist Writer, Comedian, Broadcaster, Political Commentator and Author, you can find details of her book here.Harriet Minter is a journalist, broadcaster and speaker. She focuses on a variety of issues relating to women, the future of work, media and diversity. She has written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Pool. She has a monthly column in Psychologies magazine. You will find her on Talk Radio every Saturday evening as co-host of Badass Women's Hour, and you'll see her on ITV's Good Morning Britain discussing women’s rights, gender, organisational change, workplace diversity and just getting stuff done. She has given two TED talks and appeared on the BBC and Sky News. As well as her media work she coaches individuals to help them achieve their professional goals and provides brands with diversity and content marketing consultancy.Find Harriet here: @harrietminter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 5 2019, with Ayesha Hazarika: The Bitter End of "Curmy"

Do you know exactly who's coupled up right now but absolutely will not be sharing your secret love for the villa with anyone, this is the podcast for you!Harriet is joined by fellow (slightly guilty) Love island watcher Charly Lester, together they are dissecting all of the bits from the past week of island gossip.They're talking Yewande’s final words for Danny before leaving, her reaction outside of the villa to Arabella being dumped from the island, and why dating for black women is harder, THAT comment from Tom and what the real meaning behind saying Muara is "too much" might be. Again boy-girl friendships have been a subject of drama in the villa, Harriet and Charly are discussing the idea of being friends with guys over girls and what it says about how some women enter into relationships. They're asking whether Curtis and his feelings for Amy are genuine or is he just a VERY good actor, despite how cringe his inspirational chats are, Charly says having Curtis in the villa is like "Living with a magic 8 ball that comes up with really rubbish quotes".Charly Lester is the founder of over 50’s dating app“Lumen” and is utilising her expertise on dating to break down all of couples behaviour in Love Island this weekHarriet Minter is a journalist, broadcaster and speaker. She focuses on a variety of issues relating to women, the future of work, media and diversity. She has written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Pool. She has a monthly column in Psychologies magazine. You will find her on Talk Radio every Saturday evening as co-host of Badass Women's Hour, and you'll see her on ITV's Good Morning Britain discussing women’s rights, gender, organisational change, workplace diversity and just getting stuff done. She has given two TED talks and appeared on the BBC and Sky News. As well as her media work she coaches individuals to help them achieve their professional goals and provides brands with diversity and content marketing consultancy.Find Harriet here: @harrietminter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Week 4 2019, with Charly Lester: Curtis Is Like a Rubbish Magic 8 Ball

A weekly recap of the hit ITV show, Love Island, from a fan and her friends (spoiler; this isn't the one with last year's winner, sorry). Each week we'll chat through our favourite bits of the show, who we're loving and hating, the deep life lessons we've learned from it that week (just who should pay for dinner? can you actually have good sex while holding down four corners of a duvet? what is the correct way to ride an inflatable swan?) and our hopes and dreams for the couples (that they all make enough from flogging protein shakes on Instagram to buy their very own villa). Join us on a Monday morning as we get under the covers with the our favourite summer reality show, Love Island. 

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