Summary
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Zoe and Jo discuss January blues, Harry Styles' new music release and David Bowie-inspired video, Brit Awards nominations and memories, social media safety for young people, gym wear mishaps, winter gardening tips, and share their latest discoveries including new music and cookbooks.
January Blues and Weekend Activities
Both hosts express fatigue with the seemingly endless January, with Zoe spending her weekend helping her elderly parents and disabled sister Frances. They visited a garden centre which Zoe highlights as an important community space for older people and those with disabilities, providing a welcoming environment where they can spend time without being rushed. The conversation reveals how garden centres serve as valuable social spaces for communities that have few other options.
- January feels exceptionally long and grim this year, with widespread January blues affecting many friends
- Garden centres provide crucial social spaces for elderly and disabled people, with no pressure to rush
- Zoe spent weekend helping parents with disabled sister Frances, including a garden centre disco
- Garden centres are extremely popular on weekends, with car parks full early
" It's like this has been the grimmest grayest most miserable january i can ever remember "
" I think they really genuinely provide an amazing service they really don't really know where to go there's not many places to hang out is there "
Harry Styles' New Music and Brit Awards Nostalgia
The hosts celebrate an exciting week in music with Harry Styles dropping a new single with a David Bowie-inspired video, Arctic Monkeys releasing music, and Jessie Ware's new single. They discuss Harry's evolution as an artist and his incredible dance routine in the new video. The conversation leads to reminiscing about past Brit Awards experiences, including Jo hosting with Frank Skinner and Zoe's memorable moment of accidentally revealing her pregnancy to her daughter India via a forgotten pregnancy test.
- Harry Styles released new music with a video inspired by David Bowie's 'I'm Afraid of Americans'
- Fans have already learned and recreated the complex dance routine from Harry's video
- Arctic Monkeys and Jessie Ware also released new music, with Arctic Monkeys celebrating 20 years of their debut album
- Jo hosted the Brits with Frank Skinner, though she admits it wasn't their best work
" Harry Styles is an incredible artist. Like, his evolution has been stunning. "
" I just found a pregnancy test in the in the pocket of the dog walking coat and I was like oh uh yeah I'm pregnant I'm having a baby "
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