Deep Read with Phoebe Lovatt

Slow Factory Founder Céline Semaan on Radical Healing, Sacred Rebellion and The Power of Indigenous Wisdom

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Deep Read #30 is a conversation with Céline Semaan, a Lebanese-Canadian artist, designer, writer, and the founder of Slow Factor, the environmental and social justice non-profit.
Céline recently published her first book, A Woman is A School. Part memoir, part cultural anthropology, A Woman Is a School tells Céline’s story as a war survivor and child refugee, and creates an archive for the powerful Indigenous knowledge and wisdom of the Global South.
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@phoebelovatt
@phoebelovattpubliclibrary
@theslowfactory
@celinecelines

Brand Expert Ana Andjelic on Visual Culture, Personal Branding and How Luxury Lost Its Soft Power

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Today's guest is renowned brand expert Ana Andjelic, author of the forthcoming book 'Hitmakers: How Brands Influence Culture'. Ana and I talked about personal branding, marketing in visual culture, and what she considers the biggest brand hits and misses of 2024.
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@phoebelovatt
@phoebelovattpubliclibrary
 

Makeup Artist Marcelo Gutierrez on the Life of the Artist, Warhol's NYC, and his Definition of Glamour

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My guest today is Marcelo Gutierrez, a world-renowned make-up artist and author of the recently published book, 'Nothing Precious'. We spoke about how he learned to see the world through artists' eyes, his creative community in NYC, and his favourite make-up look of all time (among many other things).
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@phoebelovatt
@phoebelovattpubliclibrary 
 
 
 
 

Passerby Founder Clémence Polès on Confidence, Curation Culture, and Commodified Feminism

My guest today is Clemence Poles, a creative director, photographer, curator, and the founder of Passerby – an online magazine and community that celebrates the women who pass us by. Passerby features the cool creative women in New York, LA, and London, yes – but it also platforms the scientists, archivists, nurses and lawyers whose stories are rarely shared, much less celebrated.
Clemence and I talked about our changing notions of success, the current saturation of curation culture, and the return of gatekeeping, among many other topics. I hope you enjoy the conversation.
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@phoebelovatt
@phoebelovattpubliclibrary
@clemencepoles
passerbymagazine.com

Moon Lists Founder Leigh Patterson on Self-Enquiry as Self-Care and the Art of Paying Attention

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Today’s Deep Read is a conversation with Leigh Patterson, editorial director and founder of the Moon Lists.
Among many other things, Leigh and I spoke about why, in our attention economy, creating a ritual around the details of our daily existence is so valuable: if we are incapable of choosing where our focus lies, who will ultimately decide for us?
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@phoebelovatt
@phoebelovattpubliclibrary
@themoonlists
 
 

Author Lucy Jones on Matrescence, Metamorphosis, and the Optimisation of Millennial Motherhood

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My guest today is Lucy Jones, author of the massively successful  Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood. In this very vulnerable episode, we discuss hypnobirthing, maternal mental health, and the neoliberal optimisation of motherhood (plus so much more).
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@phoebelovatt
@phoebelovattpubliclibrary
@lucyfjones
 

Professor Mindy Seu on Cyberfeminisim, AI, and Information Inundation

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My guest today is Mindy Seu: designer, professor, researcher, and editor of 'Cyberfeminism Index' in which “hackers, scholars, artists, and activists of all regions, races and sexual orientations consider how humans might reconstruct themselves by way of technology.” Featuring more than 700 short entries of multimedia activism, the Index is A rich resource for anyone interested in technology, feminism, and the intersection between the two.
After her book was recommended by the New York publicist Gia Kuan on a previous episode of this very podcast, I knew I wanted to speak more with Mindy about her broad range of interests and ideas. In this epsiode we cover everything from publishing as an art practice, to TikTok restocking videos, to the etymology of the word ‘ergonomic’. I hope you enjoy it!
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@phoebelovatt
@phoebelovattpubliclibrary
@mindyseu
 
 

Podcast Host Recho Omondi on the Art of the Interview, Life Resets, and Why Visibility is a Scam

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My guest today is Recho Omondi, host of The Cutting Room Floor. You might have been following Recho’s podcast since its inception in 2018. Or you may have heard of Recho just recently, after a clip from her January 2024 interview with Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def went very, very viral.
Either way, Recho is a thinker and interviewer to have on your radar. I hope you enjoy the conversation
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@phoebelovatt
@phoebelovattpubliclibrary
@omndi

Club Vintage founder Anna Z Gray on Thoughtful Consumerism, Curation, and Women Writing about Women

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Today’s episode of Deep Read is a conversation with Anna Z Gray, writer and founder of Club Vintage, the self-described “department store of vintage sellers”. 
I met Anna several years ago when we were both living in New York City and Anna was writing ‘Things I Would Buy If I Didn’t Have to Pay Rent’ - a very funny shopping newsletter filled with beautiful pieces you  won’t find on an IG influencer’s Amazon storefront. These days, Anna still writes the newsletter and has also parlayed her distinctive taste into Club Vintage, which offers a platform for vintage sellers to sell their wares from stylish brick-and-mortar locations in New York and LA. 
Having long appreciated Anna’s idiosyncratic writing voice and curious approach to life, I was glad to have the opportunity to speak with her about consumerism, curation, cults, and much more.
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@phoebelovatt
@phoebelovattpubliclibrary
@annazgray / @clubvintageorg
 

Olivia Singer, Global Editorial Director of i-D, on Fashion, Feminism, and Female Rage

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My guest today is the journalist and editor, Olivia Singer. Since getting her start in fashion features at Another Magazine, Olivia has risen the ranks of British style media, later going on to work as fashion news director at British Vogue before assuming her current title as Global Editorial Director of i-D Magazine.
In an extremely noisy media landscape, Olivia possesses a clear, unique voice that manages to rise above the din and has a distinct monochromatic uniform to match. I like Olivia because she takes her job seriously but not herself, and she has intelligent opinions on everything from feminism to fashion resale sites as you’ll hear in the conversation. I hope you enjoy it.
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@phoebelovattpubliclibrary
@oliviajsinger