This episode, hosts Ciara Jack (@_ciarajack) and Anita Ncube (@anitancubed) aren’t interviewing anyone because this a bonus episode. This special episode sees the pair spending some time talking about COVID-19, lockdown and transphobia.

[Recorded June 2020]

**DISCLAIMER: We do talk about domestic abuse and suicide in this episode.

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Here are the articles we referred to during the episode (listed in order of mention);

1. Off our trolleys: what stockpiling in the coronavirus crisis reveals about us - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/apr/03/off-our-trolleys-what-stockpiling-in-the-coronavirus-crisis-reveals-about-us
2. COVID-19: Sweden’s “Self-Responsible” Response - https://www.eyes-on-europe.eu/covid-19-swedens-self-responsible-response/
3. NHS to benefit from £13.4 billion debt write-off - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nhs-to-benefit-from-13-4-billion-debt-write-off
4. [Ciara’s article on the COVID-19 vaccine production was in a physical paper so no links here ma’ bro]
5. Newspaper headlines: Cummings lockdown rules 'breach', and holiday 'hope' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-52779637
6. JK Rowling tweets: this is why the Harry Potter writer has been accused of transphobia following Twitter posts - and her response - https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/books/jk-rowling-tweets-why-harry-potter-writer-has-been-accused-transphobia-following-twitter-posts-and-her-response-2877977
7. EX'S SICK TAUNT JK Rowling’s abusive first husband admits he slapped her but says ‘I’m not sorry’ - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11842719/jk-rowling-ex-husband-abuse-claims/
8. Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate - https://www.devex.com/news/sponsored/opinion-creating-a-more-equal-post-covid-19-world-for-people-who-menstruate-97312#.XtwLnv0aEeR.twitter