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Di: Lily O'Farrell
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A podcast about women and internet culture by writer and cartoonist Lily O'Farrell. Watch and subscribe to No Worries If Not! on YouTube Instagram TikTok Scienze sociali
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  • The Hen Do Economy

    The Hen Do Economy
    Oct 21 2026
    How many hen dos have you been on this year, and how much do you think you’ve spent? If women are getting married less, why are hen dos getting more and more expensive? In the UK, women spend an average of £652 on a single hen do, and over £1,000 if it’s abroad. What’s driving this change? Is it Instagram, scattered friendship groups, or do we still treat marriage as the most important milestone in a woman’s life? In this episode, I’ll take you through the hen do’s surprising origins in factories and pubs, how your freedom to get wasted in a bar is a right that feminists fought for before you, where the plastic penis straws came from, and why we feel so much social pressure to fork out for a friend’s hen. Guests: Dr Sheila Young Dr Amy Goode TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠lilyo.farrell⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠lilyo.farrell⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠lilyofarrell⁠⁠⁠ SOURCES: Guests face four-figure bills for stag and hen dos, Aviva (2023) UK adults spend £2,000 a year attending weddings and civil partnerships, Money and Pensions Service (2025) Friends pay price as hen party costs hit £700 each, Bradley (2014) Marriages in England and Wales: 2023, Office for National Statistics (2025) Do Britons still want to get married?, Ibbetson (2022) The Theory of the Leisure Class, Veblen (1899) Prenuptial Rituals in Scotland: Blackening the Bride and Decorating the Hen, Young (2019) Helen McCarthy, author of ‘Women of the World: The Rise of the Female Diplomat’: exclusive interview, Heron (2017) Gill and Coote v El Vino Co Ltd, Wikipedia (1982) Hen dos and don’ts: lifting the veil on tensions in consumer rituals, Porter, Goode and Anderson (2023) Fertility treatment 2022: preliminary trends and figures, HFEA (2024) How much does a wedding cost? The 2024 UK average, Shafiee (2024) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 min
  • Everything You Wanted to Know About Egg Freezing

    Everything You Wanted to Know About Egg Freezing
    Oct 14 2026
    The number of women freezing their eggs in the UK has gone up nearly 30 times in just over a decade, AOC is documenting her egg freezing process on Instagram, and more and more companies are covering the costs for their employees. Is egg freezing reproductive freedom, or just delaying the baby choice? Is it a solution, or a band-aid approach for a system that still doesn’t accommodate the working mother? And when reproduction becomes a private industry, does having a baby and a career become a class luxury reserved for the wealthy? In this episode I’ll take you through the ethical complications of this private industry, the shady add-ons and misinformation to look out for, how the egg freezing process actually works, and what questions you need to ask a clinic (and yourself) before you hand over your money. Guests:⁠ ⁠Trudi Campbell - The Evewell Clinic⁠ ⁠Jemma Kennedy⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠lilyo.farrell⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠lilyo.farrell⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠lilyofarrell⁠⁠⁠ SOURCES: All of the data in this episode came from the HFEA, the human fertilisation and embryology authority and the UK’s independent fertility regulator. AOC’s Instagram The Evewell Clinic Ocasio-Cortez says she’s freezing her eggs as she considers her political career, Associated Press (2026) Apple and Facebook will now pay for women to freeze their eggs, Fortune (2014) Chelsea FC Women and Fertility Plus launch new partnership to support players and champion fertility awareness, Chelsea FC (2026) Chelsea Women: Sonia Bompastor and Carly Telford discuss new fertility and player maternity policies in WSL first, Sky Sports (2026) UK Egg Freezing and Embryo Banking Market Size & Outlook, Grand View Research (2024) The Rise of Neoliberal Feminism, Catherine Rottenberg (2018) AOC Is Freezing Her Eggs And The Right Is Being Very Normal And Not Weird About That, Wonkette (2026) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacts to egg-freezing criticism: ‘Pretty funny’, The Hill (2026) 2017 FIFPro Global Employment Report: Working Conditions in Professional Women’s Football ‘The lack of childcare support for England players is disgraceful’, The Daily Telegraph (2017) Motherhood on Ice: The Mating Gap and Why Women Freeze Their Eggs, Marcia Inhorn (2023) Genesis Inc, Jemma Kennedy, Hampstead Theatre (2018) If you’re struggling with infertility and want to talk to someone, the British Infertility Counselling Association can help you find a qualified counsellor who specialises specifically in fertility issues. Find them at ⁠bica.net⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 min
  • Saving My AI Boyfriend

    Saving My AI Boyfriend
    Jul 2 2026
    When OpenAI changed ChatGPT’s personality on Valentine’s Day, some users lost their AI partners overnight. I spoke to a woman who built a new platform to keep her AI boyfriend ‘alive’ after the update, and a man holding OpenAI to account for the psychological harm caused by AI companions. What are women looking for in an AI partner, and how does it differ from men? As romantic relationships with AI companions become increasingly mainstream, what responsibilities do tech companies have when creating products people become emotionally dependent on, and then withdrawing them? And what should you do when someone in your life reveals they have an AI partner? TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠lilyo.farrell⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠lilyo.farrell⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠lilyofarrell⁠⁠⁠ Guests:⁠ Rae from StillUs Etienne Brisson from The Human Line Project SOURCES: The Guardian - OpenAI retired its most seductive chatbot – leaving users angry and grieving: ‘I can’t live like this’ (2026) BBC News - One in three using AI for emotional support and conversation, UK says (2025) QA - 75% of ChatGPT users are men. Here’s why that’s a problem (2025) Reddit - r/MyBoyfriendIsAI Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Our Relationships - James Muldoon (2026) The Guardian - Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI’s Sam Altman would make a good Marvel villain after voice dispute (2024) IMDB - Her (2013) The Human Line Project Wikipedia - Cortana (Halo) Forbes - How Did Siri Get Its Name? (2012) UNESCO - I'd blush if I could: closing gender divides in digital skills through education (2019) BBC News - Character.ai to ban teens from talking to its AI chatbots (2025) The Guardian - Somebody to love: should AI relationships stay taboo or will they become the intelligent choice? (2025) BBC News - Update that made ChatGPT 'dangerously' sycophantic pulled (2025) EU Artificial Intelligence Act - High-level summary of the AI Act (2024) NIST - AI Risk Management Framework (2026) OFNS - Sexual offences victim characteristics, England and Wales: year ending March 2025 Business Insider - The 10 countries with the highest birth rates - and the 10 with the lowest (2026) The Korea Herald - S. Korea's gender pay gap worst in OECD (2024) Wikipedia - 4B Movement MIT Technology Review - Why do South Koreans love AI so much? (2026) Forbes - More Women Are Dating AI Boyfriends. What That Says About Modern Dating (2026) Wikipedia - Replika Still Us AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 min
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