Well, it’s been a time, has it not. Yeah, it’s been ages since a new episode of Shame… a podcast about shame. But now it’s 2022 and now it’s time for a rush of episodes to wrap up Season One of this episodic exploration of the emotion… shame.

We kick this run off with a conversation with the journalist Katherine Brodsky, who not only has her own story to tell about the psychological terror of her own public shaming, but on what our societies thirst for critiquing and pillorying others tells us about ourselves. Truth be told, this episode gets further into the 'culture wars' than on regular episodes of this podcast. I think when you’ve been through experiences like both myself and Katherine have, it changes you, and it changes your view on the world. We cover a lot of ground in this conversation; fear, class, racism… and the Ramones. 

I’m so thankful to Katherine for taking the time to speak to me – please do check out her Substack, which you can find at https://randomminds.substack.com.

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Watch the series trailer here: https://tinyurl.com/7r326hhc