In this episode, we discuss if celebrities actually do their own gardening, why fashion journalists aren't always the most "fasionable", and if Facetuning is an art or out of control.

About this week's guest: Emily is the founder of I Heart Mess, a roundup of the best of the worst celebrity fashion, on Substack and YouTube. She is a contributing writer for numerous publications, including i-D, New York, and the New York Times. She is also the co-founder of the Lowbrow Book Club and co-host of the podcast Mess World.

Show notes!
This week's sponsor: Semaine

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Emily's Work:
I Heart Mess Newsletter + YouTube
Mess World Podcast
The Lowbrow Book Club

Things we talked about:
Celebrity Gardens via BHG
Why Are So Many Celebrities Joining Substack? via ICYMI Podcast
Inside the "10-Year Process" to Create Roses Named for Celebrities via Vanity Fair
A Brief History of The Merkin via InStyle

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In this epsiode, we discuss how Ruby isn't into gardening (and how she connects with nature in her own way), how to deal with constant content (newsletters, social media, news, etc), and how the act of reading novels can bring back your attention span (and bring more joy).

About this week's guest: Ruby is a journalist and author.

Show notes!
This week's sponsor: My July

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Ruby's Work:
Website
Sober Curious
Sober Curious Reset
Women Without Kids
Material World, Mystical Girl

Things we talked about:
Flesh byDavid Szalay
Books to TV / Movies 2025-26

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About this week's guest: Akaya advises, trains, and consults on how change happens individually, organizationally, and societally. She is on faculty of the Just Economy Institute, is Lead Advisor at Third Act, and is founder of the New Universal Wisdom and Leadership Institute. She was President of Rockwood Leadership Institute for ten years, and directs the Thriving Roots Fund.

Akaya received the 2020 Vision Award from Middlebury College, was one of Conscious Company's 30 World Changing Women of 2018, an Ella Award recipient from the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and served on the Alameda County Human Rights Commission. Akaya is deeply committed to working for a fair and equitable global society while infusing a sense of purpose, delight, and wonder into everything we do.

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Akaya's work:
Website
Third Act
Just Economy Institute
Leading with Joy: Practices for Uncertain Times

Things we talked about:
Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach
Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin
Becky Chamber books
Dawn by Octavia Butler

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