The Flipside with Paris Lees
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Paris speaks to a YouTuber who found herself going through therapy in her second language and a woman who lost her mother tongue after crossing the US border. Show more
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Paris speaks to a YouTuber who found herself going through therapy in her second language and a woman who lost her mother tongue after crossing the US border. Show more
Paris meets a female incel (involuntary celibate) and a woman who’s deep in the swinger lifestyle. She asks questions about what our intimate relationships tell us about ourselves. Show more
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Paris Lees talks to a former yoga enthusiast who realised her community was a little too cult-ish for her liking, and an extreme football fan. Show more
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Paris meets a female incel (involuntary celibate) and a woman who’s deep in the swinger lifestyle. She asks questions about what our intimate relationships tell us about ourselves. Show more
We hear stories from a Palestinian whose young daughter was killed by an Israeli soldier, and an Australian who killed a man in a car accident after a night of partying. Show more
What makes someone family? Paris speaks to a woman who found out her father wasn't exactly her father and another woman who will probably never even meet her offspring. Show more
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Paris speaks to an ex-drug and alcohol addict and a gaming addict both of whom slipped into unhealthy patterns of behaviour. Show more
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From a 16-year-old CEO to a climate activist to a rebellious, teenage Paris Lees, we examine impulsivity and bad decisions. Show more
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Paris speaks to a Bhutanese travel blogger about why Bhutan values happiness higher than GDP and a Syrian cheese-maker who was forced to flee his home country in a traumatic way. Show more
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Paris meets someone whose boyfriend lied to her for several months, and another story of a woman who stood up against her government’s corruption, by telling the truth. Show more
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We hear what it's like to be a black expat in Taiwan and hear the story of someone experimenting with their sense of self when they enter the virtual world of Animal Crossing. Show more
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Paris talks to YouTuber Contrapoints about the envy she felt for her as a fellow trans woman and we meet someone in a polyamorous relationship who explains how to not feel envious. Show more
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Paris speaks to a sober person whose party friends were no longer serving them and a screenwriter who got let down by a Hollywood star and is still reeling from the break-up. Show more
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Paris speaks to a hostage negotiator, a Hunbot who got deep into a multi-level marketing scheme and an expert magician who looks at psychology of illusory mind control. Show more
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From someone using dating apps to waste time, to a person who threw away their smartphone. Paris looks at why we put things off and if procrastination can ever be positive. Show more
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Hosted by Paris Lees, this science and storytelling podcast takes two opposing stories and uses social science to explore and reflect on why we behave the way we do. Show more
Paris speaks to a YouTuber who found herself going through therapy in her second language and a woman who lost her mother tongue after crossing the US border. Show more
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Paris listens to two stories at the extreme ends of human nature and uses science to understand why we are the way we are. Show more
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Paris speaks to climate activist George Monbiot and C4 News Culture Correspondent Minnie Stephenson about how we can process the 24 hour news cycle. Show more
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We meet an academic who has found her place amongst the BTS fan community and a My Little Pony fan who explores the subculture within his subculture and why it almost destroyed it. Show more