Show Notes
We all know the endless research on the negative effects of our phones. And yet, we keep picking them up.
This week, Alice Griffin and Jannah Anderson dig into the so-called solutions – dumb phones, no‑phone policies, two‑device lifestyles – and ask whether any of them are actually helping us break compulsive habits, or just giving us new ways to aestheticise restraint.
Plus, because the wellness zeitgeist never sleeps: we’re calling for justice for beta blockers on the set of the Summer House Reunion, and yes, witchcraft is in (more on that soon).
☆ Save the date: the Glitter Gel Pen Book Club will be joining us at the Coping Studio on 25 June for the launch of our Silent Reading Sessions (and coming back monthly!). ☆
Watch: Summer House Reunion Part 3 (essential viewing!!) Is 2026 the Year of the Witch? By Madeleine Woon, Russh My Most Capable Clients Are Becoming Prisoners Of Their Smartphones, But There Is A Way Out by Carly Dober, The Guardian What I Saw At The Phoebe Bridges No-Phones MSG Show (To The Best Of My Recollection) by Erin Somers, GQ Fujifilm Forecast Trends Report 2026 The Flip Phone Cleanse by Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic Do I Look Ridiculous Carrying Two Phones? by Gabriella Gershenson, New York Times
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