Julia Raeside
@jnraeside.bsky.social
📚Don’t Make Me Laugh out now. Shortlisted for CWIP Prize 2025 & Chortle Awards 2026. juliaraeside.com 🗞️ 📻 iPaper, Times, Guardian, BBC radio. Presents @boxdelightspod.bsky.social Agent: @charlotteatyeo.bsky.social
I wrote about how death makes children of us all. Free now, on Womansplaining.
Do we owe the dead silence?
Should there be an opinion ceasefire when someone 'bad' dies?
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This horrid little story is up now on Broken Veil Patreon, read by Jack Docherty!
Joel Morris@gralefrit.bsky.social · 9h agoPeople are loving* our tale of seaside metal fatigue, suppressed guilt and scorching hot suspension in weird timeless discomfort. It’s SUMMER! TORMENTOR - the Broken Veil Summer Special - is available exclusively on the Broken Veil Channel. Join on Patreon. #brokenveil (*also being upset by)
Tony Livesy “leaves” the BBC. I wish they wouldn’t do this. Allegations were made about his former role at the Sport and now he’s not working at 5Live anymore. Before the allegations, he didn’t show any sign of “leaving”. See also “by mutual agreement”.
A sensible govt would be putting ALL of their resources into this.
Suw@suw.bsky.social · 3d agoCrops grown underneath solar panels produce more, require less water and are more resistant to extreme weather, even during a hot, dry summer. We need agrivoltaics to be rolled out asap, for both the electricity and the better growing conditions. microgridmedia.com/solar-panels...
Gagging for some time to catch up with this. The geniuses behind The Daily Tism (and friends) have made an audio-com.
Brainmage.itch.io@brainmage.bsky.social · 2d agoEpisode 2 of @thedailytism.com sitcom It's A Superpower?? is out now! Slap on some headphones, and listen to some of the strangest audioscapes an ear could wish for. We know who everyone is: now shit gets to go WEIRD. Search the title on yer apps, or gerrit 'ere: thedailytism.com/podcast/
@andydawson.bsky.social @delaneyman.bsky.social Lads! Someone just sent me your podcast. I'm out for the count, what a lovely extended promo. Too kind.
“I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false.” Jared Leto I’ve had a go at interpreting what Leto might mean here.
FREE to read now on Womansplaining, my instant review of Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret.
Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret
An optimistic title suggesting Hollywood has just one. But about time these allegations were formalised.
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This is one from the vaults. The strange tale of a physiotherapist with a confusing attitude towards boundaries.
Is my physio a pervert?
Should he be telling me this when he's digging his fingers into my naked back?
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Stop everything. A Dempster review requires silence and a reverent mug of tea. 🩷
Sarah Dempster@dempster2000.bsky.social · 3w agoI’ve reviewed deranged new daytime series The Hairdresser Mysteries
Swore I’d never write about him but last week that all changed.
The one thing that finally made me hate Trump
In a sky-high steaming hill of malfeasance, which foul deed sent it all toppling?
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I’ve heard this and it’s horrible. #BrokenVeil
Joel Morris@gralefrit.bsky.social · last wk.This is coming soon. Thanks to your support, the Broken Veil Channel is going to be a place to do things like this. And the potential is really exciting us. JOIN IN, MAKE IT HAPPEN, AND STICK AROUND. So much more to come. #brokenveil Patreon.com/brokenveil
Been recording the Broken Veil Channel Summer Special today, with a special guest. Yeah. That’s a thing. Coming soon.
Loads of fun on Front Row yesterday talking about the 10th anniversary of Fleabag.
I’ve never topped a chart in my life. Play the Top of the Pops music!
My review of this EXTRAORDINARY film is up now on my Substack and free to read.
Film review: The Narcissist's Playbook
A jaw-dropping documentary you absolutely must not miss.
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My review of this EXTRAORDINARY film is up now on my Substack and free to read.
Film review: The Narcissist's Playbook
A jaw-dropping documentary you absolutely must not miss.
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The lectern’s gone. If he rolls up his shirt sleeves, I shall faint. #AndyBurnham
There’s been a development. New instalment of ‘My bridesmaid from hell’ up now on Womansplaining.
An update: My bridesmaid from hell
There's been a development to the story.
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wegottickets.com/f/20550/ wegottickets.com/f/20552/ We’re playing two shows back to back at The Harrison in King’s Cross, London this week. Wed 22 and Thu 23. We’ll be doing a bunch of songs we’ve not done in years… should be fun. Come along!
New Roots: Candidate
THIS TICKET IS FOR WEDS 22 JULY'S SHOW. Nearest tube station Kings Cross, 8 minutes walk. Doors open 7.30 pm, music from 8.00 pm. Please note, this event does not clash with an England World Cup game...
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This post is going bananas on Substack if true stories about toxic female friendship are your thing. ➡️
My bridesmaid from hell
This is a true story about a toxic friendship.
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Resources and help for anyone, and it will be mostly women, affected by the increased risk of domestic abuse associated with football www.nhs.uk/live-well/ge...
Getting help for domestic violence and abuse
Find out about the signs of domestic violence and abuse, and where to get help. Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone, and anyone can be an abuser.
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It was fine until I told her I was getting married.
My bridesmaid from hell
This is a true story about a toxic friendship.
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OK, giving in. Are portable air con units really significantly better than those air cooling towers you put water in? It’s for our loft.
Ah, there we go. The chink of departing coin - origin discovered.
Joel Morris@gralefrit.bsky.social · 4w agoIt’s mine and Simon Kane’s. We made it up in a pub talking about the sad decline of it as a motive for sitcom characters.