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Something a little different this week: Episode #42 of Deep Read is a live conversation with Lindsay Peoples, Editor-in-Chief, recorded in London during Fashion Week.

We spoke about making intentional work in a noisy media landscape, why fashion and politics are inseparable, and how she balances the heaviness of the job with joy.

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Today I’m joined by New York-based novelist Angela Flournoy, whose highly anticipated second book The Wilderness explores the evolving friendships of four Black women over the span of two decades.

In our conversation, Angela and I discuss what it means to come of age in uncertain times, how friendship can serve as a strategy for survival, and why Los Angeles and New York — the twin backdrops of her novel — carry such symbolic weight. We also talk about writing through motherhood, the shifting markers of adulthood, and the influence of writers like Toni Morrison and Mike Davis on Angela’s work.

Deep Reading lists for each episode can be found at phoebe.substack.com

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A special episode recorded live in London, June 2025. Ronan and I spoke about:

• How she recovered from creative, professional, and financial burnout

• Interning in her late 20s

• Having hobbies!!

• Protecting sacred spaces

• Her physical movement practice

• Different moods for different months

• Managing the pressure to always be sharing

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