Deep Read with Phoebe Lovatt

Deep Reading Lists for each episode are available at phoebe.substack.com - My guest today is Mindy Seu: designer, professor, researcher, and editor of 'Cyberfeminism Index' in which “hackers, scholars, artists, and activists of all regions, races and sexual orientations consider how humans might reconstruct themselves by way of technology.” Featuring more than 700 short entries

Deep Reading Lists for each episode are available at phoebe.substack.com - My guest today is Recho Omondi, host of The Cutting Room Floor. You might have been following Recho’s podcast since its inception in 2018. Or you may have heard of Recho just recently, after a clip from her January 2024 interview with Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def went very, very viral. Either way, Recho is a thi

Deep Reading Lists for each episode are available at phoebe.substack.com - Today’s episode of Deep Read is a conversation with Anna Z Gray, writer and founder of Club Vintage, the self-described “department store of vintage sellers”. I met Anna several years ago when we were both living in New York City and Anna was writing ‘Things I Would Buy If I Didn’t Have to Pay Rent

Deep Reading Lists for each episode are available at phoebe.substack.com - My guest today is the journalist and editor, Olivia Singer. Since getting her start in fashion features at Another Magazine, Olivia has risen the ranks of British style media, later going on to work as fashion news director at British Vogue before assuming her current title as Global Editorial Director of i-

Deep Reading Lists for each episode are available at phoebe.substack.com - My guest today is the photographer Shaniqwa Jarvis (aka @sheekswinsalways - her long-standing Instagram handle that has an unexpected backstory, as we discussed during the podcast!) Shaniqwa is one of those friends I’ve known for so long that I can’t quite remember when we met. Suffice to say it was a wh

Deep Reading Lists for each episode can be found at phoebe.substack.com - My guest today is the publicist and creative consultant, Gia Kuan. Raised between Taipei, the Dominican Republic, New Zealand, and Australia, Gia is now based in New York City, where she runs the go-to PR firm for the city’s coolest and most cutting-edge fashion brands. On a muggy New York day in October, w

Deep Reading Lists for each episode are available at phoebe.substack.com - This episode is a conversation with Missy Flynn, co-owner and founder of beloved London restaurant, Rita’s. I’ve been eating at Rita’s since it was a pop-up in a rowdy Dalston nightclub and have dined all its iterations since – mostly recently, at its current home on Soho’s charming Lexington Stree

Deep Reading Lists for each episode are available at phoebe.substack.com - My guest today is the creative director, Juliana Salazar. Juliana and I became internet friends a little while back and have now managed to become IRL friends who sometimes cross paths when she passes through London, as she did earlier in the year. While Juliana was in town I managed to sit down with her to

Deep Reading Lists for each episode are available at phoebe.substack.com - My guest today is Ana Kirova, CEO of Feeld –" a dating app for open-minded individuals". Founded in London in 2014, the app now has hundreds of thousands of users worldwide and offers over 20 Sexuality and gender identity options – making it the go-to for anyone seeking a connection beyond the heterosexu

Deep Reading lists for every episode are available at phoebe.substack.com My guest today is the author Sheena Patel, whose debut novel I’m a Fan was published to widespread acclaim in 2022. We had a wide-ranging conversation about her experience of writing her debut novel, her decision to spotlight the very darkest impulses of human nature, and why she hopes I'm A Fan will age ba