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Sentimental Garbage

by Justice for Dumb Women

Sentimental Garbage is a podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue about the culture we love that society can sometimes make us feel ashamed of. Formerly a chick-lit podcast, sometimes a Sex and the City podcast. We don't know the most, we feel the most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chart trend

Position in the Books chart (US), last 90 days.

#8
all-time peak
5
days in the top 10 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Remembering Dolly Parton with Jof Owen

Caroline briefly comes off hiatus to chat with country music aficionado Jof Owen about Dolly Parton. Together we try to get to the bottom of what made Dolly such a univer

Sep 1
1 h 14 min

Friends Thru A Lens: The Holidays with Ella Risbridger

The one where we celebrate the best festive moments of Friends, and reflect on why this timeless TV show feels most at home at Christmas. Join us for the final episode of

Dec 19 2025
1 h 24 min

Friends Thru A Lens: 'It's all Relative' with Dr Dolly Alderton

Dr Dolly Alderton PHD rejoins us for a Freudian lens into Friends TW: Brief discussion on eating disorders (01:15:10 - 01:20:19) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac

Dec 11 2025
2 h 12 min

Friends Thru A Lens: Joey's Acting Career with Jessie Brown Findlay

One moment, you're unemployed and playing table football against your financially stable flatmate to win enough money to pay the rent. The next, you're buying a giant dog

Dec 4 2025
1 h 18 min

Friends Thru A Lens: Phoebe's Upsetting Childhood with Ryan Farrell

This week, Ryan helps us dig a little deeper into the most complex and beloved Friend of them all - Princess Consuela Banana Hammock (aka Phoebe Buffay). Hosted on Acast.

Nov 27 2025
1 h 16 min

Friends Thru A Lens: House Parties with Alexandra Haddow

This week, queen hostess and friend of the pod Alexandra Haddow joins us to dissect the house parties of Friends - bring your red solo cups and lukewarm mixer (Fun Bobby

Nov 20 2025
1 h 33 min

Friends Thru The Lens of a Ross Apologist with Imogen West-Knights

Silence in court! This week we get our barrister wigs on and lay out the character faults of the least liked Friend - Ross Geller. Imogen West-Knights is the defence. The

Nov 13 2025
1 h 18 min

Friends Thru A Lens: Weddings with Kate Young

Welcome to Friends Thru A Lens, a Sentimental Garbage mini series where I talk about the show FRIENDS with a lower case-f friend through the LENS of their choosing. This

Nov 6 2025
2 h 11 min

Fall Out Boy with Ashley Hamilton

An ode to the horniest group of short kings since The Monkees. Sugar, we're going down! Me and Ashley's Fall Out Boy Hate F**k playlist Ashley's podcast Good Noticings

Oct 30 2025
1 h 20 min

Bend It Like Beckham with Nikkitha Bakshani

This week, Nikkitha Bakshani joins us to discuss the highly requested 2002 CLASSIC Bend It Like Beckham. Don't forget your shin pads! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri

Oct 23 2025
1 h 19 min

Remembering Diane Keaton with Fiona Zublin

"That's you and me, kid. You and me." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 16 2025
1 h 15 min

Taylor Swift: Life of a Showgirl

It's not her best work, but it might just be ours Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 6 2025
1 h 47 min

Attack The Block with Aamna Mohdin

This week we're in SE London getting chased by big glow-in-the-dark gorilla wolf aliens! The Guardian's community affairs correspondent Aamna Mohdin joins us to discuss J

Oct 2 2025
1 h 14 min

Nepo babies with Benjamin Dean

Hello? It's Brooklyn Beckham selling you his latest hobby/career on your insta feed. This week, YA author and ex-celebrity reporter Benjamin Dean joins us to discuss th

Sep 25 2025
1 h 06 min

LIVE at The Strand in New York with Natasha Hodgson (+Skipshock audiobook!)

Broadway star, friend-of-the-pod and Skipshock narrator Natasha Hodgson joins Caroline on stage at The Strand to talk about friendship, creativity, Hey Arnold and magical

Sep 18 2025
57 min

"The Special Relationship": The strange case of American women and English men with Monica Heisey

Taylor Swift and Matty Healy, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, Carrie Bradshaw and Duncan who lives downstairs. Too Much writer and actual-lover of English men Monica Heis

Aug 21 2025
1 h 15 min

Sentimental in the City: RIP And Just Like That

It's the last time we will (probably) ever talk about Sex and the City, so buckle up, break out the cosmos, and for god's sake – ITS JUST A BIT OF PISS. Help Abood's fa

Aug 14 2025
2 h 13 min

His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife with Ella Risbridger

Lyra's back and she inexplicably has a new friend straight out of a Jacqueline Wilson novel. Phillip Pullman's The Subtle Knife tackles parallels worlds, god's existence,

Aug 7 2025
1 h 38 min

The Hunger Games Prequels: Sunrise on the Reaping

Traci Thomas is back yet again for part two of our conversation on The Hunger Games prequels. This one is on Sunrise on the Reaping!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva

Jul 31 2025
51 min

The Hunger Games Prequels: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes with Traci Thomas

Traci Thomas is back for our deep-dive of both The Hunger Games, starting with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Next week we're doing Sunrise on the Reaping so don't s

Jul 24 2025
1 h 28 min

Chart positions

Where Sentimental Garbage ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 13, 2026).

#117 ▲ 17 Books US

What listeners say

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Long time listener, first time reviewer… I was so so moved by the most recent episode on the Hunger Games that I had to write in & gush about this special little sweetie baby show! Caroline: I’ve always dreamed of Suzanne Collins getting her due on this podcast, but I always assumed the Hunger Games was too much in the Adolescent Garbage camp & wouldn’t be right for this show. I didn’t know these books meant so much to you, and as someone who has been rooting for Miss Overdog Suzanne to get the recognition she deserves as the great anti-capitalist prophet that she is for years now — I just want to say thank you & give you a big virtual hug! Also #TeamPeeta forever!!! <3 You’re sleeping on the boy with the bread!

GayforPodcasts · May 2025

Amazing analysis of SATC, a ton of fun and deep insight

M33baller · Feb 2025

What a delight!!! This ep hit all of my faves. 1. Really smart women, sharing ideas; 2. A deep dive into one topic that sprouted new ideas—tangents I want explore further; 3. These women are sooo articulate, charming, passionate, curious; 4. I learned new stuff about a musical I thought I knew well; 5. I learned something that really fascinated me about music itself — a very specific spotlight on the beginning of one song. Thank you, Carolyn and Jensen!

gutgeek · Feb 2025

After a demoralizing week here in America, the Taylor Swift episode stitched my soul back together. I laughed, I cried, I remembered that I am the Taylor Swift of my own life and it’s ok to feel my feelings. Thank you for that amazing hour and a half of pure girlhood. I’ve shared it with every Swiftie and Swiftocrat I know!

ISpeakSixLanguages · Nov 2024

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