"Urgh, That's a Child": Jameela Jamil on People's Problematic Attraction to Youth

Bona fide movie star, straight talker, and the host of Wrong Turns podcast, Jameela Jamil sits down with Anna to get into the beauty industry's war on women, why looking perpetually twelve has somehow become the ideal, and how her first and only sip of alcohol somehow happened on live television. It gets dark, it gets funny, and sometimes both at the same time. Keep us wet when we’re dry by donating to our Collectiv pot. All proceeds will go toward making season two. Looking for support? Alcoholics Anonymous 0800 917 7650 Narcotics Anonymous Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) 0800 58 58 58 (5pm-midnight) BEAT eating disorders The Mix Mind UK Text SHOUT to 85258 Al-Anon - support for families and friends —-- Produced by Ollie Peart at Rethink Audio Video production from Podcast Discovery Chapters: 0:00 - Cold open and podcast intro 1:55 - Jamila’s accidental first drink on live TV 3:10 - Stress, snacks, and how the body holds tension 4:22 - Vulnerability, reputation, and meeting yourself in sobriety 7:29 - Having fun sober and refusing boring people 9:39 - Aging, self-worth, and strong relationships 11:13 - Dating, pheromones, and leaving when there’s no spark 13:17 - Never drinking, clumsiness, and feeling unsafe around men 15:17 - Drink spiking, fear, and surviving nights out 18:40 - Street harassment, taxis, and learning self-defense 20:30 - Processing fear of men and where the blame belongs 23:04 - Seggsual violence, creepy tech, and calling men in 25:36 - Feminist partners, bad exes, and messy dating stories 27:17 - Eating disorders, stereotypes, and recovery realities 29:22 - Eating disorders and addiction: control, compulsion, and romance 31:18 - Body ideals, seggs, and the pressure to stay “desirable” 34:31 - Attraction, beards, chemistry, and what actually matters 36:00 - Beauty standards, distraction, filters, and AI perfection 38:43 - “For us or for them?” beauty game 42:02 - Being around drinkers and why sobriety unsettles people 43:19 - Snacks, therapy, EMDR, and protective coping strategies 46:29 - Final questions: snacks, pleasure, and getting wet when you’re dry