8 March 2020
Episode 437
01 hour
Photo: Catherine-Hélil
This week: French-Moroccan author Leïla Slimani on her new book , ‘Sex and Lies’. Plus: we review Céline Sciamma’s latest film, ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’, and sit down with JP Mastey, the founder of Corpus, a unisex natural-deodorant brand.
8 March 2020
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