Society & Culture
It sends the nation to a halt faster than a centimetre of snow in December (and divides the nation more than a jar of Marmite). We’re talking about Love Island: the ITV2 reality show that sees a group of fit, half-naked people finding love. On an island (naturally).Scripted by Shakespeare. Dressed by Nasty Gal.Still, we have questions. And while Aftersun, the Love Island companion show, gives us somewhat of an overview, what we need is someone who’ll unpack the meat in full force. A person unafraid to lay on the big questions factor 50 thick. Cue the host of our new Love Island podcast: Raven Smith. Instagram’s answer to US Weekly with an opinion on all things pop culture. Raven will be joined for the first episode by the hilarious writer and director Chris Sweeney, director of BBC’s acclaimed Back To Life and also co-founder of the award-winning podcast Homosapiens.Sounds like our type on paper, we must say. Crack on for yourself.