Are you past the point of giving a toss about what people think?
Then my friends, you are officially one of us! Join neighbours & mates, tall stylist Kat Farmer & short journalist Marianne Jones, as they wang on about misbehaving hormones, tucking their boobs into their waistband & why teachers suddenly look about 12. All while attempting to walk in mid-heels over the banana skins of life.
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So long! Farewell!
Looking back at the highs and lows of the past two years. Join Kat and Marianne as they come over all nostalgic on their last ever pod!
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9/26/2024 • 41 minutes, 40 seconds
Outfits we've loved and lost
From that Karen Millen slip dress to the Warehouse purple velvet number you snogged your first boyfriend in, Kat and Maz share your favourite fashion memories...
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9/23/2024 • 35 minutes, 5 seconds
Lifting the lid on our dodgy 80s and 90s past...
The return of Jilly Cooper's Rivals, how to rock leopard and why we'll never retire.
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9/19/2024 • 58 minutes, 32 seconds
Housework we hate - how long have you got?
From the oven Marianne 'forgot' to clean for 16 years to the only chore Kat enjoys, we reveal your dirty secrets
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9/16/2024 • 28 minutes, 31 seconds
Divorce and the stigma that surrounds it...
A cancelled wedding, the end of a 'perfect marriage' and what commitment means right now. Kat and Marianne wade in.
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9/12/2024 • 50 minutes, 17 seconds
Step away from that barrel leg!
From biker boots to burgundy, Kat and Marianne mull over your autumn fashion hit list...
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9/9/2024 • 29 minutes, 57 seconds
We're back! And we have news!
Join Kat and Maz as they debate picky bits, wonder if they had a BRAT summer and roll their eyes at a TikTok trend.
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9/5/2024 • 46 minutes, 35 seconds
The holiday buys you can't live without
Moisturising socks, anti-chafing shorts and collapsible clothes hangers. You share your summer must-haves with Kat and Marianne. Just don't mention 'chub rub'...
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7/22/2024 • 25 minutes, 13 seconds
Would you join the 5am club?
A tiring self-help trend, holidays alone with your grown-up kids and this summer's no-no fashion item. Kat and Marianne wade in...
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7/18/2024 • 52 minutes, 11 seconds
You're not going anywhere!
Lost luggage, emergency landings and missing passports - Kat and Marianne share your travel tales from hell
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7/15/2024 • 31 minutes, 3 seconds
Summer sales mistakes and how to avoid them
Marianne's lost luggage saga, Kat's new animal print and the rule of three when shopping in the sales.
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7/11/2024 • 51 minutes, 24 seconds
Weird obsession alert!
Single celebrities, Turkey teeth & looking up friend's houses on Rightmove - Kat and Marianne reveal your strange and nosey obsessions.
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7/8/2024 • 27 minutes, 10 seconds
Would you take a weight loss drug to get 'beach body ready'?
The rise of quick-fix diet drugs, how to avoid looking like a midlife knob at festivals and Kat and Marianne's hero beauty buys.
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7/4/2024 • 52 minutes, 39 seconds
Who would your fantasy Prime Minister be?
From Klopp to Vorderman - Kat and Marianne reveal which alternative leaders you'd like to see in Number 10. The votes are in!
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7/1/2024 • 25 minutes, 59 seconds
Holidaymakers behaving badly!
Good luggage, new sandals and bad manners on a plane - Kat and Marianne reveal the worst offences.
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6/27/2024 • 1 hour, 12 seconds
What are the new rules of occasion wear? You ask and we answer...
How to be the best-dressed wedding guest, decoding black tie and can you wear flats to a posh do? Kat and Marianne wade in.
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6/24/2024 • 41 minutes, 39 seconds
Would you buy second-hand make up?
How to get boho right, new holiday reads and the rise of used cosmetics. Kat and Marianne aren't on board...
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6/20/2024 • 54 minutes, 17 seconds
It's Question Time!
From our favourite perfumes to tips on being resilient - you ask and Kat and Marianne answer...
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6/17/2024 • 32 minutes, 42 seconds
How to cool up your occasion wear without going overboard...
Appropriate wedding guest wear, tiny politicians and a new sleep miracle - join Kat and Maz for a right summer laugh.
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6/13/2024 • 55 minutes, 39 seconds
Tips and tricks to ease your menopause...
From Mirena to magnesium, listeners share their perimenopause and menopause miracle workers with Kat and Marianne.
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6/10/2024 • 36 minutes, 6 seconds
Crack open the rosé - it's our summer holiday special!
Overpacker, repeat retreater or solo moon- what's your vacation personality? Kat and Marianne obviously disagree...
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6/6/2024 • 59 minutes, 53 seconds
Girl crushes - which female do you most admire in the entire world?
From the cool to the celebrity to the cerebral, you share your ultimate women goals...
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6/3/2024 • 29 minutes, 35 seconds
Why a £3.79 menopausal chocolate bar is getting us hot under the collar.
Almond-covered chocolate, a new whitening toothpaste and the cut-price wine of the summer. Kat and Marianne are loving two out of three...
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5/30/2024 • 54 minutes, 11 seconds
Confidence boost alert!
Red lippy, a great blow dry and brilliant mates - Kat and Marianne reveal your fearless, feelgood secrets.
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5/27/2024 • 27 minutes, 17 seconds
Love, loss and leopard print jeans
Illicit dating sites, Kat's repeat fashion purchases and Marianne's verdict on 'sex God' Jeremy Clarkson...
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5/23/2024 • 55 minutes, 44 seconds
Your beauty disasters revealed!
Spiral home perms, overplucked eyebrows and terrible tans - you share your hair and makeup shockers (Sun In trigger warning!)
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5/13/2024 • 28 minutes, 7 seconds
Waiter! Has tipping got out of control?
The rise of 'stealth tipping', Kat's fake plant confession and Marianne's comical new eyewear.
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5/9/2024 • 51 minutes, 24 seconds
Childhood lies that you possibly still believe (don't swallow that apple pip!)
Killer chewing gum, psycho swans and the dangers of white dog poo, Kat and Marianne share the not-so-fun 'facts' you were given as a child.
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5/6/2024 • 29 minutes, 40 seconds
Cough up - how many bags for life do you own? We totes have a problem...
A beauty treatment Marianne never wants to repeat, dressing for summer when it's freezing and Kat's (and Britain's) reusable bag epidemic.
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5/2/2024 • 46 minutes, 35 seconds
Can you ever have a happy divorce?
Most break-ups are painful and bitter but Kat and Marianne ask a divorce coach and listeners how to ‘consciously uncouple’ and come out smiling.
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4/29/2024 • 30 minutes, 48 seconds
How to grow old disgracefully (and other things we're not 'meant' to do at our age).
Are you under pressure to age the 'right' way? How much should you spend on jeans? And what's your holiday personality? Kat and Marianne wade in...
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4/25/2024 • 58 minutes, 36 seconds
Mission Impossible! Which simple things can you just not do?
Winking, whistling, using a tin opener - Kat and Marianne reveal the easy-peasy tasks that leave you stumped.
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4/22/2024 • 29 minutes, 13 seconds
Holiday packing hell - how to avoid mini-breaking point
Bikini vs swimsuit, co-ords vs dresses: Kat and Marianne are on opposite teams.
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4/18/2024 • 57 minutes, 13 seconds
What advice would you give to your 30-year-old self?
From leaving your husband sooner to never getting a fringe, Kat and Marianne share listeners wise words to their younger selves.
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4/15/2024 • 26 minutes, 41 seconds
When cool becomes naff! Rishi Sunak wears Kat's Sambas, and she's not happy...
From try-hard politicians to stars who don't wash, Kat and Marianne are taking no prisoners.
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4/11/2024 • 55 minutes, 5 seconds
Secrets and lies: it's confession time!
From giving nits to a cheating husband to setting fire to your friend's car, Kat and Marianne reveal your sings and (mostly) forgive...
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4/8/2024 • 25 minutes, 5 seconds
Would you pay £4,000 for an ironing board?
Household chores we hate the most and why we're swerving the new baggy shorts trend. Kat and Marianne don't hold back.
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4/4/2024 • 44 minutes, 12 seconds
What would be your fantasy death row meal?
From baked camembert to cheesy peas, Kat and Marianne spill your decadent and basic last suppers.
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4/1/2024 • 21 minutes, 16 seconds
What the hell has happened to our Easter eggs?
Shrinkflation, the choc horror debate and Kat and Marianne's do's and don'ts of occasion dressing.
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3/28/2024 • 1 hour, 48 seconds
Your guilty pleasure songs revealed!
From The Nolans to S Club 7, Kat and Marianne murder your cheesy favourites.
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3/25/2024 • 22 minutes, 23 seconds
New shoes! New booze! New shocking hair!
Will Kat finally bid farewell to her black wardrobe for the two hot colours of the season? Join us for fashion bingo and the drink we're ditching champagne for.
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3/21/2024 • 53 minutes, 28 seconds
Book Day, Women's Day, Mother's Day: which organised 24 hours would you put in the bin?
This week Kat and Marianne discuss your least favourite celebrations - and yes, we have a clear winner!
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3/18/2024 • 24 minutes, 12 seconds
It's our Spring Fashion Special!
Micro shorts? The Zara leather trench? Pedal pushers (they're back!)! What are you wearing or swerving this year?
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3/14/2024 • 59 minutes, 7 seconds
Bucket list dreams and nightmares - revealed!
From swimming naked with horses to a skydive gone wrong, Kat and Marianne share your fantasy wish (and wish you hadn't) list.
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3/11/2024 • 27 minutes, 18 seconds
Age rage! Attacked for having too much filler or letting ourselves go, midlife women can't seem to win. And we've had enough...
The thorny issue of ageing 'gracefully', jeans for every shape and Holy Grail beauty buys. Kat and Marianne wade in...
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3/7/2024 • 40 minutes, 28 seconds
How to unfriend in a friendly way. Do you ghost or get angry? It's over to you...
Listeners share their tales of friendship woe with Kat and Marianne.
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3/4/2024 • 29 minutes, 33 seconds
Menopause wars! The new law getting us all hot under the collar.
This week Kat and Marianne wade in on a meno debate, pick up some sleep tips and lose our heads over posh hats.
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2/29/2024 • 1 hour, 33 seconds
Dating advice second time around! From daytime coffees to Tinder no-no's, you tell us what to go for and what to avoid
Men posing with fish, slip-on shoes and golfers - this week Kat and Marianne take on your wise dating words.
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2/26/2024 • 31 minutes, 24 seconds
Effing and jeffing! Are women judged more harshly than men for swearing? Strap in, listeners...Kat has strong words.
This week Kat and Marianne discuss swearing, Jennifer Aniston and cardigans on the catwalk.
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2/22/2024 • 54 minutes, 18 seconds
Greggs sausage rolls! Primark knickers! Daffs for a quid! Your top quality cheap treats.
This week Kat and Marianne reveal your budget-busting joy givers.
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2/19/2024 • 29 minutes, 56 seconds
Clock off! Should your boss be allowed to bother you after hours?
This week Kat and Marianne discuss a new work law, a controversial fashion trend and our guilty TV pleasures.
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2/15/2024 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 10 seconds
Valentine's special alert! We asked for your senior crushes of the stage and screen. The results were very immature
This week Kat and Marianne confessed ours and your over-60 sex Gods.
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2/12/2024 • 26 minutes, 7 seconds
Cushion fight! Which interiors buys do couples squabble over most?
This week Kat and Marianne discuss giant TVs, paint colours and other decorative dramas.
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2/8/2024 • 52 minutes, 1 second
Mantras: good, bad and downright cringe
This week Kat and Marianne share your favourite and mortifying 'inspirations' to help you live, laugh and love.
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2/5/2024 • 25 minutes, 2 seconds
Older men we fancy, sexism on The Apprentice - and is your work wardrobe outdated?
This week Kat and Marianne ask whether 'sexy' and 'workwear' go together.
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2/1/2024 • 53 minutes
Sad songs and films carefully chosen by you, and idiotically destroyed by us
This week Kat and Maz cry laughing after a serious subject descends into farce
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1/29/2024 • 27 minutes
Birthday capers, midlife drinking habits and the best star sign
This week Kat and Maz debate the growing popularity of dry bars for the 'sober curious'. It didn't last long.
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1/25/2024 • 59 minutes, 3 seconds
What we panic about at 3am, what we'd change as Prime Minister and .... where's Ginny? You asked, we answered!
It's Question Time! This week you ask Kat and Marianne anything you like - and a year-long mystery is finally answered.
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1/22/2024 • 27 minutes, 39 seconds
Kat's 10-hour crying session, our dislike of 'dopamine dressing' and huge holiday envy - strap in...
This week Kat & Maz discuss why we're all meant to cry more often, whether bright colours chase away the January blues and someone's upcoming birthday party.
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1/18/2024 • 47 minutes, 38 seconds
The cost of divorce: January is peak divorce month but could it be made easier, cheaper and less heartbreaking?
Kat and Marianne share your stories of splitting up and how to move on for 2024
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1/15/2024 • 31 minutes, 52 seconds
The dirty truth about how often we wash our towels (yeast alert!), how to recover from burnout and Kat's new 'sporting' hobby...
This week Kat and Marianne go high/low with their culture choices (from Oscar-winning films to, er, the darts.
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1/11/2024 • 56 minutes, 6 seconds
Sales horrors revealed. From non-matching shoes to 'hammer time' trousers - you share the worst purchases ever made in the name of a bargain.
But it was half price! Kat and Maz unveil your not-so money saving sales buys. Keep the receipt...
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1/8/2024 • 28 minutes, 13 seconds
New Year Diets - do you admit to being on one or are we only 'allowed' to love ourselves as we are? Discuss!
The big diet debate, the darts (Kat's got an outfit lined up) and are you already bored of your winter wardrobe?
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1/4/2024 • 47 minutes, 51 seconds
Pre-Christmas fashion panic (step away from the silver trousers), the knickers under tights rules and why we've turned into a nation of snackers.
Christmas style no-no's, the end of three meals a day and Kat and Marianne's top sales tips...
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12/21/2023 • 46 minutes, 13 seconds
The highs, the lows and the products that got Kat and Marianne through 2023.
Dramas, mayhem and new lives - Kat and Marianne mull over the ups and downs of their year.
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12/18/2023 • 30 minutes, 8 seconds
Nigella's controversial Christmas decision, comfy party shoes and why we're both wearing mini dresses.
Why Christmas cake is over, Kat and Marianne's favourite party outfits and the M&S cocktail we can't quaff enough of.
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12/7/2023 • 52 minutes, 33 seconds
Passive aggression, holding a grudge and brutal honesty - you share your dark side.
Toxic traits and where to find them. Kat and Marianne reveal your sarcasm, rage and terrible body language…
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12/4/2023 • 25 minutes, 21 seconds
As a snobbish socialite reveals 2023's Common List, Kat and Marianne reveal the naff things they'd put on their list
How common! From sourdough bread to Aperol Spritz, we reveal what's seen as 'common' this year...
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11/30/2023 • 49 minutes, 30 seconds
What you miss from the 70s and 80s, from Angel Delight to Spangles to Knight Rider, we take a hilarious trip down Memory Lane
Taping Top of the Pops and bouncing around on a Space Hopper, this week Kat and Marianne ask you to share your nostalgic childhood moments.
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11/27/2023 • 33 minutes, 13 seconds
The latest middle-class must-have, Claudia Winkleman’s fashion complaint and the cheap coats that look a million dollars.
This week Kat and Marianne discuss winter getaways, fashion comebacks and the posh kitchen rules.
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11/23/2023 • 46 minutes, 52 seconds
What would you banish to Room 101? From middle-aged men in lycra to children's choirs, the list is quite long...
This week Kat and Marianne reveal the things you'd like to permanently banish - gilet-wearers beware.
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11/20/2023 • 29 minutes, 17 seconds
Binge-drinking British women, new Christmas clothing traditions and Maz's medical drama - it's all happening!
This week Kat and Marianne ask why British women top the global binge-drinking charts, debate Christmas fashion and weigh up the literary works of Jilly Cooper...
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11/16/2023 • 54 minutes, 34 seconds
Random acts of kindness that have made your day - from handing a homeless man your gloves to leaving shopping on a grieving neighbour's doorstep. You lovely, lovely people!
This week Kat & Marianne get choked up at the kindness of strangers - including a listener who helped Kat out of a fashion pickle! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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11/13/2023 • 21 minutes, 52 seconds
A newly single Christmas, why men don't fancy funny women and the problem with partywear...
This week Kat and Marianne discuss the C-word (Christmas!), instant coffee snobbery and why humour isn't high on men's must-have list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/9/2023 • 44 minutes, 56 seconds
Discounted wine, fresh sheets and mayonnaise 'nipple' - you share the little things that bring you major joy...
This week Kat and Marianne are moved to tears by your hilarious and touching moments of joy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/6/2023 • 24 minutes, 46 seconds
Secretly separating celebrity couples, the perfect winter outfit and warring WAGs - it's a cracker!
This week Kat and Marianne discuss the rise of the stealth splitters, why the weather is always wrong for the outfit and the best new winter coats (and cocktails). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/2/2023 • 50 minutes, 29 seconds
Single at 50 - what I've learned. It's been a year since Kat left her marriage. Here she talks about freedom, judgement and why the negative narrative needs to change.
This week Kat and Marianne talk divorce and why it's still seen as a 'failure' for women. Prepare for swearing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/30/2023 • 25 minutes, 16 seconds
Bedbugs and the big 'indoor/outdoor' clothes debate, our unusual dinnertime habits and Kardashian confusion.
This week Kat and Marianne discuss the strange way Kat gets to sleep, whether it's rude to ask guests to take off their shoes and a divisive trouser trend... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/26/2023 • 54 minutes, 43 seconds
Weird phobias, from baked beans to bananas (don't offer one to Kat), we discuss the oddest fears that make your hair stand on end.
This week Kat and Marianne reveal your strangest phobias - don't touch that button and step away from the hairy floor (with apologies in advance to a certain famous comedy duo). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/23/2023 • 22 minutes, 29 seconds
Pamela Anderson and the no makeup movement, the big denier debate and Kat's disgusting cocktail confession.
This week Kat and Marianne analyse the hoo-ha over going bare-faced in midlife, the pros and cons of the new sheer trend and Pamela Anderson's favourite beauty brand... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/19/2023 • 53 minutes, 16 seconds
Girls’ nights out gone wrong, with literal toilet and humour & plenty of falling over. It’s neither big nor clever!
This week Kat and Marianne share the most embarrassing girls’ nights out stories we’ve ever heard - you’ll never visit a ladies loo again… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/16/2023 • 18 minutes, 40 seconds
Are dinner parties dead, who is embracing Sober October and guess who's off on holiday AGAIN?!
This week Kat and Marianne discuss the new rules of eating out, what we think of celebrity shapewear and why midlifers are the worst drinkers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/12/2023 • 52 minutes, 16 seconds
Sex with no-strings attached - which celebrity would you be forgiven for sleeping with? We ask, and you provide a brilliant Top Ten.
This week Kat and Marianne reveal the stars on your 'hall pass' list (what's Keith Richards doing on there?). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/9/2023 • 24 minutes, 6 seconds
The new rules of phone calls, Kat's mini-break gaffe and embarrassing winter headgear.
This week Kat and Marianne debate the do's and don'ts of voicemail, discover Kat's lack of green fingers and discuss our autumn TV picks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/5/2023 • 45 minutes, 37 seconds
From your ex's face to words gone wrong, your disastrous tattoo tales are all kinds of hilarious.
This week Kat and Marianne share your stories of mad, fad and very bad tattoos. Step away from the ink pen... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/2/2023 • 19 minutes, 21 seconds
Christmas as a new singleton, cowboy boots and the etiquette of returning clothes you've worn.
This week Kat and Marianne discuss their new lifestage Christmas Day plans, discuss the morals of returning clothes and argue over their different footwear tastes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/28/2023 • 53 minutes, 8 seconds
Runaway, eaten and put in the dishwasher - your hamster tales will haunt our dreams
This week Kat and Marianne asked for your cutest Hammy Hamster stories - what we got should carry a trigger warning... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/25/2023 • 18 minutes, 57 seconds
Kat reveals her new tat, the new rules of ironing and our top autumn fashion buys.
This week Kat and Marianne discuss the meaning of Kat's midlife tattoo, the pleasure of pleather and the joys (and pain) of a new fashion season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/21/2023 • 39 minutes, 29 seconds
Divorce - and what not to say to someone going through it. You ask Kat the questions and, oh boy, does she answer them!
This week Kat and Marianne talk about how breaking up isn't always hard to do - but the pity, judgement and negativity surrounding it can be... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/18/2023 • 22 minutes, 20 seconds
Being judged when you're the 'woman who leaves', waving off the kids to uni and the return of a controversial shoe.
Why are women criticised when they move out of the family home after a split? Kat and Marianne discuss judgement, Mercury retrograde and flares. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/14/2023 • 36 minutes, 39 seconds
Back to school pics, BMW drivers and bad supermarket behaviour – you share the small annoyances that massively get on your wick.
What grinds your gears to the point of madness? Kat and Marianne voice your major and minor irritations... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/11/2023 • 22 minutes, 17 seconds
Moving on, moving out and midlife dating – we’ve got a lot of life changes to catch up on people...
This week Kat and Marianne suddenly find themselves at very different lifestages – it’s been one heck of a summer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/7/2023 • 56 minutes, 1 second
Ice cubes in the tumble dryer, panty liners in shoes and sponge in the freezer – you share your best and silliest life hacks
This week Kat and Marianne try to keep a straight face while reading out our listeners weird and wonderful time savers... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/31/2023 • 29 minutes, 28 seconds
What the fash-pack pack for holidays, embarrassing waxing and a strapless bra fiasco
This week Kat and Marianne pack in enough chat to last all summer – and manage to include some actual useful holiday tips Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/27/2023 • 54 minutes, 10 seconds
Weighing in to a ‘skinny’ debate, our take on HRT and what we think about judging women’s age...
This week Kat and Marianne answer your questions on everything from household chores to a natural ageing hashtag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/24/2023 • 23 minutes, 54 seconds
Barbie hype, sexy dreams involving celebrities and what to pack for a heatwave holiday.
This week Kate and Marianne are in a pink sweat over the Barbie movie, recounting their strange sexual celebrity dreams and dressing for a heatwave. It’s a scorcher... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/20/2023 • 56 minutes, 18 seconds
Our favourite outfit, the best and worst thing about turning 50 and more knickers chat...you ask, we answer!
This week Kat and Marianne answer the burning questions you want to know (or maybe wish you'd never asked)... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/17/2023 • 23 minutes, 59 seconds
Passport panic, the strangest things we pack for holiday - and the unwelcome return of very short shorts...
This week Kat and Marianne are seeing red at passport rules, unpacking bizarre British travel habits and puzzling over white vests on holidaymaking men... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/13/2023 • 43 minutes, 34 seconds
False vomiting bugs, ‘dead’ grandmas and pretending the airport has a prison for naughty children – you share the white lies that somehow escaped from your mouth...
This week Kat and Marianne ask listeners to confess the times they’ve been economical with the truth. You didn’t disappoint. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/10/2023 • 20 minutes, 17 seconds
Kat’s sudden new boobs, sex in your 50s and the best holiday reads.
This week Kat and Marianne create a storm in a D cup with their cleavage chat and debate why seeing midlife women enjoying sex on TV is still ‘taboo’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/6/2023 • 51 minutes, 20 seconds
Holidays from Hell: sex toys in the suitcase, your boss having an affair in the hotel room next door and being dumped in Rome.
This week Kat and Marianne ask listeners to share their hell-idays. We’re now tempted to stay at home... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7/3/2023 • 21 minutes, 3 seconds
Friends you grow out of, how often you should wash your bra and sexy tennis players, from your favourite mixed double act.
This week Kat and Marianne are pondering whether friendship improves with age, the new laundry rules and which tennis player we fancy. New balls please. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/29/2023 • 48 minutes, 56 seconds
Wedding Woes: first dance disasters, the wrong husband and unwise dresses...
This week Kat and Marianne invite you to say ‘I don’t’ with tales of weddings that didn’t go quite to plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/26/2023 • 23 minutes, 12 seconds
Paid period leave, Queen Camilla’s controversial trousers and more savoury snacks…
This week Kat & Marianne debate the hoo-ha of menstrual sick leave, the fashion fuss over Camilla’s interesting jumpsuit and the merits of vegetable crisps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/22/2023 • 1 hour, 35 minutes, 53 seconds
Your guilty crushes - revealed! What in the name of Mick Hucknall is this?
This week Kat and Marianne ask listeners to confess the celebrities they fancy, but really shouldn’t. You didn’t let us down... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/19/2023 • 24 minutes, 8 seconds
Sex and the City, co-star feuds – and the return of the worst haircut ever invented..
This week Kat and Marianne discuss 25 years of Sex and the City, the shock return of Samantha Jones and our worst ever hairstyles... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/15/2023 • 49 minutes, 35 seconds
Press delete! You share the toe-curling emails, WhatsApps and texts you wish you’d never sent.
This week Kat and Marianne put the pod in your hands and ask what’s the worst message you’ve ever sent (or received) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/12/2023 • 20 minutes, 2 seconds
Being honest about Botox, wading into the ‘headphones at work’ controversy and debating summer’s hottest skirt.
This week Kat and Marianne discuss rude work colleagues, Botox and smear tests (not at the same time) and the new skirt length. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/8/2023 • 51 minutes, 45 seconds
Touching up Mel Gibson’s bodyguard, injuring Jude Law’s child and mistaking Dustin Hoffmann for a waiter - we share your most embarrassing celebrity encounters.
This week Kat & Marianne reveal your cringiest brushes with celebrity - hold the front page! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/5/2023 • 21 minutes, 5 seconds
Chewing the fat over the controversial weight loss drug, our least favourite jeans and spa treatments we love and hate…
This week Kat and Marianne weigh in over the new obesity drug, debate best and worst beauty treatments - and rejoice the return of a guilty pleasure TV hit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/1/2023 • 56 minutes, 35 seconds
Gird your loins, people! It’s our mini-pod, where we ask, you answer – and sometimes the other way round.
This week Kat and Marianne ask you to reveal your worst ever dating disasters – and we’re not sure we will ever sleep again after hearing them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/29/2023 • 21 minutes, 37 seconds
Flirting with younger men, our worst ‘computer says no’ moments and whether shorts are acceptable after a certain age.
This week Kat and Marianne are whingeing about annoying opening hours, debating if it’s pervy to flirt with the young fellas and revealing their knees to the nation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/25/2023 • 56 minutes, 38 seconds
It’s You’ve got the Podcast - Question Time - you ask and we answer!
It’s our snack-size You’ve Got the Podcast, where we ask – and you answer. This week: what’s the worst fashion mistake you’ve ever made? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/22/2023 • 23 minutes, 52 seconds
Gossip from the BAFTAS, celebrities who look better as they get older and yet more dodgy headgear from Kat...
This week Kat and Marianne enjoy BAFTA gossip, debate fashion ‘fleggings’ and endure the stress that is kids plus exams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/18/2023 • 52 minutes, 52 seconds
It’s You’ve got the Podcast - Question Time - where you ask and we answer!
For our mini Monday pod this week, Kat and Marianne answer the questions you want to know - including the revealing of an embarrassing middle name… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/15/2023 • 23 minutes, 29 seconds
Stealing from hotel rooms, are pyjamas acceptable flight fashion - and Kat’s ‘twiglet toe’ confession…
This week Kat & Marianne debate the rights & wrongs of nicking the hotel dressing gown, how casual you should go on a flight - and reveal our favourite summer scents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/11/2023 • 51 minutes, 10 seconds
Introducing Been There Done That, You’ve Got the Podcast! Our new extra mini episode, where we ask, you answer – and sometimes vice versa!
This week Kat and Marianne share your lowest ever parenting moments. And chip in a few of our own. The shame... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/8/2023 • 22 minutes, 3 seconds
When you’re taller than your male other half, regret purchases we’ve made (Kat’s daft Ibiza waistcoat) and a sudden obsession with Naked Attraction. Be warned, it’s not pretty...
This week Kat and Marianne discuss the fuss over the height difference of a certain celebrity couple, impulse buys we regret and naked bits we very much wish we could unsee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/4/2023 • 55 minutes, 38 seconds
Cowboy hats, Coronation chat and can you really stay friends with your ex? It's all cracking off this week...
This week Kat and Marianne get hysterical over one of them going too far with her holiday fashion makeover (clue: it's not Maz). Plus King Charles' big Coronation day - riveting or a right royal bore? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4/27/2023 • 43 minutes, 28 seconds
The new woo-woo word getting right on our wick, picking holes in this summer’s biggest fashion trend - and introducing Kat to Soft Mick…
This week Kat & Marianne are manifesting our least favourite word, discussing more unsexy men’s clothing items - and getting into a right state over Northern sayings… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4/20/2023 • 59 minutes, 10 seconds
Interior buys we regret, unsexy clothes worn by men of a certain age - and why we've been washing our clothes all wrong.
This week Kat and Marianne debate the rights and wrongs of crushed velvet curtains, overly-pierced ears and skinny jeans on older men. It's pants! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4/13/2023 • 58 minutes, 38 seconds
Kat’s most embarrassing wardrobe malfunction EVER, Marianne’s mug fury – and the chocolate we miss from our youth (bar of Milk Tray, anyone?)
This week Kat and Maz discuss strange hot cross buns, the wedding Kat will never forget (where Leo Sayer makes a shock appearance) and yet another Abba-themed night out. Mamma Mia! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4/6/2023 • 55 minutes, 27 seconds
Wading into the latest celebrity diet controversy, vaginal steaming, and squabbling on how to pronounce 'almond' - it's nuts!
This week Kat and Marianne are chewing the fat about Gwyneth's daily menu, puzzling over the phrase 'almond mum' and celebrating the return of our favourite TV show... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3/30/2023 • 42 minutes, 43 seconds
Favourite bands from our teens, shocking customer service and the banning of 'sharenting' - it's all kicking off!
This week Kat and Marianne share their least enjoyable high street store experiences, reminisce about their teen boy band crushes (Wet Wet What?) and Kat reveals her secret past... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3/23/2023 • 56 minutes, 48 seconds
Baby boomers and casual sex, bad train behaviour and Mother’s Day trigger warnings – and that’s just for starters.
This week Kat and Marianne mull over whether we’ve reached our prime like Oscar-winning Michelle Yeoh, the link between baby boomers and casual sex – and why trainers have suddenly been given a heel... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3/16/2023 • 56 minutes, 20 seconds
Gen Z slang, mid-life tattoos and too many bras. We’ve really ‘hit different’ this week…
This week Kat and Marianne discuss the phrases Gen X are using to connect with the youngsters, why Marianne is clinging onto her 31 bras - and what Kat’s new midlife crisis tattoo should be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3/9/2023 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Tweakments, the point of tribute bands and why are we supposed to reinvent ourselves at our “middle-age”?
This week Kat and Marianne discuss midlife maths, why jacuzzis are all kinds of wrong and whether injectables are any different to hair dye and teeth straightening... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3/2/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 36 seconds
Mortifying WhatsApp chats, are you an outcast if you wear a floral midi and do French women really look better than us Brits?
This week Kat and Marianne get worked up over WhatsApp, are puzzled by the ditzy floral dress ban and say non merci at being pitted against our chic French sisters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2/23/2023 • 52 minutes, 16 seconds
Age, beauty and the 'too-far-face' is the heated debate of the week. Plus, different book tastes and why we're praying for Phil Collins weather. It's all cracking off!
This week Kat and Marianne disagree on whether looking good 'for your age' is a compliment, disagree (as usual) on what makes a good read, and whinge about our winter wardrobes... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2/16/2023 • 46 minutes, 35 seconds
Embarrassing ‘down there’ hair confessions, why Valentine’s Day leaves us cold and unpopular opinions about a hit crime drama…
This week Kat & Marianne debate intimate waxing (warning: you will never feel the same about Leo Sayer), rip into Valentine’s Day and disagree on bras. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2/9/2023 • 54 minutes, 29 seconds
Sexy trousers, why it takes a lot of make-up to look natural and why is everyone so triggered?
This week Kat and Marianne are taking offence at everyone being offended, counting the number of products it takes to look understated - and getting in a sweat over active wear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2/2/2023 • 54 minutes, 1 second
Does her bum look 50?, finding the one at an orgy party, clothes we’re not supposed to wear and getting the ick…
A slightly longer pod this week as Kat and Marianne raise a glass to Kat’s big 5-0, debate the pros and cons of banning cake from the workplace and celebrate wearing what the heck they like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1/26/2023 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 32 seconds
The new porn that’s getting women hot under the collar, Kat’s midlife crisis of an outfit and why Gen Z are laughing at our emojis
This week Kat and Marianne get into a lather over audio porn, wonder if their emojis are sending the wrong message and raise an eyebrow over Kat’s squeaky new leggings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1/19/2023 • 43 minutes, 56 seconds
Are diets dead? Would you buy a sex toy from the high street? Should kids be made to study maths?
This week Kat and Marianne are dying of embarrassment at the thought of buying a vibrator from Boots, reminiscing about diets of the past and debating why The Apprentice contestants still dress like they’re in the 80s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1/12/2023 • 46 minutes, 50 seconds
We're suffering from Post Traumatic January Disorder, discussing no alcohol (can we do damp instead of dry?), taking the decorations down early and whether crisps count as one of your five-a-day.
This week Kat and Marianne compromise with damp rather than dry January, discuss having birthdays in the worst months of the year and moan about 'suddenly summer' fashion... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1/5/2023 • 38 minutes, 17 seconds
Terrible TV recommendations, going out vs staying in on the last night of the year and half-hearted New Year resolutions. Happy Twixmas!
It's Twixmas! This week Kat and Marianne reveal their half-hearted New Year's resolutions, relive the best and worst parties of their lives and announce their inspirational words of 2023 (all of them George Michael related). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12/29/2022 • 54 minutes, 26 seconds
Hangovers from hell, munching on motorway service station food and festive songs we love (bring on the Shakin' Stevens!). Merry Christmas everyone...
This week Kat and Marianne are regretting the night before, belting out (badly) the Christmas songs we love and debating the pros and cons of balaclavas and pork scratchings. Preferably not together.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12/22/2022 • 34 minutes, 5 seconds
Christmas films we love and hate (Does Die Hard count?), sudden cold snap fashion and what to buy for hard-to-please kids.
This week Kat and Marianne list the festive films we love, hate, and pretend to have seen. Plus, why dressing for a big freeze gets right on our mitts, and the Christmas shopping mantra Kat swears by… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12/15/2022 • 53 minutes, 27 seconds
Are Christmas cards pointless? Which weird ‘other half’ habits drive you insane? And is it acceptable to go to the Panto without kids?! So many festive questions…
This week Kat and Marianne disagree on the sending of Christmas cards, debate the pros & cons of giving ‘experiences’ as gifts and ask if it’s OK to go to the Panto without kids (oh no it isn’t/oh yes it is?)… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12/8/2022 • 54 minutes, 25 seconds
Family food fights, our favourite festive perfumes and why swearing is officially good for you…Holy #%*!
This week Kat and Marianne debate whether having Christmas dinner in the pub is ever a good idea, reveal their top festive fragrances - and get all potty-mouthed (well, Kat does) over a new report on swearing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12/1/2022 • 47 minutes, 30 seconds
Rude dinner party guests, the best beauty advent calendars and why astrology is big again…
This week mates and neighbours Kat Farmer and Marianne Jones dine out on the correct dinner party etiquette, weigh up the contents of our beauty advent calendars & disagree over astrology (Aquarian vs Leo - who gets your vote?) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/24/2022 • 56 minutes, 59 seconds
The festive food we hate, the drink trend we’re knocking back - and getting a tad overexcited about an evening with Abba. Mamma Mia!
This week mates and neighbours Kat Farmer and Marianne Jones are in a pickle over the new food trends, have gone early on their favourite Christmas tipple and are cracking open the sequins for a big Abba night out. Having the time of their lives! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/17/2022 • 44 minutes, 54 seconds
Going too soon on the Christmas tree, the TV binges that are keeping us going and Kat’s party dressing secret…
This week mates and neighbours Kat Farmer and Marianne Jones disagree about when to put up the stuff Christmas tree, round up the TV programmes keeping them stuck to the sofa & debate whether party outfits have had their day… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/10/2022 • 52 minutes, 37 seconds
The truth about burnout, whether having your colours ‘done’ is nonsense, and our unofficial midlife lust list…
This week mates and neighbours Kat Farmer and Marianne Jones discuss the truth about burnout, debate why fashion editors are yet again telling us to avoid wearing black, and reveal their secret midlife lust list. Gird your loins, people… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11/3/2022 • 46 minutes, 57 seconds
Forgotten passwords, fashion imposter syndrome & flights full of screaming kids. Oh, the joy!
This week mates and neighbours Kat Farmer and Marianne Jones get in a fury over forgotten passwords, celebrate being too old for ‘fashion imposter syndrome’ and ask whether you’d pay extra to fly child-free… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week mates and neighbours Kat Farmer and Marianne Jones debate the downsides of leaving the house bare-faced, why Live, Laugh, Love mantras should be banned and Kat’s strange relationship with socks… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/20/2022 • 43 minutes, 34 seconds
Kat’s controversial new knickers, our favourite showbiz moments from the past - and should politicians ever wear trainers?
This week mates & neighbours Kat Farmer & Marianne Jones are chatting new knickers, reminiscing about favourite showbiz moments and debating whether politicians should ever wear trainers? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/13/2022 • 38 minutes, 19 seconds
Menopause merriment, hello to air fryers & shops we wish were still here…
This week mates & neighbours Kat Farmer & Marianne Jones are in a sweat about the menopause, debating air fryers and getting misty-eyed over high-street shops we miss… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10/6/2022 • 39 minutes, 28 seconds
Turkey neck, Christmas crisps in September & hairdresser chat…
This week friends & neighbours, influencer Kat Farmer and editor Marianne Jones are chewing over Christmas crisps in September, inappropriate hairdresser chat & the trials of a turkey neck… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/29/2022 • 31 minutes, 10 seconds
Reverse SAD disorder, wild water swimming & Mercury in Retrograde - the world’s gone mad!
Join Kat & Marianne as they wang on from their shed about news, views and sometimes (quite a lot actually), shoes… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9/22/2022 • 25 minutes, 30 seconds
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Are you past the point of giving a toss about what people think?Then my friends, you are officially one of us! Join neighbours & mates, tall stylist Kat Farmer & short journalist Marianne Jones, as they wang on about misbehaving hormones, tucking their boobs into their waistband & why teachers suddenly look about 12. All while attempting to walk in mid-heels over the banana skins of life. Tune into Been There, Done That, Got the Podcast…every Thursday…@gotthepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
