EPISODE · May 6, 2026 · 53 MIN
Ep 17 - The Lies Your Parents Would Tell You
from House of Waffle Podcast · host House of Waffle Podcast
This week we start with the realities of the school holidays, being stuck at home ill and zooming into the telly , and how sickness somehow does the rounds in every household. Bobby somehow manages a rare win on the grabbing machines down Brighton Pier, and we get into the small wins in life—like finally sending the kids back to school, the unmistakable smell of manure in the countryside, and realising success now is basically just keeping plants alive.In Spin the Yarn, we go through all the things parents told us growing up that we just accepted—don’t swallow your gum, your face will stay like that if the wind changes, the dummy fairy, and the strict rule about never turning the light on in the car. From the mystery of the ice cream van to the stories behind dead pets, it’s all the stuff that made sense at the time.Midnight Cringe sees Bobby make a serious error, spilling a full tank of water in the loft of a very posh house in Fulham… not his finest moment.We finish up with Sian in the algorithm, somehow reading and listening to the same book at the same time and trying to make sense of it.A proper mix of everyday life, throwbacks, and questionable moments.Lets get into it🏠 🧇
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This week we start with the realities of the school holidays, being stuck at home ill and zooming into the telly , and how sickness somehow does the rounds in every household. Bobby somehow manages a rare win on the grabbing machines down Brighton Pier, and we get into the small wins in life—like finally sending the kids back to school, the unmistakable smell of manure in the countryside, and realising success now is basically just keeping plants alive.In Spin the Yarn, we go through all the things parents told us growing up that we just accepted—don’t swallow your gum, your face will stay like that if the wind changes, the dummy fairy, and the strict rule about never turning the light on in the car. From the mystery of the ice cream van to the stories behind dead pets, it’s all the stuff that made sense at the time.Midnight Cringe sees Bobby make a serious error, spilling a full tank of water in the loft of a very posh house in Fulham… not his finest moment.We finish up with Sian in the algorithm, somehow reading and listening to the same book at the same time and trying to make sense of it.A proper mix of everyday life, throwbacks, and questionable moments.Lets get into it🏠 🧇
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