Fat Bear Week, First Date Fights & Ghost Mazes with Alex Franklin

We go here, there and everywhere on this hilarious episode of Truish! Daisy Maskell is joined by Alex Franklin. As seen on Channel 4, and as heard on BBC Radio 4, Alex Franklin is a stand-up comic and actor. She is a Brighton Comedy Award finalist, Max Turner Prize finalist, Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist, BBC New Comedy Award nominee and Musical Comedy Award semi-finalist. On this episode of Truish, Daisy and Alex talk about an annual public vote on the fattest hibernating bears, a viral story of a woman who deliberately starts fake arguments on first dates and Alex shares stories from a particularly wacky improv teacher. They also talk about Derren Brown's manipulation tricks, Madame Tussauds waxworks melting in heatwaves, and a toothpaste conspiracy theory about adverts conditioning people to use too much product. Don't forget to subscribe and catch new episodes of Truish every Monday! Follow Daisy Maskell Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@truishpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices