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Firecrotch & Normcore: THEY LIKE TO WATCH
by Sara Barron/Geoff Lloyd
Sara Barron (Live at the Apollo; Would I Lie to You?) and husband Geoff Lloyd (Reasons to Be Cheerful; Absolute Radio, BBC Radio 5 Live) attempt to answer the biggest question of our time: Are you watching anything good at the moment? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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They Liked To Watch
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From the Office of Firecrotch & Normcore
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Always In Fight Mode
It's birthday season, and Sara beats herself at her own game of Gifts Are NOT My Love Language. Plus Beef, Season 2, in all its meaty glory. (Sorry, Geoff) Whatever else happens don’t join our Patreon Do email us though: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
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OnlyFans in a Ski Mask
Lorem ipsum! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sara's Teeny-Tiny, Dreamy #1 Boy
Just as a thought experiment: What would happen if we left this blank? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Likeable Dilettante
We discuss the great injustice - hair inequality - and Sara asks for a separation, at least until the dog dies. But honestly WE’RE DOING SOOOO GREAT! Plus the Kennedys (Kennedies?), who were also doing great until that plane crash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Waxing Manospherical
In a strange twist, Sara did a gig at a nuclear power plant and yet it was uninteresting enough that we don't even talk about it in the podcast! We do talk about sperm, though. And Louis Theroux. Write to us, we love you and need you: [email protected] Help fund Sara's plant...
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Tend To Your Land!
This is not a podcast about dogs now, we swear. However, more dog stuff may occur in this episode. Plus child-bribery and Small Prophets, like you wanted. Send us the sort of praise that makes Geoff uncomfortable: [email protected] Join the Patreon to help Sara fund some hot girl...
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A Generous Employer
Sara's back on the H. Whisper words of wisdom: [email protected] Did you think that money was heaven sent? https://www.patreon.com/THEYLIKETOWATCH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Save-Me Energy
We're back and we've been to a wedding. (What are we, 33?!) Atypical receptacles, sheet-washing, and small-talk are all on offer, plus the Take That docu-series and Jack Thorne's adaptation of The Lord of the Flies. Fill up our den/inbox: [email protected] Join the Patreon! Too…
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From the Desk of Firecrotch and Normcore
Despite gastric turbulence, we hope to see you Sunday: https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/firecrotch-normcore-they-like-to-watch-live-sun-8th-feb-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202602081530/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Twilight of the Mall
Sara had a jam-packed school pickup yesterday that included erotica, estate agents, and ongoing grudges. Plus we discuss Secret Mall Apartment on Netflix, before going off-piste with - sorry! - a film you'd have to go see in the cinema, Sentimental Value. We better see you at that live show:...
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Physical Stoicism is my Kink
At the time of writing, Sara/Firecrotch-y has finished season 1 of Heated Rivalry and having cried during the penultimate episode, is now wondering if maybe the whole thing is a work of genius after all? Laughs and cries is the classic combo but cries and turn-ons? If this is the direction 2026…
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Goofy *and* Beastly
Geoff has a job to get to and Sara has a puppy staring at her like “Mommy! Engage me!” so no show notes, sadly. But we love you and we know we’ll see on 8th feb for the live show. Ticket link voila:...
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Don't Hate Us For the Hiatus - Back Next Week
It's been a lot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Clooney in Marigolds
This is quite late enough already without taking the extra two minutes to write an episode description. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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All Woodland Should Be Paved
When you hear "date night" you don't automatically picture a psychotic episode on mass transit, but the twists and turns of life are what keep things interesting. Open your chakras to the possibilities. Plus we talk The Beast in Me and the complex umami notes of Claire Danes' acting. Buy tickets…
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Oversized Thermal Sippy Cups
This week we ask: Who’s acting more like Sara’s mom: Firecrotch or Normcore? Plus (for reasons we’ll try to explain but can only apologize) the show we’ve chosen to discuss is the new Vicky Becky doccy. Mark your calendar for our LIVE SHOW on Sunday February 8th! See Sara at the Bristol Comedy…
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The Overreactive Detective
What do Sara Barron and David Harbour have in common? Listen to find out, kids, listen to find out. Plus we unpack ("unpack"?) 'Down Cemetery Road', and in so doing unpack ("unpack?") one of Normcore's better observations of late. Write to us: [email protected] Help Sara finance...
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Second Opinion
Episode-lite (L.I.T.E.) in which Sara makes good on her promise to revisit Riot Women, and we share our big news: We're expecting! OH LOOK - THE PATREON IS BACK: patreon.com/theyliketowatch Deliver de letter, de sooner de better: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See...
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Delay Due to Filming Commitments
From the desk of mom and pop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lobotomised and Peaceful
After a restorative break in the US of A, Sara’s inner boomer is showing. This week: Are we aboard the Pluribus bus? And we get a whiff of support re: Riot Women Write to us: [email protected] Support us financially, we just bought a sideboard: patreon.com/theyliketowatch Hosted…
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Hand Baggage Only (minisode)
Bitesize? Fun size? What’s the term? Haven't we been through this already? Here’s a wee ep, recorded in the hour before Sara fled back to the mother country. U!S!A! U!S!A! Regular service resumes next week… in the meantime write to us: [email protected] Support us:...
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The Cupping Position
Happy Spooky Halloween from Death Void and Scare-ah Barron! We love you, we need you, we’re busy carving pumpkins with our son. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Last Tango in Highland Park
Not to oversell, but in this episode we've stumbled across one of life's big questions: If you move house and everything is still in some degree of chaos, and a very sweet man from Virgin Media comes to install wifi but then leaves his enormous bulky jacket behind, and the addition of this one…
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LED Lights, Sword, Waterbed, Coat-of-Arms, Reptiles
We're back at Woof Fest with a Jennifer Coolidge lookalike. Geoff name drops to a 12-year-old. Plus Jackson Lamb, Ho, Standish, Tavener, et al, and more mentions of our time spent at the Barbican. Did we mention we stayed in the Barbican? Write to us: [email protected] Fund our...
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In Awe of Flustered Hesitancy
First things first: You know that you're our honeybunch, sugarplum, pumpy-umpy-umpkin, sweetie pie, cuppy cake, gumdrop, snoogums-boogums, apple-of-our-eye, don't you? Of course you do! Secondly, here's an episode for you. We don't want to spoil what's inside, but if you're triggered by lengthy...
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No Such Thing as a Free Cornucopia
We're nearing the end of our accidentally homeless era. Who will we be when we're not outstaying our welcome in various friends' homes? Will you even know us? Will we even know ourselves? Tune in next week to hear us homed, but not settled. The chances of us having a working TV or broadband...
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I Like Touching My Brother
WARNING: scatology abounds. We celebrate our anniversary boxing day in style, plus a dog called Grief, the right way to touch siblings and Geoff confronts his aversion to Jude Law. Write to us: [email protected] Sara needs rugs: patreon.com/theyliketowatch Edited by Annabel E.…
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The Opposable Thumb of Self-Awareness
New season! New us! New you? What is the sound of one hand clapping? Also, if a tree falls in the woods and no one's there to hear it, does it make a sound? Also also, what happens to a Slut Summer® summer-slut if she wants to stay slutty in autumn? Life’s big questions asked, if not answered....
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Papa Bear (with Jesse Armstrong)
He's baaaaaaack! The conversation ranges widely as we circle-back to our content benefactor and friendly acquaintance, Jesse D-is-for-dreamy-but-also-for-David Armstrong. Mountainhead? Check. Protein intake? Check. AI robots? Check. Funniest fish? Also check. Don't thank us, honestly. You deserve…
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Re-Reclaiming The Narrative
Sorry for the disappearing act. Excuses/explanations within, some of which are not for the faint-hearted. In your face, fainthearts. We are back FOREVER, and we are unafraid of tempting fate. We're still in summer mode this week, and we have a little something to reward your loyalty next week....
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Fun Size Friendship
It's another unedited episode as slut summer becomes the summer of slop - we were recording against the clock before unplugging our home podcast studio FOREVER. We're at the mercy of the conveyancing process, so we don't know when normal service will be resumed, but mom decided it was better to...
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Heavy Flow
A cautionary episode highlighting the perils of podcasting without editing. (Our editor, Annabel is away this week, and Geoff didn't have time to do it because our life is either in boxes, or needs putting into boxes.) This song is lovely, though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st7IwWl-T84 Offer...
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Manifesting Will Sharpe
Sara diagnoses Geoff with trainspotter hair, a listener diagnoses Sara with peri-peri sauce. Plus: Lena Dunham's 'Too Much', and a Swedish bounty. What a week! Summer vibes! Four more weeks to go of And Just Like That rants. Your summer deserves a Patreon membership: Patreon.com/theyliketowatch...
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She Likes To Watch Retirees
Geoff was not in the house. But a (retired) rugby player was. Deepest thanks to Dan Hipkiss & Geordan Murphy. Back next week with your regularly scheduled program. Join the Patreon, PS! There are 13 eps of And Just Like That, so still so much left to go! Patreon.com/theyliketowatch Hosted on…
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A Hyperfocus on Produce
Sara's manifesting has worked, her summer has never been sluttier. You have to listen, if only to be inspired by the slutty prospects that might still come for you. Plus evergreen favorite Couples' Therapy and a nothing-y Netflix documentary series. Write to us: [email protected]...
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PGLABOR
WELCOME TO FIRECROTCH & NORMCORE'S SUMMER OF SPONTANEITY! Will the podcast drop on its usual Tuesday, a leisurely Wednesday, a tardy Thursday or will we be filthy and unload it all over you on a Friday? We can't give you an answer RN, because we're *in it*, and will continue to be so, so open…
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No Sweary Puppets
Have the DCC overtaken our household? YES MA'AM. Between And Just Like That and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Sara is at an intellectual low, but a slut high. Geoff travels to Japan for his quick watch and we travel to Scotland for the big watch. Plus the evergreen fun of a celebrity sighting....
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One For the Americans?
We're baaaaaaaack! To say we're "better than ever" would be an overstatement, however we're not unhappy with the episode. Sara's in pink pants - slut!!!! - plus she's onto some Churchill materials. Geoff is only half sweaty, and less of a ticking time bomb than we originally feared. Plus: Pee Wee...
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They Like To Watch: The Musical!
Made using Suno to highlight how AI music apps could devalue human artistry, replace jobs, and flood the market with generic content - eroding originality, authorship, and the emotional depth that comes from lived experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Arranging Your Friends by Net Worth
We watched Jesse Armstrong's new film, 'Mountainhead'. Twice: Once on our sofa, and once at a glittering event (which was also the site of the least comfortable convo in history - between your correspondent Sara H. Barron and the Emmy-winning Tony Roche. Coincidentally, the second-least…
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A Compulsion to Lick
Happy New Jesse Armstrong Content Eve! By the time our next episode drops, his new film, Mountainhead will be released into the wild (HBO/Sky/Now TV.) May Our Lord and Saviour, Jesse David, watch over you and bring peace to the land, the crops, the pigs, and the chickens. This podcast is late to...
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Arriving Whilst Benchpressing
What *would* you do if we sang out of tune? Geoff tries, with minimal success, to get Sara on board with the idea that it’s nicer to give than to receive. Plus his crush on Alex Skarsgård rears its majestic head again. Write to us: [email protected] Give us money, we work hard for...
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Not a Trojan Octopus
Hi HOOOOOOOO! Sara makes a rod to beat her own back and hands it over to Geoff. Plus Kieran Culkin, Phoebe W. B., Tracey Morgan, an octopus, a full-throated apology and - if you can possibly believe it - more! Fill! That! Inbox! [email protected] Support us financially, Sara's…
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Gen X Gentle
Hello babies, come suckle on our pod-teat. Here's this week's nutrition... A birthday debrief for Sara (including a romantic graveyard stroll), before we get into this week's viewing, which includes: 1. Dicky piccies. 2. If Denmark was gone, would you miss it? 3. Tina Fey's new thing. And your...
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Strong Like Bull, But Dainty
Sara was stuck in Spain during the power outage. Get ready. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Plausible Welder?
Geoff has had a birthday AND sulphuric burps! What a week! We go deep on - into? - Black Mirror, plus Sara's Everst fixation returns, and Geoff betrays his wife with his love of Ramy Youssef. Geoff loves Ramy! Jesse D. Armstrong loves Ramy! EVERYONE LOVES RAMY, WE GET IT! Write to us with…
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This Week's Episode Coming Thursday
Play for reason/excuse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Classic Moguls v Gentle Moguls
This week, Sara's acolytes defend her honour, plus a lone wolf speaks out - speaks truth - to power. To the power. Of a butt. We watch Seth Rogen's new show The Studio, and we open our chakras to the feedback on our feedback on The White Lotus. Write to us: [email protected] Help...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Sara Barron (Live at the Apollo; Would I Lie to You?) and husband Geoff Lloyd (Reasons to Be Cheerful; Absolute Radio, BBC Radio 5 Live) attempt to answer the biggest question of our time: Are you watching anything good at the moment?
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sara Barron/Geoff Lloyd
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