Nobody Panic
by Plosive, Tessa Coates and Stevie Martin
(The podcast formerly known as The Debrief Podcast) Your guidebook to being a fully functioning adult without screaming all the time. Each week, Stevie Martin and Tessa Coates tackle life's big, small, fun and sometimes scary questions with the help of experts and special guests because we're all in this together, guys. So nobody panic. Produced by Plosive. Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.
Episodes
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How to End a Podcast
After eightish years, one name change, an actual book, countless sold out live shows and millions upon millions of downloads, Tessa and Stevie are doing the ultimate Adult Thing: saying goodbye to Nobody Panic. They started it to help stop themselves crying on buses and end it as wise…
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Coming next week...
After a long hiatus, next week Stevie and Tessa will return for a final episode of Nobody Panic. Out Tuesday 3 February 2026.
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Still Panicking: How to Make Dinner For One with Kate Young
Still Panicking: From dining out to eating in, food with friends or dinner alone, this week we look back at Stevie and Tessa's top mealtime tips. Foodie, chef, author of the Little Library cookbooks, Kate comes on to discuss how to make dinners for one joyful, varied and ultimately EASY. Tessa...
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Still Panicking: How to Cook 2.0 with MOB Kitchen
Still Panicking: From dining out to eating in, food with friends or dinner alone, this week we look back at Stevie and Tessa's top mealtime tips. Terrible in the kitchen? MOB Kitchen’s Head of Food Sophie Wyburd teaches Stevie and Tessa how long it takes to cook onions, what kitchen equipment you...
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Still Panicking: How to Have a Wet Lunch
Still Panicking: From dining out to eating in, food with friends or dinner alone, this week we look back at Stevie and Tessa's top mealtime tips. Stevie recently went on a wet lunch (WL) and it changed her perspective on friendship, alcohol, time and space. Don’t know what a wet lunch is? Join in...
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Still Panicking: How to Host a Dinner Party with Monica Heisey
Still Panicking: From dining out to eating in, food with friends or dinner alone, this week we look back at Stevie and Tessa's top mealtime tips. Author of the Sunday Times bestseller, and frankly brilliant book, 'Really Good Actually', Monica Heisey joins Stevie and Tessa to talk them through…
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Still Panicking: How to Decide What to Have for Breakfast
Still Panicking: From dining out to eating in, food with friends or dinner alone, this week we look back at Stevie and Tessa's top mealtime tips. Morning! Bored of toast? Stuck in a cereal rut? Constantly getting overwhelmed and eating one single mini egg (this may or may not be Tessa’s...
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Still Panicking: How to Have a Massage
Still Panicking: Why not carve out a bit of you time, as this week, we look back on Tessa and Stevie's best self-care How Tos. Stevie got a massage and loved it. Tessa gets them all the time for her stressed body. Together they offer advice if you’re thinking about going for the first time and,...
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Still Panicking: How to Have a Wax
Still Panicking: Why not carve out a bit of you time, as this week, we look back on Tessa and Stevie's best self-care How Tos. That's it, just pop, pop your butt over here, it's wax time baby! Stevie has recently discovered waxing, is bald as a coot from head to toe and has a lot she would like…
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Still Panicking: How to Journal
Still Panicking: Why not carve out a bit of you time, as this week, we look back on Tessa and Stevie's best self-care How Tos. Dear Diary, today Stevie and Tessa did an amazing podcast on journalling. It was inspired by a listener suggestion, and the aforementioned listener wrote several detailed...
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Still Panicking: How to Go to the Hairdressers
Still Panicking: Why not carve out a bit of you time, as this week, we look back on Tessa and Stevie's best self-care How Tos. While this is for everyone, Stevie and Tessa have never met a cis man who doesn’t freak out before the hairdressers then leave looking like an embarrassed military…
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Still Panicking: How to Get a Manicure
Still Panicking: Why not carve out a bit of you time, as this week, we look back on Tessa and Stevie's best self-care How Tos. Oooooh look at these fancy people with their fancy manicures! Oh la de dah! Stevie and Tessa have got into manicures. Sure, this episode gets off to a rocky start when…
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Still Panicking: How to Deal with Sunday Night Blues
Still Panicking: Summer is drawing to a close and a new term is about to begin, so this week we look back at Stevie and Tessa's top tips for easing back into school/university/work life. So, panicking at dusk every Sunday? Tessa and Stevie come up with about 17 mnemonics, acronyms and slogans…
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Still Panicking: How to Work with a Friend
Still Panicking: Summer is drawing to a close and a new term is about to begin, so this week we look back at Stevie and Tessa's top tips for easing back into school/university/work life. Thinking of starting a hustle with your BFF? Stevie and Tessa have worked together for ages, but also they’ve...
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Still Panicking: How to Write an Email
Still Panicking: Summer is drawing to a close and a new term is about to begin, so this week we look back at Stevie and Tessa's top tips for easing back into school/university/work life. As per our previous email, please could we circle back on the below, appears to be some crossed wires on…
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Still Panicking: How to Go to University
Still Panicking: Summer is drawing to a close and a new term is about to begin, so this week we look back at Stevie and Tessa's top tips for easing back into school/university/work life. Going to uni and no idea what to expect? Stevie lost her mind during second year so had to defer and Tessa...
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Still Panicking: How to Get Up Early
Still Panicking: Summer is drawing to a close and a new term is about to begin, so this week we look back at Stevie and Tessa's top tips for easing back into school/university/work life. Wish you could jump out of bed moments before the alarm goes off with a spring in your step while singing...
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Still Panicking: How to Fly Long-Haul
Still Panicking: The summer holidays are finally here! To help you make the most of it, this week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's hottest holiday tips. Tessa helps Stevie (and you) cope with an upcoming 27 hour flight. As ever, Tessa's tips feature light criminal activity and heavy…
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Still Panicking: How to Staycate
Still Panicking: The summer holidays are finally here! To help you make the most of it, this week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's hottest holiday tips. Stevie and Tessa work out how to staycate like a boss (and without draining your whole bank account). Also Tessa takes umbridge with…
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Still Panicking: How to Travel Alone
Still Panicking: The summer holidays are finally here! To help you make the most of it, this week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's hottest holiday tips. Always dreamed of throwing a book and some cheese into a spotted handkerchief but always held back from going on your own? Then let...
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Still Panicking: How to Go on a Long Drive
Still Panicking: The summer holidays are finally here! To help you make the most of it, this week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's hottest holiday tips. Everybody get in the car! We're off! Stevie (can't drive but about to begin lessons in Stevie's Big Autumn) and Tessa (can drive,...
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Still Panicking: How to Pack for a Holiday
Still Panicking: The summer holidays are finally here! To help you make the most of it, this week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's hottest holiday tips. To roll or not to roll? Stevie and Tessa look at how to pack for a holiday, striking that balance between “buying little packing...
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Still Panicking: How to Pass your Theory Test
Still Panicking: Stevie has been smashing it in the latest series of Taskmaster. To celebrate, this week we look back at some practical How-Tos to help guide you through tasks of your own. Stevie recently passed and has many thoughts. Tessa passed a couple of decades ago before there was an app.…
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Still Panicking: How to Make a Bed
Still Panicking: Stevie has been smashing it in the latest series of Taskmaster. To celebrate, this week we look back at some practical How-Tos to help guide you through tasks of your own. Featuring way more cry-laughing than expected, Stevie has read about how to make a hotel-level bed which…
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Still Panicking: How to Have a Smear Test
Still Panicking: Stevie has been smashing it in the latest series of Taskmaster. To celebrate, this week we look back at some practical How-Tos to help guide you through tasks of your own. Listen. Nobody likes them, but if you’ve got a cervix you gotta do it. You just gotta. Here’s a whistle-stop...
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Still Panicking: How to Organise the Fridge
Still Panicking: Stevie has been smashing it in the latest series of Taskmaster. To celebrate, this week we look back at some practical How-Tos to help guide you through tasks of your own. Stevie realises she has fundamentally misunderstood the concept of the fridge dial in this rollercoaster of…
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Still Panicking: How to Be Creative
Still Panicking: Stevie has been smashing it in the latest series of Taskmaster. To celebrate, this week we look back at some practical How-Tos to help guide you through tasks of your own. Can’t find your muse? Feeling uninspired? Stevie and Tessa have bags of tips to be your best creative self,...
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Still Panicking: How to Have a Non-Traditional Christmas
Still Panicking: This week we look back at the best Christmas How Tos, to help guide you through the festive season. Having a different Christmas this year? Stevie and Tessa look at how to celebrate – or not celebrate – the festive season when it’s not going to be your usual knees-up. Spoiler...
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Still Panicking: How to Get Involved in Christmas Around the World
Still Panicking: This week we look back at the best Christmas How Tos, to help guide you through the festive season. From Krampus to the Crapping Log, journey with us around the world in Christmas traditions. Let Stevie and Tessa offer a canapé board of traditions you can incorporate this year IF...
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Still Panicking: How to Have a More Ethical Christmas
Still Panicking: This week we look back at the best Christmas How Tos, to help guide you through the festive season. Trying to have a more ethical Christmas this year? TesSanta Claus Coates, and Stevie MarTin Soldier from The Nutcracker, are taking Christmas very seriously/ They discuss making…
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Still Panicking: How to Deal with Christmas Presents
Still Panicking: This week we look back at the best Christmas How Tos, to help guide you through the festive season. Oh. Yes. Lovely. One of these. Gosh. Yes. Thank you. Stevie and Tessa navigate the minefield of giving and receiving presents, discuss how to react to a terrible gift, what to give...
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Still Panicking: How to Go to the Office Christmas Party
Still Panicking: This week we look back at the best Christmas How Tos, to help guide you through the festive season. Got an office Christmas party coming up? Whether it’s your first one ever, or you’ve been going for twenty years, Stevie and Tessa share some festive thoughts! Merry Christmas one...
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Still Panicking: How to Have a Bath
Still Panicking: This week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's top tips for getting through the winter months. Can you ever have a dry bath? What is a “bath of the mind”? Why is it that Stevie hates them so much and can she overcome it? Tessa (bath aficionado and creator of the Half Bath)...
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Still Panicking: How to Help a Cold
Still Panicking: This week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's top tips for getting through the winter months. Stevie has had three colds in a month. Tessa has had some colds in her life. But how can you actually avoid a cold? Can you boost your immune system with those cute tasting…
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Still Panicking: How to Host a Dinner Party with Monica Heisey
Still Panicking: This week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's top tips for getting through the winter months. Author of the Sunday Times bestseller, and frankly brilliant book, 'Really Good Actually', Monica Heisey joins Stevie and Tessa to talk them through her passion for hosting a…
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Still Panicking: How to Cope with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Still Panicking: This week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's top tips for getting through the winter months. Feeling down when the nights get darker? Tessa realised she has SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder - a few years ago and, while Stevie doesn’t, they’ve both done a lot of intense...
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Still Panicking: How to Survive the Winter
Still Panicking: This week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's top tips for getting through the winter months. Now is the Winter of our discontent. Perhaps ‘Winter is your season’ and you love the cold, but if not and you’re miserable the moment it gets dark at 4pm, this one is for you....
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Still Panicking: Halloween Special - Urban Legends
Still Panicking: This spooky week we look back on the best Autumnal and Halloween How Tos. Have you heard what happened to our friend’s cousin’s friend’s sister??? Stevie and Tessa look at where Urban Legends come from, what they are and then freak each other out by telling them. Trigger warning:...
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Still Panicking: How to do a Halloween Costume
Still Panicking: This spooky week we look back on the best Autumnal and Halloween How Tos. Happy All Hallow's Eve! Last minute invite to a Halloween party? Flying solo? In a couple? Going as a team with all your housemates? Tessa and Stevie present a list of frankly excellent suggestions in the...
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Still Panicking: How to Do a Spell
Still Panicking: This spooky week we look back on the best Autumnal and Halloween How Tos. Want to get witchy this Halloween? Don’t want to get witchy but would like to listen to a guided spell as narrated by Stevie, which turns out to be less a guided spell more a chat-thru with much discussion?...
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Still Panicking: How to Read Tarot (with Caroline O’Donoghue)
Still Panicking: This spooky week we look back on the best Autumnal and Halloween How Tos. To honour the spooky season Stevie and Tessa got friend of the podcast and author of ‘All Our Hidden Gifts’ Caroline O’Donoghue to explain tarot! We learn about how pentacles are all about the admin, how 5s...
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Still Panicking: How to be a Basic Autumn Bitch
Still Panicking: This spooky week we look back on the best Autumnal and Halloween How Tos. The internet sneers at no one quite as hard as they sneer at the autumn basic bitches. BUT! After much thought, Stevie and Tessa have decided to come out to bat for them HARD. It’s decorative gourd season...
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How to Let Someone Down
Nobody Panic is going on a brief hiatus and Tessa can't stop crying every time it's discussed, so Stevie and Tessa deep dive into how to let someone down (even if you're not actually letting them down, but you just FEEL like you are). We'll be back soon everyone! In the meantime, why not check…
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How to Unlock Your Creativity
Think you're not creative? You are. Every human being is creative in some way! Tessa has been doing The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron and Stevie has been doing Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert and they both discuss how to get the creative juices flowing in any field. Metaphysical field, you don't...
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How to Organise the Fridge
Stevie realises she has fundamentally misunderstood the concept of the fridge dial in this rollercoaster of a journey through organising your fridge. She thought this would be quite straightforward but, as ever, it turns into an emotional excavation of the Self (and whether you should put ketchup...
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How to Make Dinner For One with Kate Young
Foodie, chef, author of the Little Library cookbooks and with her debut novel 'Experienced' out in June, Kate comes on to discuss how to make dinners for one joyful, varied and ultimately EASY. Tessa discovers that her Philadelphia cheese and pasta dish (eaten out of a pan) has merit. Kate's…
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How to Plan a Wedding - Part 1
Tessa's getting married! She's also planning a proper wedding with generators and a marquee, so has lots of advice for anyone about to wade into the admin hell. And also has inadvertently set up an entire company purely to buy plates a tiny bit cheaper. Maybe don't follow that piece of advice. Or...
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How to Help a New Mum
Friends having babies? Not sure what to take round when you go to meet the new baby? Stevie put a callout on Instagram and there was a real consistency with the answers. In fact there's essentially only one thing new mums want and let us tell you, it's not an ornate Victorian hot air balloon…
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How to Stop Reading a Book
You’d think this was fairly straightforward, so why is it so hard to admit defeat? Why do we use words like “admit defeat” when discussing a book? The book doesn’t know you’re not reading it! Stevie had these epiphanies recently, after pretending to read Crime and Punishment for circa 25 years…
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How to Use the Washing Machine
By request, Stevie and Tessa discover what the triangle symbol means and discuss what the drawers mean. There's also some lively debate around when you put the fabric conditioner in, don't say this podcast doesn't provide you with the most searing of hot content. Subscribe to the Nobody Panic...
About this show
(The podcast formerly known as The Debrief Podcast) Your guidebook to being a fully functioning adult without screaming all the time. Each week, Stevie Martin and Tessa Coates tackle life's big, small, fun and sometimes scary questions with the help of experts and special guests because we're all in this together, guys. So nobody panic.
Produced by Plosive. Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.
Hosted by
Plosive, Tessa Coates and Stevie Martin