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Scummy Mummies - Podcast
Scummy Mummies is the podcast for less-than-perfect parents. Comedians Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson discuss a range of topics relevant to modern mums and dads, from culture and current affairs to farting and fish fingers.
Episodes
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Episode 28: Wine Special with Knackered Mother Helen McGinn
WINE TIME! As we all drinking a few more glasses of wine than usual, we thought we would re-release this classic podcast with wine expert Helen McGinn. Helen now features regularly on the BBC's Saturday Kitchen and her book The Knackered Mother's Wine Guide: Because Life's too Short to Drink Bad...
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Episode 31: Grandads Special - the Vicar and the Comedian
As a special treat, we are re-releasing this episode with the two Scummy Grandads. Here's one for fans of Ellie's Dad and a chance to meet Helen's Dad, the Vicar - Rev. Tim Thorn. Enjoy x Helen and Ellie What do you get if you cross an Australian vicar, a comedian from south-east London and…
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Episode 45: Food Special with Esther Walker
How do you cook the perfect baked potato? What's a good midweek dinner party menu? And what do you cook for tea when you're married to TV food critic Giles Coren? Our guest Esther Walker answers all these questions and more. Listen now or subscribe via iTunes. We talk about Esther's fab books…
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Episode 44: Blogging Special with Helen Neale
This episode features Helen Neale, the woman behind the popular blog and free reward charts website Kiddycharts.com. She offers some advice on how to create your own hit blog and get the most traffic. She also gives us some tips on potty training and shares the biggest thing she's learned from…
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Episode 43: The Godfather with Stuart Goldsmith
This episode features Stuart Goldsmith - host of hit podcast The Comedian's Comedian, CBBC star and former Loose Women warm-up man. He tells us about all these things and more, including whether he prefers picnic or monster sex. (Probably another adults only episode, this one.) There's some chat...
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Episode 42: Sex, Drugs and Mr Tumble with Bryony Gordon
**ADULTS ONLY!** What's the number one thing new mums should know? How do you write a best-selling book? Who is more sweary, Annabel Karmel or Cheryl Fernandez-Versini? This episode reveals answers to all these questions and much, much more. Our guest is the fabulous Bryony Gordon, Telegraph...
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Episode 41: LGBT Adoption Week Special
This episode is being released to mark LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, which runs from 2 - 8 March. We're joined on the podcast by Carolyn Robertson, who tells us about life with wife Vicky and sons Biff and Buster. Plus we hear about her new book, Two Dads, and her blog, Sparkly Poo. Helen…
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Episode 40: Mental health, hypnobirthing and hip hop
Our guest for this episode is actor and writer Jessica Pidsley, who tells us about her experience of post-partum psychosis. We discuss how she came through it, what warning signs to look for, and why you should never watch Deal or No Deal if you're psychotic. Jessica chats about her blog, Mutha...
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Episode 39: Movie Special with Dan Whitehead
Which cool films are coming out in 2015? What is the right age to take kids to the cinema? How does a middle-aged dad from Manchester end up in a hotel room with Tom Hanks? Film critic Dan Whitehead answers all these questions and more in our Movie Special. Plus we chat about his new app…
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Episode 38: Call the Midwife - Clemmie Hooper returns!
**ADULTS ONLY!** This episode features swears! Including the worst one! How is childbirth different the second time around? What's the best way to introduce your older child to the new baby? Why would anyone knit stuff out of a placenta? We answer all these questions and more as we're joined by...
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Episode 37: New Baby Special with Helen and Ellie
In this episode, Ellie discusses the surprise early arrival of her new baby, Joe. He's still in hospital but doing great. (And even better since this show was recorded - we're expecting him home within a few weeks.) Then there's some chat about the highlights of our Scummy year, including best…
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Episode 36: Sweary Christmas with Nurse Jessie and Steve Hill
Merry Christmas! It's the Scummy Mummies Podcast, with bells on (LITERALLY, thanks to amazing technical wizard Rob Sedgebeer, who made the theme tune all festive for us. Thanks Rob!) This episode was recorded two days before Ellie went into early labour, which is why she still talks about being...
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Episode 35: Fatherhood, X-Factor and Nigella's toilet
What's the best advice for new dads? Who will win X-Factor? What kind of toilet paper does Nigella use? We attempt to answer all these questions and more in this episode of The Scummy Mummies Podcast. Our guest is Stuart Heritage, who live blogs The X-Factor for The Guardian and co-hosts his own...
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Episode 34: Book Special with columnist Lucy Mangan
This episode covers a wide range of topics, from Roald Dahl and chocolate to Catford and Helen's sex life. Our special guest is Guardian columnist Lucy Mangan, who tells us what her husband really thinks about being called Toryboy. We play a stupid quiz and Helen tells her most uninspiring...
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Episode 33: Tech Special with The Guardian's Jemima Kiss
What are the best apps for entertaining kids? How much screen time is too much? Which exciting gadgets are coming soon? When do we get hoverboards? All these questions and more are answered in this TECH SPECIAL! Our guest is Jemima Kiss, head of technology at The Guardian. She tells us about her...
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Episode 32: Gardening Special with Dawn Isaac
This episode features Dawn Isaac, award-winning gardener, author and perhaps most excitingly, FRIEND OF MR BLOOM. It's like Scummy Gardener's Question Time as we find out how to get rid of weeds and what to plant if you're lazy. Dawn chats about her book, 101 Things for Kids to do Outside, and we...
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Episode 30: Comedy Special with Kerry Godliman
Episode 30: Comedy Special with Kerry Godliman The Scummy Mummies are 30! In their dreams. Joining us to celebrate our 30th episode is a very special guest - comedian Kerry Godliman, off the telly. Kerry stars in the Ricky Gervais sitcom Derek. She has also appeared in Michael McIntyre's…
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Episode 29: Dad Special - Kent Valentine's Day
We celebrate all things paternal on this episode with the help of stand-up comedian Kent Valentine, plus a special cameo by Ellie's dad. Kent reveals his strategies for coping with three children under the age of five. There's a chat about meditation, and Helen reveals some strong opinions about...
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Episode 27: Travel Special - Wish You Weren't Here
The Scummy Mummies podcast reaches new lows this episode as we insult our guest's children, spend ages talking about poo and debate whether it's OK to show your husband your "bum grapes". Joining us on the DFS sofa is Tracey Davies, travel writer and mum of three. She gives us her top tips for...
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Episode 26: Live from Latitude with Viv Groskop
It's our birthday! And we have a very special guest joining us to celebrate. One year ago, on the first ever episode of The Scummy Mummies Podcast, we reviewed Viv Groskop's brilliant book I Laughed, I Cried. Now we get to chat with Viv herself, live from the Latitude festival. We talk about what...
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Episode 25: Cheese Special - the Kerry Leigh Triangle
This episode covers everything from lesbianism to Leerdammer. Our special guest is Kerry Leigh, comedian, poet and cheese impressionist. She tells us all about her rainbow family and how she got her start in stand-up. Helen gets confused about the correct way to pronounce "labia", and Ellie tries...
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Episode 24: Festival Special feat. DJ Ghetto Booty
Dancing, shouting, mud baths, raw sewage - in many ways, music festivals are just large-scale children's parties. So we're celebrating the start of the season with DJ Amanda Gettrup, who'll be appearing at Camp Bestival next month. Ellie explains why she thinks all festivals are rubbish actually,...
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Episode 23: The Sexpisode
WARNING: This episode is for adults only. That's probably true of all of them, to be honest, but definitely don't listen to this while in the vicinity of small children, unless you fancy an afternoon trying to explain what lube is. We're having a full and frank discussion about sex. Joining us to...
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Episode 22: Crappy Father's Day
Stay-at-home dad Steve Hill returns as our "special" guest this episode. With father's day coming up we talk about what it means to be a dad, but of course it's not long before the whole thing descends into nonsense. Helen and Ellie present Steve with a selection of high quality father's day…
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Episode 21: Oh, Viennetta! Business Special with Claudi & Fin
The guests on this episode are the ladies behind fab new kids' lolly range Claudi & Fin. Lucy Woodhouse and Meriel Durand discuss the challenges of starting a business while raising small children. Listen in to find out how they juggle meeting the head of Sainsbury's with picking poo off the...
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Episode 20: The Perfect Blend: The IVF Special with Peter Mattessi
On this episode we're joined by Peter Mattessi, scriptwriter for Neighbours and Eastenders. He tells us what goes on behind the scenes, reveals the storyline they won't let him write and explains how soaps have been forced to adapt to viewers' changing attitudes towards bums. Peter also chats…
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Episode 19: Madonna or Mandela? Discipline Special with Nurse Jessie
There's some Serious Chat in this episode, as podcast favourite Nurse Jessie returns to talk about the tricky topic of discipline. Does smacking work? Is a bribe better than a threat? Plus Jessie reveals her top tip for swift potty training. (Spoiler: it's not something they teach at nurse…
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Episode 18: Scum Dine With Me! Nutrition Special with Jo Travers
Nutritionist and dietitian Jo Travers is our guest on this episode. She covers everything from weaning and getting toddlers to eat vegetables to grown-up subjects, such as: how much wine is too much wine? (Spoiler: less than the amount that was consumed during the recording of this podcast.) We...
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Episode 17: Miley or Kylie? Feminism Special with Abigail Burdess
Comedian, mum and Katy Perry impersonator extraordinaire Abigail Burdess is our guest on this episode. She discusses the challenges of balancing parenthood with being hilarious and writing a hit musical. There's a bit of chat about feminism and that. Then Helen introduces her fabulous new game,...
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Episode 16: Welsh Rare Bits. Writing Special with Laura Kemp
Novelist Laura Kemp is our guest on this episode, which was recorded on location in lovely Cardiff. She talks discusses her popular books, Mums Like Us and Mums on Strike, and reveals how she balances writing, motherhood and a serious Lego habit. We all play Helen's new game, Things That Make You...
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Episode 15: Autism Special with John Williams
In this episode we talk to John Williams, author of the brilliant blog My Son's Not Rainman. He discusses what it's like to be the parent of a child with autism, plus serious issues like the number of cucumbers you can get for a pound down Lewisham market. Ellie and John educate Helen about those...
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Episode 14: Pregnancy Special with Clemmie Hooper
This episode's special guest is Clemmie Hooper, midwife, mum and author of the hit blog, Gas and Air. Her recent post on 'The Truth About Maternity Leave' went viral, so we chat about that and get some top tips for birth and beyond. Helen and Ellie share some of their own labour experiences…
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Episode 13: The Sherlock of Moles - Gay Dad Special with Dr Greg Schwager
This episode stars the wonderful Dr Greg Schwager. He talks about being a new dad, a gay dad, a doctor dad and a very tired dad, often all at the same time. As a qualified psychiatrist, he also shares his top tips for raising happy, healthy children, without going mental yourself. Helen exploits...
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Episode 12: Kids Rave Special - Big fish, little fish fingers
Get out the glowsticks and the disco biscuits - all right, the breadsticks and the rich tea biscuits - it's a RAVE SPECIAL! Our special guest is Hannah Saunders, founder of Big Fish, Little Fish. She runs family dance parties where parents can party like it's 1992, and kids can experience all the...
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Episode 11: Pregnant in Greggs
It's the Scummy Mummies New Year Special! Featuring stay-at-home dad Steve Hill as our "special" guest. We take a look back at the year's top stories, i.e. we pretend to know anything at all about current affairs as an excuse to do horsemeat and Nigella jokes. Ellie tells an amusing anecdote…
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Episode 10: Have Yourself a Very Scummy Christmas
Season's greetings! It's the Scummy Mummies Christmas Special, and we're full of festivecheer. Not to mention mulled wine and an astonishing amount of ham. Our special guest is Charlotte Forfieh, the brains behind the brilliant blog Pram On Rye. We get up to all sorts of Christmas nonsense,...
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Episode 9: Music Special with Nina Swann - Music, Miley and the Mango Jango Song
It's a music special this week! Our guest is the lovely Nina Swann, a musical expert and mother of three. She tells us why music is good for children, how to encourage them to enjoy it and what Miley Cyrus ought to do with that tongue. We cover the full musical spectrum, from Bach and Bublé to...
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Episode 8: BOOBS.
Breasts, bangers, Barbara Windsor's best friends - whatever you want to call 'em, this episodeis all about 'em. Nurse Jessie is our special guest. She doles out interesting, salient advice about everything from breastfeeding to bra fitting, while Helen and Ellie constantly interrupt with stupid...
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Episode 7: Grandma Special: Nudists, Mastication and the Poundland Snotgrape
It's a Grandma-themed special this week! Helen and Ellie talk to their own mums about what it's like to be a grandparent and what they really think about modern parenting. Along the way the conversation covers topics as diverse as nudism, padded coathangers, Dannii Minogue and why children are…
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Episode 6: Stay-at-home Dad Special: Penis Beakers, Kraftwerk and Hummus
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Episode 5: Pelvic Floor Special - The Derren Brown of Vajayjays
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Episode 4: Plums, plasagne and a Special Guest
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Episode 3: Bins, gigs and Handbag Surprise
Hello friends! This episode sees the return of much-loved (two people liked it) feature Handbag Surprise, plus of course Scummy Mummy Confessions. We discuss our adventures in stand-upcomedy, what's in our bins this week and how Helen has inadvertently started a revolutionin the airline industry....
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Episode 2 is now available!
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Episode 1 is live!
The first ever episode of the Scummy Mummies podcast is now online! Highlights include a chat about the latest scientific study to reveal how we're messing upour children, a review of Viv Groskop's I Laughed, I Cried and a special round of Handbag Surprise. Plus: find out the worst thing Helen…
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Scummy Mummies is the podcast for less-than-perfect parents. Comedians Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson discuss a range of topics relevant to modern mums and dads, from culture and current affairs to farting and fish fingers.
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