Best Sam Sparrow & Lea Rice Podcasts (2024)

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024 It's Time We Got Serious About Breast Cancer 1:03:01

7+ y ago1:03:01

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Today's podcast is extremely special, and something a little different. This week we are joined by the incredible Alice-May Purkiss' as she shares her own journey with Breast Cancer. In this candid, honest and truly moving interview, Alice tells her diagnosis and treatment story, and shares her advice for women in how, and how often to check your o…

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023 Are You Only What You Do? 36:26

7+ y ago36:26

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Picture the scene. You've turned up at a party, but you don't know many people there. As you move around the room you are introduced to other attendees, and you are ready to charm them with small interesting tidbits of information you've curated about yourself. But instead you are introduced like this: " This is [NAME]. She is a [INSERT CAREER HERE…

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022 How To Have A Brilliant Evening 36:49

7+ y ago36:49

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If you ever get to the end of a long day and feel frazzled, and then continue that right into the night it's fair to say you probably haven't had a brilliant evening. So you've got your mornings straight, but you think you can binge watch TV, stay up late and leave your make up on and still wake up feeling tip top? HELL NO. Honey, that isn't how it…

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021 How To Have A Brilliant Morning 37:35

7+ y ago37:35

37:35

So last week we chatted all about ways to relax offline, and to continue the theme of awesome things to do that won't have you glued to your phone, we are covering off the brilliant morning. Can you honestly say that you wake up and have one every day? Us neither. If we haven't dropped cereal down ourselves/had our mascara run, forgotten our keys O…

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020 How To Relax Offline 33:41

7+ y ago33:41

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If you ever get to the end of a long day and feel frazzled, tired and with a slight headache, you are not alone. Most of us spend huge proportions of our day online for work, whether that is hunched over a keyboard or tap tap tapping things into our phones and tablets. When we get home we switch the TV on and in a zombie-like state wonder why we ne…

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019 Are Trends Important? 31:41

7+ y ago31:41

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Do you pay attention to trends? Leading on from last week's episode on personal style, we take it one step further and discuss whether paying attention to trends is worthwhile or a waste of time. Whether its fashion cycling through the decades, music trends swinging between indie guitar bands, divas and boy bands and our more recent obsessions with…

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018 Dressing For The Person You Want To Be 36:52

7+ y ago36:52

36:52

As a woman, and as a normal human being too, the clothes that we wear can take up an inordinate amount of brain power and thought. Not only do you have to contend with the weather, you activity levels during the day and the fit, personal style and branding has become an all too important part of just putting our pants on in the morning. The questio…

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017 Was Your Degree Really Worth It? 34:45

7+ y ago34:45

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If you're a current student, have recently graduated or like us have been thrust into the post-university sunlight for quite some years now you may be wondering whether the personal and financial slog of higher education was really worth it. Is the shiny piece of paper and picture of you looking innocent and young and carefree in an oversized gown …

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016 Intention Setting For The New Year 35:21

8y ago35:21

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It's a new dawn, it's a new day it's a new life - or so every blinking bit of media would have you believe the minute the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve. It's not that we don't love an excuse to plan and dream - it's that we hate the pressure of January. Resolutions have been proven (yes, proven) not to work, January is a bastard weather w…

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015 The Great Facebook Cull 32:18

8y ago32:18

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We've got this love-hate relationship with Facebook. We are sure you do too. You see, sometimes it's brilliant. It allows you to communicate with your friends all over the world and keep up with their news even when you are far away. You can invite people to your birthday party in one click. You can see photos and chat in groups and message people …

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014 Do You Have To Live The Dream? 31:45

8y ago31:45

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QUIT YOUR JOB AND LIVE YOUR DREAM. That's what the world, or indeed the internet would have you believe is the best thing to do. If only it were that easy. Quotes printed on marble backgrounds, Kikki K "Rule The World" Planners and rose gold desk tidies aside (the #girlboss aesthetic of choice), what if you don't know what your dream is? And, what …

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013 Do You Believe You Are Beautiful? 32:36

8y ago32:36

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Beauty is such a bizarre and interesting concept. Our concept of beauty has changed so much over the years, and the media (and indeed everything around us) would have you believe that right now there is a certain way you have to look to be and feel beautiful. Whether it was the pin up styles of the fifties or the waif look in the nineties, every de…

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012 Meditation - Bullshit or Brilliant? 31:37

8y ago31:37

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A darkened room. A cold floor with a thin mat curled underneath you. A thick silence that feels like it can choke you. A head full of everything - buzzing, panicking and loud. The minutes tick by like hours. A gong sounds. This is how Sam feels about meditation - a strong dislike you could say. But Lea on the other hand is a meditation queen, build…

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011 Is Financial Freedom Worth the Sacrifice? 32:13

8y ago32:13

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Money makes the world go round - or so every shop, advert, bank and indeed politician would have you believe. And, when you think about it, money is a part of our every day lives whether we want it to be or not. That coffee at the train station (and the ticket you buy there), the food on your plate, the presents you'll buy at Christmas and the rent…

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010 Is Multi-Tasking Short Fusing Our Brains? 30:51

8y ago30:51

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There are two myths/sayings when it comes to multi-tasking (or as we've always described it - getting shit done). They are - if you want something done, do it yourself and on the other hand the fact that women are reportedly better at multi-tasking. But now we're starting to question whether this is something to be celebrated, and whether having a …

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009 Put Your Phone Down 31:10

8y ago31:10

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We won't lie - we love our smartphones. In fact, we can't remember what life was like before we got iPhones - the time when we had to print off maps to get from a-b. When we only had snake for company on long commutes. We we had a phone AND and iPod to keep us going each day. But how much is too much? In today's episode, we'll be discussing smartph…

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008 Dealing With Burnout 31:43

8y ago31:43

31:43

Burnout isn't just working a bit too hard and feeling a bit tired - sure, it might start that way but burnout is ugly, and terrifying and extremely damaging for your health. And we've noticed that it is on the rise and that's not ok. In today's episode, we'll be covering our own very personal experiences of burnout - across life, work and relations…

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007 Educating Men on Feminism 36:25

8y ago36:25

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If you've stuck with us for a while round these parts, you'll know we identify as feminists and strongly support equality and women in general. But this week we decided to turn that around and discuss feminism in the context of the men in our lives - and whether it's our responsibility to educate them about it. In today's episode, we discuss our ex…

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006 Difficult Female Friendships 31:35

8y ago31:35

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Our friendships are amongst the most important relationships we'll form in our lives, and yet we spend very little time thinking about them and understanding whats really going on (in comparison to our romantic attachments). Let's face it, sometimes our relationships with our nearest and dearest lady-friends can be downright difficult and confusing…

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005 Self Care v Laziness 32:07

8y ago32:07

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We live in an increasingly fast and frustrating world, and feeling frazzled, confused and just downright tired is par for the course. But should it be? With "Self Care" becoming an increasingly popular term in wellness circles, we've all got tools in the box to help us out. But, can self care ever be just an excuse to procrastinate and get lazy? In…

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004 Clean Eating BS 31:32

8y ago31:32

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Food is basically our favourite thing in the Unsorry Team, and we dedicate many a good hour to talking about it, thinking about it and dreaming about. With that in mind, we couldn't help but notice all the buzz (or indeed bullshit) around the clean eating craze, so we just had to get on the mics and discuss it. In today's episode, we ask what reall…

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003 Do Stable Jobs Exist Anymore? 31:13

8y ago31:13

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After one hell of a boob episode last week, this week, we're getting down to it and talking about work. Jobs. The 9-5 (or indeed 8-4 or whatever you happen to work). The world of employment is changing, and quickly, so we're discussing whether robots (or cats) are coming to take our jobs, what jobs are going to be around in the future and most impo…

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002 Boobs 30:34

8+ y ago30:34

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We're back with the second episode of our brand new show, The Unsorry Podcast! (if you are reading this, we hope it is because you enjoyed the first - hooray!) This week, we're talking all about the girls. The twins. The left boob and the right boob. That's right, we're talking about the highs and lows of breasts, why they are fascinating, uncomfor…

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001 Living An Unsorry Life 30:03

8+ y ago30:03

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Welcome to the first episode of our brand new show, The Unsorry Podcast! This week, we're talking all about living an "unsorry" life and what that really means in practice. Do you apologise all the time at work? Do you use the word sorry as punctuation? Do you worry about taking up too much space in the world? We'll be talking about the worst examp…

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Episode 2.29: The annual festival pilgrimage 55:13

9y ago55:13

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It's our favourite time of year. It isn't Christmas (which comes in a close second) but the glory that is festival season. We always wait until August to get going to our favourite (Reading) and this week you'll mostly be finding us knee deep in mosh pits, tents and Barcardi Oakheart. It's all we can think about to be honest, because we really need…

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Episode 2.28: Who wants a Blue WKD? 1:06:07

9y ago1:06:07

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Summer time is a time for frolicking through fields, lying on blustery British beaches and picking insects out of lovingly handmade sandwiches. If you are normal or in a Endi Blyton novel that is. If you are us, you'll probably be daydreaming about that time you out off your box on 3 bottles of Hooch when you were 16 and hadn't yet discovered the m…

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Episode 2.27: Results won't kill you 57:31

9y ago57:31

57:31

Guess who's back, back again. Tell your friends. Also your exes, neighbours, Grannies and everyone on your Facebook friends list. We took a little holiday (everyone needs one right?), and now we are back with a refreshed outlook on life and indeed podcasting. As well as all the usual stuff, we got down to discussing exams and results and how things…

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Episode 2.26: HTCLive x 1 1:03:03

9+ y ago1:03:03

1:03:03

We decided to play fast and loose with convention this week, and instead of meticulous planning and razor sharp editing we decided to grab some gin, our laptops and take a Friday night live slot on Mixlr. For those of you who tuned in live last week, then grab a tea and enjoy it again. For those of you that missed it - well we can only warn you tha…

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Episode 2.25: Sam v Lea 1:08:20

9+ y ago1:08:20

1:08:20

Oh for a pub quiz. A bottle of wine, good friends and endless questions that we don't really know the answer to. From quiz shows, board games and phone apps we cannot get ENOUGH of answering obscure questions so we decided to do one on the podcast. We invited our good friend Dee to set the questions and act as quizmaster. And she picked a London qu…

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Episode 2.24: In the air 1:11:29

9+ y ago1:11:29

1:11:29

We all love holidays. Sam has just come back off hers and is currently navigating the Tube with death in her eyes, fading sunburn and a sinking feeling that she probably has many months before she can get away again. Lea however still has it all to come, so is feeling pretty smug. So before a fist fight can ensue, we decided to chat about the one t…

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Episode 2.23: Summer loving 47:42

9+ y ago47:42

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Summer summer summer tiiiiiime. It's a right about now, in almost mid-June that you should get your Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince on and start wishing for those long, hot and hazy Summer days. We love summer - sort of. Despite being pale girls, there is nothing like a cheeky Magnum, weekend BBQ and summer dresses to get us all hot under the colla…

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Episode 2.22: Get your health on 1:04:03

9+ y ago1:04:03

1:04:03

It's fair to say that healthy living has really been on our mids in 2015. We've covered all sorts of topics and interviewed lots of people in this subject area and you've been telling us that you love it! So we invited friend of Tea Towers Laura Agar Wilson over for a Skype chat to give us her awesome perspective on healthy lifestyles, and her top …

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Episode 2.21: Mornings are difficult 1:03:16

9+ y ago1:03:16

1:03:16

Depending on your viewpoint, mornings are either the inner circle of hell or the start of something beautiful. It seems that you are either a morning person or not, but we'd quite like to get better at mornings so we took to YouTube to get some inspiration. We weren't exactly inspired but we did reveal a fair amount about our selves and our morning…

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Episode 2.20: Putting stuff in gin 1:01:52

9+ y ago1:01:52

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You don't have to have been listening that long to know that we like to think of ourselves as booze aficionados. We can drink it, we can mix it, we can buy it and we've even had a go at infusing it. But we are not the experts at that last one. So instead we found a comedian who happens to have a bar in his front room, run gigs from his kitchen and …

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Episode 2.19: The five year plan 1:22:54

9+ y ago1:22:54

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Ever felt stuck in a rut? We have too. But bearing in mind you spend more hours at work than you do at home or elsewhere it's probably about time we sorted ourselves out. Life is too short to have a career that makes your dread Monday morning, so we've set about creating an easy to follow plan. Know where you want to get to? Listen in, we'll be giv…

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Episode 2.18: Blurt it out 1:00:49

9+ y ago1:00:49

1:00:49

Since we started the podcast and blog, we've always endeavoured to not only bring you content that will make you howl out loud or choke on your cuppa, but also content that will educate, inform and inspire. Wellbeing and health content has remained consistently popular with you guys, so we wanted to bring on a expert, and someone we have admired fo…

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Episode 2.17: Giving away a budgie 56:18

9+ y ago56:18

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We know what it is like to be a frustrated artist. You know we've been doing our thang over here for nearly four years and well - where is all the fame and fortune we were promised? But despite these major feels, we CANNOT understand why some of our fellow artistes (we're looking at you Nicki Minaj) make up song lyrics which are, for want of a bett…

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Episode 2.16: Hello Fitty 56:30

9+ y ago56:30

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We sort of got a bit serious this week (but obviously in our own special way - there are still vagina jokes and white wine and all of the usual things). We invited our friend Dee, the politics enthusiast, to educate us all about turning up and ticking boxes for the election. Listen to this lady...she knows. Then we got serious about our health - we…

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Episode 2.15: Do you suffer from Instagram envy? 49:44

9+ y ago49:44

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The biggest question on our lips this week are where are the twins from Fun House and who comes out of drama school wanting to be a witch surrounded by puppets. And further to this, why call a kids TV show T-Bag?! Britain in the 80s...it was a scary scary place. Another scary place these days is Social Media. Instagram to be exact. All the pretty p…

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Episode 2.14: Swear words and how to use them 1:00:05

9+ y ago1:00:05

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Ever since Episode 1, we've had the big fat explicit sign on out podcast doors. We're a bit rude and a lot sweary but we've decided that now might be the time to reflect on our use of those naughty words. Are we desensitised? Are we just truly horrible people? Will anyone be surprised to find out Lea is actually a legit rebel? Probably not. But you…

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Episode 2.13: What's in my mouth? 46:20

9+ y ago46:20

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We've spoke of Lea's gag reflex a lot recently (just go back a couple of episodes and you'll hear why), but neither of us imagined what would happen if we filmed ourselves putting things in each other's mouths. Easy now soldier. We mean food and drink! You know we'll do anything for a laugh so for the first time we filmed it too. Let us know if you…

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Episode 2.12: Brunch is the new Afternoon Tea 57:47

9+ y ago57:47

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We loves us a meal which is mid-morning, contains bacon and gives you a bottomless alcoholic drink. The trend for brunch is strong is this one, and we've decided we prefer it to afternoon tea. Stay tuned for very much brunch reviews in the future. One another note, we're not really doing so well on the healthiness since our chatter on My Fitness Pa…

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Episode 2.11: Keep it cool, calm and collected 43:05

9+ y ago43:05

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I don't know what it is about us, but every now and then the topic of porn culture arises. And not in the way that you expect. Let's just say, don't ever admit you don't know what a famous porno is about. Because you'll get told. And you'll be sad. If that doesn't relax you, then our tips about how to cope with stress at work should. Sure we all wo…

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Episode 2.10: The north south divide 58:54

9+ y ago58:54

58:54

What's an accent between friends? Whilst our slightly generic/cockney/rural London accents have been recorded for your aural pleasure for many years, we thought it was time to explore what was beyond Watford and go North to see what lies within. Who better to take us on a magical mystery tour of their gaff Yorkshire than our friends at The 3 Cuckoo…

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Episode 2.9: Sometimes it's hard to be a woman 1:00:54

9+ y ago1:00:54

1:00:54

When Tammy Wynette sang those immortal worlds she didn't know how right she'd got it. Boobs, periods, childcare all of the things - let along those modern things like careers and stuff. But this week we're celebrating International Women's Day with a good old dose of real talk. As well as a rant, it's all time to bring back the music to the podcast…

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Episode 2.8: A very middle class problem 48:42

9+ y ago48:42

48:42

Have you ever had a slight suspicion that the problem that is driving you barmy is actually pretty first world? It's alright, we've all been there and what with ranting about our food boxes and what not, we're coming across as decidedly middle class. Good job we brought it right down to earth with a little toilet humour in today's Cards Against Hum…

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Episode 2.7: How long is a zombie apocalypse? 45:11

9+ y ago45:11

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We've all thought about it. How we could survive a zombie attack. ARE WE RIGHT? We'd go up high to avoid the whole being eaten alive thing. Surely we could wait it out? The only problem is, if you are watching something like The Walking Dead, the zombie apocalypse is going to last forever (or over 100 episodes), so there would probably be no escapi…

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Episode 2.6 - Vaccinated In The USA 43:08

9+ y ago43:08

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Sometimes we get things wrong. Granted it isn't often, but this week begins with much discussion on what happens when a burlesque dance goes wrong (you style it out and shake your tits) and whether you need injections to visit America (pro tip - you don't). It's alright though. As mentioned in the podcast, we've got the Dolphin Pub Twitter Account …

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Episode 2.5: Ask Team Tea 44:38

9+ y ago44:38

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What a fun packed month January has been - and we are back for more weekly shenanigans in February. We are getting right at home in our new weekly slot, and getting our feet under the proverbial podcast table. So much so that we decided this week to introduce you to a Thomas the Tank Engine spoof involving drug dealing and a goth. Oh and we also pl…

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Episode 2.4 - What's a porno anyway? 28:30

9+ y ago28:30

28:30

Have you ever wanted to know what the bad porno pun of "You've Got Mail?". No we didn't either, but guess what, we found it and shared that and many many others with you. Google can be a brilliant place if you try hard enough. If that didn't jump start you out of your Blue Monday bad mood, we've also got a handy list of ways to cheer yourself up on…

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