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Life in your twenties is a bit of a sit-com... Join Kate Whitaker, shortlisted as a rising star at the 2022 New Voice Awards, in a podcast pointing you in the wrong direction. Grab a beer and laugh off the mind-boggles of adulthood, from the time you got cat-fished by a 45-year-old to the time you took a nap on the edge of the Grand Canyon. Each episode will feature incredible guests with beautifully inappropriate stories to tell. The podcast now reaches an audience across 68 countries and h ...
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Kate is joined by viral sensation & comedian Ali Woods. Boasting 197,000 Instagram followers and 11 million TikTok likes, 29 year old Ali has tapped into relatable scenarios in your 20s to create a global fan base. Ali chats all avoid how he got into comedy and why it appealed to him. He delves into what makes good comedy, creative inspiration and …
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Kate is joined by Ricardo Burt, radio & audio personality, with credits including BBC Music Introducing, BBC Open Music + Foundation FM. They chat all about the phenomenon of impostor syndrome. What is it and why does it happen? What causes it? How can we use it to our advantage and over come it? There’s chat on how to use it to your advantage and …
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Kate is joined by dear friend Hannah Radley for a juicy Sunday afternoon chat all about dating apps. They chat all about their best and worst chat up lines they’ve received, their craziest dates & all the green/ red flags to look out for. Do we rely on dating apps too much in 2023? Is there still a stigma around meeting online? By day Hannah is a s…
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I'm joined by the greatest people on earth, formally known as mum and dad. This is a VERY important chat - dad even muted Antiques Roadshow for it. Alan and Judith chat all about their twenties, drinking underage, juke boxes and navigating adulthood. What was a wild night out like in the 80s? Did they hide things from their parents? What was their …
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Kate is joined by 4-piece Manchester indie band MYOTO for a chat all about turning your passions into a career in your twenties. Rhys, Andy, James and Conor chat all about finding your passions in your twenties, trying new things and allowing yourself to fail. There's talk on how to be fearless, back yourself and combat imposter syndrome. How do we…
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Kate is joined by dear friend and national newspaper writer Rosie Featherstone for a chat all about the ick. What is the ick? What causes the ick when we're dating someone new? They reveal all the tiny, often obscure, things that put them off someone as well as delving into the bizarre things that people have done to them in the past. Is the ick re…
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Kate is joined by dear friend and stand-up comedian Hannah Radley, fresh after being shortlisted for a prestigious comedy commission by UKTV *gasps.* They pour a glass (or 7) of vino and ponder the phenomenon that is post-lockdown dating and sex. From taking a one-night stand to A&E to waking up in a village outside of London, there's no holding ba…
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In the Season 2 debut, Kate is joined by Jessica Smith, author of Your Twenties, career coach, podcast producer and public speaker, for a chat all about everything they have learnt in their twenties. Having published her debut novel at age 29 which captivated a global audience, Jess knows a thing or two about embracing your twenties. As an explorer…
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Kate is joined by Izzy Radford, TV Development Researcher and creator of a hilarious Tik Tok video that has just casually hit 1.3 million views. Izzy has written audio pieces in collaboration with BBC Arts and is a published poet. In today’s episode, Kate & Izzy chat all about why we all need to chill the f**k out in our twenties and stop putting p…
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In this special bonus episode, Kate chats to Tahmid Chowdhury, listed in Forbes Under Thirty and founder of Here for Good. At just 22, Tahmid founded Here for Good, a charity providing free immigration advice to EEA nationals and their family members living in the UK. Amazingly, the charity is supported by the UK Home Office, Trust for London and t…
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Kate drops in to chat to dear friend Tascha Von Uexkull, workshop facilitator for Little Artists London and the Victoria & Albert Museum, for a chat all about creativity and experimentation in your twenties. Psychologists say we reinvent ourselves more in our twenties than any other age and that creativity peaks in this decade. They chat all about …
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Kate is joined by TV Editor Will Clarke for a *very* juicy chat about dating apps and all the disastrous dates that arise from them. From hooking up in a budget hotel with chicken wings to being propositioned to be a step-dad, there's no holding back, as per. They chat all about misleading photos, catfishing, setting rogue age ranges, receiving dod…
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Kate is joined by Anna-Marie Descartes, presenter and creative entrepreneur, to chat about the *gulp* quarter-life crisis. Affecting a whopping 86% of millennials, they'll laugh off all the funny and eye-opening moments that come with not having a clue. What triggers the crisis and does our glorification of being 'busy' and ‘stressed’ contribute to…
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Kate is joined by DJ and badass Doctor-in-the-making Arjun Nayar as they chat all about budget travelling in your twenties and why it’s as important as your vitamins. They’ll divulge all their funny stories, stupid mistakes and all the times they were too drunk abroad. From nearly getting busted by cops for underage drinking to taking a nap on the …
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Kate is joined by AJ Hartley, founder of Zenaya Yoga, for a deep chat about tough times and why they’re beautifully transformative, especially in your twenties. Does ‘productivity culture’ in young people provoke an unhealthy relationship with failure? Do we expect too much of ourselves, especially when times are tough? From moving country after a …
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*Apologies for the audio quality in this episode* As a brand new year and decade dawns, Kate is joined by Michael Sheridan, TV Producer and founder of the Manchester Creative Network, to chat deep about creating your dream life, setting goals and being content. How do we set goals without being hard on ourselves? How do we love ourselves more to gi…
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Why is dating in your twenties an unholy combination of a sit-com and a tragedy?Kate is joined by Adam & Yasmin as they confess to all their first date disasters. From kissing another guy whilst on a date to getting hit on whilst on the bus, navigating the dating scene is nothing less than entertaining. They’ll be discussing their weirdest turn-ons…
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