Life with Nat - EP264: Nat's Chats #13 - the most useless kitchen gadgets

Episode Date: September 16, 2026

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A little Nat's chats today. I've not been in this room on my own for quite a while. And it is quite nice sometimes. I've had a bit of a morning of it, actually, everybody. Eliz is in bed, baking hot, legs are aching. But am I the only mum, or carer or dad, whatever? Am I the only person As soon as your child says they're ill

I immediately think they're lying It's a terrible trait to have My head goes immediately to Some things happen at school There's trouble brewing You haven't done your homework for today And I must get out of that I feel like I need to learn to trust a little bit more

as Eliza is nearly 16. And as I felt her head, I nearly burnt my hand off. It was absolutely baking. She's poorly, bless her, messaged the school. They've said that they've got a flu going around. So it's that time of year, isn't it? Everyone's back in, all mixing germs. So, blesser, did mean I didn't have an hour's school run this morning,

which was quite nice. I was talking to someone about this. And isn't it funny, you just get used to what you're doing. If someone would have said to me when I used to just walk over to the local school, drop them off, five, ten minutes, even when they were little and I lived elsewhere, it was sort of a nice 15 minute stroll. If someone said, oh, in the future, you're going to be leaving the house at half past seven, and it's going to take you a good 50 minute round trip to get drop one,

off and get the other one into primary school. I would have said, no, thank you. Are you mad? Are you off your nut? No, thank you. I shan't be doing that. And then circumstances change and you want the best for them and you think, oh no, that'll be all right. I know what you're all thinking. Oh, is there a school bus? Then should get the bus. I've got a little theory about that. And I know I'm overprotective, but I have got a bit of a thing. And the theory is, the school bus, a lot happens, I feel, on a long walk to school with groups of children or a school bus journey, which could take up to sort of 45 minutes. A lot can go on there.

I've shielded her from it. If I take her to school, there's that part of the day, that hour and a half where she'd be on a bus, could lead to things that I'm not particularly keen on. I know it can happen anyway, but that's my thinking. I know what you're thinking. I'm overprotective and I'm over the top, but I can't help that, I'm afraid. I am doing better at letting go.

We've got a lovely pod coming up with Nicole Howes, all about teenagers, which I think you're going to really enjoy. I'm not sure when it's out yet, because I've been good and trying to bank a few. But it is really good. On that note, I've been really pleased with the pod over the last month. I've had some really lovely guests on. Family are always with me and we are, you know, the main meal, should we say.

But a smattering of starters of guests and the odd dessert or cheesebald is rather marvellous. And I've said it before and I'll say it again, but what I love about this pod is the fact that I can choose who is on it, when, how and why. I haven't got that pressure to have people on that are on book promotions or just promotions in general sort of PR trails. I haven't got to have people on that I don't particularly like or not that I don't. I don't dislike many people, but I want people on that interest me. And I hope that shines through. We've had some lovely voice notes and messages about some guests that we've had on.

Hey, Nat, Mark, Tony, Natsneeses and Auntie Linney, first time leaving a voice note. And I've been listening since day one every Monday and Thursday and I will admit to any missing one and that was when you were doing gardening. Just not my bag at all. Fair enough. But don't tell June that, who you were with for the pod today. June is my CEO.

I am one of her nursery managers. And I was so excited when I seen that she had done a pod with you. She literally is amazing. Such an inspiration to work for. And what she's done for Lundoneli's Foundation is incredible. like she has put soul into these nurseries and I can't imagine working anywhere else and to work somewhere that has such purpose for children, but not just the children for our families and for us staff. So I'm so glad that you had that with her. She knows everyone's names. Like she finds out

things about people and she doesn't forget them. She literally has such a memory and, you know, everyone's replaceable if you leave a job, you know, a job has to be replaced. But you really feel that you would be missed and that you make a difference. And I've been working in early years for gosh, 35 years, maybe. I'm 52 now. And because of June and the need to learn and the desire to keep improving, I have finally done my degree. I've actually got two modules left and I will be have my full BA honours. And I wouldn't have done that in any other profit organisations, but for working in Leaf is incredible. So sorry, I'm probably going on. It's a little a bit longer than a minute, so I'm so sorry, but I am glad that I finally left a voice note,

and I just love your pod. It literally lifts me every time I listen to it, and you're all just amazing. So keep doing what you're doing. And yeah, I was so excited today. I felt like I was listening to two dear friends, so thank you. Oh, that was such a lovely message, and that was about the pod I did with Dr. Juno Sullivan, who was an absolute powerhouse. It went done so well. And just, it's so lovely to hear that there are these people around that make work so enthralling that you want to be there, that you want to carry on learning, that you want to keep improving. And it shouldn't work be like that for everybody? You know, that's how everybody, we should all feel like that.

We should all be in a place where we get up in the morning and we can't wait to get there. And I know that that isn't the case. But, yeah, in a perfect world, it would be so good. Another pod that went down really, really well was the lovely Alex Light. I really enjoyed talking to Alex and I really hope to do more with her. If you don't follow her, please do. I mean, she's got a major following, you probably do. But, you know, her chat about body positivity and what she's been through.

It was just a really, really lovely, open, honest conversation. And if you missed it, yeah, go and find it. Mine is Rebecca in Jersey. I haven't sent you a voice note since I, uh, tried to get wintering out of the library. It was at the prison. And I always mean to, but I know I should do it straight away. But I was listening to the pod yesterday and I heard the word plump. Oh my God, it went straight through me. I used to be called that as a kid. Horrendous. And I haven't heard that. I just never used that word. I hate it. And I just happened to put it

into Google and it says the word plump. Most commonly means having a soft, full and rounded shape or making a soft item like a cushion rounder by shaking and patting it. What the fuck is that? Yeah, so I've just, it's made me cringe. I can't believe you record that as well. It's horrific. But on a brighter note, that that's made me laugh, that that Cambridge dictionary. Meaning, anyway, the song's out. I'm having a glass of rosé. It's back out the sun. and join Patreon and my friend Susie and I come home from Jersey and we're staying at Hartford House for two nights, can't wait for the brunch.

Oh, I really can't wait for some great conversations, lots of laughs and not being called Plump. So see you soon. Bye. Oh, Rebecca, I cannot wait to see you and Susie at the brunch. What a lovely thing to be doing to come over. And from Jersey, it's just all a bit overwhelming to me. like, oh, such a long way to come and you're making a weekend of it. Honestly, we're going

to have such a good time. For everybody that's coming, we're going to have a real laugh. And I'm sorry, it is very small and intimate, and I know it's sold out, but we certainly will be looking at doing another one, that's for sure. Plump. Soft and cushiony. It reminds me, I'm probably repeating myself, it reminds me of the great, dear, wonderful June Brown who played Doc Cotton. And I remember being in a hotel with her, and this was not through any malice at all. I think it was a generational thing.

But I think I'd got out of the shower. We were sharing a hotel room. I was so lucky to be her friend. And she was sat on the bed or whatever, and a fag. And I came out, and I was sort of, you know, drying myself off in the nuddy. I remember her with her fag,

and she said, oh, darling. She said, you're like a Botticelli painting. aren't you? You're just very smooth and plump. But I never took it to heart. I always, now when I see those sort of old paintings, I always think of June. And I'm quite pleased to look like one of those paintings, one of those sort of lovely, vivacious angels flying in the sky. And I did have very, very smooth skin. I've still got quite nice skin and I don't really moisturise as you know but yeah it it does remind me of lovely June I miss her dearly Verity said another relatable and spot-on pod just to thank you for the thought and time you put

into your pod as with many it is just what I need big thumbs up and heartfelt thanks to you in the family and that was about the Alex pod as well Alex Light so thank you Verity and yeah I do I do try and put some effort in it is hard sometimes sometimes I feel like I'm just churning them out because I had an argument with Mark about this the other day. Not an argument, a dispute. It's on a scraping next week, I think. But this isn't my main job. I would love it to be my main job.

You know, I'm very honest. But unfortunately, there are lots of bills to be paid, and this doesn't do everything. So I'm always sort of doing other work, which is wonderful, but I sometimes feel like I'm not concentrating on the one thing. And I think as women, we feel like that about everything. we feel like we're not constant trading on ourselves. We feel like we're not doing the best at work

or we feel like parenting is hard. So I know I'm not on my own, but it is lovely to hear messages where you do know that I am thinking about it and I do do my best. So that's really lovely. Another guest I really loved was Amy Shepard. Just think she's so full of life, very honest.

Again, if you've not caught up, Amy Shepard, have a look at her on Instagram. She cooks loads of wonderful food, and it's all sort of family stuff, and it's not over the top, it's not posh, it's stuff that you've got in your cupboards or things that aren't sort of overly expensive. And it was just a really, really lovely chat. And I had this message, which I thought we could discuss. Here we go.

Hi, Nat, just listening to your conversation with Amy, where you talk about air friars. I've just moved house, and I've got a brand new oven, and it's got an air friar mode on it, which I think is revolutionary. And I don't know whether to chuck my air friar away or not. Just thought I'd share that. Let me from Stansard Abbots. Well, now Ben Gio.

And see you later. Bye. Ben Gio, lovely part of the world. Just outside of Hartford. Beautiful. Or is it classed as Hartford? I think it is. Nice and leafy around there.

Walk into town. Very posh. Right. Your oven has an air frying mode. You've got to get rid of the air fryer, surely. Don't need it, do you? taking up space on the worktop. I think I'd get rid of it.

Also, your oven is so much bigger. See, my problem with an air fryer is people do chickens in them and all sorts, right? Just don't feel it all cooks because it's all squashed in. I know that I'm going to get a barrage of messages now, 07-8-2019-19, telling me that it's brilliant, it's the best chicken you've ever had. I've got one with two drawers, actually, so it's smaller. So I can't really fit a chicken in.

I'm sure if you've got the bigger one, it's better. But I tell you something, 100%. If it's got air fryer mode, sell the air fryer or give it away or whatever you, because you don't need it. It's lovely when something, it does an all-in-one. My mate's got a, what's it called? A bimby? Oh, she goes on and on, my Rachel.

I'd love her to come on here. I'd really like you to hear my friend Rachel, but she's too shy. She's not got any interest, which is why I love her. But, yes, a bimbi, I think it's called. It does everything. You press the button on it, and it'll go, oh, chicken, curry, and then it tells you exactly what to put in. But it's sort of an onion, and it chops it, then it mashes it,

then it steams it, and then it whizzes it up. Unbelievable thing. I was very, very tempted to get one, and then I thought, no, I don't need to. I enjoy the chopping and the slicing and the mashing, boiling and the steaming. I don't really think, again, just another thing on the worktop, isn't it? But yeah, get rid of it. That's my advice to you. On that note, what is the worst thing you've bought for your kitchen that you never use?

That's a great convo, isn't it? I think mine would be, I would have said a moolly a little while ago, but that's coming to its own with the old tomatoes. I've got a Magi Mix, which doesn't get used enough. Very expensive bit of kit that. And I don't use it enough. Do you know why? Because my kitchen cupboards, on the wall, right, you've got your units.

So I've got my, you know, my worktop. And then you have a space, don't you, where your units are? My units are so low that my Magi Mix doesn't go underneath. It is absolutely absurd how low my cupboards are. One day, I hope to do the kitchen. I mean, there's a lot more to do before then. But it really aggravates me, actually. And that is the reason I don't use it enough

because it doesn't fit on the side. I mean, it's not the most, you know, terrible dilemma, I know, but it is aggravating. So, yeah, what's your worst, most wasteful buy, would you say, in the kitchen? What's in the cupboard that you never use? 07-8-19-19. drop us a voice note or leave me a little message on WhatsApp please.

I saw these in Marks and Spencers and it reminded me of when you went away last year and you said that you couldn't get enough of them pastry, feta things. I don't know if this is anything like what you had, but I thought I'd send it you anyway. Well, Gina, I'll tell you something for nothing. They are absolutely like the old Spanacopoda. that I like from Greece. Spinage and feta rolls, they look unbelievable. I haven't seen them in there, which is a rarity for me.

So thank you, and I shall be going to purchase some ASAP. Love it when people think of me, and they're in the shops or when they're on holiday. And the family, giant unicorns for ro-ro or parent and child badges for else, bells. She needs something new, though. I feel like she needs a new thing. What can we give earlier? Can anyone think of something for else that we can, what she talks about a lot?

I always feel like she's sort of in with everything. But let me, let me know. I must apologise also for getting everybody into the word game, bubble word jam. I feel like I should be paid really. I do loads of advertising and don't get a thing for it. But you've got to talk about what you're into, haven't you? You've got to talk about your life.

Not Stephen Bartlett. No, I'm only joking. I keep having to go at him. I don't mean it. It's a genius, the guy. I know what he's done. But yeah, the bubble word jam. Heard you mention it with Nat's nieces,

and I thought I would check it out. What a mistake that was. Haven't stopped on Level 37, Mastery, 309. Thank you very much and take care. Emma from Sittingbourne. Well, you know what I think? You're using your brain, aren't you?

and sitting scrolling aimlessly looking at shit. So there you go. There'll be a little conversation next week. We'll go more in depth for the bubble world jam for Nats and nieces. It has been missed. It's back very, very soon. Ellsbell's been away, ain't she? But you have loved the mash-up.

Everyone really enjoyed me, Linny and Rowe, and they said they loved it and they like hearing different voices. So, yeah, we'll do a bit more of that. It'll be lovely. I think an Ells, Bells and Tony's spesh would be quite good. I'm going to organise that soon. This is a lovely message. Listen to this.

Jumped about with the guest pods recently, sorry. Don't be sorry. Do what you like them. See, I'll point a podcasting, isn't it? I know there's a little bit of an order, but you can listen to what you want, when you want. It's the whole point. Before I read this message, actually,

I have said it before, and I'll say it again. I think after the summer holidays, there's sort of a pressure almost to, Oh, I've got to catch up, I'm so behind. Don't worry about it. Listen whenever you want to listen or skip a few and just come straight back in. Just as long as you subscribe and you follow, they'll all be there for you whenever you want to listen to them. Jumped about with the guest pods recently, sorry, but had the one on today that was talking about when your children go to nursery and the bonds you make as a parent.

It really struck a call. My closest friends are my nursery mums and I'm not sure I'd be surviving this parenting. in Malaki without them. We've laughed, cried, danced, hugged, drank, being there and done whatever it is the others need in that moment. From the once a week street corner catch-ups after the school drop off to awaiting the school disco pickups in the pub together, it truly takes a village and I love mine so very much. Yes, life can be chaos at times, and the only day I'm realistically helpful is Wednesdays, as that's my day off, but knowing I can collect, pick up anyone who needs it, and that they would do the same for me is priceless.

Without nursery, who knows if we'd have otherwise got chatting, but school playgrounds aren't very sociable if you don't already know people, are they? Especially up north where it always rains as soon as it's collection time, so probably not. Thanks as always, Emma. Emma, loads to unpick there. Firstly, why does it always rain at school pick up time? It can be blazing sunshine, can't it, a quarter past two?

And off your trot with no brolly, no umbrella. No raincoat. The kids have gone to school without coats and absolutely pissing down by 3 o'clock. That happens a lot, actually, a lot. I know what you mean. I live in a village and I would say at the moment I've got two friends who help me so much and I help them, they help me and it is lovely that, you know, you find a couple of school mums that you really get on with. If you're lucky to have a group, great. But I think if you have one or two by your side that you know you can call for a bit of help, they're on my daughter's list at school, you know, where they can always pick up if they need to. So if there's an emergency, and I agree with you, it's very, very special. And I've done exactly the same with Abby and Rachel, you know, laughed, cry, danced, drank, etc., etc. So, yeah, I get it.

And it is very, very special. And for anyone with babies who's going to go into that stage or else bells will be, I'm sure, going into it. soon, you know, you will make the odd friend and you think, oh, I've got my friends and what have you. But those friends, those school friends and nursery friends, those mums can become your nearest and dearest, I would say. So yeah, you're very lucky if you haven't started it yet. This made me laugh a lot. Holly. I don't think, you know, you were rushing. You were thinking of me, but you were rushing your text. But I love it. A little bit of predictive text here. Nat, colon from accounts series three is on.

BBC iPlayer kept that one quiet. Well, if it is colon from accounts, they certainly have. I've not seen any press for it. But if you are talking about Colin from accounts, I've not seen any press. And thank you. I cannot wait to watch it. Anyone else not seeing Colin from accounts?

Get it on your list. Get it watched. Fantastic. It really is brilliant. Right. I've banged on for enough time now. As it's a Natch chats, I'm going to give a few people a call. See what they're up to?

Have a little rant. Here we go. Can you hear me? I can't. I'll tell you what, gal. I'm fed up with this technology. I know, honestly. It's a piss take.

What do you think, Joe? I think it is, piss take? Yeah. Hello, Joe. How are you? You're all right, yeah? Where we've been today? It's been swimming, ain't we?

Yeah, what we've done? We done our lengths, didn't we, mate? How are you, Nat? Oh, I'm really good. I'm really good. It's so lovely to finally talk to you. You've been messaging me, gal, for how long now? Right since the beginning, really.

Many, many? Yeah, yeah. I see you out and about, and I see you walking. I'm out on me walk. You saw me this morning. You should give me a beep. I didn't, no, I didn't want to distract you. I see you were in, like, falling motion.

you're sitting your own. And you've got, so you're only down the road, which is so lovely. But you've got your horses, haven't you? Yeah, I'm currently at the moment in the middle of the field, binding up some electric tape. And Joey's helping me. Oh, bless his heart. Bless his heart.

We're in the middle of the field, didn't we? And he's helping, yeah. That's fantastic. So listen, for the listeners, because I just think you're absolutely amazing, Tell us about your jury. So Joey has a learning disability and he is you're 30 now, aren't you, Joe?

Joey doesn't talk but he fully understands our conversation and can have a real good laugh, don't you, mate? He has epilepsy, so obviously that takes over his life but at the same time he still enjoys his life.

He loves. What do you love? Do you love? What was you going on? about your signs. So there's a fair soon, isn't there? And he loves the fair and signs. And what did we do once, Joe? We nicked one of the posters from Tesco, didn't we? And he found it really funny. Bearing of mind, this post obviously was well out of date, so it was fine, wasn't it, Joe? But he still goes on about it. He signs Macaton, so he signs all the time.

Brilliant. It's fully aware of everything going on. And also, Joe, Joe, what else do you like? I've got a lovely video, didn't I? What do you like the best? What quiz? Deal or no deal? No.

Funny enough, we were watching that not long ago, weren't we, mate? Just very briefly before we had to come and do this job. I'll tell you what, Gail. Who's your favourite in your personal opinion? Noel Edmonds or Stephen Mulhorn? Oh, what do you think, Joe? Yeah. I've seen yet.

Both, fair enough. That's kind. Yeah. That is kind. So, yeah, no, I've known Joey for about, oh, you are helping me. Hang on, I can't keep up. I'm not quick enough. I've known Joey for about nearly 20 years, so I've been caring for about 20 years myself.

Amazing. Nearly 20 years, isn't it? Yeah. You can start my little buddy, my best mate, isn't you? Yeah, and we go swimming once a week, don't we, local? And we do our 30 lengths, don't we? Yeah. Oh, that's quite a lot.

That's a lot, isn't it? I must say there's not full limbs, but to the line. But that's good enough, isn't it? Oh, yeah, and he's signing at the moment jumping in. Brilliant. Jump in, don't you? We do halfway point, and then he jumps in. Oh, it's fantastic.

Honestly. So, Gail, how did that start then with Joey? And how have you kept that up for so long? So, when I left school, I went to college. I went to Capell Manor in near to MField. Basically, I did a completely different job, not job, sorry, course, it was a horse management course. Because at the time, I didn't know what I wanted to do when I left school.

So then obviously you get to a point where you need to earn money, you know, you need to get, I wanted to drive and, you know, I want to be independent and stuff. Unfortunately, my course is. closed down. Gone, Joe, mate. And so I left college and went to a very, very, just wanted a full-time job. So I went to a factory with electronics, really random.

Not something that I wanted to do, but it was a job. And I wanted to buy my own car, you know, drive and being independent. I had other jobs like at weekends. I used to work at the Great Amald Car Boot. I used to work at a calf for many years and I'm still in contact of my old boss now and she's 80

and then I went to as a carer down the road from Much Adam I was a carer there for 15 years and that's how I met Joey Joey was there he was on the house that I used to work out

blindy boy sorry he's like ahead of me at the moment and yeah I was there for for 15 years and then Joey went to the college up where he was and then he moved down into Bishop Stalkford and he's in Bishop Storkeford now and he has his own flat, don't you mate. You have a very nice flat.

Then I moved from there and I still kept in contact with you, didn't I, even when I worked there. And yeah, then we've been in contact ever since, didn't we? We've got to come in once a week. Yeah, and you come to my house and make yourself at home, don't you? And you go to my mum's house, you make yourself home at my mum's house. So, yeah, I'm still a caring now. And I do this, like, out of my full-time job.

So I work with adults, with learning disability, full-time as well. So I'm a busy bee. You are a busy bee. And honestly, you put me to shame. When I think about, oh, I'm so busy and I've got loads to do, you know, I listen to you, and I just think it's absolutely incredible. It's amazing. Not only that, sorry to interrupt you.

I also raise money for charities in my spare time. Oh yeah, loads of spare time. Yeah, I've got loads of spare time. But I, yeah, raise money for charities to do this equine table top sale. And we raise money for small charities. And I do that every two months. So we kind of like, yeah, we've been doing that for nearly six years. Well, I need to come down and see you both, I think,

because you're only down the road. You should. You just come for a walk with us, hey Joe? Absolutely. Let's sort it out because I'm always having a walk. So I'll just come and meet you and come down. You can come and walk me and my horse and Joey. Absolutely.

100%, gal. No, that's all I do. And honestly, thank you so much for listening to the pod. Oh, no, I love it. And we'll come into your show in October. Fantastic. Bishop Stortford? Yes.

Brilliant. Fantastic. Well, listen. I'll see you then, but keep in touch and we'll go for a walk. Yes, definitely. Thanks, now. All right. Talk to you soon.

Cheers, Gail. Bye, Jo. Say bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Lovely Gail.

Honestly, what a lovely lady. Fills her life with just helping everybody. A very selfless, funny woman. And I'm so pleased to say hello to her today. Brilliant. Here is somebody. I haven't spoken to for ages. And she's one of my favourite humans that I've met through the pod.

So let's have a little chat with Georgina, the fact lady, as I like to call her. Hello, mate. Well, I tell you something, I was so happy. No, genuinely, I was so happy to hear from you. Oh, cool, cool. How have you been? Yeah, all right, all right.

It's been a shitty year. It's been a good year, a shit of year, and, you know, blah, blah, blah, make the most of it and all that. But, yeah, it's been busy. It's been busy. Because the last time we spoke, I think you were moving. Yeah, I mean, that's a long story that, you know, you need a whole pod for. Right, okay.

That can happen. I'll get you on the Patreon. Don't you worry. Yeah, go for it, go for it. Yeah. No, so we've been in our place now for a couple of months. So, yes, it's all good. It's a, my husband works in a private school,

and he kind of got a little extra job in the school that comes with a flat. Okay. So, yeah, so we're kind of near to the school. So we've moved kind of around from like 3 o'clock on the M25, around to 6 o'clock on the N25, so new area, new people. So, yeah, it's all good.

Well, that's nice. By the way, that means nothing to. to me? Well, you're kind of up like midnight on the M25. Okay. If you look at, you know, so I'm kind of on the other side of London to where you are. Right. Yeah, down in the South. Yeah, Dan's hair. Dan's hair. About 10 minute drive from Gatwick, so. All right, okay. Yeah, people know airports, so yeah, kind of, not too far from Gatwick, so. Yeah, it's all good. Excellent, excellent. Have you been catching up or have you been too busy to listen? No, I've listened to quite a few

Because I'm on Patreon now It's not the case of listening anymore Because I like watching it And then you have more time, don't you, to just listen to it than you do to sit down and actually watch it So what I tend to do is when I'm working And I'm kind of, you know, concentrate

I have that on in the background And kind of just watch it But I'm not up to date As in the not kind of listen to the last couple But yeah, I've been listening But yeah, it's just so bloody much, Isn't it? What I've started to say is

I hate that sort of pressure especially people they go on holiday your routine goes out the window in life so people shouldn't feel pressure sort of oh I'm so behind there's no behind you just listen when you listen

don't matter does it? Absolutely You know You used to be my listening in the bath kind of thing but now I don't I've got a bathroom with my shower because where we've moved into

it's like two bathrooms So Terry Mousman's got the bathroom with the bath in it And I've got the one with the shower So Well, hang on a minute Hang on, sorry Surely you can step into Terry's bathroom and have a bath It's a boy's bath

It's a boy's bathroom Right, okay You know, I only go in there to clean Right, okay Get out quickly Nah, fair enough But I prefer a shower anyway Long Wallowing in your own filth

So yeah So I've just got to kind of get into a routine and have you But because I work shifts, you know, there is no routine in my life. It's, you know, all over the place. Up is down and down is up, yeah. But it's all good. Are you coming to any shows soon? Am I going to see you soon?

Yeah, yeah. So I'm coming to your brunch. Oh, brilliant, yes. Yeah, I've booked a room as well. Oh, I'm well pleased about that. I'm going to enjoy a few beverage Einos. Excellent. And I'm coming to Covent Garden.

Me, my mate, Julie. Me, Julie. Yeah, we're coming in. on the 8th of November or whenever it is. Oh, that's brilliant. I'm so pleased. Oh, good. So I'll be along to a few.

That's great. I'm looking forward to it. I've got a question for you, Jay. Go on. It just popped up because this is a solo, so I was talking bollocks to myself. What's the most ridiculous thing you've bought for the kitchen that's a complete waste that's just sat in a cupboard?

Well, the kitchen's my husband's domain, to be fair. I mean, we can take it out the kitchen. What have you bought and never used, or something that's in a cupboard? Well, we use it every now and then, and then you kind of forget about it, and you don't use it for months, and then you find it again. You think, oh, shit, I've got this. And you use it, and that's the velveterizer. Ah, yes.

From hotel chocolate. But, yeah, because we've moved, I mean, since... In this last year, I've moved house four times. So I am... Bloody hell. In boxes, out of boxes. In boxes out of boxes. So still half of our kitchen.

I mean, we've moved from a house that had quite a big kitchen to a flat that's got quite small, so half of our kitchen is in boxes. But things like smoothie makers and the velveteriser, you know, they seem like a good idea at the time. I've never had an air fryer. and I've never we've never kind of gone down that route of gadgety things

but yeah so I would have thought that's the most kind of common thing that I have that I don't use but what about you? I think interestingly we've got a velveteriser and you are right it doesn't come out a lot

but when it comes out it's really enjoyable and it makes for everyone listening so velveterise it's a hot chocolate maker so you get your your sachets or you can buy it, you can put any hot chocolate in it. Or, you know, it froths up milk and it's just a really nice thing, isn't it? But again, you don't really need it. You can boil milk in a pan, you know.

You can do. I mean, my husband, he likes milky coffee, so he doesn't like have a kettle coffee, as I call it. He likes milk. So I kind of tend to bung it in there, put a coffee in there, one sugar and put that on. And then, like, two minutes later, he's got a nice smooth coffee. so it does have its place, but then it kind of, I don't know my cluster on the kitchen side. Maybe it will go into a cupboard. And then you forget about it for another couple of months until you find it again and then you get it out.

But, you know, when now it's autumn, you think, oh, hot chocolate at night. Yeah, nice, nice. And I've tried, I've been really good. I've not been boozing during the week. Oh, blammy. No, I know. I know. I've been really good.

I mean, it makes me sound out an elkie. But, no, genuinely, I've been really just a bit more aware. I want to wake up in the morning. I don't want to feel as tired. I've got, you know, just that energy. You don't have the energy. You know, I think as you get older, you really notice it. So you're right about having a little hot chocolate treat in the evening.

Yeah, it might do it. Yeah, it's nice. Get it out again. I mean, I'm still, I'm on day two of recovery of a bit of a heavy weekend for me. I'm not a big drinker. But you know my sister passed away last year. Yes, I do. Her daughter got married this weekend.

Oh. Just gone. So it was obviously a really amazing day and all of that. You know, a bit kind of sad at parts. But, yeah, so we went away for the weekend and I drunk more than I normally drink. And, yeah, day two of recovery, and I'm smacking. Still shattered. But you know what? You deserve that.

God, you needed a blowout. It's a beautiful time, but I'm sure an emotional weekend as well. Yeah, yeah. I mean, her husband's brother died. Literally two weeks before. My sister died. And, yeah. So it was a proper shit time last December.

And so, yeah, so it was obviously, you know, sad for him and his family and us and our family as well. But we tried to be more happy than sad. And yeah, so she's all married now and off on our honeymoon. Oh, that's lovely. It's great news. Onward and upwards, I say. Yeah, yeah, you've got to be. Yeah, you have to be.

You have to be. Well, it's been really lovely having a quick chat. It's lovely to hear your voice. I truly mean that. And I'm really, really happy that I'm going to see you a couple of times over the autumnal months. Definitely. Well, we'll certainly have a few, say, cheeky, cheeky whatever's. Bevararginis, as you said.

Absolutely. Yeah, Beveralgina. Yeah, and it'd be nice to catch up with you, mate. 100%. All right, Jee. Thanks so much. Thanks for your time today. All right.

See you later. Bye. Cheers, bye. Bye. Georgina, everybody. She's absolutely fantastic. And again, being through so much, always sees sort of the positive side. of things and what an amazing but really hard weekend she must have had. Incredible,

isn't it? Life's mad. Last but not least, a new voice. Lovely Jodie. We're going to give Jody a ring now. I bloody love doing these. I say it every time. I should do more of these. But it's just so nice to talk to people and just have that little chat. I've just had a message I'm going to read it straight away. Lisa from Bucks. Just listen to your latest step with Sam Nixon and had to say, what, a lovely guy and heartwarming chat. I hope his book stays top of the charts.

He just came across so down to earth and sweet. He's got himself a new fan and follower. So there we go, Sam. I hope you enjoyed that last week. He really is a lovely, as you say, just a normal down to earth. It's really, they're hard to find in our industry, and he really is sort of the earth.

I'm pleased, and I've had lots of messages about it. And I do. I keep saying it, and I will plug it, is books beautiful, autumn by Sam Nixon. It's beautiful. It's pricey because it's hard back, but it's one of those books you'll keep forever. And it's really good. And if you've not listened, have a listen to that one, Sam Nixon. Hello.

Hello, Jolde. You're all right? Yeah, how are you? Yeah, good, thank you. Do you know what? It's your lucky day. It's really boring this, but the last two listeners I've phoned, my technology hasn't worked

and I've had to do the speaker thing and hold the phone up but yours has gone straight through to the Bluetooth connection and is working fine well and do you know what it's really funny I'll get such crap signal at my house so I've driven to the local car park

have you? You think I'll get better signal indoors than in a car park in the middle of nowhere but no so yeah so yeah very weird thank you so much for driving all that way for me I know it's literally 30 seconds up the road but yeah you're welcome You could have really milk that, Jody.

You could have said, yeah, he's taking me out. I could have done. I could have done. And my husband's just, he just rung, and I forwarded his call, and then I'll just message. No, he messaged. He's still on the phone. I said, no, she hasn't rung yet. She's probably playing a trumpet.

Is that what he said? Oh, very good. Very, very good. I've not heard that one before. Oh, okay. I'm only joking. Yeah. You heard it many times.

Absolutely. Jod, thanks for coming on and having a little chat with me. Not a problem. Thanks for having me. You were talking about how empty your house feels. Yes. Tell me about it. So I've got a 12-year-old and an 11-year-old.

The 11-year-old has just started secondary school. And they're close in age, but they want to do very different things. She still wants to go to the park and play, whereas my son is more entering the teenage years where he doesn't want to. He wants to hang out with his friends, or he wants to do activities that cost a fortune and literally only last an hour. or like trampoline or then he wants to go to the driving range.

So we've been busy and swimming and stuff all over the holidays, doing loads of different things, trying to cram in the washing, still keeping the house nice, walking the dog, all the normal things that go on that you can cram in when they're at school. So literally manic summer holidays, lovely.

But so they've gone like fully this week and now it's like, oh, do I do something with myself, the house is spotless. Yeah, it just feels weird. And you'd think as they got older, you'd kind of get used to it because they're not as noisy. They're in their rooms. They're a bit more independent.

But it just feels so weird that they're not around because of having them around for six weeks. Well, I completely agree with you. And I don't think you ever get used to it, Joad. I think, like you, last week I found really difficult. Just coming back after that school run, and it's just, you can hear a pin drop. It's, it's, you, you know, you mean and groan when they're at home,

don't you? And you think, oh God, you know, so much to do. But actually, we love it, don't we? Yeah. And then, like, you beat yourself up and you think, why did I get so stressed about the washing? Because two days then being back into school full time, all the washings away, and you wouldn't even know there'd been a summer holidays here. But when you're in that and they're arguing or you're waiting for a delivery, but they want to go out, they want someone, they want dropped off here, they want someone to stay. And you're just like, can you just give me a minute? And it's like, no, why should they? They're just being normal kids. Yeah, absolutely. You're going to absolutely love a pod. I've got. coming up. I've spoke to a lovely called Nicole. And it's all about those years, sort of

the teenage years and how we shouldn't give them that much of a hard time because everything they're doing, they're just growing up. It's all very natural and normal, you know. Yeah, yeah. So, Joad, when did you start listening to the pod? So it was in an

October and I was in centreparts and I was listening, I was cooking and I was listening to Parent in Hell and Rebecca gave you a shout out. So when did you start the pod? I can't remember. I started it in April, 2024. So I had from April to October to binge listen to, which was fantastic. And now you're just waiting on, you know, it's like your drip feed

and you're just waiting for the Monday and the Thursday, you know, the special ones on Patreon to come out. But, you know, he gave you a shout out and I thought, I will. I'll do that. And yeah, hooks up a thing. Oh, that's lovely. A little bit of Beckett, love. That's what I like.

Yeah. And I actually bumped into him at Centre Parks. Oh, did you? Yeah, yeah. And I very sneakily and very quickly asked him for a photo and he was very polite and, yeah, I got a lovely photo with him. Excellent. He's a lovely bloke, Rob.

Yeah, he's very down to my life. Yeah, he definitely comes across like that, as do you. Well, thank you very much. Well, I don't really, it's interesting, isn't it? When we talk about Rob, I don't see myself as the same as him. I see him as a famous person and I'm not one. So it's a bit weird. No, I didn't say you're up there with him, that definitely.

I know, it's just the way my mind works, you know. Yeah, yeah. And we've got the traitors to look forward to. He's in that, isn't he? I know, and Ramesh. I know. I met Ramesh at Beyonce, and again, he was very polite and accommodating. Another sort of the earth?

Yeah, I'm just waiting to tick Tom Davis off and Josh Ridd have come off my list. And of course you. Oh, that's all right. Now, are you coming to any of the shows? Am I going to see you? No, I'm not. because I couldn't get anyone to come to the brunch with me. Same enough.

And I messaged you when you was doing your tours before. And you said the age is the only one I could broke into to come into a show was my daughter, but she's not 14 because I did message and ask there was an age. That's right. That's right. Yeah. And I can't get tickets for Panto. Why?

Because the date, we've heard of dancing and football, I just can't get over to you on the dates that you're then doing Panto. Oh, what a show. Shane, well, you know something. What I need you to think about is coming on your own. Because I can hook you up, I promise you, with some of my listeners who will be coming and you will not feel on your own. I promise you. Camilla, Sam, Beck's, all these listeners now, this little lovely community of people, you would never feel on your own.

I can personally put you in contact with some women and they will meet you and help you. So I'm just letting you know. Oh, perfect. Yeah, okay. All right? Yes, thank you. So just drop me a message and we can have a chat about it. Excellent.

Thank you very much. Jody, before you go, I've got a question for you. Go for it. It's a little bit random but you know what the pod's about, right? And this has just come up and I've been rambling to myself. What is the most ridiculous thing you've bought for your kitchen, an appliance or something that's in a cupboard that you hardly use? A garlic peeler

So it peels the skin off the garlic But it doesn't It's bollocks, you end up throwing it on the side And then peeling it yourself I love that I've never heard of a garlic peeler Yeah And you probably don't

Because I just probably just got conned But because it doesn't work whatsoever Oh wow Oh, it's a good question that, isn't it? Yeah, that's a very good question Yeah, because I bet everyone's got something Everyone's got something It's my new one

That's my new one Yeah Mine is many things, if I'm honest, but yours is better than mine. I've come up with, I tell you what I don't use. I've got one of those, is it a mandolin or a madeline? No idea. It's a slicer, but it's kind of quite large and it's very sharp. And it's to do ribbon, cutting and all that sort of jazz.

Never fucking used it. Petrified, I'm going to chop my finger off. Yeah, yeah. So there you go. Everyone's got something, yeah. Everyone has got something. Jodie, thank you so much for driving 30 seconds away. Not a problem.

And say hello to your husband for me. I will do. Tell him thank you for the joke and I hope to see you soon. Stay in touch. Yes, I will do. Thanks, Nat. All right. Thank you, Jod.

See you later. Bye. Bye. Lovely, Jo. That applies to all of you, you know. Anybody listening who feels that they don't want to come somewhere on their own, you won't be on your own. The audiences at my shows are all there for the same reason

because they like the pod, like talking about rubbish, and want to have a laugh, and some deep and meaningful conversations along the way. You will never feel on your own. It's friendly, it's fun, and we're a community together. So if you are thinking, oh, I'd like to go to that, that I'm on my own. Honestly, bite the bullet and message me. 077-8-20-19-19, message me, and I promise you, I will sort it out for you that you won't be on your own. I'll get someone to meet you, all those little bits and pieces.

Okay? Remember, we have Bishop Stortford Theatre, which is coming up very, very soon, October the 18th. We've got the Fortune Theatre in London. Sorry, Bishop Storkford is South Mill Arts Theatre. Then we've got the Fortune Theatre in London, which is, I believe, November the 8th, and then we've got the weekend after, which I believe is going to fuck this up, November the 15th.

You have to check these dates out, and that's the Demby in Tring. And those three shows are going to be really lovely. They're Sunday afternoons, and it'll be a real laugh. So please, have it. a little look at my Comey, links on my bio, or you'll see it underneath the episodes on Spotify or on Patreon, it's all there. Have a little look. And if you are flying solo, don't worry about it. You'll be fine. And it's a really empowering thing to do to go out on your own. You'll feel really,

really good after it. Let me know if you're thinking about doing it. And also, after the shows, let me know if that's what you did and how you felt. I'm going to end with a couple of little messages which I really liked, and I just want to thank you all for the messages that you send me. And this one is about a live show, but I really liked it. Hi, Anna, it's Joe and Hitchin. I'm just catching up on all your pods because I just not been able to listen to much over the summer.

And keep hearing you talking about the brunch, and I'm so gutted. I've been so irritated and annoyed that I can't come because the date doesn't work. And then I was just listening to your last one talking about grief. with Auntie Linney. Well, that's the last one I'm listening to. And I thought, do you know what?

I'm really lucky. I can't come to the brunch because it's my dad's 70th birthday that day. And we're all out as a family. Just my mom and dad and me and my sister, not all the kids and everything. We're doing that separately the weekend after. Just something for the four of us. And I thought, you know what?

I'm 43 and I get to celebrate my dad's 70th birthday. And, you know, and I know that's not, you know, You lost your parents young and other people on the pod coming in and saying it. I thought, as much as I'd love to be at that brunch, I appreciate how lucky I am. So I hope you and the girls have a great time and everybody else, all the Pod Squad girls that I met when I came to Hartford. I know most of them are all going. So I hope you all have a really wonderful time. And I am really sad and I am really jealous that I can't join in.

But I also feel really blessed and really lucky about what I'll be doing instead. So send in lots of love and hopefully I can make the next one. Don't do it next year in September though because that's my mum, 70. All right, thanks, Nat. Have fun, lots of love. Thank you, Joe. And I think it is so important to remember that. Sometimes we get annoyed about something and then you twist it on his head and you think,

no, actually, I'm really fortunate and really lucky. So I love that message. And Joe, I promise you I won't do it in September next year. Or if I do one in September, I'll make sure there's a bloody other one. Right, that's it. There we go. A little next chat. I hope you've really, really enjoyed it. Let me know what you thought of it. I'm not going to say the number again because I'll bore you to death. Oh, well, I will. O-Sy-7-8, 20, 19-19, 19 on WhatsApp. Let me know if you enjoyed it. Let me know what you'd like me to talk about on these. I could sit and ramble for ages. So if you like the solo ones, tell me what you'd like to hear. On that note, I'm off, school on time, back to the K-L. which I love, back to a busy household, and go and check on my Eliza, bless a little heart.

Can I also remind all of you that tomorrow there's a wonderful Patreon out? Don't forget, it's me and my mate, listener Sam, Tink, Alice, you'll love it. Join Patreon and join the family for the bonuses. You'll get a lot there. There's a lot for your dollar. You take care, everybody. Have a fantastic weekend, and I'll speak to you next week. Cheers!