Life with Nat - EP9: Scraping the Barrel

Episode Date: May 19, 2024

You the listeners are getting very used to a Monday episode and Nat didn’t want to let you down! So in this ep Nat and Marc have a little nag about how well the phone ep went down with the children, how good Rob Beckett is at stand up and Marc hopes the one listener in Ecuador gets in touch. Enjoy! Please subscribe, follow, and leave a review. xxx You can find us in all places here; https://podfollow.com/lifewithnat/view INSTA: @natcass1 A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [e-mail] SHOW INFO: Life with Nat - it’s me! Natalie Cassidy and I’ll be chatting away to family, friends and most importantly YOU. I want to pick people's brains on the subjects that I care about- whether that’s where all the odd socks go, weight and food or kids on phones. Each week I will be letting you into my life as i chat about my week, share my thoughts on the mundane happenings as well as the serious. I have grown up in the public eye and have never changed because of it. Life with Nat is the podcast for proper people. Come join the community. ♥️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get groceries delivered across the GTA from Real Canadian Superstore with PC Express. Shop online for super prices and super savings. Try it today and get up to $75 in PC Optimum Points. Visit Superstore.ca to get started. Hello you lovely people. The Natterholics have spoken. I think that might be your name. So, I'll let you into a little secret. Wasn't going to do one today.

Because I'm super busy with everything snowed under but I've done one every single Monday and although they're meant to be bonuses everyone's getting a little bit used to the fact that well Monday and Thursday is becoming a bit of a thing so here we are at 22 11 I said I've got to do one for Monday. Please, can you help me? So I thought what I'd do today, seriously, last Thursday went down so well. It was the phone episode. I've had so many lovely messages.

So I thought I'd just do a little chat. Mark can chip in when he wants. And I could play some messages all about what you thought of the girls being on it Mark we've had a great response regarding Eliza and J-Dog yes bless them it was lovely listening to them it was I wonder if we're doing the right thing having them on there was a part of me that thought I don't know are we showing too much of them but i thought you know what they wanted to do it very much especially joni yeah she's really i mean all evening before she went to bed she's talking about wanting to do it but i think it's fine because you know they're old enough to know what they're doing yeah i know but she's seven yeah but yeah no you're right they

enjoy it yeah and i'm fine with that and you're fine with that so that's actually i don't give a shit what anyone thinks really they're fine we're fine it's fine yeah hi hon it's danielle again from london can i just say how refreshing it's been to hear your kids perspectives on phones from two different age groups i mean you always feel like you're the only parent that moans about your kid being on the phone but it's nice to actually hear their perspective and how actually they do listen and they do understand our reasonings about you know safety and brain damage from phones anyway thought that was great love them well thank you Danielle I thought it

was absolutely lovely of you um and yes it is is nice, isn't it, getting the kids' thoughts? Because you don't hear much of the children in podcasts, and I thought it would just be really eye-opening for people to hear actually what they thought about it. And I did sit them down. There wasn't a lot of editing, and I didn't tell them what to say. That is them. So, yeah, I'm very proud of them, really, for how they feel about it all.

I'd like to know where Joni got that description from, of why it was bad to have... I think that is from school. Right. Because I remember a video. Yes. Do you remember the video? It was a YouTube video, funnily enough, that I don't let them watch.

It was on Snapchat. No. They had to download TikTok. Yeah., that I don't let them watch. Yeah, it was on Snapchat. No. Yeah. They had to download TikTok. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. No, I don't remember that. No, there was a YouTube video and they had a little bit of homework about it.

They had to watch it. And it was kind of a cartoon and these strangers came up and, you know. Oh, it's worked. Oh, it has worked. Yeah. I have to talk about something else for five minutes. That fish finger sandwich today and chips. No, no.

No, it's absolutely killed me. It was really nice. No, it killed me. So I'm talking about Mark and I went for lunch today and we were working in the same place. So we went for lunch, and I ordered fish finger sandwiches and chips. Now, don't get me wrong, absolutely lovely, but it has annihilated me.

I look nine months pregnant within about half an hour. That might be a slight exaggeration. No. Nine months pregnant. No, I felt so bloated after it. I can't eat white bread. No. Nothing to do with the plate of chips.

No, and the chips. No, I don't, I can't eat all of that. It kills me now. Did you not feel uncomfortable in the afternoon? I mean, I felt like I was going to fall asleep at one point. It's okay, actually. Really? Yeah.

Did you feel bloated after the chorizo pasta? Yeah, a little. Well, no, not really, but it was gluten-free. Fair enough. It was like the Turkish we had last week. Well. Now. That was quantity.

Yeah, but that killed it. Not the quality. Yeah, but that killed us. Yeah, that was quite... quality yeah that was quite you should explain that story well we went to the pub after work

same place again working in the same place yeah yeah Sophie and Mia came back friends of mine and ours sorry and we ended up going in the local pub

but they don't do food. So we can order a takeaway to the pub. Perfect. It is perfect. So we got a Turkish, but I must have eaten so much of that bread. What's the bread called? With the meat in it.

Flat bread? No. Pizza? No, I wish Ellie was here. What's that bread called? Foner. Ask Ellie what that is. Ells?

Yeah? Babe, what's the name of that bread you get from the Turkish? We can't remember it. With the meat in it. Lammergen? Oh, Lammergen. Hang on a minute. You mean the one with the lamb in?

Not just what is the bread? No, but I knew Ellie would knowagen. Oh, hang on a minute. You've added... You mean the one with the lamb in, not just what is the bread. No, but I knew Elliot would know that. Oh. Sorry, I was... We're doing a pod. Oh. No, I can't remember the name of the bread with the meat in it. Lapmagen.

Lapmagen. Sorry, what is it? Lapmagen. I think it is... Yeah, it's Turkish. No, basically, Mark and I are doing a correspondence episode for Monday because I'm panicking that I haven't got one for Monday and I've done every Monday.

So I've roped him into sitting up here. I'm doing a bit of correspondence about today's ep. And then I've gone into the fact that I nearly had a heart attack and died after a Turkish in the pub last week because I ate so much bread that it doesn't agree with me so i had to ask you what the bread was oh thank you you're right all right yeah yeah all good just getting into bed all right sweetheart how are the tomato plants all right love you love you darling oh she's got a palm all right well i'll help you with that soon. Very good.

I need to get the soil and stuff. I just don't know. Yeah, this week's been a bit of a rattle. Bit of a stinker. A bit of a weekend. All right, darling. Okay. All right.

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off your first month. That's betterhelp.com. Hi, Natalie. It's Vanessa here from sunny Suffolk. I just have to say I'm halfway through episode A and I had to voice note you to say I'm almost in tears with just like happiness of listening to your beautiful daughters and how articulate they are and it was just so nice to hear them on the pod and how just a massive credit they are to you absolutely just a lovely episode so yeah you've done an absolutely sterling job they are amazing and well done love the pod love you well done oh how lovely nice if you moved in here yeah and had 48 hours with them you'd understand how bad it is well yeah no it isn't really when she said tears

I thought she meant it was gonna oh she hated it well I thought it was a critique of the I thought it was a good episode can I just say to everybody

it's quite exciting having Mark here because he did the whole oh I'm not gonna be in it I'm gonna be like the stick I'm not gonna be in it never said that yes you did never mentioned the stick I'm not gonna be innit never said that yes you did

never mentioned a stick oh no me and Josh Widdicombe did right okay thanks sorry Josh said that not me I mean it's a strange

reference I mean I haven't wandered in with a helmet on have I fair enough what are you talking about that's just the word helmet makes me laugh helmet

that's really bad where do the kids get it from oh my hopefully they're not talking about helmets yet well no motorbikes are dangerous no I'm only on this because you've got no one else as you can hear Elia's about to go to bed no it's true alright

Maria's probably out she's normally out she's at a party she isn't well doing important things for her work yeah

no it's true right who's available no one got anyone nearby no got other neighbours in it's really late and. Who's available? No one. Got anyone nearby? No. You've got other neighbours in?

It's really late and I've just got you here. Dave? Dave would do it. Brian would do it. Dave would do it with bells on. Right. Why don't you go and get Nancy? No, I'm not doing that. No, she's lovely.

That's the landlady of our local pub. You don't want to listen. One day I'm going to get her on there. You need to get Nancy. I am going to get her on. Listen to this. Nat, I'm going to get her on there. You need to get an answer. I am going to get her on. Listen to this. Nat, I absolutely adored today's podcast. Your girls are so knowledgeable and mature in their opinions on phone do's and don'ts.

It was so lovely to hear that despite their ages, they seem to really have their heads screwed on. And that's an absolute credit to you. My daughter would say, you don't talk to strangers if I ask what not to do if she had any apps. She doesn't. I'm avoiding phones until high school too.

She would not be as eloquent about it all as Joni was. She was so confident. It was lovely to hear. Isn't that nice? Very nice. I mean, I just think I must have picked a good 10 minutes. Well, I must say, I'm 10 minutes well I must say I'm very lucky because I do get to listen to your

podcast you know the rough cut yeah once Emma's done her magic yeah yeah yeah and it was very much on my mind that the little Joanie that I was listening to didn't quite represent the little

Joanie that I put to bed the night before. I know, but I feel like she put on this presenting role. Yes, she did. But it was mad. She come in here and went, okay, this is my role. Yes. No, she did. Yeah, I mean, yeah, of course she did.

I thought, who the fuck is this turned up? Well, I know, yeah. Maybe a spin-off is a good idea. Oh, she... Little kids one. Do you remember the... maybe a spin-off is a good idea. Oh, she could. Little kids one. Do you remember the, that amazing Channel 4 programme they did,

The Secret Life of four-year-olds, five-year-olds, six-year-olds? Yes. That went down a storm, right? But we could get her in here on her own. I could press record.

Yeah. You know when she got all her toys and stuff and just say, you're on a podcast with your toys. Yeah. And just see what happens. Just let her record it. i might do it i mean the thing is how would you feel with um you know it was put out there and uh she was at number one for like a little bit longer than you were i'll be very very proud of her correct answer hi Nat it's Claire from Bristol just listened to

your episode about smartphones absolutely loved listening to your beautiful girls talk they sounded amazing what a great job you're doing I have four boys from 28 down to 15 and the 15 year old definitely has too much screen time I have severe mum guilt now because I feel like I need to do something about that. And I didn't realise in my own ignorance what damage it could cause. Loving your podcast. Keep up the good work. Love you. Bye. I love you too. Four boys. Oh, I want to be you when they're teenagers imagine the dirty socks and pants you've got to clean up when this comes out on Monday I know we're recording this on Thursday evening and I like the do you know what I like the listeners to know what I do again I don't dress it up. I want them to know how this works. So this weekend on Saturday, Mark and I

are doing the moonwalk or as Harriet Thorpe calls it, the big tit walk for breast cancer. So by the time Monday comes, when this comes out, we might not be able to walk because I'll tell you now I've been so busy. I haven't even been for a walk my best mate sophie i've not even been down the river for a 5k nag i don't know i'm going to do it on saturday we don't set off till 10 not like we're busy or anything no i mean yeah i mean it slots right in there doesn't it with our quiet schedule at the moment and i haven't even had a as i say a walk no so i think we're going to be wandering around on saturday it's going to be fantastic there's some lovely people going it's for breast cancer it's a moonwalk uh i'll put a link up actually i think you can do a

late link even though i've done it i'm so busy i've not even done any sponsorship so i'm going to put it up and if any of you want to put in even if it's 50 pence because everyone's you know skint at the moment 50p a pound that'd be amazing and me and Mark are walking through the night on Saturday evening so when this comes out on Monday we won't be able to walk or look like we've just stepped off a horse or had a very good evening. Hi Nat, this is Alex from Norwich. Love, love, love your podcasts. I think they've been absolutely brilliant. You've always come across as such a lovely, warm, genuine, down-to-earth person in the documentaries I've seen you on. And just in general, and I think this podcast um just how lovely and friendly you are

it like everyone has said it does feel like um you're sort of just chatting with your mates which is lovely um you definitely need your own quiz show or a talk show i think you'd absolutely ace that um but yeah thank you for bringing out this podcast. It's been wonderful. That's very, very kind of you. I'm pleased you agree with me about the old quiz show. You'd be good on a quiz show. I'd love a quiz show.

I know I'm jumping subject. Yeah. But I think it's lovely to go back to things. And in the early Eps, we spoke about trolley tokens and how you can use your YAL key as a substitute for your pound. Which I did think was ironic. Why? Because if you get a key cut these days, it's like 12 quid. No, I know, but you're not cutting a key, are you, specifically for the trolley?

No, but if you lost it, it'd cost you 12 quid. No, I know. Well, I'm just saying. No saying no i understand but listen to this so this bloody key thing um it did work but the key stabs you in the stomach if you try me lean over your trolley which ain't fucking good because it really hurts and then also getting onto your pod um i was engrossed in listening and i fucking went the wrong way and i ended up going on the motorway on the way from shopping instead of going the other way and not going on the motorway so great pod but very distracting when you're trying to get home when you just move to a new place as well so thanks for that but yeah

very distracting well I'm pleased you're enjoying it it's not my fault you've moved and you've gone off the fucking wrong direction of the m25 or wherever you are but it it's nice. It's nice that you are listening and you're engrossed. I had a couple of friends today from a workplace say they were laughing out loud and to be honest, they've known me for a long time. So for them to say they're listening

and laughing out loud, that meant quite a lot. I had a lovely message here from Kerry who said, Hi Nat, loving the podcast, keeps me company on the couch to 5K. On the panto theme, you should try shit-faced Shakespeare. That sounds good, that.

It is good. And I actually had a friend. Oh, have you seen it? No. I had a friend who was in that for about a year. No way. Yep. Who?

Really good friend Yeah Super Do we see him anymore or No Don't know his name Not someone you've kept in touch with obviously So

No don't worry about it I'm not interested now Okay Morning I was just thinking how long it was to wait until Thursday for your next pod episode, and I wake up on a bank holiday Monday, and there you are, an extra slice of fun to wake up to. Listen to it all just before my hubby brought me my morning cuppa in bed.

Just perfect. Great sunny start to the day. Thank you, Sandra, in North Wales. Keep being sexy and relatable. Oops, wrong pod. Keep being you. We love you, Nat. Now my fave pod above Rob and Josh. Ha ha, love it. They're listening. When you say now my fave pod, I don't believe that because Parenting Hell is so, it's iconic now, right, in the podcast world and I love it.

Tuesdays, Fridays, can't wait. Can't bloody wait for it. So when you say now my fave, I just think I'm slotting in and believe me, if I can slot in with that audience i'm happy i've got a question go for it i don't understand the you know the sexy reference i heard that i was going to ask you forgot to ask you you obviously don't listen to parents in hell

sweetheart no no and you should because it's the bollocks i have got a good excuse what is it because i listen to each episode of your podcast possibly four or five times no no no no no i do no i know you do but that's only happened in the last month yes that's bullshit because i've been listening to parenting hell for a year so you can't say anything so the reason they're called sexy and relatable it's just evolved on the pod they're just sexy and relatable i see so they're sexy and relatable because josh is a porridge eating hackney loving blur fan yeah and rob beckett is a dad of two girls from Bromley and an England loving supporter

well I've got to say on that subject of Rob I am very lucky and got to work on one of his stand up shows in Southend as you know a few years ago

oh you filmed it yeah I did and I got to watch his stand up routine twice yeah wallop wallop wallop yeah christmas special lovely and where did you film that south end oh the where we saw brian yeah lovely i love that venue lovely what's it called south end pavilion uh yeah the only place in Southend that's a theatre.

People will find it. She can look it up. You know it. No, but it is a lovely venue. Very nice venue. And yeah, lovely. I'll be there next year smashing this out. Possibly.

I'd love everyone to come down there and I could get them all on stage. Yeah, yeah. Imagine that. Yeah. Anyway, carry on your story. So whilst watching this show, recording it, it occurred to me, Rob really reminded me of Brendan. Hey. Rob reminds me of my friend Brendan.

Grew up with him. No, I've never heard of anything so ridiculous. He is very, they don't, I'm not talking about, look. No, I'm not talking about anything. They're similar. Are you mental? No. They couldn't be more. Rob're similar. Are you mental? No. They couldn't be more...

Rob comes from Mottingham. Brendan comes from Chislehurst. I'm not bothered. I don't care. But the way they speak. Are you mad? Oh, my God. This is it.

I've got to get Rob and Brendan in the same room. They are similar and they remind me of it. Very similar. Trust me. All right, okay. Trust me. All right, okay. Trust me. All right, you've thrown me a challenge. I've had the pleasure of watching Rob on a stage.

That show is unbelievable. So good. So good. What's amazing, people don't get this and aren't lucky enough to see this, but I'll tell you what was amazing. So he does this obviously you know professional routine yeah in front of an audience yeah obviously the audience react differently to different jokes and a few ad libs it might be the odd heck or whatever you know and the way he

adapted what he was doing between the two shows fantastic and what was that like an afternoon evening yeah we did a matinee in an evening so they were more pissed up in the evening yes different audience but he did it it was it was very clever nice lovely comes in very professional got an interest in how it's being recorded and you know i'm sure i mean to be fair but you know they're a clever bunch of the old stand-ups well he's a great guy. Yeah. It's funny, you've reminded me.

I didn't mention this to you after I listened to your last episode. Regarding Derby. Do you remember the... Derbydos. All that business. In this room, I think there might be a bit of value in maybe doing a little map of the UK. Just on the geographical side of things.

Where are we going to put the map? Because we've got curtains all around the room. There's a wall there. Oh, that's massive. Nice. Oh, I can't wait to put a big map up. You can put pins in it and signs. It'd be like a cab office.

No, I know what you're saying, but it's not very large, the wall. No. But I just feel not useful. I genuinely think that would be useful. I would love a world map where you put pins in for everyone listening. Oh, I mean... A world map. Have you got the latest stats?

I want to know where there's one listener in a random part of the world. That is the bit that is fascinating. Who is that person? All right, listen. How many people are listening in Germany? Germany? Yeah.

Oh. 1,000. 504. Okay, right. You were halfway there? Yeah. Guten Tag. Oh, for. So is. You were halfway there. Yeah. Good and dark.

Oh, for fuck's sake. He's laughing at himself now. That's terrible. No, it's terrible that you're laughing at yourself because it's not funny. It's not funny. I'm not cutting that out. I've embarrassed myself. Good and dark. Okay.

I want you to name me a place where one person is listening. Malta. No. Venezuela. Ah. Sudan. Right. Still one in Sudan.

Yeah. He's still listening. He is. Panama. Panama. Uruguay. Sorry sorry you're just saying this is these are all the one listeners right right got you i'm picturing the people as well when you're saying this are you it's for please right if you're in ecuador right if you're in ecuador please humor me and send a voice note.

You've got to. Yeah, no. It's only you. Like, there's one person in Ecuador now. Yeah. This is amazing. Please make contact. Is that?

I mean, where's that? Madagascar, there's someone listening. Really? Madagascar. I love that film. Is that where it's, like, icy? No. Madagascar, I love that film. Is that where it's icy? No. Madagascar.

That's the Ice Age films. I was talking about Madagascar. We're in the jungle with all the animals. Oh, I'm not very good. It's fantastic. I'm not very good about something. Well. It is fascinating.

Who are these people? I don't know. I've got 12 in Sri Lanka. Right. Jamaica, 16. That's good though. Very warm as well. Brazil.

27 people in Brazil are listening. Listening to you? Yes. There are 324 people listening in Sweden. I wonder if my bestie Maria has whacked out the old Swedish Facebook and got people to listen that she knows. Possibly. Well, do you know something? And I mean this sincerely. Yeah.

It's important to put this on record. Go on. But you're probably going to cut it out because I'm talking. Yeah. But it is very impressive what you've done you are very good at this oh thank you i mean no well listen i need to thank you i know that it was a desperate attempt to do a pod for monday scraping the barrel i'm scraping the barrel getting me on i should say no thank you for taking up your evening

because I know how busy you are well I had loads to do you know people to see places to go yeah right but no honestly thank you

I love you very much I love you very much so thank you for tuning in today it was a bit of a rush and a little bit of a KBS kick bollock

scramble episode where I just thought I don't want nothing to go out on monday so lovely mark join me i hope you've enjoyed listening to us both thursday there's an episode coming out it's very close to my heart it's all about grief and this week is the anniversary of my mum's death it will be 22 years since i've lost her but it's not doom and gloom and crying and whatever.

It's just about the fact that we all lose people and you have to navigate your way through life. And I'm joined by my wonderful sister-in-law, Linda, and Debs, who's a listener, who lost her friend last year. But we have a laugh, I promise you. So please send me your voice notes on 07788 2019 19 and i really look forward to hearing what you think of all of it you take care have a great week and i'll speak to you soon see ya hi this is chris mccausland and this is diane boswell and we've got a new podcast, haven't we, Di? We do. What's it called?

Winning. Isn't. Everything. Every week, me and Diane, we're going to be having a little catch-up on the back here, strictly, aren't we, Di? We are. I've missed you, Chris. I've missed you, too. We're going to talk some nonsense, so why not tune in? Available everywhere you get your podcasts.