How do you get on The Great British Bake-Off? What's it like to be kissed by Noel Fielding and sworn at by Paul Hollywood? And where does Helen think her cakehole is? Helping us answer all these questions is Briony May Williams!


She reveals what it's really like inside the Bake-Off tent, and where to find the best chocolate cake recipe EVER. There's some chat about running, and we play a new game, Through the Cakehole. Plus we find out who's the best baker out of someone who came fourth in a famous televised national baking competition, and a pissed-up Australian who thinks self-raising flour is a plant that doesn't need watering.

You can follow Briony @brionymaybakes on Instagram, or visit her website at brionybakes.co.uk. For more on This Mum Runs, go to thismumruns.co.uk


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Cardiff, Cambridge, Brighton, Falmouth, Exeter and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe!


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How did Sophie Ellis-Bextor offend an arena full of Take That fans? What's the worst lyric she's ever written? And why is she the Craig David of pregnancy? Answering all these questions is ACTUAL SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR!


We are also joined by her brand new baby, the lovely Micky! She tells us what it's like to be mum to five sons, while still managing to record a new album with a full orchestra.

It all gets momentarily serious as Sophie and Ellie share their experiences of having premature babies. We talk about Borne, a medical research charity working to identify the causes of premature birth and improve outcomes.


Every year 15 million babies are born preterm around the world, and over 1 million die due to complications from being born to soon. In the UK, 60,000 families are affected every year - that's 8 per cent of births. And like Sophie and Ellie, 85 per cent of women who go into early labour had no idea they were at risk. Borne is trialling the first new treatment for the prevention of preterm labour in over 50 years, and you can find out more about their work at borne.org.uk or follow them @BorneCharity.


Of course, things then return to normal as we chat about Sophie's new record, George Michael, and weeing in swimming pools.


Sophie Ellis-Bextor's brilliant new album, The Song Diaries, is out now. For tour dates go to sophieellisbextor.net, or follow her @sophieellisbextor.


The Scummy Mummies book is STILL IN PRINT! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Leamington, Cardiff, Cambridge, Exeter, Falmouth, Newbury, Harlow, Sevenoaks, Stamford, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe!

Is your child a Dandelion or an Orchid? What's the one piece of advice every new parent needs to hear? And how do you get kids to put their bloody shoes on? Answering these questions is brilliant psychotherapist Philippa Perry!


She tells us all about her fantastic new book, The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (And Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did). We talk about why our childhood experiences are so important when it comes to bringing up our own kids, and the best way to cope when they're driving you loopy.

There's some chat about sleep, Philippa's opinion of the "crying it out" method, and what she suggests as an alternative. We get some advice on managing screentime, giving praise, dealing with lying and helping kids when parents separate.


Philippa's new book is properly one of our favourite parenting guides ever, and it's out now. She's on Twitter @philippa_perry. You can hear her Radio 4 programme about lying on iPlayer. And do check out our previous podcast with Philippa, where we talk relationship advice, managing the arrival of a new sibling, and much more.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Southampton, Kettering, Hackney, Chipping Norton, Leamington, Cardiff, Cambridge, Exeter, Falmouth, Newbury, Harlow, Sevenoaks, Stamford, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe!

For this episode, we are joined by the amazing Mel Giedroyc - comedy hero, TV star and all-round absolute legend!


She doles out sage advice on everything from handling teenagers to performing at Edinburgh. We talk about the time she sang with Limahl in an airport, and cover other highbrow topics like weeing in the bath. Then it's time for the return of the segment no one asked or expected to hear again: Bin Chat.

Like us, Mel is a great humanitarian, so she is appearing on our stupid podcast in aid of Comic Relief. Please give them some money - to donate £5 text the word DONATE to 70205.


T&Cs: Texts will cost your donation plus your standard network message charge and 100% of your donation will go to Comic Relief. We won't let Helen spend any of it on earrings. You must be 16 or over, just like with driving mopeds and doing sex. Please do ask the bill payer’s permission. For full terms and conditions, more information or to donate any amount you like online please go to comicrelief.com. Your home may be at risk if you drink too much white wine and give all your money to Comic Relief in the hope Lenny Henry will come round and tell you you're a great humanitarian.


Red Nose Day is back on Friday 15 March - so why not do a bake sale or get someone to sponsor you for sitting in a bath of baked beans? Or just give them some money, as above, and enjoy the smuggery without the hassle.


Mel is appearing in Company at the Gielgud Theatre until the end of March - tickets are on sale now.  


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Sheffield, Barnsley, Kettering, Hackney, Chipping Norton, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe!


Thank you for listening!

How important is sex to a good relationship? Why do we sometimes need to pull up the drawbridge? And what are the best and worst bits of having a third child? Answering all these questions is Steph Douglas, Instagram sensation and founder of Don't Buy Her Flowers!


She tells us what effect becoming outnumbered has had on her marriage, and why her husband described her third pregnancy as being a bit like Brexit. We talk about the biggest shock that comes with having a new baby, and how counselling can help with the rough patches.

Then it's time for some filthy shagging chat. Helen explains how she likes it "good style", and Steph reveals the perils of erotic WhatsApp chat.


If you don't want to buy someone flowers, go to dontbuyherflowers.com. You can follow Steph on Instagram @steph_dontbuyherflowers.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Selby, Sheffield, Barnsley, Kettering, Hackney, Chipping Norton, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe!


Thank you for listening!

In this episode we chat to the lovely Elle about her son, Teddy, who died a few days after he was born. We talk grief, love, loss, and amazingly, manage to have a few laughs along the way.


Elle discusses her book, Ask Me His Name, and her blog, Feathering the Empty Nest. She tells us why she is sharing Teddy's story and what she wants other grieving parents to know.

Ellie talks about her own memories of having a baby in intensive care, while Helen shares her equally important experience of being temporarily vegan. We round off with a Scummy Mummy Confession starring a very special guest.


Ask Me His Name is out now in hardback, and the paperback edition will launch on 7 March. You can follow Elle on Instagram @feathering_the_empty_nest and read her blog at featheringtheemptynest.co.uk.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Cirencester, Sheffield, Barnsley, Kettering, Hackney, Chipping Norton, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.comand visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe!


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What's been Richard Herring's favourite moment on stage? Why did he break up with Stewart Lee? And why is he looking forward to his own death? Answering all these questions is actual Richard Herring!


He talks about being an older dad and whether he wishes he'd had kids earlier. We ask his advice about being in a double act, and he tells us why he thinks women comedians are better at it. We mull over controversial topics like mowing the lawn and loading the dishwasher, and introduce a fascinating new section, Bin Chat

There's just time for a new game, Did Our Husbands Really Do This?, before Richard shares his Scummy Mummy Confession and tries to remember the name of his own book.


It's called Emergency Questions - 1001 Conversation Savers for Every Occasion, by the way, and it's out now.


For more Richard Herrings info visit richardherring.com or follow him @herring1967 on Twitter.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Colchester, Sheffield, Barnsley, Kettering, Hackney, Chipping Norton, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe!

It's TV's Andrea McLean! She tells us how she went from weather girl to Loose Woman, what it's like meeting Oprah, and the best Michael Bublé story ever.


We get some advice on dealing with teenagers and getting through tough times. Andrea tells us the two things she wishes she'd known before she started the menopause, and we find out Alexa's views on Brexit.

You can find out more about Andrea's brilliant new project over at thisgirlisonfire.co.uk. She's on Facebook and Instagram @officialtgiof. Her book, Confessions of a Menopausal Woman, is out now. 


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live Scummy Mummies comedy show! We are on our way to Colchester, Cirencester,Sheffield, Barnsley, Selby, Kettering, Hackney, Chipping Norton, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe!


Thank you for listening!

Our guest for this episode is Ortis Deley, off of CBBC and The Gadget Show! He tells us about how he manages tech time in his house, the best and stupidest gadgets he's ever seen, and whether we really need a wet wipe warmer.


We go behind the scenes on the Smash Hits Roadshow, and find out what happened the night Kerry met Brian. Ortis discusses how he feels about having a second child, and reveals his top mobile phone picks for 2019.

There's also some charity chat as we talk about Practical Action and their new campaign Planting for Progress. The organisation is asking the UK public to donate and help poor Zimbabwean farmers double their harvests. In rural areas, households face the threat of hunger. Practical Action’s ingenious combination of different solutions work together to bring about an enormous & lasting change - helping families beat poverty for good! Every pound donated before March 8 2019 will be matched pound for pound by the UK Government. Follow Practical Action @practical_action. #UKAidMatch #BeAChangemaker


We round off with a ludicrous new game, Techno or Tech Faux?, and of course our Scummy Mummy Confessions.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!

What have been the highlights of 2018? What was Helen's most embarrassing moment? How do you use anal sex to get out of cooking the turkey? We answer all these questions and more in our bumper Christmas podcast!


Joining us on the couch are Nurse Jessie and Steve Hill, as is the custom. They can get very lonely at this time of year. We hear all about Steve's book, The Card, which is out now and makes a great gift for anyone who likes football and/or laughing.

​Then it's time for a new feature - the inaugural Scummy Mummy Awards. We discuss our favourite movies, podcasts, TV shows and snacks of the year. Things take an unexpected turn as we learn more than anyone ever wanted to know about how Helen and Hill enjoy their special alone time. Ham Review returns, of course, and we have some Scummy Mummy Confessions too.


We have lots of thank yous! Cheers to hellocheese.co.uk for sending us the cheese that was so delicious we couldn't be arsed to share it with Jessie and Steve. Thank you iheartwines.co.uk for the champagne, and for giving away loads of fizz to the winning Queens of Scum at our live shows. Merry Christmas to stateofdisarray.co.uk, who make the world's best catsuits. And finally to thephoenixcomic.co.uk, who are currently offering four issues of their brilliant comic for £1. We love you guys.


Thank you most of all to everyone who's listened to the podcast this year, and to everyone who's emailed to tell us how they feel about it. We can't tell you how much it means to us.


We have a few more shows this year - catch us in Brighton, Cambridge, Winchester, Bath, Milton Keynes and Hertford. Then in 2019 we are on our way to Colchester, Sheffield, Barnsley, Kettering, Hackney, Chipping Norton, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe!


Thank you for listening! We wish you a Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2019! XXX

On the day his daughter took her first steps, Christian Donlan was told he had Multiple Sclerosis. 
​
In this episode, he and his wife Sarah Lea discuss the issues around trying to parent while coming to terms with the diagnosis. Honestly, it's more fun than it sounds.
 
Christian tells us about his book, The Unmapped Mind, and how being told you have MS is a bit like being William Shatner in an episode of Columbo. We discuss whether the diagnosis affected their decision not to have a second child, and why Christian proposed in Primark after only a month.

​His brilliant book is out now. You can follow Christian on Twitter @DonlanWords, and read his writing about video games on eurogamer.net.
 
The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!
 
**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Brighton, Twickenham, Leatherhead, Bath, Sheffield, Barnsley, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.
 
We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe!
 
Thank you for listening!

How do you raise strong girls? What's the best way to avoid Mum Guilt? What term would Nigerians use to describe teabagging? Answering all these questions is the amazing Kemi Telford!


We talk about how she started her own business and why she moved to the UK. There's some chat about discussing sex with kids, and why we should all stand in front of the mirror naked. We play a new game, Every Hole's a Goal, and Ellie discovers her children may be Nigerian.

​You can buy Kemi's amazing wares at kemitelford.com. She's on instagram @kemitelford. Her husband's Christmas advert is out shortly.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Brighton, Winchester, Twickenham, Leatherhead, Cambridge, Bath, Milton Keynes, Hertford, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe!


Thank you for listening!

He's the star of hit TV show Lego Masters, the exec producer of the Lego movies, and he INVENTED UNIKITTY - it's the amazing Matthew Ashton!


He tells us who Unikitty is modelled on and how to correctly pronounce Ninjago. We get all the gossip on the new series of Lego Masters and the second film, plus a gift that makes us cry. There's also some chat about Ben Fogle's four dishwashers.

The new series of Lego Masters starts on Channel 4 this Tuesday 6 November, at 8pm. Many thanks to Lego for letting us borrow Matthew and record this podcast at their London HQ. You can follow him @matthew__ashton on Twitter and Instagram.


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Catford, Nunhead, Brighton, Winchester, Sutton Coldfield, Twickenham, Leatherhead, Cambridge, Bath, Milton Keynes, Hertford, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe!


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​How many times a day do you find yourself saying "I'm absolutely fine," when the truth is you're absolutely f***ed? What's wrong with the term "middle-aged"? Are we really all winging it? Or just whinging it?
 
Answering all these questions are the fabulous Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, otherwise known as The Midult! They tell us all about their brilliant new book and multimedia empire.

​Annabel tells us about her experience of being a solo parent. As the beauty correspondent for the Evening Standard, she also reveals what she puts on her face. We find out how Emilie managed a big career change, and how many times Helen was sick at their book launch.
 
I'm Absolutely Fine: A Manual for Imperfect Women is out now. You can read more from Emilie and Annabel at TheMidult.com, and they're on Instagram and Twitter @themidult. They've also just launched an ace podcast, also called I'm Absolutely Fine. Look out for a guest appearance by the Scummy Mummies coming soon...
 
The beauty products we discuss are Dr Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Cleanser, Votary oils, Drunk Elephant moisturisers, Bobbi Brown moisturising balm,  M&S Ultimate Sleep Cream, Aldi Day and Night Cream, Ultrasun, and P20.  
 
The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!
 
**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Catford, Stratford, Derry, Belfast, Brighton, Winchester, Twickenham (NEW DATE ADDED!!), Leatherhead, Cambridge, Bath, Milton Keynes, Hertford, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.
 
We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe!
 
Thank you for listening! 

Our guest for this episode is the hilarious Tom Price - Magic FM DJ, father of two, and former voice of numerous hot beverage brands!


He tells us which song he secretly hates playing on Magic, and what he really thinks of Africa's Toto. We find out what it's like to work with Dawn French, Mariah Carey and Billie Piper, and to lose your job selling Nescafe to Terry Wogan. There is of course a stupid game, and we round off with some bumper Scummy Mummy Confessions.

You can follow Tom on Twitter @pricetom, and hear him on Magic FM Weekend Breakfast.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Catford, Stratford, Derry, Belfast, Sevenoaks, Brighton, Winchester, Sutton Coldfield, Twickenham, Leatherhead, Cambridge, Bath, Milton Keynes, Hertford, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe!


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Our guest for this episode is the brilliant Tommy Barnes, author of the hilarious new book A Beer in the Loire!


He tells us all about how he and his wife decided to pack in the rat race, move to France, have a baby, and set up a brewery, all within a ludicrously short space of time. We find out what it's like living with a dog who wants to murder you, and Tommy recalls the time Derek Acorah tried to communicate with his dead pet frog, Burt Reynolds. There's also a live beer tasting and a stupid game.

​A Beer in the Loire is out now, and it's one of the funniest books we've ever read. You can follow Barnes on Instagram @brasloubiere and Twitter @tommybarnes1977.


Thank you to iheartwines.co.uk for supplying the wine we guzzled our way through in this episode.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Catford, Stratford, Derry, Belfast, Sevenoaks, Brighton, Winchester, Sutton Coldfield, Twickenham, Leatherhead, Cambridge, Bath, Milton Keynes, Hertford, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe!


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​Did you know that swearing can ease labour pains, make you exercise more efficiently, and improve your sex life? It's true - so says Dr Emma Byrne in this very sweary episode!
 
We get some advice on how to cope when your kids start learning naughty words, and find out that even monkeys do swears sometimes. Emma explains why swearing is a feminist issue, and why she can't wait for her own daughter to tell her to go f*** herself. Then it's the return of The Swearing Game, and we finish with some sweary Scummy Mummy Confessions.

​Emma's brilliant book, Swearing is Good For You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language, is out now. She is on Twitter @SciWriBy.
 
The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!
 
**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove, Stroud, Stratford, Derry, Belfast, Sevenoaks, Manchester, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.
 
We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us atScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe!

Our guest for this episode is the fabulous Isy Suttie - comedian, author, actor, and Dobby off Peep Show! She tells us all about her brilliant comedy career, how becoming a mum affected her creativity, and the time she threw a pound coin at Mark Owen.

We hear about Isy's experience of giving birth, and she tells us what NOT to pack in your hospital bag. There's some chat about Ellie's damp problem, judging other people, and why street food is bunkum.

You can follow Isy on Twitter @isysuttie. Her first book, The Actual One, is out now. And the film she mentions, Pincushion, is now showing.

The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!

**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove, Stroud, Stratford, Derry, Belfast, Sevenoaks, Manchester, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.

We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe!

Thank you for listening!

The Scummy Mummies Podcast is five years old! And to celebrate we have two very special guests - Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd!


We find out how losing the 2015 general election changed Ed's family life for the better. He shares his number one piece of parenting advice, while Geoff tells us how to cheat McDonald's out of extra chicken nuggets. There's a game, a song, and some Scummy Mummy Confessions from Ed and Geoff. They host the brilliant Reasons to be Cheerful Podcast, and you can follow them on Twitter @CheerfulPodcast and Ed Miliband @Ed_Miliband and Geoff Lloyd @GeoffLLoyd.

Then it's time for us to waffle on about what a fab five years it's been, and to share all the gossip from our anniversary party. Special thanks to our sponsor @nowtv, the streaming service that lets you pay for what you want to watch - whether that's movies, sport, box sets or kids' stuff. Their new Smart Stick goes straight in the back of your telly, or you can run the app through your games console, if you can ever get the kids off bloody Fortnite. For a free 14 day trial, visit NOWTV.com.


Many thanks also to @birdseyeuk for the fab cake and providing the guest of honour. The wine was provided by the brilliant @iheartwines, while @bearsmyth gave us cocktails, and @dontbuyherflowers sorted out crisps and nuts from @brownbagcrisps and @mrfilberts. And finally, huge thank you to @mumstheword.online, who organised the whole thing and made it super good and are just lovely.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove, Stroud, Stratford, Derry, Belfast, Sevenoaks, Manchester, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe!


Thank you for listening for the last five years. Thank you for all the emails, shares, likes, and kind words at our live shows. We feel so lucky and grateful to be where we are, and we couldn't even imagine being here five years ago. It's been an amazing adventure so far, and the plan is to keep going... Many thanks for all your support, lots of love from Ellie and Helen xxx

HE'S BACK! Last time we had comedian Stuart Goldsmith on the podcast, he couldn't wait to become a dad. Now that dream is a reality, he talks honestly and hilariously about just how hard fatherhood can be.


We talk about the mental load, the challenges of going from one to two kids, and how Stuart's wife is basically right about everything. There's also a bit of chat about overcoming anxiety, and staying focused and creative when negative thoughts creep in.

​Then we discuss Stuart's ace podcast, The Comedian's Comedian. What has he learned in 250 episodes? Which are the best ones to listen to? What kind of robot is Jimmy Carr? We find out. Plus we list our current favourite podcasts - specifically, Doesn't Sound Like Anything to Me, NPR Politics, Bores, Gore and Swords, Brian Gittins and Friends, Decoding Westworld, Griefcast, Happier, Getting Curious, The Tuck Shop, and the utterly brilliant Dear Joan and Jericha.


To finish up we share some Scummy Mummy Confessions, before Stuart has a go at Julia Donaldson and reveals why Moana makes him cry.


Stuart's 2018 Edinburgh show, End Of, is on at 2.50pm at the Liquid Room from 4-26 August (not 16th), and it's FREE to get in. You can follow him @comcompod and download his podcast via comedianscomedian.com. If you're already a listener to Stuart's podcast, remember you can join the thriving facebook community of like-minded fans who get together online to bully him about past and future guests, and post pictures of bees.


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to St Ives, Sutton Coldfield, Sevenoaks, Stratford, Manchester, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe!


Thank you for listening!

Why are the Danes so happy? How can Van Halen get you through tough times with small children? And what would it be like to have sex with Craig David? We answer all these questions with the help of our brilliant guest, Helen Russell! 


She talks about why she moved from the UK to Denmark and her ace book on the subject, The Year of Living Danishly.We discuss why the Danes are so hot, and why their divorce rate is so high (surprisingly these things are unrelated.) There's also some chat about how Helen wrote her new novel, Gone Viking, which is out now.

What's the best way to cut down on your drinking? Why do mums like wine so much, anyway? And what is the collective noun for members of All Saints? Answering all these questions and more is Rosamund Dean, author of Mindful Drinking!


She tells her how her own experiences as a mum on the sauce led her to write the book, and Ellie and Helen discuss how it's changed their lives. We find out whether we're Abstainers or Moderators, and why it matters when you're trying to drink less. There are also some practical tips for choosing a signature soft drink, thinking about booze as if it's cake, and following the free champagne rule.

​Then we enjoy some frankly astonishing insights into what it must be like to be Helen Thorn with brand new game, Pissed or Stupid? We discover what a Gibson Measure is, and have a whinge about World Book Day.


Rosamund's brilliant book is out now and you can follow her on Twitter @rosamunddean and Instagram @rosamunddean.


This episode was sponsored by the wonderful people at iheartwines.co.uk. Yep, the irony is crushing.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Brighton, Leatherhead, Milton Keynes, St Ives, Sutton Coldfield, Sevenoaks, Manchester, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe!


Thank you for listening!

HE'S BACK! Last time we had Keith Stuart on the podcast, he was just some guy who'd written a book. Now he is a best-selling novelist, famous all over the globe, and a close personal friend of Richard Madeley!
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OK that's a bit of an exaggeration, but he did get to meet Richard and Judy, and we get to hear all about that. There's also some chat about Days of Wonder, Keith's brilliant new book, which is out now.

​In a bid to be topical we talk about Fortnite, the video game that all the kids are into these days. We also discuss our brand new, custom designed, totally awesome catsuits, which were made by the amazing State of Disarray.


You can follow Keith on Twitter@keefstuart, and Instagram @keef.stuart. The website we mention in the Fortnite chat is askaboutgames.com, and Keith's ace article on the subject was for the Guardian.


The Scummy Mummies book is OUT NOW! We hope you like it, and if you do, we'd love an Amazon review!


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! We are on our way to Cornwall, Sutton Coldfield, Norwich, Hertford, Cambridge, Brighton, Leatherhead, Milton Keynes, Manchester, Whitstable, and more... To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, rate, review and subscribe!


Thank you for listening!

Attention Grease fans! This episode features the amazing Didi Conn, who played Frenchy in the movie! She tells us what went on behind the scenes - why was Rizzo hacked off with Kenickie in real life? Who gave who an actual hickie? Which scene did the entire cast fart their way through? We find out all this and more!


We also talk about the challenges Didi faced while raising a son on the autism spectrum, and what advice she has for parents going through the same thing. Plus we discover Didi's rules to live by.

Grease is now showing on Now TV - visit nowtv.com for more info, right now.


You can find the website Didi mentions at autismspeaks.org.


**SEE US LIVE** Come to our live comedy show! CAMBRIDGE - BRIGHTON - LEATHERHEAD - MILTON KEYNES - MANCHESTER - BRISTOL - BATH - HAY FESTIVAL - LINCOLNSHIRE - WILTSHIRE - SURREY - and more! To buy tickets, and for more dates, visit ScummyMummies.com.


We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, please do us a favour and rate, review and subscribe!


Thank you for listening!

​The Scummy Mummies Podcast has taken us to some exotic places - North London, Cardiff, Stacey Solomon's house. But this episode is extra special, because it was recorded in NEPAL!
 
We spent a week there with the amazing charity Practical Action, who are working hard to improve the lives of people living in poverty. For the first part of this ep, we sat down with some mums from a remote mountain village to find out what their lives are like.

We won't fanny about, so to speak - these women are telling real stories of incredibly tough things that have happened to them. There are discussions about miscarriage and baby loss, and some graphic descriptions of prolapse. We also talk about motherhood in general and find some things we have in common, and have a few laughs along the way.
 
Then we talk to Archana and Abbie, who work for Practical Action, to find out what they're up to and how we can help. There's some chat about irrigation - not the colonic kind - and gravity ropeway pulley systems. More fun than it sounds.
 
This is our fifth year of producing the podcast, which has always been free, and always will be. In all those 125 episodes, we have never asked you, our lovely listeners, for money, but we are asking now. Please give Practical Action some dosh. Maybe because, like us, you are immensely moved by hearing these women's stories. Or perhaps because you're a fan of the podcast, and fancy saying thanks. Think of it as buying us a drink, except you're giving the fiver you'd spend to people who need it more than we need Chardonnay.
 
Having seen what this charity does firsthand, we are so keen to give them all our support. Massive thanks and love to anyone who wants to help us do that. So please, visit PracticalAction.org to donate. Follow them on Instagram @practical_action, on Twitter @practicalaction, and find them on Facebook. You'd be making us really, really happy. Thank you! 

Love Ellie and Helen xxx
 
Small print: we are very grateful to the wonderful Archana for acting as our translator. For brevity, we have cut down the sections of the audio that are in Nepali, as most of our listeners don't speak the language. But if you'd like to hear the full uncut version, just drop us a line.