Pals Liv Purvis and Charlotte Jacklin, a self-professed pair of out-of-touch early grandmas, navigate their way through the wins and the wobbles of millennial life. But where might you know Liv and Charlotte from, I hear you ask? Well, Liv is the creator of the fashion/lifestyle/travel blog What Olivia Did, and Charlotte is a fashion and lifestyle blogger who founded Betty Magazine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#72 The Joy of Awe, Comparison and 2am Crosswords with Gemma Styles
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We told you we wouldn't be gone for long, didn't we! This week is a *very* special bonus episode with none other than podcaster, activist, mental health ambassador and writer Gemma Styles. With today being publication day of her debut book, Why Am I Like This? We pulled Gemma into our virtual living room and made sure we covered everything from cop…
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#71 Our Nora Ephron Inbox and See It, Say It, Compliment It
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As Shania Twain once said- looks like we made it! It’s the final episode of the series, and we go out with a big chocolatey bang (without giving anything away… ahem). From car MOT’s resembling Grease (or not), an inbox worthy of a dreamy scene with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks and a very exciting Blue Peter badge hack (for the first time in TOFI history …
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#70 Extreme Culture, A One Woman Monologue and A Very Important Dessert
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It’s the penultimate episode of series 2, and this week The Fringe of It goes to the Fringe! Taking us on a rollercoaster of culture- it’s a buffet of comedy, crying and cabaret as well as a beautiful one woman monologue about Love is Blind (courtesy of Charlotte, sadly not performed at the Fringe… yet). Charlotte and Liv also delve into pressing m…
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#69 A Love is Blind Deep Dive, and a Very Normal Casual Tennis Lesson with Andy Murray
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It’s a late night edition of The Fringe of It this week. And by late night we mean it was recorded at 9pm on Saturday, way past Liv and Charlotte’s bedtimes, resulting in giddiness and the human equivalent of dog zoomies. Liv delves into her mad week which contained: a chic work trip, playing tennis with a certain Wimbledon winner, and a throwback …
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#68 Foot Measuring, Standing Up Snacking, and the Discovery of Silent Discos
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Wondering about what cereal to buy next? Do nothing until you’ve listened to this episode. Liv discusses her favourite chocolate granolas, and we really get into the merits of a good salad, in particular, the importance of it being well-dressed. Colin from Accounts gets some high praise, and there are some dates for your diary in the form of return…
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#67 Summers Gateway Reads, Our Lazy Human Summer and Becoming Girls That Grill
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This week Charlotte and Liv are looking to the little (and larger) joys of the summer months- with a hot weather medley to get stuck into. Diving straight in with their summer reads and the gateway book that finally rescued Charlotte from her Book Drought 2024, we go from the best reads to the Olympics in one, erm, pole vault and will begin campaig…
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#66 Bruce Bogtrotter vs Brat Girl, An Acting Debut and The Big Snack Off
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Is a Bruce Bogtrotter summer the new brat girl summer? What do gym bros *really* have playing in their ears? And will Charlotte ever complete another two-step authentication ever again? A week of big questions and phone updates- all alongside Liv’s acting debut and why she never did quite make it to the bright lights of the West End (a question on,…
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#65 An Andrew Scott Summer and Our Quest To Becoming Woman’s Weekly
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Nostalgia and Anxiety* are back for another catch up, and this week we’re hankering after our very own Andrew Scott summer (Taylor? Kylie? Go on then!) Diving into the big terrestrial TV toss up that was presented earlier in the week before onto a formal introduction to what Liv deems as the very best biscuits of all time- we hope you’re ready for …
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#64 Entering Our Gardening Era, Writing Fan Fic and Styling Like A Sailor
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Ahoy there! Wasting not but a second before delving into grand garden reveals, it’s straight into bulb catch ups before Charlotte *finally* dips her toe into One Day (spoilers and waterworks ahead) and Liv starts fancying herself as a film critic. Is this the end of the Mamma Mia 2 chapter?! Only time will tell!* There’s also an important discussio…
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#63 Primary School P.E, A Matilda Disagreement and The Paddington Campaign Trail
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From Strictly sequins (did…Liv, erm, mention she’d had a birthday?) to primary school P.E- it’s a week of joy shared in all it’s shapes and forms (even if the rules of tennis are still just too complicated for some of us). In exciting news, Charlotte gets deep in pesto-appreciation and we do a *LIVE* (fanfare please!) taste test for Have I Got Food…
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#62 Our Most Intimate Album Yet and That Sweet 2 Inches
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Resisting the urge to brag about pottery for too long *again*, there's a cruise straight into some top telly recommendations- including a brilliant show you may not have heard of and, in our opinion, a perfect film discovery, with a stellar soundtrack (not to brag or anything). We also begin a delayed catch up of the last four years- from children …
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#61 Pottery Painting, Bus Encounters and The Tiers of Swiftie
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Oh hello there! This weeks episode is accidentally (or not) peppered with a whole lot of wholesome. From discovering pottery painting, getting into (serious) collaging and the joy of supermarket summer picnic collections (Waitrose and those quiches, we’re looking at you)- it’s a summer feast of all things joyful. That is, until Saltburn comes in. W…
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Oh hello, look who it is! After an unplanned four year hiatus, your two favourite (now fringe-less) grandmas are back, and we have A LOT to catch you up on. Strap in. The new season kicks off with a mammoth edition of Telly Talk, where we pick our favourite TV and films from the past 4 years. Easy, right!? We also welcome in two shiny new features,…
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#59 The Start of Quarantales, A Normal People U-Turn and Isolation Hair Cuts
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With a week of Covid confusion, we are back with some (hilarious) Quarantales (from screaming neighbours to Blackbird Omens), a follow up of that Normal People conversation, a conversation about '90s films (and if we can get past some problematic aspects) as well as discussing the important topic of... are fringe trims the new foreplay? Plus THE DI…
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#58 Normal People, Golden Gods and Thursday Wobbles
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This week we catch up on everything we’ve been up to in Lockdown, including anniversaries, birthday’s and emotional roller coasters. We also have our usual telly talk chat featuring a big discussion about Normal People which we will finish next week. We also this week do our semi-regular feature fridge fantasies, where we share with you all the bes…
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#57 Catching Breath, Crying and Existing
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This week is a catching up episode after last weeks break. We talk about our Instagram live we did where we mostly spoke about our favourite crisp flavour for some reason. We chat about some interesting family members, meeting The Beatles and working on The Thunderbirds. Also we get you up to date with everything we have been watching in our usual …
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#56 Self Isolation Kicking In, A Craft Addiction & A Meg Ryan Marathon
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This week self isolation finally kicks in, and we had to avoid not renaming the podcast 'The Cheek of It'. All grumbles aside, we're thrown into Easter weekend nattering (and June's over-indulgent egg hunt), our new favourite (and least favourite) rom-coms, Michael NOT Martin Sheen, the great pickle shortage of 2020, Charlotte's new crafting passio…
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#55 Overcome by crisps, Mind craft? and Failed Pizzas
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Shopping and Fridge fantasy special. We go through everything we've been buying or putting on our wish lists the last few weeks. We also talk baout the products we cannot live without in our fridges and Charlotte reveals her Butter hoarding. Liv tells a story of a made from scratch pizza that didn't end very well, Charlotte gets confused by the nam…
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#54 Exercise, Disney+ and The Figgy Pudding Lady
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This week our topic is all about our changing attitudes to moving our bodies. We talk about the way our relationship has changed over the years going from exercise for weight loss to exercising to improving our state of mind. HELLO ENDORPHINS! We also hear from you, our listeners and find out what exercise means to you. We also have our usual telly…
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This week we have our usual Telly talk then we take you on a trip through some of our favourite films. We both pick our childhood film, coming of age film, film we’ve watched the most, favourite musical and the film we think everyone should watch. If you do find yourself staying at home we hope you are finding lots of ways to keep yourself entertai…
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#52 Little French Attics, Bidets and Pockets of Joy
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This week the podcast comes from a self-isolating Liv in London and a kind of isolated Charlotte in the French countryside. We cover things to do while self-isolating at home (we got this!), ways to keep yourself from becoming overwhelmed by the news with of course lots of Telly Talk. Highlights include yet another conversation about Love is Blind,…
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#51 Creative Ruts, Detective Daughters and Vocal Warm Ups
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This week we discuss how to get out of a creative rut. We get some advice from fellow creatives including, Medina Grillo, Hannah Bullivant, Sarah Tasker and Camille Roman Dixon. We also ask each other some questions sent in from our amazing listeners. Telly talk this week is Steve Coogan heavy with The Trip and Greed. We also get to discuss at leng…
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This week is our 50th Episode! This week we have our usual storm watch with Liv half hoping we get to storm Olivia and the usual Telly Talk. Highlights include: Booksmart, The Trial of Christine Keeler and both of us have some odd discoveries, from the Icelandic Eurovision entry to Julian Simmons introducing Coronation Street back in 1998. Our main…
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#49 Wedding Debrief and Mini Pasta Shells
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This week we have our first (hopefully monthly) Fridge Fantasy section where we discuss all the delicious things we’ve been cooking recently. Highlights include Liv’s husband Joe’s attempt at a pasta bake dish and Charlotte’s deep dive into the world of Linda McCartney products. Also we talk about everything we’ve been watch in Telly Talk. Our main…
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#48 Insecure Fences and Insecure Walls
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Our new monthly shopping catch up episode, where we talk about all the things we’ve been buying recently and the things that are on our wish lists...and generally way out of our price ranges. We also talk about the weather again( because we are British and we just can't stop, sorry). We also discuss Liv’s very exciting book launch event, baths on b…
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We are back, a day late (technical issue), with a new episode. On the eve of Liv's launch for her debut book 'The Insecure Girl's Handbook' Charlotte interview's her about all things book related. Just exactly how do you get a book deal, how do you deal with rejection, once you've secured the deal how on earth do you even begin writing a book?! TEL…
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#46 We are back with a Bumper Telly Talk Special!
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After seven months away we are back, with a bang or not is for you to decide. This episode we catch you up on everything we have been watching since we’ve been away....warning it's *a lot*. We take you through all the great TV we’ve seen with highlights including The Marvellous Mrs Maisel, Sex Education and we find out what each of our comfort blan…
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Let's go back in time to 8 days before *the* wedding, and see how the nerves are holding up and Liv also has a big announcement to make! We catch up about Liv's hen do too, and a we discuss how much we love the seaside town of Deal in Kent. In Telly Talk we discuss First Dates, with the worst 'datee' Charlotte's seen on the show, we briefly discuss…
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#44 A Catch Up with lots of TV Talk & Tangents
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Firstly WE ARE SORRY THIS IS SO LATE (Charlotte actually uploaded this a week ago but didn't press publish, we're sacking her). In this almost outdated catch up we rate our favourite Easter treats, June's blow drying ritual and the month countdown for Liv's wedding is now upon us. In Telly Talk we discuss GOT, the new Marvel film (we've watched nei…
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#42 Interview with Genevieve Richardson
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This episode we really get stuck into the fine art of afternoon tea, and name our favourite places to visit for the fine British classic. We also discuss our favourite TV shows of the week, alongside a brief trip to Brighton and a few days in the Lake District. Joining us this week, is the very informative Genevieve Richardson. Genevieve is current…
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#41 Internet Fatigue, Porn Talk And Lots Of New Discoveries
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This week Charlotte makes a LOT of new discoveries- including... Beyoncé and, erm, The Voice! What a week! We also discuss internet fatigue and what to do when it all becomes a bit much as well as getting deep after watching Mums Make Porn and some new television discoveries... Line of Duty: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00yzlr0 Married at Firs…
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#40 Interview with Lucy Sheridan
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In this episode we interview the world's one and only comparison coach, Lucy Sheridan. In her own words, Lucy says: 'Screw comparison! Be less ‘them’ & more you.' We talk about life online / surveillance culture, how to use comparison as a tool for positive change and ways to talk to yourself like you would a good friend. Lucy was a really generous…
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#39 (again). Talking about Vaginas, Vulvas, Telephone Calls & Cancelling
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We have no idea what number episode this is, we think it’s our second 39th episode…apologies for getting it wrong last week. This episode sees us have a good old chat about all kinds of different things including vaginas and vulvas, cancelling on friends (when is it ok and when is it not?) and the good old fashion telephone call. Alongside that we …
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In the episode that Liv realises she hasn't seen American Pie (we know),we go on to discuss ALL THINGS WEDDINGS. With both of us getting married this year, we cover all of the things stressing (and exciting) us in the lead up to the big day- and ways we're taking the pressure off too. With a new Richard Curtis film fuelling our chatter (as well as …
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Episode 37: A Belated HNY and a lot of Telly Talk
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We’re back! We took a longer break than planned over Christmas and the New Year but are now ready to go. This week we have a unofficial guest, our friend Carrie (Wish Wish Wish), which we think adds rather a nice dimension to our real life girls night when we recorded. We talk about A LOT of TV, last count was 15 different shows and films...it’s sa…
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#36 The Great Big Fringe Of It Yearly Round Up
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2018- what a year you have been! WE GAVE BIRTH TO A PODCAST! And to celebrate this roller coaster of a year we present you with a (not so) concise roundup of the last 10 months, in true The Fringe of It style (with lots of thank you's thrown in for good measure). Thank you for being the absolute best listeners and sticking by as we figure this podc…
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#35 A Festive Foodie Chat With Rosie Birkett
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As the big day creeps up (THREE DAYS PEOPLE) we sit down to talk all things Christmas, with Charlotte catching up with the exceptionally talented food writer Rosie Birkett to talk about everything from perfecting potatoes, the science behind the perfect dinner and tackling gravy. We also talk about the pressures around this time of year as well as …
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#34 Interview with Syreeta Challinger
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The only way to describe our guest on this episode and the journey that life has taken her on, is a Phoenix rising from the ashes. Syreeta Challinger and her husband Rob are the duo behind MOSS: Moments of Sense of Style which is a business that has the most incredible story. The pair met in Hong Kong, and whilst on holiday in 2014 in Australia Rob…
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This week is a bit late, we’re really sorry, but are going by the motto: better late than never. Liv and I have a catch up, I act out my favourite scene from Four Weddings and A Funeral and Liv does a rendition of the Apprentice theme tune. All alongside the usual chat focused on shopping and TV. Shopping: Check Beret: https://www.asos.com/asos-des…
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#32 Discussing Women's Health with Anita Mitra aka Gynae Geek
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In this episode we speak to the incredible Dr Anita Mitra about all things women's health from periods, PMS, and down their health. If you've not heard the word vagina out loud for a while be prepared to hear it more over the next 40 minutes than you might than the next 6 months. We also discuss Bohemian Rhapsody, Liv's Strictly Come Dancing obsess…
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First things first- sorry about the ruffling in the beginning- I promise it eases up! Anyway- following a week away this Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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#30 Discussing Celebration with Sarah Powell
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This week we are recording half from our living rooms and the second half from Kentish Town, where we speak to ‘spreader of good vibes’ aka Sarah Powell. I will write more extensive notes when I get back from the cinema to watch A Star is Born….Charlotte x Sarah Powell’s Website: www.sarahpowell.co.uk Married By Sarah: www.marriedbysarah.com Sarah …
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In this weeks episode, we tried something a little different alongside our catch up- by asking you to ask us! With numerous questions thrown our way, we thought we'd chat through some of our favourites this week- covering everything from mental health to dream dinner party guests (Colin Firth included, naturally). With midnight cossie shopping and …
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In this episode of The Fringe Of It (which is a day late in being uploaded, apologies *sickness*) we talk to one of our very own listeners all about finances! Liverpool based, Julia Day runs her own business called 'Easy as VAT'. Julia is passionate about empowering women, by helping to managing their finances and cultivate confidence around money.…
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#27 Discussing Influencers & Life Online
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In this episode we discuss getting our periods, our new favourite TV favourites, including 'Trust, The House Of Getty', The Circle, Killing Eve and of course GBBO where we put Liv's spelling to the test. Shopping wise Charlotte's been hitting the make-up counters and Liv discusses the revival of the Cowboy boot and her style icon Steve Coogan. In t…
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#26 Activism & Changing The Law With Gina Martin
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Episode twenty six this series is a special one for us, as this season it marks the first with a very special guest- with our first being none other than the wonderful Gina Martin. Discussing everything from activism, changing the law and even knowing where to begin- we talk about everything from the House of Lords to As Seen On Screen, with some s…
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We are BACK! After nearly a month off, here we are with season two. This episode is a big old catch up of what we have been up to over the summer, including Planes, Trains and Automobiles. There's the familiar shopping chat, Liv's made a big purchase and Charlotte has been suit shopping. In Telly Talk, we get stuck into the new series of the GBBO a…
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#24 Being Your Own Best Friend (Live Recording)
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This episode of The Fringe Of It is brought to you by Origins, and was recorded in front of a live audience at The Hoxton, Holborn on Wednesday 8th of August. Liv took Charlotte to see Mamma Mia 2 kicking and screaming, but what did she think of it? Also Autumn Winter dressing is on the horizon and we discuss the finer (and the jumbo) details of ou…
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#23 Starting A Podcast & Reflecting On Series 1
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Firstly, a huge apology for the delay in sharing the episode this week- due to unforeseen circumstances it's a week delayed, so all references to our live event are now outdated (with out final episode also up this week)! It's the penultimate episode of series one of The Fringe of It, and this week we're reflecting over the last 23 weeks and revisi…
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Just to let you know, we briefly talk about suicide (15:35) and racism in this episode (31:44). This week we have a long catch up, firstly starting with the weather because would we be British if we didn’t? In Telly Talk it’s the penultimate of Liv’s ‘Love Island Minute’ - Liv also discusses Mamma Mia 2, Disney’s Coco and Christopher Robin. Meanwhi…
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