310: Riona O'Connor and Olga Thompson on bloody everything

The Scummy Mummies Podcast

Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn

Kids & Family, Self-improvement, Parenting, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

An Englishwoman, an Irishwoman, a Greek and an Australian walk into a DJ booth... No, it's not the start of a joke, it's the latest episode of the Scummy Mummies Podcast!

Our guests are the hilarious comedians Riona O'Connor and Olga Thompson. Due to an administrative error, we find ourselves crammed into an unpleasantly warm enclosed space. We get up close and personal about pretty much everything - body confidence, the menopause, Jedward, friendship, school WhatsApp groups, ageing, the Crowded House origins story, raising teens, mental breakdown, and what to do if your tortoise has a prolapsed anus. Plus we play a revealing round of I Have Never: Menopausal Old Slags' Edition.

For more brilliant stuff from these legends, plus details of their upcoming tour dates, follow @rionaoconnor_ and @big_fat_greekmother. And check out Olga's fantastic book about growing up in a Greek hair salon, Split Ends.

WE ARE BACK ON THE ROAD! Our new show Hot Mess is coming to theatres all over the country in 2025 and beyond. Many shows are SOLD OUT already so get your tickets NOW for Wellingborough, Maidstone, Dorchester, Brighton, Henley-on-Thames, Nottingham, Taunton, Bristol, Poole, Buxton, and many more... Visit scummymummies.com for dates and tickets.

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0:00.0	Keep things smooth by making the move to Universal Credit.
0:05.0	It won't be automatic, so look out for your letter telling you what you need to do and when.
0:11.0	Ignoring it could even stop your payments.
0:14.0	But don't worry, there's loads of support available,
0:17.0	like a dedicated phone line, independent advice, and financial protection to help with your move.
0:23.6	To find out more, visit gov.uk.uk forward slash UC move. Eligibility criteria apply.
0:35.7	Hello, scumbags. This is the Scummy Mummy's podcast.
0:40.8	With your hosts, Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorne.
0:49.0	Hello and welcome to the Scummy Mummy's podcast. It's me, Helen Thorne.
0:52.3	And it's me, Ellie Gibson!
0:53.4	Ellie, we don't have one awesome guests. We have two's podcast. It's me, Helen Thorne. And it's me, Ellie, we don't have one
0:54.4	awesome guest. We have two awesome guests. It is the wonderful Rina O'Connor, aka Rina
1:01.2	Econa and Olga Thompson, aka Big Fat Great Mother. Yes. Yes. Hi. Hello. Doof doof. I'm,
1:10.2	from the get-go, we are in a very weird situation here.
1:13.5	We're doing our first ever stand-up podcast.
1:17.6	We've been podcast for, is it 12 years, 13 years?
1:20.6	Well, remember we've done over 300 episodes and for the first time ever we're doing it standing up.
1:26.0	Brilliant.
1:26.5	Is it because of my bad knees?
1:28.3	No, why is it?
1:29.5	It's because I'm not very good at reading.
1:34.2	So I booked a podcast studio.
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