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Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball

61: DIG IN: Mangetout Cats and the World’s Best Sister

Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball

Persephonica

Society & Culture, Leisure, Kids & Family, Parenting, Home & Garden, Personal Journals

4.6606 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

It’s February. Praise be. Jo and Zo kick off with the brutal truth about running (sometimes you feel like a gazelle, sometimes you feel like a fridge). Lauren asks how honest to be with kids when you’re struggling, Claire’s facing redundancy at 54 and the merch ideas are getting delightfully out of hand. Watch or listen now.

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CREDITS
Exec Producer: Jonathan O’Sullivan
Assistant Producer: Eve Jones
Technical Producer: Oliver Geraghty
Video Editors: Danny Pape

Dig It is a Persephonica production

Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up on Digit.

0:01.4

You've been really honest and you share how brutal grief is.

0:05.0

Like, it absolutely fucking rocks your world.

0:09.2

It does.

0:10.6

The woes and responsibilities and the hard life that you have if you are the eldest daughter in a family.

0:15.8

Go on India. I'm an eldest daughter. I hear you girl.

0:19.5

We've had so many excellent ideas.

0:21.7

We've got the tote bag.

0:22.6

K-k ring bracelets.

0:23.9

See, I went and saw my mum and dad.

0:25.3

They watch it on their massive television.

0:27.2

And I was like, oh my God.

0:28.8

They're listening to us talking about those rings.

0:30.9

I cannot possibly say that word again.

0:33.1

All of that, right after this.

0:44.3

Digit is sponsored by Stripe and Stair.

0:51.8

Can I say, Joe, I think comfort has become my number one priority with clothes now, especially underwear.

0:52.9

Hell yeah.

0:55.9

I mean, life is simply too short to be uncomfortable.

1:01.7

There are items in my wardrobe. I think maybe there's one thong and maybe there's a couple of crop tops like brawlets, which I really like, that are quite tight because I like to be compressed

1:05.8

if I've got a t-shirt on. But on the days when I don't need to wear those, I just want to hang

1:10.1

loose and I want to have a really nice soft fabric. And that is my ultimate dream bit of underwear. That's why I love stripe and stare so much. Their knickers are unbelievably comfortable. They're soft. They're breathable. Really kind to your skin. Yeah, they're made from natural fibres. There are no nasty chemicals. And I think you really notice the difference straight away. And I love that they don't just stop at knickers. Their brawlets are brilliant, no underwire, no digging in. And their sleepwear is so comfy, you won't want to take it off in the morning. Honestly, once you start wearing them, they just slowly take over your drawer. They do. And they do them in lovely colours. It feels like one of those small upgrades that makes a huge difference to your day.

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