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Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

67. The spittle of a century… with the Scummy Mummies: Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson

Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

BBC

Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.85.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Fi and Jane are joined by comedians Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson, hosts of the Scummy Mummies Podcast. They talk Australian chauvinism, the future of radically honest mothering, and lying to get on the Lorraine Kelly show. Plus, a surprise appearance from a BBC legend.

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:04.6

Can we thank everyone who invited us to come to their place.

0:10.2

I fancied Leon C in Essex, partly because as one of our contributors pointed out, fortunately,

0:18.5

it works.

0:19.5

Do you get that?

0:20.5

I do get that, thank you.

0:22.5

I'd rather like the double-pub option in Cardiff.

0:26.2

Is that not on the list?

0:27.2

There's also the potential to have a pie there because I think somebody was going to contribute

0:31.1

something called a Clark's pie, which is some sort of Welsh delicacy.

0:34.5

Yes, of course it might.

0:35.5

I like the sound of that because I've not often been to Wales, which is a selfish desire.

0:40.8

And the lady who runs the pubs, well I'm quite intrigued by that actually.

0:45.0

I think that's a good sign that the world is turning in the right direction.

0:48.4

So we've been invited to some lady pubs and Karris, as her name.

0:54.6

She runs something about being fair as well, which is always appealing, isn't it?

0:58.7

Fair decent.

0:59.7

Decent social justice women, fair.

1:03.2

But unfortunately we're now in danger of sounding rather right on.

1:06.2

And a little bit like nice people, when in fact the exact opposite is true as regular

1:11.2

listeners will think in particular, it's absolutely cow.

1:15.3

And I certainly have my moments.

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