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Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball

91: DIG IN: A Second Sibling Dilemma and a Spoiled Choir

Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball

Persephonica

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

4.6606 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

A school choir concert descends into full-scale catastrophe, Gary Lightbody gets caught in the crossfire, and Jo shares a childhood assembly story she may instantly regret telling publicly. Elsewhere, the diggers celebrate the unsung brilliance of child-free aunties and borrowed dogs.

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CREDITS
Exec Producer: Jonathan O’Sullivan
Producer: Samantha Psyk
Assistant Producer: Eve Jones
Technical Producer: Oliver Geraghty
Video Editors: Danny Pape and Jack Whiteside 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up on Diggots. How do you shake your algorithm up? You just shout at your phone and just

0:05.5

sort of say, gardens, puppies. That feeling when you project our vomit. Next time I interview

0:12.4

Gary Lightbody, Jenny. I'm definitely going to ask him about that. She's not come to a snow patrol

0:16.2

gig since because she's still carrying the shame. Never told anybody that at all.

0:21.6

Oh!

0:22.6

Well, well done, Joe.

0:23.6

I think you've been very brave to share that story with us in the safety of the dig-it space.

0:27.6

I'm not going to regret it at all. Yeah, no. No one will ever bring it up or clip it up.

0:31.6

Oh, gosh.

0:32.6

All of that, right after this.

0:47.6

Digit is sponsored by Starling, the bank that helps you organise your money, build great habits and stay in control of your spending. We talk a lot on this show about how a great

0:52.9

garden starts with a bit of a plan and the right environment.

0:56.7

Well, money is the same.

0:58.1

It's not just about what you have.

0:59.8

It's about being intentional with it.

1:01.8

How we choose to spend, save and plan.

1:04.7

That's what really shapes the way we live.

1:06.8

That is so true.

1:07.7

Being good with money isn't about being perfect.

1:10.3

It's about building a relationship with your finances that actually works for you and your life. And that's what Starling is all about. They believe that with the right tools, anyone can grow those healthy habits. One habit I found so helpful is separating your spending. It's that peace of mind of knowing exactly what's for the bills, what's for the fun stuff and what's

1:29.4

actually left over. And that's the tool that Starling offers in their app. They call it Spaces. It's

1:33.7

basically a pot of money sitting within your Starling current accounts kept separate from your

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