EP157: Scraping the Barrel #29 - The Bean Patina

Natalie Cassidy's 'Life with Nat'

Natalie Cassidy

Advice, Personal Journals, Friends, Sonia, Kids, Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Eastenders, Parenting, Family

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Nat and Marc are back, but Nat’s back?… well it’s not great. Marc has broken his scan and shop virginity and is still very keen to roll the dice on out of date produce. And the big debate of Bourbon vs Ginger Nut… They also go a bit baaaarmy! Enjoy! xx Also shoutout to https://www.instagram.com/samnixon18 Please subscribe, follow, and leave a review. xxx You can find us in all places here; ⁠⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/lifewithnat/view⁠⁠⁠ We're on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifewithnatpod⁠⁠⁠ Nat's insta: ⁠⁠@natcass1⁠⁠ Neice's insta: ⁠@natsnieces⁠ Tony's insta: ⁠@tonycass68⁠ Linny's insta: ⁠@auntielinny.lwn⁠ THE BIG CHRISTMAS LIVE SHOW 7th December ⁠⁠⁠⁠- claphamgrand.com/event/live-with-nat-at-christmas/⁠⁠ The tiny warm-up shows 4th Nov - Dixon Studio, Palace Theatre, Southend - ⁠⁠www.trafalgartickets.com/palace-theatre-southend/en-GB/event/other/live-with-nat-work-in-progress-tickets⁠⁠ 6th Nov - Hat Factory, Luton - ⁠⁠http://www.culturetrust.com/whats-on/live-nat-work-progress⁠⁠ 16th Nov - Hawth Studio, The Hawth Theatre, Crawley - ⁠⁠https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/the-hawth/whats-on/live-with-nat-work-in-progress⁠⁠ Book Club: Bob Mortimer's Autobiography "And Away" ⁠https://amzn.eu/d/begUIQ3⁠ Nat’s solo chats - any rants always welcome! Scraping the Barrel - SCAN AND SHOP VIRGIN NO LONGER! Marc’s still adamant that days old salad from a takeaway is an ideal packed lunch - what’s the maddest thing you’ve pack for lunch? Bonce vs list! - Are you a list maker? Always collecting for Nostalgia Fest! What’s brewing with the Nieces - are we all skipping the end of summer, all of autumn and going straight to Christmas? Group chat ettiquette - the “happy birthday” that makes everyone else’s look like they’re tagging on! Things we’re nagging with Linny about - Chilled walks gone wrong! Getting locked out when you’re in a hurry and everything becoming a right faff The Tony talks chatter - Keep your DIY questions coming, also open to some saucy two paragraph stories for Tony to read out at the Southend show - think cheeky postcards (both in tone and length)! Can we make Tony an influencer and get him any freebies? AOB - Housecoats… lets bring them back?! Georgina’s Fact - What cat have you let out of the bag? Have you been scammed? A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠⁠hello@keepitlightmedia.com⁠⁠⁠ SHOW INFO: Life with Nat - it’s me! Natalie Cassidy and I’ll be chatting away to family, friends and most importantly YOU. I want to pick people's brains on the subjects that I care about- whether that’s where all the odd socks go, weight and food or kids on phones. Each week I will be letting you into my life as i chat about my week, share my thoughts on the mundane happenings as well as the serious. I have grown up in the public eye and have never changed because of it. Life with Nat is the podcast for proper people. Come join the community. ♥️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Happy, Happy Thursday everybody.
0:17.0	Hope you're all good.
0:19.0	I'm with Mark today. we are scraping the barrel once again
0:24.5	you're right sweetheart
0:26.6	yeah thanks
0:27.8	good yeah I'm all right
0:29.7	you've had some lovely messages
0:31.6	have I yep
0:33.1	you had one here from Katie that said
0:35.8	pausing the pod to say
0:37.2	see you in London for a mince pie. Don't be a spoils sport, Mark. Which I thought was quite cute. Don't be a what? Spoil sport. What was she talking about? It was last time when you said, oh, no one's really going to come to see me and i don't want to be there so lots of people have
0:54.2	said hang on a minute that's completely different what is no i can say no one's coming to see me
1:00.7	obviously they're not coming to see me well's that got to hang on don't don't backtrack what's
1:07.1	that got to do of anything well she said paul's in the pod to say, see you in London for a mince pie.
1:12.2	Don't be a spoil sport.
1:13.5	So she must have thought you sounded a bit down in the dumps like you didn't want to come.
1:19.5	So Katie's looking forward to seeing you for a mince pie.
1:23.6	Message for Mark, from Tracy.
1:26.9	Mark, everyone will want to see you capital letters and everything you were a
1:33.2	family team and nat as amazing as she is couldn't do this pod without all of you take some credit that the
1:39.7	pod wouldn't be the same without you how cute is it that he thinks like that, though? He's a keeper. Wish I was coming to the live show. I'm so gutted. We are going to Rochester Christmas Market that weekend from Tracy. Sounds lovely. Let me know what it's like. But it's going to be more than one live show, isn't there? Yes, that is true. No excuse, Tracy.
2:07.6	Karen said Mark knows, Iceland, £1.39 for a Vienetta at the moment.
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