Josh Widdicombe
Changes with Annie Macmanus
Annie Macmanus
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2023
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
“If I’d done this three years ago, I’d have been getting through it without revealing anything”. Josh Widdicombe is a changed man. The hilarious podcast Parenting Hell, which Josh co-hosts with fellow comedian Rob Beckett, has become a sensation. It’s changed him as well as the conversation around men being parents. Described as an “ace observationist” by the Guardian, Josh is also known for being a star of Channel 4’s The Last Leg and this year has released a brand-new Sky Max series Hold the Front Page with co-star Nish Kumar.
In this episode, he talks openly to Annie about being an obsessive child and his journey to comedy, how he dealt with his wife's labour, becoming a parent (of course), how he has changed since starting Parenting Hell and his very recent decision to go sober. Expect chat about Great Expectations and park poos, what else would you want?
You can buy a copy of Parenting Hell here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Parenting-Hell-funniest-gift-Fathers/dp/1788707478/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
And find more about what Josh is up to and links to his memoir here: https://www.joshwiddicombe.com/
Should you be affected by any of the issues raised in this episode around alcohol, in the UK, The Samaritans can be reached on 116 123. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode is brought to you by the new Alpha Romeo |
| 0:03.2 | Tonarly plug-in hybrid. Ooh, get us. |
| 0:06.8 | Now I recently had the chance to drive the car, a very nice man. |
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| 0:14.3 | and I was into it because green for Ireland. |
| 0:16.8 | If I had more car tech speak, I would tell you it, |
| 0:19.2 | but just as suffice to say, I felt like a million dollars driving it through London. |
| 0:23.6 | So this is a plug-in hybrid. I wasn't too sure what this meant before I tried it |
| 0:27.8 | or how it would work, but basically it means when you're doing shorter journeys, |
| 0:31.1 | you get all the benefits of an electric car. |
| 0:33.6 | And then if you're doing a longer journey, it uses the petrol engine. |
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| 0:39.3 | So if the battery needs to be charged, you don't have to worry, as the car will |
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| 0:45.8 | The flexibility is very, very handy there. |
| 0:48.8 | The car itself has all these amazing features. |
| 0:50.8 | It's got a 10-inch touchscreen that has Apple Car play in it. |
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| 1:15.6 | Hello and welcome to Changes. |
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