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Yeah, see birds.

I mean, is it women?

Oh, yeah, okay.

God, you've got Eversa Cockney, which you know what?

Given that I know a little bit about you, I wasn't expecting that on the podker.

It is sooo, do you like birds?

Talking about birds, with a movie?

This week on Walking the Dog, I went for a stroll with comedian and all-round fabulous person,

Susie Ruffle. Or as Ray called her, Susie Ruffle.

Susie has a cat, but she grew up up with dogs so she knows the drill. She took Ray and

I around her local park in Beckenham and we covered so much ground both in real

life and during our chat. We talked about her parents who sound utterly hilarious,

having dyslexia when she was growing up, what led her into performing and meeting her true love.

Susie was really funny company just as you'd expect, but she's also

very honest and a really warm, generous conversationalist. I kept having to swerve the subject

back to her because she's so fascinated in other people's experiences.

Occasionally on this podcast, I humiliate myself and I basically beg to be friends with the person

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