The Bush Telegraph: A man’s best froggy hypocrite

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🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Mick and Jen are on Bush Telegraph duties this week and, unlike it does for Sabrina Carpenter, the idea of men doing more housework is not getting them going. In other news, can you kill someone with menstrual blood? And was Angela Rayner right to resign? Plus, Jenny Off the Blocks returns with all things women’s sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Bush Telegraph. Welcome to the Bush Telegraph, hosted this week by me, Mickey Noonan,
0:07.2	a woman who won't be joining Farage's Phillies anytime. I was going to say anytime soon,
0:13.1	well, let's just stop at any time. Can I say the same for my co-host? Hello, I'm Jen Offord,
0:20.3	and Mickey wrote me an email saying you're going to need to think
0:22.8	about your response to this, which I sort of hope was a joke.
0:26.9	I'm not sure.
0:28.1	Otherwise, I've missed something.
0:29.4	What do I need to think about whether or not I would join Farage's Phillies?
0:33.8	Yeah.
0:34.4	I hope we know the answer to that is an absolutely resounding no.
0:38.6	You might have always wanted to be some sort of horse, and this could be your only chance, Jen.
0:46.1	Exactly.
0:46.8	Oh, don't start Bush-Telegraph making me cry.
0:49.7	I'm a bit like Partridge, Black Beauty theme tune.
0:52.7	Makes me very emotional.
0:54.6	What's that music, Min?
0:56.1	It's fantastic.
0:57.8	Right then, following on from last week's Bush Telegraph, in which Hannah and I brought you
1:01.9	the daftest stories we could find, because fuck me with a soup dildo, the news is bleak.
1:08.6	I am starting with some good news.
1:12.9	Some good news that involves menstrual blood, murder and endometriosis. Finally together at last. The gang's all here. Credit to the ever
1:22.8	magnificent Caroline Criardo Perez for bringing this to my attention. If you're not signed up to
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