The Spice Girls (Part 3)
Josh Widdicombe's Archive of Pop Culture
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4.8 • 956 Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Episode 3: Princes, Presidents, Pepsi and Power Struggles
In the 3rd episode of this four part series, Josh Widdicombe and comedian and friend Suzi Ruffell discuss the amazing story of the rise (and rise) of the most succesful girl group in pop music history - The Spice Girls.
When we left them, the girls were an unstoppable pop culture juggernaut with Christmas number ones, merchandise, and a chart topping album…
Coming up in this episode they sprinkle their charms across the globe as they meet Nelson Mandela, Prince Charles, break America, and release the infamous Spice Girls movie...
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to listen to all of the episodes from this series right now and ad-free, |
| 0:04.8 | plus a whole host of extra fan club benefits, head to Museum of Popculture. |
| 0:09.6 | Dot Supportingcast.fm. |
| 0:14.7 | Welcome back to part three of the Spice Girls. When we left them, the girls were on an unstoppable pop culture juggernaut. For the girls who just over a year ago were knocking on doors trying to get a break, it's been a meteoric rise to the top. They told exclusive they're delighted. We're very happy at the moment but you never know what's going to happen, so we just take each day as it comes, really. |
| 0:37.8 | The way we stop having fun and enjoy it, you might be doing it anymore, |
| 0:41.3 | so... |
| 0:41.8 | Our contract runs up next week. |
| 0:43.8 | No, I'm joking. |
| 0:46.5 | Coming up in this episode, they sprinkle their charms across the globe |
| 0:49.7 | as they meet Nelson Mandela, Prince Charles, break America, |
| 0:53.5 | and release the infamous Spice Girls movie. |
| 1:05.5 | So the Spice Girls are on top of the world, Susie. |
| 1:09.1 | Yes, they really are, looking down at creation. Talking about on top of the world. Iie. Yes, they really are. Looking down at creation. |
| 1:11.4 | Talking about on top of the world, I've just checked my Instagram. |
| 1:14.9 | You're not going to relieve this. |
| 1:16.1 | No. |
| 1:17.4 | No, of course not. |
| 1:22.8 | Could you imagine? |
| 1:24.1 | I wouldn't have come back. |
| 1:25.5 | You wouldn't have given it 30 seconds of me saying, |
| 1:28.5 | what does you have for your lunch? You wouldn't have been telling me about half a protein bar. |
| 1:35.0 | Yeah, no, that is true. What would I've done? I don't know. I fear I'd have slipped into the DMs. |
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