Doing The Thing

Who hasn’t been walking down the street and felt the cold side-eyes of strangers? Maybe a giggle or a whisper at your outfit? Paranoia, or….?

We’re joined by journalist and non-binary rights campaigner, Jamie Windust to talk about outward appearances, what gender identity really means, big man-tits on Love Island, and whether clothes maketh the man...

Presented and produced by Luke Spillane and Chris Allen. Theme by Blair Mowat.

Holby City star David Ames joins us for a very rowdy chat about losing weight, male body image, and finally feeling happy in his own skin.

Plus there’s the world premiere of Glory Hole: The Radio Play, and why Chris’s Mum keeps sending him porn…

Presented and produced by Luke Spillane and Chris Allen. Theme by Blair Mowat.

Dental receptionists of the world, quake in fear - Frog Stone would like to cancel her appointment! And no, she doesn’t know what she’ll be doing in six months’ time. Although she hopes you’ll all have been replaced by robot butlers…

Chris and Luke are joined by writer and actor Frog Stone to talk about her truly universal dread of rescheduling the dentist. Plus we get a truly lovely letter from a listener at home ️‍

TRIGGER WARNING: contains scenes of mild dental torture, with needles and blood. But it happens to Luke, so that’s ok.

We’ve all been there. Cleaning up after someone spills wine on our carpet. Reassuring them that’s it’s all ok. But it’s not ok, is it?! Actor and all-round-lovely person, Anjli Mohindra shares her inability to confront friends, and reveals that it’s super important to nail down all the details when complaining on Twitter.

Plus Chris relives some primary school trauma, and Luke discovers an unpaid debt…

Presented and produced by Luke Spillane and Chris Allen. Theme by Blair Mowat.

YouTuber, campaigner and now, writer, Lex Croucher joins us to talk about her fear of public speaking, why her first act as Prime Minister would be free puppies for good people, and how to use time travel to cope with a urinary tract infection. Plus we flick through her amazing new self-help and positivity book, You're Crushing It.

And there's a VERY EXCITING update on Luke's ongoing "signing up for a doctor" saga...

Presented and produced by Luke Spillane and Chris Allen. Theme by Blair Mowat.

Mark Gatiss takes a break from being one of the busiest men in entertainment to chat about his teenage fear of hairdressers, what gets him in the mood for heterosexual sex, and why we're unlikely to have an American guest, ever!

Plus lying to barbers, male pattern baldness, and we ask "Has Luke signed up for a GP yet?".

Presented and produced by Luke Spillane and Chris Allen. Theme by Blair Mowat.

Actor and comedian Bethany Black joins us to talk about being an agoraphobic stand-up, replicating hotel rooms at home, and why it’s really important to learn the art of complaining. Plus, we hear some of the amazing Things you’ve done at home.

Presented and produced by Luke Spillane and Chris Allen. Theme by Blair Mowat.

Welcome to Doing The Thing - the podcast that aims to unravel social anxiety one Thing at a time.

In this pilot episode, Luke struggles with purchasing a piece of personal protective equipment, but stumbles on a neat idea for a podcast...

Presented and produced by Luke Spillane and Chris Allen. Theme by Blair Mowat.