Some funny and frank moments from the GrownUpLand podcast. Mae Martin, Bisha K Ali and Ned Sedgwick navigate: 'emotions'.

Bisha K Ali, Mae Martin, Bobby Friction, Ned Sedgwick

If GrownUpLand is a place, then we got a bit lost along the way.

Each week on GrownUpLand, a special guest helps to answer listener questions and candidly shares their experiences, from failed dates and bizarre confrontations to guilty pleasures and worst nightmares.

Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4.

Producer: Al Riddell

Mae Martin, Bisha K Ali, Bobby Friction and Johnny Cochrane join Ned Sedgwick in this Best Of episode on ‘adventure’.

If GrownUpLand is a place, then we got a bit lost along the way.

Each week on GrownUpLand, a special guest helps to answer listener questions and candidly shares their experiences, from failed dates and bizarre confrontations to guilty pleasures and worst nightmares.

Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4.

Producer: Al Riddell

Mae Martin is joined by Bisha K Ali, Ned Sedgwick, Ed Night and Cariad Lloyd in a compilation on the theme of ‘survival’.

If GrownUpLand is a place, then we got a bit lost along the way.

Each week on GrownUpLand, a special guest helps to answer listener questions and candidly shares their experiences, from failed dates and bizarre confrontations to guilty pleasures and worst nightmares.

Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4.

Producer: Al Riddell

The past should teach us how to do better in the future, but it's clear not everyone got that memo. Mae, Ned and guest host Catherine Bohart are joined by quizmaster and comedian Dr Paul Sinha to rewind the VHS tape of life, the universe and everything. Ned takes on a quizmaster at his own game, Catherine looks into the world's oldest scapegoat: women, and Steve Ali relives his most cringe-worthy moment.

Produced by Al Riddell

Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.

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It usually happens in the bedroom, it's really nice to do it with a partner and we often don't get enough of it. Mae, Ned and guest host Sophie Duker are joined by comedy writer and actor Arnab Chanda to talk all things sleep! Hear a report from Ned's bed, Sophie investigates lucid dreaming, Mae just wants to be rocked to sleep by Jennifer Aniston and Steve Ali talks about life on the firefighting night shift.

Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4.

Produced by Al Riddell

Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... it was definitely the strangest of times. Mae, Ned and guest host Athena Kugblenu are joined by comedian Desiree Burch to cast their minds back and relive the horrors and highlights of the wild ride we call the education system. Ned has been a very naughty boy, Athena educates the gang with fab facts and Steve Ali explains why algebra is useless in a combat situation.

Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4.

Produced by Al Riddell

Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.

With buzzing phones and shiny screens all around us, true relaxation is hard to achieve. Mae, Ned and guest host Catherine Bohart are joined by comedian Elf Lyons to take a deep breath, focus the mind and dissect the stresses of modern life. Ned has brain tingles, Catherine is mindful of being mindful and Steve Ali reveals how he made a small part of the Calais Jungle a slice of interior design heaven.

Produced by Al Riddell

Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.

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Everyone agrees podcasts are the best way to spend your free time, but films are good too. Mae, Ned and guest host Athena Kugblenu are joined by Radio 1's movie man Ali Plumb to talk best, worst, funniest and scariest. Ned has written an epic GrownUpLand thriller, Athena looks at the holy origins of Hollywood, Bisha is physically in Hollywood and Steve tells us how he dodged the movie ban in Syria.

Produced by Al Riddell

Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.

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If all else fails, there will always be dogs. Mae, Ned and guest host Sophie Duker are joined by wildlife biologist Lizzie Daly to talk all things furry and feathery. Ned is feline good, Sophie wants justice for black pets and Steve Ali tells us how tourists can make refugees feel like animals in a zoo.

Produced by Al Riddell

Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.

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With pressure from all angles of society to exercise frequently and obtain the perfect body, it's just impossible to live up to those expectations. Mae, Ned and guest host Daniella Isaacs are joined by comedian Kae Kurd to figure out how exercise can make us healthier without a huge cost to our self esteem or bank balance. Ned takes on Mark Wahlberg, Daniella unpicks the myths of exercise consumerism, Bisha K Ali lifts 100kgs of rock solid truth and Steve Ali gives his flirting advice.

Produced by Al Riddell

Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon.

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