Guy and a Gal

The final episode of 2020! 

This Christmas episode sees the two of us chatting annual traditions and festive disasters of Christmas past. We hope it will be a source of entertainment for twixt-mas (the strange period between Christmas and New Year where you don't have a clue what's going on). Enjoy!

This week we're joined by none other than @richiecartwright_. An entrepreneur and founder, Richie's mission is to end the stigma around men’s binge eating 💪⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Trigger warning: this episode discusses a sensitive topic which some people may find difficult to listen to.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

This week we’re coming at you with added jazz hands! Check out tomorrow’s episode as we’re joined by an old friend and West End performer Vinny Coyle!

This week we're 'banging on about bangers' with Alice-May Purkiss.

Alice describes herself as a writer, creator and marketing nerd based in London. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 when she was 26. Hearing the words "you have cancer" changed her life immeasurably, but not necessarily for the worst.

This week we introduce our second guest, Georgia Attlesey!

Georgia is a creative producer, making big ideas more accessible through culture. She's the founder of Pudding, which she describes as 'the sweet spot between arts organisations and their audiences'.  

We chat about when to make the decision to go freelance, how that's helped Georgia manage the uncertainties of 2020, and enjoy many a musing from Baz Luhrman, 

Georgia is fascinating to chat to, and we hope you enjoy the episode! 

This week we welcome our very first guest, Mark Bittlestone. In his own words,  Mark is a semi professional comedian, unemployed teacher and nano TikToker.

We discuss how Mark ventured into the world of comedy, fearing failure but going after things anyway, and the graft that involved in creating a seat for yourself at the table. Mark acknowledges his privilege as a cis-white-gay man, the role gender plays in comedy as well as the affect of micro aggressions and the need for having proper representation and role models.  He also tells us how he was fired from his teaching job after bunking year 7 parents evening in favour of going to the World Cup in Japan... What a man, “albeit 1/2 of one...I am gay after all”.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

Guess who's back, back again...

In August we took a 3 week podcasting hiatus which accidentally turned into 3 months. Woops. 

We now find ourselves back in lockdown but fear not friends, we'll be bringing you a weekly episode of the Guy and a Gal pod to keep you entertained! This series will be brought to you by the medium of Zoom thanks to these weird and wonderful times. We know the sound quality of this episode isn't fantastic... bear with us as we follow Fatima's lead and retrain for a new career in editing.

We've kickstarted Series 2 with, very honestly, a bit of a chinwag. Listen to us catching up, discussing the positives we've managed to take out of 2020, and Matt's visit from Pest Control. Enjoy!

Ever have the panic when someone calls for the responsible adult in the room... and realise it’s you? 

This week we’re discussing all the trials and tribulations of adulthood. We talk about all the things we probably should know by now... but don’t. Why does leg hair grow back? Why is there always more washing? Does anyone really know how their taxes work?

If you are similarly baffled by these nuances of adult life then strap in and give us a listen. P.S. no apologies for the amount of sweat-rences (references to sweat) in this episode... it was 35c ok? Repeat after me - I - am - an - adult. Lovely. Enjoy!

This week we're talking about imposter syndrome. That negative inner voice that says you shouldn’t be here, you’re not good enough, you’re going to get found out. Let’s face it, we all have had our moments - at work, school, dates. We considered ourselves imposters in the podcasting world. But here we are. 

We spend this episode talking about why you shouldn't let your doubts stop you from giving things a go, and how, when you do, it can actually be pretty liberating! As always we're also answering the questions you want to know from a Guy and a Gal's perspective. Do guys fall harder than girls? Listen in to find out. Enjoy!

This week we tackle the big D - dating - and laugh ourselves silly in the process at some of our dating disasters. Ever wondered when you should text back? When to go in for the kill? Is ghosting ok... or is it cowardly? Us too! But according to buzzfeed we’re dating pros. So that’s that one solved then. Now just to find a boyfriend ...