Toy Corner is back, but what even is a toy?

What’s actually on the shelves in toy stores right now?

The dark side of trying to enter a new industry as a disrupter

Men’s vs women’s changing rooms: a sociological investigation

Emma has perimenopause brain fog and Ben accidentally called it dementia

Monopoly: who has the final word

What’s up with men and road rage?

Emma threw a birthday party…for the dog, how did it go?

RichTok, lols, gross, fascinating? All of the above.

Emma is still wondering / demanding why Ben won’t TV with her. Will she get an answer?

Pivoting to a creative where you earn no money - how does someone do that?

Ben continues to realise ‘he’s a lot’ but is enjoyi…

Why does Easter catch everyone off guard every single year?

Are greetings cards actually getting better?

What is a Queenager and is Emma having a moment?

Ben’s photography tip: why do all iPhone photos look the same?

What did Emma think of The Magic Faraway Tree at the cinema?

Is 2026 the year of the analogue?

How do you raise grounded kids when you can…

On this week’s update:

What’s the perfect amount of time to boil an egg?

Why was Ben influenced into buying illegal trainers?

Can Emma do a pull-up by the end of the summer?

Deep dive on the Red Hot Chili Peppers Netflix doc

How the Manosphere documentary sparked great conversations and new role models

How can Emma get to a Palm Springs pool party?

In this episode:

Emma and Ben are back for another Wednesday of organised chaos. This week they cover vinted as a sport, Ben’s full dinosaur era (yes, really), the lost beauty of 90s Hollywood, the real truth about Mother’s Day, and Ben’s love affair with his thermal printer.

What we talked about:

Vinted and the rise of reselling: Emma’s been deep in her V…

Married, Tethered… and Podcasting

* Emma & Ben reflect on being “tethered through life and podcasting together.”

* The reality of recording a weekly show as a couple: chaos, banter and mild codependency.

The Reality of Parenting Germs

* Emma has been ill a lot this year — thanks to sleeping next to a germ-factory five-year-old.

* Modern parenting vs the 80s/90s:

* Toda…

Accidental shoplifting

* Is it still shoplifting if you genuinely forgot the £1 headband was on your head?

* Why did Winona Ryder’s shoplifting follow her for life?

* Are we more fascinated when rich people steal for no obvious reason?

Hobbit Living & Cosy Regression

* Why are kids building padded “potato beds”?

* Are we all quietly craving Hobbit life: warmth, food, …

Emma is rewatching The Sopranos and immediately clocks how radically slow it feels compared to modern TV. It sparks a wider conversation about how attention has changed, and what we might be losing along the way.

Phoenix has gone all-in on boxing, shifting from skating into a highly disciplined, technical sport. Emma reflects on what it’s like becoming a…

A silly January ramble about man maths, post-Christmas moods, car karaoke, Y2K nostalgia, and why wipers are more important than you think

In this episode:

Emma and Ben lean fully into a low-stakes, silly January episode chatting about winter moods, parenting logistics, nostalgia, and the small joyful rituals that get you through the dark months.

Topics we…

Covered in this weeks episode:

Middle-Age Quests & Domestic Adventures

* Pothole justice and Bournemouth’s infrastructure woes

* Nintendo Switch 2 returns from the Welsh wilderness (alleged water damage)

* The thrill of UGG insoles

* Why do minor grievances hit harder in your 40s?