Do you have a planet, a god or a metal you’re having trouble naming? Good news - Caroline is doing Mercury this week and even manages not to poison anyone along the way. Meanwhile, Alex investigates Aussie film director Baz Luhrmann and Hannah tries to decide where she should put her eyes. We also find out how Peppa Pig is being corrupted by super scary content farms at our Women Who Code mixer, and finally our Smart Lesson navigates the choppy waters of a career change. Contact: [email protected] Music by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studios.

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Why do you never get catcalled when you're using an umbrella? Why do we put tiny umbrellas in cocktails? And is very fast air the future of umbrellas? You might have wondered why we didn't ask these questions in episode 22 of the School for Dumb Women, when we spoke to umbrella expert Marion Rankine. But the good news is, we did ask! And you can hear the answers right here in our bonus episode. Brolliology: A history of the umbrella in life and literature by Marion Rankine is out now, published by Melville House. Contact: [email protected] Music by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studios.

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Hold onto your Ordnance Survey, listeners, because this week we're delving into your dad's glove box with lessons on buttons, maps and umbrellas! Caroline says the word button so much it loses all meaning, Hannah teams up with some sea monsters to get lost in the confusing world of map copyrighting, and Alex does shag all by outsourcing her section to author Marion Rankine, who inducts us into the mystic rites of umbrellas. We also time travel to investigate QR codes in our Women Who Code mixer, and then to make a pact with Father Time so that we never have to compete with Helen Mirren. Contact: [email protected] Music by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studio.

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Watch out for your liver, listeners, because we’re force-feeding you knowledge this week and it tastes delicious. That’s right, Alex is investigating the world’s premiere cruelty-filled meat butter, foie gras! We find out about a needy girlfriend called CAPTCHA at our Women Who Code Mixer, and enjoy the word “concertina” at Hannah’s traffic summit. Then the gang TOIME travels to NEW YOIK CITY in NINETEEN TWENNNY to learn about prohibition, before finishing off with a smart lesson about how to choose which 'some' to have, because you can't have it all. Contact: [email protected] Music by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studio.

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Warm up your hands, because this week, Caroline is rubbing us down with her massage facts, and she expects you to return the favour. Benevolent Bond villain Elon Musk convinces Hannah that we’re all going to have a lovely time on Mars, while unfortunately in Valhalla, Alex discovers the Vikings used funerals as an excuse to get drunk and act horribly for a fortnight. Meanwhile Al Gore joins our Women Who Code mixer and we teach Hannah how not to accidentally become a Basic in our Smart Lesson. Contact: [email protected] Music by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studios.

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This week, Alex finds out why tattoos didn’t win Eurovision, Hannah investigates thermostat dads, and Caroline works out why Guy Fawkes wanted to give us fireworks night. Our Women Who Code mixer takes a turn as we look at the dark world of planned obsolescence, and finally we figure out how to safely consume carbs in public for our Smart Lesson. Contact: [email protected] Music by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studios.

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This week, we lick the tears of our elders and find out what salt is made of. Caroline tries to explain jokes and why they're funny, while Alex develops a girl crush on Joséphine de Beauharnais while attempting to research Napoleon, and nobody blames her. We also try to figure out tethering in our Women Who Code Mixer, and discover that sportswear is the best thing about fitness in our Smart Lesson. Contact: [email protected] Music by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studios.

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Roll up your deniers, because this week, Alex is questioning the black sausage casing that rules us all. That's right, we're going deep into our tights to find out what they are and why they are. Hannah goes all Don Draper with the history of advertising and Caroline discovers that her favourite drink has nothing but political contempt for her. Finally at our Women Who Code mixer, we comb the Internet for bugs, and we make our career wheels for a Smart Lesson in portfolio expanding. Contact: [email protected] Music by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studios.

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This week, the gang are captains of industry as they learn about trains, oil and Mount Rushmore. So, basically everything that's keeping America together. At our Women Who Code mixer, we find out how to do good SEO on Wordpress with the help of Vladimir Putin's bum, and finally, our Smart Lesson unveils the secrets to managing expectations when you're too busy to be a decent human being. Contact: [email protected] Music by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studios.

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It’s episode 15, and we’re group kissing convicts our way to podcast success! This week, Alex is investigating keys, and why there still isn’t enough locksmith porn to go around. Caroline’s attempts to be the greatest thing since sliced bread fail once more as she tries to understand… sliced bread. Hannah doesn’t really get how swimming works, but like, honestly, who does? Meanwhile, we learn how to geo-block at our Women Who Code mixer, and our Smart Lesson investigates the trends we’re too poor to buy into and too bitter not to openly criticise. Contact: [email protected] Music by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studios.

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