After reading her book, "Smartphone Nation," over the summer, I'm really excited to sit down for a chinwag with Dr Kaitlyn Ragehr.

As a Digital Humanities professor at University College London, she spends a significant amount of time examining the impacts of social media, particularly on young people.

Hopefully, you find this a fascinating listen. After reading her book, I made changes to the way I look and think about social media and my smartphone use, and maybe after hearing this, you might too.

https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/88177-kaitlyn-regehr

Don't forget, we're out on tour and you can still get tickets!

📍 Dates & Venues:

🎭 October 2025

18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝

24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊

25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰

26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️

27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚

28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽

29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡

30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅

31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶

🎭 November 2025

1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴

15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀

🎭 February 2026

14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

🎭 May 2026

22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️

👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥

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Welcome back to another episode of Two Mr Ps in a Podcast as we hit the final stretch before the October half-term. Whether you’re already off or crawling to the finish line, this one’s packed with laughs, nostalgia, and a few moments of pure disbelief.

The lads kick things off still buzzing from their sold-out hometown show at Manchester’s Aviva Studios, reflecting on the biggest show of the podcast so far. From pre-show nerves and backstage chaos to an unexpected clash with a very different performance happening in the same venue, they share all the behind-the-scenes highs and hiccups from the launch of the Let That Be a Lesson live tour.

Then it’s straight into this week’s thread, exploring things people thought were luxuries growing up. From sharing bedrooms and recording Sky Plus shows on VHS to the magic of a Viennetta on Christmas Eve, the brothers dive into a proper trip down memory lane complete with nostalgic meals, questionable fashion choices, and a few budget holiday memories that every 80s and 90s kid will relate to.

The episode also features a hilarious round-up of autocorrect fails, including some shocking typos, red-faced emails, and texts that could have ended careers (or relationships). The chaos doesn’t stop there, as the Mr Ps wrap up with a fresh batch of “O” moments — the jaw-dropping things teachers, colleagues, and parents have actually said in schools. From mix-ups about history and science to unforgettable classroom blunders, it’s a perfect reminder that sometimes laughter really is the only option.

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👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live

🎟️ It’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨

📍 Dates & Venues:

🎭 October 2025

24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊

25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰

26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️

27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚

28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽

29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡

30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅

31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶

🎭 November 2025

1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴

15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀

🎭 February 2026

14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

​28th: Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall 🎸 – NEW DATE!

🎭 May 2026

22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️

👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥

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A Special bonus episode this week.

We were lucky enough to have a chinwag with Mr Burton, who you will know if you're loving watching Educating Yorkshire as much as we are.

We chat to him about his teaching journey, how the whole Educating Yorkshire show came about and the challenges around having cameras around while trying to run a school.

We will be dropping another episode later this week, so you can hear how our first night of the tour went.

You can still grab tickets, we're coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨

📍 Dates & Venues:

🎭 October 2025

18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝

24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊

25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰

26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️

27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚

28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽

29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡

30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅

31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶

🎭 November 2025

1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴

15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀

🎭 February 2026

14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

🎭 May 2026

22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️

👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥

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Welcome back to another episode of Two Mr Ps in a Podcast as the lads record their final episode before the Let That Be a Lesson Live Tour officially kicks off this weekend at the Aviva Studios in Manchester. With 1,200 tickets snapped up, it is a sell-out, the biggest show we have done to date and the excitement (and nerves) are very real.

The brothers chat about tour prep, the sleepless nights, and the sheer pride of seeing how far the podcast has come. From humble beginnings to performing in front of huge audiences, they reflect on what makes the show special, a mix of raw honesty, relatable chaos, and proper teacher humour.

Once the warm-up chat is done, they dive into this week’s thread: the co-workers who ruined it for everyone. Basically don't involve alcohol and Hawaiian shirts. There are also some brilliantly cringe and laugh-out-loud listener stories, from accidental PDA encounters and embarrassing mix-ups to school scandals, awkward misunderstandings, and one unforgettable tale about a classroom spider incident that spirals wildly out of control. As always, it’s an episode full of teacher laughs, relatable moments, and the kind of storytelling that reminds you why this podcast has built such a loyal community.

📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here:

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🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour:

👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live

🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨

📍 Dates & Venues:

🎭 October 2025

18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝

24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊

25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰

26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️

27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚

28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽

29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡

30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅

31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶

🎭 November 2025

1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴

15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀

🎭 February 2026

14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

🎭 May 2026

22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️

👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥

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Welcome back to another episode of Two Mr Ps in a Podcast as the countdown to the Let That Be a Lesson tour officially begins! With less than two weeks to go before the first show, the lads are buzzing with excitement (and a few nerves) as they share their final tour prep chaos and tell everyone to get their tickets from 2MrPsPodcast.com rather than Ticketmaster.

It’s also a special one as they celebrate the Other Mr P’s birthday, which sparks a nostalgic chat about birthdays past, from McDonald’s parties and bowling trips to now preferring a quiet night in and an early bedtime. They also reflect on how birthdays change as you hit your late thirties, why organising plans feels like a full-time job, and how unpredictable British storms and sleepless kids can ruin even the best intentions.

The episode’s main thread explores the oddest reasons children have tantrums, and it’s packed with laugh-out-loud stories every parent and teacher will relate to. From arguments with shadows and meltdowns over the moon to heartbreak over cheese, bleach and “big ham,” the Mr Ps read through the most ridiculous, baffling and brilliant tales of tiny humans losing it over absolutely nothing.

They then turn their attention to some truly unhinged teacher moments, reading a thread of the most diabolical things teachers have said to students, the kind that make you question how some people ever worked in a school. Expect equal parts disbelief, outrage and laughter.

And if that wasn’t enough, the episode ends with another round of unbelievable parent encounters, from oversharing at parents’ evening and unexpected hospital visits to ferret-stroking during meetings and awkward supermarket run-ins. There are moments of pure cringe, accidental innuendo, and more stories that prove truth really is stranger than fiction in the world of education.

📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here:

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🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour:

👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live

🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨

📍 Dates & Venues:

🎭 October 2025

18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝

24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊

25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰

26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️

27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚

28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽

29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡

30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅

31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶

🎭 November 2025

1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴

15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀

🎭 February 2026

14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

🎭 May 2026

22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️

👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥

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The Mr Ps are back with Season 9, Episode 3, and it’s a wild one from start to finish! After surviving a hectic week, the lads catch up on all things tour prep as the countdown is officially on. With over 12,000 tickets already sold, they share their excitement (and nerves!) as the live shows get closer.

Adam opens up about his big career change after eight years at his school, reflecting on an emotional farewell and the new challenge ahead. Just as things get heartfelt, the episode takes a chaotic turn when recording is interrupted by a family emergency or is all not what it seems?

Lee relives the incredible Oasis reunion at Wembley, getting nostalgic about sharing the experience with his daughter and proving why some gigs live with you forever. From there, the brothers dive into this week’s thread all about the pettiest and most unforgettable grudges from school, whether it’s missed opportunities, unfair detentions, or teachers who underestimated pupils who went on to prove them wrong.

And of course, it wouldn’t be complete without a round-up of hilarious classroom comebacks and awkward parent encounters that leave you cringing and crying with laughter in equal measure.

📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here:

👉 forms.gle/sWCUVURZjtn6GeN16

🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour:

👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live

🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨

📍 Dates & Venues:

🎭 October 2025

18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝

24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊

25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰

26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️

27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚

28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽

29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡

30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅

31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶

🎭 November 2025

1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴

15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀

🎭 February 2026

14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

🎭 May 2026

22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️

👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥

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A special treat this week. We are joined for a chinwag by the master of one-liners and top comedian Mark Simmons.

We talk about jokes gone wrong, we challenge Mark to give us some one-liners for school to help us get through lessons and find out what Mark used to sell to his teachers back in his school days.

Book tickets to his new tour: https://marksimmons.co.uk/

📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here:

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🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour (including The Lowry Lyric Theatre in May 2026):

👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live

🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨

📍 Dates & Venues:

🎭 October 2025

18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝

24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊

25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰

26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️

27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚

28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽

29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡

30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅

31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶

🎭 November 2025

1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴

15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀

🎭 February 2026

14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

🎭 May 2026

22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️

👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥

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Welcome back! Season 9, episode 2 lands with the Mr Ps settling into the new school year. There’s a quick (and pointed) nod to Ofsted’s latest shenanigans, then straight into good news: the live tour is flying thanks to you, wonderful people. Manchester is sold out, more dates are close, and you can still submit anonymous stories that might be read on stage.

Thread of the week is a beauty: the worst messages sent to the wrong person. Expect workplace whoopsies, panicked “delete for everyone” attempts, and career-limiting replies. There’s accidental shade fired at bosses, heartfelt texts meant for partners delivered to parents, and autocorrect chaos that turns totally normal updates into… very not-normal ones. Family group chats aren’t safe, emergency features trigger at the worst times, and a few innocent typos escalate faster than a staffroom rumour.

From there, there are some fantastic comebacks from students to teachers, teachers to students and students to other students, some brutal, some shocking but all hilarious.

As ever, no spoilers—just enough to whet your appetite.

📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here:

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🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour:

👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live

🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨

📍 Dates & Venues:

🎭 October 2025

18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝

24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊

25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰

26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️

27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚

28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽

29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡

30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅

31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶

🎭 November 2025

1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴

15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀

🎭 February 2026

14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

🎭 May 2026

22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️

👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥

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Welcome back! A new school year and therefore another season of your favourite podcast! Season 9 kicks off with the Mr Ps just about recovering after a bad bout of food poisoning after some dodgy chicken wings.

The lads dive into to the first thread, looking at when you realise you are OLD as the school year always reminds us about the passing of time, for example, Year 7s this year weren't here for the 2014 World Cup. Community chaos takes centre stage with highlights from neighbourhood WhatsApp groups and the world’s most “memorable” neighbours. Then the lads share some more of your hilarious tales from the classroom

📬 Want your story featured on the pod? Submit it here:

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🎟️ Get your tickets for the 2025–2026 tour:

👉 2mrpspodcast.com/live

🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨

📍 Dates & Venues:

🎭 October 2025

18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝

24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊

25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰

26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️

27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚

28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽

29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡

30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅

31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶

🎭 November 2025

1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴

15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀

🎭 February 2026

14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

🎭 May 2026

22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️

👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥

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This week, we're joined by Laura McInerney, a former teacher turned journalist and creator of the app Teacher Tapp.

In the last of our summer holiday specials, we delve into the data her app tells us about the state of teaching and the education system. You can hear if the feelings and thoughts you have about teaching are shared across the board.

We'll be back next week with the first episode of the new term.

🎟️ Make sure you grab your tickets for our next tour — it’s our BIGGEST and BEST one yet, coming to venues across the UK and we seriously can’t wait to see you all! 🗓️✨

📍 Dates & Venues:

🎭 October 2025

18th: Manchester, Aviva Studios 🐝

24th: Rhyl, Pavilion Theatre 🌊

25th: Northampton, Derngate 🏰

26th: Hull, City Hall 🎟️

27th: Reading, Concert Hall 📚

28th: Exeter, Corn Exchange 🌽

29th: London, Hackney Empire 🎡

30th: Worthing, Assembly Hall 🌅

31st: Guildford, G Live 🎶

🎭 November 2025

1st: Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre 🌴

15th: Belfast, Ulster Hall 🍀

🎭 February 2026

14th: Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall 🎻

15th: Newcastle, Tyne Theatre 🎭

17th: Birmingham, Town Hall 🏙️

18th: Sheffield, Memorial Hall 🧱

19th: Leicester, De Montfort Hall 🦊

20th: Bradford, St George’s Hall 🏰

22nd: Cardiff, New Theatre 🏉

🎭 May 2026

22nd: Salford, The Lowry 🎨

🎟️ Grab your tickets now at 2mrpspodcast.com/live 🎟️

👯‍♀️ Tag your teacher crew, bring your mates, and let’s make this tour UNFORGETTABLE! 💃🙌🔥

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices