Rosie and Jessica’s Day of Fun (Rosie and Jessica)
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| 19 Mar 2012 | Episode 2: Baseball and Slippers | 00:36:15 | |
In the second episode, Rosie and Jessica get caught up on the past fortnight’s escapades, including many trips to the BFI and a lengthy discussion of the appeal of ‘day dresses’. Plus Top 5 Sitcoms and the regular crafting and baking update, Needle and Fed. You can listen to it on Mixcloud or online here: | |||
| 02 Sep 2013 | Episode 28: Chewie and Lansbury | 00:39:32 | |
In episode 28, Rosie and Jessica experience a cold open at a farmers’ market in the sweltering heat. There’s chat about exercise from the pair, the discovery of Sequin Burn (Rosie’s new band) and Top 5 Duos (including some very bad Cher impressions.) Rosie has a touch of The Tetch throughout. She’s sorry. You can … Continue reading Episode 28: Chewie and Lansbury | |||
| 15 Apr 2019 | Yesterday of Fun…Episode 95: Shredders and Funemployment | 00:38:32 | |
We’re taking another dip into the archives with a Yesterday of Fun from 2017. Back then, Jessica was entering a period of funemployment that mainly consisted of shredding. There was a late review of the movie Austenland and Rosie was eating a lot of Nobbly Bobblys. You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: This … Continue reading Yesterday of Fun…Episode 95: Shredders and Funemployment | |||
| 07 May 2019 | Episode 120: Bonnets and Scams | 00:54:01 | |
In episode 120, Rosie and Jessica are quickly derailed by Rosie’s twin obsessions: denim and scams. Once Rosie’s got those – and curséd pom pom creatures – out of her system, Jessica takes us through the many books she’s read during work hours. Rosie meanwhile has been knitting on the job although her job technically … Continue reading Episode 120: Bonnets and Scams | |||
| 13 May 2019 | Yesterday of Fun…Episode 56: Toffee and Maths | 00:40:06 | |
We’re heading back into the archives with Episode 56 from 2015. Rosie was writing an essay on The Wizard of Oz and was totally unable to talk about anything else, except for sticky toffee puddings. Luckily Jessica was on hand to talk us through her many cakes (and keep things on track.) You can listen … Continue reading Yesterday of Fun…Episode 56: Toffee and Maths | |||
| 28 Jun 2019 | Episode 121: Thick Shreds and Lasagne Pans | 00:33:36 | |
In episode 121, Rosie and Jessica welcome back Top 5s with another overly specific one about food. There have been lots of cinema trips and some of them have included tiny detective hats. And – what’s this? another feature! Now It’s Time for Gina’s Transport Opinions! You can listen to it on iTunes or online This week’s … Continue reading Episode 121: Thick Shreds and Lasagne Pans | |||
| 08 Jul 2019 | Yesterday of Fun…Episode 78: Smileys and Smash | 00:35:12 | |
It’s time for another dip back into the archives! We’re going back to 2016 to listen to Episode 78: Smileys and Smash. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt had returned for a second season and we were extolling the virtues of school dinners in a Top 5 Dinner Lady Foods. You can listen to it on iTunes or … Continue reading Yesterday of Fun…Episode 78: Smileys and Smash | |||
| 07 Oct 2019 | Episode 122: Steamers and Paperclips | 00:59:19 | |
In episode 122, Rosie and Jessica are back after a long break although not as long a break as you’ve had. There have been international trips, house moves, and action franchise spin offs that are only tangentially related to cars. And it’s two-for-two with returning feature, Now It’s Time for Gina’s Transport Opinions! You can … Continue reading Episode 122: Steamers and Paperclips | |||
| 18 May 2012 | Episode 6: Lego and Ladies | 00:29:26 | |
In episode 6, there are more cinematic exploits from Rosie and we hear about Jessica’s plan for a whole week of fun. There are some top 5 inspirational ladies and a film review of seminal film classic, ‘Burlesque’. You can listen to it on Mixcloud or online here: This week’s songs: Jessica went for ‘Fidelity‘ … Continue reading Episode 6: Lego and Ladies | |||
| 29 Feb 2020 | Episode 123: Mantraps and Balms | 00:45:43 | |
In episode 123, Rosie and Jessica somehow maybe broke their podcast feed – maybe through neglect? – but are back with an episode that catches you up on frankly very little. Luckily, for any moment of need, there’s Joan. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers This week’s songs Jessica picked Africa by Toto, while Rosie went for Simon & Garfunkel’s The Only Living Boy in New York Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. We thoroughly enjoyed the musical of Amélie over the break. Please soak up the video stylings of Cheyenne Barton, a goshdarn delight. Rosie has been tirelessly binge-listening Who? Weekly (good form Bella Thorne) If you enjoyed Newsies, you’ll enjoy Newsies Minute and if you enjoyed both, you’ll enjoy Blood Drips Heavily on Newsies Square. Joan: the greatest video on the internet. | |||
| 18 Mar 2020 | Rosie and Jessica’s Stay at Home of Fun | 00:54:21 | |
In lieu of this week’s normal episode, we’re recommending some ways to pass the time indoors because if there’s one thing we specialise in, it’s cosy media and staying indoors. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers Brad and Claire “make” doughnuts. Plumbella plays The Sims Medieval. Some previous episodes of ours! Our Top 5 Things To Do When You’re Poorly, Rainy Day Films, and Bake Off Methadone. | |||
| 30 Mar 2020 | Episode 124: Tumbles and Towels | 00:00:01 | |
In episode 124, Rosie and Jessica, look, well, they’re back on schedule but the schedule of the world has become a lot more chaotic so there is quite a lot of stuff in here that sounds super dated. Anyway, there’s also a review of the film Troop Zero, available on a streaming service near you. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Must Have Done Something Good by Relient K, while Rosie went for Joni Mitchell’s Carey. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Weird magic coffee sugar whip?! Find your trail name with Homemade Wanderlust. Not quite a scam but scam adjacent – WeCrashed. You do not need to like The Sims to like Plumbella. | |||
| 06 Apr 2020 | Episode 125: Tigers and Push Ups | 00:36:44 | |
In episode 125, Rosie and Jessica haven’t done a whole bunch to be honest. Rosie has tried one push up. Jessica has witnessed sunlight. Rosie also went deep in on Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. What else is there to do?? You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Your Song by Kate Walsh, while Rosie went for The Magnetic Field’s Busby Berkeley Dreams. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. First it was just a whip, not it’s on coffee. Stay in (but do it with Emily and Kumail.) More allotmenting, this time from Emma Bailey. | |||
| 13 Apr 2020 | Episode 126: Supermarkets & Scalps | 00:47:29 | |
In episode 126, Rosie and Jessica, though thinking they hadn’t done much, had actually witnessed brave and valiant journeys to the supermarket. Also Rosie shaved her head. Lot of supermarket chat this week, you have been warned. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Yours and Mine by Fountains of Wayne, while Rosie went for RuPaul feat. Myah Marie’s Adrenaline. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. How would your favourite tv show have handled coronavirus? Brad and Claire (Eventually) Make Doughnuts And Claire finally catches a break and gets to host It’s Alive (and meet a baby!) | |||
| 20 Apr 2020 | Episode 127: Crumbs and Jumpers | 00:35:47 | |
In episode 127, Rosie and Jessica have celebrated that most important of spring festivals, Rex Manning Day. Oh, also Easter. Rosie saw someone she know and Jessica has worn socks. All important things. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Kiss Me Deadly by Lita Ford, while Rosie went for Lana Del Rey’s Love. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Crumbs! On your jumper! Work out at home with RBG. | |||
| 29 Apr 2020 | Episode 128: Potatoes and Trims | 00:39:49 | |
In episode 128, Rosie and Jessica take you through some very basic self care, all the way from trimming the hair round your ears to having a wee. This week we’re watching television from 22 years ago and are grateful to baked potatoes. (Rosie’s recommendation this week, Buyer and Cellar, was only available for 72 hours – which she didn’t know at the time. Sorry! You missed it!) You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked My Best Friend’s Hot by The Dollyrots, while Rosie went for Lorde’s Green Light. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Work out what’s for dinner with Home Cooking. Whodunnit? Shedunnit. Thank you Baked Potato. | |||
| 06 May 2020 | Episode 129: Pollen and Ponyo | 00:36:38 | |
In episode 129, Rosie and Jessica are afflicted by pollen and also by not pressing record at the start of the episode. Virtual parties have been attended, bonnets have been constructed and bananas have been smuggled into brownies. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked You’ll Get By by Show of Hands, while Rosie went for Anna Karina’s Roller Girl. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Soothing sewing from Friend of the Pod, Serena, with her new channel, Dressing History. | |||
| 18 May 2020 | Episode 130: Outtakes and Cookies | 00:00:01 | |
In episode 130, Rosie and Jessica thank you for being a friend. Home haircuts have taken place, knitting is going appallingly and why not just go and rewatch Ghosts for a bit? You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Lonely Alone by Sheryl Crow & Willie Nelson, while Rosie went for Sophie Ellis Bextor’s Murder on the Dancefloor. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Making it’s fifth appearance on What Have We Seen This Week, it’s time to Flap My Jack! Horrible Histories bloopers. That’s it. That’s the link. | |||
| 01 Jun 2020 | Yesterday of Fun…Episode 111: Spectacles and Hairpins | 00:40:36 | |
Jessica has some essay deadlines this week so we’re hopping back into the archive. As RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 has just wrapped up, we’re looking back to 2018 and Episode 111, where we discussed the end of Season 10 and, some would say, predicted the post Drag Race career of one Vanessa Vanjie Matea. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Layla by Derek & The Dominos, while Rosie went for Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Girlguiding are taking a stand against period poverty. Needle and Fed Not a well bunny at all today but I did finally finish this little guy. pic.twitter.com/wE41ZwoqTb — Rosie Fletcher (@rosieatlarge) June 5, 2018 When I am anxious I knit toys. A post shared by Rosie (@rosieatlarge) on Jun 9, 2018 at 4:21am PDT We’ve been exploring the world of Fred Rogers this week – here are some of his lessons, reframed as self-care and a guide to speaking Freddish. I will watch this every day until I die and it still won’t be enough to properly appreciate it pic.twitter.com/FDxSpfca2Q — Rosie Fletcher (@rosieatlarge) June 6, 2018 Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 23 Jun 2020 | Episode 131: Scams and Exams | 00:00:01 | |
In episode 131, Rosie and Jessica somehow get distracted from the goings-on in the world at large and instead talk about how to scam your way through a university-level Latin exam. That’s kind of it. All of our Patreon takings from June are being donated to Black Lives Matter UK. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Half Asleep from the Amélie Original Cast Recording, while Rosie went for Buddy Holly’s Everyday. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Sew through the centuries with Bernadette Banner. I want to take a holiday in the Hill House Vintage Instagram feed. a thread of black-owned cottagecore businesses and creators you should be supporting — ellie b (@elliebotoman) June 7, 2020 Learn about protest with Elmo. Hear what happens in The Room Next Door. | |||
| 07 Jul 2020 | Yesterday of Fun…Episode 77: Bursars and Stereo – A Hamilton Special | 00:47:47 | |
In honour of the Hamilton movie hitting Disney+, we’re hopping back to 2016 for this week’s Yesterday of Fun for our Hamilton special which, my god, somehow manages to still have Flap My Jack mentioned. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. Sara Grant’s new book Chasing Danger is out now! We loved Pop Culture Happy Hour’s Hamilton special. Stephen Colbert gets schooled in walking like King George. Needle and Fed All the knitting! Obscene mittens! Antler hats! Squirrels! Socks! Princess Anna! Come on let’s go and playpic.twitter.com/HbzHLT5dfD — Rosie Fletcher (@rosieatlarge) April 8, 2016 I’m just Bruce Wayne…just Bruce Wayne. 100% definitely real fake pop baby conspiracy theory. The Avengers/Hamilton fanfic you didn’t know you needed. Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 27 Jul 2020 | Episode 132: Pineapples and the Purge | 00:48:00 | |
In episode 132, Rosie and Jessica discuss how to be a good guest (pineapples) and what is and what isn’t camp (pineapples – pretty camp.) There’s a mysterious model boat which sounds exactly like a plot point in an episode of Murder, She Wrote. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Kokomo by the Beach Boys, while Rosie went for Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of . Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Just shut the front door and put on a mask. The show Glow Up is good but this video of Trixie and Katya watching Glow Up is probably better. We’re persuaded by Lolly Adefope’s Bond audition. | |||
| 24 Aug 2020 | Episode 133: Stuff and Nonsense | 00:50:59 | |
In episode 133, Rosie and Jessica may be succumbing to sweating sickness. I cannot tell you how much 100% bonko audio I cut. Rosie has too many potatoes. Jessica has a wall chart. A cotton romper had little ducky buttons. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Share Your Address by the Ben Platt, while Rosie went for Dua Lipa’s Boys Will Be Boys. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Rosie wrote a book! NB is now on Radio 1 and you don’t have to get up at 3:30am to hear it. Trixie Mattel and a marionette! Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 07 Sep 2020 | Yesterday of Fun…Episode 43: Biscuits and Eggs | 00:30:23 | |
We’re hopping back in the time machine this week to 2014, where in another early September, a man disrupted a nation by putting a baked alaska in a bin. Simpler times. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica has been playing Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd, while Rosie has been torturing her family with Them Heavy People by Kate Bush (not Alan Partridge.) The V&A’s Wedding Dresses 1775 – 2014 exhibition is on until March 2015. Top 5 Biscuits Jessica nominated Oreos, Bourbon Biscuits, Hob Nobs, Fig Rolls and Ms. Cupcake‘s Red Velvet Cookie Sandwich, while Rosie did strenuous research to decide on Viennese Whirls, Chocolate Caramel Digestives, Pink Wafers, Jammy Dodgers and her friend Heather’s gingerbread. Party Rings, Jaffa Cakes, shortbread and Peanut Cookies had to settle for being honourable mentions. Needle and Fed Rosie has finished her Rico V Neck Baby Cardigan, at long last. If you’ve missed out on an indie club night, please make use of Friend of the Show Izzi’s playlist. We love Chloe Giordano’s beautiful woodland embroidery. Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 21 Sep 2020 | Yesterday of Fun…Episode 115: Scrapbooks and Ravioli | 00:53:05 | |
Jessica is on the home stretch of her Masters Dissertation this week (g’wannnn) so we’re hopping back into the archives, this time to 2018 and another week when the Pumpkin Spice Latte returned to British shores. Also, look at Peter Kavinsky, erstwhile Twitter boyfriend. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked You Don’t Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce, while Rosie went for Cat People by David Bowie. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. If you too are tired of the Hollywood Handshake and its hyperinflation, this is the article for you. Another agricultural YouTube recommendation! This time Roots and Refuge from Arkansas. The internet love To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before as much as we do! Here is some essential reading on how it became an instant classic, its many romcom pleasures and the romcom renaissance we are living through. We obviously adore its on point aesthetic so get caught up on how its costume designer chose the clothes, a deeper dive into its aesthetic and the essential guide to Lara Jean’s eyelashes. Teeny tiny Anna Kendrick sings Life Upon the Wicked Stage (with the girls of the Kit Kat club!) freeze frame on man running through bazaar Jason Statham (VO): yeah. thass me. aladdin runnin frum the fuzz again — you have won a ham (@jon_snow_420) August 23, 2018 — Kamalavathe (@kamalavathe) September 3, 2018 Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 22 Oct 2020 | Episode 134: Corsets and Colins | 00:00:01 | |
In episode 134, Rosie and Jessica do a relatively timely review of the Netflix movie, Enola Holmes. Autumn has rolled in, birthdays are to be had, and caterpillars are eaten. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Tied to the 90s by Travis, while Rosie went for the McGarrigle and Wainwright family’s Proserpina. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Would you like to see a woman build her own pumpkin head? Or putting pockets in all her dresses? Showing there is some justice in the world, Amber Ruffin has got her own show. Sometimes musicals need explaining and when they do, there’s Musicalsplaining. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 02 Nov 2020 | Yesterday of Fun…Episode 67: Sloths and Bears | 00:36:20 | |
We’re scrolling through the archives this week back to 2015, when we brought you the best movies to watch on a gloomy autumnal afternoon. Also Rosie had cleaned her hoover filters which somehow made the first line of the intro back then. As ever, simpler times. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Sunrays and Saturdays by Vertical Horizon, while Rosie went for Detectorists by Johnny Flynn. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Needle and Fed Rosie is continuing with her Sheherazade shawl when she’s not knitting a not-so-mystery Mystery Knit-Along. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 15 Feb 2021 | Episode 135: Fast Hair and Rituals | 00:00:01 | |
In episode 135, Rosie and Jessica see in the new(-ish) year with an overview of what they’ve been up to (little), what television they’ve been watching (lots) and how many lockdowns they’ve been in (as of writing, three.) You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Now or Never by Sunset Curve, while Rosie went for Gonzo’s I’m Going to Get Back There Someday. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 02 Mar 2021 | Episode 136: Chair Friends and Trays | 00:00:01 | |
In episode 136, Rosie and Jessica are united in the very same room in which they recorded their first episode (and some of the very same audio quality.) They take a listener question as an opportunity to go in deep on that best of meals, the tea tray. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Barrett’s Privateers by Stan Rogers, while Rosie went for The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Why the Buffy remasters suck. Relax with some filthy art (not like that.) Some more nice sewing ladies – Abby Cox, Sewstine & Lady Rebecca Fashions. Basically this YouTube channel about a couple turning a canal boat into a cafe is the best. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 15 Mar 2021 | Yesterday of Fun – Episode 51: Nuns and Pi | 00:39:08 | |
We’re stepping back into the podcast time machine this week and visiting 2015 which, quite frankly, sounds great. Back in Episode 51, Rosie and Jessica were celebrating three years of podcasting with their Top 5 Sisters (you see, Rosie and Jessica are sisters so it all makes sense.) Honestly I’m just reeling thinking about 2015. That’s forever ago! You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica asks us Oh What Have You Done by Twisted Wheel and Rosie answers, I Feel Love with Donna Summer. You can hear further discussion of Timmy Time in Episode 25: Cradock and Barrington. Needle and Fed Jessica is having a palaver with the Terrific Tea Cosy by Martin Storey. Unbelievable noises emanating from a human in this Les Mis blooper. You can now get to Sesame Street by following Big Bird (on Twitter.) A weasel riding a woodpecker. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 12 Apr 2021 | Episode 137: Nostrils and Mochi | 00:39:23 | |
In episode 137, Rosie and Jessica have…watched television? It’s all gone – briefly – wrong for Rosie but Jessica’s been to her allotment and dared to start a series without telling Rosie first. As you might be able to guess, we really miss the outside world. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Creepin’ In by Norah Jones & Dolly Parton, while Rosie went for The Monkee’s Pleasant Valley Sunday. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Big Should Have Bought a Boat energy on this YouTube channel. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 26 Apr 2021 | Yesterday of Fun – Episode 106: Opera and Daffodils | 00:50:28 | |
Let’s hop back to 2018 and episode 106 when Rosie and Jessica reviewed the multi-hyphenated revenge-comedy-drama-western The Dressmaker. There were plenty of recommendations in What Have We Seen This Week, all of which I have since forgotten so all seem new to me. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Wild West Hero by the Electric Light Orchestra, while Rosie went for Trouble by Natalia Kills. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Heard the one about the Superman, Wild Wild West and the giant mechanical spiders? It’s number three on this Cracked article and it’s WILD (Wild West.) Needle and Fed Rosie has finished her Sure, Jan sweater and is having a second go on the Scylla socks. There’s plenty on Netflix to keep you occupied! RuPaul’s Drag Race is back with its tenth season; all of the Great British Bake Off is available in the UK; your mileage with Nailed It! may vary; but everyone loves Eye; and this is a programme about making dolly clothes. On knitting and mental health in The Pool. Also in The Pool, Rosie contributed to this article on chronic physical illness. At Buzzfeed, an investigation into politics in modern romance novels and also a list of thing’s we’re planning on doing when we’re rich old ladies. Also making us miss The Toast, this memo in the New Yorker to the staff of a magazine in a romcom. The New York Times visits the world of the remaining manual elevators of New York. Clean up any kind – and we mean any kind – of mess with Jolie Kerr. .@joliekerr This is Roxy, the Brownies’ bear. She takes it in turn to stay with a different girl each week and goes on days out, except during school holidays so I took her home with me for a “spa day”… pic.twitter.com/aYlWSjj0zC — Jessica (@ohsewjessica) March 28, 2018 Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 06 Jun 2021 | Episode 138: Squish and Sails | 00:43:15 | |
In episode 138, Rosie and Jessica have…well, still not much, but a little! Rosie has moved house and got fully vaxxed and made chilli. Jessica has sown a lot of seeds. They also discover that some long-running mystery series are better than others and that your local library won’t have them all anyway. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Don’t Need Nothing by Aly & AJ, while Rosie went for Elizabeth Cotten and Brenda Evans’s Shake Sugaree. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Sewstine made a little dolly corset… …and Morgan Donner made an honest-to-goodness sail! Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 21 Jun 2021 | Yesterday of Fun: Episode 121: Thick Shreds and Lasagne Pans | 00:33:36 | |
Join us on a trip back to 2019 and a review of some summer movies, including one with a tiny detective hat PLUS occasional segment, Now It’s Time for Gina’s Transport Opinions! You can listen to it on iTunes or online This week’s songs Jessica picked I Hear Them All by Old Crow Medicine Show, while Rosie went for an Upbeat Inspirational Song About Life from Teen Titans Go! To The Movies Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Needle and Fed Rosie’s cast-on-itis continues with the Soldotna Crop (in two versions) but thankfully she’s finished her Baby Fir Jacket. Support your local library AND read digitally with the Libby app. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 13 Sep 2021 | Episode 139: Pigeons and Twists | 00:00:01 | |
In episode 139, Rosie and Jessica have still not done a huge amount (and yet it took Rosie literal months to edit the episode. Rosie has found deeply suspicious DVD boxsets in her house which is what she will be blaming for the terrible audio quality in this episode (sorry.) Where does this fall on the YouTube to Cinema flow chart? Find out now! You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Shadows of the Night by Pat Benatar, while Rosie went for Elizabeth Cotten and Headless Heroes’ cover of Blues Run the Game. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. No Cops at Pride, only pigeons To me, to you – the Chuckle Brothers play Hitman. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 22 Nov 2021 | Episode 140: Messing About in Boats | 00:00:01 | |
In episode 140, Rosie and Jessica have been on holiday! Hear about their high octane exploits, going at 4mph in a canal boat. It’s like Fast and Furious but if Vin Diesel were in a cagoule. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 29 Nov 2021 | Yesterday of Fun – Episode 32: Fireworks and Hobbies | 00:47:46 | |
It is absolutely flippin’ freezing in London right now so let’s hop back in the Day of Fun time machine to 2013, when we ran our Top 5 things about winter drawing in. Winter draw(er)s on and all that! You can listen online or through all good podcatchers.
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| 04 Mar 2022 | Episode 141: Tenth Birthday of Fun | 00:56:51 | |
Rosie and Jessica have been (inconsistently) podcasting for TEN YEARS. To celebrate, they revisit their second ever Top 5 and update you with their new, official, in no particular order sitcoms. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers.
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| 24 Apr 2022 | Episode 142: Turning Red and 00s Nostalgia | 00:45:07 | |
In episode 142, Rosie and Jessica dive into some noughties nostalgia in accidental tribute to their review of Pixar’s Turning Red which, unsurprisingly, they loved. If you know where we can hug a giant red panda, please say. Rosie accidentally recorded her audio in the corridor of a submarine so apologies for that; she has been taken out and shot and it won’t happen again. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers.
This week’s songs Jessica picked Tell Your Girlfriend by Rebecca Levy, while Rosie went for Jessica Darrow’s Surface Pressure from Encanto. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Gather your Sylvanians around to watch some Cooking Tree. Curl up with a good book in the pastel wonderland of Monica Kim. Enjoy some Canadian Book Chat from Books Unbound. The planning this video must have taken. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop!
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| 09 Jun 2022 | Episode 143: Messing About in (More) Boats | 00:57:01 | |
In episode 143, Rosie and Jessica are just normal men, innocent men. They’ve celebrated Rex Manning Day, been on holiday again, and established an absolutely astonishing snack drawer. Then there’s a discussion of a play that gets us closer to an explicit rating than we’ve ever been before. What do you mean, normal men? (This joke wasn’t as old hat when we recorded this episode.) You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Fictional Men by PEGGY, while Rosie went for MUNA’s Anything But Me. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Normal memes, innocent memes. It’s Wordle but pictures from movies. Let Sooz Kempner guide you through the Popes she’s known. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 22 Aug 2022 | Episode 144: Covid and Conventions | 00:44:03 | |
In episode 144, Rosie and Jessica have both boiled in a heatwave (thanks climate change)! They made their grand return to YALC and run down the books they bought and how Rosie quite heroically didn’t give Jessica the coronavirus she was in fact incubating during their trip. Good times all round! You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Come Sail Away by Styx, while Rosie went for Sleigh Bells’ Rill Rill. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Make your own AI art on Dall-E or browse other’s eldritch creations at Weird Dall-E. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! Support Your Local Podcast! Become a Patron! | |||
| 16 Nov 2022 | Episode 145: Things to do in (very late) autumn | 00:49:46 | |
In Episode 145, Rosie and Jessica tell you everything they plan to do in a season that is almost over. You see, Rosie’s old laptop, the Edit Booth 3000, died to death and the episode had to be liberated from within it. It’s liberated now and look, autumn’s autumn, maybe we’re just very early for the Southern Hemisphere to make plans. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Highwayman by The Highwaymen, while Rosie went for Orville Peck’s Daytona Sand. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Unsure why we keep saying “and apples”? Here’s why. Pumpktoberfest – hard to say, easy to enjoy. Hello to my new best friend, a teddy bear who cooks. Rosie and Jessica badges are now available in our shop! | |||
| 05 Aug 2023 | Series 2, Episode 1: We went to Disneyland twice | 00:26:51 | |
In Series 2, Rosie and Jessica are back and better than ever. You’re right, that is a ten year long first series! Still counts. Rosie and Jessica went to Disneyland. Then they went again. In between that, Rosie got a cat. Jessica planted a garden. How do we do this again? | |||
| 04 Sep 2023 | Episode 2: We went to see Newsies | 00:00:01 | |
In another literal Day of Fun, Rosie and Jessica (and their parents) went to see Newsies and Jessica’s Show Stop curse continued spreading across theatres both modern, Victorian and outside. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Waffle House by Jonas Brothers, while Rosie went for Charly Bliss’ Blown to Bits. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. Oh my stars! It’s online puppet sensation Ragmop and Goose. Rosie is on YouTube now. | |||
| 20 Sep 2023 | Episode 3: We saw Barbie | 00:00:01 | |
Hi Barbies! Rosie and Jessica went to see the corporate feminism juggernaut that is Barbie and loved it tbh. Also Rosie’s house is infested with flesh flies, a phrase so horrible we simply had to share it with you. Skip to 26:59 to avoid Barbie spoilers! You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked I’m Just Ken by Ryan Gosling, while Rosie went for Indigo Girls’ Closer to Fine. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. POV: the fly in your apartment | |||
| 16 Oct 2023 | Episode 4: Rosie Learnt to Ride a Bike | 00:34:56 | |
That’s right! Rosie is now reaching the kind of heights that many seven year olds can only dream of. She also went to a thousand gigs but they don’t represent personal growth. Jessica is also present. You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo, while Rosie went for MUNA’s What I Want. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. In the first liquid recommendation, Ariel Bissett moved a washing machine. And then Martin Short shows us how to do a spit take. Need some cosy bedtime viewing? Rilakkuma and Kaoru is here for you. | |||
| 08 Jan 2024 | Episode 5: Jessica Made Snacks | 00:32:40 | |
Snacks! Jessica’s got ’em. This episode was recorded in late October 2023, just before Rosie actually moved house (which she may have mentioned once or twice…) It’s still nice! Enjoy! You can listen online or through all good podcatchers. This week’s songs Jessica picked Sheena is a Punk Rocker by The Ramones, while Rosie went for Talking Head’s And She Was. Playlists of all our song choices are available on Spotify! Here are Jessica‘s and Rosie‘s. This man eats the same dinner every day and is living my dream. | |||
| 26 Feb 2024 | Episode 6: We Do a Quiz | 00:27:58 | |
| 30 May 2012 | Episode 7: Badges and Blankets – A Guiding Special | 00:28:47 | |
In episode 7, Rosie and Jessica devote the whole show to Guiding, following Jessica’s Queen’s Guide presentation and their County Camp last weekend. Jessica gets us caught up on her Week of Fun, Top 5s takes an educational turn and Needle and Fed concentrates on the ongoing camp blanket project. Less worthy service resumes next … Continue reading Episode 7: Badges and Blankets – A Guiding Special | |||
| 12 Jun 2012 | Episode 8: Hip Hop and Falafel | 00:38:20 | |
In episode 8, Rosie and Jessica get you caught up on how they spent the Jubilee weekend, Rosie spills the beans on a date she went on (with herself), we are treated to an extended discussion about sandwich fillings and introduced to the heady world of Hip Hop Line-dancing. Plus regular feature Needle and Fed … Continue reading Episode 8: Hip Hop and Falafel | |||
| 25 Jun 2012 | Episode 9: Drums and Ducklings | 00:28:18 | |
In episode 9, Rosie and Jessica decamp to a new studio and solve some audio issues with £1.99 blankets. Rosie reports back on her trip to the wilds of York, bargains are to be had in summer sales and we enter the world of their Top 5 TV characters. Plus Sit Down and Shut the … Continue reading Episode 9: Drums and Ducklings | |||
| 12 Jul 2012 | Episode 10: Foxes and Cameos | 00:30:49 | |
In episode 10, Rosie and Jessica have watched quite a few films in the last fortnight, done a lot of Guiding and Rosie has overindulged in coke floats. We hear about their Top 5 ‘things in films and television’, Jessica brings you her ‘Snack of the Day’ and Rosie fails to defend the indefensible. You … Continue reading Episode 10: Foxes and Cameos | |||
| 26 Jul 2012 | Episode 11: Buckets and Sports | 00:27:20 | |
In episode 11, we venture back outside the studio for a broadcast from the Guide shed. We hear all about what the Guides did on their outdoor cooking day, Rosie’s been gallivanting across London and some Top 5 guidelines for navigating London’s public transport. Plus a report from the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s Complete World of … Continue reading Episode 11: Buckets and Sports | |||
| 31 Aug 2012 | Episode 12: An Edinburgh Fringe Special | 00:24:25 | |
In episode 12, we have a special report from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Rosie and Jessica review the shows they saw, interview some friends on the Royal Mile, and have quite a lot of conversations in coffee shops. There’s also discussion of the Olympics, plus Needle and Fed and their song choices of the week. … Continue reading Episode 12: An Edinburgh Fringe Special | |||
| 24 Sep 2012 | Episode 13: Raspberries and Giselle | 00:46:41 | |
In episode 13, we return for a bumper back-to-school (ish) special. We get you up to speed with what we’ve done since Edinburgh, review the Disney film Tangled, leading to a rundown of our Top 5 Disney films. Plus some of our knitting is actually really almost practically finished. There’s work-based baking, a lot of … Continue reading Episode 13: Raspberries and Giselle | |||
| 11 Oct 2012 | Episode 14: Faces and Hedgehogs | 00:34:31 | |
In episode 14, Jessica “wows” Rosie with her knowledge of European capitals, Rosie’s been off to a pub quiz and they both get over-excited by their Top 5 cakes, with talk of birthday cakes gone by, rainbow cakes and Jane Asher’s cake decorating masterpiece, ‘Quick Party Cakes’. Plus popular favourites Needle and Fed, What We’ve … Continue reading Episode 14: Faces and Hedgehogs | |||
| 22 Oct 2012 | Episode 15: Coffee and Nomes | 00:35:05 | |
In episode 15, Rosie manages to stretch her birthday celebrations out for an absurdly long time, Jessica reports on an exhibition she went to ages ago and Rosie reports on some excellent food she’s had out and about, plus a Cholera Outbreak. There’s a Strictly Update, Top 5s, a Snack of the Week and some … Continue reading Episode 15: Coffee and Nomes | |||
| 08 Nov 2012 | Episode 16: Bananas and Custard | 00:45:57 | |
In episode 16, Jessica gives us her take on the Hollywood Costume exhibition at the V&A and disgusts Rosie with talk of the titular pudding. We have Strictly Update, a last-minute, wildcard-entry Needle and Fed and, in keeping with Jessica’s trip, a rundown of the Top 5 Costumes. Plus top tips for what to do … Continue reading Episode 16: Bananas and Custard | |||
| 20 Nov 2012 | Episode 17: Glühwein and Saxophones | 00:28:34 | |
In episode 17, Rosie and Jessica have been to some Christmas fairs, both planned and accidental, Jessica’s been to the cinema and Rosie’s been to the BFI. There’s discussion of upsides of feminism, Strictly chat, and Top 5 TV Theme Tunes, and in Needle and Fed, Rosie has finished her jumper, to much jubilation. You … Continue reading Episode 17: Glühwein and Saxophones | |||
| 04 Dec 2012 | Episode 18: Scones and Sequins | 00:21:51 | |
In episode 18, Rosie has been to some fancy dinner parties, but lowers the tone by enthusing about the new Nintendo, Jessica has been to the theatre and had found a bar with blankets. Rosie and Jessica take you through their Top 5s crafts and of course bring you a Strictly update. Plus a catch-up … Continue reading Episode 18: Scones and Sequins | |||
| 14 Jan 2013 | Episode 19: Pace and Truck | 00:37:10 | |
In episode 19, Rosie and Jessica launch into the new year with a look back at the old, bringing you their Year of Fun review. Plus there have been plenty of trips to the theatre and Christmas parties to report, as well as the Third Annual New Year’s Eve Lee Pace Film Festival. All will not necessarily be explained. You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: | |||
| 09 Feb 2013 | Episode 20: Morphine and Jigsaws | 00:23:01 | |
In episode 20, Rosie gets us all caught up on her exciting trip to hospital and her recommendations for which painkillers are the most fun. Jessica has been to the theatre to see a musical based on a hit compilation album, there are the Top 5 things to do when you’re poorly and a heartwarming … Continue reading Episode 20: Morphine and Jigsaws | |||
| 10 Mar 2013 | Episode 21: Trumpets and Pop Tarts | 00:28:48 | |
In episode 21, Rosie and Jessica venture to new territories from Jessica’s new dining table in her new flat. They get all caught up on her new abode, Rosie’s off to a party and we hear their Top 5 Household Appliances, in honour of Jessica’s new fridge. Rosie also shares both her talents for musical … Continue reading Episode 21: Trumpets and Pop Tarts | |||
| 04 Apr 2013 | Episode 22: Stew and Puppets | 00:25:34 | |
In episode 22, Rosie and Jessica celebrate the (belated) first birthday of the podcast. There are some theatre reviews, some BFI business, Top 5 Things About Birthdays and, would you credit it, actual content in Needle and Fed. This episode no longer contains Rosie explaining why she is scared of trampolines for two minutes. You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: | |||
| 29 Apr 2013 | Episode 23: Lifts and Benedict | 00:43:07 | |
In episode 23, we’re on a bit of a time warp as we travel back to when Jessica visited Rosie after a week home alone. Rosie had just been involved in several large scale power cuts, but also made some lovely stew. We run through the Top 5 things to do when you’re in charge and discuss The Great British Sewing Bee. You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: | |||
| 14 May 2013 | Episode 24: Driving and Hoarders | 00:56:11 | |
In episode 24, Rosie and Jessica move into the portable studio as they drive from South to North London, recapping on what they’ve been up to, while Rosie is surprised by various famous landmarks. There’s an in-depth look at their Top 5 “Non-fiction” television programmes and still no knitting in Needle and Fed. You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: | |||
| 03 Jun 2013 | Episode 25: Cradock and Barrington | 00:41:52 | |
In episode 25, Rosie and Jessica bring you into their magical world of baking as they bake-along-a-Kitchen Sink Bars. There’s animated shenanigans in amongst their Top 5 Children’s Television Programmes, plus all your regular features. We apologise for the gratuitous reference to Cradock. It was wrong and we’re sorry. You can listen to it … Continue reading Episode 25: Cradock and Barrington | |||
| 18 Jul 2013 | Episode 26: Hollibobs and Sidesteps | 00:36:32 | |
In episode 26, Rosie spends a very long time talking about her holiday, Jessica’s been to the Kaffe Fassett exhibition and has been skulking around Netflix. The Day of Fun Film Review returns with frothy rom-com ‘Populaire’. Plus – and brace yourselves – knitting has returned to our lives! You can listen to it on … Continue reading Episode 26: Hollibobs and Sidesteps | |||
| 25 Aug 2013 | Episode 27: Wagons and Sponsors | 00:52:27 | |
In episode 27, Rosie and Jessica attempt to escape the oppressive heat in Jessica’s flat, have been watching television in a very modern way and give us their Top 5 Radio Programmes. If anyone would like to sponsor the show… You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: | |||
| 18 Sep 2013 | Episode 29: Quiz and Teeth | 00:39:18 | |
In episode 29, Rosie and Jessica play roving reporters as they alienate their fellow patrons of various eateries in Central London. Rosie tests a quiz on Jessica and struggles with a pop-up tent and a woman with no teeth. You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: Rosie and Jessica visited The Breakfast … Continue reading Episode 29: Quiz and Teeth | |||
| 14 Oct 2013 | Episode 30: Franz and Mote | 00:45:27 | |
In episode 30, Rosie and Jessica catch you all up on six weeks’ of madness. Rosie went on holiday (again), Jessica’s been on a jolly. Wind up your gramophone for Top 5 albums and hear how Rosie made a hat that looks like a jellyfish. Love you bye! You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: | |||
| 29 Oct 2013 | Episode 31: Elton and Granville | 00:43:09 | |
In episode 31, Rosie and Jessica are baking a cake, so hopefully you enjoy the sound of cracking walnuts throughout your podcasts. It was Rosie’s birthday (52 today) and a report from the Knitting and the Stitching Show. For reasons no one’s sure off, the second half of this episode sounds like it was recorded … Continue reading Episode 31: Elton and Granville | |||
| 25 Nov 2013 | Episode 32: Fireworks and Hobbies | 00:47:46 | |
In episode 32, Rosie and Jessica head out for an adventure in Hobbycraft, via Pets at Home. Fireworks have been avoided, Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion has been watched, and Rosie and Jessica bring you their Top 5 things about the winter drawing in. This episode contains some quite disgusting doughnut related noises. You … Continue reading Episode 32: Fireworks and Hobbies | |||
| 13 Jan 2014 | Episode 33: Brussels and Howard | 00:42:07 | |
In episode 33, Rosie and Jessica welcome you to the magical world of Brussels, home of the EU, waffle incidents and foreign televisions showing BBC One. Also a statue of a weeing child. Back from their gallivanting, it’s time for Rosie and Jessica’s Year of Fun, featuring not only a round up of the year … Continue reading Episode 33: Brussels and Howard | |||
| 27 Jan 2014 | Episode 34: Streaming and Kidneys | 00:36:57 | |
In episode 34, Rosie and Jessica get caught up on the start of the year: Rosie has developed a crippling RuPaul’s Drag Race addiction (you better WERK #NoTNoShade) and there’s talk of the Top 5 Supporting Characters, including Fan Favourite, David Kidney. You go, Glen Coco. You can listen to it on iTunes or online … Continue reading Episode 34: Streaming and Kidneys | |||
| 11 Feb 2014 | Episode 35: Drag and Onion Flowers | 00:30:24 | |
In episode 35, Rosie and Jessica take us through the tackier side of the Netflix archive and, while Rosie is stuck inside, they tour some of the best fictional places to hang out, and maybe plan an uprising. The time signature for this episode is 30:24. You can listen to it on iTunes or online … Continue reading Episode 35: Drag and Onion Flowers | |||
| 24 Mar 2014 | Episode 36: Ice and Icing | 00:40:00 | |
In episode 36, Rosie and Jessica do a suitably sororial review of the hit Disney animation ‘Frozen’. There are fictional bands, the potential for a noisy dishwasher and fondant modelling, which doesn’t really carry over audio. You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: | |||
| 11 May 2014 | Episode 37: Gelato and Rory | 00:39:42 | |
In episode 37, Rosie and Jessica catch us up on some theatre visits, give a tour of their Top 5 Couples, and have both embarked on some new knitting projects. There’s also talk of gelato – not vegan – and Rosie’s bad decisions. You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: | |||
| 30 May 2014 | Episode 38: Weddings and Cancellations | 00:35:24 | |
In episode 38, Rosie and Jessica have been to a wedding. This was in no way cancelled, but in light of US networks announcing what they have – or haven’t – renewed for next season, Jessica brings us her Top 5 Cancelled Too Soons. Rosie obviously has a superior taste in television, as most of … Continue reading Episode 38: Weddings and Cancellations | |||
| 30 Jun 2014 | Episode 39: Spaghetti and Running Times | 00:46:53 | |
In episode 39, Rosie and Jessica have been binging hard on web series, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, while Rosie is working on some issues regarding book buying. Jessica has been eating large quantities of spaghetti and going to the theatre. In honour of the “great” British summertime, they bring you their Top 5 picnic foods … Continue reading Episode 39: Spaghetti and Running Times | |||
| 14 Jul 2014 | Episode 40: Seaside and Sawdust | 00:25:42 | |
In episode 40, Rosie and Jessica bring you an audio postcard, a brief scribble of what they got up to on their holiday to the seaside town of Margate. There’s sunbathing, Adventure Golf (come on grab your friends) and work experience boys, plus some restaurant reviews and “100% summer belters”. Please, wear sunscreen. You can … Continue reading Episode 40: Seaside and Sawdust | |||
| 29 Jul 2014 | Episode 41: Ice Cream and Endings | 00:36:14 | |
In episode 41, Rosie and Jessica take you through the many books they have been reading, celebrate a Veganniversary and celebrate some creative fiascos. In honour of How I Met Your Mother finally meeting its mother (and its maker), they discuss their favourite television finales, with the Bookend, the Wrap-Up and the Why Is This … Continue reading Episode 41: Ice Cream and Endings | |||
| 13 Aug 2014 | Episode 42: Wedges and Pickles | 00:31:11 | |
In episode 42, Rosie and Jessica have just returned from Fairport’s Cropredy Convention, where they placed equal importance on the music and the snack foods available. Rosie has made a triumphant return to the BFI, Jessica has made most of a triumphant pair of welly socks. This episode contains the silliest post-credit sting yet. You … Continue reading Episode 42: Wedges and Pickles | |||
| 02 Sep 2014 | Episode 43: Biscuits and Eggs | 00:30:23 | |
In episode 43, Rosie and Jessica take over the foyer of the National Theatre to chat about what they’ve been up to, spend quite a lot of time and energy on the subject of biscuits and, if you’re Rosie, eat a courgette cake. There are exhibitions, television marathons and their much anticipated commentary on The … Continue reading Episode 43: Biscuits and Eggs | |||
| 22 Sep 2014 | Episode 44: Pockets and Pies | 00:43:32 | |
In episode 44, Rosie and Jessica have both been on outings, Jessica to a water park where she avoided all water and Rosie to an all-night movie marathon. Then things get a bit weird with lengthy talks on autumn, Rasputin and hyperinflation in fictional economies. Plus Needle and Fed, Bake Off Chat and an extended … Continue reading Episode 44: Pockets and Pies | |||
| 20 Oct 2014 | Episode 45: Ghosts and Coffee | 00:27:23 | |
In episode 45, Rosie and Jessica are joined in the studio by a spooky ghost, Rosie takes on the mantle of a duvet-based superhero and Jessica has been taking bands of Brownies round local supermarkets. There’s very out of date Bake Off chat, a trailer for Strictly chat and more talk of pumpkin spice lattes … Continue reading Episode 45: Ghosts and Coffee | |||
| 01 Dec 2014 | Episode 46: Clavicles and Notions | 00:26:54 | |
In episode 46, Rosie and Jessica record via the medium of The Internet, so the sound quality is a little “rough and ready”. There’s been a veritable glut of exhibition-going, a fairly acerbic theatre review and rapturous reaction to a birthday tea. Plus a post-credit sequence that made our dad think Rosie was crying. You … Continue reading Episode 46: Clavicles and Notions | |||
| 24 Dec 2014 | Operation Get Festive: Christmas Eve 2014 | 00:04:25 | |
Here we are, our annual Christmas Eve tradition: Rosie and Jessica welcome special guest, their dad, to the podcast to bring you the Christmas tradition of a reading of Clement C. Moore’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas‘. You’ll need a Yule log, the Muppet Christmas Carol and some smoked salmon sandwiches to complete the scene. … Continue reading Operation Get Festive: Christmas Eve 2014 | |||
| 05 Jan 2015 | Episode 47: Pandas and Panini | 00:47:06 | |
In episode 47, Rosie and Jessica once again take to the internet to record their annual start-of-year review-of-year episode. It’s mainly a quiz, which, as you may know, Jessica loves. Plus a round-up of the year as a whole, some Needle and Fed (largely mitten-based) and What Have We Seen This Week (oi!) This episode … Continue reading Episode 47: Pandas and Panini | |||
| 19 Jan 2015 | Episode 48: Fetch and Librarians | 00:35:06 | |
In episode 48, Rosie and Jessica claim to have done nothing, but discuss moving house, going on holiday and marathoning television. And that’s just Rosie. Top 5 returns with their Top 5 Teen Movies, plus Needle and Fed, songs and a Snack of the Day which may just be some cake. This episode appears to … Continue reading Episode 48: Fetch and Librarians | |||
| 02 Feb 2015 | Episode 49: Flailing and Owls | 00:34:55 | |
In episode 49, Rosie and Jessica regale us with tales of their literal day of fun together, while Jessica has not only watched the Super Bowl, but aged another year as well. The Top 5s take a soup-y turn and Rosie can finally reveal her mystery knitting from the last episode. This episode was produced … Continue reading Episode 49: Flailing and Owls | |||
| 16 Feb 2015 | Episode 50: Rumbles and Crumble | 00:32:31 | |
In episode 50, Rosie and Jessica have both had platonic Valentine’s weekends, inspiring a rundown of their Top 5 rom-coms. There are some truly terrible Hollywood impressions, a fight and a pudding, and the new novel Maribou in the Mixing Bowl. Thanks for tuning in for fifty episodes and here’s to the next fifty! You … Continue reading Episode 50: Rumbles and Crumble | |||
| 07 Mar 2015 | Episode 51: Nuns and Pi | 00:39:07 | |
In episode 51, Rosie and Jessica are celebrating three years of sororal broadcasting with a fortnight of having done almost nothing, except pick up some new, quite bad television. Then they bring you their Top 5 Sisters, including quite a lot of nuns in a particular order (Holy Orders.) Then Jessica reels off pi for … Continue reading Episode 51: Nuns and Pi | |||
| 18 Mar 2015 | Episode 52: Anarchy and Potatoes | 00:39:40 | |
In episode 52, Rosie and Jessica review Netflix’s new sitcom, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (and have nearly got the theme tune out of their heads.) Following the sad news of Sir Terry Pratchett’s passing, they celebrate his work with their Top 5 Pratchett characters and it’s cakes galore in Needle and Fed. You can listen to … Continue reading Episode 52: Anarchy and Potatoes | |||
| 01 Apr 2015 | Episode 53: Clocks and Pickles | 00:35:28 | |
In episode 53, Rosie and Jessica just about manage to cope with the clocks going forward. There’s an important debate as to the wearing of sleeping watches, the drinking of chard and a rundown of their Top 5 Quizzes (a wildly flexible category.) PINOT NOIRRR You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: This week’s … Continue reading Episode 53: Clocks and Pickles | |||
| 16 Apr 2015 | Episode 54: Teapots and War | 00:36:37 | |
In episode 54, Rosie and Jessica have fulfilled a request by going on a literal Day of Fun. Rosie has cooked enormous lunches, Jessica’s been to a shindig and many knitted toys are on the horizon. Plus discussion of Over the Garden Wall and large amounts of cod. Wheel of cheese. You can listen to … Continue reading Episode 54: Teapots and War | |||
| 30 Apr 2015 | Episode 55: Bacon and Beasts | 00:43:18 | |
In episode 55, Rosie and Jessica bring you some Marvel-lous reviews of both Netflix’s Daredevil and Avengers: Age of Ultron. They’ve also taken in some tearooms within the M25 and appreciate the smell of bacon in the early hours of the morning (yes, even The Vegan.) All that, plus songs, Needle and Fed and outrageous … Continue reading Episode 55: Bacon and Beasts | |||
| 21 May 2015 | Episode 56: Toffee and Maths | 00:40:06 | |
In episode 56, Rosie accidentally derails the beginning of the podcast by talking about The Wizard of Oz at length and derails the end by going mad. Luckily, Jessica is there to steer them both through their Top 5 puddings, an enormous What Have We Seen This Week and the many cakes they have baked. … Continue reading Episode 56: Toffee and Maths | |||
| 04 Mar 2012 | Episode 1: Swans and Cheese | 00:29:42 | |
In the first episode of their podcast, Rosie and Jessica introduce themselves and the sort of the thing you can expect from the show. There’s talk of films, knitting projects and the two major food groups Jessica can’t eat. You can listen to it on Mixcloud or online here: | |||
| 01 Jun 2015 | Episode 57: Badgers and Plates | 00:44:28 | |
In episode 57, Jessica has seen the the sequel to Pitch Perfect (and the prequel to Pitch Perfect 2), Rosie has hosted a Eurovision party and they’ve both eaten banoffee pie. There’s a rundown of their Top 5 animals, with one stand-out contender, and possible freezer-related demise. You can listen to it on iTunes or online here: … Continue reading Episode 57: Badgers and Plates | |||
