Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball

Welcome to our first ever Dig It Live at Crossed Wires Festival in Sheffield. What an amazing show! Jo and Zoe were buzzing to meet their beloved Diggers in the flesh - all 1,000 of them. Comedian Sara Pascoe joined them on stage, Gardening with Ish tried to persuade Jo that hanging baskets can be cool and they heard more amazing stories from the audience... including Beverley's biggest lesson in...

Jo and Zoe are joined by personal trainer Kate Oakley, who specialises in working with midlife and menopausal women. From the importance of squatting, to her bitesize ‘exercise snacks’, Kate shares practical advice and demos to future-proof your body with strength training. So if, like Kate, you want to be strong now and capable later, watch or listen today. Whatever your age, it’s never too late...

Congratulations are in order as Zoe has some big job news to share; Jo tells us how she got on with her much-anticipated wedding reading, why the bride and groom buried a sausage before their Big Day and how she really felt walking on stage to 20,000 fans at the Isle of Wight Festival.   Plus, after Zoe had the time of her life at Harry Styles' concert, we're asking where you stand on this Digger...

It’s our 100th episode! Woo hoo! Thanks for being part of our gang. To mark the occasion, we get an update on one of our favourite stories…remember the poo-posal?!  Plus, we ask if it’s ok to take your favourite plants with you when you move house? Also…online shopping disasters and when the bins become a relationship ender! For early & ad-free episodes, why not become a member of The Potting...

Who's been sleeping in Zoe's bed? Jo and Zoe talk about secret sleepovers, age-gap relationships and their fashion fails and successes. Plus, a garden of 5,000 roses, Jo's pedicure (just for you!) and why Zoe's in her Sue Sylvester era.  Watch or listen now. GET IN TOUCH 📧 Email us: questions@digitpod.co.uk 📱 Text or Voice Note: 07477 038795 💬 Or tap here to send a voice note or message on What...

Zoe & Jo discuss the perils of fake-tanning if you live alone, how to style-it-out if you get windy during a Pilates class and whether a trapeze lesson is the ultimate birthday experience. Plus - a surprise dream analysis, and quite possibly the funniest word mix-up ever…! Here’s the Rant Hotline for all your pet peeves: 07477 038795 Become a member of The Potting Shed for early & ad-free...

David Hockney, GCSE celebrations, football fever and one very dramatic cat haircut. Jo and Zoe chat about teenage freedom, phone addiction, the social media ban for under-16s, and the joy of escaping into the garden.  Plus shady planting tips, Harry Styles plans and why Wilbur is currently all head and tail. GET IN TOUCH 📧 Email us: questions@digitpod.co.uk 📱 Text or Voice Note: 07477 038795 💬...

Jo shocks us again with another crazy culinary creation, Daniel shares an unbelievable plane behaviour story, and we hear what happened when Charlotte inadvertently insulted the Queen… Plus - on the rant hotline this week - what's going on with poo bags hanging on trees?! GET IN TOUCH 📧 Email us: questions@digitpod.co.uk 📱 Text or Voice Note: 07477 038795 💬 Or tap here to send a voice note or m...

Zoe dials in from a sunshine-soaked retreat in Portugal while Jo battles another week of rain, flattened roses and garden rescue missions. Special mentions to strange recurring dreams, midnight dog patrols, sleep routines and aching joints! Watch or listen now. GET IN TOUCH 📧 Email us: questions@digitpod.co.uk 📱 Text or Voice Note: 07477 038795 💬 Or tap here to send a voice note or message on W...

After Zoe’s appearance on ‘Who Do You Think You Are’, she gives us the inside track on how this amazing series is made. Jo brings Goose along to the podcast recording…and lives to regret it. Plus, your questions and comments on appropriate wedding presents, embarrassing parental moments, and why no one seems to know how to use a food waste bin. Subscribe to our substack for free: https://digitpod....

This special bonus episode of Dig It is brought to you by Benecol, the food lowering cholesterol brand. This week, Jo and Zoe are joined by registered Dietitian and Dietetic Adviser at HEART UK, Lynne Garton, for an honest and informative conversation about heart health, cholesterol, menopause and the small lifestyle changes that can make a real difference. Why does cholesterol matter? Why are wom...

It’s a good old-fashioned catch-up with Jo and Zoe, covering everything from wild swimming, celebrity nuptials and the surprisingly thorny subject of wedding etiquette. Is this the best year for roses in living memory? Jo certainly thinks so. Plus, a chat about the things we once thought we’d do in life… and why we’re perfectly happy not doing them now!    GET IN TOUCH 📧 Email us: questions@digit...

Zoe and Jo have a fascinating conversation with therapist and former NHS Mental Health Lead Owen O’Kane. Owen suggests that by working with our anxiety rather than against it we can often see better results. He offers lots of tips and advice about how we can change our relationship with anxiety, and reassures us that we are not alone in dealing with it. Owen’s book Addicted To Anxiety is Out Now....

Jo and Zoe dream up their ideal retirement commune, complete with rave caves and cider buses. Harry Styles overshares the song he lost his virginity to, so naturally Jo and Zoe do too. Plus: Greg James and Alice Levine pop by for crate digging and Jo accidentally turns herself green before recording. Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/rEKFDrp9gn0 BAD CHAT We absolutely love Greg James and Alice L...

Do parents and grandparents secretly have favourites?! What do you do when a friend lets you down? And why, oh whyyy, do people drop litter? Jo and Zoe dig into all this and more in this week’s episode. Become a member of The Potting Shed for early and ad-free episodes: https://digit.supportingcast.fm/   Get something off your chest on our Rant Hotline:  07477 038795 Other ways to get in touch: 📧...

It’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show week! To celebrate, Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball were given exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the world’s most famous flower show before the gates even opened to the public. In this special episode of Dig It, Jo and Zoe explore Chelsea on build day and chat to two brilliant garden designers - Frances Tophill and Arit Anderson - about the extraordinary gardens they’ve cre...

What do you do if you think your partner needs therapy but they’re reluctant to go? Is it ok to reduce your friendship group as you get older? Plus, how everyone expresses grief in different ways. Jo & Zoe discuss it all on this week’s Dig In - as well as some live radio mishaps they’d rather forget! Got something to get off your chest? Send a voice note to our Rant Hotline! 07477 038795 GET I...

Zoe shares the news on Strictly, Jo reveals her elocution lesson past, and a Melanie C typo that will haunt a graphic designer forever. Watch or listen now. Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/oRX-iVyZO-M GET IN TOUCH 📧 Email us: questions@digitpod.co.uk 📱 Text or Voice Note: 07477 038795 💬 Or tap here to send a voice note or message on WhatsApp:⁠ ⁠https://wa.me/447477038795 SPECIAL THANKS TO O...

A school choir concert descends into full-scale catastrophe, Gary Lightbody gets caught in the crossfire, and Jo shares a childhood assembly story she may instantly regret telling publicly. Elsewhere, the diggers celebrate the unsung brilliance of child-free aunties and borrowed dogs. GET IN TOUCH 📧 Email us: questions@digitpod.co.uk 📱 Text or Voice Note: 07477 038795 💬 Or tap here to send a vo...

In this week’s instalment of Dig It, a shocking music revelation from Jo, an unexpected bath-time companion, and a wholesome (if slightly questionable) trip down memory lane via the Jackie Annual. Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/RvibUFQIM8E   GET IN TOUCH 📧 Email us: questions@digitpod.co.uk 📱 Text or Voice Note: 07477 038795 💬 Or tap here to send a voice note or message on WhatsApp:⁠ ⁠http...

Jo and Zoe are joined by Liz Earle to talk about what it really means to age well. From strength training and sleep to skincare and circadian rhythms, Liz shares the simple habits that have helped her feel fitter, stronger and happier in her 60s than ever before.  GET IN TOUCH 📧 Email us: questions@digitpod.co.uk 📱 Text or Voice Note: 07477 038795 💬 Or tap here to send a voice note or message o...

Jo and Zoe bask in the warm glow of the London Marathon and all the amazing humans doing incredible things. Charlize Theron inspires a frank chat about staying sexy in your fifties and beyond. And what on earth was going on in the I’m A Celeb final?! All this, plus a special appearance from a certain fluff ball… Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wo6C30RSuus  Become a member of The Potting Shed fo...

Disappointed diggers kick things off this week. If you don’t like your friend’s partner, do you say something — or keep quiet? And what do you do when your daughter gets a truly questionable tattoo? There’s also iconic 90s floral wedding hair, wonky robots attempting a marathon, and a brand new invitation to have a PROPER rant. Got something to get off your chest? This might be your moment.  Drop...

This week on Dig It, the world’s busiest woman, Jo Whiley, catches Zoe up on fancy dress birthdays, a post-party house reckoning and the arrival of a very small, very fluffy new family member. There’s also Madonna at Coachella, spring gardening triumphs, and a Jessie Ware recommendation to soundtrack it all. Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/jGe7Udl2gC0 GET IN TOUCH 📧 Email us: questions@digitp...

Jo and Zoe leap from moon missions to mango cottage cheese, chocolate-stealing squirrels and a deeply questionable tin of trout’s eyes. Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/jVpu_8CgCb0 GET IN TOUCH 📧 Email us: questions@digitpod.co.uk 📱 Text or Voice Note: 07477 038795 💬 Or tap here to send a voice note or message on WhatsApp:⁠ ⁠https://wa.me/447477038795 SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS This epis...