Experts at Nothing Podcast

It’s that weird time between Christmas & New Year when you question what day it is and whether your body can take any more alcohol and food! Laura knows that feeling all too well and talks you through her festive season - multiple roast meats and wine included! She also talks you through her first experience of a Carol Service for the first time in 20+ years and the treachery of city centre sh...

In this mini episode, Laura wishes you all a very Merry Christmas and discusses some of her festive plans.  If you’d like to get involved and share what you’ll be up to this festive season, we’d love to hear from you! Our email is expertsatnothingpodcast@outlook.com and you can also contact us via our Instagram, Twitter or Facebook pages. Like, rate, subscribe & share and join our revolution o...

In the second part of our Friends celebrations, the ladies tell you all about the Friends cinema event they just attended.  They also run down some of their all-time favourite episodes - as well as those which they skip when they auto-play on Netflix!  Get involved and tell us which Friends episodes are your favourites – we’d love to hear from you! Our email is expertsatnothingpodcast@outlook.com...

It’s been 25 years since ‘Friends’ first aired and it’s safe to say, the ladies were fans from day dot – even if some of the jokes did go over their heads!   They have been loyal fans ever since and in this first of two ‘Friends’ specials, Samantha & Laura detail why they love ‘Friends’; which characters they most like the most; some of their favourite guest stars and Laura quizzes Samantha wi...

The ladies are back together (yay!) and Samantha shares the exciting reason she's been absent from the podcast!! Get involved and tell us what you think you – we’d love to hear from you! Our email is expertsatnothingpodcast@outlook.com and you can also contact us via our Instagram, Twitter or Facebook pages. Like, rate, subscribe & share and join our revolution of being….Experts at Nothin...

Laura brings you a mini episode this week (don't worry, Samantha hasn't gone AWOL she will be reunited with the podcast soon!). This time of year can be a struggle for many and depression symptoms can especially be be exaggerated. As a functioning depressive, Laura recognises this and wanted to discuss with you how complicated it can be to explain or justify why you feel so blue when its...

Laura battles through fatigue, questionable memory, and a cold to break down this weeks Strictly Come Dancing Blackpool Special. Get involved and tell us what you think of this weeks dances, the couples and who you'd like to see in the final – we’d love to hear from you! Our email is expertsatnothingpodcast@outlook.com and you can also contact us via our Instagram, Twitter or Facebook pages....

Laura’s going it alone this week and delves deep into the memory bank to take you on a trip down memory lane! Following Mothercare’s recent placement in to administration - joining a long list of retail giants that has succumbed to the same fate – Laura shares her memories of the shops she visited as a child and details how they weren’t just shops; they were experiences and in some cases, a chance...

This week the ladies transport you to the ‘happiest place on earth’ by discussing all things Disney. They reminisce about how awesome the local Disney store used to be and get nostalgic about watching Disney films on video!   The girls also agree that Cool Runnings is perhaps the most unlikely of Disney films, whilst also being one of the best! Get involved and tell us about your favourite Disney...

Following on from Laura’s attempts to reconnect with an old friend/flame, she’s received a full reply. She shares with Samantha, for the first time, the contents of the ‘ex’ letter – cue bitterness from Samantha on Laura’s behalf – and asks you, the listener, for advice on how to reply! Get involved and tell us about your experiences of connecting with old flames – we’d love to hear from you! Our...

The ladies are reunited (yay!) and Samantha fills Laura in on her recent adventures at Disneyland Paris.   They discuss the little luxuries of private transfers & hotel upgrades and Samantha details her anxiety was dramatically different during this trip, allowing her to truly feel free and in the moment for the first time in a long time.  It raises the question, is Disney the cure for anxiety...

Whilst Samantha celebrates her Birthday week at Disneyland Paris (jealous!), Laura takes the reigns to tell you all about her love of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.  The self-confessed armchair expert gives you her thoughts on the series so far; who has impressed; who has annoyed; who she believes deserves to win and how the series well & truly takes over her TV viewing from now until Christ...

Laura’s on a Debbie downer this week and is feeling truly shitty about herself. She explains what’s causing her low, including her issues with an old flame, jealously of travelling friends and how friends who are in the stages of new relationship can be incredibly annoying to us single gals…FML!! The ladies also discuss how they get themselves out of a low mood and their experiences with anti-depr...

In this mini episode, the ladies give a quick run down of their bucket list holiday destinations. They list the areas of the world they would love to travel to and explore, including Japan; Switzerland; Scottish Islands; Canada & Cuba;  - oh, if only money was no option!!    Get involved and tell us about your own travel bucket list – we’d love to hear from you!  Our email address is expertsat...

Laura’s given Samantha the week off and is flying solo to talk you through her diagnosis with ME/CFS. As you will hear, the illness came out of the blue and has completely turned Laura’s life upside down. She discusses the negatives, of which there are unfortunately many, but also manages to find some unexpected positives in being diagnosed with a chronic illness.   Get involved and tell us about...

In the week the world remembered and honoured those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the ladies battle through some sound issues to reminisce and discuss the historic events that have felt momentous to them and have defined the very way we live our lives today. Included are the highs of the London Olympics; The Royal Wedding & the Millennium to the lows of Princess Diana’s tragic and untime...

Laura’s on a downer this week due to an explosion of her skin, leaving her ‘ resembling a reptile’ . Is it caused by stress, genes or just pure bad luck?  The ladies discuss the possible causes of such skin issues, the confusing and conflicting advice out there and how issues with your skin can really affect your self-esteem, leaving you ‘ feeling like shit, feeling like you look like shit ’ and a...

It’s been a stressful week for Samantha as she juggled two family birthdays, a family party and a sister who added to the stress levels!   The girls, both the youngest of their respective siblings, explain their family dynamics and the expectations felt having to follow in their sibling’s footsteps. They discuss how the feelings of inadequacy and ‘spare part syndrome’ is a deep - rooted issue and...

On this, the week the girls received their first American listener and debate the definition of a ‘condo’, the travel theme continues.  They explain their love of Italy because of the food. The love of Greece because of the fresh seafood and basically anywhere else in the world that serves up nice plain food!  Samantha touches upon her phobias of being sick & chunky coconut and her ultimate Co...

The British summer has forced the girls in doors this week (namely Samantha’s celebrity style pad!) and to brighten up their day, they take a dive into their holiday histories. In this, part 1 of 2, they cover the magic of Disney, the treachery of flying in a small plane over the Grand Canyon and the lack of the toilet facilities in the middle of Australia!   Get involved and tell us about your fa...

Belated birthday wishes to Laura, who this week turned the grand old age of 31 – urgh!  The ladies discuss the pressure of having to have a nice time on their day of birth and the stress of purchasing birthday gifts for loved ones. Laura notes how she will always think of the friends as 22, whilst Samantha laments the fact that she was meant to be married, with 2 children and living in a detached...

This week it’s all picnic blankets and damp bottoms as the girls are back recording in the British wilderness.  The ladies detail their ‘old lady’ lifestyles and attitudes to life as they share their respective holiday tales of socialising with both young and old travellers. Laura teaches Samantha all about her ‘ holiday game ’ and is shocked to learn that Samantha wears make up whilst sunbathing....

In this week’s episode, Laura and Samantha discuss their journey from ugly duckling to peaking between the ages of 20 - 25…and back to ugly duckling again! They travel through the peaks of “ discovering contact lenses and highlights ” and pits of “ not being able to do make up properly ”. The ladies discuss “ the trigger of hitting 25 ” and questioning, “ what am I doing with my life? ” as well as...

This week, Laura and Samantha are experts in the wild again! Following a few extraordinarily hot days in the UK, the girls discuss the issues they have with  “getting their bodies out”  for the Summer and their differing opinions on dressing for Winter.  This includes Laura’s “boob sweat” & “chub rub”  and Samantha’s “chicken legs” & “feeling like a giant” .  The friends lament not being s...

In this, their third episode, Laura and Samantha are back in the trusty Clio!! They catch up on Samantha’s recent – “much needed holiday” to Croatia; discuss the “ impossible expectations and impossible pressure ” we, as women, place upon ourselves and the struggle to “decompress” even whilst laying by the hotel pool.  Samantha also details her “ constant need for perfection ” and in true Carrie B...