Mads World

Say hellowie to Season 4, Episode 9 of Mads World: I'm Not Superstitious, But I Am A Little Stitious. In the midst of all the COVID conspiracy theories, I've been thinking a lot about other superstitions and conspiracies swirling around. Does lip balm really dry out your lips more so you have to buy more lip balm? Is America run by shape-shifting lizard people? Did Bush do 9/11? In this episode, I...

Say hellowie to Season 4, Episode 8 of Mads World: Egg Freeze & Share: Donating Your Eggs with Laura Clark. This week on Mads World, I am joined by Laura Clark, a friend of mine who is currently undergoing the Egg Freeze & Share program through the London Egg Bank . We chat about the stigma of donating your eggs, the process itself, the emotions involved in the experience and everything to...

Say hellowie to Season 4, Episode 7 of Mads World: That Awkward Moment with Pip Ako! Back due to popular demand, I am joined this week by my good friend Pip. Pip is passionate about championing diversity in the media landscape, reality TV and West Ham United. Big up any West Ham fans listening.  You guys have submitted the most embarrassing things that have ever happened to you, and for your liste...

Say hellowie to Season 4, Episode 6 of Mads World: Solid Advice II with Nora Sewuster! You guys have been asking for some advice on your love and life dilemmas, and this week I am joined once again by my friend Nora who is an intelligent, empathetic and pragmatic queen. Nora works in tech sales and is a fully qualified NLP life coach, making her the perfect person to help me answer all your burnin...

Say hola to Season 4, Episode 5 of Mads World . Matthew's Mum: TikTok Fame & Dating with Luke Hamnett ! As you will all know, TikTok has blown up over the last couple of years thanks to the pandemic. Normal people have been thrust into the spotlight for sharing the weirdest things, and becoming famous overnight is now a reality. This happened to my next guest, Luke Hamnett, whose passion for m...

Say hellooo to Season 4, Episode 4 of Mads World . My Type on Paper: Female Empowerment, Sexuality and Dating with Sharon Gaffka . This week I am joined by Sharon Gaffka, who starred in the latest season of Love Island in 2021. Before her journey in the villa, Sharon was a civil servant for the Department of Transport in the UK, as well as a former beauty queen. She was also Miss International UK...

Say g'day to Season 4, Episode 3 of Mads World! I've Got A Text: Love Island & Millie Court with her bestie Ryan Lloyd ! I hope you have all been watching Love Island as closely as I have this season, because I am lucky enough to be joined for this episode by Ryan Lloyd: Millie Court's best friend who is currently running her Insta account while she’s in the villa. Millie has been the UK’s fav...

Say hi to Season 4, Episode 2 of Mads World! Going the Distance: Long Distance Relationships with Lexi Holt. In this episode, we are discussing Long Distance Relationships, and I am joined by my gorgeous friend Lexi Holt. Lexi used to work in London at a media agency where we first met through a Netball team I played in twice, and now has moved to Amsterdam to go client side at adidas where she’s...

Welcome back to Season 4, Episode 1 of Mads World! A Bit of a Stretch: Prison Sex & Relationships with Chris Atkins. This week I am joined by journalist, podcaster, documentary filmmaker and best-selling author, Chris Atkins.  Chris went to prison for tax fraud in 2016, and spent 9 months in HMP Wandsworth, one of the most dangerous and dysfunctional prisons in the UK. His book about his time...

Say hello to Episode 30 of Mads World: Flushed Away: Disastrous Dates with Gemma Allan! This is the season finale of Mads World for a few weeks, I’m going to begin work on Season 4 very soon, and will be releasing Episodes in a series of 10 moving forward! I’ve got some killer guests in the pipeline, but if you or anyone you know has an outrageous story to share, please get in touch through my Ins...

Say hola to Episode 28 of Mads World: Self Love before True Love? I’ve been thinking a lot about self-love recently, and what this really means. Is it what marketing tells us: bath bombs and hair masks? Or is it something more? Is self-love something that can be accomplished, or is it a constant life’s work? Can we offer all of ourselves to a relationship while putting in this work as often as we...

Say hiya to Episode 27 of Mads World: Brutal Recovery! This week on Mads World, in celebration of my 8 months sober, I am thrilled to be joined by IG meme-page-owner, Loq McQ. Loz runs @BrutalRecovery , to let people in all paths of recovery know that sometimes recovery is messy, it's often painful, frequently hilarious, and always worth it.  She does this through memes, dark humour and a Friday F...

Wave hello to Episode 26 of Mads World: Banging & Mash! This week, I asked you guys to share your wildest Food Fetishes with me, and I am thrilled to be joined by Lucas Oakeley to chat all about them. Lucas is the Senior Content Editor at MOB Kitchen , he’s passionate about good food, good drink and getting people to consume as much of both of those things as humanly possible.  Outside of MOB,...

Say hola to Episode 25 of Mads World: Urgent Exit Required. If you’ve watched BBC’s Line of Duty, you’ll know that sometimes an urgent exit is required, especially when it comes to bad dates. This week, I am joined by Amanda, who is a social media strategist by day and an artist by night, to discuss the best emergency exits you all submitted to me, to save yourself from a terrible date. Amanda is...

Say hello to Episode 24 of Mads World: Let's Bea Friends, which is all about Friend Dates! Following my recent breakup, I’ve re-fallen in love with all of my friends again, and am finding friendship and being around others a really powerful healing tool. Through pondering both the internet relationships we all build and have formed in lockdown, alongside my real-life friends that I spend a lot of...

Say G'Day to Episode 23 of Mads World: Reclaim Me. Trigger Warning: This episode discusses sexual assault. This week I am delighted to be joined by Madeleine Heather, to chat about some of our funniest dating tales, alongside a discussion around the themes raised in Madi's incredible podcast, Reclaim Me . Reclaim Me is a true crime podcast, hearing the stories of abuse and assault from those at th...

Say hellowie to Episode 22 of Mads World: Solid Advice! You guys have been sharing some of your dating and relationship dilemmas with me over the course of the podcast, and this week, I am joined by my friend Nora to help delve into these dilemmas and hopefully offer some advice. (Satisfaction not guaranteed hehe!!)  Nora works in tech sales and is a fully qualified NLP life coach. She is passiona...

Say bonjour to Episode 21 of Mads World: The Name of The Game! This is your go-to guide on Dating 101 and how to succeed with both dating apps and first dates. This week, I am joined by my hilarious friend Hayley to give you guys a Dating 101 rundown. Where do you start with dating apps? Where do you go on a date? what do you talk about? What do you avoid? How do you conjure up confidence? You sub...

It's Episode 20 of Mads World: Living and Thriving with HIV This week, in the wake of the record-breaking success of Channel 4’s program: It’s a Sin , we are discussing living with HIV and the stigma surrounding it. If you haven’t yet watched It’s A Sin , it's a beautiful but devastating series depicting a group of tight-knit queer friends living through the HIV/ AIDS crisis in the 80’s.  The show...

Say hola to Episode 19 of Mads World, a secret identities special: Got A Secret, Can You Keep It? This week, I am joined by the lovely Dan Morris again (throwback all the way to Episode 1!) all about the secret identities of people we’ve met, shagged or dated before, alongside your best submissions of when you’ve dated or slept with someone and found out who they really were after the fact! Submit...

Say hellooooo to Episode 18 of Mads World: Represent Love! (Can you believe I have released this many episodes!!?) Thanks for joining the show again friends! Following Meghan and Harry's tell-all Oprah interview, I am joined by Sylvia Wong who has launched Represent Love , a social enterprise working on projects that highlight the ongoing prejudice towards interracial & intercultural couples,...

Say bonjour to Episode 17 of Mads World, a very special episode about OnlyFans: Creating and Dating with an X-Rating. This week, I am joined by a mystery guest, on of the UK's most succesful OnlyFans creators, to chat about the highs, lows and everything in between of a career creating subscription only online content through platforms such as Only Fans.  If you aren’t already aware, OnlyFans is...

Say hellooooow to Episode 16 of Mads World: Sisterhood of the Travelling Aussies. This week, I am joined by the wonderful Will, to discuss what it’s like moving to another country, and tips and tricks on moving from Australia to the UK. What's the best thing about moving to London? The worst? How have we changed since moving abroad? How the hell do you move to London and stay sane? This podcast...

 Say g'day to Episode 15 of Mads World: Do Not Touch: Contents Toxic! This week, we are joined once again by the lovely Harriet from Episode 3, to discuss the illustrious 'Bad Boy'. Hypermasculine and oozing testosterone, Bad Boys are bold, rebellious and emotionally unavailable. Everyone has a mate who’s dated someone that was clearly bad news, but strangely irresistible. Despite all the warni...

Get ready for Episode 14 of Mads World: Ick and Tired. This week, I am joined by Pip to discuss The Almighty Ick! What is it? What can cause it? When does it happen? Can you shake it off? We chat about your best submissions to Mads World this week, and disucss some Ick's of our own. Submit your dating questions through  madsworld.mp3 , and my guests and I will answer them on the show in our Left O...