Nobody Panic

Whether you go full Martha Stewart and lose your mind every time you have guests (Tessa), or forget they're in your house and go have a nap instead of feeding them (Stevie), at some point, you're going to have to have people round. And when you do, the number one rule is to Just. Chill. Out.  Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypa...

Struggling with the Fear Of Missing Out as things open back up again? Stevie and Tessa are drowning in it! Turn off your phone, have a sit and find yourself calmed by their hysteria and helped by the tips they've accrued while desperately trying to get invited to everyone's party.  Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recorde...

Terrible in the kitchen? MOB Kitchen’s Head of Food Sophie Wyburd teaches Stevie and Tessa how long it takes to cook onions, what kitchen equipment you absolutely do NOT need to waste money on and many more insider cooking tips that’ll blow your wok off. Follow MOB Kitchen on Twitter and Instagram : @mobkitchen Check out the MOB website: mobkitchen.co.uk Listen to the podcast: A Bit Of A Mouthful...

Back living at home? Only visit once a year? Get on amazingly? Lot going unsaid between you? Whatever your relationship with your parents, Stevie and Tessa discuss redrawing the boundaries and communicating your way through to a new adult-to-adult relationship.  Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recorded and edited by Naom...

Hate your job? Love your job but still need to quit? Whether you despise your boss or love them so much you desperately don't want to let them down, Stevie and Tessa unpack the route of least tears, otherwise known as the most professional way to quit your job without burning any bridges.  Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic...

Can't poo? Poo too much? Refuse to talk about poo and pretend it doesn't happen and refuse to sleep at someone else's house in case you have to poo? The Mac Twins, aka the completely brilliant Alana and Lisa Macfarlane, aka the creators of The Gut Stuff, talk Stevie and Tessa through How to Poo. Busting poo myths, finally explaining what fibre actually is, and championing the perfect world where e...

Break ups are a true nightmare. There is no good break up, only an infinite range of bad break ups, but some of those bad break ups are much, much better than others. Stevie and Tessa have experienced their fair share from either end, and offer up a valiant effort to help you achieve the best bad break up you possibly can. Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://su...

Non-abroad holidays are all the rage because it’s currently literally illegal to go abroad. Stevie and Tessa work out how to staycate like a boss (and without draining your whole bank account). Also Tessa takes umbridge with the definition of the word “Staycation”. Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recorded by Naomi Parnell and...

You’ve got an interview! Well done you! But now - oh god - you’ve got to actually go and do it. Whether you’re a first time job interviewee or you’ve done it a few times and thought good lord I’m not GREAT at this, we’ve got some tips to help get you through. It’s alllllll good practice. Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Record...

Hello! Do you - oh no sorry, you go! No sorry please! No we're sorry! Sorry to bother you but do you say sorry all the time? Ever walked into a tree and said sorry to the tree? Say sorry about four hundred times a day? Constantly apologising for yourself? Stevie and Tessa attempt to switch that sorry mindset around. It's probably not a very good episode! Sorry if you hate it! Sorry! Want to suppor...

If you’ve forgotten how to go to a restaurant, this live episode recorded back in October with the brilliant Ed Gamble should jog your memory. Stevie, Tessa and Ed talk through their do’s, don’ts and pet peeves surrounding eating out. Spoiler: don’t be a dick to the waiting staff eh? This episode was recorded as part of Unmute: The Online Podcast Festival. Want to support Nobody Panic? You can mak...

Worried about any/all elements of the New Normal? Concerned you will freak out at the pub, with friends or just feeling a vague panic and not sure where it’s coming from? Tessa is now scared of going on trains and Stevie is frightened about FOMO - so you are absolutely not alone. They talk through the best ways of overcoming post pandemic re-entry without burning up in the atmosphere (yes this spa...

Want to stop stressing over tweets and tiktok? Feel like you don’t know what to do with social media at all? Stevie and Tessa are NOT experts but Stevie used to be a social media consultant and they both have figured out a good, balanced (ish?) relationship with their online selves and have some tips that could help you have a bit of fun with it all.  Want to support Nobody Panic? You can mak...

Struggling to chill out? Stevie and Tessa haven’t relaxed since 2001. They look at a variety of tips to try and get their brains to kick back and stop freaking out all the time. Join them and get zen. Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recorded by Naomi Parnell and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive Productions . Photos by Marco...

Moving house? First rental property? No idea what to ask? Don’t know how to find the stopcock or work the meter? Stevie and Tessa have made all the mistakes so you don’t have to. Helpful Rental Information Sites: Shelter.org Citizens Advice The Tenants Voice Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recorded by Naomi Parnell and edited...

Nervous about getting your vaccine jab? Tessa’s completed her volunteer vaccine course and Stevie quizzes her on everything she’s learnt in the hope it puts your mind at rest! Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions . Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson. Follow N...

Stopped drinking in lockdown? Never been a drinker? Want to try out life without alcohol but worry you couldn’t get through a party without it? Stevie and Tessa wade through the minefield of drinking culture and discuss socialising without drinking. Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plos...

Struggling to focus? Got distracted three times even while reading that three-word sentence? Stevie and Tessa work out how to improve their attention spans with expert advice from the world of neuroscience so they can concentrate a bit better. Unsurprisingly phones and social media aren’t helpful but, surprisingly, they discover a simple breathing trick you can try when your mind wanders that actu...

Been so long since you saw your friends that you’ve forgotten how to talk? Worried about chatting to friends with different pandemic views to you? Stevie and Tessa look at how to get back into socialising when the restrictions ease and we’re able to talk face to face again with people we love (and people who may or may not have gone to illegal raves).  Want to support Nobody Panic? You can ma...

Struck by Cupid's arrow but the other person doesn't even know you exist? Memorising their timetable so you accidentally pass them in the corridor? Going completely mad with unrequited love or even unrequited friendship? The official harbingers of love, Stevie and Tessa, walk you back from the edge of your feelings and admit they don't know what harbinger means. Want to support Nobody Panic?...

Sick with nerves at the thought of receiving feedback, even when you've requested it? Burst into tears the moment anyone suggests you're anything less than perfect? Stevie and Tessa delve into the hows and why and whats of criticism, and how you can powerfully take it in your stride. Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recor...

Tessa (extreme DIY enthusiast, recently bought the dungarees Pamela Anderson wears in Home Improvement) and Stevie (once tried to hammer a nail with a pan) walk through the seven tools for any beginner tool kit, attempt to identify some drill bits and confirm that it’s all about confidence confidence confidence (and Polyfilla). Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https...

Did you know self-sabotage has an evolutionary benefit? That's why pretty much everyone has, at one point or another, consciously or subconsciously screwed something up because they were scared they'd fail if they tried properly. Stevie and Tessa go through their own self-sabotaging behaviour as well as techniques for accepting it, moving through it, and not beating themselves up over it.  Wa...

Stevie and Tessa learn all about stars and how to stargaze with Abigail Beall author of The Art of Urban Astronomy - featuring some excellent questions such as “What is the Milky Way?” and “How do people see stars from the Earth when they are such a long way away?” and “If aliens are really far away looking at us, won’t they be seeing into the past? So is the Earth covered in dinosaurs to them?”....

It might be a different Christmas to what you're used to, you might be spending it alone, with friends rather than family, or maybe you've lost someone. Stevie and Tessa look at ways to get through the Christmas of this, the worst year in recent memory, with as much festive cheer as possible.  Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodyp...