Not Without My Sister

How many times have you thought to yourself, Jesus, I'm lucky I survived that? If you're anything like us, it's more times than you can count on two hands. Beatrice and Rosemary Mac Cabe chat about what could have been near-death experiences: moments of idiocy and, frankly, complete disregard for our own personal safety that ended well – but possibly should have ended very, very badly. Cultural (i...

How can we be sisters when we can't be friends?! Well hello and welcome to the weekly Not Without My Minisode, a weekly miniature dose of ridiculousness courtesy of sisters Rosemary and Beatrice Mac Cabe. In the first of our Friday mini pods, we decided to answer a listener's question: what do we like most about each other? (Don't worry, it's not sappy.)You can follow Rosemary on Instagram @r...

In this episode of Not Without My Sister, we take a walk down memory lane and discuss our secondary school experiences. Beatrice's seemed largely (if you'll excuse the pun) around her great stature and a traumatic P.E. experience, while Rosemary was more preoccupied with boys (shocker) and why her teachers didn't want to be her best friends. There are a lot of references, weirdly, in this episode...

Friendship: it may feel like the most natural thing in the world, but it is NEVER the most straightforward! We sat down and talked about all of the big friendship moments: making friends, keeping those friends and, when the time comes, letting those friends go (or being let go!). We've had quite a few experiences of friendship breakdown and, let us tell you, it never gets easier. You can follow Ro...

In this episode of Not Without My Sister, the podcast, Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe invite you to relax, pull up a chair, as they proudly present: their Dad. Philip Mac Cabe is a man of many talents – when he's interested in something, he will absorb every single possible available diode of information about it, and then he'll go on a further deep dive to get some more. He does have his...

Beatrice and Rosemary sat down to chat through their experiences online dating: Beatrice was an early adopter, starting out when she lived in Paris, using an online dating site called Meetic, while Rosemary has more recent experience getting ghosted (and then gaslit) by a friend of a friend back home in Dublin. Not Without My Sister is now on Facebook! Sort of. Search 'Not Without My Sister' to jo...

In the second part of our careers special, Rosemary talks through her decision to apply to Arts in NUI Maynooth (for money, basically), her eventual matriculation from NUI Galway, her time as a journalist and, now, her status as a recovering social influencer and full-time writer. Luckily for you, there are ZERO cultural references in this episode! Not Without My Sister is now on Facebook! Sort of...

Ever wanted a little more insight into Beatrice's career? Here's your opportunity to trace the route she took on her career in fashion design. Beatrice graduated from her joint course in History of Art and Fashion Design at NCAD in the very early 2000s. From there she's been almost all the way around the world, from Milan to Paris, New York to Dallas and finally (we hope!) ending up in Fort Wayne,...

Can you have good neighbours AND be a good neighbour? And what does it mean to be a good neighbour anyway? Is it taking it upon yourself to euthanise a cat who clearly needs help shuffling off this mortal coil? Is it calling the local police every time you hear a scuffle? FYI! We're doing a gorgeous lil giveaway on our Instagram page – of a bespoke illustration just like the one we had done for ou...

How we feel about our bodies is bound to be coloured by our culture, but also by our upbringing. We chat about body positivity, body image and dieting – how we felt about our bodies growing up and how we feel about them now (if that's changed at all). Plus, some colourful Weight Watchers anecdotes. Bit of dust, anyone? Things we mention:Sweet Magnolias on NetflixNOOM (not noon): noom.comTLC's sMot...

We've always quite fancied the idea of a holiday romance – blame Shirley Valentine (Beatrice's era) or Bliss magazine (Rosemary's) – but the reality has never *quite* stacked up to the fantasy. Join us as we chat about chasing after boys in foreign countries, the true pitfalls of wearing tearaway tracksuit bottoms to the céilí and why you should never trust a man who pursues you on the ferry.***No...

Thank you for listening to Episode 2 of Not Without My Sister, a trip down memory lane while we discuss an array of colourful personalities we've lived with over the years, and Beatrice gets to tell Rosemary exactly what she thinks of her. If you have any topic suggestions, or subjects you'd like us to chat about, please do let us know! Leave a comment on our website or contact us via Instagram @r...

Thank you for listening to Episode 1 of Not Without My Sister, which we have tentatively titled, 'Not Without Our... Mother?' This episode is dedicated to, and focuses on, our Mother, who, for all of her Irish Mammyisms, has her own individual quirks and foibles which make her – we think – just interesting enough to dedicate an hour-long podcast episode to. We hope you enjoy it :)If you have any t...

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