The Scummy Mummies Podcast

The guests on this episode are the ladies behind fab new kids' lolly range Claudi & Fin. Lucy Woodhouse and Meriel Durand discuss the challenges of starting a business while raising small children. Listen in to find out how they juggle meeting the head of Sainsbury's with picking poo off the stairs. Ellie pitches her own brilliant business idea, while Helen insists we play another musical game. An...

On this episode we're joined by Peter Mattessi, scriptwriter for Neighbours and Eastenders. He tells us what goes on behind the scenes, reveals the storyline they won't let him write and explains how soaps have been forced to adapt to viewers' changing attitudes towards bums. Peter also chats about his 15 month-old son, Artie, and his experiences of going through IVF. There's a lot of talk about c...

There's some Serious Chat in this episode, as podcast favourite Nurse Jessie returns to talk about the tricky topic of discipline. Does smacking work? Is a bribe better than a threat? Plus Jessie reveals her top tip for swift potty training. (Spoiler: it's not something they teach at nurse school.) We have two stupid new games - Revenge is Sweets, where Ellie gets to punish Jessie for perceived ch...

Nutritionist and dietitian Jo Travers is our guest on this episode. She covers everything from weaning and getting toddlers to eat vegetables to grown-up subjects, such as: how much wine is too much wine? (Spoiler: less than the amount that was consumed during the recording of this podcast.) We find out why Sainsbury's fish fingers are better than Jamie's, and whether sugar really is going to be t...

Comedian, mum and Katy Perry impersonator extraordinaire Abigail Burdess is our guest on this episode. She discusses the challenges of balancing parenthood with being hilarious and writing a hit musical. There's a bit of chat about feminism and that. Then Helen introduces her fabulous new game, Miley or Kylie? (Yes, it involves a recorder.) And we debut our brand new Handbag Surprise spin-off, How...

Novelist Laura Kemp is our guest on this episode, which was recorded on location in lovely Cardiff. She talks discusses her popular books, Mums Like Us and Mums on Strike, and reveals how she balances writing, motherhood and a serious Lego habit. We all play Helen's new game, Things That Make You Go Urgh. And Ellie explains why she's not sure honesty is always the best policy. Plus there is a spec...

In this episode we talk to John Williams, author of the brilliant blog  My Son's Not Rainman . He discusses what it's like to be the parent of a child with autism, plus serious issues like the number of cucumbers you can get for a pound down Lewisham market.  Ellie and John educate Helen about those classic British cultural touchstones, Going for Gold and Fray Bentos pies. Helen reveals her secret...

This episode's special guest is Clemmie Hooper, midwife, mum and author of the hit blog, Gas and Air . Her recent post on 'The Truth About Maternity Leave' went viral, so we chat about that and get some top tips for birth and beyond.  Helen and Ellie share some of their own labour experiences - tune in to find out why one of them will never again be able to enjoy the music of Bon Jovi. Plus there'...

This episode stars the wonderful Dr Greg Schwager. He talks about being a new dad, a gay dad, a doctor dad and a very tired dad, often all at the same time.  As a qualified psychiatrist, he also shares his top tips for raising happy, healthy children, without going mental yourself.  Helen exploits the occasion of having a fellow Australian on the podcast by making Ellie eat some revolting local de...

Get out the glowsticks and the disco biscuits - all right, the breadsticks and the rich tea biscuits - it's a RAVE SPECIAL! Our special guest is Hannah Saunders, founder of Big Fish, Little Fish. She runs family dance parties where parents can party like it's 1992, and kids can experience all the fun of raving. Well, most of the fun. We take a trip down Scummory Lane as we reminisce about our danc...

It's the Scummy Mummies New Year Special! Featuring stay-at-home dad Steve Hill as our "special" guest. We take a look back at the year's top stories, i.e. we pretend to know anything at all about current affairs as an excuse to do horsemeat and Nigella jokes. Ellie tells an amusing anecdote about being pregnant in Greggs, Helen explains why death can be a positive thing and Steve watches the dart...

Season's greetings! It's the Scummy Mummies Christmas Special, and we're full of festivecheer. Not to mention mulled wine and an astonishing amount of ham. Our special guest is Charlotte Forfieh, the brains behind the brilliant blog Pram On Rye. We get up to all sorts of Christmas nonsense, including mince pie tasting (Lidl vs Waitrose!), gift recomm [...] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

It's a music special this week! Our guest is the lovely Nina Swann, a musical expert and mother of three. She tells us why music is good for children, how to encourage them to enjoy it and what Miley Cyrus  ought to do with that tongue. We cover the full musical spectrum, from Bach and Bublé to Ice-T and Go West. We play a brand new game that is in no way ripped off Never Mind the Buzzcocks [...]...

Breasts, bangers, Barbara Windsor's best friends - whatever you want to call 'em, this episodeis all about 'em. Nurse Jessie is our special guest. She doles out interesting, salient advice about everything from breastfeeding to bra fitting, while Helen and Ellie constantly interrupt with stupid jokes. We introduce our new favourite game, Hands or T*ts? Plus: find out which one of us has drunk one...

It's a Grandma-themed special this week! Helen and Ellie talk to their own mums about what it's like to be a grandparent and what they really think about modern parenting. Along the way the conversation covers topics as diverse as nudism, padded coathangers, Dannii Minogue and why children are like dogs. Someone nearly walks out at least twice. Handbag Surprise returns and there's an exciting new...

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Hello friends! This episode sees the return of much-loved (two people liked it) feature Handbag Surprise, plus of course Scummy Mummy Confessions. We discuss our adventures in stand-upcomedy, what's in our bins this week and how Helen has inadvertently started a revolutionin the airline industry.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello friends! The second episode of the Scummy Mummies podcast is now available.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first ever episode of the Scummy Mummies podcast is now online! Highlights include a chat about the latest scientific study to reveal how we're messing upour children, a review of Viv Groskop's I Laughed, I Cried and a special round of Handbag Surprise. Plus: find out the worst thing Helen and Ellie allowed their kids to eat this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...