The Scummy Mummies Podcast

A comedy chat show for less-than-perfect parents. Hosted by comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn and featuring guest parenting experts, comedians and authors. The podcast covers the big issues affecting modern parents - from fish fingers to farting, to play-dates and pelvic floors. Expect frank and funny chat as well as wine, laughter and sophisticated boob jokes. Check out our Scummy Mummies Blog and dates for our Live Comedy Shows - www.scummymummies.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Episodes

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348: Exam Special: how to help kids with revision and stress

3 Nov 2026 · 1h 1m

347: Thanyia Moore on comedy, confidence, and neurodiversity

19 Oct 2026 · 47 min

346: Em Clarkson LIVE at Big Feastival

5 Oct 2026 · 44 min

345: Books, being busy and Britain vs Denmark with Helen Russell

21 Sept 2026 · 41 min

344: Just the Two of Us: Catchup & Confessions

8 Sept 2026 · 38 min

343: Ella Risbridger on food and writing.

24 Aug 2026 · 47 min

342: Dick and Dom - LIVE at Camp Bestival!

11 Aug 2026 · 32 min

341: Food special: George Egg on cheese, family and festivals

28 Jul 2026 · 46 min

340: Debt, sex and shame with Andrea McLean

14 Jul 2026 · 47 min

339: Just the Two of Us: From Cape Town to the Arctic

30 Jun 2026 · 43 min

Ep 338: Sheyi Martins-Allen on agony aunting and Austen adaptations

16 Jun 2026 · 41 min

337: Rachel Bright on writing, air hostessing, verrucas and hats

3 Jun 2026 · 58 min

336: Raising siblings and coping with estrangement, with Catherine Carr

11 May 2026 · 59 min

335: Dame Mama G on panto, BGT and Bungle from Rainbow

6 May 2026 · 49 min

334: People pleasing, sex, and Giles Brandreth, with Bryony Gordon

21 Apr 2026 · 54 min

333: How to sleep better with Lorna MacDonald

7 Apr 2026 · 55 min

332: Just the Two of Us - Helen's New Book!

24 Mar 2026 · 44 min

331: Cariad Lloyd on grief, writing, and problematic face painting

10 Mar 2026 · 45 min

330: Confessions special: cats, gynaecologists, and Sky broadband engineers

24 Feb 2026 · 31 min

329: How to stop feeling so bloody old with Kate Rowe-Ham

10 Feb 2026 · 51 min

328: Fay Reid on the menopause, not having kids, and getting strong

27 Jan 2026 · 51 min

327: Tim Dowling on marriage, ageing, WhatsApp and goose barnacles

13 Jan 2026 · 43 min

326: Steph Douglas on business, anxiety, and ferry sex

31 Dec 2025 · 46 min

325: Xmas Special - When the Ham Man Brings the Ham

15 Dec 2025 · 52 min

324: How to have a vasectomy with Sam Pamphilon

3 Dec 2025 · 52 min

323: Cheating Special with psychotherapist Juliet Rosenfeld

18 Nov 2025 · 1h 2m

322: Athletics, book writing and a disappointing pole vaulter with Emily Murray (aka @pinkhouseliving)

5 Nov 2025 · 54 min

321: Life hacks for the teenage years with Nicole Howes

20 Oct 2025 · 49 min

320: Just the Two of Us - Helen's marathon, Ellie's knee, and Daniel Bedingfield

6 Oct 2025 · 41 min

319: LIVE from Big Feastival with Zoe de Pass, aka Dress Like a Mum

22 Sept 2025 · 46 min

318: Comedy, feminism and novel writing with Julia Raeside

9 Sept 2025 · 42 min

317: On the road with Miserable Steve Hill

12 Aug 2025 · 29 min

316: Just the Two of Us - Confessions Special

28 Jul 2025 · 31 min

315: Michelle Griffith-Robinson's rules for life

15 Jul 2025 · 51 min

314: Clara Batten on comedy, wine and vaginal vapes.

30 Jun 2025 · 45 min

313: Ellie's Dad - life lessons, a quiz, and some "jokes"

16 Jun 2025 · 47 min

312: Homelessness, filmmaking and friendship with Daisy-May Hudson

9 Jun 2025 · 51 min

311: Jimi Famurewa on fussy eating, food criticism, and fairy bread

2 Jun 2025 · 46 min

310: Riona O'Connor and Olga Thompson on bloody everything

20 May 2025 · 50 min

309: MASHUP! Drunk Women Solving Crime X Scummy Mummies

16 May 2025 · 59 min

308: DJ Nikki Beatnik on raving, sexism, and telling Kanye to F off

6 May 2025 · 43 min

307: Bobby Seagull on maths, panini stickers, and nominative determinism

21 Apr 2025 · 42 min

306: Tasha Thompson on running, chafing, and whatever happened to the Reebok Step

8 Apr 2025 · 39 min

305: Surviving cancer, separation, and teenage triplets with Em Campbell

25 Mar 2025 · 50 min

304: Are phones really that bad for our kids? With Dr Dean Burnett

11 Mar 2025 · 51 min

303: Just the Two of Us LIVE! Galentine's Day Special with Sweaty Betty

26 Feb 2025 · 39 min

302: Self-love, second chances and dick pics with Lou Featherstone

11 Feb 2025 · 52 min

301: Just the Two of Us LIVE! Fitness Special with Sweaty Betty

29 Jan 2025 · 37 min

300: It's the 300th episode! With Rob Deering

24 Jan 2025 · 39 min

BONUS: Pants and peeing yourself with NIXI Body

14 Jan 2025 · 50 min

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