EP264: Nat’s Chats #13 – the most useless kitchen gadgets

Natalie Cassidy 0:03:03 Hello, hello, hello! Welcome to Life with Nat today. How is everybody? A little Nat's Chats today. I've not been in this room on my own for quite a while.

Natalie Cassidy 0:03:15 And it is quite nice sometimes. I've had a bit of a morning of it actually, everybody. Eliza's in bed, baking hot, legs are aching. But am I the only mum or carer or dad, whatever, am I the only person, as soon as your child says they're ill, I immediately think they're lying? It's a terrible trait to have.

Natalie Cassidy 0:03:42 My head goes immediately to, something's happened at school, there's trouble brewing, you haven't done your homework for today. And I must get out of that. I feel like I need to learn to trust a little bit more as Eliza is nearly 16. And as I felt her head, I nearly burnt my hand off. It was absolutely baking.

Natalie Cassidy 0:04:06 She's poorly, bless her. Messaged the school. They've said that they've got a flu going around. So it's that time of year, isn't it? Everyone's back in, all mixing germs.

Natalie Cassidy 0:04:17 So bless her, did mean I didn't have an hour's school run this morning, which was quite nice. I was talking to someone about this, and isn't it funny, you just get used to what you're doing. If someone would've said to me when I used to just walk over to the local school, drop them off, 5, 10 minutes, even when they were little and I lived elsewhere, it was sort of a nice 15-minute stroll. If someone said, oh, in the future you are gonna be leaving the house at half past 7 and it's gonna take you a, a good 50-minute round trip to get, drop one off and get the other one into primary school. I would have said, no thank you.

Natalie Cassidy 0:05:02 Are you mad? Are you off your nut? No thank you, I shan't be doing that. And then circumstances change and you want the best for them and you think, oh no, that'll be all right. I know what you're all thinking.

Natalie Cassidy 0:05:16 Oh, is there a school bus? Didn't she get the bus? I've got a little theory about that.

Natalie Cassidy 0:05:24 And I know I'm overprotective. But I have got a bit of a theory, and the theory is the school bus. A lot happens, I feel, on a long walk to school with groups of children, or a school bus journey, which could take up to sort of 45 minutes. A lot can go on there. I've shielded her from it.

Natalie Cassidy 0:05:49 If I take her to school, there's That part of the day, that hour and a half where she'd be on a bus, could lead to things that I'm not particularly keen on. I know it can happen anyway, but that's my thinking. I know what you're thinking. I'm overprotective and I'm over the top, but I can't help that, I'm afraid. I am doing better at letting go.

Natalie Cassidy 0:06:13 We've got a lovely pod coming up with Nicole Howes, all about teenagers, which I think you're gonna really enjoy. I'm not sure when it's out yet, 'cause I've been good and trying to bank a few. But, It is really good. On that note, I've been really pleased with the pod over the last month. I've had some really lovely guests on.

Natalie Cassidy 0:06:31 Family are always with me and we are, you know, the main meal, shall we say. But a smattering of starters of guests and the odd dessert or cheeseboard is rather marvellous. And I've said it before and I'll say it again, but what I love about this pod is the fact that I can choose— Who I have on. Who is on it, when, how, and why. I haven't got that pressure to have people on that are on book promotions or just promotions in general, sort of PR trails.

Natalie Cassidy 0:07:02 I haven't gotta have people on that I don't particularly like, or not that I don't, I don't dislike many people, but I want people on that interest me, and I hope that shines through. We've had some lovely voice notes and messages about some guests that we've had on.

Speaker F 0:07:17 Hey Nat, Mark, Tony, Nat's nieces, and Auntie Linnie. First time leaving a voice note, and, um, I've been listening since day one, uh, every Monday and Thursday, and I will admit to only missing one, and that was when you were doing gardening. Just not my bag at all.

Natalie Cassidy 0:07:32 Fair enough.

Speaker F 0:07:33 But don't tell June that, who you were with, um, for the pod today. June is my CEO. I am one of her nursery managers, and I was so excited when I seen that she had done a pod with you. She literally is amazing, such an inspiration to work for, and what she's done for London Early Years Foundation is incredible.

Speaker F 0:07:53 Like, she has put soul into these nurseries, and I can't imagine working anywhere else, and to work somewhere that has such purpose for children, but not just the children, for our families and for us as staff. So I'm so glad that you had that with her. She knows everyone's names. Like, she finds out things about people and she doesn't forget them. She literally has such a memory, and You know, everyone's replaceable if you leave a job, you know, a job has to be replaced, but you really feel that you would be missed and that you make a difference.

Speaker F 0:08:24 And I've been working in early years for, gosh, 35 years maybe. I'm 52 now. And because of June and the need to learn and the desire to keep improving, I have finally done my degree. I've actually got 2 modules left and I'll be— have my full BA Honours. And I wouldn't have done that in any other profit organisations but for June.

Speaker F 0:08:47 Working in LEAF is incredible. So sorry, I'm probably going on, it's a little bit longer than a minute, so I'm so sorry, but I am glad that I finally left a voice note. And I just love your pod, it literally lifts me every time I listen to it, and you're all just amazing. So keep doing what you're doing. And yeah, I was so excited today, I felt like I was listening to 2 dear friends.

Speaker F 0:09:07 So thank you.

Natalie Cassidy 0:09:09 Oh, that was such a lovely message. And that was about the pod I did with Dr. Juno Sullivan, who was an absolute powerhouse. It went down so well. And just It's so lovely to hear that there are these people around that make work so enthralling that you want to be there, that you want to carry on learning, that you want to keep improving.

Natalie Cassidy 0:09:30 And shouldn't work be like that for everybody? You know, that's how everybody— we should all feel like that. We should all be in a place where we get up in the morning and we can't wait to get there. And I know that that isn't the case, but yeah, in a perfect world, it would be so good. Another pod that went down really, really well was the lovely Alex Light.

Natalie Cassidy 0:09:52 I really enjoyed talking to Alex, and I really hope to do more with her. If you don't follow her, please do. I mean, she's got a major following, you probably do. But, you know, her chat about body positivity and what she's been through, it was just a really, really lovely, open, honest conversation. And if you missed it, yeah, go and find it.

Speaker G 0:10:13 Hi, Nat. It's Rebecca in Jersey. I haven't sent you a voice note since I tried to get Wintering out of the library and it was at the prison. And I always mean to, but I know I should do it straight away. But I was listening to the pod yesterday and I heard the word plump.

Speaker G 0:10:28 Oh my God, it went straight through me. I used to be called that as a kid. Horrendous. And I haven't heard that. I just never use that word.

Speaker G 0:10:37 I hate it. And I just happened to put it into Google and it says the word plump— Oh! Most commonly means having a Soft, full, and rounded shape, or making a soft item like a cushion rounder by shaking and patting it. What the fuck is that? Yeah, so I've just— it's made me cringe.

Speaker G 0:10:56 I can't believe you were called that as well. It's horrific. But on a brighter note, that, that's made me laugh, that, that Cambridge Dictionary meaning. Anyway, the sun's out, I'm having a glass of rosé. It's back out, the sun.

Speaker G 0:11:12 And join Patreon. And my friend Susie and I are coming over from Jersey, and we're staying at Hartford House for 2 nights. Can't wait for the brunch. Oh, I really can't wait for some great conversations, lots of laughs, and not being called plump. So, uh, see you soon.

Speaker G 0:11:30 Bye.

Natalie Cassidy 0:11:31 Oh, Rebecca, I cannot wait to see you and Susie at the brunch. So what a lovely thing to be doing, to come in, coming over and From Jersey. It's just all a bit overwhelming to me. I'm like, oh, such a long way to come and you're making a weekend of it.

Natalie Cassidy 0:11:45 Honestly, we're gonna have such a good time for everybody that's coming. We're gonna have a real laugh. And I'm sorry, it is very small and intimate, and I know it's sold out, but we certainly will be looking at doing another one, that's for sure.

Natalie Cassidy 0:11:59 Plump, soft and cushiony. It reminds me of— I'm probably repeating myself. It reminds me of the great, dear, wonderful June Brown, who played Dot Cotton. And I remember being in a hotel with her, and this was not through any malice at all. I think it was a generational thing.

Natalie Cassidy 0:12:21 But we— I think I'd got out of the shower. We were sharing a hotel room. I was so lucky to be her friend. And she was sat on the bed or whatever, having a fag. And I came out, and I was sort of, you know, drying myself off in the nuddy.

Natalie Cassidy 0:12:34 I remember with her fag, and she said, oh darling, she said, you're like a Botticelli painting, aren't you? You're just very smooth and plump. But I never took it to heart. I always— now when I, when I see those sort of old paintings, I always think of June. And I'm quite pleased to look like one of those paintings, one of those sort of, um, lovely vivacious angels flying in the sky.

Natalie Cassidy 0:13:02 And I did really— I did have very, very smooth skin. I've still got quite nice skin, and I don't really moisturise, as you know. But yeah, it, it does remind me of lovely June. I miss her dearly. Another relatable and spot-on pod.

Natalie Cassidy 0:13:16 Just to thank you for the thought and time you put into your pod. As with many, it is just what I need. Big thumbs up and heartfelt thanks to you and the family. And that was about the Alex pod as well, Alex Light. So thank you, Verity.

Natalie Cassidy 0:13:30 And yeah, I do, I do try and put some effort in. It is hard sometimes. Sometimes I feel like I'm just churning them out because I have to— I had an argument with Mark about this the other day. Not an argument, a dispute. It's on a scraping next week, I think.

Natalie Cassidy 0:13:47 But, um, this isn't my main job. I would love it to be my main job. You know, I'm very honest, but unfortunately there are lots of bills to be paid and this doesn't do everything. So I'm always sort of doing other work, which is wonderful, but I sometimes feel like I'm not concentrating on the one thing. And I think as women, we feel like that about everything.

Natalie Cassidy 0:14:08 We feel like we're not concentrating on ourselves. We feel like we're not doing the best at work, or we feel like parenting is, is hard. So I know I'm not on my own, but it is lovely to hear. messages where you do know that I am thinking about it and, and I do do my best. So that's really lovely.

Natalie Cassidy 0:14:25 Another guest I really loved was Amy Shepherd. Just think she's so full of life, very honest. If you've not, again, if you've not caught up, Amy Shepherd, have a look at her on Instagram. She cooks loads of wonderful food and it's all sort of family stuff and it's not over the top, it's not posh, it's stuff that you've got in your cupboards or things that aren't sort of overly expensive. And it was just a really, really lovely chat.

Natalie Cassidy 0:14:47 And I had this message which I thought we could discuss. Here we go.

Speaker H 0:14:51 Hi Nat, just listening to your conversation with Amy where you talk about, um, air fryers. I've just moved house and I've got a brand new oven and it's got an air fryer mode on it, which I think is revolutionary. And I don't know whether to chuck my air fryer away or not. Just thought I'd share that. That's Tammy from Stansford Abbotts, well, now Benjio. And see you later, bye.

Natalie Cassidy 0:15:15 Benjio, lovely part of the world. Just outside of Hertford.

Natalie Cassidy 0:15:19 Beautiful. Or is it classed as Hertford? I think it is. Nice and leafy around there. Walk into town, very posh.

Natalie Cassidy 0:15:27 Right, your oven has an air frying mode. You've got to get rid of the air fryer, surely. Don't need it, do you? Taking up space on the worktop. I think I'd get rid of it.

Natalie Cassidy 0:15:40 Also, your oven is so much Bigger. See, my problem with an air fryer is people do chickens in them and all sorts, right? Just don't feel it all cooks because it's all squashed in. I know that I'm gonna get a barrage of messages now, 07788 201919, telling me that it's brilliant, it's the best chicken you've ever had. I've got one with 2 drawers actually, so it's smaller, so I can't really fit a chicken in.

Natalie Cassidy 0:16:04 I'm sure if you've got the bigger one it's better. But I'll tell you something, 100%. If it's got air fryer mode, sell the air fryer or give it away or whatever you, because you don't need it. It's lovely when something, it does an all-in-one. My mate's got a, what's it called?

Natalie Cassidy 0:16:24 A Bimby. Oh, she goes on and on, my Rachel. I'd love her to get, come on here. I'd really like you to hear my friend Rachel, but she's too shy. She's not got any interest, which is why I love her.

Natalie Cassidy 0:16:34 But, Yes. A Bimby, I think it's called. It does everything. You press the button on it and it'll go, oh, chicken curry, and then it tells you exactly what to put in. But it's sort of an onion and it chops it, then it mashes it, then it steams it, then it whizzes it up.

Natalie Cassidy 0:16:49 Unbelievable thing. I was very, very tempted to get one and then I thought, no, I don't need to. I enjoy the chopping and the slicing and the mashing, boiling and the steaming. I don't really think, again, Just another thing on the worktop, isn't it? But yeah, get rid of it.

Natalie Cassidy 0:17:07 That's my advice to you. On that note, what is the worst thing you've bought for your kitchen that you never use? That's a great convo, innit?

Natalie Cassidy 0:17:20 I think mine would be, I would've said a Mouli a little while ago, but that's coming into its own with the old tomatoes. I've got a Magimix which doesn't get used enough. Very expensive bit of kit, that, and, uh, I don't use it enough. Do you know why? Because my kitchen cupboards, you know, on the wall, right, you've got your units.

Natalie Cassidy 0:17:45 So I've got my, my, you know, my worktop, and then you have a space, don't you, where your units are. My units are so low that my Magimix doesn't go underneath. It is absolutely absurd how low my cupboards are. One day I hope to do the kitchen. I mean, there's a lot more to do before then, but it really aggravates me actually.

Natalie Cassidy 0:18:08 And that is the reason I don't use it enough, because it doesn't fit on the, on the side.

Natalie Cassidy 0:18:15 I mean, it's not the most, uh, you know, terrible dilemma, I know, but It is aggravating. So yeah, what's your worst, most wasteful buy, would you say, in the kitchen? What's in the cupboard that you never use? 07788 201919. Drop us a voice note or leave me a little message on WhatsApp, please.

Speaker I 0:18:39 I saw these in Marks& Spencer's and it reminded me of when you went away last year and you said that you couldn't get enough of them pastry, um, feta things. I don't know if this is anything like what you had, but I thought I'd send it you anyway.

Natalie Cassidy 0:18:56 Well, Gina, I'll tell you something for nothing.

Natalie Cassidy 0:19:02 They are absolutely like the old spanakopita that I like from Greece. Spinach and feta rolls. They look unbelievable. I haven't seen them in there, which is a rarity for me. So thank you.

Natalie Cassidy 0:19:16 And I shall be going to purchase some ASAP. Love it when people think of me when they're in the shops or when they're on holiday. And the family.

Natalie Cassidy 0:19:29 Giant unicorns for RoRo, or parent and child badges for Elle's Bells. She needs something new though.

Natalie Cassidy 0:19:39 I feel like she needs a new thing. What can we give Ellie? Can anyone think of something for Elle that we can, um, what she talks about a lot, or— I always feel like she's sort of in with everything. But let me, uh, let me know.

Natalie Cassidy 0:22:45 I must apologise also for getting everybody into the word game, bubble word jam. I feel like I should be paid, really.

Natalie Cassidy 0:22:57 I do loads of advertising and don't get a thing for it. But you've got to talk about what you're into, haven't you? You've got to talk about your life. Stephen Bartlett. No, I'm only joking.

Natalie Cassidy 0:23:07 I keep having a go at him. I don't mean it. He's a genius, the guy. Look what he's done. But yeah, the Bubble World Jam.

Natalie Cassidy 0:23:14 Heard you mention it with Nat's nieces and I thought I would check it out. What a mistake that was. Haven't stopped on level 37 mastery 309. Thank you very much and take care. Emma from Sittingbourne.

Natalie Cassidy 0:23:28 Well, you know what I think? You're using your brain, aren't you? It's better than sitting scrolling aimlessly looking at shit. So there you go. There'll be a little conversation next week.

Natalie Cassidy 0:23:38 We'll go more in depth for the Bubble World Jam for Nats and Isis. It has been missed. It's back. Very, very soon. Elle's Bells been away, hasn't she?

Natalie Cassidy 0:23:47 So, but you have loved the mashup. Everyone really enjoyed me, Linnie, and RoRo, and they said they loved it and they like hearing different voices. So yeah, we'll do a bit more of that. It'll be lovely. I think an Elle's Bells and Tony's special would be quite good.

Natalie Cassidy 0:24:01 I'm gonna organise that soon. This is a lovely message. Listen to this. Jumped about with the guest pods recently. Sorry.

Natalie Cassidy 0:24:08 Don't be sorry. Do what you like them. It's the whole point of podcasting, isn't it? I know there's a little bit of an order, but you can listen to what you want when you want. It's the whole point.

Natalie Cassidy 0:24:17 Before I read this message, actually, I have said it before and I'll say it again. I think after the summer holidays, there's sort of a pressure almost to, oh, I've got to catch up, I'm so behind. Don't worry about it. Listen whenever you want to listen, or skip a few and just come straight back in. Just as long as you subscribe and you follow, they'll all be there for you whenever you want to listen to them.

Natalie Cassidy 0:24:41 Jumped about with the guest pods recently, sorry, but had the one on today that was talking about when your children go to nursery and the bonds you make as a parent. It really struck a chord. My closest friends are my nursery mums, and I'm not sure I'd be surviving this parenting malarkey without them. We've laughed, cried, danced, hugged, drank, been there and done whatever it is the others need in that moment. From the once-a-week street corner catch-ups after the school drop-off to awaiting the school disco pickups in the pub together, it truly takes a village, and I love mine so very much.

Natalie Cassidy 0:25:14 Yes, life can be chaos at times, and the only day I'm realistically helpful is Wednesdays, as that's my day off. But knowing I can collect, pick up anyone who needs it, and that they would do the same for me is priceless. Without nursery, who knows if we'd have otherwise got chatting, but school playgrounds aren't very sociable if you don't already know people, are they? Especially up north where it always rains as soon as it's collection time, so probably not. Thanks as always, Emma.

Natalie Cassidy 0:25:42 Emma, loads to unpick there. Firstly, why does it always rain at school pickup time? It can be blazing sunshine, can't it, at quarter past 2, and off you trot with no brolly, no umbrella, no raincoat. The kids have gone to school without coats. And absolutely pissing down by 3 o'clock.

Natalie Cassidy 0:26:04 I can bet that happens a lot, actually. A lot.

Natalie Cassidy 0:26:10 I know what you mean. I live in a village, and I would say at the moment I've got 2 friends who help me so much, and I help them, they help me, and it is lovely that, you know, you find a couple of school mums that you really get on with. If you're lucky to have a group, great, but I think if you have 1 or 2 by your side that you know you can call for a bit of help, They're on my daughter's list at school, you know, where they can always pick up if they need to. So if there's an emergency, and I agree with you, it's very, very special. And I've done exactly the same with Abi and Rachel, you know, laughed, cried, danced, drank, et cetera, et cetera.

Natalie Cassidy 0:26:48 So yeah, I get it. And it is very, very special. And for anyone with babies who's gonna go into that stage, or Elsabelle will be, I'm sure, going into it soon, you know. Yeah. You will make the odd friend, and you think, oh, I've got my friends, and what have you.

Natalie Cassidy 0:27:02 But those friends, those school friends and nursery friends, those mums can become your nearest and dearest, I would say. So yeah, you're very lucky if you haven't started it yet. This made me laugh a lot.

Natalie Cassidy 0:27:19 Holly, I don't think you knew you were rushing. You were thinking of me, but you were rushing your text. But I love it. A little bit of predictive text here. Nat, Colon from Accounts Series 3 is on.

Natalie Cassidy 0:27:34 BBC iPlayer kept that one quiet. Well, if it is Colon from Accounts, they certainly have. I've not seen any press for it. But if you are talking about Colin from Accounts, I've not seen any press. And thank you, I cannot wait to watch it.

Natalie Cassidy 0:27:50 Anyone else not seen Colin from Accounts? Get it on your list, get it watched. Fantastic, it really is brilliant. Right, I think I've banged on for enough time now. As it's a Nat's Chats, I'm going to give a few people a call, see what they're up to, have a little rant.

Natalie Cassidy 0:28:09 Here we go. Can you hear me? I can, yes. Right, I can't— I'll tell you what, girl, I'm fed up with this technology. I know, honestly, it's a piss take.

Speaker K 0:28:23 What do you think, Joe?

Speaker L 0:28:28 Think it is piss take?

Speaker M 0:28:29 Yeah. Yeah.

Natalie Cassidy 0:28:30 Hello, Joe, how are you?

Speaker L 0:28:31 You all right? Yeah. Where we been today? Been swimming, haven't we? Yeah. What we done? We done our lengths, didn't we, mate? How are you, Nat?

Natalie Cassidy 0:28:42 Oh, I'm really good. I'm really good. It's so lovely to finally talk to you. You've been messaging me, gal, for how long now? Right since the beginning, really.

Speaker L 0:28:51 Many, many. Yeah, yeah. I see you out and about and I see you walking.

Natalie Cassidy 0:28:57 I'm out on me walk. You saw me this morning. You should give me a beep.

Speaker N 0:29:00 Yeah, I did.

Speaker L 0:29:01 No, I didn't want to distract you. I see you were like full in motion, you know. You was getting in your zone.

Natalie Cassidy 0:29:09 And you've got— so you're only down the road, which is so lovely, but you, you've got your horses, haven't you?

Speaker L 0:29:15 Yeah, I'm currently at the moment, uh, in the middle of a field, um, binding up some electric tape, and Joey's helping me.

Natalie Cassidy 0:29:23 Oh, bless his heart.

Speaker L 0:29:25 We're like in the middle of a field, didn't we? And he's helping.

Natalie Cassidy 0:29:29 Yeah. That's fantastic. So listen, for the listeners, because I just think you're absolutely amazing, tell us about— tell us about your Joey.

Speaker L 0:29:38 So Joey has a learning disability and he is— you're 30 now, aren't you, Joe? Uh, Joey doesn't talk, but he fully understands our conversation, um, and can have a real good laugh, don't you, mate? You have— he has epilepsy, so obviously that takes over his life, but at the same time he still enjoys his life.

Speaker L 0:29:58 He loves— what do you love? You love, um, What was you going on about your signs? So there's a fair soon, isn't there? Yeah, fair. And he loves the fair and signs.

Speaker L 0:30:12 And what did we do once, Joe? We nicked one of the posters from Tesco's, didn't we? And he found it really funny. Bearing in mind this poster obviously was well out of date, so it was fine, wasn't it, Joe? But he still goes on about it.

Speaker L 0:30:25 He signs Makaton, so he signs all the time. Brilliant. It's fully aware of everything going on, aren't you, mate?

Natalie Cassidy 0:30:34 And also, Joe, Joe, what else do you like? I've got a lovely video, didn't I? What do you like the best? What quiz? Deal or No Deal?

Speaker L 0:30:42 Funny enough, we were watching that not long ago, weren't we, mate? Just very briefly before we had to come and do this job.

Natalie Cassidy 0:30:51 I tell you what, I tell you what, Gail, who's your favourite in your personal opinion? Noel Edmonds or Stephen Mulhern?

Speaker K 0:30:59 Oh, what do you think, Joe? Both.

Speaker M 0:31:02 Yeah, both.

Natalie Cassidy 0:31:04 Fair enough. That's kind. Yeah, that is kind.

Speaker L 0:31:08 So yeah, no, I've known Joey for about— oh, you are helping me.

Speaker O 0:31:14 Hang on, I can't keep up.

Speaker P 0:31:17 I'm not quick enough.

Speaker L 0:31:19 I've known Joey for about nearly 20 years, so I've been caring for about 20 years myself.

Natalie Cassidy 0:31:24 Amazing.

Speaker L 0:31:25 Nearly 20 years, isn't it? He's just like my little buddy, my best mate, isn't he? Yeah, and we go swimming once a week, don't we? Local. And we do our 30 lengths, don't we?

Speaker Q 0:31:36 Yeah.

Natalie Cassidy 0:31:37 Yeah. Oh, that's quite a lot. That's a lot, isn't it?

Speaker L 0:31:40 I must say, that's not full lengths, but to the line. But that's good enough, isn't it? Oh yeah, and he's, and he's signing at the moment, jumping in.

Natalie Cassidy 0:31:48 Brilliant.

Speaker L 0:31:49 Jump in, don't you? We do halfway point and then he jumps in.

Natalie Cassidy 0:31:53 Oh, it's fantastic, honestly. So, Gail, how did that start then with Joey? And how have you kept, you know, how have you kept that up for so long?

Speaker L 0:32:01 So, um, when I left school, I went to college. I went to, uh, Caple Manor in, uh, near to Enfield.

Natalie Cassidy 0:32:10 Yes.

Speaker L 0:32:10 And basically I did a completely different job— not job, sorry, uh, course.

Speaker L 0:32:15 It was a horse management course because at the time I didn't know what I wanted to do when I left school. So, um, then obviously you get to a point where you need to earn money, you know, you need to, um, get— I wanted to drive and, you know, I want to be independent and stuff. And unfortunately my course closed down. Go on, Joe, mate. And, um, so I left college and went to a very, very, uh, just when you wanted a full-time job.

Speaker L 0:32:42 So I went to a factory with electronics Really random, not something that I wanted to do, but, uh, it was a job and I wanted to buy my own car, you know, drive and be independent. I had other jobs like at weekends, used to work at the Great Amwell Car Boot, uh, I used to work at a cafe for many years and I'm still, still in contact with my old boss now and she's 80.

Natalie Cassidy 0:33:07 Oh, brilliant.

Speaker L 0:33:09 And then I went to, as a carer, uh, down the road from Much Hadham I was a carer there for 15 years, and that's how I met Joey. Joey was there, uh, he was on the house that I used to work at.

Speaker L 0:33:22 Go on, me boy. Sorry, he's, he's like ahead of me at the moment. Um, and, um, yeah, I was there for 15 years, and then Joey went to the college up where he was, and then he moved down into Bishop Stortford, and he's in Bishop Stortford now, um, and he has his own Like, flat, don't you, mate? And you have a very nice flat. Then I moved from there and I still kept in contact with you, didn't I?

Speaker L 0:33:49 Even when I worked there. And, um, yeah, then we've been in contact ever since, haven't we? And we used to come in once a week. Yeah. And you come to my house and make yourself at home, didn't you?

Speaker L 0:33:59 And you go to my mum's house, you make yourself at home at my mum's house. So yeah, no, I'm still caring now and, uh, I I do this like out of my full-time job. I work with adults with learning disability full-time as well.

Speaker R 0:34:15 So I'm a busy bee.

Natalie Cassidy 0:34:16 You are a busy bee, and honestly, you put me to shame when I think about, oh, I'm so busy and I've got loads to do. You know, I listen to you and I just think it's absolutely incredible. It's amazing.

Speaker L 0:34:29 Not only that, sorry to interrupt you, I also Raise money for charities in my spare time.

Natalie Cassidy 0:34:36 Oh, oh yeah, loads of spare time.

Speaker L 0:34:38 Yeah, I've got loads of spare time, but I, um, yeah, raise money for charities. So do this equine tabletop sale, and, uh, we raise money for small charities, and I do that every 2 months. So, uh, we're kind of like, yeah, we've been doing that for nearly 6 years.

Natalie Cassidy 0:34:55 Well, I need to come down and see you both, I think, because you're only down the road.

Speaker L 0:34:59 You should. You should come for a walk with us, hey, Jo?

Natalie Cassidy 0:35:01 Absolutely. Yeah. Oh, let's sort it out because I'm always having a walk, so I'll just come and meet you and come down.

Speaker L 0:35:07 Yeah, you can come and walk me and my horse and Joey.

Natalie Cassidy 0:35:11 Absolutely, 100%, Gail.

Speaker L 0:35:13 No, that's, that's all I do.

Natalie Cassidy 0:35:15 Oh, and honestly, thank you so much for listening to the pod.

Speaker L 0:35:18 Oh no, I love it. I'm coming to your show in October.

Natalie Cassidy 0:35:22 Fantastic. Bishop Stortford. Yes. Brilliant. Fantastic. Well, listen, I'll see you then, but keep in touch and we'll go for a walk.

Speaker L 0:35:30 Yes, definitely. Thanks now.

Natalie Cassidy 0:35:33 All right, talk to you soon. Cheers, Gail. Bye, Jo. Say bye. See ya. Bye.

Speaker S 0:35:38 See ya. Bye.

Natalie Cassidy 0:35:39 Lovely Gail. Honestly, what a lovely lady. Fills her life with just helping everybody. A very selfless, Funny woman, and I'm so pleased to say hello to her today. Brilliant.

Natalie Cassidy 0:38:31 Here is somebody I haven't spoken to for ages, and, uh, she's one of my favourite humans that I've met through the pod. So let's have a little chat with Georgina, the Fact Lady, as I like to call her.

Speaker H 0:38:50 Hello, mate.

Natalie Cassidy 0:38:51 Well, I'll tell you something, I was so happy No, genuinely, I was so happy to hear from you.

Speaker F 0:39:00 Oh, cool, cool.

Natalie Cassidy 0:39:01 How have you been?

Speaker F 0:39:02 Yeah, all right, all right. It's been a, it's been a shitty year.

Speaker T 0:39:05 It's been a good year and shitty year and, you know, blah blah blah, make the most of it and all that. But, uh, yeah, it's been busy. It's been busy.

Natalie Cassidy 0:39:13 Because the last time, the last time we spoke, I think you were moving.

Speaker T 0:39:17 Yeah, I mean, that's, that's a long story that, uh, that, that, you know, you'd need a whole pod for.

Natalie Cassidy 0:39:24 Right, okay, that can happen. Yeah, I'll get you on the Patreon. Don't you worry.

Speaker U 0:39:29 Yeah, go for it, go for it.

Speaker T 0:39:30 Yeah, no, so we're— yeah, we've been in our place now for a couple of months. Um, so yes, it's all good. It's, uh, um, my husband works in a private school and he kind of got a, um, a little extra job in the school that comes with a, um, a flat.

Natalie Cassidy 0:39:46 Okay.

Speaker T 0:39:46 So, uh, yeah, so we're kind of, uh, near to, near to the school. So we've moved kind of around from like 3 o'clock on the M25 around to 6 o'clock on the M25. So, uh, New area, new people.

Natalie Cassidy 0:39:57 So yeah, it's all good. Oh, that's nice. By the way, that means nothing to me.

Speaker T 0:40:01 Well, you're kind of up like midnight on the M25.

Natalie Cassidy 0:40:05 Okay.

Speaker T 0:40:05 If you look at, you know, so I'm kind of on the other side of London to where you are.

Natalie Cassidy 0:40:10 Um, right. Yeah, down in the south.

Speaker V 0:40:14 Yeah, Danseherre, kind of about a 10-minute drive from Gatwick.

Natalie Cassidy 0:40:18 So, all right. Okay. Yeah, people know airports.

Speaker T 0:40:20 So yeah, kind of, uh, not too far from Gatwick.

Natalie Cassidy 0:40:23 So no, fair enough. Excellent, excellent. Have you been catching up, or, or have you been too busy to listen?

Speaker T 0:40:29 No, I've listened to quite a few because I'm on Patreon now. It's not a case of listening anymore because I like watching it, and then you have more time, don't you, to just listen to it than you do to sit down and actually watch it. So what I tend to do is when I, uh, when I'm working and I'm kind of, uh, you know, concentrating, I have that on in the background and kind of just watch it. But I, I'm not up to date As in, not kind of listened to the last couple, but yeah, I've been listening. Good. But yeah, it's just so bloody much, isn't it?

Natalie Cassidy 0:40:57 What I've started to say is, I hate that sort of pressure, especially people, they go on holiday, you know, your routine goes out the window in life. So people shouldn't feel pressured, sort of, oh, I'm so behind. There's no behind. You just listen when you listen. Don't matter, does it? Absolutely. You know.

Speaker T 0:41:15 No, you used to be my listening in the bath kind of thing, so. But now I don't. I've got my own bathroom with my shower because where we've moved into is like 2 bathrooms. So Terry, my husband, has got the bathroom with the bath in it, and I've got the one with the shower.

Natalie Cassidy 0:41:32 So— Well, hang on a minute. Hang on. Sorry. Surely you can step into Terry's bathroom and have a bath.

Speaker T 0:41:38 It's a boy's bath.

Natalie Cassidy 0:41:40 It's a boy's bathroom. Right. Okay.

Speaker T 0:41:43 You know, I only go in there to clean.

Natalie Cassidy 0:41:44 Right. Okay. Get out quickly. Nah. Fair enough. But, um, I prefer a shower anyway.

Speaker T 0:41:50 Um, not wallowing in your own filth. Um, so yeah, so I just gotta kind of get into a routine and have you. But because I work shifts, yeah, um, you know, there is no routine in my life.

Natalie Cassidy 0:42:00 It's, uh, yeah, all over the place.

Speaker T 0:42:02 Up is down and down is up. Yeah, but it's all good.

Natalie Cassidy 0:42:04 Are you coming to any shows soon? Am I going to see you soon?

Speaker T 0:42:07 Yeah, yeah. So I'm, I'm coming to your brunch.

Natalie Cassidy 0:42:10 Oh, brilliant. Yes.

Speaker T 0:42:12 Yeah, I've booked, booked a room as well, so.

Natalie Cassidy 0:42:14 Oh, I'm well pleased about that.

Speaker T 0:42:15 Enjoy a few, um, a few beverage, you know. Excellent. And, uh, I'm coming to Covent Garden, uh, me and my mate Julie. Me Julie.

Natalie Cassidy 0:42:23 Me Julie.

Speaker T 0:42:24 Um, yeah, we're coming, uh, on the 8th of November or whenever it is.

Natalie Cassidy 0:42:29 Oh, that's brilliant. I'm so pleased. Oh good.

Speaker T 0:42:31 So I'll be along to a few.

Natalie Cassidy 0:42:33 Um, that's great.

Speaker T 0:42:34 I'm looking forward to it. Looking forward to it.

Natalie Cassidy 0:42:37 Got a question for you, G. Go on. Uh, it just popped up because this is a solo, so I was talking bollocks to myself. And what, what's, what's the What's the most ridiculous thing you've bought for the kitchen that's a complete waste that's just sat in a cupboard?

Speaker T 0:42:53 Well, the kitchen's my husband's domain, to be fair.

Natalie Cassidy 0:42:58 I mean, we can take it out the kitchen. What's the— what have you bought and never used, or something that's in a cupboard?

Speaker T 0:43:04 Well, we use it every now and then, and then you kind of forget about it, and then you don't use it for months, and then you find it again. You think, oh shit, I've got this, and you use it. And that's the velvetiser.

Speaker U 0:43:15 Oh, yes. Hotel chocolat.

Speaker T 0:43:18 But yeah, because we've moved, I mean, since in this last year, I've moved house 4 times. So I am—

Natalie Cassidy 0:43:26 Bloody hell.

Speaker T 0:43:27 In boxes, out of boxes, in boxes, out of boxes. So still half of our kitchen. I mean, we've moved from a house that had quite a big kitchen to a flat that's got quite small. So half of our kitchen's still in boxes, but things like smoothie makers, And the velvetiser, you know, they seemed like a good idea at the time. I've not, I've never had an air fryer. And I've never, we've never kind of gone down that route of gadgety things. But yeah, so I would've thought that's the most kind of common thing that I have.

Natalie Cassidy 0:44:00 Yeah.

Speaker T 0:44:01 That I don't use. But what about you?

Natalie Cassidy 0:44:03 I think interestingly, we've got a velvetiser, and you are right. It doesn't come out a lot, but when it comes out, it's really enjoyable. And it makes, for everyone listening, sorry, Velvetaise, it's a hot chocolate maker. So you get your sachets, or you can buy it, you can put any hot chocolate in it. Or, you know, it froths up milk, and it's just a really nice thing, isn't it? But again, you don't really need it. You can boil milk in a pan, you know.

Speaker T 0:44:31 You can do. I mean, my husband, he likes, milky coffee. So he doesn't like have a kettle coffee, as I call it. He has— he likes milk. So I kind of tend to bung it in there, put a coffee in there, one sugar, and put that on. And then like 2 minutes later, he's got a nice smooth coffee. So it does have its place, but then it kind of— I don't like clutter on the kitchen side.

Speaker V 0:44:53 Me neither.

Speaker T 0:44:54 So it'll go into a cupboard, and then you forget about it for another couple of months until you find it again, and then you get it out.

Natalie Cassidy 0:45:00 But yeah.

Speaker T 0:45:00 You know, when now it's autumn, you think, oh, hot chocolate at night.

Natalie Cassidy 0:45:04 Yeah, nice, nice. And I've tried, I've been really good. I've not been boozing during the week. Oh, blimey. No, I know, I know. I've been really good. I mean, I mean, it makes me sound like an alky, but no, genuinely, I've been really just a bit more aware. I wanna wake up in the morning, I don't wanna feel as tired. I've got, you know, just that energy. You don't have the energy, you know. I think as you get older, do you really notice it. So you're right, you're right about having a little hot chocolate treat in the evening. Might do it.

Speaker V 0:45:36 Yeah, yeah, it's nice.

Speaker T 0:45:37 Yeah, get it out again. I mean, I, I'm still, I'm on day 2 of recovery of a bit of a heavy weekend for me. I'm not a big drinker, but, um, you know, you know my sister passed away last year.

Natalie Cassidy 0:45:47 Yes, I do.

Speaker T 0:45:47 Her daughter got married this weekend. Oh. Just gone. So, uh, it was obviously a really amazing day and all of that, and, you know, a bit kind of sad at parts. But, uh, yeah, so we went away for the weekend and, um, and I drunk more than I normally drink, Yeah, day 2 of recovery and I'm still knackered.

Natalie Cassidy 0:46:04 Still shattered. But you know what? You deserve that. God, you needed a blowout. It's a beautiful time, but I'm sure an emotional weekend as well.

Speaker V 0:46:11 Yeah, yeah.

Speaker T 0:46:12 I mean, her husband's brother died literally 2 weeks before my sister died. And, uh, um, and yeah, so it was a proper shit time, uh, last December. And, uh, but, um, so yeah, so it was obviously, you know, um, sad for him and his family and us and our family as well. But, uh, it We tried to be more happy than sad. And yeah, so she's all married now and off on her honeymoon.

Natalie Cassidy 0:46:35 Oh, that's lovely. That's great news. Onwards and upwards, I say.

Speaker V 0:46:38 Yeah, yeah, you've gotta be onwards and upwards, don't you?

Natalie Cassidy 0:46:41 Yeah, you have to be, you have to be. Well, it's been really lovely having a quick chat. It's lovely to hear your voice. I truly mean that. Oh, thank you. And I'm really, really happy that I'm gonna see you a couple of times over the autumnal months.

Speaker T 0:46:53 Yeah, yeah, definitely. Well, we'll certainly have a few, Let's say cheeky, cheeky whatevers.

Natalie Cassidy 0:46:58 Beveraginis, as you said. Yeah.

Speaker R 0:47:00 Absolutely. Yeah.

Natalie Cassidy 0:47:01 And it'd be nice to catch up with you, mate. 100%. All right, G, thanks so much. Thanks for your time today.

Natalie Cassidy 0:47:07 All right. See you later. All right. See ya. Bye.

Natalie Cassidy 0:47:09 Cheers. Bye. Georgina, everybody. She's absolutely fantastic. And again, been through so much, always sees sort of the, the positive side of things.

Natalie Cassidy 0:47:19 And what an amazing but really hard weekend she must have had. Incredible, innit? Life's mad. Last but not least, a new voice, lovely Jodie. We're gonna give Jodie a ring now.

Natalie Cassidy 0:47:34 I bloody love doing these. I say it every time, I should do more of these, um, but it's just so nice to talk to people and just have that little chat.

Natalie Cassidy 0:47:47 I've just had a message in. I'm gonna read it straight away.

Natalie Cassidy 0:47:52 Just listened to your latest ep with Sam Nixon and had to say what a lovely guy and heartwarming chat. I hope his book stays top of the charts. He just came across so down to earth and sweet. He's got himself a new fan and follower. So there we go, Sam.

Natalie Cassidy 0:48:06 I hope you enjoyed that last week. He really is a lovely, as you say, just a normal down to earth. It's really— they're hard to find in our industry, and he really is salt of the earth, so I'm pleased And I've had lots of messages about it. And I do, I keep saying it and I will plug it, is Books Beautiful Autumn by Sam Nixon. It's beautiful.

Natalie Cassidy 0:48:27 It's pricey because it's hardback, but it's one of those books you'll keep forever. And it's really good. And if you've not listened, have a listen to that one. Sam Nixon.

Natalie Cassidy 0:48:38 Hello. Hello, Jodie.

Speaker S 0:48:40 You alright?

Natalie Cassidy 0:48:41 Yeah, how are you?

Speaker W 0:48:42 Yeah, good, thank you.

Natalie Cassidy 0:48:43 Do you know what? It's your lucky day. It's really boring, this, but the last 2 Listeners I've phoned, my technology hasn't worked and I've had to do the speaker thing and hold the phone up, but yours has gone straight through to the Bluetooth connection and is working fine.

Speaker X 0:49:00 Well, and do you know what? It's really funny, I get such crap signal at my house, so I've driven to the local car park.

Natalie Cassidy 0:49:06 Have you?

Speaker X 0:49:06 You think I'd get better signal indoors than in a car park in the middle of nowhere, but no. So yeah, so yeah, very weird.

Natalie Cassidy 0:49:12 Thank you so much for driving all that way for me.

Speaker X 0:49:15 I know, it's literally 30 seconds up the road, but yeah, you're welcome.

Natalie Cassidy 0:49:19 You could have really milked that, Jodie. You could have said, yes, taking a walk. I could have done, I could have done.

Speaker X 0:49:22 And my husband's just, he just rung and I forwarded his call and then I just messaged and, and he, no, he messaged, are you still on the phone? I said, no, she hasn't rung yet. He said, she's probably playing a trumpet.

Natalie Cassidy 0:49:32 Oh, is that what he said? Oh, very good. Very, very good. I've not heard that one before.

Speaker Y 0:49:36 Oh, okay.

Natalie Cassidy 0:49:38 Okay. I'm only joking. Yeah. You heard it many times. Absolutely. Jode, thanks for, um, coming on and having a little chat with me.

Speaker X 0:49:47 Not a problem. Thanks for having me.

Natalie Cassidy 0:49:49 You were talking about how empty your house feels.

Speaker W 0:49:53 Yes.

Natalie Cassidy 0:49:55 Tell me about it.

Speaker F 0:49:57 So I've got a 12-year-old and an 11-year-old. The 11-year-old has just started secondary school, and they're close in age, but they, they want to do very different things. She still wants to go to the park and play, whereas my son is more Entering the teenage years where he doesn't want to, he wants to hang out with his friends, or he wants to do activities that cost a fortune and literally only last an hour, like trampolining, or then he wants to go to the driving range.

Speaker F 0:50:21 So we've been busy, and swimming and stuff, all over the holidays, doing loads of different things, trying to cram in the washing, still keeping the house nice, walking the dog, all the normal things that go on that you can cram in when they're at school. So literally manic summer holidays, lovely. But so they've gone fully this week, and now it's like, oh, what do I do with myself? The house is spotless. Um, yeah, it just feels weird.

Speaker F 0:50:45 And you'd think as they got older, you'd kind of get used to it because they're not as noisy, they're in their rooms, they're a bit more independent. But it just feels so weird that they're not around because of having them around for sort of 6 weeks.

Natalie Cassidy 0:50:57 Well, I, I completely agree with you, and I don't think you ever get used to it, Jode. I think Like you, last week I found really difficult just coming back after that school run, and it's just, you can hear a pin drop. It's, it's, yeah, you, you, you moan and groan when they're at home, don't you? And you think, oh God, you know, so much to do. But actually we love it, don't we?

Speaker X 0:51:22 Yeah. And now, and then like you beat yourself up and you think, why did I get so stressed about the washing? Because 2 days then being back into school full-time, all the washing's away and you wouldn't even know there'd been summer holidays here. But when you're in that and they're arguing or you're waiting for a delivery, but they wanna go out, they want someone, they want dropped off here, they want someone to stay, and you're just like, can you just give me a minute? And it's like, no, why should they? They're just being normal kids.

Natalie Cassidy 0:51:44 Yeah. Absolutely. You're gonna absolutely love a pod I've got coming up. I've spoke to a lovely lady called Nicole. Oh, really? And it's all about those years, sort of the teenage years and how we shouldn't give 'em that much of a hard time. Because everything they're doing, They're just growing up, that it's all very natural and normal, you know.

Speaker X 0:52:03 Yeah. Yeah.

Natalie Cassidy 0:52:04 So, Jode, when did you start listening to the pod?

Speaker X 0:52:07 So it was in an October, and I was in Centre Parcs, and I was listening. I was cooking, and I was listening to Parenting Hell, and Rebecca gave you a shout out. So when did you start the pod? I can't remember.

Natalie Cassidy 0:52:18 I started it in April 2024.

Speaker X 0:52:22 So I had from April to October. to binge listen to, which was fantastic. Um, and now you're just waiting on, you know, it's like your drip feed and you're just waiting, waiting for the Monday and the Thursday that, you know, the special ones on Patreon to come out. Um, but you know, he gave you a shout out and I thought, I will, I'll do that. And yeah.

Natalie Cassidy 0:52:40 Oh, that's lovely. A little bit of Beckett love. That's what I like.

Speaker X 0:52:44 Yeah. And I actually bumped into him at Centre Parcs.

Natalie Cassidy 0:52:48 Oh, did you?

Speaker X 0:52:49 Yeah. Yeah. And I, uh, very sneakily and very quickly asked him for a photo and he was very polite and, uh, yeah, I got a lovely photo with him.

Natalie Cassidy 0:52:57 Excellent. He's a lovely bloke, Rob. Yeah. He's very down to earth. Yeah, he seems very normal.

Speaker X 0:53:01 Yeah, yeah, he definitely comes across like that, as do you.

Natalie Cassidy 0:53:03 Well, thank you very much. Well, I don't really— it's interesting, isn't it? When we talk about Rob, I don't see myself as the same as him. I see him as a famous person, and I'm not one, so it's a bit weird.

Speaker X 0:53:13 No, I definitely say you're up there with him, Nat, definitely.

Natalie Cassidy 0:53:17 I know, it's just the way my mind works, you know. Yeah, yeah. And we've got The Traitors to look forward to. He's in that, isn't he?

Speaker X 0:53:24 I know. And Ramesh.

Natalie Cassidy 0:53:25 I know.

Speaker X 0:53:26 I met Ramesh at Beyoncé, and again, he was very polite and accommodating.

Natalie Cassidy 0:53:32 So, um, another salt of the earth.

Speaker X 0:53:35 Yeah, I'm just waiting to tick Tom Davis off and Josh Whittaker off my list. And of course you.

Natalie Cassidy 0:53:39 Oh, that's all right. Now, are you coming to any of the shows? Am I gonna see you?

Speaker X 0:53:42 No, I'm not, because, um, I couldn't get anyone to come to the brunch with me.

Natalie Cassidy 0:53:48 Fair enough.

Speaker X 0:53:48 And I met Yeah, I messaged you when you was doing your tours before, and you said the ages. The only one I could rope into to come into a show was my daughter, but she's not 14, because I did message and ask if there was an age.

Natalie Cassidy 0:53:59 That's right, that's right.

Speaker X 0:54:00 Yeah, and I can't get tickets for panto.

Natalie Cassidy 0:54:03 Why?

Speaker X 0:54:06 Because the date, with her dancing and football, I just can't get over to you to the— on the dates that you're then doing panto.

Natalie Cassidy 0:54:14 Oh, what a shame. Well, you know something? What I need you to think about is coming on your own, because I can hook you up, I promise you, with some of my listeners who will be coming, and you will not feel on your own. I promise you. Camilla, Sam, Bex, all these listeners now, this little lovely community of people, you would never feel on your own. I can personally put you in contact with some women, and they will meet you and help you. Yeah. So I'm just letting you know.

Speaker L 0:54:44 Oh, perfect. Yeah.

Natalie Cassidy 0:54:45 Okay. All right.

Speaker X 0:54:46 Yes, thank you.

Natalie Cassidy 0:54:48 So just drop me a message and we can have a chat about it.

Speaker Z 0:54:51 Excellent. Thank you very much.

Natalie Cassidy 0:54:53 Jodie, before you go, I've got a question for you. Go for it. It's a little bit random, but you know what the pod's about, right? And this has just come up. I've been rambling to myself. What is the, the most ridiculous thing you've bought for your kitchen? An appliance or something that's in a cupboard that you hardly use?

Speaker X 0:55:14 A garlic peeler. So it peels the skin off the garlic, but it doesn't. It's bollocks. You end up throwing it on the side and then peeling it yourself.

Natalie Cassidy 0:55:22 I love that. I've never heard of a garlic peeler.

Speaker X 0:55:26 Yeah, and yeah, and you probably don't because it's— I just probably just got conned, but because it doesn't work whatsoever.

Natalie Cassidy 0:55:32 Oh wow. Oh, it's— no, yeah, that's a good question, that, isn't it?

Speaker X 0:55:36 Yeah, that's a very good question. Yes, I bet everyone's got something.

Natalie Cassidy 0:55:38 Everyone's got something. It's my new one. That's my new one. Yeah, that's a good one, that. Mine's many things, if I'm honest, but I'm trying. Yours is better than mine. I've come up with— I'll tell you what I don't use. I've got one of those— is it a mandolin or a madeleine?

Speaker X 0:55:55 No idea.

Natalie Cassidy 0:55:58 It's a slicer, but it's kind of quite large and it's very sharp, and it's to do ribbon cutting and all that sort of jazz. Never fucking used it. Petrified I'm gonna chop my finger off.

Speaker AA 0:56:10 Yeah.

Speaker F 0:56:11 Yeah.

Natalie Cassidy 0:56:14 So there you go.

Speaker F 0:56:14 Yes.

Natalie Cassidy 0:56:14 There you go.

Speaker X 0:56:15 Everyone's got something. Yeah.

Natalie Cassidy 0:56:17 Everyone has got something. Jodie, thank you so much for driving 30 seconds away. Not a problem. And, um, say hello to, uh, your husband for me.

Speaker F 0:56:26 I will do.

Natalie Cassidy 0:56:28 Tell him thank you for the joke, and I hope to see you soon. Stay in touch.

Speaker F 0:56:34 Yes, I will do. Thanks, Nat.

Natalie Cassidy 0:56:35 All right. Thank you, Jo. See you later. See ya. Bye.

Speaker F 0:56:38 Bye.

Natalie Cassidy 0:56:39 Lovely Jodie. That applies to all of you, you know.

Natalie Cassidy 0:56:43 Anybody listening who feels that they don't want to come somewhere on their own, you won't be on your own. The audiences at my shows are all there for the same reason, because they like the pod, like talking about rubbish, and want to have a laugh and some deep and meaningful conversations along the way. You will never feel on your own. It's friendly, it's fun, and we're a community together. So if you are thinking, oh, I'd like to go to that, but I'm on my own, honestly, bite the bullet and message me, 07788 20 1919.

Natalie Cassidy 0:57:18 Message me and I promise you I will sort it out for you, that you won't be on your own. I'll get someone to meet you, all those little bits and pieces. Okay? Remember, we have Bishop Stortford Theatre, which is coming up very, very soon, October the 18th. We've got the Fortune Theatre in London.

Natalie Cassidy 0:57:37 Sorry, Bishop Stortford is South Mill Arts Theatre. Then we've got the Fortune Theatre in London, which is, I believe, November the 8th. And then we've got the weekend after, which I believe is— I'm gonna fuck this up— November the 15th. You have to check these dates out. And that's at the, the Denby in Tring.

Natalie Cassidy 0:57:59 And those 3 shows are gonna be really lovely. They're Sunday afternoons and it'll be a real laugh. So please have a little look at my Ko-fi, links on my bio, or you'll see it underneath the episodes on Spotify or on Patreon. It's all there. Have a little look.

Natalie Cassidy 0:58:15 And if you are flying solo, don't worry about it. You'll be fine. And it's a really empowering thing to do. to go out on your own. You'll feel really, really good after it.

Natalie Cassidy 0:58:25 Let me know if you're thinking about doing it, and also after the shows, let me know if that's what you did and how you felt. I'm going to end with a couple of little messages which I really liked, and I just want to thank you all for the messages that you send me. And this one is about a live show, but I really liked it.

Speaker AB 0:58:45 Hi, Anna, it's Jo in Hitchin'. I'm just catching up on Uh, all your pods because just not been able to listen to much over the summer.

Speaker AB 0:58:52 And, uh, keep hearing you talking about the brunch, and I'm so like gutted. I've been so irritated and annoyed that I can't come, uh, because the date doesn't work. And then I was just listening to your last one talking about grief, uh, with Auntie Linnie. Well, that's the last one I'm listening to. And I thought, do you know what, I'm really lucky.

Speaker AB 0:59:12 I can't come to the brunch because it's my dad's 70th birthday that day, and we're all out as a family, um, just my mum and dad and me and my sister. Not all the kids and everything, we're doing that separately the weekend after. Just something for the 4 of us. And I thought, you know what, I'm 43 and I get to celebrate my dad's 70th birthday. And, you know, and I know that's not, um, you know, you lost your parents young, and other people on the pod coming in and saying it.

Speaker AB 0:59:39 I thought, as much as I'd love to be at that brunch, I appreciate how lucky I am. So, um, Um, hope you and the girls have a great time, and everybody else, all the, uh, Pod Squad girls that I met, um, when I came to Hertford. And I know most of them are all going, so I hope you all have a really wonderful time. And I am really sad and I'm really jealous that I can't join in, but I also feel really blessed and really lucky about what I'll be doing instead. So, um, sending lots of love, and hopefully I can make the next one.

Speaker AB 1:00:09 Don't do it next year in September though, because that's me mum's 70th. All right, thanks.

Speaker Y 1:00:14 Have fun. Lots of love.

Natalie Cassidy 1:00:16 Thank you, Jo.

Natalie Cassidy 1:00:17 And I think it is so important to remember that sometimes we get annoyed about something and then you twist it on its head and you think, no, actually I'm really fortunate and really lucky. So I love that message. And Jo, I promise you I won't do it in September next year. Or if I do one in September, I'll make sure there's a bloody another one. Right, that's it.

Natalie Cassidy 1:00:35 There we go. A little Nat's Chat. I hope you've really, really enjoyed it. Let me know what you thought of it. I'm not going to say the number again because I'll bore you to death.

Natalie Cassidy 1:00:44 Oh well, I will. 07788 20 19 19 on WhatsApp. Let me know if you enjoyed it. Let me know what you'd like me to talk about on these. I could sit and ramble for ages, so if you like the solo ones, tell me what you'd like to hear.

Natalie Cassidy 1:01:01 On that note, I'm off. School run time. Back to the chaos, which I love. Back to a busy household and go and check on my Eliza, bless her little heart. Can I also remind all of you that tomorrow there's a wonderful Patreon out?

Natalie Cassidy 1:01:16 Don't forget, it's me and my mate Listener Sam, Tink, Alice. You'll love it. Join Patreon and join the family for the bonuses. You'll get a lot there. There's a lot for your dollar.

Natalie Cassidy 1:01:27 You take care, everybody. Have a fantastic weekend, and I'll speak to you next week. Bye.