Afleveringen
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Alice and Josie are springing into summer with jumpsuits and fake Chanel. They are joined by glamorous guest, Josephine Pembroke who shares her incredible journey from being the naughtiest girl at school to getting chucked out of drama school to setting up her girl band Pussies Galore and taking Soho by storm in the early 90’s. After a stint working in radio, she set up Radio Gorgeous in 2009 which has become the longest running female podcast in Britain. During lockdown, newly single, Josephine re- invented again and says she’s now in the best season of her life. She tells us about her new one-woman show, ‘Dinner Darlings Dinner’ which she’s performing at the Brighton Festival. Along with the most bling diamond costume ring, Josephine show us her granny’s gold wedding ring, which she uses to help her make life decisions. Funny and inspiring, Josephine says if you want anything in life you have to rely on yourself.
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Kicking off Season Four, Alice and Josie are delighted to interview former editor-in-Chief of Elle, Sunday Times Style and Cosmopolitan and co-host of the phenomenally successful podcast, Postcards From Midlife, Lorraine Candy. In her latest book, 'What’s Wrong With Me’ from Unravelling to Reinvention, A Midlife Memoir, Lorraine tackles everything from empty nest, career reinvention, sex, marriage, brain fog, burnout, perimenopause and menopause. With advice from experts, celebrities and personal stories, Lorraine is a torch-bearer for this liberating and transformational new stage of life. Funny, inspirational and full of tips, Lorraine shares her own challenges, how she combats stress and has learnt to embrace change. Currently undergoing a process of shedding, Lorraine says she’s not sentimental and isn’t a hoarder of jewellery or keepsakes, but she shares the touching stories behind the three items she’d save in a fire, including an ashtray she had to buy from Tiffany’s for Donatella Versace. So if you need some advice and inspiration about your own reinvention, then do listen in.
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Our guest, journalist, radio and TV presenter Daisy McAndrew is a Royal Commentator for NBC the big American network, so her work is cut out with their obsession with our royal family. Daisy shares some of her stories from her fascinating career, including what it was like to report on the late Queen’s death. But politics is her first love she shares how, at the age of 13 she wanted to be a spy and that led to her working in the Houses of Parliament at 19, then her career took her to the BBC and ITV. Now, a broadcaster of over 20 years, Daisy has interviewed nearly every prime minister and has her own politics show on Talk TV.
She describes what it’s like to be on screen and the harsh public scrutiny that comes with that, but how she’s got more confident as she’s got older with her fashion choices. A committed shopaholic, Daisy says her wardrobe, jewellery and accessories collection is embarrassingly large, but that she’s a ‘more is more’ kind of girl. However, she’s very practical and buys and sells everything on eBay and Vinted.
Having been the victim of several burglaries, she buys costume jewellery and, following in the footsteps of her father, believes that antiques are the way forward. She tells us the story of her treasured antique diamond ring that her friends clubbed together to buy her for her fiftieth. She also shows us the round pendant with pearls and rubies gifted from her mum to her dad. Her every day jewellery includes three rings, she never takes off, including her wedding ring, a ring from her late cousin,Janey, plus a gift from her daughter, a gold and silver ring with an amethyst.
She showed us her many perspex colour-co-ordinated jewellery boxes full of drawers filled with necklaces, rings and earrings in every colour. With so much choice at her fingertips, Daisy loves a bold statement necklace for her TV show, which she says often raises a few eyebrows and cause a problem with the sound engineer who has to get the microphone just below her chin.
Savvy, funny, down-to-earth and full of common-sense advice, Daisy shares her fashion top tips as well as her life hacks to find confidence in what you do, and to stop caring what others think. You can find Daisy on Vinted @DMCA1234 Insta @daisymac1 and on X @daisymcandrew.
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There are 27 armed conflicts in the world going on right now and this week we’re talking to Sara Bowcutt, the Managing Director of Women For Women UK, an incredible charity that invests in the power and potential of women affected by war.
The charity enrols women into a twelve month programme and helps them by supporting their health and well-being, teaching them about their rights, gives them practical skills and business training so that they can start to earn and save money. Sara describes how these women, often in the most war-torn, poverty-stricken places in the world, find hope and strength in the sisterhood the programme helps create.
Sara’s awe-inspiring life involves travelling to far off countries to meet and support these displaced women and their families, then a few days later organise and attend glamorous events and meet high-end brands and individuals in order to raise much needed funds to support the charity. This is how I became involved and was invited to Kosovo to pass on my skills and meet these incredible women affected by war, whose stories inspired me to make the @W4WI 'share a hug' collection. The proceeds of which help support the charity.
Sara talked very movingly about her work and then shared the stories behind her dainty and chunky pieces that mean the most to her, including some of the 'She Dares' beaded bracelets each made by a woman in one of the programmes, as well as the beautiful vintage diamond ring which she bought for herself, when she achieved her dream.
Someone who firmly believes in the sisterhood, Sara says that all of her most meaningful jewellery pieces were gifted to her by the special women in her life.
This is an enlightening episode and well worth a visit.
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A podcast full of sunshine with photographer, director and videographer Jerome Maas, who talks to us from Cape Town. He’s living his dream life, shooting campaigns for International travel and lifestyle brands. Born in the US, but growing up in the UK, Jerome describes how his childhood was inspired by his parents’ monthly subscription to National Geographic magazine and says he was always the kid with a camera. A business entrepreneur, Jerome found his future path was shattered when Covid hit and he had to fold his agency and lay off all his staff. But always seeing a silver lining, in 2022 he took the brave decision to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a photographer, getting his first gig in Brazil. And he’s never looked back. He believes in a flow state and that the trick to life is to find that thing that comes most naturally to you and that when you’re in it, time just disappears. Always on the move, Jerome describes how he’s cut down on having lots of stuff, but jewellery is his non-essential item that he wears everywhere, and he describes the stories behind his treasured silver rings.
Find out more at www.jeromemaas.com Insta: @jeromemaas
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Join Alice and Josie as they debrief about Mother's Day and the Oscars. They're also talking about puppy training with Pickle, and Alice learning to interpret tail signals in the park. Plus, Josie gives her verdict on her cultural weekend which included Dune II and The Duchess Of Malfi. And, with a sixteenth birthday on the horizon Alice and Josie discuss the etiquette of shooting people in Laser Zone.
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Alice and Josie are looking back at the inspirational women they’ve interviewed in this series so far, and are talking about International Women’s Day. With it being awards season and the Oscars coming up, they’re discussing their love of movies and Alice’s continued love affair with the Barbie movie and her Oscar favourite, Poor Things. Our guest, Denise Parkinson is no stranger to the red carpet and, in fact, often gets to watch a movie a day. A marketing guru in the Film Industry, Denise is a Bafta voter and regularly rubs shoulders with the likes of Christopher Nolan and Julianne Moore. She shares her Oscars gossip, plus her red carpet routine, from shopping for her glamorous dresses in charity shops and TK Max, to her daily yoga classes. Denise who is often too busy to think about jewellery is never without her precious old-school Omega watch and her diamond studs. Her special keepsakes include her lanyards from the Apollo 11 anniversary at Nasa and the gorgeous brooches she wears with her handbags on the red carpet.
One of life’s survivors, Denise is living life to the fullest and doing some extreme travelling whilst her knees are good, from Machu Pichu to Everest basecamp to trecking in Bhutan. She says her life hack is to adopt an ‘I Tonya’ like mentality and to stay hungry. And also 'to keep on keeping on'.
Check out Denise on Insta @denparkinson @deniseparkinson on FB.
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Meet the delightful Adele Parks, author of 24 internationally bestselling novels, from family dramas, historical sagas to psychological thrillers. Her latest, Just Between Us, out in paperback at the end of March is an unputdownable page-turner about a missing female bigamist and the two devastated families she has left behind.
Having always had a vivid imagination as a child and being fascinated by people, Adele is a born writer. She shares her creative process, from her discipline of daily word count to her tips for character development. Plus, she shares her secret hack for getting young people to read.
In 2022, she thought it was a prank at first when she was offered an MBE and deleted the email. When she realised it was real, she went to the palace and met the King, receiving her medal for her services to literacy through her charitable work.
Very close to her grandparents and great grandparents, Adele tells us the touching story of collecting charms for the precious bracelet they gave her. They also inspired her love of crockery and her hobby of taking vintage plates and adorning them with feminist pictures and slogans.
Inspiring, funny and down to earth, Adele says life is not about being happy so much as finding your purpose.
Find her on instagram @adele_parks and on X and Facebook
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After artist Mary Jane Ansell was a guest last week, Alice has been collecting some of her favourite things - ones that might possibly appear in a portrait. She shows Josie her grandmother's religious relic - a fancy glass case apparently containing saints ashes. Unlike the rest of her family who find the whole concept rather spooky, Alice says 'Saint Carlos' brings her luck. We discuss getting to the end of February, mother's day on the horizon, daughters returning from far flung climbs and, of course, Princess Pickle, the podcast puppy.
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This week we meet celebrated portrait artist Mary Jane Ansell whose incredible life-like paintings are in the National Portrait Gallery (newly revamped and well worth a visit if you haven't been). She also exhibits in New York and LA, taking commissions from some of the world’s richest art collectors. She’s a very old friend of Alice’s from the earliest days of Posh Totty Designs when Alice was exhibiting in the Open Houses here in Brighton. Talking to us from her farm house in Wales, Mary Jane describes how she persevered with her passion for portraiture at college in an era when it was very out of fashion. She describes the process of how her portraits develop, from choosing her models, to the first sitting, how she discovers the background story of each of her subjects, to the big reveal. Fascinating and wise, Mary Jane says that if she were to sit for her own portrait, she’d wear her Abby Mosseri tourmaline ring and necklace that she bought for herself when she became successful. Please do check out her work on @maryjaneansell or www.maryjaneansell.com
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With the new year well under way, we're talking about the new trend of habit stacking (Alice is weaning herself off sugar in her tea) plus Alice's first ever viral Tik-Tok post. Puppy excitement is building with the imminent arrival of Pickle, the podcast puppy and Josie dispenses some advice on how to prepare. So grab yourself a cuppa and join us for a natter. And please do get in touch @showusyourbitspodcast on Insta and Facebook.
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The Fashion Episode - with Claire Ginzler.
Alice and Josie have dressed up to record this week’s episode with fashion guru Claire Ginzler, stylist to the stars. As a teen, Claire loved The Clothes Show and went to the London College of Fashion before falling into fashion buying, which is how she got into bra fitting. She now makes videos called Tips For Tits which empowers women to get the right fitting bra. Amongst others, Claire styles Bake-off star, Prue Leith and says as we get older, like Prue, we all need colour for our skin tone and need to experiment with print. Working with the movement Ageism Is Never In Style, Claire aims to give older women body confidence and says how important it is to love your body as it is right now, not as it might be or how it was. Effortlessly stylish herself, Claire’s jewellery is all spiritually connected to her - from her serpents snake ring which she never takes off, her Hackney Chain Ring from Louise Wade and her big G’ ring. She’s also starting her own trend by dressing up her every day jeans and T-shirt look with her late mother’s layered pearls. With all the noise and social media we’re all bombarded with, Claire’s top tip is to trust your instinct and your inner voice. And always dress up. Even if it’s just to go to the shops.
Find Claire’s #TipsForTits on Instagram and follow her @claireginzler
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Following Miley Cyrus's performance of Flowers at The Grammy's, Alice and Josie are talking about female empowerment this Valentine's day, and all things self-love. Ahead of the guest on Friday's podcast, fashion stylist Claire Ginzler, they discuss their own fashion faux pas - including Alice's pink pvc trousers and Josie's inappropriate funeral dress with a thigh-length slit. Join them for a natter and if you have any stories you'd like to share, please do get in contact on Instagram or Facebook @showusyourbits podcast.
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This week, Alice and Josie discuss the social embarrassment of unexpected visitors popping in and finding crumbs on the surfaces, plates in the sink and pants on the floor.
Our special guest is podcast royalty and veteran journalist, Marianne Jones. She candidly talks about moving ‘kicking and screaming’ from London to Sevenoaks which she describes as a ‘Gilet, with a fun lining kind of a place'. She found herself bonding over a designer coatigan with mid-fluencer Kat Farmer. When Marianne interviewed Kat about her book, ‘Get Changed’ their chemistry was instant, and the number one podcast ‘Been There, Done That, Got The Podcast’ was born.
Before the podcast Marianne says she was busy having a burnout, having been an journalist since the age of seventeen, moving from local papers, to features editor at Marie Claire, then editor at More magazine, (which Alice fondly remembers for position of the fortnight). Eventually she was an editor at the Daily Mirror and then went on to launched Grazia in the UK and Stella Magazine for the Telegraph. But over the years, Marianne has seen huge changes in journalism and was brave enough to pivot into an exciting new career. She is a champion of the midlife demographic and how women shouldn’t just be defined by their hormones and the menopause. ‘We’re the very desirable filling in the sandwich,' she says and brands need to wake up.
Marianne adores jewellery and she describes her love of Tiffany. She touchingly tells us how her husband surprised her on her wedding day with a Tiffany heart ring and necklace. She talks bout Joe, her eldest son and how he discovered jewellery design through YouTube and has pursued a career, working in the oldest jewellery quarter in Birmingham. He designed what will undoubtedly be a precious family heirloom - a beautiful gold maltese cross for Marianne’s Maltese mother, for her eightieth birthday, sourcing gold and a ruby from Malta.
Warm, funny and wise, Marianne says that your love affair has to be with your work. She talks about how important it is to find your thing, and to not be afraid of getting there by unconventional routes. She's proof that unexpected joys come when you carry on being curious and learn something new, even if it’s scary.
@mariannejonesuk @ gotthepodcast, @doesmybumlook40 @tiffanyandco @sevenoaks_literary_festival @graziauk @elsaperetti.official
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Alice and Josie catch up on the week and natter about falling off the wagon, getting bitten by a dog and being glad to see the back of January. Along the way, they discuss the pressure put on their kids around knowing what they want to do in life, and their own personal joy when it comes to winging it and learning on the job. They also get excited about their upcoming interview with podcast royalty, Marianne Jones, from Been There, Done That, Got The Podcast.
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We’re getting into women’s empowerment this week. Alice discusses her second viewing of the Barbie film (involved a party, obvs!) and we talk to our guest, Jess Rad founder of @thewomen_hood which was born out of a desire to connect women through the unspoken challenges of womanhood. Jess describes how she accidentally set up a WhatsApp group to connect women in her local area which, from humble beginnings, has become a huge business resource in Brighton with women finding each other jobs, getting business and connecting in the most positive of ways. Her mission is to bring women together to share their stories about everything from miscarriage to menopause to mental health, to confidence, sex and money. She built a business of live events called Unspoken Women which she took online during Covid and is now a Podcast. Jess shows us her lovely jewellery that reminds her of her family including the David Morris ring her Dad gave her for her twenty-first which he gave so that she could sell it for a plane ticket home when she went travelling. A keen Otillo Swim Run enthusiast, Jess is intrepid, brave and totally inspiring, Jess made us feel like we can all rule the world.
@davidmorrisjeweller @thewomen_hood @msjessrad
#unspokenwomen #barbiemovie #whoruntheworldgirls #womanhood #earlymenopause #Brighton #connectingwomen #navigatingwomanhood #supportingwomen #adhdwomen #womenempowerment #seaswimming #swimrun #unspokenwomenlive #miscarriagesupport #davidmorris
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This week we bring you the magic of poetry, with our inspirational guest David Attree who is a spoken word performer, as well as a broadcaster, charity fundraiser, long distance cyclist and a paralympi-parent supporting his daughter, Fabs, a GB wheelchair racer On the show, he describes his transformation following serious heart surgery and a stroke and brings along his special keepsake - a Fisher Space Pen. Carrying it everywhere he goes, David tells the touching story of how he came to own it in 2010 and how, since then, he’s been inspired to write and perform poetry. He tells us about the poetry takeaway - a takeaway snack van with three poets inside who cook up poems on the spot. Becoming a poetry chef has given him some extraordinary insights into people's deepest feelings. We were lucky enough to put him on the spot and he kindly recited his poem, 'Appetite' which was on BBC Upload. Giving himself the challenge of writing a poem inspired by the first word he heard on the radio, this thoughtful mediation on creativity will particularly appeal to anyone who has ever experienced writer’s block. David can be heard on The week in words on Allison Fern's BBC Radio show.
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Scandal, duplicity and secrets with our special guest New Yorker, Donna Freed who is a journalist and writer living in London and the founder of Radio Gorgeous, the longest running all-female podcast. On today’s episode, she tells us the story of discovering she was adopted when she was six years old, but was never able to discuss it with her family. When her adoptive mother died in 2009 Donna set out to track down her birth mother. What she discovered was truly shocking - that she was the daughter of a pair of infamous con artists, at the heart of one of the biggest true crime stories to grip the USA in the 1960s. Donna has recently written a memoir, 'Duplicity' which the New York Times described as reading like a thriller. Donna says her jewellery is like tattoos for her, each piece having an origin story and a special place in her heart. She opens her bold and fabulous jewellery box to show us her bits - each ring bearing a special memory of her fascinating family. Funny, irreverent and wise, Donna’s attitude of 'just going for it' is truly inspiring.
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Alice and Josie are back with a January catch up after Christmas and New Year. Alice shares her 'show us your bits' moment after a skiing mishap, whilst Josie discusses losing her grasp on tech and feeling exposed, having accidentally wiped her entire laptop. But excited to be back in their podcasting seats, they are excited about the season ahead which is full of fascinating guests ready to open their jewellery boxes and share the stories behind their precious keepsakes.
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This week, Alice is over-exuberant at an auction and comes home with a giant giraffe. Josie discusses the art of hanging pictures and the perilous Poundland frames on her stairs. Our guest is our friend and phenomenal artist, Natasha Kissell, who tells us about her journey from being an unpopular student at the Royal Academy to earning her place as a YBA, when Charles Saatchi bought her entire final show. She now exhibits her unique landscape paintings in galleries all over Europe. And, as if that wasn’t enough, along with her teaching and musical life, she also paints spectacular murals. Natasha has a fabulously unconventional and bold sense of style and in her jewellery box, she shows us the huge Alexander McQueen skull ring she received to celebrate the birth of her daughter, Lux. She also shows us her late mother’s jewellery from South Africa and how these statement pieces, with big painted beads and beaten metals, give her a precious link to her past and her mother’s glamorous swimming pool parties in the 1970s.
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