"Bold subversive and very funny" (The Scotsman) comedian Helen Duff delves deep with brilliantly open, hilariously insightful folk from across the experience spectrum. While the first two seasons explored different experiences of orgasm and sex, the third season is all about care - who and what we care about, how and why we show care, and what we can do to recognise and value care more widely. From CEO's to top comedians off the telly, we discuss cleaning, cancer, mental illness, memes, sex ...
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MINI SERIES - Helen Duff: WHO CARES? Update!
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An update from Helen about where the podcast is going next, her mini series (and maybe more) Helen Duff: Who Cares? And her live show deets for the upcoming Edinburgh Fringe Festival. You can see Helen's WIP hour Lullabies at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at: Monkey Barrel The Tron 14th August 4.25pm Monkey Barrel Hive 2 15th August 3.25pm Monkey B…
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Dr Amy Kavanagh is an award winning disability rights activist and campaigner. Amy advocates for a more accessible world through consultancy, writing, policy influencing, media and public speaking. She is engaged with a variety of disability issues including, public transport, social inclusion, video games, accessible social media, feminism and the…
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Carmen Ali AKA April Fiasco is a multidisciplinary performer and writer, co-artistic director of Sexquisite Events and co-organiser & dancer at Cybertease. She reveals why stand up can feel so much more exposing than sex work; how she's started bringing the funny to burlesque; creating spaces for sex workers to explore their creativity on stage; th…
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Olga Koch is a comedic force to be reckoned with - since debuting to a Best Newcomer nomination for her show "Fight" at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018, she's appeared on Mock the Week (BBC Two), QI (BBC Two), Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC Two), Late Night Mash (Dave), Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two), Guessable (Comedy Central), Questi…
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Becky Young is the Founder & Co-director of Anti Diet Riot Club CIC, a rebel community fighting body shame, fat phobia and diet culture. On a mission to help people accept their bodies and find freedom from diets ADRC hosts talks, educational and creative workshops, and creates safe spaces for people to share and learn from each other. From meeting…
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Lindsey Bliss (she/they) is a seasoned birth companion, a childbirth educator, author ofThe Doula’s Guide to Empowering Your Birth and mother of seven. Lindsey is considered to be a multiples expert after giving birth to two consecutive sets of twins. Lindsey has been practicing as a birth worker since 2009 and has supported first time parents, mul…
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Dr Fern Riddell is a cultural historian specialising in sex, suffrage and culture in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. She appears regularly on TV and radio and hosts the history podcast Not What You Thought You Knew, where she explores how history has made us who we are today. She was also the Historical Consultant on the BAFTA award winning BBC d…
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Kemah (she/they) is a comedian, presenter, writer, actor, drag artist and producer from Houston, TX now based in London. Her work centers Black cultural identity, mental health, sexuality, gender, healing and well-being using entertainment as a tool for enlightenment and empowerment. She takes huge inspiration from Oprah, Beyonce and the sun - aimi…
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Helen dives deep with producer Daisy Grant into where she's been for the past 1.5 years and how birth and motherhood have impacted her production of the podcast. To gain early access to episodes and extra content, join our patreon at www.patreon.com/helenduff Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Season 2 of Come As You Are the podcast drops in 2 weeks - with guests ranging from cracking comedians Kemah Bob and Olga Koch to sex historian Fern Riddell and birth doula Lindsey Bliss! Subscribe now and join our patreon at www.patreon.com/helenduff Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee and bombastic black sheep who enjoys telling jokes, breaking hearts and taking names, Sophie Duker is a shooting star on the UK comedy scene. As seen on BBC2 (Mock The Week, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order), Channel 4 (8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Riot Girls), E4 (8 Out of 10 Cats), BBC Three, Channel 5 and Co…
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Alice is an actor, director, writer and workshop facilitator. She is an artistic director of Bric a Brac Theatre, an all female Lecoq trained collective, and co-produces alternative comedy cabaret Piñata. She often writes under the (not so mysterious) pen name ADB. In this episode we discuss BDSM, role-play, submission as a power position, clowning…
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Ariane Barnes is a performer, teacher and embodied diversity and inclusion strategist. In this episode we talk trusting your instincts, setting up support networks to empower marginalised women facing prejudice in the performance industries, healing the body and brain connection, the importance of cultivating safe spaces when it comes to enjoying s…
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Tom has been performing and singing in drag since 2010. Their first solo show ‘Crystal Rasmussen presents the Bible 2’ was among the 20 best reviewed shows across the whole 2019 Fringe. Tom is also a writer, and after they spent five years dining out on stories of the drag and queer scenes in publications like the Guardian, Gay Times, Dazed & Confu…
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Jess Burgess is a librarian and Virginia Woolf fangirl living in Hove. After a traumatic three years at The Oxford School of Drama, they worked as an actor and playwright in London until running away to the sea in 2019 in search of inner peace. Writing credits include Fucking Outside the Box (VAULT Festival 2014), NAKED (VAULT Festival 2015), Feed …
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Samantha Holdsworth is the Founder and CEO of Clowns Without Borders UK, an international humanitarian charity that delivers joy and play to children living in refugee and displacement camps. As a Facilitator, Clown and Producer, Sam has devised and delivered countless community-based and arts-led projects around the world. She is passionate about …
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Karen Hobbs is a comedian, writer, actress and ambassador for the cervical cancer charity Eve Appeal, raising awareness of a potentially terminal disease that she was diagnosed with at 24 and from which she has subsequently made a full recovery. In this episode, we talk Class-A c*nt ex-boyfriends, rediscovering sex after major surgery, shredding th…
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Jodie Mitchell is a comedian, podcaster and drag king, performing as John Travulva with Pecs Drag Kings, founding member of the omni-hilarious queer comedy collective LOL Word Comedy, and one half of the podcast Secret Dinosaur Cult with Sofie Hagen. In this episode, we talk masc shame, internalised butchphobia, homophobia, fatphobia and - on the f…
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Desiree Burch is a comedian, writer, solo performer, actor and NY-to-London transplant. She exploded onto the UK comedy scene in 2015, winning the Funny Women Award, and since then, she has appeared on, ‘Live at the Apollo’ (BBC), 'The Mash Report', 'Mock the Week, ‘Frankie Boyle’s New World Order' (BBC2), 'Live from the BBC' (BBC3), ‘Have I Got Ne…
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A teaser trailer for podcast Come As You Are, the new podcast all about orgasms with comedian Helen Duff. First episode drops January 12th 2021. Can you guess who our mystery guests (for now) might be? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A monthly podcast where Pope Lonergan talks to comedians about addiction - whether it's alcohol, drugs, sex...or glittery horse stickers.So sit down with a glass of not-beer or pop a couple of not-drugs and listen to the conversation unwind.بقلم Pope Lonergan
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EP.2 // Bonus Chat (Conversation With Mum)
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A monthly podcast where Pope Lonergan talks to comedians about addiction - whether it's alcohol, drugs, sex...or glittery horse stickers.So sit down with a glass of not-beer or pop a couple of not-drugs and listen to the conversation unwind.BONUS MATERIAL.بقلم Pope Lonergan
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A monthly podcast where Pope Lonergan talks to comedians about addiction - whether it's alcohol, drugs, sex...or glittery horse stickers.So sit down with a glass of not-beer or pop a couple of not-drugs and listen to the conversation unwind.BONUS MATERIAL.بقلم Pope Lonergan
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A monthly podcast where Pope Lonergan talks to comedians about addiction - whether it's alcohol, drugs, sex...or glittery horse stickers.So sit down with a glass of not-beer or pop a couple of not-drugs and listen to the conversation unwind.بقلم Pope Lonergan
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A monthly podcast where Pope Lonergan talks to comedians about addiction - whether it's alcohol, drugs, sex...or glittery horse stickers.So sit down with a glass of not-beer or pop a couple of not-drugs and listen to the conversation unwind.BONUS MATERIAL.بقلم Pope Lonergan
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A monthly podcast where Pope Lonergan talks to comedians about addiction - whether it's alcohol, drugs, sex...or glittery horse stickers.So sit down with a glass of not-beer or pop a couple of not-drugs and listen to the conversation unwind.بقلم Pope Lonergan
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