Break Glass In Emergency

Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is the brilliant actor and comedian - Chris McCausland. Chris first appeared on the show back in August 2021 and it's fair to say a LOT has happened with Chris since then, including winning the last series of Strictly Come Dancing! You can listen to his his first appearance HERE (Series 3 Episode 12) His new autobiography book 'Keep Laughing' is out now. Already one of the country's best loved comedians, Chris McCausland's participation on Strictly was a phenomenon. But how did the boy from Liverpool end up winning the hearts of the nation?This is his remarkable story, of a twenty-five-year journey through sight loss to blindness. Of the highs, the lows and the downright hilarious along the way.From being a lowlife conker dealer, and running his very own bootlegging empire (kind of) . . . to almost becoming a spy for MI5 (really) . . .And of how he dared himself to try stand-up comedy, and ended up being brilliant on all your favourite TV shows.Before, of course, he surprised himself, as well as everybody else, when he tried dancing on live TV in front of millions.Warm, honest, insightful and laugh-out-loud funny, this is the most likeable, cheering and uplifting book of the year! And find all the info on stand-up tour dates and more at: ⁠Chrismccausland.com Parenting Hell is a Spotify Podcast, available everywhere every Tuesday and Friday. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs... xx If you want to get in touch with the show with any correspondence, kids intro audio clips, small business shout outs, and more.... here's how: EMAIL: [email protected] Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@parentinghell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A 'Keep It Light Media' Production  Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More misadventures in parenting, life, and beyond with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe... Parenting Hell is a Spotify Podcast, available everywhere every Tuesday and Friday. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs... xx If you want to get in touch with the show with any correspondence, kids intro audio clips, small business shout outs, and more.... here's how: EMAIL: [email protected] Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@parentinghell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A 'Keep It Light Media' Production  Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is the brilliant actor, presenter, author and comedian - Alan Davies. Alan's new book ⁠'White Male Stand-Up'⁠ is available now. His new stand-up comedy tour 'Think Ahead' starts Autum 2025. Dates and ticekt info can be found ⁠HERE Parenting Hell is a Spotify Podcast, available everywhere every Tuesday and Friday. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs... xx If you want to get in touch with the show with any correspondence, kids intro audio clips, small business shout outs, and more.... here's how: EMAIL: [email protected] Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@parentinghell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A 'Keep It Light Media' Production  Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Perhaps the most chaotic series of podcast records to get something barely resembling an episode of a podcast... Including failed laptop chargers, sudden power cuts, Rob having to record some of it in his car, and file errors and failed uploads!! Please excuse the delayed upload - listening back you'll understand why... You can pre order Lou's amazing new book ⁠'Lessons From a Default Parent' ⁠wherever you get your books now. Parenting Hell is a Spotify Podcast, available everywhere every Tuesday and Friday. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs... xx If you want to get in touch with the show with any correspondence, kids intro audio clips, small business shout outs, and more.... here's how: EMAIL: [email protected] Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@parentinghell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A 'Keep It Light Media' Production  Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A slight technical issue that is being fixed means the usual Tuesday episode will be incoming a bit later today... In the meantime here's some of our favourite guests from the Parenting Hell archives and we'll have the latest episode uploaded imminently... Episode Playlist: ⁠Joe Wilkinson (S5 EP36)⁠  Listen to Joe’s brilliant podcast Chatabix ⁠HERE⁠  ⁠Fearne Cotton (S5 EP24)⁠ ⁠Dan Schreiber (S5 EP34) ⁠ ⁠Omid Djalili (S6 EP38)⁠ ⁠Natalie Cassidy (S6 EP52) ⁠ Listen to Nat’s brilliant podcast ‘Life with Nat’ ⁠HERE⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is the brilliant relationship expert, entrepreneur and presenter - Paul C. Brunson. Parenting Hell is a Spotify Podcast, available everywhere every Tuesday and Friday. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs... xx If you want to get in touch with the show with any correspondence, kids intro audio clips, small business shout outs, and more.... here's how: EMAIL: [email protected] Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@parentinghell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A 'Keep It Light Media' Production  Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the summer of 2025, Josh Widdicombe, despite countless protests over the years that he would not be moving out of London, and much to the amusement of his friend Rob Beckett, finally accepted the inevitable and began the search for a new family home beyond the M25… The evidence of these conversations were so secret, that they were expected to be confined to the archives forever…. However, these classified audio recordings have been uncovered and can be released to the public for the first time…. What we present to you here, are the secret house move tapes… ***For the safety and security of some of those involved, some of the names, dates and locations contained within have been changed, and in some cases redacted*** CASE FILE 07041997 - Interview 4: Date: 19th August 2025  CASE FILE 07041997 - Interview 5: Date: 2nd September 2025  CASE FILE 07041997 - Interview 6: Date: 18th September 2025 A Keep It Light Media Production All enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is the brilliant novelist, journalist and broadcaster - Elizabeth Day. **Trigger Warning** We discuss topics of fertility, IVF and miscarriage in this episode. 'One of Us'  by Elizabeth Day is published by 4th Estate on 25th September. You can pre-order your copy here. How To Fail with Elizabeth Day is available every Wednesday on podcast platforms and YouTube: https://link.chtbl.com/hHntV5ys   Parenting Hell is a Spotify Podcast, available everywhere every Tuesday and Friday. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs... xx If you want to get in touch with the show with any correspondence, kids intro audio clips, small business shout outs, and more.... here's how: EMAIL: [email protected] Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@parentinghell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A 'Keep It Light Media' Production  Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the summer of 2025, Josh Widdicombe, despite countless protests over the years that he would not be moving out of London, and much to the amusement of his friend Rob Beckett, finally accepted the inevitable and began the search for a new family home beyond the M25… The evidence of these conversations were so secret, that they were expected to be confined to the archives forever…. However, these classified audio recordings have been uncovered and can be released to the public for the first time…. What we present to you here, are the secret house move tapes… ***For the safety and security of some of those involved, some of the names, dates and locations contained within have been changed, and in some cases redacted*** CASE FILE 07041997 - Interview 1: Date: 19th June 2025  CASE FILE 07041997 - Interview 2: Date: 4th July 2025  CASE FILE 07041997 - Interview 3: Date: 25th July 2025 Part 2 of THE SECRET HOUSE MOVE TAPES will be released very soon.... A Keep It Light Media Production All enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is Barry Hearn OBE, the legendary sports promoter and founder and President of Matchroom Sport. 'Matchroom: The Greatest Showmen' - all episodes will be available globally on Netflix from Wednesday 17th September 2025 Parenting Hell is a Spotify Podcast, available everywhere every Tuesday and Friday. Please subscribe and leave a rating and review you filthy street dogs... xx If you want to get in touch with the show with any correspondence, kids intro audio clips, small business shout outs, and more.... here's how: EMAIL: [email protected] Follow us on instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@parentinghell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ A 'Keep It Light Media' Production  Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices