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Hello! Welcome to episode 195 of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life' #HAWSTL Please don't forget to like, subscribe, give us a five star rating wherever you listen. Every little helps! And don't forget you can now watch (and subscribe) to us on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/imxmbcVp544 On today's episode... A hypothetical question about the perfect man. London Marathon feedback. A bad picnic incident. News about moving house. Dietting update. Secret snacking confessional. An 'ick' about...
Published 05/01/24
Hello! Welcome to episode 194 of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life' #HAWSTL Please don't forget to like, subscribe, give us a five star rating wherever you listen. Every little helps! And don't forget you can watch us on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/5mR-x7-epbM On today's episode... A chance to genuinely win £100!!! An indecent Hypothetical Question New London shop terror for Simon The London Marathon FA Cup nostalgia The sad piano effect Lorra calls out Simon's "man" use Lorra calls...
Published 04/24/24
Hello! Welcome to episode 193 of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life' #HAWSTL Please don't forget to like, subscribe, give us a five star rating wherever you listen. Every little helps! Don't forget, if you need pervy solo-time inspo, you can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Jm-u1OSZjj0 On today's episode... Lorra fluffs her LIKES beg A Hypothetical 'young face' dilemma Lorra's leisurewear Blazer trauma Social batteries The joy of brief sunshine Hampstead treasure...
Published 04/17/24
Hello! Welcome to episode 192 of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life' #HAWSTL Please don't forget to like, subscribe, give us a five star rating wherever you listen. Every little helps! And don't forget you can watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GvdN8ssBqmw On today's episode... Gen Z shout-outs. A hypothetical question for Lorra about orgasms. Reviewing 'Opening Night', starring Sheridan Smith. Secrets from 'The Apprentice'. The Bruce Springsteen biopic. Thoughts on Jeremy Allen...
Published 04/10/24
Hello you! On today's episode of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life' (#HAWSTL) we are serving up... • A hypothetical question involved sex and a millionaire. • What age should kids be allowed to travel alone in London? • A 'Diary of a CEO plea from Lorra. • A hot water bottle injury. • A middle-aged, bread knife saga. • The origin of 'the ick'. • Icks about socks and middle-aged pop fans. • Reviews of Josh Must Win, Interior Design Masters & Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Don't forget...
Published 04/03/24
We're back in Spiritland Studios for another episode of #HAWSTL. Don't forget to head over to wherever you get your podcasts, like, rate & subscribe! On today's episode, we start with another unbelievable hypothetical question. We discuss a YouGov sex poll, Lorra's crazy habits, our daughter's sudden health-kick announcement and we end on a couple of 'icks' about knuckles & nails. You can watch today's episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/MCwWkgZqmac If you'd like to get in...
Published 03/28/24
This episode was recorded in Spiritland Studios. Very exciting stuff (check out the YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/0WIoE27-kAw to see what we looked like). Thank you to the marvellous Ed, for pressing the required buttons. We start today with a new idea... A hypothetical question to get things moving. If you're in a relationship, mabe discussing it with your partner. Also on today's pod... • Lorra's restaurant rant. • The wrong place to take a date in your 20s. • The wasteful XL...
Published 03/21/24
Episode 188 of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life' (#HAWSTL) was recorded on Saturday 9th March 2024, the day before Mother's Day. We were heading over to Southend the following day for a disappointing meal in a depressing restaurant. But before that, we sat down in our North London castle to record another chat. We talk about: • A cat accident on the bed and the following fallout. • Some pregnancy (test) feedback. • Showbiz freebies. • The most British of queues. • A run-in with a...
Published 03/14/24
Thank you for checking out episode 187 of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life'. Please don't forget to like, subscribe & give us 5 stars! It all helps people find us. Lots to chew over today, including... • TV sex-dodging headaches. • Your sex survey feedback. • Home haircuts. • A jaw-dropping, terrible scare! • A balls-less fantasy. • Lorra's cryptically-titled books. • A pair of icks. The films reviewed on this podcast are: The Zone of Interest (trailer) One Life (trailer) Click here...
Published 03/07/24
Hello again! On episode 186 of 'Husband & Wife Sentenced to Life', we kick off with that rarest of things... CASHBACK! Then we move on to... • Drama in the neighbourhood WhatsApp group • A disagreement on the frequency of bedroom antics. • A Chinese bit-o-science about sex. • What's givinng us THE ICK this week. • A couple of reviews. Here are the links we talked about today... American Fiction trailer Theater Camp trailer Edgar Wright's Insta recommendations If you'd like to get in...
Published 02/29/24
We're back! And an early trigger warning. We're talking about some pretty emotional part/children subjects today. Emotions are runig high. Today we talk... • The early arrival of Spring • Guilt over being ill • Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast • Lorra's fringe mistake • Our opinions on Rosie Jones • Seeing 'There's Something About Jamie' • 21st birthday disappointment • The kids pulling away as they get older • Reviews of 'All of us Strangers' & 'One Day' • Was it porn...
Published 02/24/24
Fancy a quickie?! The hope is we'll get all our podcasts down to this length and do them more regularly. Podcast consultants call it 'commuter content' (isert vomit emoji). So, we have a bit of a medical emergency in the family. Nothing serious. Don't start booking Elton John! However, it has given us (by proxy) or first glimpse of what dealing with the beleaguered National Health Service will be like and how life is now we no longer live in the Truman Show world of private health care in...
Published 02/03/24
Hello! Here we go again. We recorded this pod a week ago but we've been posting all the Christmas catch-up episodes, so apologies for the time-shift. Today, we talk... • The enigma that is Apple IDs & accounts. • Couples in separate rooms. • The overlapping of storms. • Undeserved traffic fines via Google Maps. • Watching 'Mean Girls'. • Cinema complaints. • Last Stop Larrimah (documentary). • Ricky Gervais in a tiny club. • Comedy club complaints. • Chinatown celeb spot. • A brown...
Published 01/30/24
The fourth and final pod in our Christmas/New Year anthology. Today it's all about what we've watched... Films (click for trailers): • Dream Scenario • Pig • The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent • May December • Saltburn • The Holdovers • Anatomy of a Fall • Rye Lane TV: • Love Island All Stars • The Traitors • The Crown • Big Boys • Gladiators • Michael McIntyre's Big Show • The Darts PODCASTS: • The Rest is Entertainment • Jon Ronson - Things Fell Apart If you'd like to get in touch with...
Published 01/27/24
Hallo! Part 3 of 4 i our Christmas & New Year catch-up brings us into 2024. Today, we chew-over... • The convoluted way te energy companies work in Britain. • Duvet madness. • American politics madness. • New Years Day Toby Carvery sadness. • Dismantling Christmas too soon. • Simon's acute husband observation about Lorra. • Another father/son talk falls on deaf ears. • University FOMO. • Lovely Halls of Residence graffiti about our daughter. • The obligatory 'weeing in the car' update. •...
Published 01/24/24
So, it looks like the three-part catch-up is going to be a four-part catch-up, with a reviews podcast coming up... But today, we're covering Christmas, the festive perineum & New Years Eve, including... • Skipping a family festive tradition (AGAIN!) • Simon's Christmas Eve shocker. • Jumpermageddon. • Lorra's enabling of Simon's London OCD obsession. • Accidental find of 'Little Tich' and the deep dive that followed. • The disappointing 'car urine bottle' Christmas present. • The 'Love...
Published 01/20/24
After over a month and the passing of a year, we are back! We'd like to apologise but it's ot like any of you pay for it, so get stuffed! This is the first of a (possibly) three-part catch-up... Pre-Christmas, Christmas to New Year, then 2024 so far. As usual, we kick things off with weather chat. We're British, after all. From there, we discuss... • Lorra's (not b******t) Dubai friend freeze-out. • Simon's neurodivergent chat. • A jolly, old, festive gay bar and the chip&pin pianist. •...
Published 01/17/24
Hello. Today’s episode was recorded straight after the last episode (ep177 - Simon’s harrowing school run incident). We’re starting to feel festive, so we cover a number of topics, including: • Lorra’s early shopping and lists. • Simon’s ‘man-shopping’. • The imbalance of husband/wife shopping for kids. • Simon’s extended Irish & Italian family. • How grandparents used to answer the phone. • Exotic relatives from nearby towns. • How Christmas will be different since leaving Dubai. •...
Published 12/10/23
Hello. Today, a story about Wednesday morning's school-run. Why we went in the car and what happened during particularly terrible London morning traffic. Apologies in advance. The links we mentioned in the show... Simon's favourite Christmas song - 'White Wine in the Sun' Best Christmas Ever trailer Candy Cane Lane trailer Leap of Faith trailer If you'd like to get in touch, you can email us here: [email protected] Or get us on our socials here: Simon on...
Published 12/07/23
Hello. A meandering episode, covering a lot of things... The thermometer hitting 0ºc (and below), defrosting the car windows, tube trouble, a post-birthday report of drunks on the train, a disappointing Christmas Market, urban fox spotting, how a cat-tower lead to a serious injury (and a public rant), a review of what TV & films we've been watching and loads more. Some links discussed in the pod... If you fancy a Christmas drink but you're sober - The 0.0% drinks If you need some...
Published 11/30/23
Hello! Quick birthday pod. We talk celeb encounters, freezing fairgrounds, 0.0% booze and more! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/husband-wife-sentenced-to-life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published 11/25/23
Hello-ho-ho! Yes, the festive phantom has sunk it's tinselly claws into us already, mid-November. although we are ot totally to blame. There are a lot of festive pokes being sent in our direction, including this year's batch of Christmas TV ads (we briefly touch on our favourites and fell-flatters). We talk about our tree, garden centres, school runs in the car, discount supermarket cheap Christmas goodies, a disaster with an apparently reliable Dubai bag-for-life, the knock-on effect, a...
Published 11/16/23
Hello! This pod is unedited because, in all honestly, we didn't have time to faff-about! On the menu today... • The weather (of course). • Simon's terrifying overnight podcast coincidence. • Ally Pally fireworks. • Raving with DJ Spoony. • When is the fireworks cut-off? • Honey's first visit home from university. • Why it's not like a Richard Curtis film. • Toby Carvery adventures. • A warning to parents. • Our 11yr old gets hit-on in the Science Museum. If you haven't seen it, here's the...
Published 11/13/23
We're back on the proper microphones for today's episode. First time we';ve done that since we were in our villa in Dubai. And boy, it feels good! On today's chat... • A James Blunt engagement. • Surviving a London October. • Storms & They/Thems. • A big Gaye visit. • Guys & Dolls. • Another farm Halloween. • Lorra's podcast car rules. • Lorra's mum & ghosts. • "Beveraginos". • Fortnum & Mason and Liberty. • M&S and the Christmas Tingle. • The sad passing of Chandler...
Published 11/01/23