Episode S3 · Ep 289 July 22, 2026 36 min 23s

ADULTING MAYHEM: Household Chores, New Friendships & The 22-Degree Mystery

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Lucy, Kel and Producer Casey kick things off with a hilarious deep dive into some of the strangest and saddest-sounding place names in the United Kingdom, before comparing them to their own hometowns and debating what their suburbs should really be called!

PLUS, if you missed it on the show:

Household Jobs We're Avoiding - Lucy sends Kel on a mission to clean their mould-ridden washing machine, only to discover he may have missed a few important nooks and crannies! The team also opens the phone lines to hear all the dreaded chores listeners keep putting off, from cleaning ovens to tackling overflowing spare rooms.

Ask Your Brekkie Besties: Making Friends as an Adult - After a listener asked how grown-ups make new friends, the team unpacked the reality of adult loneliness, friendships after kids and marriage, and the surprisingly effective ways people have built lasting connections through walking groups, ballroom dancing, mothers' groups and more.

The 22-Degree Mystery - Why does 22 degrees feel cool in summer but warm in winter? Lucy, Kel and Casey head to the weird science desk to investigate one of life's great temperature mysteries, accidentally creating several sub-questions along the way!

Hit play for relatable household struggles, heartwarming friendship stories, strange UK place names, and a surprisingly heated debate about air conditioning settings!

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