GrownUpLand Podcast
Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are here to guide you through the bewildering pursuit of adulthood.
"Now I鈥檓 a grown up鈥 do I have to get married? Do I have to scrimp and save?? Do I have to host a dinner party??? GrownUpLand poses the most frustrating questions. Luckily, Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are here to guide you through the bewildering pursuit of adulthood.
Through stupid challenges, useful facts and personal stories of rich victory and miserable failure, your guides will ensure you don鈥檛 feel alone in your hopeless endeavour to be a legit grown up. Plus, every week a special guest candidly shares their experiences, from failed dates and drunken mistakes to moments of clarity and pet hates. And the very handsome Steve Ali, a refugee from Syria now a writer and silversmith in the UK, helps to put a listener鈥檚 dilemma into perspective.
Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4.
Produced by Al Riddell."
Episodes to download
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48. Stuff
Thu 22 Aug 2019
In our materialistic world, we surround ourselves with shiny things to make us happy.
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47. Jealousy
Thu 15 Aug 2019
Insecurities can turn even the kindest person into a green-eyed monster.
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46. Languages
Thu 8 Aug 2019
Language shapes the world around us and opens doors to far-flung cultures.
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44. The Brain
Thu 25 Jul 2019
It's the squishy thing in our head that makes us do brilliant (and stupid) things
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43. Hobbies
Thu 18 Jul 2019
In a world that wants you to work work work, leisure time can feel elusive.
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41. Beginnings
Thu 4 Jul 2019
The gang explores the idea of starting points, debuts and second chances.
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Best of... Going Through the Emotions
Thu 6 Jun 2019
Bisha K Ali, Mae Martin, Bobby Friction, Ned Sedgwick discuss 鈥榚motions鈥.
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Best of... Adventures in GrownUpLand
Thu 30 May 2019
Bisha K Ali, Mae Martin, Bobby Friction, Ned Sedgwick and guests discuss 鈥榓dventure鈥.
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Best of... Survival in GrownUpLand
Thu 23 May 2019
Mae Martin, Bisha K Ali, Ned Sedgwick, Ed Night and Cariad Lloyd discuss 鈥榮urvival鈥.
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40. The Past
Thu 14 Mar 2019
The past should teach us how to do better in the future, but not everyone got that memo.
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39. Sleep
Thu 7 Mar 2019
It happens in the bedroom, it's really nice with a partner and we don't get enough of it.
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38. School
Thu 28 Feb 2019
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... it was the strangest of times.
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37. Chilling Out
Thu 21 Feb 2019
With buzzing phones and shiny screens all around us, true relaxation is hard to achieve.
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36. Movies
Thu 14 Feb 2019
Mae, Ned and guest host Athena Kugblenu are joined by Radio 1's movie man Ali Plumb.
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34. Exercise
Thu 31 Jan 2019
With pressure to obtain the perfect body, it's impossible to live up to expectations.
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33. The News
Thu 24 Jan 2019
Mae, Ned and guest host Daniella Isaacs figure out how to consume news in a healthy way.
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32. Selfishness
Thu 17 Jan 2019
Mae and guests try to figure out when selfishness is okay and when it can be damaging.
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29. Trust
Thu 27 Dec 2018
In a world of 'post-truth' politics, the gang figure out who, or what, they can trust.
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27. Spirituality
Thu 13 Dec 2018
Finally, the GrownUpLand podcast attempts to solve the meaning of life.
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25. Friendship
Thu 29 Nov 2018
They say friends are the family you choose, so you'd better choose wisely.
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24. Cool
Wed 21 Nov 2018
It's something we'd all like to be, but the more we try, the harder it is to achieve.
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Your GrownUpLand Guides
Heidi Regan, Sophie Duker, Ned Sedgwick and Steve Ali are your guides to GrownUpLand.