Anna Whitehouse on baby news and maternity leave
It’s an extra special episode where we meet the newest member of the Dirty Mother Pukka family as Polly chats to Anna for the first time sin...
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Dirty Mother Pukka with Anna Whitehouse
Dirty Mother Pukka is the intelligent, gritty, humorous podcast that airs the dirty laundry of its brilliant guests. Hosted by Anna Whitehouse AKA Mother Pukka, each week I’ll be uncovering...
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20 of 266 episodesQuickie: Do you have ADHD?
Anna and Polly are joined by Jess Joy and Charlotte Mia co-authors of How Not to Fit In: An Unapologetic Guide to Autism and ADHD. They delv...
Anna Whitehouse and Polly Hazlewood high - and low - lights
As the pair hit the West-End in their first Live Nation show, Anna and Polly talk sex ed, pleasure and why it’s time to stop centering the p...
Quickie: Such a weird job
Anna and Polly share their wildest job experiences. From welding car parts to making weed-infused perfume, their unconventional careers unra...
Danielle Harel & Celeste Hirschman on sex post-baby and orgasms
Anna and Polly take a deep dive deep into the world of post-childbirth sex, orgasmic birth (yes, that’s a thing), and vibrators (Polly is ne...
Quickie: Kemi said WHAT?
As Tory MP Kemi Badenoch describes maternity pay as ‘excessive’, Anna and Polly dig deep into a system set up for mothers and parents to fai...
Claire Hall on ageism in fashion and 40s styling
Anna and Polly have reached the point in styling where wipe-clean and comfortable are key. But stylist ?Claire Hall lands on the podcast to...
Quickie: Let us be your fantasy
With our new resident sexologist Polly Hazlewood in the building, the duo talk fantasies and how important they are in your relationship. St...
Polly Hazlewood on arguing with Anna and how to repair
In this episode Anna and Polly open up about the rupture and repair of their friendship. Driven by numerous people saying they were ‘friends...
Quickie: You’ve stopped laughing
Somewhere between the pandemic and extreme childcare costs, we stopped laughing. There’s a guilt in feeling joy in a cost of living crisis;...
Susannah Constantine on drinking through the breakup of Trinny and Susannah
The What Not To Wear star wears her heart on her sleeve as she opens up about her alcoholism and, in turn, sobriety. She describes the break...
Quickie: Gender reveal!
As Anna sits down with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to talk free school meals, she is asked if it’s a boy or girl. Listen in for an emotional...
Anna Whitehouse on baby shower stress and the third trimester
From struggling to ‘celebrate’ until the baby first cries to birth anxiety in the third trimester, Polly sits in the pregnancy hole with Ann...
Quickie: The anxiety is real
Whether pregnancy anxiety or just sudden dread before bed, we are an anxious nation with panic attacks on the rise. Anna and Polly talk abou...
Zoe Blaskey on the domestic load and maternity discrimination
From the domestic load to maternity discrimination, Zoe Blaskey opens up on how fooked over mothers are at home and work. And comes to the D...
Quickie: You are invited…
It’s happening. Our first Live Nation show. And you are invited to a night that will make you laugh as much as you cry in the West End’s Duc...
Natalie Cassidy on school holiday stress and mum guilt
The maths ain’t mathing. How to cover the six weeks of summer holidays with a wonky childcare system, overpriced summer camps and inflexible...
Shakira Akabusi on postnatal OCD and getting help
How many times have you heard someone say “I’m so OCD” sweepingly in relation to being a little tidy. So misunderstood, Shakira opens up abo...
Quickie: Toxic friendship?
So you’ve been friends for decades but can’t remember the last time you felt good around that person. From friends who use you as a personal...
Anna Whitehouse on sleep deprivation and sheer exhaustion
Polly and Anna dig deep on their lack of z’s. From an average two hours on Polly’s side to pregnancy insomnia on Anna’s, the pair find solut...