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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...

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...

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...

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...

Anna and Polly share their wildest job experiences. From welding car parts to making weed-infused perfume, their unconventional careers unra...

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...

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...

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...

With our new resident sexologist Polly Hazlewood in the building, the duo talk fantasies and how important they are in your relationship. St...

In this episode Anna and Polly open up about the rupture and repair of their friendship. Driven by numerous people saying they were ‘friends...

Somewhere between the pandemic and extreme childcare costs, we stopped laughing. There’s a guilt in feeling joy in a cost of living crisis;...

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...

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...

From struggling to ‘celebrate’ until the baby first cries to birth anxiety in the third trimester, Polly sits in the pregnancy hole with Ann...

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...

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...

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...

The maths ain’t mathing. How to cover the six weeks of summer holidays with a wonky childcare system, overpriced summer camps and inflexible...

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...

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...

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...

Whether the weight of the world, pregnancy hormones, PMT or menopausal symptoms, the pendulum of moodiness is hard to navigate. For both par...

In this episode Laura downloads to Polly and Anna her need for connection in a world that feels disconnected. Whether under her roof, over a...

Childcare in the summer holidays is a nightmare. We have roughly 25 days of holiday and there’s 62 days to cover. The maths just doesn’t wor...

No postnatal stone is left unturned on this open-hearted, open-minded chat about life, love and sex postpartum. From knowing when to do it a...

God the commentary around our bodies is real. From pregnancy-related weight gain to stress-related weight loss, maybe ask how someone is bef...

A pop icon and new author, Rachel of S Club 7 acclaim opens up her heart on the podcast talking about separation, telling the kids and findi...

Public speaker Dani Wallace joins the DMP team to talk about raising her voice after being ignored in the corporate world. This is the nuts...

When it comes to divorce or even a career change mid-life, the words ‘crisis’ and ‘car crash’ land almost instantly. Anna and Polly dig into...

After a few intense weeks of internet scrutiny around Anna’s geriatric pregnancy and the apparent ‘speed’ of moving on with her new partner,...

The property aficionado lands on DMP to talk raising teenage boys, the good, the bad and the ugly of your kids growing into adults - and how...

From doggy to missionary, what else do you do when you, well, do it? Anna and Polly delve into the Karma Sutra and analyse the pros and cons...

This is Polly’s moment to open up about a different mothering journey with the author of ‘Special’ Melanie Dimmitt. It’s a beautiful insight...

Anna is not a fan of lacy grundies but Polly is on a drive to get women to feel their best. Whether in a lace body suit or her homemade crot...

It’s been a rollercoaster of a loving ride but an incredibly happy one with Anna and Olly announcing their pregnancy. With four kids between...

Why are women sold vaginal/ vulva-cleaning products and men aren’t? There’s no willy washes out there or pecker towelettes and, yet, women a...

The incredibly successful singer-songwriter digs deep on inequality in the home and how co-parenting is never really 50:50. She opens up abo...

The day has come, Anna’s eldest has a phone and there’s been a lot of chat in the school What’s App group about how to navigate this junctur...

As the peri-menopause hits, Anna and Polly ask Dr Jen about what to expect when you are expecting… The Change. From periods to pregnancy and...

From ridiculous lists with £1,000 vases to unending hen dos and stag dos that soak up the cash, is a white wedding really all that for the g...

This episode packed a sex ed punch. Sex and relationships journalist Beth digs deep on the slut shaming she faced as a young girl and what p...

Have you ever had well-meaning but awful advice landed on you? By a mother in law maybe or a mate even? This episode goes into the nitty gri...

Quite the episode. We interrupt usual service of interviewing incredible women for a DMP special on Anna’s engagement to Olly. From love pos...

As hot flushes land and brain fog descends, Anna and Polly question their symptoms and open-up about navigating the next biological female c...

Whether newborn exhaustion or pure insomnia, Dr Sophie explains the impact of sleeplessness on our minds, bodies and parental souls. From sl...

Shouldn’t laugh but this week your stories on how your kid’s pets came to an end is something else. From fish jumping into toasters to sinis...

The CEO of The World Happiness Index certainly knows a thing or two about finding joy. In this open-hearted chat Anna and Polly ask Karen ho...

Pets and grief is quite the juggernaut to navigate with kids. Anna has to handle the death for the family pet hamster Ziggy. Is lying ever o...

You asked for it and we’re giving it. You wanted more of us - Polly and Anna - so here we delve into Pol’s ADHD diagnosis in an emotional, i...

Following a stat that it’s cringe to be in a club over 40, Polly and Anna recount their clubbing days and question if they really are too ol...

From being bulldozed in meetings by men to being underestimated at every turn, this episode questions why women have to work twice as hard t...