Where are meatballs from, and why does it matter? Social media users frenziedly grappled with these very questions on 29th April, 2018, when Sweden’s official Twitter account proclaimed: “Swedish meatballs are actually based on a recipe King Charles XII brought home from Turkey in the early 18th century. Let's stick to the facts!”
Does this tale about the R ... Show More
Jun 5
When Lovelace Met Babbage
When Lord Byron’s 17 year-old daughter, Ada Lovelace, attended a soirée at the home of academic Charles Babbage on 5th June, 1833, the pair hit it off immediately. He invited her to see his ‘Difference Engine’ - an early mechanical calculator - kicking off a correspondence that l ... Show More
12m 33s
Dec 2023
Elf on the Shelf, a Chili Recipe, and Jail
This week, the Meatball Mawmas talk about Snooki’s daughter’s successful cheer competition, Deena's son's potty training, the magic of Elf on the Shelf, and we hear some more of their Squid Game thoughts and theories.This is the Christmas Instagram post that Snooki was talking ab ... Show More
47m 49s
May 2025
Neneh Cherry, tagliatelle with peas, courgette & burrata, and a Gavi
Angela and Nick welcome a music icon and major food lover to the table.
Neneh Karlsson, better known as Neneh Cherry, is a singer, songwriter, broadcaster and activist. Cherry arrives at Dish HQ to talk about the paperback release of her memoir A Thousand Threads which recounts ... Show More
34m 4s
Nov 2022
Making a historical epic with actor Sophie Lowe & writer/director Petr Jákl - Medieval
For this week’s Friday special, we’ve invited actor Sophie Lowe and director Petr Jákl to the show. Together, they made the historical epic feature film Medieval, also starring the great Michael Caine, Ben Foster, Til Schweiger, only to name a few.
You might know Sophie from the ... Show More
53m 13s
Nov 2023
#51 | Battle of the Streaming Services & the Tay-Trav Kiss Heard Around the World
Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re breaking down every streaming platform: Netflix, Prime, Peacock, Apple TV plus, Paramount, and Disney — and deciding w ... Show More
1h 41m
<div> <div class="sc-dlVxhl dJseNf"> <div class="sc-f2d3e690-2 cvOoVI"> <div class="sc-f2d3e690-0 iOtkxA sc-30c1a68-0 hMSkKs"> <div class="sc-b20d4e5f-0 jOibYJ"> <p>In the final episode of the year, the girlies celebrate 4 years of Binchtopia (!!!!!) and give their long-awaited p ... Show More
