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Oct 2025
43m 14s

Episode 18 - Life Got in the Way (and We...

Becky Brooks-Smith
About this episode

We disappeared. Vanished. Pulled a full Houdini. But we’re back! Slightly dishevelled, mostly unprepared, and armed with a long list of reasons (some valid, some very much not).

In this week’s House of BS, we unpack the chaos that kept us off the mic - from work madness and life overload to the small excuses that snowballed into three weeks of silence. We also test our creative powers in The Excuse Make-Off - because if you can’t be consistent, at least be entertaining.

Oh, and of course, our BS Moment of the Week makes its triumphant return. Spoiler: it’s peak nonsense.

Grab your snacks, lower your expectations. We’re back, baby. 💜🎙️

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