"He's a bit too Boy Band to be Bond"

21:15Anna Williamson:But I think you're right. I think introducing more entrepreneurial skills is really important. Like we look at Artug, Enzo and Indigo, like they're quite entrepreneurial. When they get together, they want to create their little business. And they use AI. Indie will use ChatGBT and create a whole bloody business. It's quite incredible. I really try and encourage that. She's got this thing. She wants to do community squishy trading. Now when we get back to Dubai, the kids are flying today. I know. We have the same chance. So Enzo has asked his dad, asked Alex, to buy him certain fidgets he's obsessed with.

21:50Anna Williamson:They all love their fidgets and squishies. It's so crazy. What do they call the dumplings? and all that, knee does and everything. Knee does and dumps. So he's got, we were in Cambridge the other day, had a really nice day out, cheap day out because I was sick of spending money on the kids. It was really fun and on the market, there was a fidget, five quid and Alex was just like, hates wasting money. He's like, dude, get off Teemu for like 90p. Anyway, we've been teaching him, you know, those kind of core entrepreneurial skills. So then he got his pocket money, gave his dad eight pound, got 20 off Teemu and now he's going into school.

22:19Anna Williamson:I hope the school will allow it. But he's selling them all now for three pound a pot because all his mates want them. But you know what? The school won't allow it. I like them. I did say that. It's really annoying because in Dubai they sort of do. So the girls are really into these clicky things. I use them when I'm crocheting. It's like a counter thing, like a digital counter. Yeah, he's got one. And I bought them. They do all this trading in Dubai. And then they came here and took them to school here. No one really knew of it here. They sort of bought it from Dubai. And then they got sent home with them.

22:50And that annoys me because I just think, come on. You've got like this, you know, and before Indy was, she's got a 3D printer. And like last Christmas, she was making, taking orders for toys. So she had three stars and you can order your colour and stuff. And I just love stuff like that.

23:07Anna Williamson:But it's mindset. And that's the thing. And that's why, well, if any of my mum friends are listening, we'll do it. We'll get the car. We'll do a trade in the car because he's so excited about it. Who says Halloween only lasts one day? With Wayfair, one night of Halloween becomes a whole season at home. From larger-than-life yard decor and moody lighting to festive accents for every room in the house, Wayfair has what you need to make Halloween feel like magic all in one place. Because the best Halloween memories aren't made in just one night. They're made all season long. Shop Halloween decor now at Wayfair.com.

23:44Anna Williamson:That's W-A-Y-F-A-I-R dot com. Wayfair, every style, every home. that leads me into the next conversation because it reminds me of the blink podcast now i'm only on it i'm on middle of ep6 oh so you you're quite in yeah i'm quite in so blink blink the podcast uh which tells the story of this guy jake handle um who basically had a brain issue that was induced by inhaling a toxic substance so his toxic substance i haven't We've got to the end, remember. He was a heroin addict, but a high-functioning heroin addict. We talked about it last week. So, Imo, have you finished it? I've finished it. I'm nearly there.

24:25We're going to deep dive this, possibly on an extra. I really want us to do a Luana Extra Hot. We possibly will. On some of our Eko Sekos. But anyway, he basically started, he was essentially a drug dealer in school, but he started selling Coke and stuff, like bottle, not cocaine, like Diet Coke and cola. That's it. And that's how he starts. Very entrepreneurial. Entrepreneurial. And then got into the...

24:49Anna Williamson:My mate Jake Handel. Well, and speaking of Jake, so then I'm catching up on this now, but Lou is now friends with Jake from Blink Podcast. Well, I was so, like, inspired by his story. I haven't heard the ends. Please don't spoil it. Okay, I'm not going to... I'm in the bit where he's, like, recovering. Okay, so I... What's really interesting about this podcast is, obviously, it's a podcast, so you're not watching it. And then after I'd finished, I waited specifically till after I'd finished. Did you, have you now looked him up? Yes. So I just wanted to see what he looked like. Because, you know, and it's part of my, what's it called?

25:29Like ignorance and stereotypical brain that I think when you hear heroin addict, my brain instantly goes to.

25:37Anna Williamson:Ewan McGregor train spotting. Yeah. Yeah, like a down and out with no teeth, really skinny, not good looking, like just that typical, you know, without being rude, but that's where my brain goes. I think heroin, I just think fucking homeless, toothless, stinking, sleeping on the floor. But he totally wasn't like that, this guy. So I was so interested to see what he looked like. And you're hearing his voice as well. He's got quite a nice voice, hasn't he? And then you're hearing people talk about him more so the later episodes and he actually sounds, the way they describe him, he's like super charismatic and super funny.

26:14Anna Williamson:It's a lot of love for him. You get the impression that people are quite attracted to him. I felt, didn't you, MO? I felt like a lot of people spoke about, you know when you talk about someone and they're like, oh, they just like walk in a room and brighten it up and I always find those qualities make someone quite attractive. I'm always, like my attraction to people is always their personality and their power. that's what more so than what someone looks like. Anyway, I just have to see what he looks like. Do you want to see what he looks like? He's a good looking guy, actually. Yeah, I have got a vision of him in my brain.

26:47Anna Williamson:This is him. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. He's a good looking guy. Very handsome. Do you know what? He's just a very regular American, normal look. Like, he's not what I expected at all. That's him. I know. Anyway, he basically, I don't want to spoil it, but he's rebuilt his life and I was just like I don't know I was just really inspired when I listened to it Lou went down an ADHD hyperfixation hole and then she messaged me in a moment she went look who I'm friends with her I messaged Jake Handel and I said hi Jake I've just finished listening to Blink and I had to find you what a story you are the definition of a survivor I also have a podcast Luanna and I've recommended Blink to all our listeners which is around 1.3 million a month keep being you thank you guys I learnt so much from listening to you.

27:37So thank you. Sending love from England and Dubai. I live between the two. Louisa. Bougie. And then I put a unicorn. I didn't want to put a love heart or something like... A little unicorn. I put a little unicorn. A little unicorn. To me, he was a unicorn. Live forever. Well, he was like this mythical man that rose from the dead, basically. Very thoughtful message, Lou. He beat the stats, didn't he? Well, he's the only living person that's ever come out of lockdown syndrome. I mean, it is phenomenal.

28:02Anna Williamson:I'm not joking. I was driving down the M11 yesterday having a panic attack listening to him talking about up and in locked in syndrome. I know. Like, it's a hell no. And you know some people are locked in for like 30 years. Guys, can I honestly say, if I ever... And you can't tell anyone to top yourself. No, we can't top you. You have to. We're not allowed. We'll get done for murder. Well, you have to. Well, I'll just inject you with a bit of morphine. Anything. Anyway. Anyway, he responded. He responded, guys. And he said, I checked out... I hope he's okay with me. I think he'll be fine. He'll be fine.

28:30I checked out your profile and saw that you were a podcast. Thanks so much for recommending Blink. As it turns out, I'm booking flights to London in November. Do you want to meet up? And I said, oh, you definitely didn't need my recommendation as I know Blink was a massive success. I'm not here. I said, I know Blink was a massive success. I feel a bit weird saying that considering the circumstances, but hopefully you know what I mean. I said, I found it really fascinating about addiction stuff too because do you know what, guys? He actually shattered some of the misconceptions that I had about addicts and drug addiction.

29:01and I was like really pleased that he did that because I felt like some of my, you know, what's it called when you're an arsehole and you have like prejudices. Yeah, prejudice. I did have prejudice about like heroin addicts and actually. Oh, it's very nuanced.

29:17Anna Williamson:He really got rid of those prejudices. I'm pleased, I'm pleased. But I think that's very honest of you to say that because it's not until you get to know people. Same, I've interested in my work, you know, over the years, charity work as well. I've got to know many people that have suffered addiction. And then when you get to know the person behind it, you humanise it. They're humans. Everyone has a story and a reason. And I think you're right. It's so important to suspend prejudice and judgment. And I think really in this country as well, like we do dehumanise. I mean, I actually don't dehumanise homeless people because it's quite close to my heart and I've got people close to me that have lived that life.

29:49There's always a story. And I've got people close to me that are addicts. But you do... No one chooses that. I don't think anyone chooses that willy-nilly.

29:59Anna Williamson:some people do my experience is fair, good point, you do have actual, but I think the point you're saying is there's not one size fits all, it's all very very different reasons, it's crazy, and I said to him I found it fascinating about the addiction stuff I'd never considered hard drugs like that to allow for people to function at such high frequencies, you really educated me a lot, I'd love to meet if I'm in England at the time, normally over winter I'm in Dubai, it's freezing in England I said mind you I suppose you're used to cold winters let me know the dates and if it works I'm totally in then he sent me his dates and he said maybe I'll pass or cross over then he said I'd love to speak further possibly collaborate as well he said it is kind of we're calling it a cess but hey man the story's insane and I'm glad it's out there anyway I replied I said I'm not due to be in England anyway he's then coming to Saudi Arabia he might come to Dubai blah blah blah and then he sent me a message I don't know if I should say this out loud.

30:56Anyway, I'll tell you off air because I don't know if you'll want me to share this. But he's planning something and has asked me if I want to be involved in it.

31:03Anna Williamson:Is this the thing that you were saying? Yeah. What's he planning? I don't want to say because it's in initial stages. Oh, fine, fine, fine. So I don't want to broadcast it. I'll tell you guys off air. Do you know what? Love that. And I was like, oh, my God, that's so cool. Well, maybe if we do a deep dive on it, maybe we can ask him to come on. Yeah. And have a chat with him about it. I love that. And do you know what? Bring in this full circle. I feel like I've got a little crush on Jake Handel. I think you have. To be fair, he's actually really cute. I also think I'm going to bring this full circle.

31:31Anna Williamson:I'm going to move on to it. It just goes to show how powerful and far-reaching the Rec-O-Sec-O is. We're educating ourselves. We're making new friends. We're giving loose spin-offs. You know, we are all in this together. So this brings us on beautifully to it is now time for this week's It's the Rec-O-Sec-O. Oh, let's find the pitch. Oh, we really are. And it's the Rec-O-Sec-O. The Reco Seco It's the Reco Seco Beautiful guys, better Stunning Right, Emojin My Reco Seco is a podcast Yes, I need to listen to Swingers as well It's good, it's good Pretty graphic, I'm not going to lie But before we start, can I just say guys If you're listening, please do subscribe now And also if you're watching on YouTube, hi But if you are listening and we've Reco Secoed something I do kind of feel like we need to deep dive more into things.

32:24So if you would be interested in that, we can do that as a Luana Extra Hot. Let us know if we've record, like any podcast that you want us to deep dive. Do send your emails in to luana at everythingluana.com because we will do that for you because naturally as a threesome, we then talk about it. And I feel like you guys would want to hear us.

32:45Anna Williamson:We just need to bring the group chat over to you as well. And actually on that, lots of you have been asking us if we're going to do an Extra Hot on Lindsay Clancy. case we are going to be when we are allowed to at time of recording the jury is in deliberation okay hold that hold that hold it hold it hold it by the time this comes out we might have a verdict i don't know if they'll do it that quick and if we do we will jump on because we are desperate to talk about this and like i cannot believe like for about a week and i had no idea about this case no and then i went and now she is so balls deep in it oh balls deep obsessed are you obsessed Oh, fucking hell!

33:23Anna Williamson:Do you know what? This also feeds into the I realised I was a twat when. I realised I was a twat when. I was a massive hypocrite. I'm a hypocrite and I'm obsessed with being a hypocrite. Anyway, listen, back to Reco Seco, but we will do a Luana Extra Hot and Lindsay Clancy. If you would like an Extra Hot on Blink the podcast or the Poet or Swingers, please send your emails in because we naturally chat about it. And if you want to hear our chats and opinions, and it is just our opinions, it's not anything other than that, then it's just guff. It's guff, basically. And the traitors. We're very excited about traitors coming back, so we'll do an extra hot on that.

33:59Anyway, back into the record. We should do a daily traitors lowdown. We should make ourselves the unofficial traitors podcast. Do you know what? I just do it.

34:08Anna Williamson:Every day. I think we should do that. But after it goes out, we'll just jump on. Yes. Isn't this how Team Luana always... We did this with our tour, with the Palladium. if we're not talented enough to get someone else to... We do it ourselves. We just do it ourselves. I reckon we should do it. The only problem is, is for me getting traitors in Dubai. We'll sort it out. We'll get you a VPN. A VPN. It doesn't always work, BBC. They know. Well, I know people that make traitors. We'll get you the footage. Or we need to do like a COVID style. You have like, you put a phone up so I can watch it as you're watching it.

34:39And then we'll also be on like... Maybe we could do that. Watch a Zoom and a FaceTime. And I will just have to stay up till 1am. That's quite late. We'll figure out the logistics. Right. Recco. Anyway, yes, I'm recommending a podcast.

34:50Anna Williamson:It's called Can I Tell You a Secret? It's by The Guardian. It is about a case, which I actually found quite interesting. I think I might have listened to this. About stalking and cyber harassment. And it was really interesting because the guy who went down for it and where it all kind of happened is in this place called Northwich, which is like right where my family are from up north um so i found that very interesting i think i might listen and then it's like a six-part series there's like a little seventh uh add-on update episode as well but i just found it very interesting okay so what's it called again it's called can i tell you a secret can i tell you a secret or a guardian podcast guardian podcast and the reason I found it really interesting is because not only do you hear from the victims you hear from the stalker fella's mum stop you hear he's autistic so you hear like that side of things and it's kind of it's quite a nuanced conversation but that we can then do dive on maybe but yeah it's just very very interesting not a fucking extra content coming out of this machine what is it about is it a whole thing what one is it because they've got the birth keepers on there yeah the Guardian just have like a running stream of them but it's called Can I Tell You a Secret I have to admit The Observer and The Guardian which I've had to subscribe to because you guys do do really good podcasts thank you Imogen great record my record this week is a TV show or TV series oh okay I am a big fan of Harlan Coburn's you know Psycho new one on Netflix yes I've not seen it I will find you it's called Have you watched it?

36:36Anna Williamson:Do you like it? It's really good. I finished it a while ago. Do you read his books? I haven't. No, but I like you watching his TV. Whenever I know there's a Harlan Coburn on the telly, I'm like, that's going to be a goodie. I need to watch it. So it's on Netflix. Harlan Coburn's new. I think it's been the top ten for a good few weeks. I Will Find You. It's about a guy that's in jail for killing his child. But then suddenly the sister-in-law arrives five years into his jail sentence with a photo saying, isn't this said child who's supposed to have died? Someone has sent her a photo and there dot dot dot we follow the pathway of is his child actually alive?

37:13Anna Williamson:Was he set up? And then what happens? It was an absolute ripper-oo. Netflix, I will find you. Oh, I'm going to watch that. Yeah, it's good. You'll love it. I've got a lot of things to do, guys. You have. Okay, mine is a product. Obviously, I purchased this on Amazon. It is called the Shark Stainforce. Oh! Cordless spot remover. It is... Nippy title? Incredible. It comes in a little caddy. You need this in your house. So I was recommended this. What do we work it on? It's carpet cleaning and everything. Carpet, upholstery, cars, everything. It is... It's a steamer. No, it's like a little washy thing.

37:57To be honest, can I just say... I haven't actually used it, but I bought it for my housekeepers. And they told me that it's incredible. It's a RECO by proxy. So it's a RECO. I did buy it for them because it was recommended to me. And my friend was like, you've got to buy this. It's amazing. So I bought it and I said to Lisa, our head housekeeper, I've got you this. It's amazing. She's used it quite a lot. She said to me, it's amazing. Couldn't live without it. So it's really, really good. It's compact. It's got a little caddy with it. It gets, you know, like if you just want to clean your sofa yourself, it's incredible.

38:32You should buy one. It's under£150. Oh, it's actually on offer at the minute. There we go. Was£169, now£147. Delivery tomorrow if you're a Prime member. It is absolutely, we'll link that in our jazziness, in our Instagram stories. But it's really bloody good, let me tell you. I love that. And you need it in your house. I do. Maybe I should get you that as a housewarming gift. The Renault is Renault-ing.

38:56Anna Williamson:I would love that in my life. It's really good. Lisa can't stop raving about it. Well, I would love that in the old Renault. Because Crumble did a few wheeze in the house. Naughty. Very bad. He's been quite bad. Yeah, naughty boy. Because I've been travelling. He's not been trained properly. But, and we didn't know they were there, basically. And then Lisa got them out. She said, like, it's amazing. And you know, like, if you've had the dog come in from outside and his little paws go on the sofa. Yeah, yeah. Incredible. Gets it out. Like, Teddy's little cat feet. So I need this because at Big A and I have just invested in two new sofas.

39:27Anna Williamson:Will you use it? Probably. No, you won't. I'm not wasting 150 quid on you. Don't waste your money, but that's very thoughtful of you. See, she's not going to get it. No, I probably will, but I'm a little overwhelmed with cleaning products at the moment. No, we just order two new couches. You're right, Teddy likes to throw up of an evening. Every now and again, he'll do a little cat peek. You need this in your life. I do need that. Very, very good. Well, there we have it, guys. This week's Reco Seco. We have a cleaning product, we have a podcast, and we have a TV show. You are welcome.

39:58Anna Williamson:Let's move on to messages now. Right, message from Jenny first. Hello, you beautiful women that bring a smile to my face on the hardest of days. Well, that's a nice way to start, isn't it? So nice. Dare I say, I may be your biggest fan in sunny California. Oh, we've got a Kelly fan. Bless you. Jesus, you sound like you're going to take off. Bless you. My name is Jenny and I've been listening to you since 2024. And yes, Anna, I've gone back to listen to the full catalogue. Well done, Jenny. You are my back catalogue listener of the week. Good girl. Glad it all caught on. I want to share that your ridiculously happy faces have been printed and shared as evidence in what may be the world's fucking stupidest court case.

40:34Anna Williamson:Okay. Last November. Have we been in court, guys? Last November. That's important, she says. My boyfriend purchased us tickets to your up and coming October 26th, the big party event. Well, that's like. Yeah. The last year they bought it for this year. For this? In October? Yeah. Oh, wow. Okay. for months we've been excited about seeing you and visiting london for the first time oh my god guys you like traveling to see us that's incredible last week hang on she says i received a certified letter stating i'm due in court oh no i'm due in court the same week that we'll be traveling what the f my lovely piece of shit ex-husband now divorced for five years served me orders to mandate we use a co-parenting app to communicate why would that be needed after five years you may ask well here's where it gets fun i asked him to use this very same app way back in 2023 he told me to f off and refused to use it apps existed so if you're not amicable you can go through an app and i suppose if it's through an app people are less likely to abuse you you know it's a bit more like streams of whatsapp messages and abuse and stuff regulated i'm gonna actually tell some of my friends to look into this that are struggling with excess he's continued to harass me via text voice notes, email, you name it for years.

41:52Anna Williamson:Now, let's get back to how your faces became evidence. Yes, please. I had to submit a request to reschedule and prove good cause. A planned vacation is not considered good cause unless you can show prior commitments and purchases before the date you were served. Enter Luanna. I printed, one, the confirmation email that shows we purchased tickets on November the 10th, 2025 at 8.02. It just goes to show, guys, be an early bird when you buy tickets for our events. And two, the actual tickets that show the event date. This has got to be the most absurd and trashy documentation ever submitted. We'll take that as a compliment, babes, to our judicial system, and I don't care.

42:32Anna Williamson:Louise's big mouth is open like she's screaming, and Anna's got a sultry, I can rock your world look on her face. I could, baby. And we can't forget, it's titled The Big Party. I sealed you up and shipped you priority mail to the court. Fingers crossed I make it to see you girls. I love you oh it's us printed on babe we are so invested in this I hope that you can come if you can come please will you email in my back and let us know and you can have a drink on us oh I'll have you a drink I'm so tired we might be a bit no no I was like I was like come and see us you were like no thanks oh yeah you can come and see us we'll say hello to you but you can have a drink I thought you were like don't give her a drink of course she can have a drink It's fucking expensive over here.

43:20Well, you can meet us if you make it from Cali. Oh, fingers crossed. You know how I'm about meeting people. That's why I was hesitant. It depends what mood you're in. There's no longer a VIP meet and greet. I actually love meeting people, but when we do two shows in a day, it's quite tight turnaround. Yeah, it's more the timings to me. And I also have a lot of friends coming that want to hang out before the second show. And you know, like, apparently my idol's coming. Oh, yeah, you want to hang out with him, yeah. Fair. Right, next message. Right, we've got Anon from Alexandra.

43:53Anna Williamson:Yeah, I think it is Anon. Sorry. And her name is Alexandra that she picked. Oh, right. I hope you're both doing well. Firstly, it's been wonderful watching Luanna Journey over the years and I'm so happy when I listen to you all. You really do life my days, especially my dark ones. Do you think she means light? Anyway, you all deserve every bit of happiness that comes your way. Thank you. As for me, my path has been a little different. I served in the army for many years and one of the things I love most about military life was moving every few years. Pardon me. Okay. It gave me the opportunity to see the world, experience different cultures, make lifelong friends and constantly challenge myself.

44:33However, after returning from Afghanistan, I realized something had changed. The excitement and sense of purpose I'd felt for so long was missing. Back home, I found myself struggling with the routine and no longer feeling fulfilled in my role. Eventually, I made the difficult decision to leave the army. I went on to university and trained as a teacher, completed my NQT and true to form, once qualified, I headed overseas. Since then, I've spent roughly three years in each country working across Europe and now Asia. Wow. During COVID, many fellow veterans I knew were struggling, whether with PTSD, transitioning to civilian life or simply coping with everyday challenges.

45:11I spent a lot of time talking with them, supporting them and helping them navigate difficult periods in their lives. Over and over again, people said to me, you're good at this. Have you ever thought about becoming a counsellor? And the more I thought about it, the more I realised how passionate I was about helping veterans access the support they need. Many received some support when leaving the armed forces, but it often doesn't go far enough. And ongoing therapy can be expensive and inaccessible. Sadly, this leaves many veterans struggling, sometimes with devastating consequences. and I knew this was something I wanted to dedicate my life to.

45:43With that goal in mind, I used my savings to complete a master's degree in psychology.

45:48Anna Williamson:Well done. Unfortunately, I then discovered that becoming a counselling psychologist would require a professional doctorate with tuition fees often exceeding£30 ,000. Financially, that simply isn't possible for me. I reached out to charities and funding organisations without success and I won't lie, it really was heartbreaking. I cried myself to sleep for a few nights rather than give up I explored an alternative route and began training as a counselling therapist I funded and completed my level 2 and level 3 qualifications through a small loan which I have now repaid the final step is completing a level 4 qualification which would allow me to practice professionally and potentially work with the NHS and eventually establish my own counselling practice where I hope to offer free support to veterans whenever possible the challenge is that the level four course must be completed in person in the UK and cost between six to ten thousand.

46:41I do not have this at all, nor money for car, rent and so on to begin a new life back at home, let alone a job to go to. At the moment, I'm contracted to remain overseas until July 27. And honestly, I'm struggling. I'm deeply homesick. I no longer enjoy teaching and I feel stuck. I want to come home and begin building the career I truly care about. But financially, I cannot yet make that move. Most people tell me it's only a year and perhaps they're right but right now it just feels like a very long year. The job affects my mental health more than I like to admit and I often feel trapped between where I am and where I desperately want to be.

47:16Teaching no longer gives me the sense of purpose it once did. My heart is set on becoming a therapist and helping veterans rebuild their lives. For the first time in a long time I know exactly what I want to do. I just can't quite see how to get there and I've tried asking for financial aid or scholarships to no avail. I thought about setting up a GoFundMe page. I've read a few that are in similar positions and it has really helped them. The issue here is am I entitled to do this? Am I a fraud for wanting to do this? I have a well-paid job. I also just spent a month in Thailand. My friends and family do not know the reason but I was having a mental breakdown and if I had to come home to the UK I would not have come back to my job.

47:54Then this would have leaked legality issues. I'm so homesick. I'm so down in the dumps. I'm the one that smiles and puts a brave face on. Everyone thinks I'm okay but little do they know I'm not. So I would generally value any advice, perspective or guidance either of you might be able to offer and thank you for taking the time to read this rather long email. Warmest regards, Alexandra.

48:14Anna Williamson:Wow, that's a big email. So where is she living? She's over... She's in Asia and legally I suppose she's employed by a school that you are going to have to stay there until July next year. But she's British. and wants to come home, basically. I wonder what would happen if she just fucked up. Well, that's what I'm thinking. I'm sure, you know, nothing has to keep you there. Imagine if you've got cancer or someone died. I mean, this might be slightly ignorant, but exactly to lose point on that, I think I get you're tied into a contract, but contracts can be broken. Now, of course, there's always a cost to that.

48:48Anna Williamson:Yeah, they might withhold money or something. Yeah, there might be a cost, you know, but exactly that. There are all kinds of different circumstances. But also what I would say is you've just said to me, and this is where I guess my therapist antenna goes up, you are struggling yourself mentally. You're in a position of trust in your teaching. So if you were to continue what you're doing and you're really struggling and you're not, you know, your efficacy will start to shift. You're going to start getting unwell. You're possibly then going to get signed off. No one's winning. You can't be in that position.

49:21Anna Williamson:You won't get signed off in Asia. Well, no, probably not. but you won't be doing you won't be able to practice the best of your ability um and then you're going to be in whole levels of crap i would personally look at what your main motivation and goal is here and i think everything you have to weigh up the cost first you know everyone there's always a choice to be made and what is the what is the um alternative to that and it sounds like what you really want to do is come home and you want to come home for your mental health for your well-being and you want to break that contract now you have to look in i think look into all those possibilities what what would happen if you did do that um is it possible to do that and then what are the alternatives if you come back to the uk what does that set up then look like i also don't think it's selfish to be setting up a gofundme page for um extra um people don't have to donate if they don't want to and also it's not something like you're setting up a gofundme for something like a car right you're setting up a gofundme because you want to help veterans for For free.

50:14Anna Williamson:For free, which is a different thing. It's not a charity, but it's kind of charity. It's kind of charity. Well, it is, yeah. There would be people who would want to give to someone who wants to help veterans. I would do that. Do you know what I mean? I would even, you know what, if you set that up, I'll give you some money for that. Give you some watch. Well, because I feel strongly about it too, I guess, as a therapist myself. And you're right. There are so many different routes into therapy. And it sounds, what I also want to check in with. Would you know any other routes that she could take?

50:39Anna Williamson:Because have you been through this? Similar, but no. No, it depends on what discipline, what modality you want to go into. You are going into, quite rightly, a very highly regulated modality in counselling. Is that different to what you do? Well, I do. I've got a level four, five and six diploma in different modalities. So I have counselling diploma, but then my higher level qualifications are in psychotherapy, CBT with psychotherapy and NLP, neurolinguistic programming so it all depends on what you want to do you can have degrees you can have diplomas you don't have you could there are so many different ways around maybe you can look at other ways i think other ways and now obviously i did pay to do mine as well and yes it does cost thousands and thousands of pounds to get all of these qualifications which in my experience are worth it but yet some people and actually i do get a lot of private messages maybe i'll do an instagram post about this when i'll be bothered because it is a because it is a really because it is such a convoluted area.

51:42Because there's so much that you can do

51:44Anna Williamson:and so many different courses. Exactly, so many different hats, whether it's psychotherapy, whether it's psychology, whether it's psychiatry, whether it's coaching, whether it's counselling, you know, all of these do come with different courses, different qualifications, different levels. If you want to go into NHS work or you want to be back registered, which is one of the regulating bodies, I'm part of a regulated body. But there must be several different bodies. So many different bodies. So maybe you need to look into different bodies to fulfill your dream and your wish. Maybe there are different routes to doing that.

52:18Anna Williamson:I would look into BACPA, British Association of Counselling and Psychology, psychotherapy, I think. Can't actually remember what they stand for. I trot it out so often. I'm a member of the NCIP, the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists. there are loads of different options and ways of doing this that might not necessarily cost that much yeah it all depends on yet what what you have to go into but i do know yeah if you're going into those higher levels obviously you do need to have those high levels of qualification to be able to practice um but there are many other different routes and i think it sounds like you need to weigh up all of those options and come home yeah um but also it's things like you know i i started out in my whole therapy world and counseling world as a child line counselor um and i got trained for free through their specific training program you know six 17 years ago um to then become a qualified accredited inverted commas child line counselor so i was a counselor within their program um which was a voluntary role but you could do a paid role and you know it's interesting you say that because like listening to your story look i agree in an ideal world you'd break that contract and come home now if that isn't possible you know i'm really like a i'm quite a practical person so I would and I know that you say that you've had a like a mental breakdown in Thailand and I've never experienced anything like that but if that is the situation you're in I think sometimes you've really got to work with what you're in you're in Asia which is a low-cost place to place to live and you say that you're earning like a good salary yourself so in I don't know in your mind like can you focus and I know it's really easy to say this when you're not in the depths of, and you are obviously at a real low now, but to try and bring yourself out of that low.

54:03So try and fill your boat with what is going to boost your mood and make you happy. That is helping people. Can you enter into a voluntary counselling role remotely, whether that's like via the Samaritans or Childline or Women's Refuge or the army, you know, the army ones. Yeah, Sally, Salvation Army. So can you do something like that along with your teaching? And you might find that that really helps to boost you because although you'd still be in that situation of teaching, having something like that, which is actually what you want to do, could really boost you. And they might have within those institutions programs that can add to your qualifications as well.

54:46I'm quite practical when, as a person anyway, I'm quite practical and quite solution driven. So I just try and think, right, this is a situation you're in. you're in a low cost country, but you're earning good money, that is a really good opportunity to save up for a year to then when you come back here, when you're out of that, yeah, just really do get your ducks in the row. How do you fill your cup with what you enjoy doing? Well, you know that you enjoy the counselling and you know you enjoy working with veterans. So look at other charities where you could help and offer your services for free.

55:17It gives you great experience for what you want to do in the future and it could give you the opportunity to actually get qualified within those institutions.

55:24Anna Williamson:And can I add as well, that will also add to when we go into into professional training and we're students, we have to add to our hours. We have to do a certain amount of clinical hours in order to get. Yeah. I mean, I think I had to do something like I can't make this up like five hundred and thirty eight clinical hours before you then get your qualification. So that could add to that. And I think that when you then break down that year and it's less than a year, right, we're basically in September now. I think that if it was me, I would month by month set myself goals. like so okay September now September tomorrow like what am I going to achieve in September to help me towards my goal of being back in the UK in July and actually aiming towards something that I want to achieve it's not as easy to catch a flight home and it to happen instantly right every you have to have stepping stones so write your plan up do literally physically write it down onto a board September October November December January February March April May June and your home in July.

56:22And each month, what is your goal for saving towards this, what you want to achieve? How are you going to add to your hours? What courses are you going to want to do? And write that down. Like in September, I'm going to save this much. I'm going to research these things. And do you know what I always find is when you're busier, you don't have as much time to mentally think about yourself. And I know that can sound quite ignorant, right? No, you're right. busy people you don't you don't have time to think about um like just like being yourself you don't have time to wallow being down in the dumps and wallowing and without I don't mean to sound dismissive and I'll just use an expression you don't have time to wallow in self-pity right because you're busy and you're focused on that goal and I think you really can and it's hard to pull yourself out of that mentally but I think if you just start the stepping stones and put the wheels in motion to achieving your goal you will find that that year goes quickly and you'll get a sense of satisfaction about ticking these months off have I achieved that goal and within that month's goal you'll have like your little baby goals and you just ticking these things off and I think that's so important as well like practically to get people to achieve what they want you don't just wake up one day and think I'm going to do that and it's there on your plate it's so rare that that can happen for people and those people often you will find that have the money to do that do not then have that satisfaction of achievement because they've actually not had to work towards it so i really think that if you are stuck there till till july and also in a way you would probably get a sense of achievement sticking it out until july and okay you're not enjoying the teaching but you were at first so what what has changed within that can you go back to identifying what you enjoyed first of all with the teaching and and do a bit more of that whilst doing more of the therapy stuff and you know that's that's what i would do and i'd set up my monthly vision board and i would i would achieve try and achieve mini goals we've given you we've given you a plan so we're on we're on the countdown because i guess like and if you can't break the contract

58:32Anna Williamson:has per annals advice do that too no but i like the plan time goes quickly like how often have You've been like, oh my God, that's been six months and it's just flown by. I think when you're alone... Like my bloody house ready. Do you know what? When you're alone like she is in a strange country, time can then feel a lot slower. But what can make time go quicker for you? You know, is that learning a new hobby, like you're so focused on learning this therapy and it's all consuming. Do something else. Start bloody crocheting. Start running. Just do... Or go and help people or help the aged or something.

59:08Just do something else that also takes your mind off that.

59:11Anna Williamson:But Lou is right, that activity breeds activity. And if I was dealing with, or when I am dealing with clients that are depressed, I'm not saying you are, but they're struggling with their mood, the biggest, biggest advice we're trying to get people to do is to do something. Get out and do something because that will lift your mood, lifts your serotonin, and it gets you into a can-do mindset. Good luck, my darling. I think we have mapped out your next year. Right, message from Jamie. me hello my dear Luanima you guys are so kind by the way I say this as you guys like my bffs long time listener I'm on a week off from work to save me from my menti b and I'm finally getting all my emails to you well done I'm not sure where this story falls in but I thought it was something only Lufanians would understand but a content context I live in Johannesburg South Africa we've gone from California to South Africa to Joburg we are international oh well this is not Nice.

1:00:05We have a creature called a Parktown Prawn. Well, I meant to be going to South Africa next year and this prawn has just put me right on.

1:00:11Anna Williamson:Now that thing looks quite small, but look at the size of it. Scroll down. Right, this prawn, guys. It's like the size of a cockroach. And some. It's basically the size of her two fingers. Got a little sting at the bum. Squidge together. It is named this because, as urban legend says, it is an experiment gone wrong and escaped from Wits University plaguing the surrounding areas. A local newspaper wrote this to describe the creature. On the surface, it is a brute of an insect, thick-bodied, a reddish-brown with a long antenna, powerful legs, and in the males, a pair of formidable tusks. It jumps, kicks, and when threatened, can squirt foul, smelling black liquid.

1:00:45Anna Williamson:It's a squirter! This is my David Atmer impression. It doesn't help that it looks like something from Men in Black. Now imagine this. Teenage me just got back from a night out, pretending not to be hammered off my face and wake up my parents, going to have a bath to try and get some of the grossness of the night off me before passing out in bed. You know the smell. Your vag is huffing from all the inappropriate dancing with strangers. Your pits are smelly and you smell like an alcoholic from all the cheap liquor you've been drinking. We know that smell well, my darling. Little did I know at the time, but I was also ovulating.

1:01:14Anna Williamson:So panties filled with goo. You are sex on legs, my love. When I climbed out of the bath. Imo is practically wet over there. When I climbed out of the bath, I looked down only to see a Parktown prawn. Oh, my God. Oh my God. Going to town, eating all of the goo from my pants. I screamed so hard I vomited. Falling out of the bath, landing in my vom, waking up the whole house and busting my drunk state, resulting in me getting grounded from being drunk, all thanks to this disgusting creature. I hope it brings you a laugh. I can't look at these gross creatures in the same way again. Love, Jamie. Imagine that.

1:02:02Anna Williamson:You've just gone out. You're on the absolute, you've on the piss. You've come home for a slash and you look down and in your pants, you've got a massive locust scoffing on your skull. On your ovulation. And then to add insult to injury, you get grounded. Oh dear, remember, if you want to get in touch, you can email us at Luanna at everythingluanna.com. You can also drop us a WhatsApp on 075215. 855-64640. Delightful.

1:02:38Anna Williamson:Right, news stories. Let's was through these because we've been guffing for hours. This is good news. Yes, so Meta is to settle a lawsuit for$18 billion. That's like nearly 13 and a half billion pounds. Dropping the ocean to them. Oh, isn't it just, babes? So Meta will pay up to this amount of money to settle a suit alleging its social media harmed children. So a California judge has approved the settlement, Meta must pay, to 48 states, plus the District of Columbia and three US territories making the company's largest payment over child safety litigation to date. Meta has denied any wrongdoing as part of the settlement and said on Wednesday that the payment it has agreed will be distributed in annual installments over a 10-year period.

1:03:19Anna Williamson:So what is all this all about? Last month, a federal judge handed a historic ruling against Meta, finding it to be a public nuisance on par with air pollution and ordering it to pay combined fees of almost$1 billion. As the trial kicked off last week in California, federal court, state lawyers argued that the tech company knew that millions of 11 and 12 year old users were on Facebook and Instagram over the years and yet did little to keep them off the platforms. This is such a good move. This is what we keep saying. Penalties. need to be held accountable. And they say 13 and under. Now it's 16, isn't it?

1:03:56I think. I don't know. But anyway, they're not...

1:03:59Anna Williamson:13 is the legal age, I believe, still at the moment. They're not implementing this, so they should be fined. Yes. So as part of the settlement, Meta will also implement a host of changes aimed at better protecting kids online, as Lou said, which we've all been calling for. This includes a default two-hour daily time limit cumulative across Instagram and Facebook that teens can only turn off with a parent's permission. I like this. Likes will be hidden on teens' profiles and those they interact with. I like this. School mode or a mute on notifications between 8 and 3 during school days. Prompts noting when a teen has hit 15 minutes of continual use, then notifications and communicative use when it's hit 60 and 90 minutes.

1:04:37Anna Williamson:Wow. This is excellent and should be across the board. I just think, though, that... Do you remember when... Was it TikTok or before TikTok it was Melody or something? but when they took down all the profiles of the kids that were under 13 and loads of kids lost their profiles and then what the parents did though was set all the profiles up for the kids so i just that's why i keep saying it when you're on social media you should have to submit your id always that the tech is there well they do facial recognition now and enzo has which is really good i'm seeing it really coming into effect with him and we've doubled down really hard and you know it's working it is actually working a bit now with this new guidance that's coming in with our UK government even just now them understanding this is such a thing that laws are coming in it's now been so much easier with Enzo to boundary him and him understand those boundaries facial recognition to your I think as well there should be ID we give ID for everything else well I just think you should have to upload your passport everyone knows our NHS number everyone knows our passport I don't know my NHS number no but the government does but do you know what I mean like we're all in a system somewhere exactly so all that bullshit about oh I don't want to have my idea everyone knows where we are you're kidding yourself they know where your kid is your kid's at school or not everyone knows but yeah we should just be made to upload idea and then verify it then that would solve the problem I'm so on this and I'm pleased these tech companies are being held accountable I'm making changes right 007 do we love James Bond I love a bit of James Bond no I like a bit of James Bond I'm not really into it I like a bit of it I mean, I'll watch it.

1:06:14Never seen.

1:06:15Anna Williamson:I always wanted, who was your favourite? I always wanted to shag Roger Moore. Mine was Pierce. Bit of Pierce, was it? I wasn't a fan of Daniel Craig. No, me neither. It's always Roger Moore, live and let die. Woof. Anyway. I realised I was straight. The new one, their screen testing in September and it's been whittled down to six actors. Give us the top six. Let's see how many of these we know. Or like. There's an Aussie, 29-year-old Jacob Elordi. I love him. known for Saltburne. I mean, I love Saltburne, but I don't know who this dude is. He's the hot guy in Saltburne. Oh, I liked him. Yeah, I know.

1:06:49Okay, he'd be good. He famously dated Kendall Jenner.

1:06:53Anna Williamson:Yes. I like the fact that we're linking these to their famous show. Oh my God, the next one. I've got to stop saying it. I'm such a twat. I'm obsessed. I love this next guy. Paul Meskel. Paul Meskel. Don't know who he is. Oh my gosh. His Roman nose. I don't. He is sex on utter legs. I watched Gladiator 2 the other night. Did you? I just don't watch anything. I'm not going to lie. I've got a tinge in the minge, Lou. I've got a tinge in the minge watching Paul Mescal. I was like, I'm not going to lie. Do you ever watch something and then you get a bit tingy? Then you're like, there, exactly. So this is Jacob Elordi.

1:07:24Anna Williamson:No, show me Paul Mescal. Oh, I don't remember him. No, I'm not him. He can't be Bond. He's quite tall and Aussie. He's too, like, boyish looking. Yeah, exactly. He's a bit too boy band to be Bond. Show her Gladiator 2. Paul Mescal. Oh, that first pic. Yeah, that's him and Gladiator. Yeah, he could be Bond. Okay. He's sexy. Then next up, so Paul Meskel's Irish. He famously dated Gracie Abrahams. Also no idea who she is. No, I don't know. Callum Turner, who's English. His famous date was Dua Lipa. He's married to Dua Lipa. I don't know Callum Turner. Oh, he's married to Dua Lipa. Okay. No, sorry.

1:08:01No, it's a no from me. Not with O's ears. No, it's a no from me. No. I think he's gorgeous. Well, it looks like Dumbo. He's gorgeous. No. Sorry, look at the ears. Bond cannot have ears like that. They're not bad. They need pinned back. Not in that second pic, he looks nice. Yeah, because he's at the side. That's why they're not bad. He's not front on. He was turned to the side. Next one. Right, Jack Loden, who's Scottish. Famously married to Saoirse Ronan, who sounds Irish.

1:08:33Anna Williamson:Who is Irish. Saoirse Ronan, your husband's always talking about Saoirse Ronan. That's Saoirse Ronan. Is that him? Then that's him. He could be Bond. Andrew's always saying about Indy, he's like a mini Saoirse Roman. He's in Slow Horses. He's real good. Okay, I've not seen that either. Okay, and then the next one is Harrison Dixon. Harris. Harris, sorry. Dickinson. You're all right now, though. Harris Dickinson. No, I don't know this man at all. He's lesser known. And he doesn't have a linked famous partner. Right, put him in. He's lesser known. No. Absolutely not. I'm sorry, he looks about 12 years old.

1:09:06Anna Williamson:No, it's a no. Is he 30? Yeah. Jesus is like, Bean needs to play the next Benjamin Button. Right, and according to sources, the favourite to become the next Bond is also someone I've never heard of, Jack Barton. Jack Barton. He's 31 and he's a Brit. Imogen. He's also lesser known. He could be Bond. Oh, he's fit. Okay, I'm going for Jack Barton. Do you know why? He has got a touch of the young Sean Connery. the original Bond little camp looking I don't know if it's that sleeveless vest he's got on in that picture I think Bond has always had a slight little camp edge do you? the whole martini stirred thingy I don't know if he's a little too camp looking I think being in touch with your campsite is a turn on he's a little bit feminine looking I feel he's not quite masculine enough for Bond I'm going to go Jack thingy or for me it's Paul Mescal I think Paul I think Paul Mescal do you fancy Paul Mescal?

1:10:04I wouldn't say I fancy him but we all know that I have very strange taste in that No, he's got the strongest gorgeous nose I'm one of those two I wouldn't say I'm overly bothered to be honest I'll take Callum please When will we know?

1:10:19Anna Williamson:Well, if they're doing screen tests in September they said they were going to hopefully make a choice by the end of the year This is a big gig because if they're all around the 30 age group they can keep this gig for the next 20, 30 years if they're doing well No, they'll kill him off No, because Bun's been killed off loads of times, has he not? Because Daniel Craig, didn't he do four films? Yeah, and he's in his 50s. His last one, he was well into his 50s. Really? Too old now, let's have been replaced. That's ageism. That's showbiz. He's ageism, Lou. In the media world. So who would we choose?

1:10:50Anna Williamson:Aging Daniel Craig still? Or would we go for the new... I'd go Fresh Blood. I'd go Fresh. We need to make room for the next generation. I'm nearing my cougar eager. So eager? I'm eager to be a cougar, clearly. I meant era. Can I just say? Clearly my cougar, Minja's twitching. I'm already a cougar with my husband who's younger than me. Yes, you are. But I am a cougar. Are you younger than me? I am. How much? By one month. I'm the cub in my relationship. You're the cub, aren't you? Yeah. Yeah. Anyway, who do you think, Lufanians? We'd love to know what you think. Just let us know on socials. I'm not bothered if you let us know what you think about that.

1:11:24To be honest, don't really.

1:11:25Anna Williamson:We're going to find out. And I think what an amazing gig that will be for some young actor, some young buck out there. I'd like to be the Bond girl. Guys, can I just say, I think I'm ovulating. Are you? Yeah, because I'm getting a little bit spicy about Paul Mescal. Oh, okay. I probably could watch a bit of Pornhub tonight and think about that. Really? Maybe. And what would you put into your Pornhub search? That's a good question. Paul Mescal lookalikes. Would it turn you on if someone was just like rogering someone else with his mask on? with one of those paper face things. No, probably not. Maybe it's not a Pornhub situation.

1:12:07Anna Williamson:Maybe it's just a fantasy in my brain situation. It's a closed eye situation. A closed eye situation. Oh, interesting. Yeah, I think maybe we're on that tonight. Good luck to you. Thanks. I might get my actual husband to roger me instead. Nah, it takes too long. Oh, it's too long. Too long and too messy. He's been sanding down a staircase at 2.30am. It's a hard night. Right, let's move on. it's time for It's the Widow of the Wehica Right here we've got Lula We've got Nikki who's nominating Emma. She had just been away for a few days with my friend who casually asked When you were younger did you used to snort beetles?

1:12:44No. What the fuck? No, no I did not. In fact how do you...

1:12:48Anna Williamson:What? It's an actual beetle. She says it's for fun. Apparently you snort them up your nose and they come back out your mouth. she's Emma from Nuneaton there's no way I'm keeping her on with this one love the pod Nikki it's an actual real life beetle that you hop up and then I mean that goes into the top weirdo of the year for me this is hard to beat let's see what Evelyn's got hi Luanna, Evelyn here from Ireland I think I might be a contender for weirdo of the week we do know this since Lou brought it into our attention, you may know RIP.ie, Ireland's website I've got an Irish friend One, two, three.

1:13:29Anna Williamson:A very sadian Irish friend of mine passed away. Did they post it on? It was posted on RIP.ie. It's an Irish institution. Whoever invented RIP.ie is on to something, because Irish people are obsessed with people dying and going to their funeral, even if they haven't seen them for 45 years. So I saw this on Facebook. Well, I once met him down at a pub there, and I shared a pint with him. Gotta pay my respects. Gotta pay my respects. It's not your bloody Andrew. He loves a bloody funeral. Andrew loves it. He flies back. We have been on holiday and he's flown back for a funeral of his football coach from when he was 10 years old.

1:14:07That's how faithful, that's the impact she had on my life, Louisa. I just had to fly home for his funeral. Pay my respect. She and army Irish friends from back in the day we all played a bit of football. And then, do you know, Andrew's going to hate me saying this, because anyway, he basically had a, like they did a football reunion match in this guy's honour. And Andrew used to be a bit of a whippet, I think, on the football. Oh, yeah, fancied himself. It's not football. What do they play? Gaelic football. Oh, Gaelic football. I don't know. Oh, yeah, Andrew went to go and do his little... He was quite good, apparently, at this.

1:14:39He'd rent his whole childhood doing this and he now sponsors the football club and all this shit. Anyway, so they had a match in this guy's memory. Andrew's all, like, psyched up for it. The family all went and watched. I was somewhere and I couldn't go. and Andrew's like, I'm going to do the match and, you know, went on straight away, Achilles off. It's always the Achilles. It's only on there for five minutes. Oh, it's only the Achilles. I said, well, what do you expect? You're all like in your 50s, bumbling around. I think most of them had to stop playing and they just probably went

1:15:14Anna Williamson:and drank Guinness. But it's the thought that counts. Did it's Achilles. Well, RIP.ie, yeah, I knew about it from very sadly a friend of mine passed away. Anyway, back to the message. So we do know this. yes where death notices are posted I don't think there's really an equivalent in the UK it's very much part of Irish life I would like this to start being a UK thing hello why don't we do it luala r-i-p dot no luala r-i-p dot u-k this is what they don't r-i-p dot u-k I grew up and had died perfectly normal behaviour I thought except now I check it multiple times a day I'll have a little browse to see who's dead do you know what I've never actually been on it It's like bloody Amazon, having a little morning browse to see who died in different parts of the country.

1:15:57Anna Williamson:Read about their family members, sometimes read the condolences. I don't even know what I'm looking for, but for me it's like checking the news or checking my Instagram. Is it weird? I can't be the only Irish person who does this. Let me tell you, you are not the only Irish person that does this. It's a common pastime. It's almost culturally expected. It's an institution. Well, we heard it first. They check RIP.ie as much as they drink Guinness. And Andrew, Louise's husband, checks it all the time to then come back for his football coach, does his Achilles in the charity. Absolutely, they love it.

1:16:31Anna Williamson:I'd quite like Hertfordshire.uk. There was one recently in our family WhatsApp group. Do you want to learn the last person that died that nobody actually really has seen? There's been 20 posted today. And it's only 11 o 'clock. Has there? Tell us who's tied to that. Every pod episode, actually. Could we pick one? It's the death of the week. Sorry, we're not being incentive, by the way, to anyone that's passed away. Can I just say the last one in my family group was on the 15th of April. Noticed death of Deirdre Scully. I don't know who she is. We would like to offer our condolences to anybody that has passed away today and featured on RIP.ie.

1:17:13Anna Williamson:Poor Bernard. Has Bernard gone today? Bernard's gone. RIP Bernard. And what's happened to Bernard? does it say? Oh bless him. Bernard. Open to Bernard. Suddenly at home. Oh that's a sad thing. Can I just say in my family WhatsApp group so my sister and you all posted I'm sorry to tell you that Deirdre Scully has passed away if you'd like to view the death notice if you'd like to view the death notice visit RIP.ie and she links to Deirdre Scully God rest her soul and then she posts the little thing and then my other sister replies oh no she was quite young i think she only retired a few years ago nobody else said anything uh i don't know who did he was none of my family explained it but god bless deirdre and then the next message is about a field um right guys we need to now choose well for me it's the beetle snorter that gets the uh gets the weirdo of the week what about you lou beetle snorter definitely the beetle snorter so now it's time to crown it's the widow of the mom Right, who have we got, Emma?

1:18:18Anna Williamson:Okay, this month has been a bit of a bumper month. We have five people. Because it's the 31st today. Indeed. We have Anna Bomination, who was nominating her father-in-law, who washes his pants in the bath. Oh, yeah, weird. Okay, weird. Frieda Wang, her brother-in-law, loves a warm Lucy. how does he oh he likes it when he likes it warm because someone that's on it before it's second hand second hand bum like a bit syphilis-y to me that sounds oh um we had smle tooth uh with her partially stinky erupted wisdom tooth yes yeah she likes sucking on that uh we're rounding off the month really nicely with tasha's twin uh chelsea with uh the resin scab oh that was weird Gave it into a key ring, yeah.

1:19:11Anna Williamson:That was weird. And then we have the beetle snorting, Emma. I do think, I'm not just saying it because it was today's, I do think that snorting a beetle up your nose and then, like, spitting it out your mouth is very weird. So, again... Is that weirder than resin in your scalp? I would love to have a different answer. But, quite honestly, initially, the washing pants in the bath was my weird thing. Just because, you know, we live in a day and age now, guys, where we all have a washing machine. You know, that felt very weird to me. But yeah, I'm with you. Now we have a late entry with the Beatles snorter.

1:19:49It's like the horse coming from the back of the field. This is it.

1:19:52Anna Williamson:This is it. Old Shergar has come hoving into view. For me, it is the Beatles snorter. Imogen, what about you? I would have gone for old Scabby. Scabby? Would you? I would have, yeah. I think that saving your boyfriend's scab and then putting it in resin and then keeping it in the key ring is bizarre. Hang on, I might do a U-turn. I might jump shit. Sorry, can you imagine seeing a beetle and hook-turing it? It's like the beetle hook-ter. Yeah, it is, yeah. Remember that guy. Why would you put a scabby in resin? I'm going beetle sniffer. Fine, the beetle sniffer. You are Weirdo of the Month. You go into the prize draw for the Weirdo of the Year to be announced at Christmas.

1:20:33Anna Williamson:Woo! Right, we have had a very long episode, but there's always time to squidgen a rant if Lou's got one. I don't know if I've ranted about this before, but slow people. You have. You have, yeah. A few times. I just can't get over it, okay? So I was going to rant again about tortoises, slowness, sluggy people, but I won't. The end. So basically anyone that's slow, you're going in the bin. You're gone. Get out of my way. Just get out of your way. Just get out of her way. When you're walking on the pavement and shit. Just move. Move aside. I might get a tannoy. Move aside, tortoise! And as I'm going along, are you a snail or a man?

1:21:12Yeah, snail or a man. I just can't wait to be old and offend people even more than I already do. You don't need to be old to offend people, you do a beautiful job at it. I feel like I actually am quite curtailed.

1:21:25Anna Williamson:What a little word there. And I just want to be me, guys. I mean, you are quite offensive. I don't mean to be offensive, I just like saying what I'm thinking. Well, yeah, and you do that really well. And I'm glad that we give you the opportunity to do that. Well, good, that's it. If you're slow, beat the fuck up. Exactly. Guys, we are done for today. Thanks for listening. Thanks for your input. Great episode. We'll be back on Monday, of course. But Luana, Totally Extra, is back on Thursday. It's your episode. We need you, Lufanians. Please send all your emails into Luana at everythingluana.com.

1:21:58Anna Williamson:Now, please ignore any emails from scammers and report the bastards. I have got a story. Yeah, I'll do it next week. week's episode. I have been on the receiving end of a scammer myself. Anna has been scanned. I've been scanned. To the point of a Zoom call. You need to tune in to next week's episode which we will talk about it then because we've run out of time today and we forgot to talk about it basically. There's so much talk about it. I also want to talk about next week's episode. Imo has some randomness around a tortoise. A tortoise? It's very, I don't know, I want to know more about it. An actual tortoise.

1:22:28Anna Williamson:I think she's got a pet, Lou, but let's save that till next Monday. Terry the tortoise. We'll save it to next week. Right. Do jump onto WhatsApp, guys, and send us voice notes or a message. The number is 075-215-64640. Make sure that you've followed our podcast, top right-hand corner. Please share the pod with a pen, I was going to say, with a friend. Send them your favourite clip on our socials or our YouTube. Send them advice. Just generally, guys. Share the Luana love. Please give us a five-star rating and leave us a review. only if it's positive if it's not positive go fuck yourself and stop listening bye for now bye this has been a global production