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20 Sep 2026 · 31m · 19 chapters

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Jamie and Sophie face the APOCALYPSE

In short

Newly Paris podcast episode with Jamie and Sophie Leng. They recap Sophie’s short New York trip (Times Square snake encounter; Central Park turtles; solo parenting Ziggy), then trade comedic family stories (Ziggy’s cashmere/velvet outfits, Jamie’s paparazzi photos, fart-corner debate). They also discuss the TV show “Apocalypse” and play a bunker-survival “would you rather” game. Listener messages include a smart-doorbell/previous-owner fridge raid story and grief/solar-eclipse “core memories” stories, plus a Southeast Asia-to-Australia love story. They end with a “Newly Founded” shoutout to Doing It For Kids (DI F T K), a community for freelance parents.

Guests

No guests appear on the episode; it’s just Jamie and Sophie Leng. Listener messages are read from Anonymous, plus other unnamed listeners (e.g., Millie and Rachel from Australia).

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Chapters

3:56

Sophie's Adventures in New York

Sophie shares her wild experiences in New York, including a snake encounter.

“I held a snake in the middle of New Times Square and I just put it around.”
4:48

Sophie and the Snake

A humorous story about Sophie's unexpected interaction with a snake in Times Square.

“and he had like lots of parrots and monkeys and all sorts of things.”
5:55

Parenting Insights from Sophie

Sophie reflects on the joys and challenges of parenting while Jamie shares his experience at home.

“couldn't like having a handbag on my shoulder like I I'm gonna have to get Ziggy a snake one day What did you love about the snake?”
8:08

Ziggy's Affectionate Bond

Discussion on the bond between Sophie and her son Ziggy, highlighting emotional moments.

“Like, he, like, I'm not even kidding you.”
10:40

Home Cleaning Mishap

Jamie recounts a comical yet frustrating experience with an overpriced stone cleaning service.

“Like, I just don't want him to ever find me uncool.”
13:20

Paparazzi and Family Looks

Sophie and Jamie discuss their experiences with paparazzi, including reactions to their appearances.

“But you know what, you do learn from these things.”
14:00

Paparazzi and Wedding Jitters

The hosts discuss their appearance in paparazzi photos just before their wedding.

“And I was like, I'm looking pretty good.”
15:56

Paparazzi and Wedding Jitters

The hosts discuss their appearance in paparazzi photos just before their wedding.

“Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply.”
18:12

Listener's Messages: Bizarre Encounters

The hosts react to listener stories including a bizarre home invasion.

“Well, welcome back to Listener's Message, everybody.”
20:51

Listener's Messages: Love Story from Australia

A listener shares their love story about meeting in Vietnam.

“Okay, I got a love story from Australia.”
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22:22

Wrap Up of Listener's Messages

The hosts wrap up listener messages and encourage more submissions.

22:51

Discussion on Parenting and Fashion

The hosts humorously discuss their child's fashion choices and parenting styles.

“I need to understand this as well, right?”
24:44

Fart Corner Debate and Apocalypse TV Show

A comedic debate on a bizarre school policy and the hosts' thoughts on a new survival show.

“The other day, he looked like some kind of, I don't know.”
28:00

Awkward Dining Moments

Exploration of awkward social situations like farting at a dinner.

“It's like when you're like at a dinner or a restaurant or anything and like you suddenly smell a fart and then you're like, oh my fucking God, everyone thinks it's me.”
28:34

Surviving the Apocalypse

A fun discussion about survival scenarios in an apocalypse-themed game.

“Would you rather live in an underground bunker with 10 strangers or completely alone?”
29:52

Toothbrush Dilemmas

Debating the grossness of sharing a toothbrush in a survival situation.

“I would go with an ex because you've once got on with them, right?”
30:48

Hunting Skills in a Bunker

A humorous take on hunting food and the skills required in an apocalypse.

“Okay, be responsible for hunting food or in charge of rationing it out.”
31:45

Celebrity Bunker Guests

Discussion of which celebrities would make good companions in a bunker.

“and then you're gonna bring that back to all of you And also a fish is not gross.”
32:46

Final Thoughts and Movie Choices

Sharing favorite movies to bring into a survival scenario and final episode thoughts.

“Sorry, do you, sorry, are you saying you want to, Pete Davidson, do you want to speak?”
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1:38Hey, it's your ceiling vent, so I'm dripping. Could be the rain, could be the upstairs bathroom. Yikes. You could hire the guy your neighbor recommended, but I'm pretty sure that's just his cousin. Do we know if he's licensed, or does he just stone a ladder? Listen to your home. Go with Thumbtack. Upload a photo or voice note and we'll diagnose your project and match you with the right pro for the job. Thumbtack. We know homes. Hire the right pro today. Can I just ask you before we start? Whoa. What do you think the most underrated things in the world are? A sneeze is like an orgasm every fucking time.

2:19It's great. Isn't it fucking good? When it's a really big one, that's the best. Come on, give me some underrated things. What do you think they are? Okay. Is cereal underrated? Yeah, probably. I think it absolutely is. And a banana is underrated too. A banana tastes fake. If you really, really close your little eyes and eat that banana, it doesn't taste real. It tastes artificial. And it's so lovely. And all of us think it's as boring as an apple because you get given a banana from day dot. Bananas are, okay, fine. But hot baths, underrated. Vile. overrated, if anything. Are you freaking kidding me?

2:57A hot bath feels like you're stewing in your own dirt and I feel anxious the minute I set foot in. If you put me in a hot bath, that's anxiety for me. Are you serious? It's the same feeling as watching Coronation Street. What? It's just like anxious. When you watch Coronation Street, you feel anxious? Lonely. I feel lonely when I watch Coronation Street or Amidale. And baths, I feel very lonely in too. When you get into a bath, you feel lonely. How? How is that? I'm homesick. Underrated for me, I'll give it to you Very simple Lion bars Very underrated And the other one is handjobs Extremely underrated Listen, I tell you what, let's begin the episode and get into it Are you ready for this?

3:38I'm ready Are you steady for this? I'm steady Hello, I'm Jamie Leng And I'm Sophie Leng And now, we're Newly Paris Oh, yeah, we are, baby Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Newly Paris Oosh, oosh, oosh Oosh, oosh, oosh She's back from New York She's back from New York I want to hear about New York Because you've been there And I get it Sing it At New York Concrete jungle where dreams are made of There's nothing I can't do Now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big flies will inspire you. So tell us, how was New York? It was unbelievable. I held a snake in the middle of New Times Square and I just put it around.

4:30New Times Square. I put it in my neck. Do you want to know the story behind it? It's not New Times Square. Times New Square? What? Times Square? Times Square. Where's the new in it? New York. I'm fucking out. So jet lag still. I was only there for two days. There was this man and he had like lots of parrots and monkeys and all sorts of things. And he had a snake. And I was like, oh my God, that's so funny. Like, are people paying to hold that snake? And then I saw him put this snake in a rucksack with no fucking holes. So I went over naturally and was like, I'm so sorry. Like, I appreciate you've got all of these exotic animals, but is the snake in your rucksack?

5:08And he was like, yeah. And I said, well, how can he breathe? And so we had a bit of a fight, a little bit of a riff. Sophie, are you kidding me? And then it ended up, I said, can you show me if the snake's okay? You went up to this person in Times Square. In Times New Square, yeah. In Times New Square, who was holding a snake in a bag. He put it, packed it away into a rucksack and was about to get on the underground with, where's the snake breathing from? A rucksack. Also, like, just makes you think you never know what someone's carrying in their bag.

5:38Anyway, so we got speaking and he was like, look, I promise you the snake is such a happy snake. And I was like, are you sure? And then he was like, do you want to hold it? She's called Bobeda. I'm not fucking kidding you or Bannush Bannushka that's what she was called and I was like okay and so I had Bannushka around my neck and I honestly felt so at home and I thought fucking hell I'd be in Slytherin if I was in any house it was like talking to me I just sat and Bannushka was slithering right around me and you didn't care? couldn't like having a handbag on my shoulder like I I'm gonna have to get Ziggy a snake one day What did you love about the snake?

6:18Heavy weight You know how I like a weighted blanket It was like a weighted blanket on me Do you know what type of snake it was? A python or something I don't know They're very, very dangerous Were people taking photos of you? Well, my friends were But I don't No one was new to M Square No one cares There's also what's going on there Wait, okay So what else happened in New York? Give it to me Oh my god, actually I was in Hyde Park I keep fucking calling it Hyde Park Hyde Park? I was in Central Park And I didn't realise It's like Wildlife Centre there They have like flamingos and turtles. Anyway, this little boy was like, everything I said, he was copying me, but in a New York accent.

6:54And I was like, oh my God, I love turtles. And he was like, I love turtles. Turtles. And he kept saying it. And then I was like, I love turtles. And he was like, I love turtles. And I was like, oh my God, he's mimicking me. And we were like fighting over these turtles together. I can't entail. And he fed a turtle a pretzel and I said, I don't think you should give that. You can't do that. And then he went, I don't think you should give that. In a New York accent. And you were like, shut up, you little dick. Yeah. While you were doing that, I was at home solo parenting, just looking after Ziggy.

7:22And it was phenomenal. We absolutely nailed it. But as I said before, and I'm going to keep saying again, because of that, it absolutely wipes you. Now I know when I'm in the office and you're at home those days, you must be so tired. I'm going to say, like, I do think the beginning bit was absolutely exhausting. I actually find my time with my son just heaven on earth now. Like, this stage is chef's kiss. Like, I don't want the days to end. Can we also just say that Ziggy, like, missed Sophie? Like, he, like, actually genuinely missed her. Don't, because it makes me really upset and guilty, and I'll have to leave this podcast and get home to him right away.

7:59No, no, honey, don't get the guilt back in. You're absolutely fine, because you're at home. It's all great. But he missed you. Like, he woke up in the morning, and he saw me, and you weren't there, and he was a bit like, where's mummy? Yeah, big time. Like, he, like, I'm not even kidding you. Yeah, big time. Like he really missed me. He really missed you. And now he's like a Velcro baby to Sophie. He just wants to be on Sophie. I will never leave him again until he's married. Like that's it now. Like I feel so upset that he missed me that I, that's it. I can't. I'm going to have to fly him everywhere I go.

8:30Sophie was, you now know like the love that you have for your kids is crazy, isn't it? It's like the most wild thing. Sophie's obsessed with his bum at the moment because he has the sweetest little bum in the world. like Ziggy's bum is look listen Jay if you don't know something about Jamie Jamie's butt is like something I've ever nothing I've ever seen it's like too it's massive I reckon like it weighs 10kg your ass you think my ass weighs 10kg I think it's hefty and the weirdest thing is he doesn't do any squats and guys I'm not joking it looks like he's squatting 50kg like I don't fucking know where that ass comes from it's like solid and my son has inherited his bum and it is so cute like it's adorable but he's also inherited a dimple of mine that I have in my bum yeah it's very cute but what Sophie said to me this Sophie was like it's so adorable I just we were just looking at him he's rolling around naked being the cutest thing in the world Sophie was like I'll just kiss his bum and I was like are you always going to kiss his bum Sophie said when he's 30 I'll kiss his bum I didn't say that you did say that I wouldn't kiss a 30 year old's bum I know I wouldn't kiss your bum and you're my husband and you're in your 30 He's like, I don't want a hairy ass being on my lips.

9:45My bum's not hairy at all. Z's bum won't be hairy. Why isn't your bum hairy? Isn't all boys' bums hairy? Do you shave it? No, I just don't have a hairy... I'm not hairy. I don't have a hairy back. I don't really have a hairy chest. You do have a hairy chest, but you know what you do? What do I do? You pluck out your chest hairs with your fingers. Like, not with a... I don't know why you shave it. I see you every night.

10:12and I think fucking hell like that must be agony I do I shave a little bit my chest but I don't I don't shave my butt I just have a like a whatever is hairless butt look I'm not gonna kiss my son's bum when he's 30 like if your mum bent you over pulled down your pants and kissed your bum I would be so disturbed and I just don't think that's fair or nice for anyone but I I really really understand like the upset about your children growing up. Like, I can't physically bear it. It's like tugging on my heartstrings. Like, I just don't want him to ever find me uncool. I don't think he's ever going to find you uncool.

10:49I think you're going to be the coolest mum at... I'm going to have to, like, whoever he ends up with, like, really befriend them. Anyway, did you miss us? I miss you guys a lot. It was short but sweet. And I miss you guys so much. And I'm so happy to be back. Can we also talk about the fact that when Sophie came back, right, everything was great, everything was good, everything was perfect. I came back to the house after the day that Sophie's come back and there are people outside our house cleaning the front of our house so basically what happened was this man rang the doorbell I answered the doorbell he goes hey I'm going to be making he was Irish he was like hey I'm going to be making some noise down the road at that house over there and I said well what house and he pointed to a house like three houses away and I was like well surely I won't hear it and he was like oh it's very loud we're just cleaning and I was like okay no worries and he said do you want me to come and do a test on one of your stone.

11:38You don't have to be here for it. Just close the door. Like I'll come and do it. I was like, okay, sure. I could hear him cleaning. Then he knocked the door and he was like, look here, this is the stone. Guys, the stone was sparkling. It was hurting my eyes. It was so sparkly. I was like, oh my God, this is amazing. Like, and he was like, do you want me to do it for you? Like I can do it. I've got time. I can do it for you. I said, well, how much? He said it's four. It's normally£6.50 a square foot, but for you, I'll do it£4.50. And I said, okay so how much will be in total he said the cleaning machine counts the square feet so i'll know when i finish i was like okay i go upstairs i get 30 quid because i'm like four pound 50 my front garden's like this big it's going to be about 30 quid anyway and half an hour goes by they knock on the door half an hour goes by guys they knock on the door i get i see sophie talking to them i'm like this is going to go down badly i go to the front door and they say right we're here to you need a pass now.

12:35I said, well, how much is it? They said, they showed me the calculator. £900. What? Yeah. And I went... Sophie... I had my£30,£20 and a£10 in note, and I was like... £900? £900. I went, sorry, what? As I said, sorry, what? Sophie just left the front door and left and sat in the room. Yeah, I left. I couldn't. And I went, what? I went and sat inside the kitchen and listened because I thought, oh, I've really fucked up here. I had to pay£900 for someone to clean our stone. The best part about it is next week the stone's getting ripped out and new stones came from it. It's absolutely, I couldn't,£900.

13:17Yeah, I'm so angry about it. I'm so angry about it. I know, I'm so stupid. But you know what, you do learn from these things. What have we learned from it then? Don't trust strangers. That's the learning from it. Yeah, you do learn.

13:33also we need to mention the fact that you were papped with your dad you and patrick papped together can i just say that the paps right like do they face up you or face tune you to make you look like that revolting because i look like a 70 year old man and i'm so concerned like that makes me want to go and book him for a face okay can i just say before our wedding i had been working out super hard. Like I'd been working out major before our wedding three years ago. And I was like, I'm looking pretty good. I feel good. I think I look good. We were then papped on the beach three days before our wedding.

14:10I look like fucking, I look like a white polar bear. Like I, I never look so, go to my Instagram and see the photo of me. This is three days before our wedding when I was topless on the beach. I was like, what did the paparazzi do to make us look so bad? I don't know I don't get it Anyway I looked at the comments under your dad and you right on the Daily Mail Yeah First one the hot dad Silver Fox very handsome chap I mean that's like straightforward like nice Yeah this is like unheard of on Daily Mail Same here I fancy her dad And then you scroll down do you want to get to about me what is when your dad's hotter than your husband Like are you someone said this out of all the girls Jamie could have had right underneath someone's replied to that my question is why would anyone want Jamie the person under that has written Jamie who her dad is so handsome hot dad bring him back he's hot bring him back that's what it says bring him back from where most interesting thing about her is her dad

15:23okay alright On that note, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for Listener's Messages.

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18:12Well, welcome back to Listener's Message, everybody. Welcome back. I have one from Anonymous. Are you ready for this? Dear Jamie and Sophie, I have a totally bizarre story for you. A few years ago, my husband and I had just bought our first house and we were so excited to finally have a place of our own. We'd only been there a few days when I came home one evening and found him sitting in the kitchen looking worried. He showed me the footage from our new smart doorbell while we'd both been out, let themselves in with a key and left a while later. I beg your fine pardon. What the hell? We searched the entire house, completely panicked.

18:47Nothing seemed to be missing until we noticed that the fridge had been raided. What? We called the police and spoke to the estate agent. It turned out that the man was the previous owner. After moving out, he decided he could get away with keeping a key and invite women around for a bottle of red and some of our homemade banoffee pie. I'm in shock. Obviously, we changed the locks immediately. Sorry Sorry he shagged her And like had a bottle of red Yeah he went to the fridge Shagged her in the kitchen And ate their food It's phenomenal That is That guy's my hero I am like In utter disbelief Can you imagine Coming home And seeing two random people Shagging Having a glass of red wine With Bonofi pie in their mouth That is freaking wild That is outrageous That is outrageous We should look at our Ring doorbell more To Sophie and Jamie I am a huge fan of the podcast And Jamie's great company podcast I listen religiously every week.

19:40I'm a 29-year-old mother to a beautiful four-year-old girl. In April, our lives changed forever when her daddy suddenly passed away while he had her overnight for the weekend. We weren't together but stayed the best of friends throughout while co-parenting. As parents yourself, you know any parent's biggest worry is, am I a good mom or dad? Adding grief into the mix has made it harder again. I'm telling you this because I have my first I'm doing something right moment confirmed by my daughter the day of the solar eclipse. Ever since she lost her daddy, I have made it my mission to try and fill the rest of this year with nothing but experiences and core memories.

20:15On the 12th of August, we had a solar eclipse, but also that night we had a meteor shower. We drove to look at the stars at our local beach and we watched meteors go by for an hour before going home. On the way home, she turned the music down and said, Mama, I actually really enjoyed that. Thank you for taking me. I love you. Oh my God. My heart exploded and I started crying and that's when I knew I must be doing something right. Thank you for bringing me and so many others so much joy each week. Oh my God, I'm so sorry. That is unbelievable. I'm so sorry for your little girl, but she's so lucky to have you and sending you guys so much love.

20:49You guys, the biggest amount of love. The biggest ever amount of love. Thank you so much for sharing that. Okay, I got a love story from Australia. Towards the end of 2024, I decided to go solo traveling around Southeast Asia for three months. I'd been in a pretty shitty situation for far too long and needed to get away from London to find myself. After seven weeks in, on a completely random morning in Indonesia, I woke up with an overwhelming feeling that I should move to Australia after my trip. I'd never been to Australia and I never even considered it, but I couldn't shake the feeling that it was the right thing to do.

21:22Four days later, I headed off on a five-day excursion into the mountains of northern Vietnam, minimal phone service, sleeping in Harts most nights, and pretty much no access to the outside world. When I arrived at the meeting point, it took about 10 minutes for a girl to approach me. As she walked towards me, I thought, wow, she's gorgeous. And I tried to hide the little smile on my face. She said, hey, what's your name? And I immediately heard this Aussie accent. Within 10 minutes of chatting, it felt like we'd known each other forever. Somehow, a missing puzzle piece had just clicked into place.

21:52Long story very short, we're now living together in Sydney for two years and recently bought our first home together. We constantly talk engagement rings, marriage and babies, and still can't believe how the world worked out for us. We're truly best friends and somehow fall more in love every day. I never believed in love at first sight until I met her, but it felt like the world knew we were meant to be together. And despite being from the opposite sides of the world, we were meant to meet in the mountains of Vietnam and began our life journey together. Lots of love, Millie and Rachel. Isn't that insane?

22:23That's so lovely. You freaking rock stars. I love that. Guys, we love it. I want pictures. can you guys send in pictures because I love to put a face to a name we want the pictures we want the more stories send it in gang send it in to Newly Parents Podcast on Instagram or you can send us an email newlyparents at jamperproductions.co.uk that's the end of listeners messages

22:50I know that everyone watching is thinking hang on a minute what's happening with Jamie's hair and I'll agree I don't know he likes to dye it we all as a nation we as a nation have begged you and pleaded with you that your natural hair is so gorgeous and flattering and stunning and lovely and everyone comments under the photos vote Jamie's natural hair vote Jamie but no you disobey us all and you bleach that scalp of yours until it's red raw I actually think we should do a poll let's fucking do a poll let's do a poll okay the question is do we prefer Jamie's natural hair and I will insert a photo or Jamie's bleach blonde dyed hair?

23:30Listen, I'm a natural blonde. I'm a natural blonde. No, you are a dirty blonde. Yeah, I'm a dirty blonde. You're a warm dirty blonde. It's like a warm tone. I need to understand this as well, right? With Ziggy. New clothes arrive for Ziggy every single day. Not true. Lots of days there. Pretty much every day. And even you said to me the other day you're excited to buy more clothes for Ziggy. You like buying clothes for him, right? Now, Ziggy is nine months old. He poops. He vomits. He does all the things that babies do. Sophie has decided to dress our baby in cashmere and suede. No, it's not suede.

24:04Don't be ridiculous. Honey, he was wearing suede trousers. They're not suede. They're like little velvet things. Velvet. Velvet. You dress them in velvet trousers and a cashmere top. I feel like the mums are going to come at me for this and I just want to caveat and say, we're filming a Disney show and I'm not going to do my son dirty. Like, he is on that show. Kudos to you, sister. And I'm like, do you know what? If I get to dress nice, I'm going to at least, he can't dress himself, I'm going to at least do him the service and justice I think he deserves and put him in the clothes I know he'd want to be wearing.

24:38And he can't yet tell me that. I don't know if he always wants to be dressed in the clothes that you dress him in. He does. No, he really doesn't. He doesn't want to be wearing cashmere. The other day, he looked like some kind of, I don't know. Leprechaun. Yeah, he looked like a little leprechaun one day. I don't know if he wanted to dress like that. Another day, he had like, like a little he looked like a sheep in like a blue like cotton thing a rabbit with a rabbit toe yes that's it right it's a that is what babies wear with a baby grow underneath it coming from you you little fashionista over there just because you revamped your wardrobe anyway we cannot buy Ziggy any more cashmere or velvet no I I don't have multiple cashmere I have like two cashmere outfits and can I just caveat and say that I did get them in a size 2 for a 2 year old and secondly, all my children will wear the same thing.

25:27I'm not going to buy like all of them thousands of cashmere outfits. Okay, interesting. Also, by the way, I want to talk about a news article that went viral recently. There was a news article about a teacher in Atlanta who created a fart corner. So all the kids could go into the corner and just fart. That is so vile. And it got me thinking that I think we should create that corner in our house. Because then I can say to you, you got to go to the fart corner. that to me is so violent because i know the smell you know when you like walk into a boy's room after a night okay and it's just stinks of fart so that's the only way to describe it like the door's been shut like this studio i would imagine smells of fart sometimes yeah like the doors are shut there's no ventilation there's no windows there's a lot of guys in here like it's a farty room a fart corner is just that in a really confined space like no i would have to file a complaint to that school.

26:24Because of the fart corner. Absolutely. And what do they do? Face the wall and just let out fart? Yeah, the little kiddies go to the corner of the room and they fart. Why can't they just fart discreetly in their seat? Like, aren't we taught... The whole point of farting is you don't announce it. Do you announce when you fart? Yeah, sometimes I do. Do you ever let a silent fart out? Occasionally. I don't. Do you actually in this age? Yes. You're saying you never fart. Do you guys, like, fart silently? Would you just fart now in this room when we're all here and we can smell it. That is the... Are you...

26:55I need to understand this. You have never farted in a public space. No, I actually genuinely don't really fart. I have very, like, healthy bowels, even though this podcast has made out that I don't. Oh, God, I don't. You've got to tell me this. I was having a... I was doing an interview the other day, right? The coffee place where we were meant to have the interview had shut. So I said to this person, should we just go on a walk? Why don't we just go on a walk around the block? It'd be quite nice, right? Because then we can chat as we're walking. She was like, yeah, sure. to go and do it. So we're walking around the block and as we're walking around the block, these couple walked towards us and as the guy walked past, he farted.

27:34Farted out loud. And I suddenly thought, she thinks it's me. This person thinks I've farted. So I said to her, I went, oh, by the way, that wasn't me. And she went, what? And I went, oh, I think the guy just, Farted. Saying the word farted while you're in a job interview is like criminal. I know what you mean. It's like when you're like at a dinner or a restaurant or anything and like you suddenly smell a fart and then you're like, oh my fucking God, everyone thinks it's me. And you're just thinking in your head, shall I say this isn't me? It's like actually hideous. It's the worst. Also this week, by the way, a new TV show has come out called Apocalypse.

28:21Which basically means that you get these people who are dropped in a ghost town in America and they have to survive. Fuck, you would not. You, I would be bad. You would be so shit. Yeah. In an apocalypse. That TV show should not sign me up. So I'm going to ask you some questions. Would you rather? Would you rather live in an underground bunker with 10 strangers or completely alone? 10 strangers. Really? Mm-hmm. Okay. What would be your role amongst 10 strangers? But no one come far. That's your rule. That would be my rule, actually, genuinely. And everyone has to brush their teeth because it's close.

28:58Would you rather do it without your phone or without your bed? Without my phone. So you have no phone. I would actually want to get off phone then because that makes you not good with dopamine. And if you're in a bunkie, you need to have all of the mental health that you can possibly have. You need to have all of that dopamine striving through your body. Be trapped with someone who never stops talking is someone who refuses to speak. Oh, never stop talking. refuses to speak I struggle with that I'm like hello you would need entertaining I would need I love people who talk non-stop go without books or music go without music because books are much more stimulating like you can really lose track of time with a book this is like my true utter answers and music I love so much but like let's really think about it you've listened to some songs but you're also a bit like okay share a bunker with your ex or your most annoying colleague I can't think of who's an annoying colleague.

29:54You. I would go with an ex because you've once got on with them, right? Whereas an annoying colleague, like, they just annoy you. So at least an ex, you can just, like, you can be mates and just hang out. Yeah, I hear you. I think it's quite good. Okay, what about this one? Have a year's warning that the world is ending, but nobody believes you, or find out with everyone else when it starts. Oh, my God. Find out with everyone else. That's fucked. I wouldn't survive a year knowing that the world is ending and none of you believing me. I'd end up ripping my hair out. Okay, what about this one? Everyone in the bunker has to share a toothbrush or all of your teeth have to fall out.

30:32That's a good one. Am I ever getting out the bunker? We don't know. Because I'm thinking maybe I would just rather have no teeth than share my annoying colleague's toothbrush. If we're never getting out, I don't care if I'm gummy Sophie for the rest of my life. Okay, be responsible for hunting food or in charge of rationing it out. You would be terrible at hunting food. Hunting, 100%. Fuck rationing food. I hate being restricted on that side. How would you hunt for food? Go on, give me a little scenario. Easily, I would get a spear and kill a fish. I would be good at hunting for food. If I could do anything, I would do that.

31:11Well, I would genuinely just spear fish. And how are you getting the spear? Well, I'd get a stick and I would, like so easily just chip away at the stick on a piece of rock get a spear I mean that's pretty fucking easy I'd get in the lake and I would just just do the action I'm just gonna stand around in the lake because I feel like that is a great way to kill your time in an apocalypse so you're standing in the lake with the spear yeah and I'm gonna just spear and I'm gonna have two and I'm just gonna spear loads of different fish like it might take me all day to get one fish but by the end of the day I would have got one fish okay and then you're gonna bring that back to all of you And also a fish is not gross.

31:48Like if you had to carve up a pig's trotter and skin them a lot, that would really be so upsetting and disgusting. But a fish, we've all gone to a restaurant in Spain and eaten a fish that's just come off the grill with the eyeballs still in it. So you could kill a fish? Easily. All right. Any other food that you're getting for us? Snails. Snails? Snails. Snails. That's actually really a good shout. Like why does anyone in the wild not just eat loads of snails? they're literally a delicatessen a delicacy a delicacy okay and the final one to finish it off your top picks for celebrity bunker people okay let me really think now who I actually think would be vibes and funny Pete Davidson sorry Pete Davidson I think he would entertain me and stimulate me Pete Davidson Spencer Matthews very stimulating Sorry, do you, sorry, are you saying you want to, Pete Davidson, do you want to speak?

32:50I know, Kevin Hart, 100 fucking, okay, Kevin Hart, am I only allowed three? You've picked Kevin Hart, Spencer Matthews, Kevin Hart and Pete Davidson, very stimulating males. Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson and Spencer Matthews? I honestly never ever felt so strongly about Decision as well. That's who you would have, where am I? You are also there as well. Who would you have? Who would I have? Yeah. Who would I have? You or mine. My group's sick. Celebrities? I'd have like Barack Obama because he would like be a good leader. You don't need a leader. You're stuck in a bunker all day. I would have Barack Obama.

33:31He'd be a leader. I'd have Bear Grylls because he could help us hunt and everything. That's a good shot. And I'd have Oprah in free just because she gave us inspiration. Okay, I want to know more about this because it's a fun game. What movies would you bring? I would bring Just Go With It. Nice, Adam Sandler Parent Trap Nice And The Godfather The first one You would not bring The Godfather You've just said that to make yourself sound You would not Okay, I know why I would bring You would never bring The Godfather Shawshank Redemption And I truly would bring that That is good Well, ladies and gentlemen, on that note That brings us to the end of this episode Because otherwise, we're going to be just It's just going to be complete chaos Ladies and gentlemen, before we go We would like to do a lovely little newly founded This is where we shout out businesses, people different things that have been written into us.

34:16This is a shout out to Frankie Totora, founder of Doing It For Kids or D-I-F-T-K. Frankie was a freelance graphic designer and a new mom trying to make self-employment work around raising a child. She loved the flexibility freelancing gave her but found the combination of working alone and looking after a little person incredibly isolating. Totally understand that. She realized there must be loads of other parents trying to navigate exactly the same thing. So she created Doing It For Kids, a community specifically for freelance parents to connect, ask questions, and share realities of trying to run a business while raising children.

34:51It's since grown into community, Meetups resources, an award-winning podcast all built around making freelance parents feel a little less alone. A huge newly founded shout out to Frankie. This is amazing. And doing it for the kids. That is insane. That is so lovely, Frankie. Shout out to Frankie, guys. Because it is so lonely. Being a parent is lonely. Running a business is lonely. The combination to two is really lonely. I agree. That's a really amazing one. All of these newly founded are so good. Please keep sending in to newly founded. Newlyparents podcast on Instagram. Or you can send us an email, newlyparents at jamperproductions.co.uk.

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This week, Sophie is BACK from New York with plenty of stories, while Jamie’s been holding down the fort with some SOLO PARENTING. But there’s been an expensive lesson at home after someone charged £900 to CLEAN THEIR STONE?! 😭


PLUS, what happens when your dad is HOTTER than your husband, we need to talk about Jamie’s hair… AGAIN, and Sophie has one very firm rule for their house: there will be NO fart corner. And things get slightly more serious as Jamie and Sophie take on the ULTIMATE Apocalypse Would You Rather! 🧟‍♂️😂


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