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Redhead Reads Reddit

Redhead Reads Reddit

By Elaine

Reading things I enjoy from the Internet. My aim is to provide interesting, quiet content as the ideal podcast to listen to at bedtime. I won't be cross if you fall asleep!
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Episode 11 - Stupid rules at work & daft technical support questions

Redhead Reads RedditSep 23, 2019

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Season 3 Episode 5 - Heartwarming fun stuff about weddings & school days

Season 3 Episode 5 - Heartwarming fun stuff about weddings & school days

Following a bout of the lockdown blues, we are back with a new episode! This is a lovely episode to cheer us all up. Starting with the nicest things people have done for you, to the worst thing you have seen at a wedding and finally naughty school stories.
May 17, 202025:25
Season 3 Episode 4 - Covered in Bees!

Season 3 Episode 4 - Covered in Bees!

This week has a "bee" theme about it. A tale from Nextdoor about bee crime, an interlude from B3ta about a camera repair mission, and finished off with a bee keepers husband waving ALLLLL the red flags in the world. Join producer Dan and I for a giggle from the middle of Corona lockdown!
Apr 18, 202021:40
Season 3 Episode 3 - A Slug Sandwich

Season 3 Episode 3 - A Slug Sandwich

Producer Dan and I bring you a slug sandwich. Funny tweets for the top layer, a slug horror story for the filling, and amusing Mumsnet quotes for the bottom layer. Enjoy! (well, sort of..) Slugs, euch.
Apr 06, 202021:28
Season 3 Episode 2 - Karen McBitchface & twitter parenting joys

Season 3 Episode 2 - Karen McBitchface & twitter parenting joys

A lovely story from I Don't Work Here Lady about an entitled woman, followed by some of twitters parenting hilarity.
Mar 30, 202020:37
Season 3 Episode 1 - Crappy Colleagues

Season 3 Episode 1 - Crappy Colleagues

We are back! Coming to you from a Corona virus quarantine in the UK. We have tales of crappy colleagues who won't use the right name, and pranksters in work who go a step too far, only to get their comeuppance.
Mar 24, 202025:49
Season 2 Episode 15 - Arsehole colleagues. A mumsnet and reddit work special!

Season 2 Episode 15 - Arsehole colleagues. A mumsnet and reddit work special!

Producer Dan and I are talking shit colleagues this week. Starting in mumsnet with a liftshare leech, before moving to reddit for a power tripping pillock.
Feb 24, 202029:25
Season 2 Episode 14 — Frozen Eggs & an Overly Sociable Honeymoon

Season 2 Episode 14 — Frozen Eggs & an Overly Sociable Honeymoon

Focused very much on Reddit's AITA sub this week! Producer Dan and I read through a post about egg donation worries. We follow this with a tale that fills me with horror! A honeymoon with company! Just no!
Feb 17, 202027:53
Season 2 Episode 13 - Twitter tales of embarrassing kids and funny nicknames

Season 2 Episode 13 - Twitter tales of embarrassing kids and funny nicknames

This week Producer Dan and I turn to Twitter for some threads about the dreadful things your children do to embarrass you followed by amusing nicknames.

Feb 10, 202022:24
Season 2 Episode 12 - Meercat Munchies, Granny Surprise & Bad, Bad Dates

Season 2 Episode 12 - Meercat Munchies, Granny Surprise & Bad, Bad Dates

Back after a brief lull due to illness, Producer Dan and I look at a recent news story, a great "I don't work here, lady", and then finally move to twitter for some really bad date stories. "He put his hand in your mouth!!!!" and other horrors.
Feb 03, 202022:34
Season 2 Episode 11 - The googly-eyed dead and an entitled husband.

Season 2 Episode 11 - The googly-eyed dead and an entitled husband.

This week Producer Dan and I read through a relationships thread about last requests, & discuss how we would handle this odd one. Then we move onto a two part choosing beggar story that just keeps giving and giving.
Jan 20, 202030:22
Season 2 Episode 10 - Propose at my wedding? I don't think so.. & Going postal!

Season 2 Episode 10 - Propose at my wedding? I don't think so.. & Going postal!

I didn't allow Producer Dan to produce this episode, so this week is all nice things from reddit! An AITA about proposals at other people's weddings, a malicious compliance from the post room. And finally a heart warming story about tipping in the USA.
Jan 13, 202027:10
Season 2 Episode 9 - WTF moments and the lies your parents tell you

Season 2 Episode 9 - WTF moments and the lies your parents tell you

Producer Dan has been searching mumsnet and b3ta for funny, filthy things for me to read. So here are some regarding total wtf moments and terrible lies. Also a story that will make you pity the poor policeman it involves!
Jan 06, 202021:49
Season 2 Episode 8 - Idiots at work

Season 2 Episode 8 - Idiots at work

A thread from football365 about idiots you have worked with, followed by a twitter thread. Wear a beret in London? Fine. Wear one in Newcastle? Nope!
Dec 30, 201927:41
Season 2 Episode 7 - embarrassing accidents, and random confessions

Season 2 Episode 7 - embarrassing accidents, and random confessions

We start with mumsnet and embarrassing accidents (ever trapped a nipple? - ouch) and then move onto B3ta and the question of the week. What would you like to confess? As it's Christmas, and we are having a bit too much fun, this episode is both late and over running. Oh and disorganised too! Enjoy. Happy Christmas /holidays!
Dec 23, 201923:01
Season 2 Episode 6. Manscaping gone wrong & perils of parenting.

Season 2 Episode 6. Manscaping gone wrong & perils of parenting.

A TIFU about make grooming that will have men wincing in sympathy. Followed by new parenting silliness. Join Producer Dan and I for more casual chat and laughter.
Dec 16, 201923:14
Season 2 Episode 5 - I'm going to start fingering people soon!

Season 2 Episode 5 - I'm going to start fingering people soon!

More reddit threads and random chat from me and Producer Dan. We discuss mispronounced things, being tricked into eating mini rolos (dreadful!) and lots of rude stuff!
Dec 08, 201923:57
Season 2 Episode 4 - Producer Dan sneakily produces!

Season 2 Episode 4 - Producer Dan sneakily produces!

A story from I don't work here lady from an ex employee, followed by producer Dan's choice, which caught me by surprise!
Dec 02, 201921:12
Season 2 Episode 3 - They said WHAT?!! Misheard things

Season 2 Episode 3 - They said WHAT?!! Misheard things

A mumsnet classic of misheard comments and misunderstandings.
Nov 25, 201923:57
S2 Episode 2 - Hairy growlers and very TALL MEN!

S2 Episode 2 - Hairy growlers and very TALL MEN!

Producer Dan and I take to the mumsnet classics threads for mispronounced words, lyrics and phrases. It all goes a teensy bit pear - shaped when we get to the end!
Nov 18, 201923:16
Season 2 Episode 1. You can't fire me! No really, you can't...

Season 2 Episode 1. You can't fire me! No really, you can't...

Malicious compliance from an employee fed up of being harassed when ill. Followed by a thread about an unexpected firing from a new job! Complete with the usual witterings of Producer Dan and I.
Nov 11, 201922:48
Episode 15 - Blowing in the wind (the tale of a relaxing massage gone wrong)

Episode 15 - Blowing in the wind (the tale of a relaxing massage gone wrong)

We look at two stories from Reddit this week. An AITA thread about wanting to install cameras in your home, but being thwarted by an unwanted lodger. Followed by a TIFU thread about two redditors meeting up! I know right?!
Oct 21, 201919:43
Episode 14 - Watch the world burn (with popcorn)

Episode 14 - Watch the world burn (with popcorn)

Another episode of entertaining reddit threads, including a neighbourhood fight, with popcorn. A bride trying to make money at her wedding and a contentious car purchase.
Oct 14, 201925:38
Episode 13 - The strangest thing a person has done in your home.

Episode 13 - The strangest thing a person has done in your home.

It's a mumsnet thread this week! Producer Dan and I read through the comments on this thread about word things people do in your home (or in their own home while you are there).
Oct 07, 201922:44
Episode 12 - Confessions Aplenty

Episode 12 - Confessions Aplenty

We leave Reddit for this weeks episode and turn our attention to @FessHole on twitter. Producer Dan and I choose our favourite confessions to read out (& laugh about). Then we move onto an old B3ta thread about people confessing to reading others diary entries! Shocking stuff! 😁
Sep 30, 201920:51
Episode 11 - Stupid rules at work & daft technical support questions

Episode 11 - Stupid rules at work & daft technical support questions

We look at a thread from Reddit's MaliciousCompliance subreddit about a silly work dress code. Then a historical thread from b3ta about technical support issues.
Sep 23, 201929:43
Episode 10 - What's the biggest mistake you have made at work?

Episode 10 - What's the biggest mistake you have made at work?

We take a look at the AskReddit thread about cock ups at work. Producer Dan has a story for everything mentioned. I make a cock up of the editing and make this episode late. Maybe we do our best work with cocktails...
Sep 18, 201927:08
Episode 9 - Why do Pawn Broker Shops Smell So Bad?

Episode 9 - Why do Pawn Broker Shops Smell So Bad?

This episode we read a thread from AskReddit discussing memorable stories of people trying to sell items to CeX shops & pawn brokers. Producer Dan and I regale you with stories of our previous dreadful retail jobs and I laugh near constantly, as I've been plied with cocktails prior to recording.
Sep 09, 201926:38
Episode 8 - Who is the asshole?

Episode 8 - Who is the asshole?

We focus on the "Am I the asshole" subreddit in this weeks episode. Topics range from the expectation of childcare, to reuniting unwilling family. We argue about whether an entitled OP is probably male or female based on their attitude.
Sep 02, 201924:55
Ep 7 - Smoking Son & Dodgy Divorce Stories

Ep 7 - Smoking Son & Dodgy Divorce Stories

I chat to Producer Dan about a person furious that their son has been sold cigarettes, followed by some tales of crazy things divorcing couples have argued about. Usual casual chat and personal anecdotes as always!
Aug 27, 201919:53
Ep 6 - Customer Returns & an Awful lot of Poop

Ep 6 - Customer Returns & an Awful lot of Poop

I read a thread from the "Tales from Retail" subreddit and Producer Dan and I share the comments and our own tales of retail hell. Then we get onto a whole lot of poop talk via a "Confessions" thread. Possibly more information than you ever really needed to know!
Aug 20, 201918:25
Episode 5 - Hormonal Hell

Episode 5 - Hormonal Hell

We talk about a recent twitter thread about hormonal craziness. It's a horrendous hormone special!
Aug 12, 201929:44
Episode 4 - Farting, Ice Cream and Penises

Episode 4 - Farting, Ice Cream and Penises

Three stories this episode! Producer Dan and I bring you a tale of toxic wind, a maliciously compliant ice cream, and how would you review your partner's penis.
Aug 05, 201920:48
Episode 3 - Understand Percentages and 70s Vomit-Coloured Ties.

Episode 3 - Understand Percentages and 70s Vomit-Coloured Ties.

Producer Dan and I read two stories. The first about a treasurer for a charity who can't understand basic maths and the second from a worker following the dress code to the letter.
Jul 28, 201927:19
Episode 2 - A Staple Addiction and A Crazy Wedding

Episode 2 - A Staple Addiction and A Crazy Wedding

This episode features two different topics. First, I read about a gentleman with a penchant for separating staples and the problems this causes. Then we move onto a most unusual wedding story! Producer Dan and I take a look at some of the comments for both stories.
Jul 12, 201926:14
Episode 1 - A Very British Burglary

Episode 1 - A Very British Burglary

A Very British Burglary is from a reddit thread by MrBriney. In this episode, I read the story posted and Dan and I chat through some of the comments.
Jun 30, 201919:59