The Fear Podcast
The Fear Podcast
Lucy Holden and Aneirin George
Have you ever woken up with a sense of foreboding; a sneaking dread that you might be fired after your behaviour at work drinks; you may have lost a friend or texted… how many exes? If you know that feeling, you’ve experienced The Fear. But it’s not just connected to booze, and it’s the most normal thing in the world. In a brand-new podcast, we’ll show you how to halve The Fear by sharing it, and never fear social mishap so much again.
The Fear, Episode 6: Workplace Blunders
So you think you miss the office now you’re working from home? Are you sure? Remember those painstaking presentations; Christmas party cock-ups and all the times you said the really, really wrong thing to a customer or boss? In our final ep of this series, we remind you exactly how lucky you are to be safe and soundly away from the office.
Jul 1, 2020
35 min
The Fear, Episode 5: Food, Glorious Food
Whether it’s spraying lobster up the kitchen walls after attempting to break into one with a nutcracker; tucking into inedible garnishes, or attempted to defrost a turkey in a hot shower pre-Christmas dinner, these food mishaps should show you how NOT to do it at home in lockdown.
Jun 10, 2020
35 min
The Fear, Episode 4: Good Intentions
Let’s face it - we all think we’re saints in Corona. But sometimes attempts to be charitable go catastrophically wrong. Ever tried to be a good friend and found yourself so far out of your depth you’re literally in danger of death by seal? Or accidentally, financially fuelled the worst mood of someone’s life directly before meeting them? Maybe all you did was offer someone a seat on the tube, before realising they’re NOT pregnant. This one’s for you. All of you.
Jun 3, 2020
37 min
The Fear, Episode 3: Disastrous Dating - Part Two
More from the battlefield of LOVE this week, including creepy lube choices, Brexit speed-dating, takeaway pick-up tips, polyamory and the answer to life’s most pressing evolutionary question: '“What came first? Babies, or baby oil?”
May 24, 2020
36 min
The Fear, Episode 2: Disastrous Dating - Part One
A round-up of the funniest Fear stories involving dates gone wrong. Think fire brigade rescues, vodka-downing Montenegrins and the disadvantages of Tinder as a tour guide. As always, we believe sharing it is the best way to get over it.
May 17, 2020
35 min
The Fear, Episode 1: Not Going Out Out
In this episode, we discuss the Fear-evoking situations we could get ourselves into when we were able to go out-out. From work drinks gone awry, to roast-dinners gone wrong and kleptomaniac faux pas involving the Queen herself, we hope to ease your Sunday angst by sharing the shame and hilarity caused by mischievous nights on the lash, and might even make you glad you have to stay home in the process.
May 10, 2020
32 min
The Fear, Pilot: The Body, Nude or Prude?
Welcome to The Fear Podcast. A 2020 cure to the fear, anxiety and shame of social mishap. In our pilot episode, we talk body insecurities in all their stripped-down glory: from height to feet, plus waxing, nudist camps and a man named Mick The Gooch.
May 8, 2020
33 min