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Lads Anonymous

Hosted by Ricky & Flav

Ricky & Flav, two inseparable best mates who partied their way through the last twenty years, suddenly find themselves in their forties. With their unbreakable bond, intertwined experiences and a quest to understand the world today, they welcome you to pull up a pew and join their safe space where they share their trials, tribulations and midlife crises. They’ll answer your anonymous dilemmas and invite you to share ‘Something Only You Know’ to get off your chest. It’s your safe space, welcome to Lads Anonymous. The lads start with a central theme for each podcast chosen by the audience and then navigate their way with authentic chat whilst regaling their stories, advice and personal experiences. Capricious in their chat, lurching from the fragilities and vulnerability of man to the ridiculousness and silliness of lad's chat. Scratching just beneath the surface of the lads' banter, you’ll find two men in their early forties who candidly chat around topics such as; friendship, Valentine’s Day, laziness, time travel and a fear of flying… The antidote to inauthentic, alpha male podcasts - we are Lads Anonymous, we are the many. If you enjoyed this podcast, please follow us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and leave a review or rating. Love Ricky and Flav. Send us your suggestions for our next subject! If you have any dilemmas that you want advice on or want to submit for 'Something Only You Know', step into the circle of trust: mailto:Ladsanonpod@gmail.com  (all submissions will remain anonymous - no face, no case). Follow Lads Anonymous: Instagram: https://bit.ly/47DEwic Twitter: https://bit.ly/4b232fI TikTok: https://bit.ly/3S0w8DB Threads: https://bit.ly/43vQNoD Facebook: https://bit.ly/3uNYN7n Lads Anonymous intro track and jingles by Alexander Canwell (Engineer Al): https://spoti.fi/3w5fnQB

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New 02 Nov 1 hr 11 min

#173 | Winning The Lottery | £67 Million & Still Using Tesco Clubcard Points

NEW Lads Anonymous Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ladsanonpod.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👈 So do us a massive favour: give us your email. We promise not to take the piss — it’s FREE, two emails max a month, and it means no algorithm, billionaire or social platform can keep us apart. Show Description: 🤑 Would winning £67 million ruin your life? Ricky and Flav talk lottery wins, quitting work, financial freedom, G-Wagons, Porsches, paying off mortgages, helping family and whether friendships survive serious money. Plus £7 pints, Clubcards and binning the podcast. Dilemma: Sister-in-law Act Something Only You Know: It's For A Good Cause TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK: Can You Separate the Art From the Artist? Is there an artist you consciously stopped listening to because of something they did? Can something still be brilliant even if its creator is horrible? Where's the line between enjoying someone's work and financially supporting them? R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, P Diddy... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LadsAnonPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

26 Oct 1 hr 11 min

#172 | Body Enhancements | Turkey Teeth, Tits & Tweakments

NEW Lads Anonymous Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ladsanonpod.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👈 So do us a massive favour: give us your email. We promise not to take the piss — it’s FREE, two emails max a month, and it means no algorithm, billionaire or social platform can keep us apart. Show Description: 💉 Botox, bumhole bleaching, Turkey teeth and hair systems — what could possibly go wrong? Ricky and Flav tackle ageing, cosmetic tweaks, secret procedures and whether you’d tell the missus you’d had work done. Plus insecurities, bald mates and Ricky discovering he’s built like an orangutan. Dilemma: Keeping It In The Family Something Only You Know: Getting It Off My Chest TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK: Would Winning the Lottery Ruin You? Who is the first person you tell? What's the first stupid thing you buy before the money has even properly settled? Exactly how much money do your closest mates receive? Do you quit work immediately? Would you stay in roughly the same area? Could Ricky and Flav's friendship genuinely remain the same if one became worth £50 million? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LadsAnonPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

19 Oct 1 hr 16 min

#171 | The Britpop Era | Parkas, Pints & Cool Britannia

NEW Lads Anonymous Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠https://ladsanonpod.com/newsletter/⁠⁠⁠ 👈 So do us a massive favour: give us your email. We promise not to take the piss — it’s FREE, two emails max a month, and it means no algorithm, billionaire or social platform can keep us apart. Show Description: 🇬🇧 Oasis v Blur, Country House v Roll With It, Cool Britannia, New Labour, Spice Girls, Harry Enfield, Top of the Pops and the Brit Awards — Ricky and Flav relive the Britpop years when parkas ruled, Britain felt cool and the 90s were, frankly, the absolute bollocks. Dilemma: Is She Taking The Piss? Something Only You Know: Small Wins TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK: Body Enhancements: Secret Botox, Hair Transplants & Tweakments Does your partner have the right to know you've had cosmetic work? Hair transplants, cosmetic surgery, turkey teeth, gastric bands, mole removals - everything from small to big procedures. What's the one procedure you'd seriously consider?  And at what point does improving something you dislike become chasing perfection or is it just contentment in oneself? ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LadsAnonPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

12 Oct 1 hr 19 min

#170 | Adulthood | When Are You An Adult?

NEW Lads Anonymous Newsletter: ⁠⁠https://ladsanonpod.com/newsletter/⁠⁠ 👈 So do us a massive favour: give us your email. We promise not to take the piss — it’s FREE, two emails max a month, and it means no algorithm, billionaire or social platform can keep us apart. Show Description: 👦 When do you actually become an adult? Ricky and Flav chat about age, earning money, bills, parenthood and taking responsibility, before asking whether 16-year-olds should vote. Plus: stolen ladders, bad money decisions and a work trip that ends with a week going commando. Dilemma: Should I Come Clean? Something Only You Know: It's Terminal TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK: Britpop The Britpop era started in 1993, hitting its peak in 1995 and ending in 1997. Oasis v Blur. Suede, Pulp and a whole host of other bands. The culture of Cool Britannia as an answer to the American-led grunge and shoegaze scene, Tony Blair’s New Labour and of course we can’t forget the Spice Girls. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LadsAnonPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

05 Oct 1 hr 28 min

#169 | Cuisines From Around The World

NEW Lads Anonymous Newsletter: ⁠https://ladsanonpod.com/newsletter/⁠ 👈 So do us a massive favour: give us your email. We promise not to take the piss — it’s FREE, two emails max a month, and it means no algorithm, billionaire or social platform can keep us apart. Show Description: 🍔 Why does British food get such a kicking? Ricky and Flav argue over Sunday roasts, Italian pasta, Chinese takeaway, sushi, curry, Thai food, burritos and kebabs before crowning a clear winner and ending on fried pig’s ear. Basically, a world food tour with absolutely no table manners. Enjoy your lunch. Something Only You Know: Tie Die TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK: Adulthood The government published major new research on voting at 16 as part of work around extending voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds, but we’re going to chat about “When Are You Actually an Adult?” Were you trustworthy at 16/17, what truly makes somebody an adult: age, earning money, leaving home, becoming a parent — or simply taking responsibility when things go wrong? ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LadsAnonPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

28 Sep 1 hr 24 min

#168 | American Serial Killers | Monsters Hiding in Plain Sight

NEW Lads Anonymous Newsletter: https://ladsanonpod.com/newsletter/ 👈 So do us a massive favour: give us your email. We promise not to take the piss — it’s FREE, two emails max a month, and it means no algorithm, billionaire or social platform can keep us apart. Show Description: 🔪 Why are America’s serial killers known around the world? From Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer to John Wayne Gacy, the Night Stalker and the Scorecard Killer, the lads dig into the crimes, true-crime obsession, media notoriety and why Britain’s killers aren’t remembered the same way. Something Only You Know: CATastrophe TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK: Lads, you often mention food and takeaways, but you’re almost always categorically wrong. Thai cuisine reigns supreme: Pad Thai,  green and red curries, the lot. Do an episode on the best cuisines. I want to know your pound-for-pound champion. ⁠https://www.patreon.com/LadsAnonPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 