To celebrate an incredible debut season, we're revisiting all of our stories, baby! In this super-special-bumper episode, we cover new developments (like what the hell is happening with Britney Spears), funnies relevant to the stories (like 100 tampons in space), answer your questions (what's it even like making a podcast?) and much, much more.
Whether you've listened to previous episodes or not, we know you're going to love this chonker of a wrap-up. We recap old stories as we go, so you'll always be in the know. But! If you want to skip to specific sections we've got you... use the below timestamps as a guide for what you want to listen to.
- 00:04:55 Episode 1 The Death of Vine – We chat about how Tik Tok has boomed this year and Instagram's creation of Reels.
- 00:13:54 Episode 2 Apollo 13 – We chat about why this ep seems to be everyone's favourite. Plus, why NASA sent 100 tampons into space.
- 00:21:48 Episode 3 Pirate Ching Shih – We chat about why this is a sleeper hit, plus Sam tells us the truth about pirates and everything we got wrong.
- 00:32:31 Episode 4 Yoko Ono – We chat about run-ins with Paul McCartney and Abbey Road, plus Yoko's amazing life.
- 00:41:17 Episode 5 Fall of the Berlin Wall – We chat about why Ella was sweating so much telling this story.
- 00:44:56 Episode 6 Ruth Bader Ginsburg – We chat about the implications of RBG's passing, and the state of the Supreme Court.
- 01:06:06 Episode 7 #FreeBritney Explained – We chat about new developments in Britney Spear's conservatorship.
- 01:15:44 Episode 8 Cathy Freeman – We chat about why Sam was so damn impressed with this episode.
- 01:23:17 Episode 9 The Irish Troubles – We chat about how Grandma Joan is a certified star.
- 01:29:34 Episode 10 The Salem Witch Trials – We chat about modern-day witches.
- 01:33:37 Episode 11 OnlyFans and Bella Thorne – We chat about how so many more celebs are jumping on the platform and how they snub sex workers.
- 01:44:41 Episode 12 Bonfire Night – We chat about what Bonfire Night was like this year during lockdown.
- 01:47:25 Episode 13 British Gang Culture and the Peaky Blinders –We chat about what people from Birmingham think of the TV show.
- 01:49:53 Episode 14 The Brixton Uprising – We chat about how this is particularly relevant to Steve McQueen's new anthology series, Small Axe.
- 01:53:43 We answer your questions! Plus we reveal the theme for Season Two.
This mammoth episode was edited by Samuel J Mitchell, who were are thrilled that you can hear from on this episode!
Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @StoryHotlinePodcast to DM us your thoughts on our new season theme. And finally, the biggest thank you for listening and supporting our show. We love you lots and lots and lots and lots. Love, Tina and Ella. xxx
