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Bring Your Kid To WorkS1 FAVOURITE: The Clinical PsychologistIn this replay of our very first episode, you'll meet Dr Rachel Bushing - clinical psychologist, business owner, mum of three, co-host of the Pop The Kettle On podcast and all-round good human - as well as her son, Kit, who tells Nicole about a job he's keen on doing when he grows up that she didn't even know existed!For a summary of the episode, read below, and for full transcripts please visit the website - Bring Your Kid To WorkAbout The Guests:Dr. Rachel Bushing is a...2023-12-1730 min
Bring Your Kid To Work1. The Clinical PsychologistIn our very first episode, you'll meet Dr Rachel Bushing - clinical psychologist, business owner, mum of three, co-host of the Pop The Kettle On podcast and all-round good human - as well as her son, Kit, who tells Nicole about a job he's keen on doing when he grows up that she didn't even know existed!For a summary of the episode, read below, and for full transcripts please visit the website - Bring Your Kid To WorkAbout The Guests:Dr. Rachel Bushing is a...2023-08-2729 min
Pop The Kettle OnSex And The City + What It Taught UsDr Rach and very special guest, Rebecca Lindsay, talk about the phenomenon that is Sex and the City! They reminisce, they dive deep, they fan-girl just a little bit. Hear their hot takes as to why SATC meant so much to so many - and why it still endures today.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2022-07-2246 min
Pop The Kettle OnThis Is 40 + Mid-Life CrisesNic & Dr Rach talk mid-life through the lens of the 2012 Judd Apatow film, "This is 40" - the busyness, the sandwich, the raising kids.....the raising hell! Ha. Plus - Dr Rach explains Erik Erikson's 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development, how it all applies to life transitions and why 'crises' aren't always a bad thing.
You can read more of Erik Erickson's theory here: https://www.simplypsychology.org/Erik-Erikson.html?fbclid=IwAR3TXWuMUoBjVAnLMtGupTNhJ_3mextYCl_KrT3hdX4Jr5HgH7qupCLIta8
A review of This is 40 here: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/feb/14/this-is-40-review
And Apatow and Mann talk about it here: https...2022-06-0553 min
Pop The Kettle OnIt's Britney B*tch + Celebrity ObsessionNic & Dr Rach talk all about Britney Spears - the conservatorship, the Free Britney movement that ended it, and the ways in which our obsession with celebrity helped create the challenges Britney faced. You don't want to miss this one!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2022-05-2142 min
Pop The Kettle OnAny Ordinary Day + Post-Traumatic GrowthIn this episode, Nic & Dr Rach talk about Leigh Sales' book, Any Ordinary Day, in which Leigh outlines lots of regular, ordinary days that turned out anything but ordinary. Dr Rach tells us about what trauma is and how people can move through it, and even grow from it. A chat not to be missed!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2022-05-0237 min
Pop The Kettle OnDon't Look Up + Action is EmpoweringThis episode is all about 'Don't Look Up' - the star-studded Adam McKay film that is the second most watched movie on Netflix of all time. Nic & Dr Rach talk about the purpose and promise of satire, the importance of looking, and how action is empowering. No ostriches allowed!
We also give mention to some of our earlier episodes. You can hear them in the links below.
Hear our original thoughts on Bridgerton in the Season 4, Episode 5 pod here: https://media.whooshkaa.com/show/4299/episode/782707.mp3
We talk about our 'best friend' Hannah Gadsby in Season 1, Episode 6 here: https://media...2022-04-1846 min
Pop The Kettle OnOh! The Places You'll Go + Beginnings And EndingsNic & Dr Rach talk about one of their all-time favourite books - Oh! The Places You'll Go by Dr Seuss.
It's all about beginnings and endings and knowing that you have everything you need to get through it all.
To buy this wonderful book, we highly recommend Where The WIld Things Are children's bookshop in West End, Brisbane (or support any local bookshop!)
We also touch on subjects we've spoken about on the pod before. You can listen to those episodes with the links below.
- [ ] Royal tour of the Caribbean (S2.E.5 Baby Sussex + Newborn Daze) https://media.whooshkaa...2022-04-0342 min
Pop The Kettle OnContagion + Impacts Of The PandemicDr Rach (having done her homework) takes Nic through the 2011 movie, Contagion - which of course leads to talking about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk isolation, languishing, NOT the 'new' normal and lots more.
You'll find links to the things we reference on our Facebook page - Pop the Kettle On - It's Always Tea Time. Be sure to rate and review the pod, it helps others find us!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2022-03-2746 min
Pop The Kettle OnGrace, Brit + Female SolidarityCW: This episode discusses sexual assault and child sexual abuse.
Dr Rach & Nic discuss the brilliant Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins, their experiences and the strength and courage that female solidarity gives us all.
Recorded during the Queensland floods, this is a raw and real one folks. We continue to be in awe of victim-survivors everywhere. We see you.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2022-03-0639 min
Pop The Kettle OnEncanto + Family DynamicsDr Rach & Nic discuss the phenomenon that is Encanto! Lin-Manuel Miranda has done it again - ear worms aplenty - but with incredible insights on family dynamics, the immigrant experience and the challenge of being 'perfect'.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2022-02-2031 min
Pop The Kettle OnTed Lasso + Kindness Is CoolWe're swapping one Bushing for another in this season 4 finale episode! Ben joins Nic to talk about the phenomenon that is Ted Lasso. We talk kindness, leadership and ponder why psychologists on screen are not representative of psychologists!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2021-10-1738 min
Pop The Kettle OnAnnie's Miss Hannigan + Motherhood BurnoutFeeling a little burnt out? Stressed by ALL OF THE THINGS. Well, we're here to tell you, you're not alone. Whether it's workplace or motherhood or COVID, burnout can get us all. Listen to Nic & Dr Rach talk about the signs to look out for and what you can do to help alleviate the effects.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2021-06-0641 min
Pop The Kettle OnMoxie + Maintaining The Feminist RageCN: We talk about sexual assault and consent in this episode.
Spoiler Alert: We talk about Netflix's Moxie and will give things away :)
This episode, Dr Rach & Nic are mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore! Ha! We're talking maintaining and harvesting the feminist rage that is bubbly and percolating at the moment. We look at activism through the pop lens of Amy Poehler's Netflix movie, Moxie, and we get ALL the way on our soap boxes.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2021-04-0439 min
Pop The Kettle OnBONUS: Diary Of A Burnt Out MumHOLY GUACAMOLE! Dr Rach is dropping serious truth bombs this week in her special solo minisode.
She's talking parental burn out, confessing some hard stuff and telling it like it is. It's like the anti-instagram-influencer version of parenthood - ie. REAL LIFE. Don't miss this exploration of what it means for Rach to be a mum in this bananas, topsy-turvy world right now. We'll be back to our duo next time - because there's SO much to talk about.
Remember to rate and subscribe - and share us with your friends. Mums everywhere need to hear this!
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Pop The Kettle OnFinding Nemo + Befriending AnxietyWe're talking Finding Nemo in this episode. Are we holding on tight like Marlin and causing our kids to break free? We talk about kids and sleep and anxiety and what it takes to be a courageous parent (hint: it's not bungee jumping!)
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2021-03-0733 min
Pop The Kettle OnSoul + The Meaning Of LifeHave you seen Pixar's Soul? Dr Rach & Nic talk all about it in this episode that explores the great beyond, the great before and other existential crises. Dr Rach explains some therapeutic techniques and Nic details her 'word for the year' and why we need to find some happiness in the now.
You can find Pixar's 'Soul' on Disney+.
The podcast we mention (and highly recommend) in this episode is 'Strong Songs' by Kirk Hamilton and you can find it wherever you find your pods. (Nic highly recommends the 'Africa' episode!)
For help with meditating, you can listen to the...2021-02-2137 min
Pop The Kettle OnBONUS: Sleep ThievesWe haven't managed to get together this fortnight so Nic is going solo. Eek! Do you have trouble falling asleep? Have you had trouble since you were a kid? Well, we're talking small humans and their sleep anxiety and Nic's plan to get Small Two falling asleep on his own. Wish us luck!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2021-02-0714 min
Pop The Kettle OnBridgerton + Consent Is SexyCW: Discussion of non-consensual sex acts. This episode is NSFK, so please listen without little ears around. Also - major spoilers for the phenomenon that is Netflix's Bridgerton.
Dr Rach & Nic talk about Bridgerton, how consent (and THE DUKE) is sexy, and why everyone really needs a thorough and sex-positive sex education.
If you haven't seen Bridgerton, go binge it on Netflix here: https://www.netflix.com/browse
For a deep dive into Bridgerton you can read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgerton or this: https://bit.ly/3cagouv
The case for good sex ed here: https://ab.co/399...2021-01-2441 min
Pop The Kettle OnBob Ross + Slowing DownDr Rach & Nic talk about how they've slowed down (or not!) during this pandemic, the slow down assistant that is Bob Ross and his Joy of Painting and get more acquainted with the phenomenon of ASMR.
For more info on Bob Ross see The Joy of Painting YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxcnsr1R5Ge_fbTu5ajt8DQ
For info on the Ten Percent Happier podcast and Dan Harris, visit: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast
For more info on "Happier with Gretchen Rubin" podcast, see: https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/
Want to know about ASMR? Check this out: https...2021-01-0940 min
Pop The Kettle OnElf + Fantastical LiesIt's here! The Christmas episode. Join Dr Rach and Nic as they talk all things Christmas - traditions, magic, Elf the movie, and not popping the Christmas mythology bubble. This pod walks the Christmas tightrope - but yes, is completely safe for little ears.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2020-12-1733 min
Pop The Kettle OnDolly Parton's America + Women Save 2020Nic & Dr Rach talk about the amazing subversive feminism of Dolly Parton, what a remarkable humanitarian she is, and how women have been saving 2020. And we also play a game of 'survived or thrived' - pandemic edition!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2020-11-2937 min
Pop The Kettle OnBeaches + WaterworksWe're baaaaack! Did you miss us? This episode, we're tapping into our emotions with a real tear-jerker. Dr Rach & Nic talk about Beaches, about crying for stress relief and Dr Rach gets very personal with her own grief story. (We recorded this outside on a sunny Brisbane Saturday - apologies for the bird noise, the dog noise and the car noise! :) )
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2020-11-1540 min
Pop The Kettle OnMum Says My Memoir Is A Lie + Childhood TraumaWe're talking 'My Mum Says My Memior Is A Lie' - the phenomenal podcast with Rosie Waterland and her mum, Lisa. We're talking memory, trauma, redemption - and yes, we talk about COVID-19 and the great toilet paper panic.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2020-03-1538 min
Pop The Kettle OnTangled + The Web Of ShameNic & Dr Rach chat about Disney's 'Tangled' and the web of shame that can come when parents are emotionally manipulative and abusive to their kids. How can we as parents avoid 'tangling' our children in shame and instead build them up ready for the big wide world? Our job as parents isn't to have all the answers, but we can observe and experiment and listen!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2020-03-0139 min
Pop The Kettle OnWhere Did I Come From + Having 'The Talk'CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses sex and sexual abuse.
Let's talk about sex, baby. Let's talk about puberty! Nic & Dr Rach discuss the best way to have 'the talk' including some great resources for kids and parents.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2020-02-1640 min
Pop The Kettle OnGrease + Summer HolidaysDr Rach & Nic start off talking summer holidays, fly like greased lightening onto Grease, navigate through the importance of early sex education, and travel through time to talk about what we missed as kids watching our favourite films. It's our first ep for 2020 - and it's a big one!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2020-01-2746 min
Pop The Kettle OnDie Hard + What Makes ChristmasIt's the bonus Christmas episode!!! We talk traditions, explain why Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie OF ALL TIME. Yippe kai yay mother poppers! Join us for a laugh and a cuppa, and always remember - you are enough.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-12-2321 min
Pop The Kettle OnMen at Work + Changing the SystemNic & Dr Rach discuss the inimitable Annabel Crabb's Quarterly Essay, Men at Work - Australia's Parenthood Trap. How is the 'system' holding us ALL back and what can we do to change it?
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-12-2028 min
Pop The Kettle OnQueer Eye + Why We Love A MakeoverNic & Dr Rach talk about the delight that is Queer Eye; how it compares with the original and why we all love a makeover show. Then Dr Rach springs a Queer Eye on Nic and a plan is hatched!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-11-0438 min
Pop The Kettle OnThe Bachelor/ette + Loving Yourself FirstNic & Dr Rach discuss the phenomenon that is reality tv love-fest The Bachelor. Why would people put themselves through that, are they damaging themselves psychologically and why we should all love ourselves first.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-09-2930 min
Pop The Kettle OnWine Country + Female FriendshipsNic & Dr Rach dissect Amy Poehler's directorial debut Wine Country, and talk about how female friendships are formed, maintained and sometimes lost.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-09-1533 min
Pop The Kettle OnSisters + The Sib CodeSisters ARE doing it for themselves! We talk all things sisters - from Frozen to the Kardashians - from Sisters to Pride & Prejudice. What do sister or sister-like relationships do for us all?
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-07-2148 min
Pop The Kettle OnStandup Trifecta: Amy, Ali, Russell + All The Birth FaffNic & Dr Rach talk about how pregnancy and birth are depicted in comedy specials by two of the best - Amy Schumer and Ali Wong....and also go on about some guy called Russell.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-07-0735 min
Pop The Kettle OnThe Letdown + Judging YourselfNew parenthood can be incredibly tough - that's why you need your peeps! But does timing and geography mean instant support or are mums' groups just a Letdown? #theletdown
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-06-2334 min
Pop The Kettle OnDrop The Ball + Hold A MeetingMental load. We all have it, some of us get to share it. Others of us take it all on. Our advice? Hold a meeting, enlist others and DROP THE BALL!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-06-0936 min
Pop The Kettle OnWall. E + Be The ChangeNic & Dr Rach talk a little #auspol election but really focus on Wall. E and how really, you can be the change you want to see in the world - regardless of who the government is.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-05-2632 min
Pop The Kettle OnBaby Sussex + Newborn DazeWe're recording on Mother's Day so what better to talk about than the wonder that is mums. Plus some shameless newborn royal discussion....because squidgy newborn deliciousness!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-05-1238 min
Pop The Kettle OnStep By Step + The Evil Of The Stepmother TropeWe're talking all things step....step-parents, step-kids, step-siblings. How do step-families work? Is the Brady Bunch all that? (and a bag of chips?)
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-04-2936 min
Pop The Kettle OnAfterlife + A Problem SharedContent warning! We discuss Netflix series Afterlife - so themes of death, suicide and drugs are explored - but in a really uplifting way! :)
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-04-1443 min
Pop The Kettle OnParenthood + Riding The RollercoasterNic shares her fave film with Dr Rach (all the while panicking that Rach might not love it as much as she does). It's Parenthood!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-03-3136 min
Pop The Kettle OnBluey + Finding The FunWe're baaaaaaccckkkkk! Season Two kicks off with a chat about Bluey, Grl Powr and family. Dr Rach makes Nic drink herbal tea. She doesn't hate it....
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-03-1727 min
Pop The Kettle OnInstant Family + It Takes a VillageWe talk about "Instant Family" and how it really does take a village to raise a child.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-02-0339 min
Pop The Kettle OnStepbrothers + Failure to LaunchDr Rach delights in finding Nic's kryptonite - stoopid films! We ask why some people are afraid to be grown ups.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2019-01-1740 min
Pop The Kettle OnMomsplaining + Parental ExpectationsWe talk about Kristen Bell's Ellentube series, "Momsplaining" and the weight of parental expectations - in the words of Kristen's screen sister - "Let it go" :)
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2018-12-3031 min
Pop The Kettle OnHome Alone + The Intensity of ChristmasIt's the Christmas episode! We discuss the joy that is 'Home Alone' the movie, epic parenting fails, kid resilience and the intensity of Christmas
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2018-12-1632 min
Pop The Kettle OnRed Table Talk + Realities Of MarriageDr Rach & Nic discuss the phenomenon that is Jada Pinkett-Smith's Facebook series, "Red Table Talk" - and get real about marriage.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2018-12-0242 min
Pop The Kettle OnNanette + Survivor CourageDr Rach & Nic dissect Hannah Gadsby's brilliant 'Nanette', talk about what it's like being female these days and Dr Rach surprises Nic with a very important question in celebration of Perinatal Mental Health week....what did you wish you knew?
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2018-11-1849 min
Pop The Kettle OnInside Out = Your Feelings BibleDr Rach & Nic talk about the Pixar film, Inside Out and how it helps us all understand our brains a little better.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2018-11-0335 min
Pop The Kettle OnBig Magic + Doing The ThingWe talk creativity, Elizabeth Gilbert and a dubious Julia Roberts sighting....
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2018-10-1938 min
Pop The Kettle OnDaring Greatly + Being Good EnoughWe talk Brene Brown and ticks....yes....ticks.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2018-10-0743 min
Pop The Kettle OnChristopher Robin + The Importance of PlayWe talk creativity, play and the why nothing leads to the best kinds of something
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2018-09-2137 min
Pop The Kettle OnThe PilotWho are we and what will we be talking with you about?
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pop-the-kettle-on/message2018-09-0930 min