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Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 35: The Drivetime ExperimentWe tried to record a podcast in the car. While it was moving. Honestly? Not our best idea!In this very weird-sounding episode (why do tyres on tarmac make it sound like we're underwater?!) we talk productivity hacks, outsourcing, books v social media, working in the smallest room and Dee Atkins (makes us do things we don't really want to, does things for us when we won't/don't. High levels of smut and professionalism. Five stars. Would recommend).Also, you get to experience the unprecedented joy of Asha attempting to park her 'wide' car in...
2026-02-1042 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 34: ADHD Is Not The Same As ADHDADHD Is Not ADHDADHD gets talked about as if it’s one thing, with one set of traits and one way of showing up. In real life, that simply isn’t how it works.In this episode, we talk openly about how ADHD shows up differently in each of us, where we overlap, where we don’t, and how wide the spectrum really is. We share what we’ve learned about our own brains over time, the assumptions we had to unpick, and the practical adjustments that made things easier rather than harder.
2026-02-0348 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 33: The Ideas SmorgasbordWe asked for your topic suggestions and, wow, did you put us to the test?!This episode's a proper mashup of ideas, opinions and wisdom, from what makes the perfect cuppa to confidence, reincarnation, network marketing, RPGs, books and pet grief - there's probably something for everyone!Enjoy... and keep those ideas coming in!Something you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday....
2026-01-271h 08
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 32: The Burnout ChroniclesBurnout, Lanes & CapacityBurnout is often brushed off with phrases like “you’re just tired” or “that’s just adult life”. In this episode, we talk about why that framing misses what’s really going on.We look at burnout as long-term overload rather than short-term exhaustion, and how it affects energy, focus, emotional regulation and motivation. We explore how this shows up in everyday life and why it is frequently misunderstood, particularly for neurodivergent people.We introduce a simple way of thinking about work and life through energy lanes rather than one long...
2026-01-2059 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 31: Tuesday The 13thEverybody knows about Friday the 13th.Tuesday the 13th has a much longer, stranger history.This episode landed on that date by accident. We’ll let you decide what you make of that.We start with triskaidekaphobia and The Thirteen Club – people who deliberately sat thirteen at the table to provoke the reaction it caused. Not because they believed anything bad would happen, but because everyone else did.From there, the conversation moves into business, pressure, money, launches, and the quiet behaviours people slip into when certainty drops away. Numbers avoided. Habi...
2026-01-1335 min
The Renny ShowEpisode 61 - Reflections after the Festive HolidayIn this episode we discuss what we enjoyed the most about the festive holiday, our word of the year for 2026, what we're looking forward to in 2026, what we're letting go of from 2025, advice for anyone struggling to get motivated this January, and what we're embracing in 2026 that we know is going to stretch us.We also mentioned the book called 'Traction: Get a Grip On Your Business' - by Gino Wickman. Check it out wherever you buy your books.Then there were some upcoming events we're involved in that you might want to check out:
2026-01-0743 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 30: Beckhams, Brand and BSWhile clearing out a cupboard, we stumbled across an old content plan from years ago. Some of it made us smile, some of it made us wince; what surprised us most was how much of it still holds up.In this episode, we use that long-forgotten plan as a starting point to explore six themes that keep circling back – around brand, integrity, authenticity, commitment, permission and the stories we so often hold onto... whether they're serving us or not.Something you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear f...
2026-01-0648 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 29: Welcome To 2026!In this episode, we’re pausing at the edge of the year and inviting you to do the same.We talk about what’s ready to be left behind as we move into 2026 – things like the Comparison Monster, old pressure, and habits that quietly drain our energy – and what’s genuinely worth taking forward instead.There’s a lot of reflection in this one, and some gentle coaching too, as we encourage you to think about the choices, boundaries and ways of being that will help you feel calmer, happier and more grounded in the year ahead.
2025-12-3052 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 28: Keeping Up With The ClausesChristmas feels ancient, cosy and untouchable.It’s also been aggressively meddled with - mostly by the Victorians.In this episode, we unpack how angels ended up policing the top of the tree, how Christmas pudding started out (you really would NOT have wanted custard with it!), why tinsel wasn't always tacky, and how class, comparison and respectability quietly rewired the season.This is Christmas traditions through a brand lens - part folklore, part rebrand, part Victorian PR disaster. Also, I think we deserve points for not calling it 'Brand AId: Do They Kn...
2025-12-2339 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 27: Help, Grow, Feel, SlowWhen did Christmas get so loud?In this episode, we share our gentle rebellion against all the commercialisation, noise and pressure, with a four-part gift philosophy we’re inviting others to play with.Along the way, we unpack how commercialised Christmas has become, share a handful of festive factoids, and - as ever - go slightly off-piste with a heartfelt (and entirely reasonable) plea to Gillian Anderson to notice us and sponsor the podcast. Gillian, if you’re listening, we adore your G-Spot. Call us! :DA cosy, thoughtful, gently subversive Christmas episode for...
2025-12-1634 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 26: AMA - The RevengeYou asked. We answered. No scripts, no prep, no re-dos – just honest, off-the-cuff responses to the questions you’ve been sending our way.In this AMA episode, we dive into whatever you threw at us: business, branding, visibility, mindset, the messy bits, the funny bits, and the “oh god, did we really just say that?” bits. It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s absolutely Awesomely Off-Topic.We also put out the call for your next round of questions. If you want us to cover something in a future AMA episode – whether it’s practical, persona...
2025-12-0950 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 25: Caution - Retrograde AheadMercury Retrograde gets blamed for everything – broken tech, stalled plans, wonky emotions and the odd meltdown in the middle of Tesco. But is it really that dramatic, or have we all just absorbed a load of doom-scroll mythology?In this episode, we take a grounded, no-nonsense look at retrograde: what it is, what it isn’t, and how you can actually use it to support your life and business instead of hiding under a blanket waiting for it to pass.We talk about the unexpected gifts that come with this season – slowing down, checking back in, fi...
2025-12-0234 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 24: The Big OneFor 14 years, we’ve been holding space for people who want more than a quick fix or a shiny shortcut. Our 13-month spiritual empowerment programme - The Big One - has grown from a wild idea into one of the most transformational experiences we run – and it’s taught us far more about business than any strategy ever could.In this episode, we’re lifting the lid on what it really takes to build and sustain a long-term programme. We’re talking honesty, clarity, commitment, and the kind of leadership you only develop by showing up again and again...
2025-11-2554 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 23: Why Does St George Have Blue Eyes Now?They’ve done their research and they’re on their soapboxes. Taz and Asha talk patriotism, flags and not-so-hidden agendas. Something you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance: 👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwater
2025-11-1851 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 22: Keep It KindThis episode, Taz and Asha welcome guest star Julie Randall, of Enlivened, to chat through Social Media Kindness Day and World Kindness Day. Something you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance: 👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwater
2025-11-1147 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 21: Business With A BangIt’s bonfire season, so Taz and Asha are putting a firework up everyone’s backside to get your business burning bright. Something you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance: 👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwater
2025-11-0443 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 20: Hallowe'en Special - Burke and Hare Your BusinessHALLOWE'EN SPECIAL:Let's get spooky for the season! In this spooktacular episode, Taz and Asha delve into the murky world of body snatching - snatching 'dead' parts of your business to create Frankenstein's lucrative monster.Are you ready to stop being a ghost and start howling up a storm? That's the spirit! Let's gooooooooo!Something you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday....
2025-10-2833 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 19: To AI or Not To AI? That Is The QuestionSend us a textTaz and Asha talk ChatGPT and all things artificial intelligence. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday.Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance:👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwaterSomething you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram...
2025-10-2135 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 18: Know Your KnobstaclesSend us a textAskholes, sleevetuggers, networking V notworking and procrapstination. Whatever the block - or knobstacle - Taz and Asha have a word for it… and an opinion!Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday.Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance:👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwaterSomething you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. U...
2025-10-1437 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 17: The Courage To BeSend us a textTaz and Asha talk LGBT History Month, World Mental Health Day and Bullying Awareness Month. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday.Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance:👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwaterSomething you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Fo...
2025-10-0741 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 16: We Left The Office and This Happened…Send us a textInspiration Days. What are they? Why have them? How often? Really?!Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday.Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance:👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwaterSomething you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Insta...
2025-09-3032 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 15: The Weirdest Thing That’s Ever Got Us a ClientFrom chance encounters to completely random moments, we’re sharing the strangest, funniest and most unexpected ways clients have found us. Proof that sometimes the best marketing isn’t marketing at all.Something you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance: 👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwater
2025-09-2324 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ BONUS EPISODE: UNPLANNED IN ATHENSThe one we never expected to record!Taz and Asha discuss marketing, customer service and humanity in general. Hope you enjoy this bonus extra. Taz and AshaXxSomething you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance: 👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwater
2025-09-2139 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 14: Things We Thought Were True About Business (That Weren’t)We’re busting the myths we once believed about running a business – from “you have to work 24/7” to “bigger launches mean bigger profits.” Expect honest confessions, a few laughs at our own expense, and the lessons we learned the hard way.Something you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance: 👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwater
2025-09-1637 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 13: The “Ideal Client” LieWhy your dream client might be nothing like the avatar worksheet said.Something you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance: 👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwater
2025-09-0925 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 12: Stuff You Asked Us LIVEWe went full AMA (Ask Me Anything) mode – real questions from our audience, coming in live as we recorded. No prep, no scripts, just honest answers, unexpected tangents, and a few surprisingly useful gems that popped up along the way.Something you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brilliance: 👋 @thetazthornton + @ashaclearwater
2025-09-0258 min
Beyond Four Walls - With Jodie FraserTuesday Throwback | TAZ THORNTON | Resilience After BreakdownIn this compelling episode of Beyond Four Walls, I sit down with the extraordinary Taz Thornton, a powerhouse who has not only triumphed over the darkest chapters of her life but has emerged as a beacon of resilience and empowerment. Join us as we explore Taz's remarkable journey from the depths of bullying and breakdown to the heights of personal triumph.Taz opens up about her experiences with bullying, sharing raw and authentic accounts of the challenges she faced. From the scars left by bullies to the moments of self-sabotage that followed, Taz takes me through the...
2025-08-2629 min
Awesomely Off-Topic: Books, Brands, Business and Everything Else We’re Not Supposed to Say Out Loud🎙️ Episode 11: What’s Woo Got To Do With It?We’re talking about where business and “woo” actually meet – no clichés, no crystal balls. From intuition-led decisions to the rituals that keep us visible and energised, we unpack how spirituality, energy and a bit of magic thinking can work alongside strategy and common sense.Something you’d love us to know? Send us a message - we’d love to hear from you. Support the show✨ Unfiltered. Unedited. Awesomely Off-Topic. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow us on Instagram for more rants, rambles and random brillian...
2025-08-2659 min