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The School for Dumb Women
A podcast by dumb women, for dumb women, where we investigate the subjects you're too proud to admit you know nothing about. Written by and starring @HannVarr, @MissAHaddow & @Czaroline. Contact: dumbwomenpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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78. Do I Have Nits?
It's an International Women's Day (aka Alex's birthday) special! The birthday girl gets all tied up in mummies, and Hannah scratches her heads over ni...
77. Should I Be Norwegian?
Caroline explores Norway this week with an ancient tale and some political truths, and Hannah investigates sunsets, genetics and reindeers in a segmen...
BONUS: Lizards with Roddy Shaw
In episode 76, we invited stand-up comedian and animal expert Roddy Shaw to the studio to answer every stupid question we ever had about lizards. In t...
76. Am I Friends With Lizards?
Alex gets vertigo learning about urban climbers this week, before inviting bubble buddy (and animal expert) Roddy Shaw to answer every question Caroli...
75. Can I Self-Help You?
Caroline examines the life-changing* magic** of self-help books in this episode, looking at where the genre came from and what on earth is happening a...
74. Have You Got The Rug Bug?
Hannah uncovers the real pandemic silently infecting our homes - The Rug that everybody has and nobody can get rid of. Elsewhere in the house, Carolin...
73. Why Do We Hate Space?
Alex goes retro this week to investigate the wild successes of teletext (aka Ceefax), the text information service that haunted her youth. Meanwhile C...
72. Are Beavers Cancelled?
Alex enters the bull ring this week to investigate the whys and wherefores of professional bull riding, while Caroline takes her beaver to visit its n...
71. What Is A Pokey Browser?
Saddle up your mule, folks, because this week we're going to North-West Canada to look at the Klondike gold rush of the late 1800s, and Hannah's sickl...
70. Am I Ritzy Enough?
Caroline gets down and dirty with 'Typhoid Mary' this week, looking at how and why she became a disease super-spreader. Hannah takes a trip to the Swi...
69. Do I need a water feature?
Hannah gets Mr Plow's phone number this week and goes deep into 555- numbers in American films and TV shows, discovering some bizarre connections to a...
68. Is This The World's Dumbest Podcast?
World’s longest toothbrush Alex Haddow finds out about the birdy past of the Guinness book of world records this week, and invites special guest Gavin...
67. Where Is My Laura Bush?
Hannah gets fully waxed this week with a visit to Madame Tussaud, while Caroline goes full Bush by looking into former First Lady Laura Bush. Meanwhil...
66. Are my balls bigger than a Chinese hamster's?
Was your childhood hamster part of the great lineage of Syrian hamsters abducted on the great hamster expedition of 1930? This week, Caroline goes dee...
65. Why Am I In The Poo Room?
* This episode contains a huge spoiler for the show Mad Men at around 22 minutes in! *
The team goes back in time this week to a period when sta...
64. Why Won't I Floss? LIVE on Soho Radio for #IWD2020
We're back from the dead and not only alive but also LIVE this week on Soho Radio as part of their International Women's Day programme. Alex charms th...
ARCHIVE: Do the Rothschilds Own Me?
Before we get back to new episodes, we'd love it if you could take our survey about the podcast and tell us what you think of it! Here's the link: htt...
ARCHIVE: Why Is There A Dirty Bird In My Pants? with Pro Wrestling: Eve
Caroline has thrush again (of course!) and there's a new royal baby on the way, so now's a good time to revisit this episode!
What’s that itchy...
ARCHIVE: How Can I Be Un-Young Gracefully? with Marion Rankine
We've all got a year older since this one first aired (all of us apart from Helen Mirren, of course) so now's a good time to peel the Werther's Origin...
ARCHIVE: What Is Gwyneth Paltrow?
A true classic from the vaults this week, with Caroline's now famous exposé on goop.
This week, Alex learns that our hair is just lots of whiske...
ARCHIVE: How Many Dumb Women Does It Take To Write A Song? with Harry Harris
Yes a third archive episode! How long will we do this for? Who knows!
This week in honour of a visit from resident jingle creator Harry Harris,...
ARCHIVE: Are Seahorses The Working Girl Of The Ocean? with Tobi Oredein
Are you hoping to be fobbed off with a top-quality archive episode this week? Because you're in luck!
Who keeps the metric system down? This wee...
ARCHIVE: What Is Sex And Should I Have Some? with Helen Duff
We're taking a break this month so we've cracked one of our favourite (and most sexy) episodes out of the archive just for you, you filthy beasts.
BONUS: Self-help with Dr Jane Frail
To help you survive the difficult holiday season, we've put together a compendium of the very best life advice from our favourite self-help guru, Dr J...
63. What Makes A Christmas Special?
Christmas is a time for overindulgence, so this week we present you with not one but two dumb guests, some bad crackers (mostly Alex’s) and a few vagi...
INTRODUCING: Sentimental Garbage
We're clogging up your podcast box with something a bit different today – a taster of Sentimental Garbage, a new podcast about chick-lit and the "guil...
BONUS: Breaking Up with Monica Heisey
In episode 62, special guest Monica Heisey (Baroness Von Sketch, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better) joined us for a Smart Lesson on how to break up onli...
62. Why Can't I Like Pizza?
Is pizza really God’s gift to bad restaurants or is it just over-hyped cheesy bread? This week, Hannah gets to the bottom of this deep dish problem wh...
61. Who Will Buy My Beanie Babies?
Dig out your Beanie Babies from the loft because you could be a millionaire! Is something you might have heard twenty years ago. But why? Caroline inv...
BONUS: Art with Gavin Day
In episode 60, the very handsome Gavin Day came to the studio to tell us all about art, money and why Banksy is a bit of a shit, actually. In this bon...
60. Am I Too Poor For Art? with Gavin Day
Should you drink your own wee all the time or only on special occasions? Urine for a treat this week as Hannah investigates all things piss, before Ca...
BONUS: Oscar Wilde with Alison Gingeras
In episode 59, Hannah went to the Oscar Wilde Temple at Studio Voltaire to learn all about Oscar Wilde and his legacy within the LGBTQ community. In t...
59. Who Even Buys Flavoured Condoms? with Alison Gingeras
Good news, folks – there’s a 98% chance that this week’s episode will effectively prevent pregnancy, mostly because of what Caroline reveals about her...
BONUS: Romcoms with Ayisha Malik
In episode 58, author Ayisha Malik came to the studio to teach us all about what a romcom is and whether they are a force for good or for evil. In our...
58. Is This Podcast Gluten-Free? with Ayisha Malik
Caroline’s 50% less farty than usual in today's episode, and the gang are taking apart the bread bin to find out why gluten is nature’s gas machine. A...
57. Are You My Guardian Angel?
Omg this episode is totally random! Oh hang on, no, it was very planned, and in it Hannah charts the early noughties comedy trend to find out what mad...
56. Why Do We Make Freudian Slits?
It’s all gone Pete Dong this week as Alex tries to figure out the endlessly provocative world of Freudian slips, Caroline relays the many miseries of...
BONUS: Horror Films with Natasha Hodgson
In episode 55, comedy writer and performer Natasha Hodgson came to the studio to teach us all about how to enjoy horror films in a responsible and saf...
55. Does David Beckham Love Me Back?
Comb your curtains, tighten your sarong, and get your Lego kit out: Alex is doing David Beckham this week and the studio might just get flooded from h...
BONUS: Oprah with Viv Groskop
In episode 54, Hannah met author, journalist and comedian Viv Groskop to find out why self-help phenomenon Oprah Winfrey is one of the most important...