And Then What?

This week features a lot of amazing ladies, from civil rights activists Joan Trumpauer Mullholland, to the world's first novelist Murasaki Shikibu, to the fictional but entirely brilliant Scottish folktale heroine Katherine Crackernuts. Amy also tells a brief (super brief) scary story, and blows Becky's mind a little with a tale of what happens with supermarkets meet science. Bonus stories in the form of Tumblr's analysis of Genesis (the bible chapter, not the band), when The West Wing met Hamilton, and we ponder how male authors would describe us. Find us on social media on @andthenwhatpod and email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com

It’s a longie but a goodie this week. Lovely listener Sophie Patterson sent us a book and Becky has not one but three stories inspired by it – two Scottish folk tales and the tale of feminist hero Kate Sheppard. Amy, meanwhile, tells us about possibly the most unlucky hour anyone has ever spent in a hotel, ever. We both share cautionary tales about stealing lunches, and one of us admits we’ve punched a seagull – ten points if you guess who did it. Oh, and Becky does not one but TWO dodgy accents. Please don’t unsubscribe. Find us on social media on @andthenwhatpod and email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com

It's another guest episode! This week we have Dan Mitchell, aka The Man Who Keeps Correcting Amy's Pronunciation, who may well be the Welshest man alive. Let yourself be soothed by his magically deep voice, which resonates at a timbre that allows him to communicate with subterranean creatures as well as humans, as he tells you first the story of Welsh legends Pwyll and Arawn and then of Brother Anansi and the Miracle Cow. Meanwhile, Becky talks about Cardiff legend Toy Mic Trev and Amy tries to solve the mystery of a man who was shot in the scrotum in a locked room. Fun! Follow us on social media on @andthenwhatpod, or email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com

It's a particularly giddy episode this week – full of calzone and extremely, extremely processed chicken nuggets, Amy and Becky tell you the story of the woman giving a blowjob on a Sydney train because "it was her birthday" (note: it wasn't actually her birthday), the long-lost daughter who ruins a woman's life, and the nicest bartender in the world. They also demonstrate how NOT to deal with finding your boyfriend's porn collection, and what REALLY happened when Ariel went to see Ursula. Spoiler: It's hella gay. Follow us on social media on @andthenwhapodt, or email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com

This week’s And Then What? is a bit of a family special. First, Becky has found possibly the one r/relationships with a positive outcome. Then, Amy takes us through Pauline Dakin and the strange but true tale of why her family had to keep moving around (spoiler: it involves the Mafia. Sort of). Then Becky talks to us about Helen Gibson, aka the best damn trick rider in showbusiness, before Amy finishes off by sharing some stories about her nan, who died last week. You might think that sounds about as cheery as root canal, but I promise – you’ll be giggling away just as much as we did. You can find us on social media on @andthenwhatpod, and email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com

It's our first ever LIVE episode! With an audience and everything! Hear us try to zjuzj up health and safety announcements, teach the audience complicated podcast secrets like clapping, and try our best not to burp into the microphones despite being plied with prossecco. We returned to The Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green and were joined by brilliant storytelling guests; listener Chris Sutcliffe, fellow #ladypodsquad Kate and Georgie from Nothing Rhymes With Murder, and actual author of The Friendship Cure, Kate Leaver. Settle in for a mother-in-law horror story, an unsolved murder from Wales, a heartwarming tale of hope, a solid defence of "and Peggy" from Hamilton, a fascinating family history, and a brilliant alternate ending to F.R.I.E.N.D.S. If you'd like to talk about this episode on social media, make sure to use #AndThenWhatLive! Find us on @andthenwhatpod on all social media platforms worth caring about, or email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com.

It's a surprisingly animal-heavy episode, this week. Becky has another poem from her Grandpa, this time about what happened when her mother accidentally stole a dog, and tells a story that makes us all question what we ever, *ever* did to deserve dogs. Amy, meanwhile, tells us about how Pope Gregory accidentally killed a hundred million people because he didn't like cats. Becky also reads something she wrote about family and who *really* gets first place, while Amy reads something *she's* written which makes Becky exclaim "Fuck Lily James." So, a varied episode. To get in touch find us on @andthenwhatpod on all social media platforms worth caring about, or email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com

In this week's special guest episode, we are joined by Simon Key from the Big Green Bookshop. He tells us all about how his bookshop got started, and how he accidentally got published using Twitter. Becky tells us another fucked-up folktale, this one involving what is essentially the plot of a series of Ru Paul's Drag Race (category is...huntsman realness), while Amy tells us the tragic local tale of Joyce Vincent and finishes us all off (lol) with a wank joke. Lovely. Follow Simon on @biggreen books, and find us on @andthenwhatpod on all good social media platforms.

In this week's episode, we cover all the important stuff. We talk about zombie dogs, Australian mob bosses who fight with razors, two post-revolutionary Americans with absolutely zero chill, two sets of twins who have found true love, and how you can tell if your parents are actually your parents just by looking into their eyes. Find us on social on @andthenwhatpod, and email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com

This episode is full of questions. Why did God punish an unruly vicar by giving him in a hole in one? Why did the Welsh spend years charging into battle screaming "Justice for Gwenllian?" Why is one of Becky's Poppa's poems hanging up near a nurse's office? Why don't people have a poop knife for every bathroom? And why did someone leave a comment on one of Amy's videos which just said "titties"? Thankfully, we manage to answer all these questions and more. Well. Apart from the last one. No-one is every going to be able to answer the last one. Get in touch with us on social media on @andthenwhatpod, and email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com. G'wan. We'd love to hear from you.

We have some EXCELLENT stories for you this week. There's the tale of how the Secret Service thought Richard Nixon had been kidnapped at Disneyland, there's a love triangle involving volcanos, there's a ghost story, there's a folk tale about an emotionally abusive King with a beard made of yeast infection, there's a cheery story about the death of an old lady, AND there's even a bonus urban legend that's so disgusting Becky almost throws up on the microphone. Happy listening! Follow us on social media on @andthenwhatpod, and email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com

In an episode that, due to technical issues, sounds like it was recorded in another dimension, we are taking on the twin holidays of Galentines Day and Valentines Day. To celebrate Galentines, we tell stories of female friendship: Amy talks about two French women who took on the French revolution, and Becky tells us how Marilyn Monroe did Ella Fitzgerald a solid back in the days whens segregation was still a thing. Then, moving onto Valentines, Amy shares a story of true love which involves more murder than you might expect, before Becky tells a story of a lonely bird which genuinely made Amy cry so much the two had to go for a brisk walk and a hot chocolate afterwards. So...happy Valentines Day, we guess? Find us on social media on @andthenwhatpod, and email us at andthenwhatpod@gmail.com

This week on And Then What?, there's a lot of screaming. There's a boyfriend screaming the name of someone he really, really shouldn't be (no, honestly, I cannot emphasise how much he shouldn't be), there's the screaming of someone getting their head chopped off in a creepy folk tale, and there's the screaming Amy does when Becky makes her watch a short horror film. We also go behind the scenes at the (science) museum, learn all about why Albert Einstein never became the president of Israel, and explain why we'd happily climb Kylo Ren like rigging. Follow us on social media! We're @andthenwhatpod on all of the platforms. If you'd like to email us, it's andthenwhatpod@gmail.com. Please email us. We really need the validation.

This week's episode features almost all of our favourite tropes – Amy trying and failing to pronounce Welsh names, Becky doing a wide range of accents, a religious joke, and us adding sex references where there's really no need for them. Unfortunately we *don't* have any folk tales, so you can't quite get And Then What? bingo. Shame. We also have the tale of The Slender Man, a medical story that will leave you clutching your crotch in horror, and a fiancé who needs some advice. We're on all the social medias as @andthenwhatpod, and you can email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com. If you like, please leave us a review! If you don't, please don't. We're not sure our fragile hearts can take it.

Another week, another set of stories. Amy has a story she's written that's set on everyone's favourite Tube line, the Piccadilly Line. Becky, meanwhile, has three stories – a short one that'll leave you feeling unsettled for at least ten times as long as it takes to tell, a short one that'll leave you feeling sad for at least ten times as long as it takes to tell, and the tale of Cappuccetto Rosso – which makes about tenth as much sense as the time it takes to tell. If you want to get in touch we are @andthenwhatpod on all the social medias, and you can email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com. Rate and review us and we'll come round to your house and kiss you straight on the mouth (DISCLAIMER: May or may not be true)

This week we have our second guest – Becky's childhood friend Felicity, a librarian who Becky has known for longer than some of our listeners have been alive (probably. We're popular with people in their early twenties, right?). She plays us a story which is essentially erotica in a broad West Country accent and gives us some excellent writing tasks. Meanwhile, Amy brings us a romantic dispute which is as hilarious as it is horrifying, and Becky has both an urban legend about a car park attendant/entrepreneurial hero and a country tale about a farmer's mistaken identity. As always you can find us on social on @andthenwhatpod, you can email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com, and you can rate and review us in return for our undying love.

Happy new year! For the final episode of 2017, we pull out all the stops: Becky tells us about two badass ladies to inspire us (the most successful pirate in history and a woman who repeatedly poured a whole bottle of wine into her chuff and didn't get thrush. We'll let you decide which is the most impressive feat) while Amy takes us through some new year superstitions and reveals what happens when a bunch of drunk zombies meet some angry cows. Finally we have a quiz to celebrate the beginning and the ends of our favourite stories, and we talk about our hopes for 2018. Our main hope, though, is that you'll rate/review us and follow us on social media! You can get in touch on @andthenwhatpod, or email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com

It's Christmas, and that means it's time for a CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! Becky and Amy have the mince pies and the prosecco out, so please forgive us if the stories make less and less sense as the episode goes on. This week Amy tells the story of the most heartbreaking Christmas for a four-year-old ever, Becky regales us with the story of her being a very hungover/terrible girlfriend, we get another weird folk tale which makes us question if we're secretly witches, we have a Netflix game, PLUS we have a very special surprise at the end. Don't get your hopes up. Remember, prosecco. We are fairly drunk by then. Follow us on social media @andthenwhatpod, or email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com

Six episodes in, and we're getting the hang of this podcasting lark. Becky tells ANOTHER religious joke (there's no way we're getting into heaven, is there?) and explains how her mum got her embarrassing nickname, while Amy talks about Harlan Ellison's career at Disney and the world's worst sympathy card. Then, we tell you about how we first met and explain the Bible to you in TL;DR form. Enjoy! Find us on social media as andthenwhatpod, and email us on andthenwhatpod@gmail.com. Want a snazzy And Then What? bookmark? Leave a review and let us know, and we'll pop one in the post for you.

This week, Becky tells us the fascinating and tragic story of Loretta Pleasant, aka Henrietta Lacks, and has another messed up folk tale that we end up planning a full celebrity cast for. Meanwhile, Amy's talks about a couple of murderers in 19th century Edinburgh, what happens when Bill Gates lets mosquitos loose on George Clooney, and tells a joke so filthy that even Becky is appalled. Follow us on social media @andthenwhatpod, or email us andthenwhatpod@gmail.com