Ruthie - The Lockdown Sessions

'The producers of Love Island knew all about Coronavirus before anybody.

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 09:40:40 GMT

Ruthie is dragged back to the mic for another lockdown session in which she stresses the importance of mattress toppers, and worries she's not committed enough to anything. 'What am I going to do for the rest of my life when I don't care about anything?' she asks. 'Well, there's always journalism,' replies dad. Musically, the Kinks take on Mahalia.

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Tik Tok explained - 'It's short videos, you watch for hours, and then feel terrible about yourself'

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:35:03 GMT

In the latest lockdown session, an increasingly demotivated Ruth - with student life suspended - tackles Black Lives Matter, explains Tik Tok, and learns some new words from Dad and Suzie Dent, although Dad gives a totally misleading definition of the word 'anomie.' Also Ella Fitzgerald, mundane celebrity sightings, and the efforts of the French to keep their language pure.

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'I'll tell my future children about this, if I ever have any - if I ever get out of the house, that is.'

Wed, 13 May 2020 19:57:56 GMT

'When we establish the matriarchy,' says Ruth, 'The two men we'll save are Bill Gates and Richard Osman. And maybe Leonardo DiCaprio and Harry Styles.' This week Ruth and Dad talk Eurovision, and Iceland's superb entry. Also Ruth looks at Coronavirus as a class issue, and gets some support for her views on colonialism. She also bizarrely takes issue with Dad's pronunciation of the word 'California.'

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'I'm all jigsawed out. I need to go back to Uni.'

Mon, 04 May 2020 20:30:19 GMT

Ruthie and Dad remain locked down, and added to the hell of being stranded with aging parents, Ruth is also frustrated by the lack of progress in her Uni work. Online tuition is just not working, she says, and no-one seems to be thinking about a solution for Britain's students. Also, the 'New Normal' everybody's talking about - although Ruth was quite happy with the old Normal - should include a rebalancing of the nation's resources away from London to the North. Ruth also has a 400-year-old swipe at the Mayflower pilgrims of 1620. Popular culture references include Love Island, Grays Anatomy, Friends, Frazier, and Tootsie.

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'No-one asked for the 'new normal.' I was quite happy with the 'old normal.'

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 20:05:24 GMT

In the first of a new series, 19-year-old Ruthie is feeling the generation gap particularly keenly, reluctantly furloughed from the Universtiy of York and trapped in lockdown with her ma and pa. In this first episode she delves into cinema history, explaining to her dad the 'cool girl' trope in modern movies, and luxuriating in 'comfort TV,' Gilmore Girls and How I Met Your Mother. Meanwhile, as Ruthie and dad swap music suggestions, there's a taste of Bob Dylan, Jeremy Zucker, and Kanye West.

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starting at University of York and settling in

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:26:19 GMT

We edited together some clips of Ruthie, Uni, Dad, and Me as our entry for the British Podcast Awards, but as it seems those awards will not happen we thought we'd share them anyway. The clips are from the podcasts we made around the time Ruth was starting at the University of York, and settling in

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'This is dad's hot take on Coronavirus - makes him sound like Stalin!'

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 08:36:01 GMT

The very last Ruthie - Uni, Dad & Me, for the time being at least, as University shuts & Ruth is isolated with parents. In the swansong podcast, we look at the economics of Coronavirus, the death of expectation, whether you want to be on the wagon or off, what Dame Harriett Walter would do if a lecherous male put his hand on her knee, and musically Isaac Hayes faces off against Childish Gambino. Thank you all for your support during all three seasons.

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'We already were the anxious generation, now this...'

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:58:24 GMT

...in which dad questions whether some young people view Coronavirus in some bizarre way as a payback for Brexit, and Ruthie laments losing what might have been the best summer of her life. She also offers free French lessons just to fill the yawning time chasm in front of her, and to keep in practice. And why it's not right to compare the current crisis to wartime - and Wakefield's dance of death, the Gas Mask disco in the city. Musically, Sly and the Family Stone take on British singer Emily Burns

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Leopardskin ears - and begging for drinks in Wetherspoons

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 23:59:09 GMT

...in which dad is confused when a leopardskin bowtie and comedy leopardskin ears arrive for him. AlsoRuthie and dad discuss what the effects of Coronavirus are likely to be on University life. Ruth, meanwhile, has discovered the American TV show Love Is Blind, which it turns out not to be, She explains the patriarchy to dad, and musically country singer Iris DeMent faces off against Tegan and Sara.

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'It's quite feminist, there's a lot of armpit hair.'

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:39:25 GMT

Family relationships are a major thread in the latest father-and-daughter podcast. With dad being a 'spooky' middle child, and Ruthie the baby of the family, birth order is discussed, as well as the parent-child dynamic with the calculation that once your child leaves for university, you have already spent 95 per cent of the time you will ever spend with them. One listener sends his sad story of losing touch with his daughter who is a student at York University, and other subjects covered include; no-platforming, Nandos, Selfridges, and Jeremy Thorpe. There are also a couple of 'mildly interesting' dad stories.

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Family rankings - 'You're trying for the Premier League, you don't want to be in that relegation zone.'

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 07:44:47 GMT

Ruth says she'd definitely kiss a Tory, if necessary, and drink Yorkshire Tea. She reveals that students at the rival York St. John's University think Uni Students are all 'posh and up ourselves - which we sort of are,' and this week discusses students doing sex work to keep their heads above water, and, in the light of the Weinstein conviction returns to the subject of sexual consent. She also asks 'if you're a 30-something male and you're not doing a podcast with your mate, what are you doing?' Musically, Sarah Vaughan takes on Spanish singer Rosalia.

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'I'm trying to help the planet, but I bought squeezy yoghurt pouches because I so didn't want to dirty a spoon, and have to wash it.'

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 23:47:24 GMT

Serious Uni issues such as lecturers' strikes, Uni elections, and the future of the Erasmus programme after Brexit come to the fore, but Ruth also explains her urgent need for a sombrero, and defines what constitutes rock bottom after a night out. Also dad explains to Ruth the essential difference between Rod Stewart and Cliff Richard, and father and daughter have different views on the role of the media in the tragic suicide of Caroline Flack. Musically, Emmylou Harris takes on Australian dj duo, The Avalanches.

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'No-one's watching Pretty Woman as a gritty documentary about sex work.'

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:12:08 GMT

In the latest generation gap podcast, Ruth and dad discuss extreme porn freely available on the Internet, Ruth reports on reactions in York to the early Coronavirus victims, and dad misinterprets 'Netflix and chill' to Ruth's huge amusement. Ruth fails to be outraged by a musical of Pretty Woman, and is unsure about the idea of boarding schools for eight year-olds. Musically, Duke Ellington takes on Declan McKenna

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'University Challenge? Well, I don't mind sitting in the room and guessing at some questions.'

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:08:27 GMT

This week, the story of the drunken/high student who wakes Ruth at 3am, goes into the shower and emerges with two cartons of chips that weren't there when he went in. Also Ruth reveals what frightens here, and what comforts her, dad and Ruth argue (again) about whether this is a racist country, and musically Johnny Cash takes on young Leicester group Easylife.

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'Being as famous as Billie Eilish is not my number one worry.'

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 09:43:30 GMT

...in which Ruth has low moments back at Uni, rejects pole dancing as a fitness regime - 'still feels a bit demeaning' - considers the problems of being posh in light of the Laurence Fox row, and musically Paul McCartney takes on Lorde.

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'Mum bought me a big block of cheese - so I'm not going vegan.'

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:43:03 GMT

Ruthie and Dad have a heated debate on whether Britain is a racist country, discuss campus sexual assault, youth slang, and how Ruth unwinds after a long day ('Just thinking about Leeds, because it gives her a calming pleasure.' And they play The Rutles, which Ruth says is 'more Penny Lane than Penny Lane.'

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The 2010s - The Decade of Dating

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 14:45:24 GMT

In a New Year/End of Decade special, father and daughter discuss how life has changed in the past ten years, chiefly through the prism of dating, given that Twitter didn't exist before 2012. Also why teenagers don't want to go to the movies any more - unlike Ruth who was brought up on Clifford The Big Red Dog - The Movie and Spirited Away. And why Viking Studies and comedy writing and performing are considered 'Mickey Mouse' degrees by some students.

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'Without alcohol I couldn't have done it.' And last word on the election - a student's view.

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:59:10 GMT

Ruthie has finished her first term studying French and Spanish at the University of York, and is settling back in at home, enjoying the choice of crisps, but lamenting the death of Labour, and disagreeing quite strongly with dad about the uselessness or otherwise of Jeremy Corbyn. Also ungrammatical dating, the overuse of emojis, the withdrawal of trays from students at St Andrews, and the 'good, clean pop' of Harry Styles.

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'Friendship, Love, & Pasta.'

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 20:36:24 GMT

....in which Ruth lists ten things she has learnt in her first term at the University of York, tries to decide whether she's a post-colonial feminist or not, discusses snobbery towards the North of England, and laments the scandal of students' rented accommodation.

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Best of Ruthie - on strip clubs, cheerleading, cashless society & music from Beatles, Pentangle, and others

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 12:15:30 GMT

From various phases of the Ruthie - Uni, Dad, and Me generation gap podcast, Martin forces a teenager to watch Fawlty Towers, while Ruthie gives her feminist angle on strip clubs, cheerleading, and darts walk-on girls, and expresses doubts about Chernobyl and Auschwitz tourism

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Shortage of working class students at York Uni? 'Well, I met a boy from Scunthorp

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:45:38 GMT

...in which Ruth is not impressed by boy students weeing in the sink, prompting dad to reveal the secret of Butlin's bum. Ruth and dad discuss initiation rituals in Uni, the upcoming strike, and the class divide among students - if there is one. In the wider world, Ruth nominates Kate Garraway as the most annoying person in the world, and although the de-clutterer Marie Kondo has helped Ruth with sock storage, her latest initiative isn't de-cluttering anything. Musically Girl In Red takes on Billy Bragg.

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A Fresher's Life - Playing Mario Kart in Someone's Room

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 23:27:30 GMT

...in which Ruth falls asleep on a nightclub toilet at 2am, when she could have been in the University of York's 24-hour library. Also, despite Armistice Day and the season of remembrance, patriotism is not flavour of the month with Ruth. Meanwhile she is chosen as boxer of the week. Musically, youngster Matt Maltese takes on Arlo Guthrie.

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'Look at me on Instagram, as long as you're not weird.'

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 20:45:28 GMT

...in which Ruthie, now fully at home at the University of York, dresses up as Hugh Hefner, while her college chums pretend to be Playboy bunnies. Why going home for the first time feels strange, why house-hunting for next year has already started, and how her French teacher is, er, really French

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'University is unbelievably like Love Island'

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:17:01 GMT

Ruth is settling in at the University of York, coping with a demanding French and Spanish degree course. She's uncomfortable with the banning of a campaign against the crackdown on the Hong Kong protestors by the Chinese government, and wonders what it says about free speech on campus. With an election in the offing she's not sure she and her fellow students will dutifully march out and vote Labour as expected. Meanwhile, back on campus, Ruth reveals the horrors of Oriental Night in the cafeteria!

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Making a Cheese Toastie in a wok, sexual consent & a cup of tea, & other student tales.

Fri, 18 Oct 2019 22:27:34 GMT

Boy George once said of sex that he'd rather have a cup of tea, a metaphor taken up by York University, in their lectures on sexual consent. Ruth also talks of dating rituals and boxing training at Uni as she starts her degree in French and Spanish.

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The overpowering smell of boy - Ruth starts Uni.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 11:46:10 GMT

In which Ruth embarks on the difficult business of making friends at University, falls over drunk causing cuts and abrasions, stands up for Leeds in the face of kids from Surrey, a tribe she hadn't previously come across. She reveals that among the societies soliciting members at the Freshers' Fair was a fetish club, and asks dad if he went to University in California or Strathclyde. Musically, 87-year-old Petula Clark takes on 16-year-old Alfie Templeman

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'I don't just disagree with what he says, I think he's a bad man.'

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:21:09 GMT

A compilation of extracts of Ruthie Me & My Dad from the last year's episodes; includes Fiona Bruce taking over Question Time, Ruth's views on Piers Morgan, what is OK to make jokes about these days, with reference to Inbetweeners - could that even be made in #MeToo era? Liam Neeson's revenge story, Pride marches becoming too commercial, teenage boys' frightening thoughts on rape, and the Intelligence Trap. Musically, Toots & The Maytals take on Tom Misch.

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'I'm always a little worried that everyone will hate me.'

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:48:07 GMT

Trepidation and excitement mingle as Ruth prepares to start university. Meanwhile, as someone who likes a chocolate Minstrel, she rejects sugar-free diets as recommended by influencers and bloggers. Dad picks out some dodgy lyrics in pop songs, and an emailer writes in to tell Ruth not to worry about student debt; 'it's a myth.'

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'People don't talk about being shaky and feeling lost very often. It's hard.'

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:49:50 GMT

Ruth talks about her uncertainty on the eve of her university career. Also how no-one wants to see a revival of Friends - fiftysomething Ross and Rachel would be in therapy after a toxic relationship and a bitter divorce, how Dolly Parton's doormat lyrics are OK for feminists, and how Ruth bought a newspaper for the first time ever in her life, and what a revelation it was.

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'Let me finish my sentence!'

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 19:09:04 GMT

Ruth believes you can't tell the story of the Pope being stuck in a lift without doing a transubstantiation joke or something similar, she tries a Black Country accent in honour of hero Caitlin Moran, whose Wolverhampton childhood is being made into a movie, but mostly she insists her other hero Margaret Atwood, whose public appearance she went to see, has lots to tell us about the way we live now. Musically, Martin chooses 1950s doo wop, Ruthie a remake of 10CC's I'm Not In Love.

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'I've never put a condom on a cucumber'

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:48:05 GMT

In this episode, Ruth reveals she follows the Gospel According to Tom Hanks, gives her views on sandwich toasters and ATM etiquette, and laments the ignorance about women's health issues displayed by the medical profession. Ruth and dad discuss the latest Harvey Weinstein documentary, and dad drops the bombshell that he finds most of Weinstein's highly lauded 'masterpieces' overhyped rubbish.

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The Obamas' nine bathrooms - 'The super rich will be the death of this world.'

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 20:37:58 GMT

After her weekend at Leeds Music Festival, Ruth discusses the drugs death, and the misguided attitude to drugs of festival security. She's underwhelmed by Foo Fighters, and brands Matty Healy of The 1975, pretentious. She also discusses MacDonalds' cheese bite options, and reveals her Dragons' Den idea, while Ruthie and Dad clash over the so-called patriarchy.

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'I hope Kings Of Leon aren't listening.'

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:42:11 GMT

This generation gap podcast covers all the important issues; Boris Johnson's narcissism, supermarket pizzas, whether having children enhances your life or do you have to wait till they've left home, 'breadcrumbing,' Freshman flush, and New Yorker Billy Joel's ability to do an English accent.

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'I'm not going to iron anything when I get to university.'

Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:30:40 GMT

On the eve of A-level results day, Ruth sympathises with fellow students who, unlike her, don't have an unconditional offer from a chosen university or college and have to sweat it out. She also looks ahead to next year, and doubts a survey indicating students are more responsible, and more often teetotal than previous eras. Dad reflects on how her young mind is being moulded by The Guardian, fears for Paul McCartney's musical version of It's A Wonderful Life, and suggests that the new direction for Ruthie Me and My Dad might be 'true crime.'

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'When are we getting free stuff?'

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:08:04 GMT

Ruth visits Leeds Pride and reports back, while dad questions its relevance beyond giving companies the chance to show how woke they are. He also has advice for the director of Downsizing, currently showing on Sky, and disagrees with Ruth on shoeless Prince Harry's comments on subconscious racism. The finale of Love Island shines a light on the way society is these days, both agree, and musically, Ruth and Dad visit Paul McCartney's wilderness years and Lily Allen's latest work.

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'Boris Is Pretty Dicky'

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:05:59 GMT

...is Ruth's assessment of our new Prime Minister, as dad brings her up to date with what's been happening while she's been away, where she outraged her parents by getting a tattoo. In this episode she explains to dad why we need three Spidermen, and why Tom Holland is the most Spiderman of the Spidermen. Father and daughter also discuss whether hormone blockers are handed out too freely to children who may wish to transition, and dad worries about the 'lad culture' on campuses as Ruthie prepares to leave for university. Musically, it's Andrew Gold v Sabrina Claudio, and the podcast concludes with some uncharacteristically '70s humour.

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'I don't buy this phoney free speech argument, where you can say anything you want.'

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 07:54:15 GMT

Ruth and dad have a heated debate on transgender issues, Ruth is accused of anti-Scottish bias, and upbraided for yawning mid-podcast. Also, is Maura from Love Island a feminist icon, and will Boris Johnson do anything to correct the North-South divide?

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'Boris has Matilda syndrome. He thinks he's special.'

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 19:04:13 GMT

Sympathy for the parents of Jihadi Jack from Ruth and Dad, though Dad thinks over-indulgent parenting may have exacerbated the problem, the new digital Monopoly, and how the cashless society creates particular problems for the poor, especially street dwellers. Meanwhile, what's great about the Brits, says Ruth, is we don't really care about anything. Musically, the Kinks take on Bea Miller.

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'I enjoy a potato smile, but they're not the height of elegance.'

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:20:38 GMT

Ruth celebrates the end of A-levels with a trip to the council tip, and in her first post-exam podcast she and dad discuss prom nights, accusations of racism in the Love Island villa, how Michael Gove could be a poster boy for a 'Say No To Drugs' campaign, and, dad says if there were a gift he could pass on to his 25-year-old self it would be dental floss.

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Ruthie Me and My Dad podcast - is that even a thing?

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:36:43 GMT

Father and daughter literally discuss new speech patterns introduced by the young, dad complains about the feminisation of movies, and is unimpressed by Emma Thompson's latest, while Ruthie maintains comedy is still an all-boys club. Also, dad has good news for Ruth's,Soylent Green solution to overpopulation, Ruth says we romanticise pre-Internet life, and both exult in their discovery of salt and cracked black pepper crisps. All that, and manic pixie dream girls.

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'History doesn't always repeat itself, but it often rhymes'

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:23:58 GMT

In a unique experiment in human understanding an 18-year-old girl dismantles Fawlty Towers to decide whether it has any relevance 40-odd years after it was first broadcast. We also examine Deliveroo's role in Britain's obesity crisis, and report on a hopeful development in tackling the mental health problems afflicting growing numbers of students. There's also the latest on Love Island, and a musical battle between British rock 'n' roller Vince Taylor and American pop rapper Lizzo

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"Women are being thrown off the glass cliff."

Wed, 29 May 2019 18:40:14 GMT

In the latest father/daughter podcast, Ruth reveals she's never used a phone box in her life. Phone boxes, like burning CDs, are now part of a bygone era. Also, should we have sympathy for Theresa May following her downfall, asks Ruth, and embarrassingly reveals the meaning of BDSM to her dad. Do Game Of Thrones fans need therapy to cope with the end of the saga, or is Made In Chelsea a suitable replacement, and musically, it's late country legend Guy Clark versus Northampton's Slowthai.

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'Other families are weird - they do things like keep the ketchup in the fridge.'

Wed, 15 May 2019 19:31:51 GMT

Louis CK is banned from appearing in Leeds right after dad buys tickets. Will he never do stand-up again? Ruth to miss the 25-year Mean Girls reunion for exam reasons, a pop-up shop in Lewisham aims to help people on the last lap of life, is it possible to drink a MacDonalds' milk shake with a paper straw, and how weird are other people's families?

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'Game Of Thrones - it's not just t*ts and dragons, it's about the environment.'

Wed, 08 May 2019 17:51:55 GMT

Ruth unveils her grand plan for the future of the planet - bad news if you're approaching 80. Also the Midnight In Paris syndrome - we're all nostalgic about the era just before we were born (which explains the enduring appeal of Friends), the problem with being a student, Emma Thompson - supercilious or what, and will Ruth lose her Leeds accent when she starts mixing with students from Esher and Hemel Hempstead.

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Friends - 'Ten seasons, three funny jokes.'

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:27:17 GMT

Ruthie and Dad pledge never to go on for more than 45 minutes, and this episode comes in just under the bar. It's a TV special asking 'what's the point of sit-coms, is Naked Beach just a freak show, and is Goggle Box the best programme on TV? Also, Loyle Carner, giving hip-hop a bad name, 16-year-old Greta Thunber's speech to MPs, and the Coachella music festival.

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Ruthie asks dad, "Have you seen 'Straight Outta Compton?'' "Take a wild guess."

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:17:33 GMT

Hey, what's the matter with the kids? Nothing, it turns out. Gen Z are the most socially conscious bunch for a while. Also, lady shavers, colourism, exam stress, Cardi B and her rolling 'r's, what's the point of grammar - and musically, the great Ry Cooder takes on Rejjie Snow.

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Porn ban useless for teenagers, they'll get round it, 'language exams are really stupid,' feminism as a class issue, and hippy band Pentangle.

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 19:11:41 GMT

Ruthie spans generations of entertainment as she mounts a spirited defence both of Game Of Thrones and the French boulevardier and cabaret artist Maurice Chevalier, suspected of being a wartime collaborator. Also, the governments proposed clampdown on pornography, feminism as a class issue, and actor Martin Freeman exploits his children for commercial gain. Imagine.

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'One day, maybe, I'll be advertising de-tox tea on YouTube.'

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:58:36 GMT

Following the Love Island suicides, Ruth and Dad ask if enjoyment of the show makes you complicit in the tragedies; and Ruth gets a tiny taste of what public disapproval feels like with her second hate mail in two weeks. Also, conspiracy theories - whether it's Princess Diana, Madeleine McCann, or the moon landing, they remain irresistible to young people. It might have something to do with the teenage brain, which Ruth and Dad also discuss, and musically, Kenny Rogers takes on Subculture Sage.

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'Casablanca - black and white film, no colours at all, isn't that mad?'

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 19:32:55 GMT

Ruthie gets her first experience of hate mail in the latest father/daughter podcast, as a correspondent calls her 'supercilious and whining.' In this episode, they discuss transgender participation in women's sport, pro-life campaigners, gaslighting, alternative lifestyles for the future, and father explains blaxploitation movies to Ruth.

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'I Can't Bear It Any More - All My Icons Toppled'

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 18:14:12 GMT

Powdered milk, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, and Louis Theroux are among topics in the latest father-daughter podcast. Also, if you're feeling charitable, is the best policy to give money to the homeless in the street, and is dad OK to call them hobos? And have our universities become intolerant of views that veer from the mainstream? Musically, Willie Nelson takes on Tyler The Creator.

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"What if Ross in Friends was gay?"

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 18:45:51 GMT

In this week's father-and-daughter podcast, Ruth shocks dad by revealing some of the things teenage boys routinely say, sex education - completely absent in Ruth's Catholic high school - is discussed, and Ruth takes an intelligence test. Also, communism, avocados, and what's the deal with Monty Python? Musically, it's Little Richard versus Oscar Jerome.

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Eternal Sunshine - for real; and Martin and Ruth write a rom-com

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:34:56 GMT

In the latest instalment of the father and daughter podcast, Martin and Ruth discuss anti-semitism in France and England, why it's not possible for young people even to boil a pan of pasta without Internet assistance, and the latest app for the lost and lonely. Also brainjacking, a kind of real life Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, thoughts on Shamima Begum, Chloe Kardashian's love-split, and the latest on the Love Island hamster.

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'Forty boxes of cereal - dream time'

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:02:05 GMT

In this episode of the father/daughter podcast, Ruth tells dad that in the era of 'deep fake,' the only way to protect yourself is to go completely off grid, says that anyone who has Alexa or similar device is an idiot, and describes a cupboard full of cereal is the impossible dream. Dad, meanwhile, tells Ruth how children are brought up in Israel, tries a rightly derided Geordie accent, and plays Prefab Sprout.

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Definitely NOT a "larky sofa show".

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:39:21 GMT

This week, a father-and-daughter perspective on the Liam Neeson incident, and the concept of 'oversmiling.' Also, do the so-called sofa chat shows - Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross - rely on smut, and are images of smoking - Mad Men, Arctic Monkeys' album sleeve - encouraging teenagers to take up smoking? Plus the secret of pink lemonade, and musically, the death of long songs, and actor Richard Harris v Beirut.

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"Who invented reggae? Is it Levi Roots?"

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:27:32 GMT

As the Brexit debate gets more toxic, father and daughter debate whether it's fair game to bring Winston Churchill into the argument. Meanwhile, Ruth discovers that it's quite wet in Lancaster, and discloses the latest on Love Island's Meghan and Wes and their hamster. Also, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston's de-cluttering regimes are questioned, and musically, young Tom Misch takes on reggae giants Toots and the Maytals.

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'The Meme Police can come for me'

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:41:19 GMT

In the latest father and daughter podcast, the two generations disagree about what it's OK to make jokes about. Also they ask if the university admissions system is crazy, reveal which university is using bubble wrap as stress relief, and ask listeners to decide which university Ruth should go to, Lancaster or York. Questions posed this week include why misery memoirs are so popular, and a new take on Cinderella, asking whether shoe size is a sensible system for deciding royal succession.

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"See if you can spot the edit there!"

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:34:19 GMT

In the latest father-and-daughter podcast, Ruthie illustrates the secret of life with a colourful elephant metaphor, while Martin wonders if pointing to the innate sexism of the Muslim faith makes him an Islamophobe. Also, father is sceptical about the controversial Gillette online advertisement, without going the full Piers Morgan, and agrees with Bryan Cranston that there's nothing wrong with a non-gay actor playing a gay character. Musically Ruth introduces her dad to Frank Ocean, while father reveals to Ruth that Steely Dan isn't just 'a bloke called Dan.'

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"I don't just make up animals!"

Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:58:40 GMT

This week Ruth speaks up for the great white shark, and against vending machines, which she says are responsible for more deaths than the terrifying denizen of the deep. Also, Ruthie and Dad discuss the difference between happiness and satisfaction, the nature of memory, and, in a rare moment of middle-class discourse, sending back a below-standard sea bass in a restaurant. James Graham's Brexit drama, An Uncivil War, is discussed, Ruth explains milennial burn-out, and wonders if there's a racial element to the relative lack of publicity given to accusations of sexual impropriety against R n B singer R. Kelly.

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You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

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And if you want to listen to the music played on the podcast, the Spotify playlist is here;

https://open.spotify.com/user/glmpepfmh1mewya62ea7xlpuv/playlist/1YTmo0gN8NNg4f6fWSJqCk?si=xNMf76_oR6Kx6T02HHJaSg

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"Kill All The Hippos!"

Thu, 03 Jan 2019 11:08:09 GMT

The first Ruthie Me & My Dad of 2019 ranges further and wider than ever before, covering school uniforms for girls ('Outside school, no girl ever wears a tie - except Annie Hall'), the plague of hippos that followed Pablo Esobar's death in Colombia, the fact that free movement of people has led to an exodus of the young - from Latvia and Burnley, Keira Knightley's fear that the MeToo movement has morphed into man hating, the nature v nurture debate prompted by documentary film Three Identical Strangers, and Ruth's hard line on disgraced American comedian Louis CK...

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'...I've been to funerals more interesting than 'Cats'..."

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 08:49:03 GMT

This week, 'the whole dog year thing,' as Ruth takes on the phenomenon of the years passing more quickly as one ages, and dad asks if ageism is the one remaining safe form of humour. Meanwhile, Ruth takes advantage of a Catholic education to explain transubstantiation to her dad, but takes the term 'right wing' to cover anything she is not too keen on. Woody Allen rears his nebbish head again, as Ruthie and Dad ask if he's finally beyond the pale. Also Brexit, the dance of death, 'men are weird,' & Merle Haggard takes on Migos in the strangest musical face-off ever.

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Jesus vs Santa

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT

In the annual contest between Santa and Jesus, Ruth votes for Santa. Also this week, father and daughter discuss Raheemgate, and Ruth offers little hope for the death of racism, Ruth reveals what 'boils her blood,' namely two-nation Britain, and unpaid internships, and opts for the Legally Blonde route for women to get their voices heard. She also asks why we aren't rioting in the streets like the French?

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"It's potato, innit?"

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 08:55:42 GMT

In the second episode of the new series of Ruthie Me and My Dad, father and daughter discuss Japanese Zombie ships, the hash browns in Subway ('It's potato, in't it," says Ruth), and Holly Willoughby's performance on I'm A Celebrity, while Dad has an interesting and totally unsupported theory about the rats used in the bushtucker trials. Less seriously, the legalising of prostitution, drugs, and censorship also come under the microscope. Musically, it's Fiona Apple with a Beatles cover versus young Londoners Babeheaven.

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Series Two - A New Dawn

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 13:01:20 GMT

In episode 1 of the second season of Ruthie Me and My Dad, father and daughter discuss the shocking return of blackface, education, library closures, and parents who can't parent because they're too occupied with their smartphones. Also, we ask if Seinfeld still holds up after 20 years, and if shamed comic Louis CK should be allowed to return, during which discussion Ruthie accidentally kills off Kevin Spacey. Musically, Dad plays The Byrds and daughter counters with Childish Gambino.

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A Brief Apology...

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:26:17 GMT

Sorry, one half of the most popular father and daughter podcasting team on the internet isn't very well this week. Normal service will be resumed shortly.

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"I don't want my face on a gun!"

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 07:59:22 GMT

In this week's episode, Ruth, newly 18, says she's now looking forward to voting and drinking alcohol legally, but not too much of it, because her generation are the new puritans. Father and daughter are mystified by the runaway success of YouTuber Zoella, while Ruth reveals the latest favourite of her group of friends; Mukbangs, footage of people eating. Ruth is not in favour of misogyny being taken off the list of hate crimes, and surprisingly is also against Jodie Whittaker as Dr Who, and remakes of old films like Ghostbusters with female leads. She also asks if classic books like Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita would have a chance of being published these days. Musically, it's Andy Gibb versus Rina Sawayama.

If you enjoy 'Ruthie - Me & My Dad', then we'd be pathetically grateful if you could leave a review on iTunes here; https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ruthie-me-and-my-dad/id1350367213?mt=2 If you REALLY like us, be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode, and tell your friends.

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

And if you want to listen to the music played on the podcast, the Spotify playlist is here;

https://open.spotify.com/user/glmpepfmh1mewya62ea7xlpuv/playlist/1YTmo0gN8NNg4f6fWSJqCk?si=xNMf76_oR6Kx6T02HHJaSg

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"We've all seen Billy Elliot..."

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 07:19:14 GMT

In episode 36 of Ruthie Me and My Dad, Ruthie celebrates her 18th birthday by giving dad the bad news that radio is dead. Also, she contemplates a boycott of Top Shop, 'but really it's such a good dress,' and has mixed feelings about the sacking of Apu from the Simpsons' Kwik-e-mart. Facebook's fake news comes under the microscope, as does the Afro hairstyle of dad's youth, and musically it's little-known Dutch singer of the '60s Therese Steinmetz versus hip-hop artist Jeremih.

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

And if you want to listen to the music played on the podcast, the Spotify playlist is here;

https://open.spotify.com/user/glmpepfmh1mewya62ea7xlpuv/playlist/1YTmo0gN8NNg4f6fWSJqCk?si=xNMf76_oR6Kx6T02HHJaSg

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"Who Will You Moan At If You Don't Have Men?"

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 12:47:07 GMT

This week we solve the Riddle of the Sphinx, dad expresses a sneaking admiration for a Leeds anti-abortion campaigner, we discuss the phenomenon of vegetables pretending to be meat, and Ruth slams the Yorkie bar for implying "our little lady mouths wouldn't be able to handle the chocolate." Musically Tom Robinson's 1983 hit War Baby is up against hip hop's Barney Artist.

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

And if you want to listen to the music played on the podcast, the Spotify playlist is here;

https://open.spotify.com/user/glmpepfmh1mewya62ea7xlpuv/playlist/1YTmo0gN8NNg4f6fWSJqCk?si=xNMf76_oR6Kx6T02HHJaSg

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“A middle aged man with a Hogwarts Express bag…”

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:05:30 GMT

Ruthie and her dad discuss the state of Britain's trains, and the hazards of eating takeaway noodles when there's standing room only, Ruthie gets some flack for her revisionist view of Winston Churchill, inadvertently imitates Owen Wilson, and argues that the #MeToo campaign is far from over. Musically, it's hippies versus hip hop, as Dad picks Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young while Ruth chooses Loyle Carner.

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

And if you want to listen to the music played on the podcast, the Spotify playlist is here;

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"Ant & Dec, and Ed Milliband."

Thu, 11 Oct 2018 09:21:54 GMT

On this week's podcast, father and daughter discuss Churchill's legacy, childbirth - specifically Keira Knightley's - and an epidemic of niceness on the TV. Musically Marlene Dietrich faces off against Soak, and father asks daughter why she didn't warn him about Downsizing, and save him two hours of his life.

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You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

And if you want to listen to the music played on the podcast, the Spotify playlist is here;

https://open.spotify.com/user/glmpepfmh1mewya62ea7xlpuv/playlist/1YTmo0gN8NNg4f6fWSJqCk?si=xNMf76_oR6Kx6T02HHJaSg

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"Don't go offending people now..."

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 09:01:40 GMT

In the Generation Gap podcast this week, all the major issues are discussed; Brett Kavanaugh, Cosmo's plus-size cover girl, and Kanye's name change. Also: Ruthie asks why The Guardian doesn't make it easier for her to leech material from their free (!) website, engages in a fierce argument about train toilets, and discovers that life is tiring - now and forever. Musically, doo-wop group The Teen Queens battle with indy artrock girl The Japanese House; and father and daughter have contrasting views on how the 30th anniversary of children's classic Matilda should be marked

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If you REALLY like us, be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. Oh, and tell your friends!

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

And if you want to listen to the music played on the podcast, the Spotify playlist is here;

https://open.spotify.com/user/glmpepfmh1mewya62ea7xlpuv/playlist/1YTmo0gN8NNg4f6fWSJqCk?si=xNMf76_oR6Kx6T02HHJaSg

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"... a tap dancing pigeon's been discovered in Worksop..."

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 08:23:01 GMT

In this week's father-and-daughter podcast, Ruthie tells her broadcaster father that broadcasting is a dying profession, alongside casino cashier and furniture finisher. Also discussed; the transgender Girl Guide row, the importance of buying super low carbon tofu, and the unimportance of grammar. Ruth reprises her wickedly accurate impersonation of Lorraine Kelly, and unveils her impression of Owen Wilson. Musically, it's Martin's "Sainsbury's basic" choice of country rock band Poco versus avant-garde artiste Serpentwithfeet.

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

And if you want to listen to the music played on the podcast, the Spotify playlist is here;

https://open.spotify.com/user/glmpepfmh1mewya62ea7xlpuv/playlist/1YTmo0gN8NNg4f6fWSJqCk?si=xNMf76_oR6Kx6T02HHJaSg

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"Youth club?!?" "Youth Club, yeah!"

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:02:39 GMT

"I've seen an Oxo cube," says Ruth, as the latest father-and-daughter podcast discusses Waitrose student essentials. Also debated this week, religion, saving the planet, unhappiness among young girls, and Soon Yi Previn's support for a beleaguered Woody Allen - all the small stuff. Musically, it's 10cc v Tom Rosenthal.

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Oh, and be sure to tell your friends.

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

And if you want to listen to the tracks played on the podcast in full, the Spotify playlist is here;

https://open.spotify.com/user/glmpepfmh1mewya62ea7xlpuv/playlist/1YTmo0gN8NNg4f6fWSJqCk?si=xNMf76_oR6Kx6T02HHJaSg

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“…a late play for a Potato Smile.”

Thu, 13 Sep 2018 07:47:32 GMT

Curly fries, bat mitzvahs, binge drinking, and Northern Soul music, are among topics covered in the latest father/daughter podcast. In celebrity news, Kirstie Allsop and Serena Williams's temper tantrums come under the microscope, and the world is relieved to hear that Kylie Jenner 'isn't worried about her post-baby body.'

If you enjoy 'Ruthie - Me & My Dad', then we'd be pathetically grateful if you could leave a review on iTunes here;

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You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

And if you want to listen to the music played on the podcast, the Spotify playlist is here;

https://open.spotify.com/user/glmpepfmh1mewya62ea7xlpuv/playlist/1YTmo0gN8NNg4f6fWSJqCk?si=xNMf76_oR6Kx6T02HHJaSg

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“Where are they getting all these mice?”

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 07:12:23 GMT

In the latest episode of the father and daughter podcast, Ruthie says she's 'not feeling it,' but she's not too tired to suggest a new weekly feature called simply 'Dad's Wrong.' This week, Brazilian butt lifts, stem cell research, Sunday night TV, air conditioning as a feminist issue, and what constitutes a sandwich come under the microscope. "More Morgan Freeman, less Piers Morgan," is the latest advice on talking to teenagers, not entirely wholeheartedly endorsed by Ruthie and father, and musically it's a battle between Cardi B and Steely Dan.

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

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"Perhaps you're just not that amusing..."

Thu, 30 Aug 2018 08:58:38 GMT

As comedian Louis CK returns to the stage we ask if it's OK in the age of MeToo to enjoy not just his comedy, but some of the fine films produced by Harvey Weinstein, and the work of Woody Allen and Kevin Spacey. We salute Kim Kardashian for catching up on the Serial podcast four years after the rest of the world, sum up Australia in a sentence, look back on fine music and four days of squalor at Leeds Fest, father and daughter disagree strongly on La La Land and Dirty Dancing, and as Martin racks his memory for an amusing anecdote about rejection, Ruth says, "Perhaps you're just not that amusing..."

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"Arthur Franklin - I loved him!"

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:54:54 GMT

The latest father-and-daughter conversation covers fat shaming, and Britain's harmful food obsession. On the question of the French government's ban on a Gap advert featuring girls in hijabs, Ruth asks the key question, "Who shops at Gap any more?" Also, Love Island winners and losers, where are they now? False memory syndrome, we've all got it, and Made In Chelsea - "brilliant but ridiculous" is Ruth's verdict. Musically, it's Aretha Franklin versus J Hus, and having dissed Fawlty Towers last week, Ruth turns her attention to Monty Python: "What are they doing? Why are they all running around and stuff?"

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"Like Flies In The Summer", & 'cracking on' scenarios

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:38:02 GMT

This week, Ruthie's festival diet; crisps, pot noodles, and crackers, the enduring appeal of the sitcom Friends - about which father and daughter disagree - and a blast at Fawlty Towers, a fascinating conspiracy theory about DNA testing, the continuing anti-semitism debate, why we all hanker to be born in a different era, and musically, the ska of Dandy Livingstone versus the indy boy band The Front Bottoms (it's their name!).

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Iceland, Cruises and Kardashians

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:10:58 GMT

Take that Rob Brydon! The latest Ruthie - Me and My Dad takes aim at cruise ships, especially the way they turn fine working towns into Genovia from The Princess Diaries. Other topics covered include parents on their smart phones, when they could be communicating with their teenage kids, Iceland, the supermarket and the country, the new series of Made In Chelsea, and the joy of foreign supermarkets. Musically 1950s girl group The Poni-Tails are pitched against indy duo Let's Eat Grandma, while this week's taste test involves a suspect packet of chewing gum from the Baltic states, that may well be intended for medical purposes..

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

And the Spotify playlist, where you can hear all* of the tunes discussed on the show, is here; https://open.spotify.com/user/glmpepfmh1mewya62ea7xlpuv/playlist/1YTmo0gN8NNg4f6fWSJqCk?si=hALZCN6PTxaXp2wU9xeXNw

*as long as they're on Spotify.

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"Harold Wilson put down old people!"

Thu, 19 Jul 2018 10:41:55 GMT

Among topics covered in the latest father-and-daughter podcast; Nudity (notably Helen Mirren's) sexism in the swinging sixties, Northern English accents in the movies, legalising heroin, the fake loyalty of Love Island's Georgia, and who's your favourite Courtney - Cox, Pine, Love, or Kardashian? You choose.

The podcast's taking a summer break, and will be back on the 9th of August - what a great opportunity to catch up on all the shows you might have missed!

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

*as long as they're on Spotify.

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Bromies, Peng Tings & a plea to Macky D's

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 07:38:30 GMT

A packed show this week ranges over such diverse topics as the legalisation of cannabis, the absence of mozzarella sticks in MacDonalds, why narcissism may be good for teenagers, definitions of terms such as 'bromies' and 'peng ting,' the weirdness of Jeff Goldblum; plus we ask how ironic Alanis Morissette actually is.

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"You're really only here to press the buttons."

Thu, 05 Jul 2018 10:01:30 GMT

In the latest episode, Ruthie says why she thinks football fans are fat, is dissatisfied with her college tutors curt replies to her carefully crafted emails, and insists Love Island is not about the £50,000 prize, but about love. Ruthie and Martin also discuss Iain Stirling's views that Millennials have been spoiled by their parents, and Martin tries unsuccessfully to impersonate the Love Island host. And in the most bizarre music contest yet, it's Stormzy v Jake Thackray.

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Crafty Christians, Mods v Rockers, getting Pied Off

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 09:13:01 GMT

Martin and Ruth have a falling out in episode 20 of their generation gap podcast, when Martin lends a sceptical ear to some inferior teen issues podcasts and Ruth thinks he's being arrogant. They leave it to correspondents to decide on the truth. Also, the problems for men in the #MeToo era, the craftiness of Christians muscling in on popular culture, the controversy over women football pundits, and how the Swinging Sixties never arrived in Manchester until 1974.

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

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World Cup Fever(ish), Love Island & the death of the LP

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 06:00:00 GMT

World Cup fever of a sort hits Ruthie, who's mystified by the way footballers kick the ball sideways or backwards instead of booting it down the pitch. Also, a feminist take on Love Island, white people wearing dreadlocks, how young people will never hear a full album again, vlogger Alfie Deyes's ridiculous poverty video, and musically, Sheryl Crow v Travis Scott.

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Lost Earrings, Exam Meltdowns & the Teenage Shopping Guide.

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:10:31 GMT

More compelling topics for fathers of daughters and daughters of fathers, with Ruthie in critical mode, branding Germaine Greer 'mad as a box of frogs,' and telling Zara in Leeds they need to get their act together. Also, are schools robbing students of the capacity for independent thought, and should vlogger Jade Bowler have filmed herself crying? And musically, it's Kendrick Lamar versus Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli

You can get in touch with the show via email here; martinandruthpodcast@gmail.com

Martin’s on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook he’s here; https://www.facebook.com/martinkelner

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Germaine Greer, Teenage Tiredness & Did The Beatles Actually Exist?

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 09:57:28 GMT

This week, father and daughter debate Germaine Greer's views on rape. Also Martin teaches Ruth about '70s sit-coms, Howard Stern, and the meaning of the word 'vitriolic,' while Ruth tries to explain to Martin what's going on in Love Island. Hotel California brexit, the constant tiredness of teenagers, and a theory that the Beatles never existed are other topics touched upon.

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Spots, Shops and The Kim/Donald Summit

Thu, 31 May 2018 12:42:27 GMT

In episode 16, father finds out he's not the kind of dad The Guardian would approve of. Meanwhile, father and daughter discuss teenage spots, shopping in TK Maxx, what Kim Kardashian will be asking for when she dines with Donald and Ivanka Trump, the almost incomprehensible worldwide popularity of Ed Sheeran, and whether Nelson's Column should be knocked down or not.

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Teenage Stress, Soylent Green & Shrek Memes

Thu, 24 May 2018 09:12:56 GMT

Over-population, teenage stress and, for some reason, 'Jacques Cousteau - living or dead?', are just some of the topics covered in the fifteenth episode of West Yorkshire's premier father-and-daughter podcast. Ruthie rounds up the latest reality show news, and fills Martin in on the latest going on on Planet Kardashian; Martin attempts to sound interested. Plus, the reason Ruth has a temporary lisp, why you should never use the internet to research your child's school project, and the easiest possible impression for teenage girls from Leeds to do.

You can get in touch with Martin on Twitter at @martinkelner, or if you prefer Facebook

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Primark earrings, Hamilton and feta cheese

Thu, 17 May 2018 12:34:10 GMT

Episode 14 of the popular father and daughter podcast ranges wider than ever before, covering the royal wedding, the pronounciation of Saoirse Ronan, the peril of Primark earrings, Goldfrapp's dreamy electronica versus the music of Hamilton, feta cheese, and whether father is more gammon than centrist dad.

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10th May 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. Radical Feminism, cultural appropriation and 'good' tension

Thu, 10 May 2018 15:01:10 GMT

In the popular father-and-daughter podcast this week, a former Sunday Times Podcast of the Week, Ruthie unveils her Lorraine Kelly impersonation, and topics discussed include radical feminism, cultural appropriation, and 'good' tension. Ruthie introduces dad to the work of The Blossoms and dad reciprocates with a track by Loudon Wainwright lll.

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26th April 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. Should we cut old folk who display mild racism/sexism a little slack, who was worse, Hitler or Stalin, the dangers of binge watching TV series, and musically, the relative merits of Lil Dicky and Oscar Brown Jr.... [Ruthie. Me and My Dad episode 012]

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:00:00 GMT

Episode 12 of the unique father-and-daughter podcast gets a generation gap take on a variety of topics; should we cut old folk who display mild racism/sexism a little slack, who was worse, Hitler or Stalin, the dangers of binge watching TV series, and musically, the relative merits of Lil Dicky and Oscar Brown Jr.

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19th April 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. The Kardashians and the Nazis, and also examines what you should and shouldn't say to a teenage daughter... [Ruthie. Me and My Dad episode 011]

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 01:00:00 GMT

Episode eleven of the popular father and daughter podcast tackles two of the major issues of the day, the Kardashians and the Nazis, and also examines what you should and shouldn't say to a teenage daughter. Also dad introduces Ruthie to doo wop, while she reciprocates with a taste of First Aid Kit.

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12th April 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. Emma Watson's underboob, the Talking Heads, Post Malone, Richard Madeley, and Khloe Kardashian, with a K... [Ruthie. Me and My Dad episode 010]

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 01:00:00 GMT

Episode 10 of the popular generation gap podcast in which baby boomer dad discusses issues of the day with Generation Z daughter, including this week high finance, Emma Watson's underboob, the Talking Heads, Post Malone, Richard Madeley, and Khloe Kardashian, with a K.

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6th April 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. Ruthie asserts herself, justifying the explicit content label, inventing a great new word fifteen and a half minutes in... [Ruthie. Me and My Dad episode 009]

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 01:00:00 GMT

In episode 9 of the popular generation gap podcast, Ruthie asserts herself, justifying the explicit content label, inventing a great new word fifteen and a half minutes in, and introducing her dad to A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. Other topics covered include the Yellowstone volcano, knuckle cracking, and whispering podcasts.

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29th March 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. This week we debate whether our hugely popular generation gap podcast remains 'rambling and whimsical,' or becomes more structured. [Ruthie. Me and My Dad episode 008]

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 01:00:00 GMT

Ruthie, Me and My Dad reaches episode 8, and we're at a crossroads! This week we debate whether our hugely popular generation gap podcast remains 'rambling and whimsical,' or becomes more structured. This week: 'Netflix and chill, spill the tea, and salty' - Generation Z explains this baby boomer argot. Also this week Stormi Jenner is an Instagram sensation, and the provincial French shock some young British visitors by being a little offhand. Who would have thought it?

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15th March 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. This week they discuss colonialism, artificial intelligences, sibling rivalry, the new 1,150 calorie Burger King sandwich, and more. [Ruthie. Me and My Dad episode 007]

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 01:00:00 GMT

Episode Seven of the popular father-and-daughter podcast, in which baby boomer dad presents with Generation Z daughter, discusses colonialism, artificial intelligences, sibling rivalry, the new 1,150 calorie Burger King sandwich, and more.

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8th March 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. This week they discuss all the important topics, from Dance Moms, rap music, and Nando's to Auschwitz as tourist attraction. [Ruthie. Me and My Dad episode 006]

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 01:00:00 GMT

Episode 6 of the popular father and daughter podcast, where Baby Boomer father discusses issues of the day with Generation Z daughter runs the rule over all the important topics, from Dance Moms, rap music, and Nando's to Auschwitz as tourist attraction.

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2nd March 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. This week they discuss the generation gap, gun control, loneliness, and meatball theft. [Ruthie. Me and My Dad episode 005]

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 01:00:00 GMT

This is episode five of the popular father-and-daughter podcast in which Baby Boomer meets Generation Z. This week they discuss the generation gap, gun control, loneliness, and meatball theft.

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14th February 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. British celebrities may be arseholes, and the dangers of political correctness [Ruthie. Me and My Dad episode 004]

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 01:00:00 GMT

In episode four of Me and My Dad, 17-year-old Ruth explains the Kardashians to her permanently bewildered father, and they discuss which British celebrities may be arseholes, and the dangers of political correctness.

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7th February 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. Martin Kelner continues to exploit his progeny, discussing The Greatest Showman, Big Little Lies, Phil Neville, and the Presidents Club charity dinner. [Ruthie. Me and My Dad episode 003]

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 01:00:00 GMT

In episode three of Me and My Dad, washed-up, formerly semi-famous, broadcaster Martin Kelner continues to exploit his progeny, discussing The Greatest Showman, Big Little Lies, Phil Neville, and the Presidents Club charity dinner.

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25th January 2018 - Ruthie. Me and My Dad. A formerly semi-famous broadcaster and his millennial daughter discuss sexual harassment, gender and sexuality, yoga, and Subway. [Ruthie. Me and My Dad episode 002]

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 01:00:00 GMT

In Me and My Dad, episode two, a formerly semi-famous broadcaster and his millennial daughter discuss sexual harassment, gender and sexuality, yoga, and Subway.

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Episode 1

Thu, 18 Jan 2018 01:00:00 GMT

Episode one of a brand new father-and-daughter podcast, Me and My Dad, in which a millennial tries to explain to her baby boomer father why his attitudes about almost everything are invariably wrong.

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