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The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel

Gabby Llewellyn and Mel Wiggins

A podcast about all the things we make an effort with, and some of the things we don"t.

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Episode 173: Tops Off, Shaved Legs

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/05/12

Listeners dreams, Motherland, Embarrassing stories on Tik Tok (with a lot of gasping laughing), kitchen utensils, Chat GPT interiors. That's all on the docket for this weeks ep. Enjoy! Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast - BEHIND A PAYWALL! Imagine! If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast

43:48

Episode 172: To Paywall or Not To Paywall?

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/05/05

This week Gabs brings Mel up to speed on a current substack scandal where a high profile celeb got low-key bullied off the platform. We discuss the ethics around celebrities monetising their audience, policing peoples presence. It's niche. It's a little granular and we have unformed opinions. When do we paywall? Why do women get scrutinised for this stuff so much more? Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast - BEHIND A PAYWALL! Imagine! If you want access to

50:14

Episode 171: Do You Remember Psalty?

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/04/28

Back at it with an episode for you that features our impersonation of the Australian twins, the cold hard facts about clothing consumption, a health and fitness update from us both and a little trip down memory lane about our favourite nostalgic, probably problematic childhood evangelical music. Enjoy! Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at

59:42

Episode 170: Martin Freeman is Everywhere

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/04/21

We're back! After gloating about how we haven't missed a week - we missed a week. Life happens. We catch up on Mel's trip to London, a celeb encounter, our high school style and we set a MAE listener challenge to give more compliments to strangers. Let us know if you do it! Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at

56:16

Episode 169: MAE Staff Meeting

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/04/07

We have an impromptu staff meeting, discussing our effort with this podcast. Gabby has 14 less hours in her week and Mel rolled her ankle. We discuss the etiquette and THRILL of second hand shopping. We chat about a listener email asking about the vulnerability of putting your work out there to the world, but especially letting your loved ones see/read/listen. Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and

51:58

Episode 168: Gabby Hates Standup

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/03/31

This week we cover plenty of ground. A new TV watch that has had Mel in stitches, Gabby's neighbourly updates, tupperware thieves., a story about a tampon that really is NSFW and should come with a trigger warning. Yeesh. Kind of regretting that one. Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast

40:01

Episode 167: Death And All Her Friends

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/03/24

A little death chat is on the table today. In the most lovely and comforting way - if that's possible? We also give a moment to recognise the husband efforts of Dave while Mel has been sick and celebrate Gabby getting her garden sorted for Spring! Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast

47:52

Episode 166: Good Neighbours

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/03/17

How do you make friends with your neighbours? Would you be honest about the level of admin it takes to be hot on a red carpet if you got famous? What happens if you love a book and then find out everyone is slating it? All on the table in this weeks ep. Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast

52:26

Episode 165: America Is Cheeks

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/03/10

This week we are discussing the new Netflix spesh that Megan Markle Sussex has put out. There are things to say. We also talk about anger, sadness and the best outlets for that and I offer up a new word that the teenagers are saying that maybe we can try to roll into conversation for cool points... Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at

47:14

Episode 164: The FIBI Of It All

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/03/03

We've got garage sale and parenting woes, new shows we're watching, holiday plans and a praise report from Gabby about her new trad wife skills. Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast

52:07

Episode 163: Mel Is A Good Girl

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/02/24

Our weekly catch up this week includes a good old whinge about our bodies not playing ball, Gabby's time away, the rising prices of food (and the husbands that are loud about it) and a new entrepreneurial opportunity for the Wiggins'. Don't forget! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast

53:52

Episode 162: Don't Judge A Spice By It's Cover

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/02/17

We are running the gamut this week while we catch up. We've got new Iris stories, sassy tweens, shin splints, heartburn and a longer chat about the resurgence of romance novels, spicy book covers and how do we know what is age-appropriate? Good chat all around. LINKS MENTIONED: https://entirelybonkerz.substack.com/p/if-booktok-was-a-community-of-men?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web https://culturestudypod.substack.com/p/what-its-really-like-to-run-a-romance Don't forget! The Making An Effort

01:01:00

Episode 161: Rotisserie Pizza

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/02/10

We've got an on-the-mend Gabs back today and we're discussing low effort recovery from flu, bad sleep, tv shows, school lunches and excruciating evangelising stories from days gone by. Phew. That one took it out of us. The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast

51:24

Episode 160: It's Called The Health Suite w/ Guest...

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/02/03

Poor Gabs is sick this week so instead of leaving you hanging, we called on Mel's husband Dave to stand in as co-host. Mostly it's an episode where a married couple bicker in real time with a few Iris stories and some book recommendations thrown in for good measure. Big thanks to Dave for filling the void (that's what she said) Enjoy! The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, we'd love you to consider

01:04:22

Episode 159: A Dramatic Weekend

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/01/27

This week Gabs has reentered that tourbus life (and knows a surprising amount about tour buses), Mel hunkered down in the storm and we get to gently make fun of Gabby's emotional patreon video where she unnecessarily scared our patreons. The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, please consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast

58:20

Episode 158: This Is Not A Tampon Ad, Said the Mole

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/01/20

In today's episode we discuss how far, is too far when it comes to going commando? The Making An Effort Podcast is a listener supported podcast. If you want access to bonus episodes, community chat, and provide input, please consider supporting us at www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast

49:27

Episode 157: Upping Our Tea Game

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/01/13

Key words for this latest epsiode: mugs, notion, crying, listeners, drinking, news, presidents, snow, jess, nick, martinis, tea ENJOY! Don't forget, you can get all our gift guides, videos etc on Patreon for just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our extensive back catalogue of bonus podcast episodes where we share all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/makinganeffortpodcast Also, please feel free to get in touch with

55:41

Episode 156: 11am Wake Up Call

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2025/01/06

We're back and have returned with so many bad habits - which we will share about in this ep. We're discussing holiday routines, Richard Curtis movies, Tiktok shop purchases and if we're the only ones not lotioning. Are we? Don't forget, you can get all our gift guides, videos etc on Patreon for just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our extensive back catalogue of bonus podcast episodes where we share all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching! Check it out here:

32:05

Episode 155: No Spoilers

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/12/23

It's our last episode of the year! There's a lot of Mel trying to make Gabby stop telling her about the plotline of 'That Christmas', a love-fest about Richard Curtis movies, the translation of Irish/Northern Irish cult movies and TV shows and how we can't stop eating Christmas Crack. Merry Christmas to you, dear listeners! Feliz Navidad to you and yours! Don't forget, you can get all our gift guides, videos etc on Patreon for just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our extensive back

55:37

Episode 154: The Art of Conversation

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/12/16

Another NSFW epsiode thanks to a story Gabby tells that involves pee in the mouth. Ew. We're here talking about parties, gel nails and drugs this week. Don't forget, we listen and we don't judge. We're also fizzing about plans for our MAE Girls Trip - to say in the loop and get early bird discounts, sign up here https://trovatrip.com/host/profiles/gabriella-5qgr5 Don't forget, you can get our Christmas Gift Guide extravaganza on Patreon for just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our

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