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Now, here’s a thing…

... is the latest podcast from Tracy Jones and Heather Noble in which they talk about random stuff in the hope that you will find it vaguely interesting. Listen to the random ramblings of a couple of women who are in their second (maybe third?) flush of youth and marvel at the sheer skill it takes to consistently talk crap on almost any subject.[Music by Lesfm from Pixabay] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:31

#39 Humblebragging and reality TV

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2023/10/17

Humblebragging appears on a list of 50 things that annoy people and, as well as wondering why the list wasn't longer than 50, we ruminated on the reasons why people do this (no doubt, we've done it too in the past so apologise profusely to anyone we annoyed at the time!). So what we took from this is that we need to take the humble out of humblebragging today.Subsequently, I stood firmly on the fence on the subject of reality TV which Heather had done some research on and in the process of sharing

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25:50

#38 World Mental Health Day, spend £1 to do good and...

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2023/10/10

Whilst discussing the process of leaf shedding by deciduous trees we discover that the process is actually quite gruesome (if badly explained!) and also that we don't have sleepless nights worrying about storm damage if we aren't in our own homes.World Mental Health Day is 10th October and we learned that it was established in 1992 and then nattered on about its various themes since 1994. Our chat did raise a question that we didn't answer and that is how do you include people who don't have pets

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26:42

#37 Sea glass and A-ha driving EVs in Norway

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2023/09/19

It's been a few weeks since we last met up and so the start of the podcast is a bit of a rambling catch up of a couple of middle aged birds. It all sounded fine as we were talking but as I'm editing it sounds more like the content of a fever dream. We had fun anyway.As we delve into the actual topics for the episode, Heather discovers a fascination with sea glass and we may soon find that she's the world expert on the subject.And I picked up on an article in Positive News which referenced 80s pop

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24:53

#36 Migration, the first sleep and the watch

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2023/08/17

We're squeezing a podcast recording in between holidays (Heather and Tracy) and gym visits (Heather only). Whilst on holiday I (Tracy) was inspired to look into the history of sleep, particularly biphasic sleep, and felt the need to discuss it with Heather. So we I did, but not during the watch (you need to listen to the podcast to know what I mean!).And before Heather headed off to the gym again, and me for my first sleep of the night, we discussed Heather's topic of migrating birds and other

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25:50

#35 Field names and statement jewellery

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2023/08/01

On the evening that my (Tracy) son made katsu chicken for tea, we also recorded a podcast in which we explored field names and ended up with more questions than answers. At least Heather was able to point us towards a couple of useful books that might help. And old maps reveal that I live in turnip field.Then we ponder about the possibility of a 2nd dark age and whether Heather's grandfather was fed up with her during summer 1976 or if he really was concerned about her safety. These two topics are

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30:01

#34 Life before sat navs and the Escape 100 list

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2023/07/20

What did we do before we had sat navs? In the olden days we had adventures with a road atlas and an A to Z. But what about before we had maps?One thing is for sure I (Tracy) knew very little about OS maps until Heather tested me with a quiz. Have a listen and be amazed by maps (and my lack of knowledge on the subject). One fact that I did retain is that that the most popular pub name with "Royal" in it is Royal Oak. Now where's my pint?With our satnavs and maps we can then navigate our way to

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25:16

#33 BookTok and workations

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2023/07/11

We start with double rumblings (I only managed to edit out part of it, sorry) and a couple of bangs from next door, but eventually settle into a explanation of BookTok by Heather who discovered it in one of our favourite publications, Positive News.I apologise profusely for my lack of editing out of the annoying new tic of slapping our gums that we have both recently developed. I previously meticulously got rid of them, but today I am tired and so the oral clicks remain.We ramble through a short

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24:22

#32 Eating for net zero and how to enhance your...

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2023/06/27

We start off by considering a Nanna/Grandad/Noble (?) nap but revive sufficiently to natter on for the best part of half an hour.We are treated to Heather reflecting on how we ate in the olden days as we discuss a recent report by WWF about how to achieve a healthy and sustainable diet, and it certainly wasn't by ordering everything in or having breakfast dates (and Heather is not ready for those new fangled ideas yet, if ever).And finally, we fantasise about our ideal Glastonbury experience. It

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23:45

#31 Parthenogenesis and poets

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2023/06/13

No, this episode is not about poets who've had virgin births. But it is about virgin births and poets. I am fairly certain that there is no intersection of these two subjects.... but.... maybe....And I have also decided that should I be required to wear a dress made from a book it will be In Search of Lost Time by Proust. 1.3 million words should provide ample coverage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:00

#30 Languages and financial wellbeing (not STDs)

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2023/06/06

Very quickly we recognise that we speak French like old ladies and that Heather is unlikely to progress with learning Mandarin even if her 5 year old niece teaches her (Japanese and Korean are already discarded). Spanish comes much more easily to her but won't boost her income as much as if she could speak German. Sometimes we struggle to get English words out coherently so...... wish us luck.And then, inspired by a call with Octopus Money we delved into a discussion about money and financial

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27:44

#29 The Kinder Shop and volunteering

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2023/05/25

We both love the idea of The Kinder Shop in Cumbria (thanks AGAIN to Positive News) where items on sale have prices expressed in terms of hours of voluntary work pledged. A great initiative that we hope will cause ripples through more communities.Technical kerfuffles result from a low battery on the recording equipment, but we eventually overcome these difficulties to continue and move on to discussing the benefits of volunteering and our own experiences and reasons for volunteering. And finally we

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24:14

#28 Mental health soothers, CQ and cultural...

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2023/05/18

We both love a new concept and CQ is one that rather pleased us to explore in this episode. After recording I (Tracy) did a bit more research and confirmed that we have clearly been living under a rock because the concept has been around for at least 20 years. Hey ho. So much for proclaiming that it's one of the next big things.....And as it's mental health awareness week at the time of recording it made sense to explore ways to look after our mental health. Thanks to Positive News for providing

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24:27

#27 Living history and famous last words

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2023/05/11

They say that you continue to live as long as people still talk about you and Heather is still talking about farmer Hannah Hauxwell, subject of several TV documentaries starting with Too Long a Winter from 1972. Google her name and talk about her with someone you know - and Hannah lives on in our memories.And then as if we planned this (we didn't!), we segue neatly from living on in people's minds to having your own last words remembered. Starting with the idiom we move to actual last words

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31:51

#26 Bank holidays and adaptations

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2023/05/03

We are well blessed with 3 bank holidays in May this year and that prompted Heather to research the history of bank holidays and we both looked back on holidays and boring Sundays when we were kids.And during the 1st bank holiday in May I (Tracy) binge read Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (highly recommended btw) and then wondered whether I would enjoy the TV adaptation. There are lots of opinions on this (for books to TV and film and vice versa) and we came to no conclusion (as usual) but

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25:16

#25 Bifurcation, colours, smells and the rhythm of life

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2023/04/19

We love a new word and this time we offer you.... bifurcation.... have a listen and then try to use it in a sentence. Better still, ram the phrase "fallacy of bifurcation" into a sentence and revel in the glory of your knowledge watch your friends drift away.Anyone who's ever met Heather will also know that she likes to wear bold colours and indeed it makes her look friendly, cheerful and confident according to colour psychology - sounds about right. I (Tracy) was wearing black tonight and that

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23:47

#24 Fascinating titbits and amusing purchasing errors

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2023/04/11

Tid or tit? That is the question. We opt for titbits instead of tidbits. And then Heather fascinates us with hers. Listen in if you want to learn some facts and figures to dazzle your companions with if you are stuck for small talk at a party. I'm sure your fellow guests will be thrilled as you share your knowledge of when Interpol was founded with them.Not to be outdone my (Tracy) stomach decides to join in the conversation and then, as usual, the central heating system in Heather's office makes

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26:51

#23 Rationing recipes, names for lady parts and Dad...

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2023/04/04

What a week to start recording when hungry.... at least the recipes that Heather dug up from the 1940/50s archives weren't all that appealing. And then we pivot from mock goose to vulvas, vaginas and labia and the problems that the embarrassment about naming these parts of our anatomy is putting women's health in jeopardy. Heather reckons this stunned her into silence but she manages to continue talking..... We finish by not amusing Heather with a pun on the name of the 90s hip hop group, De la

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28:44

#22 Lost jobs and remembering, or not

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2023/03/29

Saggar makers had bottom knockers, did you know? And what about gandy dancers, do you know what they did? Listen to this episode and find out about these and more nuggets of information that you didn't realise you needed to know. And, don't you forget that this week I (Tracy) remembered to talk about memory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:10

#21 Women talking about Women Talking and binge watching

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2023/03/14

Turmeric stained Tracy and, presumably unstained, Heather are women and are talking about Women Talking (film) and about bingeing (TV). We convince ourselves that we don't have a binge watching problem..... and then identify a few binge-worthy programmes coming up later this year to feed the habit.And while recording there were some strange rumbling sounds that didn't sound so loud in real life but sound awfully loud in headphones whilst editing. Apologies for that. We are blaming the heating

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26:16

#20 Loquacious etymology, turtles, tortoises and wool

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2023/03/09

Talkative? Us? Well yes, we have to agree. We kicked of this episode with words and the origin of words and origin of the word that means the origin of words. We rambled our way through a discussion about turtles and tortoises and Jonathan and ended up discussing wool from The Falklands.Random as well as loquacious. That's us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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