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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 153: Hallmark, Hazards & Heat

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/12/09

We have stepped into Christmas and we are revelling. This week we talk about festive outings, movies, USA/UK period survival tactics, Gabby living on the edge of a house fire and there's even a wee story of our Iris in there for good measure. We also want to invite you to take this survey if you fancy getting away for a girls trip with us next year! Can you imagine?! https://trovatrip.com/host/profiles/gabriella-5qgr5 Don't forget, you can get our Christmas Gift Guide extravaganza on Patreon for

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Episode 152: Tailored Sweatpants

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/12/02

This week we talk aura rings, the ultimate trouser - a tailored sweatpant, substack favourites and how we would be each others safety net for making sure no one reads our journals after we die. Niche friendship requirement, but a must. Substack we mentioned below: Trash Panic A new way to journal 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 extensive back catalogue of bonus podcast episodes where we share all our

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Episode 151: Free Refills

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/11/25

Join us this week as we discuss the rise of Gracie Abrams, how the USA does beverages right, how we are sprinkling Christmas in and some lovely emails from listeners. 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 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,

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Episode 150: From The Trenches

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/11/18

This week we are coming in tired and a lil sick. There's chat about FRIENDS quizzes, finishing or not finishing books, what's coming up on our fyp/discover pages (Paul Mescal, duh) and again, the delight about our patreon-only Gift Guide! There's also a late episode Iris story in there for good measure. To get our Christmas Gift Guide extravaganza on Patreon you can do that 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

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Episode 149: Phone Book Sleuth

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/11/11

Step back in time with us this week as we discuss the nostalgia of the humble home phone, cleaning your room as a weekend activity and Mel's first foray into being a sleuth - the phone book. ALSO - we want to invite you to come get our Christmas Gift Guide extravaganza on Patreon! You can do that just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our back catalogue of bonus podcast episodes where we share all our favourite things we're buying, eating, reading and watching! Check it out

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Episode 148: The Martha Of It All

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/11/04

This week we discuss hosting, making bed and Martha Stewarts new Netflix doc! We also want to encourage you to get involved in our Patreon, even just for the next couple of months as we put together an EPIC gift guide for all your hard to buy for people! You can do that just £$5/£4 a month AND you'll get access to our 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,

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Episode 147: She / Her / Volume Eater

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/10/28

What could be more in theme for spooky season than an episode where we talk about adult skin breakouts, true crime podcasts and periods!? As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com! And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our bonus podcast

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Episode 146: The Horrors

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/10/21

Welcome back! We have some technical difficulties, storms are brewing, we talk winter style tips, there is boob talk, Gabby asks Mel hard questions, kids are pooping and Mel almost wipes with an insect. It's kinda NSFW. Enjoy! As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com! And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by

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Episode 145: Sliding Doors

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/10/14

This week we discuss our own sliding doors moments. The pivotal moments that changed the course of our lives. No biggie. There's some other nonsense in there as well about New Girl and we churn over if we should do video for the podcast or not. Weigh in, good listener! As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com! And you'd

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Episode 144: Who Would Dress You?

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/10/07

We've got routines, red carpets and fall fashion on the talk points this week! If you're a Patreon supporter - look out for a bonus episode on Patreon this week too! As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com! And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access

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Episode 143: I'm Shifting Into Soup Mode

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/09/30

It's soup season, bitches! *We didn't know if we could fill a whole episode just vibing on soup chat, but here we are. And we could have gone longer. Links to amazing soups mentioned: Rioja Stoup Spicy Lasagna Soup Pho Style Soup Traditional Irish Veg Broth As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com! And you'd be so

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Episode 142: Garden Centres, Recessions & Female Bodies

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/09/23

Welcome back! This week we talk about the novel idea of Garden Centres in the UK, the cost of living - especially in big cities and the absolutely mind-blowing life cycle of seeds and growing and birth. As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com! And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For

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Episode 141: Mormon Wives & Where Are The Men?

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/09/16

Today we're discussing The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. We're talking villains, back story, favourite characters, theories and how it is reality TV perfection. No huge spoilers if you haven't watched, don't worry! We then pivot into a heavier conversation about violence against women and girls and the role of men in addressing this as an epidemic. TW: if this kind of thing is hard for you to listen to, please take care of yourself listening to this, or feel free to skip to the last 10 mins. As

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Episode 140: Food & Death

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/09/09

We're BACK! Thanks so much for giving us a Summer hiatus. But we are so happy to be back to chatting with you on the weekly. This week we cover a lot of ground. From the sublime to the ridiculous and a heap of nonsense in between. Food and death chat feature heavily. Enjoy! As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com! And

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Episode 139: Hillbilly Summer

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/07/15

Gabs and Mel are back this week with deep questions, an Iris stolen wee red purse update, a grocery blunder, gym photo embarassment and the audacity of tagged pictures. As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com! And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get

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Episode 138: Coming Out in Midlife w/ Tim Reynolds

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/07/08

Today we are joined by a super special guest - Mel's big brother, Tim! Tim is a teacher, performer and choir conductor and along with his love of the Bravo franchises, has so generously shared his story of coming out as gay in his thirties with us. Tim reflects on his journey to owning his sexuality and the impact that has had on his relationships, his sense of self, and his faith. Tim's story is his own experience but we're sure you'll agree, it's an honest and vulnerable share, full of wisdom,

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Unintentionally Poo Heavy

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/07/01

Sorry guys, we need to offer a trigger warning here for a couple of poo related stories, right out of the gate on this episode. We're telling quite a few tales today including a poo intruder, the shocking price of fast food, our feelings about replacing underwear and some readers shooting their shot and asking a very deep question. As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future

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Episode 136: Q & A Time!

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/06/24

In this weeks episodes we put each other in the hot seat and answer your burning questions! As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com! And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things

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Episode 135: Lady, Hand My Wee Bag Back

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/06/17

A catch up, a Bridgerton review, and most importantly a Iris storytime. As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com! And you'd be so welcome to support the podcast by joining our Patreon! For just £$5/£4 a month you'll get access to our Making An Effort Magazine stacked with all our favourite things we're buying, eating,

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Episode 134: Pig Face Annoying

The Making An Effort Podcast with Gabby and Mel ·

2024/06/11

Enjoy this delirious conversation (which was our second take of the day after some technical difficulties). We discuss Taylor Swifts re-records, Gabby needing to watch Girls, and how everyone is a rat or a pig. It's ridiculous. But it also works. As always, please feel free to get in touch with us about any life or food dilemmas, issues or questions you have and we will offer our best advice & thoughts in future episodes. Reach us on hello@makinganeffortpodcast.com! And you'd be so welcome to

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