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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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31:38

#19 Small talk and world days for books and other stuff

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2023/03/02

As well as learning about Heather's desire to buy an inflatable cow suit, we chatted this week about World Book Day and other days that we hadn't known about before (and, honestly, will probably forget about again). I also let Heather know that we had been invited on a night out with my husband and his friends and then immediately uninvited. Weirdly he thought that Heather wouldn't feel comfortable with a group of strangers which makes me wonder whether he'd ever actually met her.... because she's

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31:08

#18 Shrive on Fat Tuesday, rage and know when life...

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2023/02/21

This episode is brought to you with the support of the much valued (by people who have to speak for a living) Jakemans cough sweet. Be grateful I edited out some of the (more phlegmy) coughs at least....As this was recorded on Fat Tuesday we delved into the eggy and fatty world of pancakes and carnivals. After which Heather took a dark turn towards life imprisonment before we talked about things that enrage us. No connections between the two should be implied from this conversation as both of us

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26:50

#17 Futurology, Daniel Pink's difficult questions &...

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2023/02/08

I (Tracy) did indeed edit out the first couple of minutes of our chat where Heather was venting her anger with f***ers who hacked her social media accounts and messed up her access to her Google calendar. Not because I don't agree that they are indeed f***ers but there was quite a bit of background noise as we shuffled around.We then discuss the exciting career of futurology (well in my opinion anyway, but I'm a bit of a geek) having met one this week at a Future of Work conference. Crystal balls at

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23:53

#16 Food from times gone by and the helter skelter of...

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2023/02/01

Heather was hungry and taunted herself by talking about food, not that nettle pudding sounds particularly appealing and cockentrice sounds positively bizarre. Straight after this recording I (Tracy) expect her to whip up a quick fromenty...... or order a pizza..... whatever.Warning, if you decide to Google the last dish that Heather mentions and if you mistype you may be presented with details of a panniculectomy. What you need to search is panackelty.And finally, are you ready for a subjective

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29:30

#15 Vinyl revival, solar punks and love around the world

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2023/01/25

In this episode we enjoy Heather's newly refurbished office and Heather manages to stand up without making an old person noise. Nice one.In other news, and in different seats to normal, we muse about the revival (or resurgence?) of vinyl and are amazed at how long it's been reviving (resurging?) for. We learn about solar punks who sleep on the roof in a Bedknobs and Broomsticks style bed and the diverse range of relationships around the globe (courtesy of Positive News, thank you). Hosted on

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25:11

#14 Unfriending the unfriendly and attracting...

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2023/01/19

Heather seems to be a magnet for creatives at the moment and is wondering whether she unleashed the creativity dragon by attending a boozy art class last week. I reckon I should join her next month to see if it has the same effect on me. I've got a good portion of creativity in my life already but can't resist the chance to doodle in a wine bar!Are you a friendly person? Do you unfriend more readily on social media than in real life? We had a chat about the impact and reasons for unfriending and I

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27:09

#13 Words, new words & lost words, kinkeeping and...

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2023/01/10

In a week with few technical hitches (apart from an interruption by the ever vigilant Alexa) Heather shared some new words with us and Tracy shared a love of digging up useful/usless (you decide) information from public bodies. Something for everyone including the kinkeepers amongst us (which is more about the keeping of kin than kink, I am assured). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:19

#12 Camera fright, New Year honours & tracking sharks

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2023/01/04

Apologies aplenty for our absence in December. I (Tracy) proved to be a technical doofus (again!) and my masters degree in IT clearly counts for naught. But here we are now. It's a brand new year and we are still talking, and in this episode you'll learn that the best way to stop me talking is to point a camera at me. You also learn that Heather doesn't expect to but to be, but wouldn't say no if, offered a Damehood. And finally, if Heather can get her new laptop to function as it should (notice

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21:58

#11 Fun (?) facts about us and collecting coins

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2022/11/30

You're at a training course/workshop/meeting and the facilitator asks you to introduce yourself and tell everyone a "fun" fact about yourself. Is that fun fact actually fun or do you offer up a list of serious illnesses you have suffered from and your last meal request....?Perhaps one of your fun facts could be that you collect coins. If you don't already participate in that pass time, Heather might just entice you into the world of numismatics (we didn't use that word in the recording but wish we

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26:08

#10 Causes of death in 1632, steam trains & cultural...

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2022/11/23

Although the title of the episode could perhaps suggest that steam trains and cultural birthday gifts were causes of death in 1632, neither of those two things appeared on the list we found on Twitter today. Instead we were faced with flux, wolf, surfet and the king's evil - and had to look them all up on a suitable historical website.Heather's not admitting to being a regular train spotter but she knows a thing or two about steam engines and even saw "Gordon without a face" this weekend (and has

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25:27

#9 Brown noise, book dedications & murders

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2022/11/16

Is your noise white, pink or brown? Heather dived into a rabbit hole and discovered the brown stuff (apologies from me, Tracy, for childish sniggering about poo). Then we discovered that Heather seems quite confident about writing a book dedication. Now she just has to write a book. I can't even think of a decent team name for a murder mystery party! And if you are planning to host a murder mystery party be sure to invite Heather - she can't wait to ask intrusive questions of all of the guests,

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24:43

#8 Blind date apps, the Nobel Peace Prize & sharing...

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2022/11/08

Yeah right Heather... you were looking at the blind date app (Blindlee was the name she was searching for as we chatted) purely for research purposes. We believe you! But what you mind find difficult to believe is that I (Tracy) was NOT talking through a piece of crinkly cellophane at times during this episode (dunno, what happened to the sound quality but apologies for any annoyance caused).It is true that I did NOT win the Nobel Peace Prize this year (nor the approx 1m euros) but that I will be

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25:24

#7 Return to Sender, swearing is good for us,...

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2022/10/18

Have you ever wondered what happens to clothes you send to charity shops that don't get sold? We found out that they could be getting sent to Uganda where they are upcycled and "returned to sender" by selling them back to the global north. But who on earth donates shirts with sweat stains under the arms?? Heather confidently announced that swearing is good for us and so please be prepared for a few expletives as we look after our wellbeing in this episode. As if talking about elephant penises

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25:57

#6 Fascinating elephants, we've got Hagitude and...

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2022/10/13

Heather's day began rather unconventionally considering she was at a business networking breakfast. She wasn't expecting to hear about a project to harvest the semen of elephants and other magnificent creatures. Manhandling an elephant penis seems like a niche job.... Moving swiftly on, we then contemplated the reasons behind the old person noise we (ageing folks) all seem to make as we stand up. It's science you know! And we've now added a new word to our dictionary (and book to our wishlists)

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22:59

#5 Move to Antarctica, Simon Squibb & The Conversation

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2022/10/04

Broadcasting from an office this week instead of a pub and missing our half pints of beer and bags of crisps, but grateful for not having to edit out so much background noise. We contemplate the benefits of moving 9,000 miles away to count penguins, the altruism of Simon Squibb's project to support budding entrepreneurs and discover a new (to us) website with academic rigour and journalistic flair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:03

#4 Wild swimming, The Paper Hound bookshop, job...

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2022/09/21

After a brief pub crawl (looking for a quiet spot to chat, honest) we found ourselves back in our usual pub and quickly decided that next week we need to rethink our choices...... so, apologies for the background noise (although the little girls who came toddling over to us were very cute).This week we chat about wild swimming (Tracy is a recent convert), a fab sounding bookshop called The Paper Hound in Canada, the benefit of having the right job title (or not). We also contemplated the possibility

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23:20

#3 Great big dialect hunt, wear sunscreen and it's ok...

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2022/09/14

This week we settled ourselves in to the pub (it's becoming our regular) turned on the microphones Ihurrah!) and talked about talking, shared our thoughts on whether it's ok to stop watching a film/tv show or stop reading a book that wasn't working for us (spoiler: yes it is) and Heather was touched by a blast from the past that urges you to wear sunscreen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:58

#2 Desert Island Dicks, quiet quitting, over 45s...

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2022/09/07

Oops. As experienced as we are as broadcasters, we still failed on the tech front this week [note to self, remember to turn microphone on next week!]. So, apologies for a bit of sound distortion for the first 5 minutes.Sat inside a pub this week we pontificate on the subject of things we wish we'd thought of (namely the Desert Island Dicks podcast), the misery of quiet quitting, the truly bizarre art work used by a health coaching company to attract 45+ year olds to their service (good luck with

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24:08

#1 Dangerous walkers, the best cities & 4 day weeks

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2022/08/30

After years of presenting radio shows & podcasts produced to (nearly) professional standards, Tracy & Heather challenge themselves with a totally different choice - not necessarily a good one!They grapple with the issues caused by background noise in the beer garden they've chosen as the location to talk about the dangers of walking on the wrong side of the road, the best cities to live in & the joys of working a 4 day week.You'll also hear how Heather got her leg over at the steam fair

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Trailer

Now, here’s a thing… ·

2022/08/23

Trailer for Now Here’s a Thing, the latest podcast from Tracy Jones and Heather Noble.Now you can listen to the random ramblings of a couple of women who are in their second (maybe third?) flush of youth and you can marvel at the sheer skill it takes to consistently talk crap on almost any subject. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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