Anecdotally is a new comedy podcast hosted by childhood friends Greer Riddell and Bethan Poyser. New episodes released weekly, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and more. It's the year 2009 and at a Grammar School in Dover, Greer and Bethan probably aren't listening to their Latin teacher and instead eating a whole cheesecake behind a book in a lesson. Fast forward a decade later, Bethan is procrastinating from her PhD and Greer is trying to stop social media making her depressed so they decided to make a podcast together.
Episode 15: Weird Christmas - Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Watch-Along
In this week's episode of the Anecdotally podcast, Greer and Bethan get to the end of re-watching Season 1 of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends and discuss episode 5 Weird Christmas. Greer and Bethan discuss whether it is worth trying to evangelize Manhattan by using helium balloons, wonder if Mountain Mike will get his first blow-job in 20 years and ponder how far is too far when getting naked outside.
14 Oct 2020
Episode 14: Survivalists - Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Watch-Along
In this week's episode of the Anecdotally podcast, Greer and Bethan take a look at the world of Right-Wing Patriots and Survivalists who are concerned about 'The New World Order' a conspiracy theory focusing on the rise of a secretive power elite with a globalist agenda to eventually rule the world. After re-watching Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Season 1 Episode 4 Survivalists, Bethan takes the time to educate us on the tourist hotspots of Idaho including the Museum of Clean and Greer discusses why she can never step foot in a Wetherspoons.
9 Oct 2020
Episode 13: Porn - Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Watch-Along
In this week's Anecdotally podcast, Greer and Bethan get into discussing the porn industry thanks to episode three of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends; a topic they never thought that they would be discussing together especially as their friendship began in a Latin class at an all girls Grammar school.
12 Jun 2020
Episode 12: UFOs - Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Watch-Along
This week Greer and Bethan take a look back at Louis Theroux’s experiences with UFOs. He visits Thor Templar the self-proclaimed ‘Lord Commander of The Earth Protectorate’, communicates with an Extra-Terrestrial for $50 and goes on a tour with Renee, the ‘Wet Wipe’, to Area 51 (not 41.)
26 May 2020
Episode 11: Born Again Christians - Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends Watch-Along
To keep her away from Harry Potter “I promise it’s not sexual“ fan-fiction, Bethan suggested we re-watch Louis Theroux's first ever documentary series, Weird Weekends. In Episode 1 of Anecdotally’s Weird Weekends Watch-Along, we take a look back at Louis’ experiences with Born Again Christians.
21 Apr 2020
Episode 10: Lockdown Special: No Pants, Don't Care
In episode 10 of the Anecdotally podcast, Greer and Bethan are back with a Coronavirus Lockdown special which includes a brief cameo appearance of some partridges. During the lockdown, Bethan has become addicted to brownies and hopes to start a capitalist relationship with a crow. We also discuss Greer’s unexpected career move during the lockdown, growing out your leg hair and how apparently more people don’t wear pants than you think.
10 Mar 2020
Episode 9: Paperchase Is Like Crack
In episode nine of the Anecdotally podcast, we find out whether Bethan‘s family have recovered from their Ancestry addiction and reminisce about children’s TV classics including Bernard’s Watch. Bethan is also shamed by an electronic owl and tells us why she once dressed up like a sponge. Greer wonders whether you can really make a feminist statement with a Paperchase notebook and professes her undying love for Only Fools and Horses.
11 Feb 2020
Episode 8: Ancestry Drove My Family Apart
In episode eight of the Anecdotally podcast, Bethan is concerned that a £20 a month Ancestry subscription is driving her family apart. Greer is given a job offer in porn after her mother wrongly handed out her CV on a night out. As well as what she kept hidden at the back of her wardrobe during Freshers’ Week. Bethan arguably had a more exciting Freshers’ week, at least there was a boy involved in hers but he probably wasn’t bargaining on an organised trip to the GUM Clinic instead of the poster sale.
14 Jan 2020
Episode 7: Rafe The Gerbil's Very Short and Wet Life
In Episode Seven of the Anecdotally podcast, Bethan manages to impale herself on a hop and set off the fire alarm by cooking offal in the first minute and a half. Greer is crying yet again but this time over her Media Studies A-level. We get a ‘thong update’ as well as an introduction and swift conclusion to Rafe, the gerbil.
17 Dec 2019
Episode 6: Christmas Special: A Festive Thong Vendetta
In episode six of the Anecdotally podcast, Greer and Bethan are back for a Christmas Special which involves ruining the nativity, ‘Pleb Chocolate’ and Santa defecating. Bethan also lets us in on her annual tradition of receiving a pack of Marks and Spencer’s thongs from her Grandma and Greer explains why buying a cheese advent calendar isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
26 Nov 2019
Episode 5: Crying In The Window Of A Claire's Accessories
In episode five of the Anecdotally Podcast, Bethan is flummoxed by a vending machine at the gym and Greer discusses why she could once be found crying in the window of Claire's Accessories in Coventry. We also discuss Aldi Special Buys and say a fond farewell to the institution that was Club Penguin.
15 Oct 2019
Episode 4: Living With Your Parents vs. Your Partner
In episode four of the Anecdotally Podcast, Greer and Bethan discuss which is better living at home with your parents or living with a partner. Bethan is living the high life watching law-based Britbox dramas with her Mum and Dad whilst Greer lives with a man who has accidentally been buying shoes made for Taekwondo instead of trainers for the last decade.
1 Oct 2019
Episode 3: Sanitary Towels and Shania Twain
n episode three of the Anecdotally podcast, Bethan complains about Paul Hollywood’s tentacles and shares her idea for making the Great British Bake Off much more entertaining, and Greer reminisces about throwing a tantrum during the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh‘s Award. We also discuss why you should never stick sanitary towels to your shoulders and if you have to perform in front of a class of 30 students it’s probably best to leave Shania Twain alone.
17 Sept 2019
Episode 2: It Was Never OK To Fancy Boris Johnson
In episode two of the Anecdotally podcast, Bethan has recently trafficked herself to Ghent, and introduces us to Henry the Duck who seems to enjoy tea, Greer is still not over being called a “Bastard!” by a teacher for writing a finely crafted rhyming poem. I still don’t fancy Ian Hislop.
3 Sept 2019
Episode 1: Naked in Latin and Clearasil Hair Dye
In the first-ever episode of the Anecdotally podcast, Bethan says goodbye to private school and hello to talking about excrement. Greer discusses why she was once semi-naked during a Latin lesson and we finally get to the bottom of how on earth Bethan managed to dye the front of her hair with Clearasil as a teenager.
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