Bryony Gordon's Mad World
Hosted by Cleo Watson and Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo and Sophia · The Telegraph
4.7from 225 ratings
- 87
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 225
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About Bryony Gordon's Mad World
Welcome to The Poshcast, a riotously funny and irreverent examination of modern social norms, what ‘the done thing is’ these days and the dirtiest c-word of all: class. Forget war! Forget energy prices! Forget civilisation burning to a crisp or being taken over by robots! Instead, turn to The Poshcast to debate the real questions that divide Britain. Is yours a shoes-on or shoes-off household? Have the Cotswolds become the naffest place in the country? And is Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as basic as a premiership footballer now he has a double-barrelled name? It’s hosted by Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson, two good pals who met a few years ago at a party and bonded over dogs and writing bonkbusters while knocking back margaritas. After a childhood spent riding ponies, then a spell at Tatler before writing several novels featuring eccentric toffs, Sophia brings her lifelong understanding of the aristocracy to the table; Cleo worked in Conservative politics before writing a couple of very saucy novels not at all based on her experiences of Lords calling women ‘fillies’ or bundling MPs out of strip clubs. Together, with the tally-ho enthusiasm of two Jilly Cooper characters, they will navigate you through the choppy waters of how to behave nowadays. Every week, Sophia and Cleo will discuss a big talking point, ranging from Waitrose to Range Rovers, Dubai to dog breeds, straightforward shooting weekends to Secret Santa. No subject is off-limits in our valiant quest to decode what ‘posh’ really means. And there’ll be listener input, too, because we want to help tackle the country’s thorniest etiquette questions. How do you tell your host in advance that you’re on Mounjaro? Should you dump a man because of his shoes? And how best to navigate the tricky ‘bathroom’ issue on the first weekend away with a new lover? Towards the end of each episode, they will pick their favourite bit of manners mail and offer their helpful thoughts on the subject. Because like it or loathe it, Britain’s favourite hobby remains pretending not to care about class while quietly caring about it very much, judging everything from your kitchen taps to your holiday destination, and whether you say ‘toilet’ or ‘loo’. The spirit of Hyacinth Bucket lives on! Do, please, keep on your shoes, take off your gloves and hold on to your hats for The Poshcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- The Telegraph
- Category
- science · society & culture · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Apr 2017
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 87 episodes have a transcript.
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 84 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 141 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100
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- Quality
- 15
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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Cleo Watson and Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo and Sophia host the show. Published by The Telegraph.
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