Herefordshire Hearsay

About Herefordshire Hearsay

Two friends, one podcast, & plenty of local chatter. We shine a spotlight on Herefordshire’s people, stories, and quirks with plenty of conversation, laughter and a few cheeky features. We'll be doling out some Dear Herefordshire agony aunt advice to those of you with a dilemma (anonymously of course, with lots of nonsense and teasing) and playing your community shout-outs and messages. Plus we'll be gathering the gossip from the Shire in our 'Word on the Street' feature and interviewing some local legends for our Story Seat too. We can't wait to bring you a snapshot of life in our wonderfully weird part of the country. Follow us on socials @herefordshirehearsay #herefordshire #podcast

Publisher

Herefordshire Hearsay

Category

comedy · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Nov 2025

Latest episode

27 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Sept 2026

   20 Episodes, Two Women & Absolutely No Lessons Learned

   🎙️ 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝟮𝟬: 𝟮𝟬 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗦, 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡 & 𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗬 𝗡𝗢 𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗗 🥳 𝗪𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝟮𝟬! Twenty episodes. Two women. Hundreds of conversations. Several biscuits. Numerous seagulls. One foul-mouthed parrot. Two men missing in edible underwear. A suspicious number of Martins… and absolutely no satisfactory explanation for what’s been going on in Bromyard. Yes, somehow 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘆 has reached Episode 20 and to celebrate, Kerry and Pauline are rummaging through the first 19 episodes to revisit some of the stories, characters and complete nonsense that got them here. Did they know what they were doing when they started? Absolutely not. Do they know what they’re doing now? Also absolutely not. But they’re having a lovely time. 😂 🩲 𝗚𝗘𝗢𝗙𝗙, 𝗧𝗘𝗗 & 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗔 Some stories simply refuse to die. And then there’s Geoff and Ted. What began with Geoff from Belmont and an unfortunate history involving budgie smugglers somehow escalated into CCTV in the toilet, an unhappy vicar, long-suffering Sandra and eventually… 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿. Cheese and onion pants, anyone? 🤢 Things got even worse when Geoff and Ted disappeared into the Black Mountains with their survival pants, prompting the arrival of survival expert Steve Chance, who was very focused on the rescue but slightly less focused on remembering Pauline’s name. Apparently, she’s Alan now. The whole saga is finally honoured with the prestigious 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗳𝗳 & 𝗧𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀. They’re not actually dead. We don’t think. 🤦♀️ 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦, 𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗦 & 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗬 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚 Why do simple things become major operations when Pauline and Kerry are involved? There’s the time Pauline became trapped underneath a mattress and contemplated the possibility of being discovered weeks later. Pauline also recalls her cinema disasters, falling asleep and snoring through films, plus the slight problem of looking directly at an eclipse 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀. Then there’s Lakefest’s infamous 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹, a television reflection featuring an unexpected woman in a dressing gown, and the still very raw trauma of… 🖨️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥. Yes, Episode 19’s printer rage is alive and well. Poor Terry. 🦜 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗦, 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗦 & 𝗦𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘-𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 No Herefordshire Hearsay retrospective would be complete without the animals. There’s Percy, the African Grey parrot who escaped and flew around the neighbourhood shouting “Bugger off!” in a remarkably convincing voice. Then there are Pauline’s beloved seagulls, Ralph and Squeak, with Squeak now banging on windows for attention and enjoying a diet that apparently includes fish fingers. And who could forget Grant the guide dog, who had his own ideas about the correct route and regularly took Pervez to Greggs for a sausage roll, whether Pervez wanted one or not. Guide dog? More like 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗴𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗴. 🥐 👽 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗬𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗗 Ah, Bromyard. A place where apparently nobody would be particularly surprised to see an alien wandering down the High Street. The ladies revisit Doug’s extra-terrestrial encounters, including a red-eyed alien carrying a Tesco bag, suspicious cashpoint activity, crop circles, a farmer with an entrepreneurial streak and some naked dancing that caused considerable concern to one local resident. And if aliens really did land in Herefordshire, who should make first contact? There’s only one sensible answer. 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻. 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀. Humanity is safe. Probably. 🍪 𝗕𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗦, 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗦 & 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗 Food has played an alarmingly large role in the first 20 episodes. There have been pies, chips, breakfasts, kebabs, donuts, cake and, of course… 𝗕𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗦. Darren remains a champion double-dunker. Dale remains the man who has 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁. And Pauline reveals the food combination she simply cannot forgive: 🍳 Eggs. 🫘 Beans. 🚫 TOUCHING EACH OTHER. Apparently they shouldn’t merely be separated. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲. Meanwhile, a Jaffa Cake gets lodged somewhere it shouldn’t, and a batch of Christmas mince pies removes virtually all available moisture from the human mouth. Delicious. 🤪 𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦, 𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗣 𝗦𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗦 & 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧 The English language has taken quite a battering over the last 19 episodes. Kerry has developed the remarkable ability to invent a completely new word and then simply carry on talking as though nothing happened. And so we celebrate some Hearsay classics: 👉 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 👉 𝗗𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱 👉 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 We even finally establish the official definition of a Numpolian: “A small but surprisingly confident person who may or may not have invaded France.” Makes perfect sense to us. 💨 𝗕𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗬, 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗣𝗦 & 𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗗-𝗧𝗛𝗘-𝗦𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗢𝗦 Recording a podcast in a kitchen comes with certain hazards. Phones ring. People turn up. Seagulls attack windows. And sometimes a large dog called Buddy wanders around farting while you’re trying to record. The important thing is to establish very quickly that 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 🥸 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦, 𝗠𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 & 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗬𝗛𝗘𝗠 Kerry and Pauline have also somehow become undercover investigators. Their Peterstow surveillance operation is revisited, along with those extremely convincing disguises. Then there’s the murder mystery and the unfortunate incident involving Tammy’s stick-on moustache. Pauline applied it. Upside down. And temporarily stuck Tammy’s lips together. Professional undercover operatives at work. ❤️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗘 Behind all the madness, this episode also celebrates something that has become a huge part of Herefordshire Hearsay — 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. From Mac McDonald and his unforgettable hat to the many Martins, Butter Market traders, neighbours, fishermen, friends, family members, followers and unsuspecting members of the public who have suddenly found a microphone pointed in their direction. There are also the brilliant people who’ve played characters in the stories, including Steve Chance, Doug and a particularly outraged observer of naked crop-circle dancing. Some knew they were going to be involved. Others… possibly less so. 😂 But they’ve all helped turn Herefordshire Hearsay into what it is. And Kerry and Pauline have discovered that once you stop and actually talk to people, Herefordshire is absolutely bursting with characters and stories. 🥂 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗦, 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 & 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝟮𝟬 So what happens next? Will they finally interview an alien? Will Geoff and Ted return? Will Dale EVER dunk a biscuit? Will Pauline and Kerry officially be banned from Bromyard? Will they accidentally join the circus? And will Squeak the seagull have moved into Pauline’s house by Episode 40? There are plans for more interviews, more characters, more Story Seat episodes, perhaps some video and even a panel of unsuspecting victims… sorry, 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀. Because after 20 episodes, one thing has become very clear: 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. And Herefordshire has plenty of them. 🎧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚! Whether you’ve been with us from Episode 1 or you’ve only just discovered the strange world of Herefordshire Hearsay, thank you for listening, laughing, following, commenting and joining in with the nonsense. We genuinely didn’t realise when we started just how much fun this would be. Twenty episodes later, we’re still laughing. We’re still learning. Well… Actually, judging by this episode, 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. And we wouldn’t have it any other way. 😂 🎙️ 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝟮𝟬! Follow Herefordshire Hearsay on our social channels, send us your stories and suggestions — and if you see Pauline approaching with a microphone… 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗻. 𝗜𝘁’𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿. 🎤😂

2. 

   13 Sept 2026

   Printer Rage, Accidental Love & Sidewalk Shuffles

   🎙️ 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝟭𝟵: 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘, 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 &amp; 𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗟𝗘𝗦 Welcome back to 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘆 – the podcast where everyday life in Herefordshire somehow turns into printer warfare, accidental declarations of love, naked tennis and two women getting unnecessarily angry about people who can’t walk in a straight line. 😂 This time, Kerry and Pauline are tackling some of life’s great unanswered questions… Why are printers apparently designed by people who hate us? Why can two perfectly functioning adults suddenly lose the ability to walk when approaching each other on a pavement? And just how do you recover after accidentally telling your estate agent – or your brand-new employee – that you love them? Spoiler alert: 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀. 🤣 🖨️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗟 Pauline bought a new printer. It promised to be easy to set up. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁. What follows is approximately ten hours of instructions, internet connections, disconnections, blank pieces of paper, helpful friends, IT expertise and an increasingly furious Pauline threatening to launch the offending machine up the garden. 😂 Even Amazon’s perfectly reasonable troubleshooting suggestions eventually receive the verbal equivalent of 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗘. But there is some good news – Terry comes to the rescue, a replacement is firmly refused, and Pauline discovers she is far from alone in owning a printer that appears to have absolutely no interest in printing anything. Technology: making our lives easier since… apparently never. 🖨️🔥 🎪 𝗟𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘! Thankfully, it hasn’t all been printer-induced fury. The Lakefesters got back together for a reunion involving food, laughter, memories and plenty of ideas about how Lakefest could be improved next year. Whether Lakefest actually wants these suggestions is another matter entirely. 😂 Plans are already forming for a proper camp next year, when everyone will return older, wiser and looking, in Pauline and Kerry’s words, like 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗵. Festival chic. ✨ 🚶♀️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗟𝗘 You’re walking towards somebody. You move left. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 move left. You move right. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 move right. Suddenly two grown adults are performing an unplanned dance routine in the middle of the pavement. Welcome to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲. 💃🕺 Kerry and Pauline investigate this strangely universal phenomenon and discover that Pauline has spent years blaming other people for wandering into her personal space… only to face the horrifying possibility that 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺. 😳 Meanwhile, Emma has developed her own solution: if the shuffle starts looking like a dance, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴. And Christine? Well, apparently the rules change completely if the person approaching happens to be a handsome man. Then it’s less “avoid collision” and more “𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.” 😂 🎤 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗢𝗞𝗘: 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘 There are people who can sing. There are people who can’t sing. And then there are people who can’t sing but appear to believe they are 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗮, 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 rolled into one. Kerry has recently endured the latter. At volume. 😬 Cue a discussion about terrible karaoke, questionable singing ability and the relatives of hopeless talent-show contestants who stand backstage enthusiastically declaring, “They’re amazing!” 𝗡𝗼. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁. Sometimes love means telling somebody to put the microphone down. 🎤😂 ❤️ 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨, 𝗕𝗬𝗘!… 𝗢𝗛 𝗚𝗢𝗗 Have you ever ended a phone conversation and accidentally said: “𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗯𝘆𝗲!” …to somebody you absolutely, categorically, 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲? Emma has. Unfortunately, it was her 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁. 🏠❤️ Her desperate attempt to recover with “I love the work you’re doing” doesn’t exactly help matters, and now every phone call comes with the inevitable question: 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀? Emma’s response? She will be 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲. 🤣 💘 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝗔𝗬𝗦 “𝗜 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨” Christine manages to take things one step further. She interviews somebody. Offers them the job. Sorts out what happens next. Then ends the call with: “𝗢𝗸𝗮𝘆, 𝗯𝘆𝗲, 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.” 😳 Cue several weeks of Christine replaying the conversation in her head before eventually explaining herself to her new employee… who claimed not to have noticed. Which would have been fine. Except Christine had now explained the entire thing to them, meaning they 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 noticed. 😂 Nothing says “welcome to the team” quite like an accidental declaration of love from your new boss. 🥸 𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗧, 𝗔 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘 &amp; 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗨𝗖𝗛 𝗘𝗟𝗦𝗘 Another murder mystery in Kat’s garden means costumes, characters and the important question of what everyone should wear. When Tammy asks about her attire, the suggestion is simple: A hat. A moustache. Apparently Tammy was expecting 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲. 😂 And that, naturally, leads straight into… 🍑 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦: 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗢𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘 A naturist club in the Forest of Dean has caught Kerry and Pauline’s attention. Not enough to actually go there, obviously. The discussion quickly turns to brambles, naked cooking, bare bottoms on chairs and the inexplicable popularity of playing tennis while wearing absolutely nothing. After their previous undercover surveillance adventures, could this be the next Herefordshire Hearsay investigation? 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁. The binoculars are staying firmly at home. 🔭😂 📉 𝗔𝗜𝗠 𝗟𝗢𝗪, 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗 Could the secret to happiness simply be… 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? Pauline and Kerry think there might be something in it. Expect nothing and anything remotely decent becomes a lovely surprise! This leads to birthdays, disappointing gifts, people who don’t turn up when they say they will and, inevitably, Pauline’s adventures in online dating. There’s the perfectly lovely gentleman who travelled a long way for their date and brought chocolates… …but turned out to be considerably shorter than expected. And, of course, we revisit the gentleman with the ponytail – along with that all-important dating consideration: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝗿𝘂𝗽. 😳😂 High hopes indeed. 🏆 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘! A big shout-out goes to Terry, who not only bravely entered the battlefield against Pauline’s printer but is also doing some brilliant work as a squash coach at 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯. 🎾 The club is supporting 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 with free ladies’ coaching, including one-to-one and group sessions, as well as offering junior coaching for youngsters interested in giving squash a go. A fun, friendly way to meet people, learn something new and get moving. And Terry deserves an additional medal for spending part of his day trying to persuade a printer to do the one job a printer is supposed to do. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀, 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆! 👏 🎧 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗕 𝗔 𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗔 &amp; 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦! So whether you’re walking the dog, driving around Herefordshire, avoiding eye contact with an approaching pedestrian, hiding from your printer or desperately trying 𝗻𝗼𝘁 to tell your estate agent you love them… Pop your headphones on and join Kerry and Pauline for another gloriously random trip through everyday life. Expect laughter, tangents, inappropriate observations and absolutely no useful advice whatsoever. And remember: 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘄. That way, Episode 19 might seem absolutely brilliant. 😂 🏴☠️ 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘… Shiver me timbers! Episode 20 is already looming on the horizon… We’ll be talking 𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, how you like your 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 and having a go at 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆. What could possibly go wrong? ☕🏴☠️✍️ Follow 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘆 on Facebook and Instagram so you don’t miss the next episode – or any of the nonsense in between! 🎙️ 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘆 – local life, random conversations and two friends saying the things everyone else is probably sensible enough to keep to themselves. 😂 👋 Get Involved Got a story? A dilemma? A Shire Shout-out? 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   30 Aug 2026

   Bacon Butties, Beards & Beam Me Up!

   🎙️ 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝟭𝟴 – 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦, 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 &amp; 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗠𝗘 𝗨𝗣! 🥓🧔♂️🖖 Strap yourselves in, Hearsayers, because Pauline and Kerry are back with another glorious half-hour of Herefordshire chat, questionable observations and conversations that wander off in directions even 𝘄𝗲 didn’t see coming. This time we’re tackling the important issues of the day: 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀, 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗸, undercover gardening operations and a seagull who appears to have discovered public transport. Yes. It’s another perfectly normal episode of Herefordshire Hearsay. 😂 😂 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗞𝗬 𝗠𝗢𝗣 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦 &amp; 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦 It’s been a frantic couple of weeks, but Kerry did manage to escape to The Amp to see comedy legend Jasper Carrott. Unfortunately, a text-message typo turned his famous “Funky Moped” into 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗞𝗬 𝗠𝗢𝗣 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗 — and frankly, we may never recover. There’s also chat about Ricky Gervais, The Office, comedy, swearing, Elkie Brooks and a lovely shout-out to the brilliant volunteers at The Amp. 🥓 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗧𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗘 It’s Bacon Day, so naturally Kerry has conducted some extremely important culinary research. But forget the bacon for a moment. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻? A batch? A cob? A roll? A bap? A butty? A teacake?! A 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗞𝗘?! 😳 And then comes the question capable of dividing families, destroying friendships and bringing Britain to its knees… 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗨𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗢? 🔴🟤 Kerry has very definite views. Pauline, being vegetarian, is slightly less emotionally invested in the bacon. 🧔♂️ 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦, 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗕𝗕𝗟𝗘 &amp; 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗘 It’s time to talk 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦! Pauline has been roaming the streets of Hereford asking unsuspecting local men about their facial hair. First up is taxi driver 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻, who explains why he’s happy with a bit of stubble but won’t be cultivating a magnificent flowing beard anytime soon. Apparently, finding remnants of your lunch in it may be something of a drawback. 🤢 Then we collar 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻, whose family has been blessed with excellent hair on top but considerably less enthusiasm from the follicles further south. Which inevitably leads to a discussion about… 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗬𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗦. 😬 Pauline reveals that one such hairstyle once brought a promising blind date to a spectacularly abrupt end. The poor man never stood a chance. 🧔 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 Did you know a beard was once considered a sign of intellect, wisdom and status in Ancient Greece? Then fashions changed, razors came out, Victorians got involved and eventually we arrived at the 2010s hipster beard. We also ponder whether some men grow beards because they don’t like their chins. Or possibly 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘀. 😂 🖖 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗨𝗦 𝗨𝗣, 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗥! With Star Trek Day providing the perfect excuse, we boldly go where Herefordshire Hearsay hasn’t gone before. There’s Captain Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Scotty, Bones, Chekov and Sulu, plus memories of Lost in Space and its wonderfully clunky robot. We discover that “Beam me up, Scotty” apparently wasn’t actually said by Captain Kirk, attempt the Vulcan salute and establish that Kerry would happily attend a Star Trek convention dressed as… 𝗔 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗕𝗟𝗘. Obviously. 😂 ❤️ 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗬 We take a quieter moment to remember Dolly Parton and reflect on her extraordinary life, music, generosity and the many causes she supported. From Islands in the Stream and I Will Always Love You to her work helping children and supporting medical research, we celebrate a remarkable woman who used her success to help others. ❤️ 🔎 𝗠𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥, 𝗠𝗢𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗥 &amp; 𝗠𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗬 There’s another Murder Mystery Night coming up at Kat and Woody’s beautiful garden! This year, things revolve around the launch of a brand-new 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. What could possibly go wrong? Well… there is the small matter of a 𝗠𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥. 🔪😱 Tickets are limited, so listen in for the details if you fancy an evening of mystery, food, fun and suspicious moisturising. 🦷 𝗔𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗡 – 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥 Pauline discovers that Aaron at her dentist is a Herefordshire Hearsay listener! Not only does he remember the podcast, 𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹. 🥰 So Aaron gets a thoroughly deserved shout-out for being a brilliant receptionist, a calming presence in the dental chair and, most importantly, a man of impeccable podcast taste. 🕵️♀️ 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗪: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗦 The mysterious 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 of Peterstow remains at large. So naturally Pauline and Kerry have gone 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥. Unfortunately, their surveillance operation may have been slightly compromised by questionable disguises, a wonky moustache, an oversized hat and the fact they’d already mentioned their intentions on the podcast. 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 𝟬. 😂 But they suspect people in Peterstow know more than they’re letting on… The investigation continues. 👀🌱 🐦 𝗦𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗔𝗞: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗥-𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗨𝗟𝗟 Remember Squeak? Well, the little chap is growing up and nearly ready to head off into the big wide world. But not before discovering a new hobby: 𝗖𝗔𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗚. 🚗🐦 Pauline hears a mysterious banging from her car, assumes something has gone horribly wrong and arrives home to discover Squeak has been riding 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙. He then hops down and heads towards the front door as if to say: “𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮?” 😂 And apparently he’s now trying the same trick with the neighbours. 🦆 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗦! The 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 is back! Hundreds of little yellow ducks take to the River Wye while families line the riverbank desperately trying to work out whether the tiny yellow blob in front is actually theirs. Spoiler alert: 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗲. 😂🦆 A huge shout-out goes to everyone at Hereford City Rotary Clubs, the local businesses supporting the event and everyone who bought a ticket. 👏 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧! This episode’s Shire Shout-Out goes to the brilliant 𝗖𝗥𝗚 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 staff at The Amp, who were friendly, welcoming and helped make the event such an enjoyable experience. And there’s more praise for the fantastic team at Lakefest, where cheerful wristband checks apparently involved plenty of dancing, singing and good vibes. Exactly how we like it! 🙌 🎧 𝗦𝗢… 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗕 𝗔 𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦! Episode 18 has bacon debates, beard investigations, Star Trek memories, bald-headed dating disasters, murder mysteries, undercover operations, rogue gardeners, racing ducks and a seagull using Pauline’s car as his own personal Uber. And somehow we fit it all into one episode. 🎙️ 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗬 – 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝟭𝟴 🥓 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦, 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 &amp; 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗠𝗘 𝗨𝗣! Pop the kettle on, find your favourite chair and join Pauline &amp; Kerry for another wander through the wonderfully unpredictable world of Herefordshire Hearsay. And whatever you do… 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗬𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗥 𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙. 🐦🚗😂 👀 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘… We’ll be tackling the 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲, 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and the potentially catastrophic consequences of 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 “𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.” 😳 What could possibly go wrong? See you next time, Hearsayers! 🎧😂 👍 Don't forget to Follow, Like, Share and tell your friends where to find us. After all... life's always a little more fun with a bit of Herefordshire Hearsay! 🌟🎙️🍎 We'll see you next time for more stories, laughter and all the wonderfully quirky happenings from around Herefordshire! 👋 Get Involved Got a story? A dilemma? A Shire Shout-out? 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