Pad Wives Assemble

About Pad Wives Assemble

Pad Wives Unfiltered is the ultimate “FaceTime with your besties” podcast for UK military wives, army spouses, and anyone who loves honest conversations, big laughs, and zero filter. Hosted by two best friends who bonded through life as UK Army wives, Pad Wives Unfiltered is a candid, hilarious, and relatable podcast diving into life in your 30s, military spouse life, relationships, friendships, and everything in between. While our roots are firmly planted in the UK military wife community, this podcast goes far beyond the pad gates and creates a welcoming, inclusive space for civilians, partners, and listeners from all walks of life. Expect unfiltered conversations, outrageous stories, and weekly fan-favourite segments like Ick of the Week, featuring cringe moments, relationship icks, often courtesy of our husbands, and laugh-out-loud Reddit finds. From military culture quirks and base life realities to dating, marriage, motherhood, friendships, and personal growth, nothing is off limits. This podcast is a safe space for UK military spouses, army wives, and anyone navigating adult life who wants to feel seen, heard, and entertained. Whether we are unpacking deployments, long distance relationships, identity beyond the uniform, or simply sharing chaotic, quirky stories that make you cry laugh, Pad Wives Unfiltered keeps it real, supportive, and unapologetically funny. If you are looking for a podcast about military wife life in the UK, female friendship, unfiltered chats, relatable humour, and community, you have found your people. So grab a brew, get comfy, and tune in to Pad Wives Unfiltered, where we assemble, overshare, laugh loudly, and enjoy the ride together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Pad Wives Unfiltered

Category

society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 Apr 2024

Latest episode

1 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

91 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jul 2026

   Making Friends as an Adult Is HARD! & How we actually make it work

   Making friends as an adult is already hard. Now try doing it every two years when the army moves you somewhere new, you do not know a single person, and everyone around you is also a stranger trying to figure out the same thing. This week Sophie and Kirsha are talking about adult friendships — the real version. Why making friends as a grown-up is so much harder than it should be, what military life adds to that, how they have personally navigated starting over on a new patch, and the things that have actually worked when everything else has not. Plus — quick fire friendship questions answered with zero preparation and complete honesty. Some of the answers surprised even them. Whether you are new to military life and trying to find your people, or you have been doing this for years and still find this part hard, or even no military connection wondering how an earth adult friendships work— this episode is for you. Because nobody talks about this honestly enough and it is time somebody did. In this episode: 💙 Why making friends as an adult is genuinely harder than it looks 💙 What military life specifically adds to that challenge — the postings, the starting over, the knowing you might leave in two years 💙 The patch friendship dynamic — how it works, what makes it different, what makes it complicated 💙 Quick fire friendship questions — answered honestly, no script, no lifelines 💙 The things that have actually worked for Sophie and Kirsha when making friends in the military community 💙 What to do when you are new, you know nobody and the coffee morning feels impossible 💙 The friendships that have survived the postings and what made them different 🎙️ Pad Wives Unfiltered — award-winning podcast by two British Army wives We say the things you are thinking. Follow on Spotify so you never miss an episode 💙 📱 @PadWivesUnfiltered · @SocialSophs · @heyitskirshaa 🔗 Connect & Support 🔗 Have a story or need advice, or want to sponsor an episode? Email padwivesassemble@gmail.com 📺 YouTube: PadWivesUnfiltered 🎵 TikTok: @padwivesunfiltered 📸 Instagram: @padwivesunfiltered 🎙️ Hosts: Sophs and Kirsha 📺 YouTube: SocialSoph 🎵 TikTok: @socialsophs @heyitskirshaa 📸 Instagram: @socialsophs @heyitskirshaa Thank you for your support – together we make a difference 💪🇬🇧 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   24 Jun 2026

   We are talking MONEY. Honestly, No Filter, Military Couples Finances - The unspoken conversation

   Money is the number one cause of arguments in relationships. So Sophie and Kirsha are talking about it. Completely honestly. No sugarcoating. No edited answers. Just two military wives going through the quick fire money questions that usually only get answered in whispered conversations at coffee mornings. How do they actually split the bills? What happens to the finances during deployment? Who controls what and who probably should not? What is the most stupidly honest impulse buy either of them has ever made? And the question every military family needs to know the answer to — are you owed a military tax rebate that nobody has told you about? This episode covers all of it. And it gets a bit awkward. In the best way. 💸 THIS EPISODE COVERS: — How military couples actually split the bills — the real breakdown — What happens to money during deployment — Quick fire money questions — answered honestly, no filter — The joint account debate — are military couples doing it right? — The money conversations every military couple needs to have before the first posting — Our most spectacularly stupid impulse buys — Are you owed a military tax rebate? Most serving personnel and veterans have no idea 💷 THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY SRS FORCE SOLUTIONS Most serving personnel and veterans are owed a military tax rebate — and most have no idea it exists. SRS Force Solutions specialises in tax rebate services tailored specifically to the Armed Forces community, recognising the complexity of military pay, allowances and postings. They operate a completely transparent no-upfront-fee model — and one of the lowest fees on the market at just 25%! Whether you are currently serving, a reservist or a veteran — if you have been on temporary postings, paid travel expenses or had multiple postings in the last four years, there is a strong chance you are owed money from HMRC that you have never claimed. Contact the SRS Team Today! 📲 Instagram: @srsforce_solutions 🔗 https://srsforcesolutions.com/ (https://srsforcesolutions.com/) OR Email the amazing team - support@srsforcesolutions.com Tell them Pad Wives Unfiltered sent you. 💙 🎙️ Pad Wives Unfiltered — award-winning podcast by two British Army wives We say the things you are thinking. Follow on Spotify so you never miss an episode 💙 📱 @PadWivesUnfiltered · @SocialSophs · @heyitskirshaa 🔗 Connect & Support 🔗 Have a story or need advice, or want to sponsor an episode? Email padwivesassemble@gmail.com 📺 YouTube: PadWivesUnfiltered 🎵 TikTok: @padwivesunfiltered 📸 Instagram: @padwivesunfiltered 🎙️ Hosts: Sophs and Kirsha 📺 YouTube: SocialSoph 🎵 TikTok: @socialsophs @heyitskirshaa 📸 Instagram: @socialsophs @heyitskirshaa Thank you for your support – together we make a difference 💪🇬🇧 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Enough: Exposing the Online Abuse Military Wives Face and Why Banter is NOT the right word

   ⚠️ Content note: This episode contains real examples of online abuse directed at military wives and female serving personnel, including body shaming, sexualisation and comments about personal worth. If you are struggling, support links are at the bottom of this description, and please be advised some listeners may find parts of this episode disturbing. TW: Eating disorders, Self Harm We are exposing what is happening to women in this community. And we are not calling it banter anymore. Women have been sending us screenshots for months. Military wives. Military girlfriends. Female serving personnel. Women who have been made the punchline on verified military social media pages — comments about their bodies, their appearance, their worth, their right to exist online — who needed someone to say it out loud. In this episode Sophie and Kirsha expose the real comments, name the real pages, go through the government's own data and address the contradiction at the centre of a community that posts mental health content and abuse prompts in the same week. If it is banter — why does the deletion service in their bio exist? 🔴 REAL COMMENTS — read out unedited: "She is not attractive enough to be talking online. She is lucky her military husband took pity on her." "These fatties wouldn't pass the fitness tests." "The only thing interesting about you is your husband's job." "This is one of the reasons many service personnel upgrade their spouse when promoted to the WO's and Sgt's mess." "Shut up you munta." "Sadly for him no one would buy her on Vinted. He's stuck with it." 🔴 THE GOVERNMENT DATA — MOD Armed Forces Sexualised Behaviours Survey, November 2025: — 67% of female regular personnel: at least one sexualised behaviour in 12 months — 32% touched in a way that made them uncomfortable — 42% stared or leered at — 21% received unsolicited sexual messages — 8% reported non-consensual sexual activity — 93% said it amounted to sexual harassment — 76% of incidents in military workplaces or accommodation General Sir Roly Walker, Chief of the General Staff, told MPs in April 2026 that the manosphere is making it harder to ensure the safety of women in the armed forces. We are not saying anything more controversial than the head of the British Army already has. This episode covers: the real comments · the MOD survey data · the CGS statement to Parliament · the meme pages and their deletion service · the Rest in Peace and mental health contradiction · what banter actually means · what we are asking for · and a message to the military wife who is the punchline right now. If this episode resonates — share it. Not for us. For the military wife who needs to know someone is saying something. 💙 IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING — SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE Samaritans: 116 123 (free, 24/7) · samaritans.org SSAFA: 0800 260 6767 · ssafa.org.uk Safe to Serve — SSAFA: ssafa.org.uk/safe-to-serve (for women in the armed forces) Combat Stress: 0800 138 1619 (free, 24/7) · combatstress.org.uk Help for Heroes: 0300 303 9888 · helpforheroes.org.uk CALM: 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight) · thecalmzone.net Shout: Text SHOUT to 85258 (free, 24/7) BEAT: 0808 801 0677 · beateatingdisorders.org.uk Mind: 0300 123 3393 · mind.org.uk The Mix (under 25s): 0808 808 4994 · themix.org.uk 🎙️ Pad Wives Unfiltered — award-winning podcast by two British Army wives @PadWivesUnfiltered · @SocialSophs · @heyitskirshaa Follow on Spotify so you never miss an episode 💙 🔗 Connect & Support 🔗 Have a story or need advice, or want to sponsor an episode? Email padwivesassemble@gmail.com 📺 YouTube: PadWivesUnfiltered 🎵 TikTok: @padwivesunfiltered 📸 Instagram: @padwivesunfiltered 🎙️ Hosts: Sophs and Kirsha 📺 YouTube: SocialSoph 🎵 TikTok: @socialsophs @heyitskirshaa 📸 Instagram: @socialsophs @heyitskirshaa Thank you for your support – together we make a difference 💪🇬🇧 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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YouTube views

110,681

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.2 / 5

144 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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56

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

82

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