The Scummy Mummies Podcast
Hosted by Ellie and Helen and Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn · Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn
4.9from 176 ratings
- 352
- Episodes
- 14
- Transcribed
- 176
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2013
- First episode
- 243
- YouTube views
About The Scummy Mummies Podcast
A comedy chat show for less-than-perfect parents. Hosted by comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn and featuring guest parenting experts, comedians and authors. The podcast covers the big issues affecting modern parents - from fish fingers to farting, to play-dates and pelvic floors. Expect frank and funny chat as well as wine, laughter and sophisticated boob jokes. Check out our Scummy Mummies Blog and dates for our Live Comedy Shows - www.scummymummies.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn
- Category
- education · kids & family
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 29 Jul 2013
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
14 of 352 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
346: Em Clarkson LIVE at Big Feastival
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
345: Books, being busy and Britain vs Denmark with Helen Russell
8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
344: Just the Two of Us: Catchup & Confessions
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346: Em Clarkson LIVE at Big Feastival
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Who here is the mother they thought they were going to be? Anyone? Silence. Absolute silence. Literally no one. Literally not one person. And we asked that question at our shows to hundreds of people. No one's ever put their hand up, Helen. No. It's so funny, isn't it? That's the thing. I think we all thought we were all going to be all wooden toys and hummus. And then, you know... I like that. That's the big laugh. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's CBeebies and Haribo, isn't it? Yeah, exactly. Or it's Hummus in the wooden toys, and then you're not going to get the wooden toys back out again because they stink and they're soggy. […]
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- Em Clarkson
- Helen Russell
- Ella Risbridger
- Dick
- Dom
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 243
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 57 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 119 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 47
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 72
- Engagement
- 67
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Who hosts The Scummy Mummies Podcast?
Ellie and Helen and Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn host the show. Published by Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn.
How often do new episodes come out?
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