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Are you beyond giving a toss about what people think? Then my friends, you are officially one of us! Join neighbours & mates, tall potty-mouthed stylist Kat Farmer & short Scouse journalist Marianne Jones, as they wang on about inappropriate crushes, misbehaving hormones and fashion disasters. All while attempting to balance in a mid-heel over the banana skins of life. Tune into Been There, Done That, Got the Podcast…every Monday and Thursday…@gotthepodcast Artwork Photography by Mark Harrison

Kat Farmer and Marianne Jones


    • Sep 26, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 151 EPISODES


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    So long! Farewell!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 41:40


    Looking back at the highs and lows of the past two years. Join Kat and Marianne as they come over all nostalgic on their last ever pod!  This is a paid advertisement by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BEENTHERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Outfits we've loved and lost

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 35:05


    From that Karen Millen slip dress to the Warehouse purple velvet number you snogged your first boyfriend in, Kat and Maz share your favourite fashion memories... This is a paid advertisement by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BEENTHERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Lifting the lid on our dodgy 80s and 90s past...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 58:32


    The return of Jilly Cooper's Rivals, how to rock leopard and why we'll never retire. This is a paid advertisement by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BEENTHERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Housework we hate - how long have you got?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 28:31


    From the oven Marianne 'forgot' to clean for 16 years to the only chore Kat enjoys, we reveal your dirty secrets This is a paid advertisement by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BEENTHERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Divorce and the stigma that surrounds it...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 50:17


    A cancelled wedding, the end of a 'perfect marriage' and what commitment means right now. Kat and Marianne wade in. This is a paid advertisement by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/BEENTHERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Step away from that barrel leg!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 29:57


    From biker boots to burgundy, Kat and Marianne mull over your autumn fashion hit list... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    We're back! And we have news!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 46:35


    Join Kat and Maz as they debate picky bits, wonder if they had a BRAT summer and roll their eyes at a TikTok trend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The holiday buys you can't live without

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 25:13


    Moisturising socks, anti-chafing shorts and collapsible clothes hangers. You share your summer must-haves with Kat and Marianne. Just don't mention 'chub rub'... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Would you join the 5am club?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 52:11


    A tiring self-help trend, holidays alone with your grown-up kids and this summer's no-no fashion item. Kat and Marianne wade in... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    You're not going anywhere!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 31:03


    Lost luggage, emergency landings and missing passports - Kat and Marianne share your travel tales from hell Get 15% off OneSkin with the code BEENTHERE at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Summer sales mistakes and how to avoid them

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 51:24


    Marianne's lost luggage saga, Kat's new animal print and the rule of three when shopping in the sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Weird obsession alert!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 27:10


    Single celebrities, Turkey teeth & looking up friend's houses on Rightmove - Kat and Marianne reveal your strange and nosey obsessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Would you take a weight loss drug to get 'beach body ready'?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 52:39


    The rise of quick-fix diet drugs, how to avoid looking like a midlife knob at festivals and Kat and Marianne's hero beauty buys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Who would your fantasy Prime Minister be?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 25:59


    From Klopp to Vorderman - Kat and Marianne reveal which alternative leaders you'd like to see in Number 10. The votes are in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Holidaymakers behaving badly!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 60:12


    Good luggage, new sandals and bad manners on a plane - Kat and Marianne reveal the worst offences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    What are the new rules of occasion wear? You ask and we answer...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 41:39


    How to be the best-dressed wedding guest, decoding black tie and can you wear flats to a posh do? Kat and Marianne wade in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Would you buy second-hand make up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 54:17


    How to get boho right, new holiday reads and the rise of used cosmetics. Kat and Marianne aren't on board... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    It's Question Time!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 31:54


    From our favourite perfumes to tips on being resilient - you ask and Kat and Marianne answer... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    How to cool up your occasion wear without going overboard...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 55:39


    Appropriate wedding guest wear, tiny politicians and a new sleep miracle - join Kat and Maz for a right summer laugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Tips and tricks to ease your menopause...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 36:06


    From Mirena to magnesium, listeners share their perimenopause and menopause miracle workers with Kat and Marianne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Crack open the rosé - it's our summer holiday special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 59:53


    Overpacker, repeat retreater or solo moon- what's your vacation personality? Kat and Marianne obviously disagree... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Girl crushes - which female do you most admire in the entire world?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 29:35


    From the cool to the celebrity to the cerebral, you share your ultimate women goals... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Why a £3.79 menopausal chocolate bar is getting us hot under the collar.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 54:11


    Almond-covered chocolate, a new whitening toothpaste and the cut-price wine of the summer. Kat and Marianne are loving two out of three... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Confidence boost alert!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 27:17


    Red lippy, a great blow dry and brilliant mates - Kat and Marianne reveal your fearless, feelgood secrets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Love, loss and leopard print jeans

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 55:44


    Illicit dating sites, Kat's repeat fashion purchases and Marianne's verdict on 'sex God' Jeremy Clarkson... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Your beauty disasters revealed!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 28:07


    Spiral home perms, overplucked eyebrows and terrible tans - you share your hair and makeup shockers (Sun In trigger warning!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Waiter! Has tipping got out of control?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 51:24


    The rise of 'stealth tipping', Kat's fake plant confession and Marianne's comical new eyewear.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Childhood lies that you possibly still believe (don't swallow that apple pip!)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 29:40


    Killer chewing gum, psycho swans and the dangers of white dog poo, Kat and Marianne share the not-so-fun 'facts' you were given as a child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cough up - how many bags for life do you own? We totes have a problem...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 46:35


    A beauty treatment Marianne never wants to repeat, dressing for summer when it's freezing and Kat's (and Britain's) reusable bag epidemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Can you ever have a happy divorce?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 30:48


    Most break-ups are painful and bitter but Kat and Marianne ask a divorce coach and listeners how to ‘consciously uncouple' and come out smiling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    How to grow old disgracefully (and other things we're not 'meant' to do at our age).

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 58:36


    Are you under pressure to age the 'right' way? How much should you spend on jeans? And what's your holiday personality? Kat and Marianne wade in... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Mission Impossible! Which simple things can you just not do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 29:13


    Winking, whistling, using a tin opener - Kat and Marianne reveal the easy-peasy tasks that leave you stumped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Holiday packing hell - how to avoid mini-breaking point

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 57:13


    Bikini vs swimsuit, co-ords vs dresses: Kat and Marianne are on opposite teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    What advice would you give to your 30-year-old self?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 26:41


    From leaving your husband sooner to never getting a fringe, Kat and Marianne share listeners wise words to their younger selves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    When cool becomes naff! Rishi Sunak wears Kat's Sambas, and she's not happy...

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 55:05


    From try-hard politicians to stars who don't wash, Kat and Marianne are taking no prisoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Secrets and lies: it's confession time!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 25:05


    From giving nits to a cheating husband to setting fire to your friend's car, Kat and Marianne reveal your sings and (mostly) forgive... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Would you pay £4,000 for an ironing board?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 44:12


    Household chores we hate the most and why we're swerving the new baggy shorts trend. Kat and Marianne don't hold back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    What would be your fantasy death row meal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 21:16


    From baked camembert to cheesy peas, Kat and Marianne spill your decadent and basic last suppers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    What the hell has happened to our Easter eggs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 60:48


    Shrinkflation, the choc horror debate and Kat and Marianne's do's and don'ts of occasion dressing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Your guilty pleasure songs revealed!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 22:23


    From The Nolans to S Club 7, Kat and Marianne murder your cheesy favourites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    New shoes! New booze! New shocking hair!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 53:28


    Will Kat finally bid farewell to her black wardrobe for the two hot colours of the season? Join us for fashion bingo and the drink we're ditching champagne for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Book Day, Women's Day, Mother's Day: which organised 24 hours would you put in the bin?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 24:12


    This week Kat and Marianne discuss your least favourite celebrations - and yes, we have a clear winner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    It's our Spring Fashion Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 59:07


    Micro shorts? The Zara leather trench? Pedal pushers (they're back!)! What are you wearing or swerving this year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Bucket list dreams and nightmares - revealed!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 27:18


    From swimming naked with horses to a skydive gone wrong, Kat and Marianne share your fantasy wish (and wish you hadn't) list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Age rage! Attacked for having too much filler or letting ourselves go, midlife women can't seem to win. And we've had enough...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 40:28


    The thorny issue of ageing 'gracefully', jeans for every shape and Holy Grail beauty buys. Kat and Marianne wade in... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    How to unfriend in a friendly way. Do you ghost or get angry? It's over to you...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 29:33


    Listeners share their tales of friendship woe with Kat and Marianne.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Menopause wars! The new law getting us all hot under the collar.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 60:33


    This week Kat and Marianne wade in on a meno debate, pick up some sleep tips and lose our heads over posh hats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Dating advice second time around! From daytime coffees to Tinder no-no's, you tell us what to go for and what to avoid

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 31:24


    Men posing with fish, slip-on shoes and golfers - this week Kat and Marianne take on your wise dating words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Effing and jeffing! Are women judged more harshly than men for swearing? Strap in, listeners...Kat has strong words.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 54:18


    This week Kat and Marianne discuss swearing, Jennifer Aniston and cardigans on the catwalk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Greggs sausage rolls! Primark knickers! Daffs for a quid! Your top quality cheap treats.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 29:56


    This week Kat and Marianne reveal your budget-busting joy givers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Clock off! Should your boss be allowed to bother you after hours?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 61:10


    This week Kat and Marianne discuss a new work law, a controversial fashion trend and our guilty TV pleasures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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