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Friends Lucy Thompson, Lauren Bird and Hannah Tomlinson try to make sense of the nonsensical world we live in and try to navigate it as plus sized women.

Lauren Bird, Lucy Thompson, Hannah Tomlinson


    • May 31, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 57m AVG DURATION
    • 57 EPISODES


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    Lunch: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 61:06


    Welcome to Chin Chins!We've another two-parter on our hands, as we continue with a spot of lunch.We continue to hit the big lunch issues and talk all things soup (and how rubbish it is), school dinners and Sunday lunches.So grab a baguette, a lil drink and join us for ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Lunch: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 56:49


    Welcome to Chin Chins!This week, we hit the tough topic; a real hard hitter: what do you like to eat for lunch?We (mainly) talk meal deals and sandwiches, and we're really on point with this one, as it was a lunchtime recording, so we also talk about Hannah just eating some tuna out of the can.So grab some soup and a drink and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Double Chins: Hair

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 66:17


    We're back with more Double Chins!This week, Lauren and Lucy chat all things hair (a word Lucy loves to say, it would seem). The hair on your head and the hair on your body, and the implications both of those have for us fat gals.So, settle down, grab your razor (or not!), a little something to drink and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Double Chins: Celebrities getting in shape

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 54:10


    We're back with more Double Chins!This week, Lauren and Lucy talk about the lengths celebrities go to to get into shape for specific roles and the unseen tolls that can take. The perception being that they're in the shape of their lives, but are they really?So, settle down, grab a drink and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Cooking: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 60:38


    Welcome to Chin Chins!We're really loving our two parters, but in this case, it's more like a two course - as we're talking about cooking!We love a food episode, as our regular listeners may know, so what better to tie that in with chats on cooking.So, grab your apron, a cheeky glass of vino and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Cooking: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 57:02


    Welcome to Chin Chins!We're really loving our two parters, but in this case, it's more like a two course - as we're talking about cooking!We love a food episode, as our regular listeners may know, so what better to tie that in with chats on cooking.So, grab your apron, a cheeky glass of vino and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Pubs: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 41:49


    We're back with another Chin Chins!This week, we're talking all things ...pubs! And we could barely contain ourselves, so this is part 2 after last week's part 1!Make sure you're all caught up on last week's episode, grab a drink, sit yourself in a beer garden and join us for ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Pubs: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 52:21


    We're back with another Chin Chins!This week, we're talking all things ...pubs! And we could barely contain ourselves, so this is only part 1! Part 2 will be with you next week.So grab a drink, sit yourself in a beer garden and join us for ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Relationships: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 56:56


    We're back with our part two of relationships!We delve a bit more into our current relationships and how we've learnt and grown along the way - or at least we hope!So grab a drink and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Relationships: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 56:45


    We're back with another Chin Chins! This week, we're talking about relationships.Now, we kind of got carried away talking about the bananas first relationships we've had, thus this being just part one. We're going to return next time with a part two. So strap yourselves in for a two-parter, grab a drink and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Double Chins: Fat celebrities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 67:18


    We're back with another Double Chins!This week, we're talking about fat celebrities. How they influenced as we grew up and how they continue to influence us (yes, there is lots of talk of Lizzo).So grab a drink and settle in for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Double Chins: Jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 62:28


    We're back with another Double Chins!This week, we 're talking about jobs: does weight affect wages? We talk about being fat at work and perceptions and stigmas attached to being fat in the workplace. So, grab your CV and a drink and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Double Chins: TV programmes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 76:27


    We're back for another Double Chins!This week, we're talking about weight loss TV programmes. Most notably: The Biggest Loser, Secret Eaters, Supersize vs Superskinny and Fat Families.Grab the remote and little beverage and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    International food

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 64:33


    We're back as the three of us. This week to chat about international cuisine.Boy, it feels like a long time since we could properly travel ... but we decide to chat about the best and worst foods we've had on us holidays and where we could go purely for those sweet, sweet eats.Grab a cocktail, stick on a heat lamp and pretend you're in the sun and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Double Chins: Intuitive eating

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 71:37


    Welcome to Double Chins!This week, we delve into the realm of intuitive eating and Health at Every Size (HAES) approaches to eating. We look at the 10 principles as outlined by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in their book 'Intuitive Eating' and try and drill a bit further into how that be applied to our lives. Guilt around food? A no, no, no. Making pleasure in eating a priority? A yes, yes, yes.So grab whatever you need to grab and come and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Performing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 65:45


    Welcome to another Chin Chins! After Hannah's stint treading the boards recently, Lucy's time as a stand-up comedian and Lauren being a singer, we thought why not talk all things performance, dahling?We chat what got us started, most embarrassing moments on stage and what a dream performance would look like.So grab your opera gloves, perhaps a drink and settle in for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Double Chins: Dieting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 59:28


    We're back for another Double Chins, this time to chat about dieting. We try not to encroach too much on our recent January diets episode of Chin Chins and instead take a look at the reasons why it's very difficult to sustainably lose weight, especially when crash dieting or restricting heavily, and the ways in which our bodies try to  hamper these types of efforts. So grab a drink and join us in smashing diet culture!Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Dry January

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 50:30


    Finally, January has left us. The longest month known to mankind and some people tried to battle it without booze. We (very much) prove in this episode that we are not three of those people.This is somewhat of a meta episode, where the pudding is in the proof (and it must've been about 80% proof) that we don't think much of canning the booze for a month.Take this one with a pinch of salt, and some tequila on the side.Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Double Chins: BMI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 59:14


    It's the first of our Double Chins episodes! it's all Lauren and Lucy this week, as we delve into the whys and wherefores of BMI. We talk its history, the bastardisation of it for our modern times and how we feel about it personally (spoiler: we think it's a load of crap!).So grab your listening ears, perhaps a drink and join us for ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    January diets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 68:16


    We're back! Lauren is well again (thanks Covid) and we're ready to come at you talking about January diets in this grey, cold month.Why make January any worse by denying yourself some tasty food in this harsh month? We chat about the way January dieting makes us feel and those classic office conversations that always seem to crop up at this time of year.Grab yourself a drink (and/or a biscuit or something) and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Parties

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 58:13


    Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to the first Chin Chins of 2022! As we exit the Yuletide season, we thought we'd lift your January blues by chatting about ... parties! What we think about them, what we like about them, what we dislike about them is all there for your listening pleasure.So grab your drink (even if she's virgin) and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 64:18


    New Year, new me! It's nearly the start of another year, so we talk resolutions and hopes, dreams and plans we have for 2022.Grab a drink (or a superfood smoothie) and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 60:00


    It's Christmasssssssss! Well, very nearly. We're hope you're as excited for the Yuletide as we are as we chat all things Christmas: what we do on the day, what we eat, what we drink, what games we play. So don your gay apparel, grab a drink and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Winter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 55:28


    With the nights drawing in and the temperature dropping, we cosy on up and chat all things winter. We delve into mental health and feeling that ol' Seasonal Affective Disorder, the things we don't really like about winter and the things we love. So, grab a warming mug of something spiced and get your ears around another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Food - Breakfast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 54:47


    We're back this week and talking about one of our favourite things ... breakfast! Your sausage, your bacon, your eggs, your muesli ... well, perhaps not. But, grab a Bloody Mary, a Buck's Fizz, or whichever breakfast drink takes your fancy and join us for ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Weddings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 53:10


    With Lucy's very exciting news this week, we delve into all things wedding. We talk about weddings we've been to, what Lucy has planned for her wedding, and the weddings Lauren has played at in her band.So, get ready for that toast, raise your glasses (to your mouths) and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Snack

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 4:13


    Just a short snack of an episode from Lauren, letting you know about the upcoming changes in the Chin Chins camp! Probably only got time for a shot with this one ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Childhood food

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 77:05


    We hark back to our childhoods this week and talk about our food memories. From school dinners to the takeaways we had as kids, all the way to tuck shop goodies.So, grab some Space Raiders and a drink and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    LGBTQ+

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 66:35


    Join us this week as we chat all things LGBTQ+. Seeing as we are all card-carrying members of this community (we made our own cards), we thought it only fitting to chat on this theme. So, grab your rainbow flag, a big ol' drink and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Birthdays

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 49:58


    With a recent birthday for one of our Chinners (Hannah), we thought we'd have a little birthday discussion over a few drinks. So, grab one yourself and join us for another ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Spooky stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 68:50


    In the run up all Hallow's Eve, Lucy tries to make believers out of Hannah and Lauren with a host of spooky stories. Turn off the lights, grab a torch, a drink and join us for a spooky ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Cooking

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 66:38


    We come good on the baking challenge Lucy set for us a couple of weeks ago and talk all things cooking whilst we stuff our faces. We chat about our relationship with cooking, vegan and vegetarian cooking and what is on our ultimate roast dinner.Grab a drink and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Reality TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 58:32


    Love it or hate it, reality TV is firmly established within our society. We talk our favourite shows, our least favourite, representation and ... Bodger and Badger. All whilst consuming a few jars. So grab your own and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Food - Cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 54:35


    Ready, set ... CAKE! It is the return of the Great British Bake Off, so we thought - why not dedicate an episode to that lovely sweet stuff. We talk our faves, cakes we don't thank you for and Lucy's infamous Mince Pieries.Grab a drink (and perhaps something sweet) and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Booze

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 62:48


    We've done food, so now it's the booze's time to shine. It's the fourth member of our podcast, so why not dedicate an episode to it? This is definitely the time to grab a drink alongside us and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 62:52


    Ready for your weekly dose of Chin Chins? This week, we talk about ... boys! We're talking about the men folk. We will admit, as proud feminists, we may have a little go at slagging off some male behaviour, but when it boils down to it, we all have some lovely men in our lives.So grab a drink (especially you, lads) and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Food - Pizza

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 55:45


    We're back with another food episode. This time: talking all things the mighty pizza. A warning may be needed for our Italian friends, as we really go off piste on what truly belongs on a pizza. You may need to grab yourselves a drink and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Travel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 59:08


    It's been a couple of years of very limited travel, so we thought: why not have a booze and a reminisce? We talk travel this week, including our most recent jaunts to the beaches of the UK, our best travel experiences and those that weighed (get it? Cos' we're a fat podcast) on us. Grab a drink and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 63:04


    We're back! We've had a lovely summer break and are running straight back at you with an episode all about sport. We talk our current fitness levels, our greatest sporting achievements and the footy. Grab a drink and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Break ups

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 59:59


    Breaking up is so hard to do ... but pretty fun to talk about (once it's all under the bridge, mind). We chat this week about our previous break ups - which is notoriously the best thing to do with drink in hand. So, why not grab one yourself, press that play button and ..Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    First dates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 61:52


    This week we chat about first dates (not the TV programme). We talk about all our partners and the first dates we had with them, and then move onto the fun stuff: the bad first dates! We even had a couple of phone-ins on this episode. Our first guest stars!Why not grab a drink or two, get them listening ears on and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Food - BBQ

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 50:55


    We're back for another food episode - we just can't get enough. This time, we talk about a summertime favourite - BBQ! And much like any British BBQ, we had a couple of drinks before, during and after this episode. Expect giddiness! Or, grab a drink and join us ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Health and Bits

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 57:24


    This week we talk about ... our sensitive areas, being nude and going to the docs. We really hope that if you've been putting off getting a cervical smear, this episode inspires you. Especially if you visit Hannah's GP.Grab a drink and ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Lockdown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 62:56


    This week we talk about lockdown. So excited are we to get out of it (almost) that we couldn't stop ourselves from still chatting about it. We talk mental health, how fat people got a bad rap and changes in our lives during the period. We swear - it is a fun one! Grab a drink and let's ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Feminine and Masculine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 64:07


    This week, we explore our feminine and masculine sides. We talk childhoods, wearing men's t-shirts (or as the shops like to call them: 't-shirts') and Lauren's chest.Grab something to chin and give us a listen!Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 55:49


    We're werking that work this week. Not gonna lie - we had a couple more sherries than we usually do on this one. But if you can't have a couple of drinks when you're talking about work, then when can you?Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Fashion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 42:44


    Ooooo, fashion! We discuss fashion this week. Even outside the plus sized realm, this is a hot topic. We're not even delving into Hannah's famous silk shirts!Grab your hot pants (those are still in, right?!) and a beer and, as always ...Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Food - Second helpings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 60:41


    We've come back for more food! We loved chatting about food in our last episode on the subject, so we've added another helping. We'll stop with the food puns - you're probably full of them.This week, we chat about our favourite sandwiches, what we like on toast and our death row meals. Join us at the table!Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    School

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 44:39


    We're back! We're slightly different! We are the Sugababes of the podcasting world. Welcome to the Chin Chins family our new member... Hannah Tomlinson!This week we talk about school days - which are still currently occurring for the teachers in the group (Lucy), Lauren's stint at Manchester United, and Hannah's lovely silk shirt.Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music and to WushPrint for our artwork. 

    Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 59:39


    We talk all things media this week. The important stuff: the way idealised bodies in film, TV and music made us feel about ourselves as young impressionable adolescents. And about the Teletubbies. Have one on us!Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music.

    Exercise

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 56:27


    This week we talk all things exercise. We currently like to move our bodies by lifting another pint to our mouths. Great for the biceps. Chin Chins!Find us on:InstagramFacebookMany thanks to Andy Robertson for the theme music.

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