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Heart's cult Sunday night show Ellie Taylor and Anna Whitehouse is now available as a podcast - and it's packed full of extra unheard content that’s too rude for radio. Everything’s up for discussion from dating, sex, family matters, fashion disasters to those little things you notice and need to te…

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    • Oct 24, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 408 EPISODES

    5 from 64 ratings Listeners of Ellie and Anna Have Issues that love the show mention: ellie, anna, ladies, laughing, intelligent, recommended, hilarious, glad, funny, listening, show, thank, love.


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    The Ellie and Anna Have Issues podcast is a delightful blend of humor, honesty, and relatability. Hosted by Ellie Taylor and Anna Whitehouse, this podcast feels like sitting down with your best friends for a chat. The hosts tackle serious issues with a side of humor and reality, making it easy to laugh and cry along with them. Their friendship shines through in their banter and the genuine joy they bring to each episode. It's refreshing to hear such open and honest conversations about topics that need to be talked about, all while keeping it light-hearted and entertaining.

    The best aspect of this podcast is the authenticity of the hosts. Ellie and Anna are truly relatable, sharing their own experiences as moms, career women, and friends. They don't shy away from discussing difficult topics or sharing raw emotions, which makes for a powerful listening experience. The range of guests on the show also adds depth and variety to the discussions, bringing different perspectives and stories that resonate with listeners.

    However, one potential drawback of this podcast is that some episodes may not appeal to everyone. While the humor and honesty are universally appealing, some episodes may touch on specific topics or issues that may not resonate with all listeners. Additionally, the casual conversational style may not be everyone's cup of tea if they prefer more structured or formal podcasts.

    Overall, The Ellie and Anna Have Issues podcast is a must-listen for anyone seeking a blend of laughter, tears, and thought-provoking conversations. Ellie Taylor and Anna Whitehouse bring their unique charm and wit to each episode, creating an atmosphere that feels like chatting with close friends. Whether you're a first-time mom or simply someone looking for genuine conversations about important topics, this podcast delivers in its relatability, humor, and compassion.

    In conclusion, The Ellie and Anna Have Issues podcast is an absolute gem in the world of podcasts. It offers a unique mix of humor and honesty, tackling important topics with grace and authenticity. Ellie and Anna have a natural chemistry that shines through in every episode, making it a joy to listen to their conversations. From laughter to tears, this podcast offers a range of emotions while keeping it real and relatable. It's a must-listen for anyone in need of a dose of friendship, inspiration, and thought-provoking discussions.



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    Latest episodes from Ellie and Anna Have Issues

    Anna Whitehouse on baby news and maternity leave

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 27:32


    It's an extra special episode where we meet the newest member of the Dirty Mother Pukka family as Polly chats to Anna for the first time since baby Lola arrives and maternity leave begins.

    Quickie: Do you have ADHD?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 30:35


    Anna and Polly are joined by Jess Joy and Charlotte Mia co-authors of How Not to Fit In: An Unapologetic Guide to Autism and ADHD. They delve into everything from masking, diagnosis relief and grief plus the difficulties with official diagnosis.

    Anna Whitehouse and Polly Hazlewood high - and low - lights

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 30:13


    As the pair hit the West-End in their first Live Nation show, Anna and Polly talk sex ed, pleasure and why it's time to stop centering the peen. Oh and how platonic love has to be up there with romantic amour. Til death, indeed…

    Quickie: Such a weird job

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 17:24


    Anna and Polly share their wildest job experiences. From welding car parts to making weed-infused perfume, their unconventional careers unravel and they chat about how motherhood impacts it all.

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    Danielle Harrell & Celeste Hirschman on sex post-baby and orgasms

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 52:17


    Anna and Polly take a deep dive deep into the world of post-childbirth sex, orgasmic birth (yes, that's a thing), and vibrators (Polly is never without hers). Joined by the brilliant minds behind the Somatica Institute, Danielle Harrell and Celeste Hirschman.

    Quickie: Maternity Leave – Kemi said WHAT?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 15:47


    The rage is real, Anna and Polly tackle MP Kemi Badenoch's claim that UK maternity pay is "excessive."

    Claire Hall Style over 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 50:14


    Claire Hall Style over 40

    Quickie: Fantasies Unleashed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 13:45


    Buckle up for a trip into the fantasies, Polly spills the details of her own X-rated daydreams, from silky seductions to belt-wielding dominance.

    Rupture and repair

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 39:20


    Friendships rupture and repair

    Quickie: You've stopped laughing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 12:35


    Somewhere between the pandemic and extreme childcare costs, we stopped laughing. There's a guilt in feeling joy in a cost of living crisis; An anxiety in laughing when the world is seemingly crumbling. Anna and Polly try to force a smile and question the importance of laughter and how to get it back.

    Susannah Constantine on drinking through the breakup of Trinny and Susannah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 46:51


    The What Not To Wear star wears her heart on her sleeve as she opens up about her alcoholism and, in turn, sobriety. She describes the breakup of Trinny and Susannah like a divorce and this episode opens up about the normalisation of parental drinking. From ‘Mummy needs wine' to ‘gin o'clock'.

    Quickie: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 9:46


    Anna sits down to chat free school meals and more with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

    Anna Whitehouse on baby shower stress and the third trimester

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 35:21


    From struggling to ‘celebrate' until the baby first cries to birth anxiety in the third trimester, Polly sits in the pregnancy hole with Anna as they navigate baby showers and splash down.

    Quickie: the anxiety is real

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 19:35


    Whether pregnancy anxiety or just sudden dread before bed, we are an anxious nation with panic attacks on the rise. Anna and Polly talk about their most anxious moments. The why and the resolution. It's an anxiety-inducing white-knuckle ride.

    Zoe Blaskey on the domestic load and maternity discrimination

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 55:04


    From the domestic load to maternity discrimination, Zoe Blaskey opens up on how fooked over mothers are at home and work. And comes to the DMP table with empathy as well as solutions.

    Quickie: You are invited…

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 11:36


    It's happening. Our first Live Nation show. And you are invited to a night that will make you laugh as much as you cry in the West End's Duchess Theatre. This is the office party you always hoped for without the misogyny and cold sausage rolls.

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    Natalie Cassidy on school holiday stress and mum guilt.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 52:40


    The maths ain't mathing. How to cover the six weeks of summer holidays with a wonky childcare system, overpriced summer camps and inflexible working. The Eastenders actress talks about keeping it together under pressure and how to keep the love alive with her partner among it all.

    Quickie: Summer Holidays Sexodus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 24:58


    Why aren't we doing it? The average married couple has sex once a month and while that's a relief to hear, perhaps, Anna and Polly question if we should be settling for this. In this episode we talk about shagging in The Years BC (Before Child) and how to open your mind and relationship to pleasure.

    Shakira Akabusi on postnatal OCD and getting help

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 47:45


    How many times have you heard someone say “I'm so OCD” sweepingly in relation to being a little tidy. So misunderstood, Shakira opens up about how OCD changed her postnatal journey and how she took a turn for the better.

    Quickie: Toxic friendship?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 18:55


    So you've been friends for decades but can't remember the last time you felt good around that person. From friends who use you as a personal therapist to those who take, take, take and find fault at every turn, some friendships just aren't, really, that friendly at all. From when to get out and how to get out. To making peace with people dramatically stepping away, this is the great friendship detox.

    Anna Whitehouse on sleep deprivation and sheer exhaustion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 31:51


    Polly and Anna dig deep on their lack of z's. From an average two hours on Polly's side to pregnancy insomnia on Anna's, the pair find solutions to their snoozing issues. And open up about the intense expectations put on mothers in the newborn haze.

    Quickie: Just so moody

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 14:42


    Whether the weight of the world, pregnancy hormones, PMT or menopausal symptoms, the pendulum of moodiness is hard to navigate. For both partners. Anna and Polly analyse their moods in an attempt to sort the wood from the hormonal trees.

    Laura Jackson on keeping up appearances and maternal loneliness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 46:04


    In this episode Laura downloads to Polly and Anna her need for connection in a world that feels disconnected. Whether under her roof, over a roast dinner or fleetingly in a park, she opens up about leaning in at a time when everyone feels far apart.

    Quickie: It doesn't work

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 14:25


    Childcare in the summer holidays is a nightmare. We have roughly 25 days of holiday and there's 62 days to cover. The maths just doesn't work. Listen in for solutions to the childcare issues.

    Hollie McNish on knackered vaginas and frenzied masturbation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 43:54


    No postnatal stone is left unturned on this open-hearted, open-minded chat about life, love and sex postpartum. From knowing when to do it after having a baby to touching yourself in the name of orgasms, Hollie is 100% a woman's woman.

    Quickie: Yes I'm fat.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 16:05


    God the commentary around our bodies is real. From pregnancy-related weight gain to stress-related weight loss, maybe ask how someone is before discussing how they look.

    Rachel Stevens on how to tell the kids about divorce and blending families

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 45:35


    A pop icon and new author, Rachel of S Club 7 acclaim opens up her heart on the podcast talking about separation, telling the kids and finding happiness with her Dancing on Ice partner Brendan. This episode covers everything from judgement around separation to separation anxiety and how to handle it whether your partner simply works away or you are co-parenting.

    Quickie: Stop talking over us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 26:29


    Public speaker Dani Wallace joins the DMP team to talk about raising her voice after being ignored in the corporate world. This is the nuts and bolts of being heard without changing who you are.

    Midlife crisis or midlife opportunity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 41:45


    Reflecting on our past choices from our 20's, throw in a bit of self-discovery, Motherhood and finding out our attachment styles plus their impact on relationships. Maybe midlife crisis could be an opportunity.

    Quickie: this is personal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 13:56


    After a few intense weeks of internet scrutiny around Anna's geriatric pregnancy and the apparent ‘speed' of moving on with her new partner, the DMP duo take a moment to reflect on where it all began. Why the podcast began and land some big news on where things are going. Expect the usual analysis of sex positions and an incident involving a clitoris and chili.

    Sarah Beeny on raising teens and empty nest syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 52:57


    The property aficionado lands on DMP to talk raising teenage boys, the good, the bad and the ugly of your kids growing into adults - and how to navigate tech in a parental world that doesn't really have blueprint other than hollering ‘get off your phone'. An informative chat with a beautiful soul.

    Quickie: Let's talk about sex

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 12:09


    From doggy to missionary, what else do you do when you, well, do it? Anna and Polly delve into the Karma Sutra and analyse the pros and cons of going off piste. Expect tears of laughter and genuine fear.

    Melanie Dimmitt on actual inclusion why she's still ableist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 51:25


    This is Polly's moment to open up about a different mothering journey with the author of ‘Special' Melanie Dimmitt. It's a beautiful insight into a different parental route that is often misunderstood or misrepresented. In this episode team DMP ask what ableism really is. How it presents. And what you can do as a parent to be more inclusive.

    Quickie: Lingerie? Nah mate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 15:37


    Anna is not a fan of lacy grundies but Polly is on a drive to get women to feel their best. Whether in a lace body suit or her homemade crotchless panties. The pair delve into their underwear drawers to see what's lurking. And to be honest it ain't pretty.

    Anna Whitehouse on pregnancy at 43 and geriatric motherhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 42:26


    It's been a rollercoaster of a loving ride but an incredibly happy one with Anna and Olly announcing their pregnancy. With four kids between them already this is a fifth happy member of the clan. Anna stares down the barrel of being a truly ‘geriatric' mother and how she feels navigating pregnancy third time round. But the main point is… we're having a baby! A DMP baby.

    Quickie: Stop with the FemFresh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 19:01


    Why are women sold vaginal/ vulva-cleaning products and men aren't? There's no willy washes out there or pecker towelettes and, yet, women are marketed everything from FemFresh to fanny wipes because men think we need it? Anna and Polly delve into delicate PH balances and BV to level the playing ground.

    Paloma Faith on the invisible load and redefining ‘MILF'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 60:29


    The incredibly successful singer-songwriter digs deep on inequality in the home and how co-parenting is never really 50:50. She opens up about separation and dating post-divorce and how she's finally settled on loving herself first and foremost before even swiping left of right. If you want to laugh as much as you cry, this episode is a good ‘un.

    Quickie: My kid has a phone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 18:42


    The day has come, Anna's eldest has a phone and there's been a lot of chat in the school What's App group about how to navigate this juncture. It's uncharted territory and it is world's apart from when Anna and Polly were ten but the pair talk about how to navigate this brave, new, pixelated world.

    Dr Jen Gunter on hot flushes, brain fog and tackling the menopause

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 33:13


    As the peri-menopause hits, Anna and Polly as Dr Jen about what to expect when you are expecting… The Change. From periods to pregnancy and the menopause, this is an A-Z on tackling Mother Nature's biggest hormonal shifts.

    Quickie: Come to our wedding…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 15:21


    From ridiculous lists with £1,000 vases to unending hen dos and stag dos that soak up the cash, is a white wedding really all that for the guests? And does Pinterest have a lot to answer for?

    Beth Ashley on slut shaming and how to raise a sex positive kid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 50:44


    This episode packed a sex ed punch. Sex and relationships journalist Beth digs deep on the slut shaming she faced as a young girl and what parents need to watch out for. We unpick the controversial decisions happening around sex ed for under 9's and how to raise a sex positive kid.

    Quickie: Don't say this

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 19:24


    Have you ever had well-meaning but awful advice landed on you? My a mother in law maybe or a mate even? This episode goes into the nitty gritty of what not to say to a mother. Especially new mothers.

    Anna Whitehouse on getting engaged and love post-divorce

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 43:44


    Quite the episode. We interrupt usual service of interviewing incredible women for a DMP special on Anna's engagement to Olly. From love post-divorce to looking back at one of the toughest junctures of her life, this is maybe not the Disney happily ever after but it is, indeed, very happy.

    Quickie: Are you perimenopausal?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 16:26


    As hot flushes land and brain fog descends, Anna and Polly question their symptoms and open-up about navigating the next biological female chapter. Pre-warning: there's a lot of justified, although slightly off-the-wall rage.

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