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The things that happen on the road to romance - from the ridiculous to the intimate. Stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures. Failures shared, are embarrassments halved. Adventures shared, are successes doubled. Read more stories at www.swipeleftswipeleft.com - and post y…

Swipe Left Swipe Left

  • Feb 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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Stabl Presents: Normal Not Normal

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 1:10


James and Oliver Phelps (aka Fred and George Weasley) talk to a star-studded selection of friends, colleagues and personal heroes who stepped into the limelight at a young age, and find out what “normal” means to them.As identical twins who grew up on the Harry Potter film set as Fred and George Weasley, you could never say that the pair had a “normal” start to life. But recently, they’ve been thinking: what does “normal” mean anyway?Ready your ears for behind-the-scenes Potter revelations; outrageous rants; frank conversations about mental health; and even the odd, ‘did-you-know?’Search for Normal Not Normal where ever you get your podcasts. Normal Not Normal is a Stabl production.Produced by Alice Homewood.Music 'Not Normal' by Sebastian Forslund.

Winging It

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 10:27


How far would you go for your favourite wingwoman?Do you or your friends have a funny story to tell?Submit your stories via our voicemail (++44 20 3920 7697 - please type the ++) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.Go to swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

All In The Name Of Love

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 11:51


Who decides what’s criminal behaviour? Usually it’s the judicial system. But are there laws in the game of love?Do you or your friends have a funny story to tell?Submit your stories via our voicemail (++44 20 3920 7697 - please type the ++) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.Go to swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

What Not To Wear

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 17:03


Question: when is it OK to take a first-date to a fetish-themed party? Answer: probably never. In this episode we deal with more wardrobe-based disasters. Many thanks to RAW for sharing their stories for this episode.Do you or your friends have a funny story to tell?Submit your stories via our voicemail (++44 20 3920 7697 - please type the ++) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.Go to swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

Adventures Through The Wardrobe

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 12:59


This is less 'The Chronicles of Narnia' and more the chronicles of catastrophe. Hold onto your hats (and knickers)!Do you or your friends have a funny story to tell?Submit your stories via our voicemail (++44 20 3920 7697 - please type the ++) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.Go to swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

Never Boring

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 14:29


When life comes at you fast, it's good to wear Spandex. We all have that one friend and this is a story about that person. Do you or your friends have a funny story to tell?Submit your stories via our voicemail (++44 20 3920 7697 - please type the ++) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.Go to swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

Big Trouble in Little China

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 13:26


We discover the dangers of a free bar and a language barrier chaser on the other side of the world. Do you or your friends have a funny story to tell?Submit your stories via our voicemail (++44 20 3920 7697 - please type the ++) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.Go to swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

Sink or Swim

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 13:14


Put on your armbands and doggy paddle to the deep end of awkwardness as, in this episode, we hear two water-based stories plus an extra tale from a listener.Do you or your friends have a funny story to tell?Submit your stories via our voicemail (++44 20 3920 7697 - please type the ++) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.Go to swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

Cuddle Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 10:29


We find out what happens when a film director longs for that homely feeling.Do you or your friends have a funny story to tell?Submit your stories via our voicemail (++44 20 3920 7697 - please type the ++) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.Go to swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

Inaudible Flop

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 12:04


Work conferences are awkward affairs at the best of times but in this story, Archie takes it up a notch.Do you or your friends have a funny story to tell?Submit your stories via our voicemail (++44 20 3920 7697 - please type the ++) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.Go to swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

Hungry For Love

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 9:23


Alice found herself on the other side of the world looking for a man with interesting taste, but this wasn't what she had in mind.Do you or your friends have dating disasters or hilarious heartache? We want your stories!Submit your stories via our voicemail (+44 20 3920 7697) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.Go to swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

The Purrrfect Crime

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 14:58


He thought he was being kind, but this cat lover didn't realise he was opening a can of worms, not Whiskas!Do you or your friends have dating disasters or hilarious heartache? We want your stories!Submit your stories via our voicemail (+44 20 3920 7697) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.Go to swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

The Big Cheese

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 11:34


Annie lands her perfect job in a cheese shop. Her new colleague seems as smooth as the perfect Brie, until he makes a faux pas riper than a Stinking Bishop. Do you or your friends have dating disasters or hilarious heartache? We want your stories for the next series! Submit your stories via our voicemail (+44 20 3920 7697) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

Introducing Season 2

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 2:19


Swipe Left Swipe Left producers Claire Crofton and Gavin Wong were travelling through New Zealand when the world went into Coronavirus lockdown. So, from an isolated cabin at the foot of Mount Taranaki, they got to work. Their mission? To bring a bit of laughter to counter the quarantine blues, with a second season of Swipe Left Swipe Left. The philosophy remains: “an embarrassment shared, is an embarrassment halved,” but the stories in season two go beyond the world of dating to explore the embarrassments of everyday life. From the swimming pool to the office, these excruciating tales told by the people who lived them will keep you entertained during your Coronavirus quarantine and beyond.Do you or your friends have dating disasters or hilarious heartache? We want your stories for the next series! Submit your stories via our voicemail (+44 20 3920 7697) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of every new episode.swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsStabl original

Be My Valentine

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 5:10


We’re back, busy working away on season 2, which will be dropping later this year. But in the meantime, we thought we'd give you a taster of what's to come with a mini Valentine’s Day special.Do you or your friends have any tales of dating disasters or hilarious heartache? We want your stories for the next series! Submit your stories via our voicemail (+44 20 3920 7697) or email your voice note to podcasts@wearestabl.com and it could feature at the end of a new episode in season 2.swipeleftswipeleft.com for more informationSwipe Left Swipe Left is produced by Claire Crofton and Gavin WongExecutive producer is Alice Homewood for StablGraphics: Archie CroftonTheme music: George TaylorBecky Jacobs heads up tea and biscuitsAudio sample: Waltz for a Memory by Mela (Free Music Archive)Made in Bristol for Stabl Limited

Breaking Point

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 13:07


You've spent the evening together, you're hanging out. Everything seems fine, until something snaps inside. And everything changes.For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Take Me Home

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 10:53


It turns out things weren't that different in the 80's either. We travel back to the quiet residential streets of Maida Vale, in West London, with our friend John.For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Bonus - Under Pressure Follow-Up

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018 3:21


Outtakes from the Under Pressure episode. Completely unrelated to relationships and dating, but still adventurous.For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Vodka Haze

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 10:52


The two sided story of adolescent romance, and drinking too much vodka. So much vodka.For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Sadie Maisie

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 17:39


Being gay in the 90’s was all very different. Or was it? We hear from John in this episode about sexual experimentation and leather trousers.For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Under Pressure

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 11:50


You're new to a city. You make some new friends. One of your new friends could be more than a friend?For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Day-te

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018 14:28


Navigating the pitfalls of inner city dating with our author friend Marcello.For Marcello’s writing visit https://www.amazon.co.uk/Marcello-Love-City-ebook/dp/B01N1990AFFor more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Grave at Heart

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 17:22


First dates can feel awfully serious. But this first ever date takes a seriously grave turn.For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Occupying My Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 15:13


You meet in a pub after a demonstration, you exchange phone numbers, and soon enough you're playing mind games via txt. You're playing by the rules of modern love, but as for the other?For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Ella's Reply

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 13:33


Ever wanted to hear the other side of the story after a horrible date? This week, we hear from "Ella" - Archie's love interest from episode 3.Do listen to the Trilogy of Ella before listening to this!For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Bonus - It's All Nordic Follow-Up

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 3:04


The aftermath of the It's All Nordic episode.Have a listen to episode 5 before you go any further!For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

It's All Nordic

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2018 14:48


A medical trial fund's our protagonist's adventure through Central America. Though all is not as it seems.For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Happy Endings

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 15:28


On a European adventure to recoup after a divorce, "Jen" travels with her eyes and mind open and finds more than she’d expected.For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

The Trilogy of Ella

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2018 17:19


All good things come in threes - as is the case with Archie in his pursuit of Ella.For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

You Bloody Leftie

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 18:19


The story of a Trinidadian man's foray into the terrifying world of Tinder in London. Never talk about politics on a first date.For more stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

Trailer

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2018 1:13


Trailer for the Swipe Left Swipe Left podcast.For stories of unexpected relationship adventures and dating failures visit www.swipeleftswipeleft.com

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