๐๏ธ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ด โ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ฆ, ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ & ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฃ! ๐ฅ๐งโโ๏ธ๐
Strap yourselves in, Hearsayers, because Pauline and Kerry are back with another glorious half-hour of Herefordshire chat, questionable observations and conversations that wander off in directions even ๐๐ฒ didnโt see coming.
This time weโre tackling the important issues of the day: ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐, ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ธ, undercover gardening operations and a seagull who appears to have discovered public transport.
Yes. Itโs another perfectly normal episode of Herefordshire Hearsay. ๐
๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ & ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฆ
Itโs been a frantic couple of weeks, but Kerry did manage to escape to The Amp to see comedy legend Jasper Carrott.
Unfortunately, a text-message typo turned his famous โFunky Mopedโ into ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ โ and frankly, we may never recover.
Thereโs also chat about Ricky Gervais, The Office, comedy, swearing, Elkie Brooks and a lovely shout-out to the brilliant volunteers at The Amp.
๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐
Itโs Bacon Day, so naturally Kerry has conducted some extremely important culinary research.
But forget the bacon for a moment. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป?
A batch? A cob? A roll? A bap? A butty? A teacake?!
A ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐?! ๐ณ
And then comes the question capable of dividing families, destroying friendships and bringing Britain to its kneesโฆ
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ข? ๐ด๐ค
Kerry has very definite views. Pauline, being vegetarian, is slightly less emotionally invested in the bacon.
๐งโโ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ, ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐
Itโs time to talk ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ!
Pauline has been roaming the streets of Hereford asking unsuspecting local men about their facial hair.
First up is taxi driver ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป, who explains why heโs happy with a bit of stubble but wonโt be cultivating a magnificent flowing beard anytime soon.
Apparently, finding remnants of your lunch in it may be something of a drawback. ๐คข
Then we collar ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป, whose family has been blessed with excellent hair on top but considerably less enthusiasm from the follicles further south.
Which inevitably leads to a discussion aboutโฆ
๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ก๐ฌ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฆ. ๐ฌ
Pauline reveals that one such hairstyle once brought a promising blind date to a spectacularly abrupt end.
The poor man never stood a chance.
๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ
Did you know a beard was once considered a sign of intellect, wisdom and status in Ancient Greece?
Then fashions changed, razors came out, Victorians got involved and eventually we arrived at the 2010s hipster beard.
We also ponder whether some men grow beards because they donโt like their chins.
Or possibly ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐. ๐
๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฃ, ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ฅ!
With Star Trek Day providing the perfect excuse, we boldly go where Herefordshire Hearsay hasnโt gone before.
Thereโs Captain Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Scotty, Bones, Chekov and Sulu, plus memories of Lost in Space and its wonderfully clunky robot.
We discover that โBeam me up, Scottyโ apparently wasnโt actually said by Captain Kirk, attempt the Vulcan salute and establish that Kerry would happily attend a Star Trek convention dressed asโฆ
๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐.
Obviously. ๐
โค๏ธ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฌ
We take a quieter moment to remember Dolly Parton and reflect on her extraordinary life, music, generosity and the many causes she supported.
From Islands in the Stream and I Will Always Love You to her work helping children and supporting medical research, we celebrate a remarkable woman who used her success to help others. โค๏ธ
๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ, ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ & ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ
Thereโs another Murder Mystery Night coming up at Kat and Woodyโs beautiful garden!
This year, things revolve around the launch of a brand-new ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ.
What could possibly go wrong?
Wellโฆ there is the small matter of a ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ. ๐ช๐ฑ
Tickets are limited, so listen in for the details if you fancy an evening of mystery, food, fun and suspicious moisturising.
๐ฆท ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ก โ ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฅ
Pauline discovers that Aaron at her dentist is a Herefordshire Hearsay listener!
Not only does he remember the podcast, ๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฎ๐น๐น. ๐ฅฐ
So Aaron gets a thoroughly deserved shout-out for being a brilliant receptionist, a calming presence in the dental chair and, most importantly, a man of impeccable podcast taste.
๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ช: ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ
The mysterious ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ of Peterstow remains at large.
So naturally Pauline and Kerry have gone ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ.
Unfortunately, their surveillance operation may have been slightly compromised by questionable disguises, a wonky moustache, an oversized hat and the fact theyโd already mentioned their intentions on the podcast.
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: ๐ฌ. ๐
But they suspect people in Peterstow know more than theyโre letting onโฆ
The investigation continues. ๐๐ฑ
๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ค๐จ๐๐๐: ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ-๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐
Remember Squeak?
Well, the little chap is growing up and nearly ready to head off into the big wide world.
But not before discovering a new hobby:
๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐. ๐๐ฆ
Pauline hears a mysterious banging from her car, assumes something has gone horribly wrong and arrives home to discover Squeak has been riding ๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐.
He then hops down and heads towards the front door as if to say:
โ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ?โ ๐
And apparently heโs now trying the same trick with the neighbours.
๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฆ!
The ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ is back!
Hundreds of little yellow ducks take to the River Wye while families line the riverbank desperately trying to work out whether the tiny yellow blob in front is actually theirs.
Spoiler alert: ๐ป๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ฆ
A huge shout-out goes to everyone at Hereford City Rotary Clubs, the local businesses supporting the event and everyone who bought a ticket.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐ข๐จ๐ง!
This episodeโs Shire Shout-Out goes to the brilliant ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ staff at The Amp, who were friendly, welcoming and helped make the event such an enjoyable experience.
And thereโs more praise for the fantastic team at Lakefest, where cheerful wristband checks apparently involved plenty of dancing, singing and good vibes.
Exactly how we like it! ๐
๐ง ๐ฆ๐ขโฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐จ๐ฆ!
Episode 18 has bacon debates, beard investigations, Star Trek memories, bald-headed dating disasters, murder mysteries, undercover operations, rogue gardeners, racing ducks and a seagull using Paulineโs car as his own personal Uber.
And somehow we fit it all into one episode.
๐๏ธ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ โ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ด
๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ฆ, ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ & ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฃ!
Pop the kettle on, find your favourite chair and join Pauline & Kerry for another wander through the wonderfully unpredictable world of Herefordshire Hearsay.
And whatever you doโฆ
๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐. ๐ฆ๐๐
๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐โฆ
Weโll be tackling the ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐๐ต๐๐ณ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ, ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ and the potentially catastrophic consequences of ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐.โ ๐ณ
What could possibly go wrong?
See you next time, Hearsayers! ๐ง๐
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