Truish with Daisy Maskell

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This is Truish, your weekly soft news bulletin where broadcaster Daisy Maskell unpacks the weird and wonderful headlines, moments, and curiosities of the week with hilarious guests. New episodes every Monday, from January 19th.

  1. 27 Jul

    Chimpanzee Backsides, Changing Accents & Monopoly Money with Richard Stott

    From conspiracy theories to just pure embezzlement - we've got it all on this episode! Daisy is joined by Richard Stott on this episode of Truish! Richard is a comedian, actor and writer, best known for his appearances on Comedy Central and ITV2’s Stand Up Sketch Show. He has won critical acclaim for his razer sharp one liners, which has seen his jokes named in the Top 10 Jokes Of The Fringe 2019 (Dave TV), 2022 (The Times), 2023 (The Guardian) and he came runner-up in the Leicester Square Not So New Comedian of The Year Contest 2024. On this episode of Truish, Daisy and Richard talk about the unique landscape of children's TV in Britain, a South Korean banker who embezzled over $40,000 by replacing bills with Monopoly money and the phenomenon of secret shoppers. Richard introduces "communication accommodation theory" - people shifting accents to fit in or avoid conflict - whilst Daisy brings a study claiming chimpanzees identify each other as accurately from photos of backsides as from faces. Don't forget to subscribe and catch new episodes of Truish every Monday! Follow Daisy Maskell Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@truishpodcast⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 20 Jul

    Australian Nostalgia, Chinese Layovers & Mexican Thieves with Ollie Horn

    Is this one of our FUNNIEST episodes ever?! Daisy is joined by Ollie Horn on this episode of Truish! Ollie is a professional stand-up comedian, working at some of the top comedy clubs worldwide, as well as making appearances at comedy festivals such as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival. He has appeared on stages globally, as well as on shows including BBC Radio 4's Money Box and The Spectator Podcast. On this episode of Truish, Daisy and Ollie talk about reclaiming childhood interests, Ollie's history as a trademark lawyer and... what's the issue with Australia?! He recounts meeting his Australian girlfriend at Adelaide Fringe and immediately booking a return flight via obscure Chinese layovers. Daisy shares a story about a vigilante duct-taping motorcycle thieves to lampposts, disarming confrontation with insults, drone “auditors” who provoke staff and Ollie shares the crazy story about what happened after her met his girlfriend... Don't forget to subscribe and catch new episodes of Truish every Monday! Follow Daisy Maskell Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@truishpodcast⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 29 Jun

    Allergic To The Light, Plant Mimics & The Omaze House with Sarah Roberts

    We make some fascinating discoveries on this episode of Truish as Daisy is joined by Sarah Roberts! As seen in the BBC New Comedy Awards, Rolling Stone and The Guardian, Sarah Roberts is one of the most exciting rising comedians. She won the 99 Club Bursary, was shortlisted for the Funny Women Awards and was a runner up for both the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Award and the Komedia New Comedy Award. On this episode of Truish, Daisy and Sarah talk about Sarah’s unexpected allergy, TikTok algorithms gone rogue and how Love Island is the perfect ‘get out of a plan’ plan. Daisy also shares a study about a special South American plant, Amazon’s physical reorder buttons and Sarah reveals a subscription she unwillingly had for months… Don't forget to subscribe and catch new episodes of Truish every Monday! Follow Daisy Maskell Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@truishpodcast⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 22 Jun

    Mr Potato Head Stolen, Skinny Mirrors & Online Voodoo Dolls with Dee Allum

    We have a hilarious episode of Truish for you as Daisy is joined by Dee Allum! Dee is an award-winning stand-up comedian who has been nominated for Best Newcomer at the Chortle Awards, placed as runner up in the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Award and was a finalist in the 2022 BBC New Comedy Award competition. She has also starred on ITV’s The Stand Up Sketch Show. On this episode of Truish, Daisy and Dee talk about a Mr Potato Head statue which vanished from a Derbyshire town, a ‘Skinny Mirror’ pitched on Shark Tank and employees using online voodoo dolls against their bosses. Daisy also shares a story about meeting will.i.am in a Mayfair club plus they reminisce on 2007-2012 UK pop songs, odd celebrity collaborations and first jobs. Don't forget to subscribe and catch new episodes of Truish every Monday!   Follow Daisy Maskell Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@truishpodcast⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 20 Apr

    Custard Slice, Sleeping With An Ex & Venting Hotlines with Morgan Rees

    It's all innocent fun on this episode of Truish as Daisy is joined by the hilarious Morgan Rees! Morgan is a rising star of the stand-up circuit. He's a finalist of the BBC New Comedy Award, a runner-up in So You Think You’re Funny and a finalist in Chortle Student Comedy Award. Through-out 2026, he's touring around the UK on his "Bummer" tour. On this episode of Truish, Daisy and Morgan shares a Swansea foodie who has become an influencer by reviewing custard slices across South Wales, they establish the niche's that could turn them into influencers and Daisy shares a dilemma about a terminally ill wife who asked to sleep with her ex... They also touch on Shark Tank/Dragons’ Den inventions, kids at weddings, birthday-cake germs, and Morgan pitches a venting hotline. Don't forget to subscribe and catch new episodes of Truish every Monday! Follow Daisy Maskell Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@truishpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. 16 Mar

    Long Distance Relationships, Love By Blood & Hot Supermarkets with Mary O'Connell

    It's a lot about love on this episode of Truish! Daisy Maskell is joined by stand-up comedian Mary O'Connell. Mary O'Connell is an award-winning comedian who is poised to be on the biggest names in British comedy. Her shows "Money Princess" and "dilly dally" have both sold out at Edinburgh Fringe, she's toured alongside Tig Notaro, and has gigged basically everywhere. On this episode of Truish, Daisy and Mary dive into hyper-specific modern dating terms, how to manage a long-distance relationship (or, as Mary describes it, "a fling that got out of hand") and the idea of blood-type compatibility as a dating preference! Plus: do you know how you're being influenced in a supermarket? Those broken trolleys might be more than just an accident... Don't forget to subscribe and catch new episodes of Truish every Monday! Follow Daisy Maskell Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@truishpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. 2 Mar

    Hauntings, Witches & True Crime with Nikki Druce

    If you’re into a bit of darkness and mystery, then this episode of Truish is one for you. Daisy Maskell is joined by Nikki Druce! Nikki is a renowned specialist in all things spooky (and she’s hilarious whilst doing it!). She’s the host and creator of Macabre London (the critically acclaimed podcast about London’s history of horror) and she co hosts Killers, Cults & Queens with drag queen Cheryl. Nikki has spoken at events including CrimeCon and, in 2024, was shortlisted for a True Crime Award. On this episode of Truish, Daisy and Nikki talk all things ghosts (what separates a good ghost from a band one), the allegedly haunted painting “The Anguished Man” and their own experiences with spirits… including a terrifying story from an old house that Nikki used to rent! Daisy also shares the details of a study claiming that nearly half of adults watch true crime to unwind before bed plus we find out why witches are associated with brooms (hint: it involves ointment!). Don't forget to subscribe and catch new episodes of Truish every Monday! Follow Daisy Maskell Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@truishpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. 23 Feb

    Star Signs, Serial Killers & Voices In Your Head with Charlie Craggs

    Could you be a serial killer? This is just one of the wild questions asked on this episode of Truish. Daisy Maskell is joined by Charlie Craggs! Charlie is an actress, activist and author who has been listed in The Independent’s “Rainbow List” of the Most Influential LGBTQ+ people in the UK, as well as The Observer’s list of “New Radicals”. She’s fronted the BBC documentary Transitioning Teens; her first book To My Trans Sisters was published in 2017. On this episode of Truish, Daisy and Charlie talk about which star signs are most likely to be serial killers, family rumours of hitmen and giving away your DNA. They also consider their proximity to creepy men and Charlie shares her own near-death experience! Plus, Daisy and Charlie talk all about cheating on exams, iconic British children’s TV shows and… do you hear voices in your head? You might be more rare than you think! Don't forget to subscribe and catch new episodes of Truish every Monday! Follow Daisy Maskell Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@daisylmaskell⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@truishpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is Truish, your weekly soft news bulletin where broadcaster Daisy Maskell unpacks the weird and wonderful headlines, moments, and curiosities of the week with hilarious guests. New episodes every Monday, from January 19th.

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