My Mate Bought A Toaster

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Comedian Tom Price trawls through the Amazon histories of some of our favourite famous faces. Everything they have ever bought on that website is on record, right down to their first ever purchases. Their online shopping history reveals everything about who they truly are, and we get to explore it.Expect embarrassing confessions, moving family moments, hidden surprises and in-depth discussions of powdered peanuts, dog costumes, utility belts and books that claim to change your life by improving your handwriting. And lots, lots more.If you're interested in sponsorship and advertising in My Mate Bought A Toaster, then we'd love to hear from you.

  1. Jul 22

    Nicki Chapman: Fish in the Toilet, Spice Girls, Pop Idol & the Book Everyone Should Read

    Hello Toasters we are BACK! There aren't many people who can go from touring the world with the Spice Girls to becoming the face of the Chelsea Flower Show in almost a matter of months, but then Nicki Chapman isn't like most people. And her shopping history is about to prove it. In this episode we dive into her online shopping history and discover someone who loves life, pop music, printing, pebbles and tiny fish. It's all here! Along the way we discuss: Why Nicki bought a special barbecue tray for her beloved Green Egg The fish tank built into her downstairs loo (yes, really she has FISH IN HER ACTUAL BOG) The monthly visit from her "Fish Man" Her favourite novel of all time is also a city Why she loves to print everything out The lockdown cocktails that united her street Oh yeah there's also one or two references to working with the Spice Girls, David Bowie, Prince and Kylie The reality of Pop Idol and the music business Recovering from brain tumour surgery Why gardening really can change your life Purchases featured Green Egg barbecue cleaning tray Tropical fish food London by Edward Rutherfurd Printer ink. Loads of printer ink. Jet pressure washer Plum slate garden chippings MOTH Negroni cocktails Toothpicks for Invisalign As ever it's a guided tour around our guest who reveals all. The fun, the funny, the totally insane (did we mention the fish?) and the reason she's one of British television's most recognisable presenters. Next time - Toby Tarrant!

    Nicki Chapman: Fish in the Toilet, Spice Girls, Pop Idol & the Book Everyone Should Read
  2. Jul 8

    What happens when one of Britain’s bestselling crime writers hands over 25 years of Amazon history?

    This week on My Mate Bought A Toaster, Tom rifles through the online shopping history of bestselling author and The Traitors star Harriet Tyce… and uncovers everything from cutting-edge MP3 players to Baby Mozart DVDs, dinner party cookbooks, rowing gloves, weighted blankets and even the book she accidentally bought… that she wrote herself. Along the way Harriet opens up about life as a criminal barrister, the crippling nerves she battled in court, the moment she realised she wanted to become a novelist, why Blood Orange changed everything, and what really happened behind the scenes on The Traitors. There are stories about illegal MP3 downloads, disastrous dinner parties, parenting fads we all fell for, lockdown puzzles, marathon misery, moonwalking in a Wonderbra, and why she still can’t quite believe her entire life has been preserved in Amazon order history since 2001. It's quite literally ALL HERE UNDER ONE PODCAST ROOF GUYS! As ever we root around and find laughs, truths and a spot of the surprisingly moving… and occasionally things do get quite forensic. Products we dig into include (roughly in order): 2001 – Intel Pocket Concert MP3 Player2002 – Toshiba DVD Player2002 – The Matrix DVD2002 – The Lord of the Rings DVD2002 – Gladiator DVD2002 – Monsters, Inc. DVD2003 – Entertaining cookbook by Victoria Blashford-Snell2004 – Baby Beethoven / Baby Van Gogh / Baby Mozart DVDs2004 – Children’s vegetarian recipe books2004 – Finger food book for babies & toddlers2004 – Brain games for babies2004 – Black & Decker drill2007 – Nigel Slater’s The Kitchen Diaries / Express-style recipe books2007 – The Fussy Eaters’ Recipe Book2007 – Preserved (home preserving cookbook)2007 – Christopher Hitchens’ God Is Not Great2009 – The French Laundry Cookbook2014 – I Hate Literary Agents (guide to getting published)2019/2020 – Saving Missy by Beth Morrey2020 – Pink rowing gloves2020 – Thames Path walking guide2020 – 11kg weighted blanket2020 – Harriet’s own novel, Blood Orange2020 – Jigsaw puzzles (lockdown purchases)Recent years – Poetry collectionsGot a question or a story from your own online shopping history? 📧 Email us: tom@toasterpod.com Follow us for clips and behind-the-scenes: 🎥 YouTube: @mymateboughtatoaster 📸 Instagram: @toasterpod 🎵 TikTok: @toasterpod 📘 Facebook: @toasterpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    What happens when one of Britain’s bestselling crime writers hands over 25 years of Amazon history?
  3. Jun 25

    Charlie Higson: James Bond, The Fast Show & Stacey’s Gang Bang Wedding

    Hello Toasters and welcome back! This week on the show we're finding some home truths about the comedian, actor, writer and Fast Show LEGEND Charlie Higson. What starts with a gardening book quickly leads to a crumbling 14th-century Italian ruin, a brief flirtation with writing anonymous pornography, an obsession with James Bond, and a passionate defence of properly synchronised TV sound which frankly needs to form the basis of a new political party. Along the way Charlie reveals: • How he accidentally became the Young James Bond author • Why Ian Fleming’s family made him remove a dog from Bond’s life • The truth about restoring a house in southern Italy • Why writing fight scenes is harder than writing sex scenes • His love of westerns, Bernard Cornwell and Michael Connelly • The Fast Show live tour, audience participation, and the strangest thing to happen at an Only Fools and Horses performance • Why every writer should spend more time in the bath There’s also discussion of failed greenhouses, cowboy school projects, pub quizzes, ergonomic keyboards, zombie apocalypses and one particularly memorable book called Stacey’s Gang Bang Wedding. A genuinely fascinating conversation with one of Britain’s most successful comedy writers and bestselling authors. 📧 Email the show : tom@toasterpod.com 📺 YouTube  🎵 TikTok   📸 Instagram  📘 Facebook Subscribe, follow, leave a review, and tell a friend who still knows all the words to “Suit You Sir”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Charlie Higson: James Bond, The Fast Show & Stacey’s Gang Bang Wedding

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Comedian Tom Price trawls through the Amazon histories of some of our favourite famous faces. Everything they have ever bought on that website is on record, right down to their first ever purchases. Their online shopping history reveals everything about who they truly are, and we get to explore it.Expect embarrassing confessions, moving family moments, hidden surprises and in-depth discussions of powdered peanuts, dog costumes, utility belts and books that claim to change your life by improving your handwriting. And lots, lots more.If you're interested in sponsorship and advertising in My Mate Bought A Toaster, then we'd love to hear from you.

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