The Naughty Step

Stuart Heritage and Robyn Wilder
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The Naughty Step

The Naughty Step is a funny, irreverent and knackered podcast about parenting. In each episode, journalists Stuart Heritage (Guardian and Esquire family columnist) and Robyn Wilder (HuffPo family columnist; ex of The Pool) pull apart the best and worst aspects of having kids, from the hell of other people's kids to whether YouTube sensation Blippi is a wrong'un (he is). The Naughty Step also comes with its own hilarious parenting newsletter, which you should totally subscribe to. - Written and presented by Stuart Heritage and Robyn Wilder - Produced by Amy Jones - Logo by 2 Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 04/16/2019

    Blippi's alleged poo; win Olaf Falafel's alleged space leeks; Stu announces his new alleged book!

    We're back and we're more confused than ever! In Stu and Robyn's first podcast of 2019, they revisit YouTube kids' sensation Blippi in light of his Harlem Shake poo allegations (the BuzzFeed article they quote is here); Olaf Falafel's It's One Giant Leek for Mankind gets the Bedroom Bookclub treatment (and you can win a copy!), and Stu reveals HIS new book(s)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  2. 07/18/2018

    Questions from Childfree People

    This week we don't have a guest, and that guest is Anthony Nolan Young Ambassador Kathryn Cartwright. We field questions about parenting from the childfree, review Dr Seuss's The Sleep Book, and tell you what to say to anyone trying to make you feel guilty for 'overpopulation' and climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min

  3. 07/11/2018

    Not Sponsored by Potette

    This week we talk about parenting in the summer when your kids are teething and potty-training, and you're covered in chub-rub and hayfever. ALSO: Blaze and the Monster Machines. AND! The worst parenting advice you've ever received. PLUS! Someone wins Your No Guilt Parenting Plan by last week's guest, Rebecca Schiller. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min

  4. 07/04/2018

    Put the Baby in the Cupboard

    We talk to Rebecca Schiller, author of Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan, about bad parenting advice, "birth noises" and whether it's okay to nap while your wife's in labour. Also! Your tales of genuine sibling psychopathy! And! Win a copy of Rebecca's book! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  5. 06/27/2018

    Rapeless Gilead

    Nominally about the lies parents tell children, and revisiting There's A Wocket in my Pocket as a bedtime rap phenomenon, episode 20 quickly descends into gutter chat about whether being a handmaid might actually be quite a nice life. Without all the rape, of course. ALSO! Send us your sibling stories and win a copy of Stu's book, Don't be a Dick, Pete!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook, leave us an iTunes review, and -- oh yeah -- get some sleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    24 min

  6. 06/19/2018

    A Funnel Would Be Messy

    Father's Day! Tinga Tinga Tales on CBeebies! German Paw Patrol! Elaborate lies our parents have told us! Whether putting a funnel in a hole in the floor would make an acceptable toilet in a pinch! Episode 19 of The Naughty Step has it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min

  7. 06/13/2018

    Dr Seuss is a bad doctor

    Robyn and Stuart share their (and your) traumatic tales of soft play hell, contemplate the life of Dr Seuss and review his book THERE'S A WOCKET IN MY POCKET. This episode also serves as Robyn's voiceover showreel, and features spurious slurs concerning poor people, ladders, and the north. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min

  8. 06/06/2018

    Two Babies Are A Petri Dish

    Stuart is going away for work this week, which means that Robyn is left to look after the kids. How do their approaches to parenting differ when the other one vanishes? Also, the majesty that is HEY DUGGEE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
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The Naughty Step is a funny, irreverent and knackered podcast about parenting. In each episode, journalists Stuart Heritage (Guardian and Esquire family columnist) and Robyn Wilder (HuffPo family columnist; ex of The Pool) pull apart the best and worst aspects of having kids, from the hell of other people's kids to whether YouTube sensation Blippi is a wrong'un (he is). The Naughty Step also comes with its own hilarious parenting newsletter, which you should totally subscribe to. - Written and presented by Stuart Heritage and Robyn Wilder - Produced by Amy Jones - Logo by 2 Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Stuart Heritage and Robyn Wilder
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2019
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Stuart Heritage and Robyn Wilder, 2019
  • Show Website
    The Naughty Step

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