{"podcast":{"title":"He Said, She Said","slug":"he-said-she-said-7033857","podcast_index_feed_id":7033857,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66df4617edd54443991e281f","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/he-said-she-said-pod","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66df4617edd54443991e281f/1769599798355-51f575ff-ebe1-4f27-abac-1cb6d0fe6eff.jpeg","author":"Staying Relevant Productions","episode_count":91,"summary":"Louise Thompson and Ryan Libbey are entering their most open chapter yet… He Said, She Said brings listeners into honest, unfiltered conversations about life as partners, parents and individuals, including a new fertility journey they’ve chosen to share. From relationships to parenting and the realities of growing a family, Louise and Ryan explore the big stuff with openness and vulnerability, balanced by lighter moments from everyday family life. New episodes every Wednesday. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. Plus watch on YouTube from 5pm! Follow @hesaid.shesaid.podcast Instagram | TikTok | Youtube | Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/he-said-she-said-7033857"},"episode":{"title":"Sam & Karen Thompson on MIC Drama, Heated Arguments & an Overdue Apology...","slug":"sam-karen-thompson-on-mic-drama-heated-arguments-an-overdue-apology","published_at":"2026-04-07T23:03:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/he-said-she-said-7033857/sam-karen-thompson-on-mic-drama-heated-arguments-an-overdue-apology","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/he-said-she-said-7033857","url":"https://shows.acast.com/he-said-she-said-pod/episodes/c","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66df4617edd54443991e281f/e/69d5012e17813d9ba7146554/media.mp3","summary":"It’s a full Thompson takeover this week, with Sam and mum Karen joining Louise. We get into teenage Louise… and it’s more chaotic than anyone remembers. This sparks a few long-overdue apologies from Louise, and some honesty about their family dynamic now. But it doesn’t stop there. Louise has something she’s been holding onto, and it opens up a conversation they’ve never had before as she asks for an apology of her own... We also had to talk Made in Chelsea… with Karen’s reaction to them joining, plus her take on one of their most heated arguments. And of course, your questions: Sam as an uncle, the “favourite child” debate, and Sam as an uncle...Is he as good as Louise expected? 00:00 Team Thompson Episode Begins 02:02 Did Sam know he would be Louise's boss? 03:45 Sam’s university rejection story 08:56 Who was the better behaved child? 10:00 Sam reveals how Louise was as a teenager 16:00 Louise apologises to Sam and Karen 22:13 Sam’s apology to Louise never talked about before 30:00 How real is Made in Chelsea? 32:25 Karen watches MAFS! 33:10 Karen’s views on Sam and Louise joining MIC 35:35 Watching Sam and Louise’s most heated MIC clip 39:15 Reflections on doing reality TV 42:00 Surprise from Karen leaves her in tears… 43:30 How Sam’s neurodivergence affects his dating life 47:35 Who is the favourite child? 48:25 Louise’s opinion on Sam’s glow-up 52:42 Who fancies Pete more? 55:15 Is Sam as good an uncle as Louise thought? 59:00 The Karen debate! 🗓 New episodes every Wednesday 📩 We’ve got a NEW email! Want to get involved? Email HSSS@srproductions.co.uk or slide straight into our DMs @hesaid.shesaid.podcast. We want it all. Your dilemmas, questions, voice notes, stories and opinions. If it’s pod-related, we’re listening. 🩵 Follow us everywhere   Instagram…","meta_description":"It’s a full Thompson takeover this week, with Sam and mum Karen joining Louise. We get into teenage Louise… and it’s more chaotic than anyone remembers. T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4054,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/he-said-she-said-7033857/episodes/sam-karen-thompson-on-mic-drama-heated-arguments-an-overdue-apology/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/he-said-she-said-7033857/sam-karen-thompson-on-mic-drama-heated-arguments-an-overdue-apology.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}