{"podcast":{"title":"Shouldn't Laugh But...Laura Smyth & Carmen Butcher","slug":"shouldn-t-laugh-but-laura-smyth-carmen-butcher-7455531","podcast_index_feed_id":7455531,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/shouldnt-laugh-but-podcast/","website_url":"https://shouldnt-laugh-but-podcast.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/51c64d67-c740-4b33-8989-751a3c079769/20252218-POD-SHOULDNT-LAUGH-BUT-3000x3000-1.jpg","author":"Global","episode_count":103,"summary":"Every week best mates Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher dive headfirst into the daft, the ridiculous, and the gloriously dumb - from their own personal disasters to the wildest, most unhinged things the internet (and the world) throws at us. So if you love side-eyeing the news, wild viral moments, finding comfort in other people’s weird choices, and laughing when maybe you shouldn’t… this is the podcast for you! | Email us your ‘Shouldn’t Laugh But...’ Moments! lauraandcarmen@global.com Follow Shouldn’t Laugh But on all social platforms: @shouldntlaughpod Laura Smyth - @thatlaurasmyth Carmen Butcher - @carmenshouldntlaugh Shouldn't Laugh But... is a Global Production Listen every Tuesday & Friday or watch us on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:18:02.738169+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shouldn-t-laugh-but-laura-smyth-carmen-butcher-7455531"},"episode":{"title":"Ryan Gosling’s Gen Z Slang, Pubs Banning Children… & Vaping Squirrels","slug":"ryan-gosling-s-gen-z-slang-pubs-banning-children-vaping-squirrels","published_at":"2026-03-31T15:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shouldn-t-laugh-but-laura-smyth-carmen-butcher-7455531/ryan-gosling-s-gen-z-slang-pubs-banning-children-vaping-squirrels","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shouldn-t-laugh-but-laura-smyth-carmen-butcher-7455531","url":"https://shouldnt-laugh-but-podcast.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a806f8ad-badc-436c-a8bb-98e1c6cf222b.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=ab2e2867-b9e2-4b19-a4ff-a0f24a19ebe2&aw_0_1st.episodeid=a806f8ad-badc-436c-a8bb-98e1c6cf222b","summary":"This week on Shouldn’t Laugh But, Laura and Carmen kick things off with Ryan Gosling attempting to speak fluent Gen Z, which naturally leads to a full dissection of slang, ageing, and the brutal truth that the second a grown adult says “rizz” with confidence, it’s already over. They also chat about his marriage to Eva Mendes, the discovery that he apparently lives in Hampstead, his wholesome decision to make lighter films for his kids, and the timeless internet masterpiece that is Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat Cereal. Then it’s on to pubs banning children, chaotic parenting in public, entitled mum and dad behaviour, vaping squirrels, sharks found with traces of cocaine in their system, and the deeply unsettling first look at Dwayne Johnson in the live-action Moana remake… complete with a wig that has absolutely no business being on a blockbuster set. Plus, Laura shares the highs and laugh-out-loud moments of Alfred’s dinosaur-themed 8th birthday party, from a homemade Jurassic Park cake to overly competitive party games and a child who had, quite simply, too much birthday. Meanwhile, Carmen relives the moment she accidentally snapped at two undertakers outside her house… oops. Email us your ‘Shouldn’t Laugh But...’ Moments! lauraandcarmen@global.com Follow Shouldn’t Laugh But on all social platforms: @shouldntlaughpod Laura - @thatlaurasmyth Carmen - @carmenshouldntlaugh Listen to Main Episodes every Tuesday, and Watch Main Episodes every Thursday. Bonus Episodes are available every Friday","meta_description":"This week on Shouldn’t Laugh But, Laura and Carmen kick things off with Ryan Gosling attempting to speak fluent Gen Z, which naturally leads to a full dis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2712,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/shouldn-t-laugh-but-laura-smyth-carmen-butcher-7455531/episodes/ryan-gosling-s-gen-z-slang-pubs-banning-children-vaping-squirrels/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shouldn-t-laugh-but-laura-smyth-carmen-butcher-7455531/ryan-gosling-s-gen-z-slang-pubs-banning-children-vaping-squirrels.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}