{"podcast":{"title":"Unlikely Friends","slug":"unlikely-friends-7532565","podcast_index_feed_id":7532565,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/unlikely-friends/","website_url":"https://unlikely-friends.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f00de03a-f011-40aa-85d5-bf3453397f7b/UNLIKELY-FRIENDS-TILE-3000x3000-1.jpg","author":"Global","episode_count":69,"summary":"Welcome to Unlikely Friends, A brand new podcast from BAFTA winning comedian Leigh Francis, Spice Girl turned radio host Emma Bunton, Damage frontman Jade Jones, and Jill Francis - where anything can (and probably will) happen! Each week, they’ll be taking questions, topics and conundrums from listeners, diving headfirst into whatever you want to hear about. Nothing is off limits. From parenthood and fame to 90s fashion and cold wedding buffets, the conversation is driven solely by you brilliant lot! Unlikely Friends is all about laid-back chats that are funny, honest, insightful, and sometimes surprisingly deep - with a few shocking revelations and celebrity guests along the way. You can watch or listen to full episodes of Unlikely Friends on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts every Monday & Thursday. 💌 Get in touch at unlikelyfriends@global.com 📱 Follow on socials: @unlikelypodfriends Unlikely Friends is a Global Production For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com Director of Podcasts: Vicky Etchells Executive Producer: Adem Waterman Senior Producer: Ben Tulloh Creative Video Content Producer: Samson Falodun","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T04:18:14.983427+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlikely-friends-7532565"},"episode":{"title":"“It Was Terrifying!” – Emma Bunton on the Spice Girls’ 2012 Olympics Reuinion","slug":"it-was-terrifying-emma-bunton-on-the-spice-girls-2012-olympics-reuinion","published_at":"2026-03-19T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlikely-friends-7532565/it-was-terrifying-emma-bunton-on-the-spice-girls-2012-olympics-reuinion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlikely-friends-7532565","url":"https://unlikely-friends.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c33c5aa0-cc9f-4c88-b35b-9c9e3bcbbaae.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d5c6a070-5ccc-44eb-9886-f32be5091f72&aw_0_1st.episodeid=c33c5aa0-cc9f-4c88-b35b-9c9e3bcbbaae","summary":"This week on Unlikely Friends podcast , the gang dive into Olympic memories, royal cake, and the awkward world of second dates. Spice Girls star Emma Bunton takes us behind the scenes of one of the most iconic pop moments of the decade — the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London . Emma relives the night the Spice Girls reunited after five years apart, arriving in style on top of personalised taxis before performing a huge choreographed set for the world. She reveals what it was really like behind the scenes… including the slightly brutal fact that her own son slept through the whole thing. Elsewhere, the conversation turns to the Winter Olympics , and Emma tells us about her recent visit to a care home run by Louis Spencer , where residents are getting the VIP treatment thanks to his entertainment-focused approach. Plus, Emma brings in a truly regal Show & Tell — an actual slice of cake from the wedding of Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom . Yes… that wedding cake. And finally, the gang get stuck into the unpredictable world of second dates , as Emma, Jade Jones , and Jill Francis share their stories of romantic follow-ups that didn’t quite go to plan. Olympic nostalgia, royal leftovers and dating disasters — just another week with some very Unlikely Friends . 🎙️","meta_description":"This week on Unlikely Friends podcast , the gang dive into Olympic memories, royal cake, and the awkward world of second dates. Spice Girls star Emma Bunt…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2089,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unlikely-friends-7532565/episodes/it-was-terrifying-emma-bunton-on-the-spice-girls-2012-olympics-reuinion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlikely-friends-7532565/it-was-terrifying-emma-bunton-on-the-spice-girls-2012-olympics-reuinion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}