{"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":"Jade and Leigh on I'm a Celeb?! Pope Spotting & Spice Girls Reunion Tea","slug":"jade-and-leigh-on-i-m-a-celeb-pope-spotting-spice-girls-reunion-tea","published_at":"2026-04-20T15:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlikely-friends-7532565/jade-and-leigh-on-i-m-a-celeb-pope-spotting-spice-girls-reunion-tea","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlikely-friends-7532565","url":"https://unlikely-friends.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/69ac37f2-d535-4ddf-95cc-f5806065322c.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d5c6a070-5ccc-44eb-9886-f32be5091f72&aw_0_1st.episodeid=69ac37f2-d535-4ddf-95cc-f5806065322c","summary":"This week on Unlikely Friends , the pals are catching up and diving into the world of Coachella from a slightly more seasoned perspective — trying to work out what it is, why everyone’s obsessed, and whether they’re now under pressure from their children to go. From Justin Bieber and Sabrina Carpenter to a hilarious mix-up with Burning Man , there’s plenty of festival chat along the way. The conversation then takes a nostalgic turn as they look back at the Brat Pack , the Rat Pack , and iconic supermodels including Naomi Campbell. Plus, in the second half, it’s all about life updates: Emma and Jade share the story of their trip where they unexpectedly saw the Pope , while Jill and Leigh talk about their time in Amsterdam , plans for a future holiday, and in a moment of pure chaos, Leigh and Jade agree to go on I’m A Celebrity .","meta_description":"This week on Unlikely Friends , the pals are catching up and diving into the world of Coachella from a slightly more seasoned perspective — trying to work…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2131,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unlikely-friends-7532565/episodes/jade-and-leigh-on-i-m-a-celeb-pope-spotting-spice-girls-reunion-tea/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/jade-and-leigh-on-i-m-a-celeb-pope-spotting-spice-girls-reunion-tea.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}