{"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":"Leaving Radio, Cold Weiners & Pirate Stations","slug":"leaving-radio-cold-weiners-pirate-stations","published_at":"2026-04-13T15:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlikely-friends-7532565/leaving-radio-cold-weiners-pirate-stations","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlikely-friends-7532565","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2_rE0bsRL4","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c1456e94-1dba-4957-bdc6-f55ba100e667.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d5c6a070-5ccc-44eb-9886-f32be5091f72&aw_0_1st.episodeid=c1456e94-1dba-4957-bdc6-f55ba100e667","summary":"This week on Unlikely Friends , the first topic out of the mix is shopping trolleys, which sparks chat about dodgy wheels, the thrill of sitting in the trolley as your mum pushed you round, and all the strange little memories that come with a supermarket trip. From there, the gang move on to radio. Emma reflects on her long career hosting the Heart breakfast show, sharing what she misses most and what she definitely does not. Leigh talks about his own time on Virgin Radio and why he found radio a surprisingly lonely place, while Jade reveals a genuinely fascinating detail from his past: growing up with a pirate radio station in his house. Elsewhere, gold leads to some fairly eye-watering stye chat, while charity work brings out some heartfelt conversation as Emma talks about the causes closest to her. Plus, Pauline the Pineapple rounds things off with a longer letter touching on Emma’s Irish country roots.","meta_description":"This week on Unlikely Friends , the first topic out of the mix is shopping trolleys, which sparks chat about dodgy wheels, the thrill of sitting in the tr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2187,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unlikely-friends-7532565/episodes/leaving-radio-cold-weiners-pirate-stations/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/leaving-radio-cold-weiners-pirate-stations.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}