{"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":"What PRINCE said after he WATCHED the Spice Girls","slug":"what-prince-said-after-he-watched-the-spice-girls","published_at":"2026-05-18T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlikely-friends-7532565/what-prince-said-after-he-watched-the-spice-girls","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unlikely-friends-7532565","url":"https://unlikely-friends.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/9bfcf79e-a881-41e3-b2f9-fc5bd7c1b215.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d5c6a070-5ccc-44eb-9886-f32be5091f72&aw_0_1st.episodeid=9bfcf79e-a881-41e3-b2f9-fc5bd7c1b215","summary":"\"Which version of Happy Birthday are we going to sing?!\" Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis get into celebrity encounters, starstruck moments and some seriously big names, including Michael Jackson and Prince. This week on Unlikely Friends, the gang start with a chat about TV theme tunes and why birthday songs on telly always sound slightly wrong. Then Roxy returns with a very sensible question about how to revise and do well in exams, which may be the wrong podcast for serious academic guidance, although Emma does manage to turn a bit of Spice Girls wisdom into surprisingly useful exam advice. Leigh, Emma, Jade and Jill also reveal who they have been most starstruck by, with name-dropping galore, embarrassing celebrity meet stories and a listener confession about once spotting Jade in the public domain and only being able to shout, “Hey, it’s Jade from Damage!” Plus, Emma and Jade remember the moment they first met, and why Emma decided to go down the forward route. Unlikely Friends is a Global production, available every Monday and Thursday on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode. Tell your mum, don't tell the council.","meta_description":"\"Which version of Happy Birthday are we going to sing?!\" Leigh Francis, Emma Bunton, Jade Jones and Jill Francis get into celebrity encounters, starstruck…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2087,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unlikely-friends-7532565/episodes/what-prince-said-after-he-watched-the-spice-girls/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/what-prince-said-after-he-watched-the-spice-girls.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}