{"podcast":{"title":"Watching Telly with The Daisies","slug":"watching-telly-with-the-daisies-5044308","podcast_index_feed_id":5044308,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/watching-telly-with-the-daisies","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/watching-telly-with-the-daisies","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/6c/62/05/3c/6c62053c-b6cc-4eac-8cf6-313e5cdfde7d/ebebbbc7ba2423c924ae3f4a4778926d6e314aa25a92fb6afb7f90f8368fdd618f5674288cae5d52062c5d984a7f76a6bb73a94308b70f4e3c135a3f0f0052c4.jpeg","author":"Daisy Grant Productions","episode_count":163,"summary":"In Watching Telly with the Daisies (formerly Doing the MAFS with Daisy and Daisy), hosts and television addicts Daisy Flynn and Daisy Grant talk about the TV shows they’ve been watching, loving and hating each week. Just think of it like audio lesbian Gogglebox! As an engaged couple, the Daisies love to follow all the best reality dating shows, such as Married at First Sight and Love is Blind, often bringing their own relationship experience into their analysis. They also cover national favourites like The Traitors, and recap the latest juicy Netflix series and documentaries. If you've watched it, the Daisies have probably been chatting about it! Click here to sign up to our PATREON! Follow us on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok @watchingtellypod Get in touch via email at daisygrantproductions@gmail.com","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/watching-telly-with-the-daisies-5044308"},"episode":{"title":"The anti-woke groom from HELL","slug":"the-anti-woke-groom-from-hell","published_at":"2026-04-04T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/watching-telly-with-the-daisies-5044308/the-anti-woke-groom-from-hell","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/watching-telly-with-the-daisies-5044308","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/80288515-322d-4366-9eaf-8afd0c77892a.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/80288515-322d-4366-9eaf-8afd0c77892a.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"The Daisies dissect the escalating drama in episodes 13–16 of MAFS AU, focusing on the toxic dynamics of new arrivals. 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