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Intimate conversations about getting unwell - and getting better - with Bryony Gordon. From household names to ordinary people with extraordinary stories.

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Sep 10, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    Why women should never say I love you first: The Barbara Cartland Special (opens the original)

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    Welcome to a very special, pink-hued episode of The Poshcast ! This week, Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson are running wild in Hertfordshire. They've parked their bottoms on the hallowed velvet sofa of Camfield Place—home of the undisputed queen of romantic fiction, Dame Barbara Cartland. To help us unpack the intriguing, outrageous, and thoroughly exhausting paradox that is Dame Barbara, Cleo and Sophia are joined by writer Matthew Sweet, author of a new biography, The Great Dictator . Toget

  2. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

    Back to (Boarding) School (opens the original)

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    September has arrived, which means one thing for a niche cohort of the British population: it’s back to boarding school. As Prince George heads off to Eton, Sophia and Cleo dissect the bizarre world of public school education—from trunks and tuck to the ‘pash’ system and polo pitches. Plus, they discuss the eye-watering fees in 2026 and how some parents have resorted to bartering to get their little angels in the top schools. Finally, they answer the eternal question: in an age of texts and emai

  3. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    Enough is enough! Why playing music out loud in public is the new social taboo (opens the original)

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    It's not just tiaras and tafetta here - this week The Poshcast gets political. This week Sophia Money-Coutts and Cleo Watson dive into the increasingly barbaric noise levels in our public spaces. From people watching films loudly on the train to the “pestilential” behaviour of playing music without headphones, Sophia and Cleo celebrate a recent crackdown on this anti-social trend and share their tips for maintaining a little sanity in a noisy world. And, fingers on the pulse as ever, the pair di

  4. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    The Poshcast Q&A special: When is too old to say ‘Mummy’ and ‘Daddy’? And other dilemmas (opens the original)

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    Forget politics, war, and the crushing weight of modern existence—we’re here to tackle the questions that really matter. This week, we’ve raided the mailbag to answer the dilemmas keeping you up at night. In this episode, Sophia and Cleo navigate the perilous social etiquette of sunbathing in Sardinia, debate the tackiness of digital jewellery, and finally settle the age-old question: at what point is it “gross” to still call your parents Mummy and Daddy? Plus, Cleo and Sophia delve into culture

  5. Episode · Aug 13, 2026

    Why posh people think Scotland is the best place to be in summer (opens the original)

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    August is upon us, and you know what that means: the annual migration of the upper classes to the Highlands. This week on The Poshcast, Sophia and Cleo are dusting off their tweed, ignoring the blood-sucking midges, and asking why posh people are all so obsessed with heading north to shoot things. As Cleo is loch-bound in August for the first-time, Sophia gives her top tips to decoding the Scottish summer getaway. Why does your suitcase need to contain both a tiara and a bottle of high-strength

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