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GrownUpLand Podcast

Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are here to guide you through the bewildering pursuit of adulthood.

"Now I鈥檓 a grown up鈥 do I have to get married? Do I have to scrimp and save?? Do I have to host a dinner party??? GrownUpLand poses the most frustrating questions. Luckily, Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are here to guide you through the bewildering pursuit of adulthood.

Through stupid challenges, useful facts and personal stories of rich victory and miserable failure, your guides will ensure you don鈥檛 feel alone in your hopeless endeavour to be a legit grown up. Plus, every week a special guest candidly shares their experiences, from failed dates and drunken mistakes to moments of clarity and pet hates. And the very handsome Steve Ali, a refugee from Syria now a writer and silversmith in the UK, helps to put a listener鈥檚 dilemma into perspective.

Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and 91热爆 Radio 4.

Produced by Al Riddell."

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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