Zero Hours

In this episode I talk to Joe Bates about gorillas selling chocolate, food banks and screaming inside your heart. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 I talk to Jordan Gray about working with the darkest side of gambling addiction, being given a pint of money and why Tiger King will be the aspect of lockdown that we pass on to future generations.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I talk to Meryl O'Rourke about keeping children from drowning, the glamour of local radio and getting customers topless for kicks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I speak to Rachel Fairburn about possibly the most unusual first day in a job featured on this podcast, overly familiar customers and pitiful bosses. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this first ever distance-recorded episode I speak to Kiri Pritchard-McLean about comedy, dish washing, and why you should never work your arse off to make somebody else wealthy.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In part 3 of History For Her The Secret Annex we look at the eight people who went into hiding at the Opekta offices in Amsterdam during the Second World War, the people who helped to keep them hidden and the friends they left behind. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of History For Her we look at The Secret Annex. The eight people who went into hiding at the Opekta offices in Amsterdam during the Second World War, the people who helped to keep them hidden and the friends they left behind. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In part 2 of History For Her The Secret Annex we look at the eight people who went into hiding at the Opekta offices in Amsterdam during the Second World War, the people who helped to keep them hidden and the friends they left behind. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this bonus episode Zero Hours Presents History For Her - where I talk about notable women from history. As a bit of a history nerd I watch an awful lot of historical documentaries - so much of it is about the actions of rich powerful men and frankly, I am bored of it. In this episode I talk about the contributions of the Secret Pigeon Service during the World War 2, the Dickin Medal which has been described as the Victoria Cross for animals, and I talk about Judy the ship's dog who is soon to be your idol. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I speak to Ben van der Velde about workplaces so dull they're populated by NPCs, homes that have receptionists, Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman, and touring Yorkshire's schools in a van. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I speak to Lauren Pattison about EMA, Gregg's (obviously), trying to get away with turning up to work drunk, having a good work ethic with attainable goals and SIERRA NEVADA. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy New Year bitches! In this episode I talk to Jonny Collins about the delights of bar work, trying to blue plaque your old work place, and why it’s good to start running comedy nights where we can all just be nice to each other. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this Christmas edition, I sit by a festive log fire with Fiona Simpson, as we discuss the indignity and seriousness of drama school, the horrors of retail, and being fired by your parents. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I talk to Jamie Allerton about overwork, hugging celebrities in nightclubs and "calling Sarah" in India. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I talk to Imogen Edmundson about period shits, being a teenager having to sell porn in the morn, fitting bras for people with far too big a rack, and the stresses of teaching.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we talk about stockpiling beautiful glasses, that fine line between flirting and just dislike, being a journalist without journalistic instinct and why laziness is the truest sign of contentment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, cut tragically short by the beginning of a gig, I speak to Christopher Norton-Walker about the tedium of retail, hiding in the bushes in a garden centre, and the highs and lows of comedy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 In this episode I speak to the most colourful comedian on the circuit about selling fridges, trying to convince celebrities to go to Canada - whether they like it or not - and wiping the King's arse.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I speak to Sean Patrick about how alcoholism affects job performance, having a whore's bath in McDonald's, and why being an executioner was just as bad as you would think it would be.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 In this episode we talk dead swans who never got to pay back their student loans, blagging your way into your dream job and the gloriously smart tracksuit uniform for the retail worker.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.