My Mate Bought A Toaster

What happens when one of Britain’s bestselling crime writers hands over 25 years of Amazon history?

This week on My Mate Bought A Toaster, Tom rifles through the online shopping history of bestselling author and The Traitors star Harriet Tyce… and uncovers everything from cutting-edge MP3 players to Baby Mozart DVDs, dinner party cookbooks, rowing gloves, weighted blankets and even the book she accidentally bought… that she wrote herself.Along the way Harriet opens up about life as a criminal barrister, the crippling nerves she battled in court, the moment she realised she wanted to become a novelist, why Blood Orange changed everything, and what really happened behind the scenes on The Traitors.There are stories about illegal MP3 downloads, disastrous dinner parties, parenting fads we all fell for, lockdown puzzles, marathon misery, moonwalking in a Wonderbra, and why she still can’t quite believe her entire life has been preserved in Amazon order history since 2001. It's quite literally ALL HERE UNDER ONE PODCAST ROOF GUYS!As ever we root around and find laughs, truths and a spot of the surprisingly moving… and occasionally things do get quite forensic.Products we dig into include (roughly in order):2001 – Intel Pocket Concert MP3 Player2002 – Toshiba DVD Player2002 – The Matrix DVD2002 – The Lord of the Rings DVD2002 – Gladiator DVD2002 – Monsters, Inc. DVD2003 – Entertaining cookbook by Victoria Blashford-Snell2004 – Baby Beethoven / Baby Van Gogh / Baby Mozart DVDs2004 – Children’s vegetarian recipe books2004 – Finger food book for babies & toddlers2004 – Brain games for babies2004 – Black & Decker drill2007 – Nigel Slater’s The Kitchen Diaries / Express-style recipe books2007 – The Fussy Eaters’ Recipe Book2007 – Preserved (home preserving cookbook)2007 – Christopher Hitchens’ God Is Not Great2009 – The French Laundry Cookbook2014 – I Hate Literary Agents (guide to getting published)2019/2020 – Saving Missy by Beth Morrey2020 – Pink rowing gloves2020 – Thames Path walking guide2020 – 11kg weighted blanket2020 – Harriet’s own novel, Blood Orange2020 – Jigsaw puzzles (lockdown purchases)Recent years – Poetry collectionsGot a question or a story from your own online shopping history?📧 Email us: tom@toasterpod.comFollow us for clips and behind-the-scenes:🎥 YouTube: @mymateboughtatoaster📸 Instagram: @toasterpod🎵 TikTok: @toasterpod📘 Facebook: @toasterpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlie Higson: James Bond, The Fast Show & Stacey’s Gang Bang Wedding

Hello Toasters and welcome back!This week on the show we're finding some home truths about the comedian, actor, writer and Fast Show LEGEND Charlie Higson.What starts with a gardening book quickly leads to a crumbling 14th-century Italian ruin, a brief flirtation with writing anonymous pornography, an obsession with James Bond, and a passionate defence of properly synchronised TV sound which frankly needs to form the basis of a new political party. Along the way Charlie reveals:• How he accidentally became the Young James Bond author• Why Ian Fleming’s family made him remove a dog from Bond’s life• The truth about restoring a house in southern Italy• Why writing fight scenes is harder than writing sex scenes• His love of westerns, Bernard Cornwell and Michael Connelly• The Fast Show live tour, audience participation, and the strangest thing to happen at an Only Fools and Horses performance• Why every writer should spend more time in the bathThere’s also discussion of failed greenhouses, cowboy school projects, pub quizzes, ergonomic keyboards, zombie apocalypses and one particularly memorable book called Stacey’s Gang Bang Wedding.A genuinely fascinating conversation with one of Britain’s most successful comedy writers and bestselling authors.📧 Email the show : tom@toasterpod.com📺 YouTube 🎵 TikTok 📸 Instagram 📘 FacebookSubscribe, follow, leave a review, and tell a friend who still knows all the words to “Suit You Sir”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ TOASTED: Owain Wyn Evans, Disco Balls, Mr Blobby & Tiny Amazon Purchases

This week on Toasted, Tom and Beth dive back into the wonderfully eccentric purchase history of broadcaster, drummer and vintage enthusiast Owain Wyn Evans.Among the topics up for discussion:✨ The disco ball on a winch (possibly the greatest item ever featured on the podcast)🪩 Why second-hand shopping might be better than buying new📺 The strangest complaints TV presenters receive🐈 Giant Maine Coon cats🔧 Tiny purchases that solve enormous problems🚶‍♂️ Why some people need to be “aired out” after work🎭 The surprisingly serious artistic legacy of Mr Blobby📻 Noel Edmonds, live television genius, and controlled chaosPlus listener emails, pointless household objects, and an unexpectedly deep conversation about the psychology of Amazon purchases. 📧 We’d love to hear from you!What’s the smallest, cheapest thing you’ve ever bought that brought you the most joy? Or what’s the weirdest complaint you’ve ever heard?Email: tom@toasterpod.com📱 Follow My Mate Bought A Toaster:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@toasterpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/toasterpod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toasterpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mymateboughtatoaster🎧 Listen to the main My Mate Bought A Toaster episode with Owain Wyn Evans wherever you get your podcasts, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.Next week: Charlie Higson joins Tom to discuss Fast Show fame, Bond novels, and the day he discovered there was £1 million in his bank account… 👀 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Owain Wyn Evans Bought WHAT for 65p?!

We're BACK!This week on the show, Tom is joined by broadcaster, drummer, weather presenter and all-round national treasure, Owain Wyn Evans.With no Amazon account to speak of, we're diving into Owain's eBay history instead - and WHAT a journey it turns out to be.From vintage stage lighting that once toured with rock royalty, to a £300 Britney Spears microphone purchased after a few drinks, Owain reveals the gloriously nerdy purchases that have followed him throughout his life.Along the way we discover how drumming helped him survive a difficult school life, the extraordinary story behind becoming "The Drumming Weatherman", raising millions for Children in Need with his Drumathon, and why a glitter ball on a winch is apparently an absolutely essential household item.There's also vintage furniture, weather presenter fashion tips, life in Wales, life on national radio, and a purchase so utterly ridiculous that it could only bring this episode to a close...An adult costume. A VERY adult costume.WHAT a guest he is - funny, warm and surprisingly revealing about all sorts. As ever we're heading into the things we buy and coming out with ALL SORTS.---🌐 Website 📺 YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 📘 Facebook ---Got a question, a guest suggestion, a shopping confession, or something ridiculous you've bought online?Email Tom!📧 tom@toasterpod.com---My Mate Bought A Toaster is the podcast where your favourite people relive their lives through their online shopping history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abi Clarke TOASTED

This week on Toasted, Tom and Beth dive back into the wonderful world of Abi Clarke's shopping history.Among the topics under the toaster grill this week:Why Beth read all three Fifty Shades of Grey books (and the very specific reason she kept turning the pages…)The increasingly disturbing idea of making cakes in the shape of peopleThe listener whose secret Fifty Shades collection was accidentally discovered by her daughterHidden rubber ducks, party games and why every gathering should involve a ridiculous challengeThe brilliance of Ransom Notes and the world’s easiest literary party gameThe great gilet vs gilet pronunciation debate that's possibly not even a debateEurovision super-fans and their elaborate voting conspiraciesAnd finally… the delicate question of How To Poo On A Date Products Mentioned This Week50 Shades of GreyRubber Ducks!Cake Moulds in the Shape of Human Hearts & BrainsHow To Poo On A DateRansom Notes Party GameAnthony Horowitz – A Deadly EpisodeGot a story, confession, disaster, pronunciation argument or terrible cake creation of your own?📧 Email Tom: tom@toasterpod.com⭐ Also please do rate, review and follow the podcast wherever you’re listening.Coming up next week: broadcaster, drummer and all-round delight Owain Wyn Evans joins Tom for a brilliant trip through his online shopping history. Patreon supporters will get early access very soon, so make sure you’re subscribed.🎧 Listen to the full My Mate Bought a Toaster archive and get bonus content on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.