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The Way They Were

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The podcast where every celebrity split is the one that got away. Each week comedians Grainne Maguire and Chantal Feduchin-Pate take a deep dive into a celebrity breakup, chosen by a special guest, that still lingers in their hearts and minds. We scour interviews, over-analyse iconic pictures and search for meaning in post-breakup media statements. Celeb gossip hounds will feel right at home, but really anyone who's experienced a breakup can appreciate hearing how the rich and famous take he ...
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This week's episode of TWTW is a 'voyage' into the swinging world of knitted sequin hats, platform silver boots and Eurovision.Yes, cabaret star Luke Merideth, really does a great job in knowing me, knowing you, and decided it was high time we took a deep dive into the torrid love story behind the stars of ABBA! But, as we didn't have three hours t…
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Christmas has come early for Chantal, as we take a deep dive into the very couple she wanted more than ANYTHING to explore, and thanks to her her apparent soul mate, comedian and podcaster Zack Signore, she's able to rip the wrapping off the whirlwind 'romance' that was Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton's more than vile (geddit?) union. Even ar…
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Wez has been studying Counselling at college for the past two years, and recently he discovered that his tutor is also vegan. Our guest in this episode is Wez’s tutor, Jenna, who answers important questions like, what’s your vegan story, and, does Wez sit at the back of the class throwing paper aeroplanes? @Rainbowplantlife @GazOakley @Saorsa1875 @…
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Today's offering of The Way They Were will have anyone with even a passing interest in the escapades of The G.C and Arg absolutely delighted, because thanks to comedian and podcaster, James Barr, that's the only way we're going with this ep! Yes, the Burton and Taylor of reality TV started their wild romance in the year of 2012, the Mayans were rig…
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In today's episode, we see that young love can be just as heartbreaking and nuanced as any adult relationship - especially if the people concerned have stayed at the age of eight for 35years... which is exactly the state of play for Lisa Simpson and her bad boy love interest Nelson Muntz. Yes, that right, we're going all the way back to the golden …
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STOP ALL THE CLOCKS... CUT OFF THE PHONE... STOP THE DOG FROM BARKING WITH A JUICY BONE... The day has finally arrived when the bell has tolled on Bennifer 2:0. As you can imagine, the WhatsApp group sprang into action to bring you the SECOND emergency episode this week, as Grainne and Chantal invite Viv Groskop back on the show to once again pick …
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Our guest in this episode hails from Lithuania but now lives in the UK. She’s a member of Vegan Runners and recently represented the club while she took part in the climate relay. She’s an advocate for the animals and is part of the organising team behind the Vegan & Animal Rights Conference, which launched in April. Our guest is Roberta. This epis…
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STOP THE PRESS! Another celebrity break-up has rocked our world, so Grainne and Chantal dropped everything to bring us this emergency episode, discussing what happened to make Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury finally call it quits. We hear all the ins and outs that lead up to our star-crossed lovers publicly announcing their split, and we get the answers t…
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In this week's episode of TWTW, we are transported back to the first decade of the new millennium, when the IT girl of the era hitched her wagon to the frontman de jour, and we were gifted with Alexa Chung and Alex Turner stepping out at Glasto and gracing the gossip pages. Comedian Amy Matthews is to thank for finally allowing us a good old dissec…
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This episode of The Way They Were is far from immaterial, as we take a holiday, with none other than Madonna and Sean Penn! Yes, thanks to author Justin Myers it's 1986 again, and the hottest man in movies just so happens to hook up with overnight mega star, Madonna .... and as you can imagine, everything went really well, with zero dramas... NOT! …
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Country music is the fastest growing genre in the UK at the moment, with songs by country artists hitting the charts and radio playlists. Major country stars like Carly Pearce have tours planned here in the next 12 months, and despite protests from my wife and kids, you can normally hear it in Matthew’s house or car. Our guest is a rising country s…
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If you've been wondering just when your hot girl summer will begin, well it starts NOW, as Grainne and Chantal are back with a brand new series of The Way They Were. Kicking things off, we have the wonderful author, Caroline O' Donoghe who allows us all to bathe in the hot mess of the mid 2010s when our couple got hitched, right the way to the Covi…
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Our guest today lives in England and grew up in Northern Ireland, on her family’s dairy farm. Since turning vegan she’s created a successful social media profile with thousands of subscribers to her you tube channel. Our guest is Sarah, aka @farmgirlgoesvegan. This episode includes shout outs for:@eatwithebs@ellysplate@sophsplantkitchen@jacobking@o…
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We're so excited to announce that Grainne and Chantal are back with another live podcast recording on October 19th in London as part of the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival. Tickets are on sale now so get it in your diary! No excuses! Spend your Saturday afternoon with us at the beautiful Bedford Pub in Balham. Stay tuned to hear who our special gu…
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Our guest in this episode is one of our long term fans. You might know him by his Instagram account, @welsh_vegan_allotment_holder - so called because he’s Welsh, is vegan and has an allotment, but we know him as Dave from Cardiff. This episode includes shout outs for:@greggs_official@mabels_foods@coopuk@nomochocolate@pipscheese@assissistyle@vfc.fo…
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We’re always excited to have guests on the pod, but I’m especially excited today. Our guests in this episode are the hosts of one of the first vegan podcasts I found; they were one of the inspirations for starting this podcast. They publish a new episode every week from their home in New York State- you might have heard of New York, it’s been in th…
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Our guest in this episode is Lauren, founder of Mabel’s Vegan Yorkshires. Mabel's was created in 2019 by Lauren and Sophie, a vegan couple passionate about animal welfare, sustainability and making switching to plant-based alternatives easy for all. Tired of missing out on their favourite part of a roast dinner, the yorkshire puddings, Lauren devel…
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Listener, we have a very special bonus episode for you. You may have seen the social media posts by This Is Not A Game Ltd, launching the world's first adult party game written by vegans, for vegans. And if you have seen those posts and you’re a regular listener, you might have thought, “I recognise that voice”, and you would be correct in thinking…
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Our guest is a vegan academic, a street activist for We The Free (@activism.wtf), an ultra runner, a campaigner for @animaljusticeproject and he spoke on the stage at last year’s National Animal Rights March (@narm.uk). All that and he’s only just turned 30..This episode includes shout outs for:@sean.ultra_vegan@veganrunnersuk@plantbasedmedicalprod…
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STOP THE PRESS! The Way They Were bring you an emergency episode following the demise of one of daytime TV's greatest love stories. Where were you on Saturday 25th May 2024, when Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford announced they are divorcing? Well, Grainne and Chantal were all over the Whatsapp group in the aftermath of this devastating news and saw…
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Our guest is British actress Emma J Purvéy (@emmaukny). She now lives in New York and is a campaign model and professional actress. She’s worked as a tv host with one on one interviews ranging from Janet Jackson to Clive Owen to Monica Bellucci. Emma writes My Beauty Diary for @vegworldmagazine which is a behind the scenes look into her life as a m…
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To mark the end of this epic season of The Way They Were, Grainne and Chantal once again took to the stage to entertain the masses and bring a long lost love story back to life, helping them with this task is comedian and all round good egg, Rachel Paris! But 'who is the couple that will see out the current series?' I hear you all scream... perhaps…
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Our guest in this episode is an author who has won awards for her series of books written for young children. Vivi the Supervegan is a superhero for the next generation. Our guest is Tina Newman. This episode includes shout outs for:@vivithesupervegan@theoriginalvegansociety@upcirclebeauty@lauravchepner@vegankidsfestivaluk@ellielacks@lafauxmagerie@…
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This week, the team welcomes a guest from across the pond, as writer, comedian and podcaster Chelsea Devantez ignores the time difference to bring us a couple who are the epitome of late 80s glamour and glitz - plus a firm favourite of Chantal's - it's Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson! On paper this couple had everything, but behind the scenes it wa…
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Today Grainne and Chantal show their cultured sides, as they rub shoulders with the literati, courtesy of this week's guest, the very highbrow comedian, Jen Brister! Not only do we get to imagine what a night on the town in the roaring twenties with Virgina Woolf and Vita Sackville-West might look like, but we are also treated to some excellent dra…
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Our guest in this episode joins us from the people’s republic of Cornwall. She can often be found dodging turds while swimming in the sea, taking a dip in her cold tub, or giving tips on reducing plastic use on her Instagram profile. Our guest today is Sarah (@cornishvegansarah).Sarah is running Race For Life in May to raise money for Cancer Resear…
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This week's episode is a fever dream for everyone involved, as not only is one-half of this week's couple an actual friend of the show and past guest, but it's perhaps one of the most notorious celebrity romances to have emerged from reality TV. Yes, it's true to say that this week's guest, writer Emer McLysaght played an absolute blinder when she …
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In today's episode, hosts Grainne and Chantal couldn't be more decided on which couple thrived and who survived in the power struggle that was Chris Pratt and Anna Faris! Cos if getting hench doesn't signal impending doom, joining an alt-right Christian religion sure as hell will! Huge thanks to presenter and actor Scott McGlynn for finally allowin…
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Our guest in this episode has been vegan since 1992, which makes him one of our ancient vegans. He’s a former US Army Paratrooper, a martial artist, vegan chef, musician, author of the books Vegan Strong, Dead Meat, and The Adventures of Sgt piggy, is fluent in Japanese and has travelled the world. Our guest is Bill Muir, aka @Sgt_Vegan. This episo…
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Although it's very common to see May to December romances in Tinsel Town, today's showbiz couple raised eyebrows in the gossip pages, when an older woman dared to court a man below her age bracket - but the world was a different place when Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher were stepping out, and now women have no prejudice against them for age, or look…
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In today's episode, we say 'Hello Dolly' to 'Funny Girl' Sooz Kempner, who brings us epic proportions of Hollywood heartbreak, courtesy of a couple who probably STILL lament, 'The Way We Were' even after several decades apart. Grainne and Chantal would cross 11,12 or even 13 Oceans to find out what a night was like on the town with Barbra Streisand…
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55 - I Could Never Go VeganIn this episode we’re speaking to Tom Pickering, writer and director of the forthcoming movie I Could Never Go Vegan. Tom is a lifelong vegetarian and vegan, so he’s never eaten meat. In the movie he explores possible reasons for people’s reluctance to go vegan. He also speaks to some influential vegans and athletes. The …
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This week we're breaking down the fourth wall and digging into the weeds of the wild relationship between the OG Newlyweds, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey! Thanks to our incredible guest, podcaster Yolanda Copes-Stepney, we get the chance to relive truly iconic reality TV moments and remember the magic of the noughties... the cream turtle necks, s…
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This week's ep brings us the final 'Word' on what happens when geeks fall in - and out - of love, as we find out why the king and queen of Silicon Valley's feelings towards each other ultimately went micro-soft. Yes, prepare to nerd out on the story of Bill and Melinda Gates, all thanks to this week's guest, writer and comedian, Daniel Foxx! What w…
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Our guest in this episode is Malin, aka @vgang_malin, a street activist from Sweden. She protested alongside Tash Peterson last summer in Copenhagen. She can often be found in Stockholm doing street activism, marching against the fur trade and last year was painted like a cow to protest against the dairy trade.This episode includes shout outs for:@…
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Helloooo London! We're back with another live show at the wonderful Museum of Comedy in Holborn. We all need something to look forward to right now and this is just the ticket. Kicking off at 7pm on April 3rd, Grainne and Chantal will be dissecting a brand new couple breakup chosen by our ultra special guest, comedian Rachel Parris! We can't wait t…
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Time to cast your minds back to the heady days of 2022 for this week's celebrity mess brought to us by live link-up all the way down under with Australian comedian and actor Michelle Brasier. Yes, this week The Way They Were straddles many time zones, as our London-based hosts speak to our antipodean guest to explore the total car crash that was th…
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And we're back in the room, as we kick off the series proper with the next batch of celebrity guests, bringing us their fave showbiz couples for Grainne and Chantal's take on why things just didn't work out. This week, actor and comedian Sunil Patel brings us a hot mess of 90s East / West Coast, with a story notorious in just about every way, as we…
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Our guest in this episode is Bruce, who runs the UK Vegan Bikers club. As the name suggests, they are in the UK, they’re vegan, and they ride motorbikes. Bruce is an ancient vegan and told us about his early days in animal activism, his conversion to veganism, and then he blew our minds with three things which we couldn’t believe aren’t vegan. This…
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It’s award season, which can only mean one thing …. Yes Grainne and Chantal are BACK! Before they get stuck in to the latest incredible series with guests such as Sunil Patel, Olga Koch, Daniel Foxx and Emer McLysaght, they are here to give out some trophies of their own, as they announce the nominees and winners of the inaugural ‘Breakie Awards', …
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Our guest in this episode, well where do we start? He’s a comedian who has performed at the Edinburgh Festival, he’s written for Never Mind the Buzzcocks, he’s appeared on countless tv and radio shows, he has his own podcast called not today thank you, and his you tube channel has thousands of viewers. He’s a musician, broadcaster, recovering Pepsi…
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As we approach the second anniversary of our first episode, we thought it would be a good time to revisit our own answers to the questions we ask our guests. Things have changed for us over the past couple of years!This episode includes shout outs for:@purezza@mobiusloopmusic@topvegantv@feloniouspod@vedgeyourbest@compassionandcucumbers@templeof.fun…
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In this episode we spoke to vegan entrepreneur Hema, who runs the Ark, a vegan cafe and event space in Northampton. Hema told us about the history of the venue and her own vegan story. This episode includes shout outs for:@thearknorthampton@thebarnwilley@elwoodsorganicdog@purezza.#vegan #veganuk #veganrecipes #veganfood #vegansofig #veganfoodshare …
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Ho Ho HOOOOOOOO! It's the Yuletide season and the elves have been working around the clock to bring you a Christmas special episode of The Way They Were! Yes, Grainne and Chantal had their annual IRL meet-up to discuss iconic romances from festive films and which celebrity couples they lament the break-up of in 2023, while also looking ahead to the…
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To celebrate the winter solstice, we’re taking a look back over 2023 to pick out our highlights and we’ll be hearing from some of this year’s guests as well. Thank you for all your support over this past year, we’re very grateful. To you and yours, however you’re celebrating, have a merry Yuletide and a blessed new year. This episode includes contr…
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In this episode we are welcoming a vegan runner, who moved from the UK to France, who is a budding podcaster, with her brand new true crime pod Felonious about to launch, and that’s not even the most exciting announcement she’s made in the past week, because she’s told the world that baby number two is on the way! You might know her on Instagram as…
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The long-awaited second part of Grainne and Chantals double bill at The Museum of Comedy with the wonderful Cariad Lloyd is finally here! That's right, if you couldn't make it on the night, then you can finally find out what happened when Cariad transported the room back to the golden age of Hollywood where an extramarital affair could ruin a starl…
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This episode tells the tale of when Chantal and Grainne took to the stage at the iconic London Venue, The Museum of Comedy with a double bill of brilliant shows. Up first, is the hilarious comedian Alexandra Haddow who was bursting at the seams to unleash the early noughties emo hell that was Pete Doherty and Kate Moss on us all! You'll be pulling …
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We have a very special guest for this episode. You might have seen her recently gate-crashing the Coach event at New York fashion week. She’s an activist, podcaster, influencer, she’s worked with some of the biggest vegan organisations - peta, Vkind, gen-v - and she is also starring in a new short film called The Next Girl, which is available for f…
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