It's an International Women's Day (aka Alex's birthday) special! The birthday girl gets all tied up in mummies, and Hannah scratches her heads over nits. Finally Caroline shares her first-hand experience of having a hangover in your 30s. Contact: [email protected] by Hannah Varrall, music by Harry Harris, artwork by Gavin Day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Caroline explores Norway this week with an ancient tale and some political truths, and Hannah investigates sunsets, genetics and reindeers in a segment on optimism. Finally Alex thinks about how to have a famous child in the Smart Lesson.Contact: [email protected] by Hannah Varrall, music by Harry Harris, artwork by Gavin Day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 76, we invited stand-up comedian and animal expert Roddy Shaw to the studio to answer every stupid question we ever had about lizards. In this fully extended bonus episode, Roddy tells us about 'sneaky fucker' lizards, and we have some bat chat for good measure. Contact: [email protected] by Hannah Varrall, music by Harry Harris, artwork by Gavin Day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alex gets vertigo learning about urban climbers this week, before inviting bubble buddy (and animal expert) Roddy Shaw to answer every question Caroline has ever had about lizards. Lastly Hannah reports back from taking up knitting, and evaluates whether starting a new hobby is the salve that we want it to be.Contact: [email protected] by Hannah Varrall, music by Harry Harris, artwork by Gavin Day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Caroline examines the life-changing* magic** of self-help books in this episode, looking at where the genre came from and what on earth is happening as it evolves. Meanwhile Hannah gets on her high horse about the 1994 film Black Beauty, its creator Anna Sewell and how Alan Cumming became obsessed with delicious oats. Finally Alex leads a Smart Lesson on how we can all pretend we're having a fun, sitcom Christmas with our pals when we're actually stuck at home avoiding boring family members and playing questionable YouTube videos. * ** no promises, guysContact: [email protected] by Hannah Varrall, music by Harry Harris, artwork by Gavin Day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.