My Mum Made Me (mom, relationships)

by My Mum Made Me

Season 2

(I of II) Mother's Day Special: Simon Squibb - from homeless at 15 to giving away his fortune on the street and the difficult relationship with his mum (Investor, Philanthropist, TikTok star, mom, relationships)

By any measure, Simon Squibb is making a success of his life. But it didn't start this way. Kicked out by his mum aged 15, Simon found himself homeless and jobless. He's now a multi-millionaire taking TikTok by storm (1 million followers) by giving away money on the street to strangers wanting to start their own businesses. In this episode we unpack the hurt and attempts to reconcile with his mum, which don't always have a happy ending.

S2 · E13

Mar 18, 2023

33:10

(II of II) Holywood actor Cameron Moir on Liam Neeson, hiding men in his closet as a teenager and his mum's renaissance (mom, relationships)

After escaping her gangster ex-boyfriend Cameron's mum throws herself into raising her two boys, at the expense of her own life, at least that's what Cameron thinks. Cameron comes to terms with his sexuality, hiding men in his closet to keep his mum from finding out. Returning to Glasgow in her latter years, Cameron's mum rediscovers her sense of self, hailing a renaissance in their relationship. In the second part of this episode, Cameron talks about starring opposite Liam Neeson, sex and silly facts about his home island, Jersey.

S2 · E12

Mar 11, 2023

28:14

(I of II) Holywood actor Cameron Moir on being catfished by Sarah Jessica Parker and his gangster dating mum (mom, relationships)

When Cameron Moir's mum first came to London aged 18 she didn't expect to become embroiled with a senior member of the capital's gangland. After a dicey encounter, Cameron's mum escaped to the island of Jersey, bringing Cameron into the world. Now in his 30s Cameron talks Hollywood and theatre, playing opposite Liam Neeson and being catfished by Carrie Bradshaw, or was he?

S2 · E11

Mar 4, 2023

30:14

SWEDISH TAKEOVER: Ikea mums, "Melodifestivalen" the 6-week Eurovision, Swedish family Christmas and playing Princess Diana with the jellicle Linus Karp (mom, relationships)

Linus Karp devoted the last year of his life to educating the world on how to be "jellicle" based on the Andrew Lloyd Weber movie "Cats" starring James Cordon. Now he's educating us on all things Sweden - from the traditional Swedish Christmas, the 6-week "Melodifestivalen" Eurovision contest in Sweden and the true meaning of Gratrunk. The wonderful Linus talks to Paul Reza Afshar on his mum's upbringing by a Conservative Swedish priest who kicked her out of home aged 18 and her transformation into a "Twitter gay". Mums, melodies and Princess Diana in this episode of My Mum Made Me.

S2 · E10

Feb 24, 2023

41:21

Dame Ann Limb (II of II) the 1st gay and female Scouts head on her mum, life in Manchester and meeting Princess Kate (mom, relationships)

In this episode, part II of II, Dame Ann Limb, the first female and first gay Chair of The Scouts, talks about why she thinks her mum might have been gay, her experience living as an out woman in the 1980s and 1990s, and why Brits take a different attitude to Americans about rags to riches real life stories. (She's also met Kate, Princess of Wales, which I'm very jealous of) #mum #mom #relationships #britain

S2 · E9

Feb 18, 2023

30:20

Dame Ann Limb (I of II) the 1st gay and female Scouts head on her mum, life in Manchester and meeting Princess Kate (mom, relationships)

The first female and first gay Chair of The Scouts in its 108-year history, Dr Dame Ann Limb speaks about her rise from a working-class neighbourhood in Manchester to being awarded a Damehood for her public service. In this episode, Ann unpacks everything from women in public life to how she thinks her mum gave up her ambitions to conform in 1950s Britain. (She's also met Kate, Princess of Wales, which I'm very jealous of) #mum #mom #relationships #britain

S2 · E8

Feb 11, 2023

27:57

Benny Jee on Genz & the holocaust (told through the eyes of holocaust survivor grandad and his daughter, Benny's mum) #relationships

In this touching episode #tiktok star Benny Jee opens up about how we can help #genZ understand the horrors of the #Holocaust, told through the inspiring story of his Grandad. Hear how Benny's grandad survived the Nazi's death march, staving off starvation when he found a single pea on a derelict farm. And how his mum has carried on the mantle of her father's work in making sure we #neverforget

S2 · E7

Feb 4, 2023

35:53

Humanist mums (II of II) more on Humanism, conscientious objectors and human shields in Ukraine with Andrew Copson (Humanists UK)

In this episode, the second of two, I ask for Andrew's help in persuading my mum not to be a human shield in Ukraine (she wants to learn Ukrainian as a 70th birthday present to herself) and we talk more about people who resist war, humanism and pacificism.

S2 · E6

Jan 27, 2023

29:53

Humanist mums (I of II) Andrew Copson (Chief Exec, Humanists UK) on his two great grandmothers at uni and his humanist mum (mom, relatoonships)

Andrew Copson (Chief Executive, @HumanistsUK ) tells us about how his two great grandmothers (who saw him off to #oxforduniversity) were "unchurched" and what #humanism actually is. His mum Julia raised him in the #humanist tradition, worked as a dinner lady in his school and sent him off for a private education under the Government's Assisted Places Scheme. Andrew talks touchingly about the untimely #death of his younger brother and memories of the two of them from #childhood . Fun fact: Andrew has met #kingcharles and knows the #tigerclub song.

S2 · E5

Jan 20, 2023

28:11

Mark Bittlestone ("TikTok Poof") on losing his mum and dad before finishing uni (mom, relationships)

In this touching episode Mark opens up about losing both his parents - mum during his A-Levels and Dad during his university finals (he still got a double first from Cambridge - a fact he reminded me of during our chat). Although on stage (he's a thriving comedian) punters mistake Mark for a "boy" as an adult he has taken TikTok by storm with a series of videos looking at the idiosyncracies of gay life, imaginatively called "poofsRus". Hear more from Mark on using his comedy to cope with grief in this episode of My Mum Made Me.

S2 · E4

Jan 13, 2023

33:30

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