Episodes
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In the second outing of the little cousin of The Way They Were - aka, The Way They ARE - it's Grainne's turn to present us with a couple, who despite all odds, managed to keep their wedding vows.
And in this case 'till death do us part' was probably the promise that saved them from the scandal of the divorce courts.
And in Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd's day, it was probably easier to suck it up and hope they didn't have to stay wed in the afterlife!
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While Grainne and Chantal prepare another glittering series of The Way They Were, they have decided to keep the wolf from the door and bring us a mini series of episodes they've been dying to make ... welcome to The Way They ARE!
Over the next few weeks we'll be dipping into the romantic lives of couples who are achieving what most showbiz bods can only dream of .. a successful union, despite the celebrity pressures.
And to launch us into the stratosphere, Chantal is DYING to talk to us about the couple goals of Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly
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Well, it HAPPENED! As promised, Grainne and Chantal did what most of us can only dream of and enticed 'The One and Only' Mr Chesney Hawkes into a room so he could tell us which couple he hasn't gotten over breaking up; and what a wild ride the escapades of Sam Malone and Diane Chambers' romance was.... almost worthy of a storyline from a 1980s sitcom*.
Not only will you hear Chesney talk about his own romantic endeavours, but you'll also get to listen to some of the most dramatic - and electric - reenactments we've ever had on the show.
Thank you to everyone who made it down to see this, no doubt you're still reliving the incredible performances Chesney did of his new track 'Get A Hold of Yourself' and THAT song from the 1990s, but for those of you who couldn't join us, this episode is a gift for you to enjoy...*CHEERS!
Keep watching The Way You Were feed, as although this season is drawing to a close, Grainne and Chantal have some VERY exciting special episodes dropping every Friday from next week - 01/11/24.
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Today's episode is iconic in just about every way, there's the guest, comedian, drama queen and all-round deity, Dominick Pupa, and there's the couple he picked for us... and it's happened, as this week we get to delve into the world of the patron saint of the show and her erstwhile husband - It's Sonny and Cher! For a while they got each other babe, but ultimately, they had to deal with life after love when things fell apart.
It's a belter of a way to end this current series, but fear not, you'll be hearing more from Grainne and Chantal before the year is out, as there are exciting plans in the works...
For now, though, get your ticket to see them LIVE at the Bedford Arms in London on October 19th at this year's Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival, with our VERY special guest, Chesney Hawks!! Details and ticket link below...
AND don't forget you can see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024, where our very special guest happens to be The One and Only, CHESNEY HAWKS! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! See you there XX
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These are unprecedented times and so sometimes unprecedented things happen - not least in the world of podcasting, so please bear with us, while we work through a technical glitch with this week's episode, which will now drop this Sunday. Good things come to those who wait - and nothing is as good as this week's episode with Dominick Pupa, which will be in your ears in only a couple of days!
AND don't forget you can see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024, where our very special guest happens to be The One and Only, CHESNEY HAWKS! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! See you there XX
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This hasn't been the One and Only announcement of the current season of The Way They Were, but it's by far the biggest, as we can now FINALLY spill the beans as to the identity of our very special guest at our next live show at The Cheerful Earful Podcast festival on Saturday 19th October at 5pm, at The Bedford Arms in Balham London....
We can now tell you that Grainne and Chantal will be joined on stage by the legendary Chesney Hawks for this very special live episode - AND THAT'S NOT ALL, as he's also going to give us a special, intimate performance of his new single too! Grab your tickets while you still can!
Full info and tickets can be found HERE! See you there XX
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This week's episode of The Way They Were is a screwball of delight, as writer Mark O'Donovan shares with us his passion for the one of the biggest showbiz couples the US has ever known, who still hold legendary status in pop culture, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz!
What on earth would an evening out with this toxic twosome hold? Have a listen and find out....
AND don't forget you can see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024, where our very special guest happens to be The One and Only, CHESNEY HAWKS! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! See you there XX
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It's finally arrived! Comedian Heidi Regan has given us all permission to wallow in the lost love of Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams and once again lament the fact that no one but Rachel will be kissed they way Ryan kissed her at the VMAs... but unless it's Ryan doin the kissing, what's the point?
Theirs was a love straight out of a Hollywood film, going from hate to love - and in any good romcom, the director would have yelled 'cut' straight after that VMAs kiss and let them walk off into the sunset, but alas, they were in charge of their own destinies and theirs wasn't the fairytale ending of our dreams. So, what ultimately went wrong? Well Grainne and Chantal have all the answers...
Come and see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! And a VERY special announcement as to who the guest will be is imminent, so stay tuned! See you there XX
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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 to record, this time we focus on what went on between the one half which contained Agnetha and Bjorn. Did the winner take it all when this romance ultimately failed, or were our erstwhile couple glad that the other took a chance on love?
As always Grainne and Chantal are ready to divulge the details and lay all the love on us, so here we go...
Come and see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! And a VERY special announcement as to who the guest will be is imminent, so stay tuned! See you there XX
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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 ardent team Jen's listening to this will be running over to the dark side to embrace this match made in the underworld - the campaign for them to rekindle this epic love story starts now!
Come and see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! And a VERY special announcement as to who the guest will be is imminent, so stay tuned! See you there XX
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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 right to end their calendar then, as the next 10 years was truly the age of Essex. As always, Grainne has spent days in the archives in order to dig out the real story of this off and on again saga, allowing us to feel like we were at their first kiss thanks to dramatisations by Chantal and James.
AND, James comes up with possibly the best love match for patron saint Cher we've had yet..
Come and see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! See you there XX
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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 year of 1996, when our saxophone playing precocious genius, Lisa had her head turned by the local tearaway, Nelson, and for that we have writer, comedian and internet sensation, Benedict Townsend to thank! Haaahaa!
According to the 'The Simpsons' Lisa and Nelson were never meant to be, but what happens to our star-crossed lovers beyond Springfield? Is there more than meets the eye to this story? Perhaps so, and there are dramatisations aplenty in this ep to illustrate what really happened in this sweet tale of first crushes...
Come and see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! See you there XX
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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 over the carcass of this failed A-Lister love. Are JLo and Bennifer Affleck the Burton and Taylor of our times? The jury's out on that one, but have a listen to this episode for some comfort that everything happens for a reason.
Come and see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! See you there XX
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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 to all the burning questions including, who owns the house? What's the deal with the engagement ring? And who in their right mind would call their kid 'Bambi'? If you need more than pics of Tommy looking sad in a forest, then this emergency ep is here for YOU!
Come and see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! See you there XX
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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 dissecting of this much lamented king and queen of indie culture, so get your ballet pumps and skinny jeans on, and we'll see you down at Bungalow 8.
Come and see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! See you there XX
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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! Seriously. stap in guys, cos Andy Warhol's got something to say about attending the Ciccone, Penn nuptials...
Come and see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! See you there XX
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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 Covid fever dream that was John Mulaney and Annamarie Tendler's split. It's also worth exploring events that occurred in the aftermath of this twisty and turny saga, as there's also a VERY recent update to proceedings!
Come and see TWTW LIVE at this year's Cheerful Earful festival in London on October 19th 2024! Full info and tickets can be found HERE! See you there XX
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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 guest will be...
Secure your tickets here.
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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 no other choice than to break their summer hiatus and get back on the mic to share their thoughts and insights of this shocking revelation.
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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 an icon of pop and their Hollywood A-lister lover? Maybe someone from the royal dynasty... or does it involve someone who was *in* Dynasty?.... no no, keep reaching for the stars, as we take a walk down the cobbles and pop in the Rover's Return for a natter about the actual soap opera that was the love story of Ken Barlow and Deirdre Rasheed - by eck it's a good un'.
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