
Two Trying Birds
Jennifer O’Donnell and Carlotta Allum embark on a journey of trying not to drink alcohol in 2023, special guests, chit chat, banter and news.
Episodes
30 episodes
Two Trying Birds Radio 'The Real City of London'
Welcome to a new series of Two Trying Birds Radio where Jennifer and Carlotta try something new. All the usual banter and silly chat but with a new theme. For the next six episodes we will be exploring parts of London that we think are interest...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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2:00:04

Brixton Radio TTB 30th Jan We are back!
Come back show of chit chat and political ranting. Unfortunately superstar Trying Bird Jennifer O'Donnell couldn't make it as she was poorly. Carlotta's husband Andrew bravely steps in and makes his radio debut! its the usual mishmash - a few m...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:56:36

Brixton Radio Two Trying Birds The Beauty Myth
Back with another instalment of our radio show, the terrible twosome Carlotta Allum and Jennifer O'Donnell witter on about all sorts. Here we discuss some ideas around beauty, huge topic. We are both mothers of girls, what people get done and w...
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Episode 2
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1:58:23

Two Trying Birds Radio ELECTION SPECIAL
Two Trying Birds have taken over a monthly slot Brixton Radio and this is our Election Special where we are trying to do politics!! with interviews and roving mics and the usual banter and this time with music!!
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1:50:57

Episode 6 Health Hacks and Hasta Mañana One
Hello lovely peopleBIG WELL DONE TO EVERYONE who got to the end of dry Jan and (even if you didnt don't sweat, everyones journey is different) . Here one bird is happy its over, Jennifer is drinking moderately and Carlotta is powering o...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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37:57

Episode 5 The Full Moon One
Hello all and a very happy full moon to you all, can you feel the Kenergy tonight? last night - we think the vibes were coming is strong, we were certainly howling - how is every one getting on, the end of dry Jan is in sight, I know Jenn...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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38:18

Episode 4 The Winter Warriors One
Hello everyone and welcome to another wittering session with the Two Trying Birds. This week we are talking about things we do to beat the blues on this journey. How are we all feeling? Blue Monday been and gone, we look forward to better times...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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41:28

Episode 3 The 'School of Booze' One
Another episode of the Trying Birds waffling on about our last week, all the trials and tribulations of Dry January and things going wrong and right. We have our 'friend of the show' Jane Peyton with us and her irrepressible knowledge of Gin an...
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43:23

Episode 2 The New Year New Me One
Welcome to our first dry witter of 2024, we have on the programme great friend of the show, the irrepressible Mickey O'Brien, broadcaster, musician and lovely person. Mickey hasn't drunk for a couple of years after a self hypnosis session in Lo...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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44:02

Episode 1 Pre-christmas Ramble - here we go !
Soooooo we are back! we are not sure about anything but we are going again, we do it for ourselves and our friends really - its a year since we started this journey and its been so interesting. Dry January is round the corner and we are embraci...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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25:02

Episode 6 The Mitch Winehouse One
We are so chuffed to introduce our season finale with Mitch Winehouse, father of the late, great Amy Winehouse. Carlotta loses her cool a bit, but the general themse is can the community contribute to recovery and what advice to parents for the...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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45:42

Episode 5 The 'Not a Faddy Diet' One
Hello and welcome to the 5th instalment of out mini-series of TTB where we cover all sorts of issues that are relevant to scatty birds age, and maybe other too! No more so that DIET! we must have, between us, tried every diet under the sun and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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42:10

Episode 4 The Real Life One
Catch up with the Two Trying Birds and their efforts to go alcohol free. This week they talk to Dean Stalham about the seriousness of addiction and the challenges it presents for partners of those experiencing addiction issues. Sometimes Real L...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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42:44

Episode 3 The Wellbeing One
This week the Two Trying Birds are talking to Cami Vidal founder and owner of La Maison Wellness about all things wellbeing. Carlotta and Jennifer chat through their journey to sobriety in Sober October and share their varied experi...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:35

Episode 2 The Rock and Roll One
Or possibly The Novelty of Moderation' ... in the latest instalment of TTB Jennifer and Carlotta witter on about their trials and tribulations with the help of Brian Berg, Jennifers former boss and big-wig at Universal. He's witnessed a few sto...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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37:02

Series 2 Episode 1 The 'Back to School One'
Welcome back to the Two Trying Birds podcast.!! 'Brrrriiiinnnnnng' the school bell has rung and we are lining up in the playground for a SEPTEMBER RESET, we are challenging ourselves to live wel...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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41:11

Episode 14 The Last of the Season One
Can barely believe it, we've come this far, episode 14 of utter twittering twoddle!! No its been such an amazing journey and we have met so many interesting people - the quality of guests has been outstanding and this week Brandon Block does no...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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47:10

Episode 13 The 'Getting Help' One
Happy Friday everyone its time for the Two Trying Birds podcast once again, the weeks are flying by! We cant believe that this is our penultimate episode this season - there is so much to say still - the journey will continue ! Big thank you to...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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41:01

Episode 12 The 'Resilience One'
Welcome episode 12 of Two Trying Birds - we have called this the resilience one as its all about bouncing back. Slight trigger warning as Carlotta has a bit of breakdown at the beginning, when she 'confesses' to Jennifer about a slip - but it's...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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40:34

Episode 11 The Motivation One
We are really excited to bring you this weeks podcast, all about motivation and determination and core values. We interview Scotty Mills who has done a million and one amazing things being a special forces elite commander. You wouldn't think th...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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44:58

Episode 10 The Parenting One (Part 2 with daughters)
Hello all, so this week we continue our discussion around parenting and parents on the piss (ha). We have taken the brave step of inviting our eldest daughters on, to tell us about their memories of alcohol growing up and how that may or may no...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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38:19

Episode 9 The Parenting One (part 1)
Welcome everybody to the latest rambling from the TwoTrying Birds. So much to say about this topic, we are delivering in two parts! We take a quick look back to our adult lives as drinkers and think about the relationship with alcohol over all ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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39:54

Episode 8 The Moderation One
Hello everyone, thank F it's Friday?? or OH NO it's Friday? so its time for our latest podcast. We think this is a particularly contentious and perhaps divisive subject, whether or not we can have the occasional drink and drink moderately...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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37:50

Episode 7 The Happiness One
Happy Friday everyone, here we are with our latest instalment of chat and hopefully inspiration to rethink your relationship with alcohol. Jokes and banter but also serious thinking about pleasure and happiness and how we reach these states. Lo...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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38:25

Episode 6 The Geographical One
The latest instalment from the twittering birds as we cruise into February. In this weeks episode we cover all sorts of subjects but a lot about moving to the seaside - we talk to the lovely Ronnie Traynor who used to be an enfant-terrible of t...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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40:13
