Conversation Street

On our latest podcast, we discuss the episodes of Coronation Street shown between the 9th and the 13th February (Episodes #11,790 - 11,794)

This week, we meet Jodie and Shona's dad, Doug, though he's confined to his bed and certainly not in a good state of mind - though he's still lucid enough to know his youngest daughter's a wrong 'un. We're loving the mystery around this family, and Jodie's curious box of knickknacks has us wondering all sorts about what she's been up to! Also this week, Sam gets in touch with the Weatherfield drugs wizard when he hears that Ritalin can be used as a study aid - but is this a little too out of character for him? Also this week, Theo returns from his mum's, Mal proves himself to a a definite stalkery weirdo, and Debbie is assigned a prison buddy - and it's  someone we were very happy to see again!

As much as we wanted to carry on with the podcast after this and discuss the cancellation of the BSAs, unfortunately Michael wasn't feeling too well at all, so we called it a day after Street Talk - so you'll just have to wait a little longer to hear our thoughts on the British Soap Awards' cancellation!

Who doesn't love a good moan, eh? As much as we adore Corrie, there's always something about the programme that grinds our gears, has us rolling our eyes, and gets us yelling "Bobbins!" at our screen from time to time! The Bobbins Awards are a firm fixture in our podcasting calendar - our annual chance to get a few gripes off our chests and revisit some of the less-than-stellar moments from the past year. Who had the most rubbish return? Which newcomer do we just want to do one? And who were the mardiest mare and dirtiest dog on the cobbles? Hear us discuss our nominees and pick our winners in the Bobbins Awards 2025!

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Corrie shown between the 2nd and the 6th February (Episodes #11,787 - 11,789).

Thanks to a couple of sporting events on Tuesday and Thursday, this week's helping of Coronation Street was almost as short as Kevin's temper. However, with Wednesday's Webster-focused episode featuring the big reveal to Carl that Debbie is actually his mum, there was still plenty for us to discuss! The pair of us actually had quite different opinions on that episode too, so it was pretty fun debating what did and didn't work for us! Also this week, a rooftop intervention from Abi leaves Kevin with new perspective on life (and Brian with a sore head!), Todd struggles to cope with no food and no money, and Jodie intrigues us with a mysterious box of trinkets...

Up next on the podcast, it's The Kabin, where we discuss some streaming stats from ITVX and get a little overexcited at the prospect of an upcoming Audience With Helen Worth event, then we finish things off with more of your listener feedback.

Street Talk - 00:12:09
The Kabin - 01:56:42
Feedback - 02:13:31

The time has finally arrived for our big 2026 prediction episode, and this year, we've made a couple of changes to the usual format. Bucking our usual spoiler-free stance, we've decided to include a discussion of Coronation Street's 2026 preview from last month as part of the episode, but don't worry if you'd rather not listen to that bit - there's a warning before any spoiler chat!  So what direction do we think the current storylines will be heading in in the year to come? Who's going to be getting together? Breaking up? Shuffling off this mortal coil? We let you know what our crystal ball has told us about the next eleven months, share what we'd LIKE to happen (even if the chances may be slim!) and catch up on what we predicted for 2025 - and how much of it we got right!

To skip to a particular segment of the podcast, use these time stamps - though please be aware that they don't take into account any ads that may end up making their way into the podcast. For completely accurate bookmarks, check out our YouTube version at https://youtu.be/DHiUicykQrY

00:00:00 - Intro and Predictions for 2026
00:51:53 - Our Prayers for 2026
01:15:16 - Listener Predictions for 2026
01:31:03 - Corrie's Big 2026 Preview: Minor Spoilers
01:51:25 - Mega Spoilers from Corrie's Big 2026 Preview and Beyond!
02:31:08 - How did we do with our 2025 predictions?

On our latest podcast, we take a look at the episodes of Coronation Street shown between the 26th and the 30th January 2026 (Episodes #11,782 - 11,786).

Definitely a bit of a divisive week, this one, with opinions all over the place online about Billy's funeral and Bernie's subsequent getting off her cake, as she put it. Even the pair of us felt quite differently to each other about how Wednesday's episode went down, with Gemma praising the writing and direction whilst Michael didn't think it quite did enough to honour Billy's time in the show amongst the Carl vs Theo drama. Speaking of which, we chat for quite a bit this week about who we'd prefer to ultimately see come on top there, and how much Theo is actually in control of what he's doing. One thing we both agreed on, though - which seemingly a  sizeable chunk of Corrie fans online disagreed with - was that Thursday's Bernie-centric saga was fantastic, plus we were both very chuffed to see Sam back on centre stage on Monday's episode - and think that Megan will prove to be quite a force for him to reckon with!

Another fairly news-lite week saw us skipping The Kabin again, so after Street Talk, we head straight to the feedback section for more of your fabulous emails.

Street Talk - 00:16:36
Feedback - 02:41:06