The Following Through Podcast

• Ep8 S1 – Becoming a Doctor After Quitting Comedy – Guest: Dr Nadia Kamil

  Dr Nadia Kamil is the guest in this episode. In her 30s, Nadia decided to leave her successful comedy career behind to enrol in medical school and become a doctor with no scientific background. She speaks with Alex and Siobhan about the challenges of adjusting to a totally new culture and industry that was very different to anything she was used to. Nadia and Siobhan have known each other since they met as students aged 18, when Siobhan used to go around campus disguised as her twin sister. And if becoming a medical doctor wasn’t enough of a challenge to follow through with, Nadia also moved to Australia recently and has just started working shifts again after maternity leave. Expect discussions about the crisp packets being the wrong colours. Also, who is the best fictional doctor?  Plus, can you guess the surprise cameo? Music is by Rich Shillitoe. 

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• Ep7 S1 – Crohn's Disease and Running – Guest: Kelly Ford

  Crohn’s disease or colitis affects an estimated one in 100 people. One of the consequences of the inflammatory bowel condition is the need to make multiple visits to the toilet to go for a poo, often with minimal warning. In this episode, Alex and Siobhan chat with comedian Kelly Ford, who has Crohn’s disease. They hear all about Kelly’s experiences of managing the condition and her overwhelming determination to not let it hold her back. Kelly is also a keen runner, which can be challenging with Crohn’s. *** Warning: This episode features by far the most poo stories and descriptions go into some detail. Consider yourself duly warned. *** Also, Siobhan tells Alex about her trip to a fancy restaurant with even fancier toilets. Plus, Alex shares one of his poo stories, which involves yet another dog walk gone wrong. Has he learned nothing? To learn more about Crohn’s and its symptoms, click this link or copy and paste it into your browser: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/crohns-disease Music is by Rich Shillitoe. 

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• Ep6 S1 – Moving to Paris – Guest: Luke Thompson

  Paris has become home for the guest of this latest episode. Alex Love and Siobhan Dodd welcome Luke Thompson, a successful podcaster, comedian, and TEFL teacher.  He hosts Luke's English Podcast, which has many thousands of regular listeners worldwide. In 2012, Luke moved from London to Paris to live with his girlfriend.  More than 12 years later, Luke talks about his time living in France, the cultural differences, and what it is like to perform comedy in English to a non-English audience.  Plus there are two sh*tting stories. One is from Luke and features a rogue nappy. The second is from a listener about when a bike ride goes badly wrong.  Music is by Rich Shillitoe. 

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• Ep5 S1 – Making a Sitcom – Guest: Hatty Ashdown

  Many comedians aspire to write sitcoms, but very few ever achieve it. Hatty Ashdown is one comedian who has succeeded in getting her work from page to screen and is the first guest in this series. Alex and Siobhan talk with Hatty about the making of her 2014 sitcom, Give Out Girls, based on her experience of working in the world of promo. They cover the long drawn out writing process, frustrations with development, the timelines, and how different ways of writing result in greater variations in the way material forms. The conversation also covers Hatty’s experience as a stand-up comedian and other forays into TV. Hatty comes in at 12 mins. Before that, Alex and Siobhan have a catch-up. Alex is starting an evening course, but what is it? And Siobhan is still recovering from a big night out with the mum lads. Plus there is a sh*tting story provided by Hatty. This one happened on a date during the Edinburgh Fringe. Music is by Rich Shillitoe. 

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• Ep4 S1 – Going on a Diet

  The latest in this anti-lifestyle lifestyle series sees comedians Alex Love and Siobhan Dodd discuss the need to go on a diet for health reasons. Alex had never been on a diet before he was diagnosed with high blood pressure in January 2024. Despite living pretty healthily, family history provided an incentive to do something about it. To avoid going on permanent meds, he reluctantly had to make some lifestyle changes, alter his diet, and lose weight. What did he do? And did it work? They talk about their favourite snacks and biscuits. Just how many packets of Mini Cheddars could you eat while driving home from the supermarket?  Siobhan talks about how her diet had to change during pregnancy due to developing gestational diabetes, but continues to rebel against healthy eating.  Siobhan tries again to get an invite to Alex's flat. Another challenge is set. And just how many times can Siobhan say “boom” and “b*llocks” in one episode?  Plus there is a listener’s tale about what happened after they had the Rumbles of Doom on a date while walking through the gardens of a stately home.  Music is by Rich Shillitoe. 

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