{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/967e26c1-c193-4515-a123-d79245fca658/b000fad4-eb2d-4bc8-909b-0077aa66f519?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Hoovering - Episode 129: Stef Smith","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611f8db54804724774143ef6/611f8e08339e610011ec1f88.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to&nbsp;HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host,&nbsp;Jessica&nbsp;Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an&nbsp;interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode I’m hoovering with Olivier winning playwright and screenwriter Stef Smith. We have chocolate three ways for brunch because why not. And we have them sat next to each other, indoors because Stef also has the much harder job than being an award winning playwright in the sense that she’s also my girlfriend.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Everything written below in&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/thehooveringpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CAPITALS</a>&nbsp;is a link to the relevant webpage.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Honourable Mentions/ Links</p><p><br></p><p>To find out what Stef’s up to and to see her often very funny self in short hand&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/stefsmith\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER HERE</a>. You can buy her plays in all the usual places but they’re origin story where they’re all listed beautifully is here at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/stef-smith\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NICK HEARN BOOKS</a>. And last but very much not least her pilot called&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07qpssy/drama-shorts-float\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FLOAT</a>&nbsp;is on iplayer now - watch it quick because it’s likely to come off when the full series is released at some point most likely before the year is out.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Our vegan brownies were kindly donated for testing by the amazing&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.cakeordeath.net/shop\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CAKE OR DEATH</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>I’m on this great site called&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/thehooveringpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PATREON</a>&nbsp;where I swap your money for ace podcast related stuff like totally exclusive content and guest recipes. It’ll help me keep the podcast not just alive, but also thriving. Thanks so so so much if you’ve become a patron recently and/ or stuck with me since the beginning of this.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Also - if you’d wanted to donate something as a one-off you can&nbsp;<a href=\"https://supporter.acast.com/hoovering\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DO THAT HERE</a>&nbsp;on the Acast Supporter page thing.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The cake my Mum and sister made for my birthday that we ate was called&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sachertorte_59630\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SACHERTORTE</a></p><p><br></p><p>And the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/NEW-Lindor-Chocolate-Salted-Caramel/dp/B087PM5QKQ/ref=asc_df_B087PM5QKQ/?tag=googshopuk-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=435778206674&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=2393043031555598798&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9044975&amp;hvtargid=pla-921817361414&amp;psc=1&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;tag=&amp;ref=&amp;adgrpid=106575322212&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvadid=435778206674&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=2393043031555598798&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9044975&amp;hvtargid=pla-921817361414\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LINDOR SEA SALT CARAMEL BALLS</a>&nbsp;will change your life forever.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Other foods we mentioned but didn’t eat included&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wonka-Sour-Nerds/dp/B003YC4A6Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SOUR NERDS</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.lotusbiscoff.com/en-gb/products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BISCOFF SPREAD</a>&nbsp;and the so wrong they’re right&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.lunchables.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LUNCHABLES</a></p><p><br></p><p>Stef also talked about&nbsp;<a...","author_name":"Jessica Fostekew"}