Storytime

Happy Christmas week! To celebrate, we have a case that we need to solve... WHO IS THE GUNGE GUY? Tatum's filling Sam in with the full story! If you love the pod, you can watch along on our YouTube : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@efnrpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embarrasing For No Reason - Podcast - YouTube</a> Or support us on Patreon for bonus eps and ad free content : <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/efnrpodcast?utm_source=campaign-search-results" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMBARRASSING FOR NO REASON | Cos' life's awkward init, so might as well laugh. | Patreon</a> And remember to follow the socials to join in with your Embarrassing For No Reason stories, because you might win an award out of it! @efnrpodcast!

BONUS - The Gunge Guy!

Xmas Time

With Christmas round the corner, you might've noticed some things that just give you that awkward feeling that you can't quite explain, whether it's the doors on your advent calendar or the whole process of going to Winter Wonderland. Sam &amp; Tatum are providing a safe space to chat about what you find Embarrassing For No Reason about Christmas time! Not only that but this week's given us Tatum back as a runner, Sam finding himself in an awkward situation with a couple, a surprise return from an iconic X Factor duo and a way to French exit your WhatsApp chats! It's just chatting nonsense about life really, Cause life's awkward innit, so might as well have a laugh! If you love the pod, you can watch along on our YouTube : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@efnrpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embarrasing For No Reason - Podcast - YouTube</a> Or support us on Patreon for bonus eps and ad free content : <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/efnrpodcast?utm_source=campaign-search-results" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMBARRASSING FOR NO REASON | Cos' life's awkward init, so might as well laugh. | Patreon</a> And remember to follow the socials to join in with your Embarrassing For No Reason stories, because you might win an award out of it! @efnrpodcast!

one of us got a bbl

Another bonus episode to celebrate Christmas for you! And this week's we're going back to Sam getting his first negative review on AirBnb, and has a theory as to why, so Tatum's helping him get to the bottom of it! Have a listen see if you're with Sam on this... If you love the pod, you can watch along on our YouTube : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@efnrpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embarrasing For No Reason - Podcast - YouTube</a> Or support us on Patreon for bonus eps and ad free content : <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/efnrpodcast?utm_source=campaign-search-results" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMBARRASSING FOR NO REASON | Cos' life's awkward init, so might as well laugh. | Patreon</a> And remember to follow the socials to join in with your Embarrassing For No Reason stories, because you might win an award out of it! @efnrpodcast!

BONUS - Staying At A Swingers House

Xmas Parties

If you've never listened, welcome along to embracing the embarrassing parts of life with Sam Darlaston &amp; Tatum McGreal, Cause life's awkward innit, so might as well have a laugh! As we're now in Christmas Party season, Sam &amp; Tatum want to chat about all the things we find absolutely mortifying about it! Whether you're the person who's having to chat to your coworker you might've got off with the next day or you just hate the small talk you have to have with people you have nothing in common with except work. This is your safe space to get that toe curling feeling about certain situations off your chest! This is also the week Sam's bought himself some new glasses! And Tatum has noticed he has a lookalike when he wears them, with the World Cup draw 2026 being announced this week the internet's noticed a link to one of the groups to a certain Pitbull song, who would make the Ibiza XI and the all important question with Simon Cowell's new boyband show, what are they gonna be singing in the auditions? If you love the pod, you can watch along on our YouTube : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@efnrpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embarrasing For No Reason - Podcast - YouTube</a> Or support us on Patreon for bonus eps and ad free content : <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/efnrpodcast?utm_source=campaign-search-results" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMBARRASSING FOR NO REASON | Cos' life's awkward init, so might as well laugh. | Patreon</a> And remember to follow the socials to join in with your Embarrassing For No Reason stories, because you might win an award out of it! @efnrpodcast!

Pitbull announced for world cup 2026

Storytime 

Merry bloody Christmas! This week we're taking it back to a story time you might've heard bits of but not the full thing... Did Tatum almost join a cult because the guy was fit? Yes. Did she call up Sam as muscle to try and get her out of the cult? Also yes. Find out what happened here... If you love the pod, you can watch along on our YouTube : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@efnrpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embarrasing For No Reason - Podcast - YouTube</a> Or support us on Patreon for bonus eps and ad free content : <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/efnrpodcast?utm_source=campaign-search-results" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMBARRASSING FOR NO REASON | Cos' life's awkward init, so might as well laugh. | Patreon</a> And remember to follow the socials to join in with your Embarrassing For No Reason stories, because you might win an award out of it! @efnrpodcast!

BONUS - One of us NEARLY joined a cult

Swimming 

Welcome back to your weekly safe space for all things mortifying that you can't quite put your finger on, with Sam Darlaston &amp; Tatum McGreal! Obviously for us that was last week, which Tatum will explain fully for you, but we are back this week with a round up of what's happening and a brand new topic to delve into. With it being that time of year, Sam's got some thoughts and feelings on Spotify Wrapped, with festival line ups dropping we've got a pack for you to join for Reading &amp; Leeds next year if you're as obsessed with Stranger Things as Tatum is, she's got some exciting news about a spin off ANNND Tatum's got some Jason Derulo rumours she wants to clear up! But this week our topic is all about swimming so if you've ever been walking round the pool side with your goggles on thinking about how embarrassing it'd be to have to get up that high chair life guards sit in and blow your whistle every 5 minutes, we're welcoming your suggestions and having a listen through them just to normalize overthinking when you're swimming. Cause life's awkward innit, so might as well have a laugh! If you love the pod, you can watch along on our YouTube : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@efnrpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embarrasing For No Reason - Podcast - YouTube</a> Or support us on Patreon for bonus eps and ad free content : <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/efnrpodcast?utm_source=campaign-search-results" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMBARRASSING FOR NO REASON | Cos' life's awkward init, so might as well laugh. | Patreon</a> And remember to follow the socials to join in with your Embarrassing For No Reason stories, because you might win an award out of it! @efnrpodcast!

Spotify wrapped is cancelled

Happy early Christmas! You lucky lot are getting a BONUS EP every Tuesday for December! And for this week's one, join Sam and Tatum as they discuss Sam's adventure to the sperm bank...yep. We find out what happens from start to finish (lol) including the process, if he's got strong swimmers AND has he got a kid on the way? If you love the pod, you can watch along on our YouTube : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@efnrpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embarrasing For No Reason - Podcast - YouTube</a> Or support us on Patreon for bonus eps and ad free content : <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/efnrpodcast?utm_source=campaign-search-results" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMBARRASSING FOR NO REASON | Cos' life's awkward init, so might as well laugh. | Patreon</a> And remember to follow the socials to join in with your Embarrassing For No Reason stories, because you might win an award out of it! @efnrpodcast!

BONUS - BTS at the sperm bank

As an apology for us having a few issues this week with recording an ep, you've got lucky and got a bonus episode for free! After Kendrick v Drake last year and Taylor v Charli this year, Sam &amp; Tatum are looking back at 2 diss tracks from back in the day about one of them! And for once it's not about Sam! If you love the pod, you can watch along on our YouTube : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@efnrpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embarrasing For No Reason - Podcast - YouTube</a> Or support us on Patreon for bonus eps and ad free content : <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/efnrpodcast?utm_source=campaign-search-results" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMBARRASSING FOR NO REASON | Cos' life's awkward init, so might as well laugh. | Patreon</a> And remember to follow the socials to join in with your Embarrassing For No Reason stories, because you might win an award out of it! @efnrpodcast!

BONUS - Someone Wrote A Diss Track About Me

First Dates

What's more embarrassing, not noticing your mates hair has changed or going to the loo with your rucksack still on? Welcome back to Embarrassing For No Reason, where Sam &amp; Tatum provide you with a safe space to chat about these exact little situations you can't help but overthink a bit later on and get slightly mortified about! This week, Sam &amp; Tatum have a story from their trip to the Stranger Things Season 5 premiere (and Tatum's trick of how to beat brain rot with cliff hangers), Curtis Pritchard's going back to Love Island AGAIN and a question for you to chat with your mates about: Would you 'beef' for the money? And of course, the topic this week is one of the things you will overthink and over analyse ANYTIME you go on one: First dates! Because, we've all been on one that's been absolutely mortifying, but you just can't quite put your finger on it, so Sam &amp; Tatum are going through the situations you've sent in, and crowning the best one for the Silly Billy award! Cause life's awkward innit, so might as well have a laugh! If you love the pod, you can watch along on our YouTube : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@efnrpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embarrasing For No Reason - Podcast - YouTube</a> Or support us on Patreon for bonus eps and ad free content : <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/efnrpodcast?utm_source=campaign-search-results" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMBARRASSING FOR NO REASON | Cos' life's awkward init, so might as well laugh. | Patreon</a> And remember to follow the socials to join in with your Embarrassing For No Reason stories, because you might win an award out of it! @efnrpodcast!

would you do it for a mansion?

Cos' life's awkward init, so might as well laugh.

Parallel parking when someone’s watching. Waving to get the bus driver to stop. Dropping something and having to pick it back up. It’s not just you, we know life is embarrassing for no reason. Sam Darlaston and Tatum McGreal are two best mates bringing you a safe space to overthink things that don’t really matter (but we all know they do). Life’s awkward innit, so we might as well laugh. Watch along on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@efnrpodcast/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Embarrasing For No Reason - Podcast - YouTube</a> Support Us on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/efnrpodcast?utm_source=campaign-search-results" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EMBARRASSING FOR NO REASON | Cos' life's awkward init, so might as well laugh. | Patreon</a> Follow us on TikTok &amp; Instagram @efnrpodcast