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My Mate Bought A Toaster

Stephen Merchant

Season 8, Ep. 22

Here we are then - the end of series 8! And what a way to climax with Stephen Merchant. Perfect sentence, that. Enjoy another romp through a purchase history which takes in toilet brushes, tiny planes and huge TV shows.

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    52:42||Season 9, Ep. 6
    Toasters! Welcome back!Gather round, then, as I welcome the fantastic comedian and incredible Amazon shopper Olga Koch to the Amazon confessional sofa. We take off on a journey across Russia, New York, London and Staines. And just about everywhere in between. Moths, gnats and lube. What other podcast brings such a rich array of topics to your ears (and eyes) over an hour? You're welcome.Don't forget to like, subscribe, write us a review, and tell your friend(s).Also if YOU'VE bought something weird on Amazon or online we want to hear from you! DM on the Insta and we'll feature you in a show soon...Thanks as ever to the fantastic Gramercy Park Studios in central London where we record the show.Thanks for listening! Daniel Foxx next week!T
  • 5. Henry Rowley OPENS UP on TikTok fame and how to smell like Beckham

    52:49||Season 9, Ep. 5
    What lies in a social media star Henry Rowley's shopping history? There's only one way to find out. Get him to hand you his logins and dive straight in. We discover metal dragons, ski trips that never ended, David Beckham's essence AND just what Austin Butler made him do to his hair. Don't forget we're on YouTube! (Subscribe for free, yeah?)We're on TikTok! We're on Instagram! Henry's on tour!And we're back next time with Olga Koch, so bung us a subscribe and we'll see you on Thursday.Lots of loveToast xx
  • 4. Phil Wang gives us FULL ACCESS to his Amazon account

    52:06||Season 9, Ep. 4
    Oh hey Toasters and welcome back! THIS WEEK IT'S WANG. The wonderful Phil Wang (check out his special on Netflix) reveals a shopping listory that includes: a cracking Jake Gyllenhaal anecdote, a cracking Emma Thompson anecdote, his dad's favourite present ever AND MORE.Don't forget to give us a follow on YouTube and follow us on all the usual TikTok and Insta bits. Loads of video content heading out at the moment so feel free to give us a like. NEXT WEEK it's Henry Rowley - so pretty, so much weird shopping. A total joy. Incoming!Toast xx
  • 3. Laura Smyth REVEALS ALL in her Amazon history

    59:37||Season 9, Ep. 3
    Another week, another album of Amazon deep cuts. My guest this week is the comedian and former teacher Laura Smyth. Sadly, she's not Rusty Lee, but once we're over that we can really get stuck into her fascinating stories of education, literature, nits, babies, music and apple slicers. Look here's the first thing she bought if you fancy listening to that in the background of this podcast?Also if you fancy going to see Laura's fabulous show down at the O2 then here's a link to buy some of the few remaining tickets. And if you fancy some of the pure joy of watching this show in all its visual glory then head over to our YouTube! And Subscribe (no charge, it's free, nothing to pay) And go and follow our TikTok! And our Instagram!And see you next time for Phil Wang! Love Toast xx
  • 2. Chris Hall's FIRST EVER Amazon purchase - and it's a great one.

    42:23||Season 9, Ep. 2
    Hello hello hello and welcome back to another online shopping tour - this week it's the turn of the wonderful Chris Hall.He's not only an excellent stand-up who is on tour literally right now, he's also brilliant over on the old Instagram where he pumps out endlessly hilarious clips. Go and give him a follow!Chris takes us on a whistle stop tour of his life on board cruise ships, his time as a gym instructor, and reveals his true love who he shares a bed with every night.If you'd like to see the episode check out our YouTube (subscribe, subscribe, subscribe etc) and don't forget to bung us a follow on TikTok or Instagram - basically wherever you like to Doom Scroll.Next week it's Laura Smyth's turn and that episode is already on our Patreon, if you feel like splashing out.Ok all the best kind regards see you next weekToastPS - our episodes are recorded and filmed at Gramercy Park Studios. If you're ever looking for central London studios for recording pretty much anything go and check them out, they're ace.PPS - nothing to say here, just love writing PPS.
  • 1. Babatunde and Leonie Aleshe are in shock at THAT breastfeeding confession.

    54:01||Season 9, Ep. 1
    Hello and welcome back to a brand new series of My Mate Bought A Toaster! Thanks for dropping in to hear another set of fabulous guests have their online purchase history scoured and perused and invaded by an inquisitive man called Tom Price. This week - a first for the podcast, a married couple! Prepare to spend an hour in the company of just the BEST people, and Tom. Babatunde and Leonie are infectiously funny, and clearly, disgustingly in love.We go on a tour of noise cancelling headphones, Great Debaters the movie, Glass TV stands and (deep breath) we find out how old Leonie was when she stopped being breast fed.Don't forget to drop us a subscribe over on YouTube NOWWWW. It's free and full of fab vids of the show which are dropping all the time. We also have a Patreon with a few upcoming eps already installed and ready for you!And obviously give us a follow on TikTok or Insta for even more vids and clips from the show.Thanks for listening gang, and welcome back to a SUPER exciting new set of guests.Next week - Christopher Hall!That's it for nowToast Out xxx
  • Series Nine Coming Soon!

    02:52||Season 9, Ep. 0
    Oh look who it is then? Anyone up for listening to a BRAND NEW SERIES of My Mate Bought a Toaster? We've got a brilliant bunch of guests on the way, starting on Thursday October 17th with the fabulous Babatunde and Leonie Aleshe. A married couple! Will they survive this forensic examination of their shopping history? Yep, they really will. Will it be hilarious? Of COURSE!We're then dropping new episodes every Thursday so make sure you subscribe and each week a delicious slice of Toast will await you every morning. In the meantime get yourself over to our YouTube and subscribe please.And go and give us a follow on Insta or TikTok?And we'll see you every Thursday morning bright and earlyLots of loveT xx
  • 23. The Best of Season 8

    01:05:53||Season 8, Ep. 23
    What better way to celebrate hot weather, expensive travel, annoying tourists, relentless children and lost sunglasses than by dropping a little cheeky Best of Series 8 on your feed. It's to cheer you up and help you on your merry sunburnt way. Here you'll find some of the highlights of what's been going on this series where once again we've ploughed through people's purchases in order to find their true life stories waiting in between the receipts. We've got big buys (why did Katherine Ryan get SO much vinegar?) and we've got tiny buys such as Stephen Merchant's charming gift of a little toy plane for his fully grown, adult, parents. There's just something about looking across an entire span of someone's Amazon Purchase History that brings out their life's highest points - such as Marcus Brigstocke flying through the air on a tv show knowing he was about to catastrophically break his leg. But we often find life's most terrifying and lowest moments too - a simple weighing scales bought by Emmanuel Sonubi was, it turns out, the first thing he bought after he very nearly died of a massive heart attack.It's a rollercoaster ride, this shopping snooping business. Thanks again for listening and see you a bit later on in the year!