Rough Giraffe

WE'RE BACK! It's Kipper's 15th birthday and to celebrate Mum and Stacey are talking all about BIRTHDAYS.  Mum tells us about some of the worst birthday presents you can buy - including talking toilet paper and happy screwdrivers.  Stacey reveals some strange birthday customs from around the world and wonders how some animals celebrate their birthday.  Mum recalls the

Here's part two of the 2 Year Anniversary Spectacular! In this episode we hear from Carla (again) and Zoe from Number One Rerun. They have a tricky Guess Who Isn't Coming To Dinner, which Zoe is NOT on board with. Sean and Eric from In Poor Taste Podcast bring their podcats along to ask Kipper an important question about food. And they ask the question on everybody's lips - WHERE I

Happy Birthday To Us! We're celebrating our 2 year anniversary and lots of our favourite podcasters have popped by to say hello! Mum, Stacey and Kipper are all together in Spain. IT means things are just a little crazier than usual. Find out if Mum would prefer to squeeze spots full of cheese or slugs. And would she want a tiny head or a giant one? Depends what type of hat you want

In this episode Mum and Stacey are talking about ANIMALS With JOBS! In fact most of these animals have much better jobs than we do! Mum tells us about Twiggy the water skiing squirrel, Felicia the pipe cleaning ferret, and Jack the signalman baboon. Stacey has discovered Yoga Goats, waste disposal cockroaches, and Victorian police dogs. Also featured are: Police cats, Train cats, P

Fingers on buzzers... it's time for the GAME SHOW episode. Mum and Stacey are taking a stumble down memory lane, talking about the game shows of yesteryear. Mum talks about her favourite game shows, and has an idea for a new game show which could be rather dangerous for the losers. She also talks about the worst prizes of all time including goats, coats, and boats. Stacey quizzes M

Get ready to kick off your wellies and enjoy this week's episode all about SHOES! Mum takes us back in time to discover the first known shoes, and explains what it's like to wear boots made out of seal. Stacey struggles to get to grips with how we measure shoe sizes, and tells Mum all about kitten heels. We find out the origin of the word sabotage, and wonder where Neil Armstrong's

You don't have to be MAD to work here...but it helps! In this episode Mum and Stacey explore the history of psychology and psychiatry, including myths and misunderstandings. Mum talks about hysteria and the rather stimulating treatments used to cure women of this wildly over-diagnosed ailment. Mum also tells us about the goddess Mania, who was rather partial to a bit of rabies. Sta

Here is a re-release of our very first episode. Mum has re-edited it to take out some of the bits that were very of the time (how things can change in just 2 years). See how far we've come! In this episode Mum talks about a girl with half a brain, and reveals who she wants to donate a body to her, should body transplants ever become possible. Stacey finds out the nation's thoughts

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wow! 2019 already? Mum and Stacey are talking about the history of New Year's Day and why we make resolutions. Mum still has some cracker jokes to tell, and she lets us know why she doesn't celebrate New Year. Stacey has a story about a man that wins a bookshop in a raffle, and worries for pigs in Scandinavia. We hear from Joanna about her New Year resolution to bec

It's week three of the Rough Giraffe Christmas, and this week we're talking Christmas Presents! Gather around the tree and unwrap this corker of an episode. Mum tells us about the presents she always wanted but never got, and describes what she did with Mr Potato Head when potatoes weren't available. Stacey explores toys through the ages, and asks Mum if she would milk one of the m