Still Panicking: Stevie has been smashing it in the latest series of Taskmaster. To celebrate, this week we look back at some practical How-Tos to help guide you through tasks of your own. Stevie recently passed and has many thoughts. Tessa passed a couple of decades ago before there was an app. If you’ve been putting off booking your theory test because you’re worried about failing, or have it looming in a few weeks, this is the episode for you. Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive. Pho...
Jun 27, 2025•35 min
Still Panicking: Stevie has been smashing it in the latest series of Taskmaster. To celebrate, this week we look back at some practical How-Tos to help guide you through tasks of your own. Featuring way more cry-laughing than expected, Stevie has read about how to make a hotel-level bed which leads to some frankly mortifying bed-based self discoveries. Mainly about duvets. A surprisingly wild ride for everyone. Recorded by Aniya Das and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive. Photos by Marco Vittur...
Jun 26, 2025•28 min
Still Panicking: Stevie has been smashing it in the latest series of Taskmaster. To celebrate, this week we look back at some practical How-Tos to help guide you through tasks of your own. Listen. Nobody likes them, but if you’ve got a cervix you gotta do it. You just gotta. Here’s a whistle-stop journey through a smear, colposcopy and biopsy, no holds barred, telling it like it is, and giving you plenty of reason to relax and breathe through it. And if you haven’t got a cervix, listen anyway be...
Jun 25, 2025•34 min
Still Panicking: Stevie has been smashing it in the latest series of Taskmaster. To celebrate, this week we look back at some practical How-Tos to help guide you through tasks of your own. Stevie realises she has fundamentally misunderstood the concept of the fridge dial in this rollercoaster of a journey through organising your fridge. She thought this would be quite straightforward but, as ever, it turns into an emotional excavation of the Self (and whether you should put ketchup in the cupboa...
Jun 24, 2025•35 min
Still Panicking: Stevie has been smashing it in the latest series of Taskmaster. To celebrate, this week we look back at some practical How-Tos to help guide you through tasks of your own. Can’t find your muse? Feeling uninspired? Stevie and Tessa have bags of tips to be your best creative self, whether that’s finally settling on a colour to paint your bedroom or starting that novel. Because everyone could benefit from a bit more creativity in their lives – whether you’re an artist, a lawyer or,...
Jun 23, 2025•33 min
Still Panicking: This week we look back at the best Christmas How Tos, to help guide you through the festive season. Having a different Christmas this year? Stevie and Tessa look at how to celebrate – or not celebrate – the festive season when it’s not going to be your usual knees-up. Spoiler alert: it’s all about perspective and having the confidence to do what you want. And other things too. Look just have a listen. Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive. Photos by Marco Vittur, jing...
Dec 20, 2024•33 min
Still Panicking: This week we look back at the best Christmas How Tos, to help guide you through the festive season. From Krampus to the Crapping Log, journey with us around the world in Christmas traditions. Let Stevie and Tessa offer a canapé board of traditions you can incorporate this year IF YOU WISH. Or just launch these out as facts at the dinner table. Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive. Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson. Support this show http://supporter.acas...
Dec 19, 2024•28 min
Still Panicking: This week we look back at the best Christmas How Tos, to help guide you through the festive season. Trying to have a more ethical Christmas this year? TesSanta Claus Coates, and Stevie MarTin Soldier from The Nutcracker, are taking Christmas very seriously/ They discuss making your own wrapping paper, shopping from independent businesses, buying local, and making small good changes. Alternative Book Recommendations Hive: www.hive.co.uk Bookshop.org: uk.bookshop.org Sharing/ Surp...
Dec 18, 2024•32 min
Still Panicking: This week we look back at the best Christmas How Tos, to help guide you through the festive season. Oh. Yes. Lovely. One of these. Gosh. Yes. Thank you. Stevie and Tessa navigate the minefield of giving and receiving presents, discuss how to react to a terrible gift, what to give when you don't know your Secret Santa at all, and Tessa has an on-air epiphany about the meaning of Christmas. Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive. Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobso...
Dec 17, 2024•33 min
Still Panicking: This week we look back at the best Christmas How Tos, to help guide you through the festive season. Got an office Christmas party coming up? Whether it’s your first one ever, or you’ve been going for twenty years, Stevie and Tessa share some festive thoughts! Merry Christmas one and all! x Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive. Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Dec 16, 2024•34 min
Still Panicking: This week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's top tips for getting through the winter months. Can you ever have a dry bath? What is a “bath of the mind”? Why is it that Stevie hates them so much and can she overcome it? Tessa (bath aficionado and creator of the Half Bath) talks Stevie through bath etiquette and, as ever, discovers her aversion isn’t about the bath. It’s about her soul. Warning this gets quite deep (like a bath). Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosiv...
Nov 29, 2024•33 min
Still Panicking: This week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's top tips for getting through the winter months. Stevie has had three colds in a month. Tessa has had some colds in her life. But how can you actually avoid a cold? Can you boost your immune system with those cute tasting gummies? Should you feed a cold, starve a fever? All these questions answered, and more, on this weeks episode. Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive. Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson....
Nov 28, 2024•35 min
Still Panicking: This week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's top tips for getting through the winter months. Author of the Sunday Times bestseller, and frankly brilliant book, 'Really Good Actually', Monica Heisey joins Stevie and Tessa to talk them through her passion for hosting a really good dinner party. Longtime listeners will know we've tackled this one before, but the tips were mostly about lemons. Monica brings some absolutely banging advice. Also she's so nice. And the book is ...
Nov 27, 2024•31 min
Still Panicking: This week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's top tips for getting through the winter months. Feeling down when the nights get darker? Tessa realised she has SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder - a few years ago and, while Stevie doesn’t, they’ve both done a lot of intense googling, so take a look at whether light boxes work, going outside is really the key and how Tessa can stop crying all the time when it’s dark. Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donati...
Nov 26, 2024•30 min
Still Panicking: This week we look back at some of Stevie and Tessa's top tips for getting through the winter months. Now is the Winter of our discontent. Perhaps ‘Winter is your season’ and you love the cold, but if not and you’re miserable the moment it gets dark at 4pm, this one is for you. Stevie (recently embraced Winter) and Tessa (whisp-like child of Summer) attempt to shelter and guide you through the metaphorical snow storm. Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive. Photos by Ma...
Nov 25, 2024•31 min
Still Panicking: This spooky week we look back on the best Autumnal and Halloween How Tos. Have you heard what happened to our friend’s cousin’s friend’s sister??? Stevie and Tessa look at where Urban Legends come from, what they are and then freak each other out by telling them. Trigger warning: some of the crime ones are scary. Produced by Naomi Parnell for Plosive Productions . Edited by Ben Williams. Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson. Follow Nobody Panic on Twitter @NobodyPanicP...
Nov 01, 2024•44 min
Still Panicking: This spooky week we look back on the best Autumnal and Halloween How Tos. Happy All Hallow's Eve! Last minute invite to a Halloween party? Flying solo? In a couple? Going as a team with all your housemates? Tessa and Stevie present a list of frankly excellent suggestions in the hope of getting those creative costume juices flowing and getting you ready for the spooky season. Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanic Want to support Nobody Panic? You can ma...
Oct 31, 2024•32 min
Still Panicking: This spooky week we look back on the best Autumnal and Halloween How Tos. Want to get witchy this Halloween? Don’t want to get witchy but would like to listen to a guided spell as narrated by Stevie, which turns out to be less a guided spell more a chat-thru with much discussion? Grab your sage sticks, light some candles and let’s goooo (you don’t need sage sticks, or anything, it’s a very chilled spell). Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanic Want to s...
Oct 30, 2024•28 min
Still Panicking: This spooky week we look back on the best Autumnal and Halloween How Tos. To honour the spooky season Stevie and Tessa got friend of the podcast and author of ‘All Our Hidden Gifts’ Caroline O’Donoghue to explain tarot! We learn about how pentacles are all about the admin, how 5s are always a bit of a downer and Stevie is moved to buy another pack because her tarot mainly depicts hogs with their butts out. Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://...
Oct 29, 2024•37 min
Still Panicking: This spooky week we look back on the best Autumnal and Halloween How Tos. The internet sneers at no one quite as hard as they sneer at the autumn basic bitches. BUT! After much thought, Stevie and Tessa have decided to come out to bat for them HARD. It’s decorative gourd season motherfucker, get a yourself a massive cable knit sweater and get involved! Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanic Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation a...
Oct 28, 2024•30 min
Nobody Panic is going on a brief hiatus and Tessa can't stop crying every time it's discussed, so Stevie and Tessa deep dive into how to let someone down (even if you're not actually letting them down, but you just FEEL like you are). We'll be back soon everyone! In the meantime, why not check out our frankly outrageously extensive back catalogue? Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanic Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.ac...
Jun 11, 2024•25 min•Ep. 304
Think you're not creative? You are. Every human being is creative in some way! Tessa has been doing The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron and Stevie has been doing Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert and they both discuss how to get the creative juices flowing in any field. Metaphysical field, you don't need to be sat in a meadow. Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanic Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Record...
Jun 04, 2024•36 min•Ep. 303
Stevie realises she has fundamentally misunderstood the concept of the fridge dial in this rollercoaster of a journey through organising your fridge. She thought this would be quite straightforward but, as ever, it turns into an emotional excavation of the Self (and whether you should put ketchup in the cupboard or not). Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanic Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recorde...
May 28, 2024•35 min•Ep. 302
Foodie, chef, author of the Little Library cookbooks and with her debut novel 'Experienced' out in June, Kate comes on to discuss how to make dinners for one joyful, varied and ultimately EASY. Tessa discovers that her Philadelphia cheese and pasta dish (eaten out of a pan) has merit. Kate's debut novel 'Experienced' is out 6 June 2024 and is available to pre-order now. Kate's cookbooks including 'The Little Library Cookbook' are available to buy now. Head to kateyoungwrites.com/foodbooks Follow...
May 21, 2024•42 min•Ep. 301
Tessa's getting married! She's also planning a proper wedding with generators and a marquee, so has lots of advice for anyone about to wade into the admin hell. And also has inadvertently set up an entire company purely to buy plates a tiny bit cheaper. Maybe don't follow that piece of advice. Or do? Who knows. Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanic Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recorded and edit...
May 14, 2024•40 min•Ep. 300
Friends having babies? Not sure what to take round when you go to meet the new baby? Stevie put a callout on Instagram and there was a real consistency with the answers. In fact there's essentially only one thing new mums want and let us tell you, it's not an ornate Victorian hot air balloon (this is what Tessa took round to her friend). Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanic Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/no...
May 07, 2024•35 min•Ep. 299
You’d think this was fairly straightforward, so why is it so hard to admit defeat? Why do we use words like “admit defeat” when discussing a book? The book doesn’t know you’re not reading it! Stevie had these epiphanies recently, after pretending to read Crime and Punishment for circa 25 years, and Tessa is eager to learn. Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanic Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recor...
Apr 30, 2024•31 min•Ep. 298
By request, Stevie and Tessa discover what the triangle symbol means and discuss what the drawers mean. There's also some lively debate around when you put the fabric conditioner in, don't say this podcast doesn't provide you with the most searing of hot content. Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanic Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive. Photos by Marco Vitt...
Apr 23, 2024•32 min•Ep. 297
If you or anyone you know is running the London marathon (or any marathon) and would like to feel much better about your training: Tessa ran two marathons, one without much training and one without any. She didn’t die, she was quite angry at herself the second time, but this is crucial listening if you’re fed up of high performance sports podcasts and wish to listen to someone who has gone through many people’s (Stevie‘s) worst nightmare and come out the other side. Subscribe to the Nobody Panic...
Apr 16, 2024•36 min•Ep. 296
Morning! Bored of toast? Stuck in a cereal rut? Constantly getting overwhelmed and eating one single mini egg (this may or may not be Tessa’s experience)? Stevie introduces Tessa to the concept of an egg and to be honest it all just spirals from there. Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanic Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive. Photos by Marco Vittur, jin...
Apr 09, 2024•31 min•Ep. 295
