In the annual contest between Santa and Jesus, Ruth votes for Santa. Also this week, father and daughter discuss Raheemgate, and Ruth offers little hope for the death of racism, Ruth reveals what 'boils her blood,' namely two-nation Britain, and unpaid internships, and opts for the Legally Blonde route for women to get their voices heard. She also asks why we aren't rioting in the streets like the French? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 13, 2018•35 min
In the second episode of the new series of Ruthie Me and My Dad, father and daughter discuss Japanese Zombie ships, the hash browns in Subway ('It's potato, in't it," says Ruth), and Holly Willoughby's performance on I'm A Celebrity, while Dad has an interesting and totally unsupported theory about the rats used in the bushtucker trials. Less seriously, the legalising of prostitution, drugs, and censorship also come under the microscope. Musically, it's Fiona Apple with a Beatles cover versus yo...
Dec 06, 2018•40 min
In episode 1 of the second season of Ruthie Me and My Dad, father and daughter discuss the shocking return of blackface, education, library closures, and parents who can't parent because they're too occupied with their smartphones. Also, we ask if Seinfeld still holds up after 20 years, and if shamed comic Louis CK should be allowed to return, during which discussion Ruthie accidentally kills off Kevin Spacey. Musically, Dad plays The Byrds and daughter counters with Childish Gambino. Hosted on ...
Nov 29, 2018•41 min•Season -2Ep. -1
Sorry, one half of the most popular father and daughter podcasting team on the internet isn't very well this week. Normal service will be resumed shortly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 15, 2018•53 sec
In this week's episode, Ruth, newly 18, says she's now looking forward to voting and drinking alcohol legally, but not too much of it, because her generation are the new puritans. Father and daughter are mystified by the runaway success of YouTuber Zoella, while Ruth reveals the latest favourite of her group of friends; Mukbangs, footage of people eating. Ruth is not in favour of misogyny being taken off the list of hate crimes, and surprisingly is also against Jodie Whittaker as Dr Who, and rem...
Nov 08, 2018•41 min
In episode 36 of Ruthie Me and My Dad, Ruthie celebrates her 18th birthday by giving dad the bad news that radio is dead. Also, she contemplates a boycott of Top Shop, 'but really it's such a good dress,' and has mixed feelings about the sacking of Apu from the Simpsons' Kwik-e-mart. Facebook's fake news comes under the microscope, as does the Afro hairstyle of dad's youth, and musically it's little-known Dutch singer of the '60s Therese Steinmetz versus hip-hop artist Jeremih. If you enjoy 'Rut...
Nov 01, 2018•38 min
This week we solve the Riddle of the Sphinx, dad expresses a sneaking admiration for a Leeds anti-abortion campaigner, we discuss the phenomenon of vegetables pretending to be meat, and Ruth slams the Yorkie bar for implying "our little lady mouths wouldn't be able to handle the chocolate." Musically Tom Robinson's 1983 hit War Baby is up against hip hop's Barney Artist. If you enjoy 'Ruthie - Me & My Dad', then we'd be pathetically grateful if you could leave a review on iTunes here; https:...
Oct 25, 2018•35 min
Ruthie and her dad discuss the state of Britain's trains, and the hazards of eating takeaway noodles when there's standing room only, Ruthie gets some flack for her revisionist view of Winston Churchill, inadvertently imitates Owen Wilson, and argues that the #MeToo campaign is far from over. Musically, it's hippies versus hip hop, as Dad picks Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young while Ruth chooses Loyle Carner. You can get in touch with the show via email here; [email protected] Martin...
Oct 18, 2018•37 min
On this week's podcast, father and daughter discuss Churchill's legacy, childbirth - specifically Keira Knightley's - and an epidemic of niceness on the TV. Musically Marlene Dietrich faces off against Soak, and father asks daughter why she didn't warn him about Downsizing, and save him two hours of his life. If you enjoy 'Ruthie - Me & My Dad', then we'd love it if you could leave a review on iTunes here; https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ruthie-me-and-my-dad/id1350367213?mt=2 If you REAL...
Oct 11, 2018•38 min
In the Generation Gap podcast this week, all the major issues are discussed; Brett Kavanaugh, Cosmo's plus-size cover girl, and Kanye's name change. Also: Ruthie asks why The Guardian doesn't make it easier for her to leech material from their free (!) website, engages in a fierce argument about train toilets, and discovers that life is tiring - now and forever. Musically, doo-wop group The Teen Queens battle with indy artrock girl The Japanese House; and father and daughter have contrasting vie...
Oct 04, 2018•38 min
In this week's father-and-daughter podcast, Ruthie tells her broadcaster father that broadcasting is a dying profession, alongside casino cashier and furniture finisher. Also discussed; the transgender Girl Guide row, the importance of buying super low carbon tofu, and the unimportance of grammar. Ruth reprises her wickedly accurate impersonation of Lorraine Kelly, and unveils her impression of Owen Wilson. Musically, it's Martin's "Sainsbury's basic" choice of country rock band Poco versus avan...
Sep 27, 2018•37 min
"I've seen an Oxo cube," says Ruth, as the latest father-and-daughter podcast discusses Waitrose student essentials. Also debated this week, religion, saving the planet, unhappiness among young girls, and Soon Yi Previn's support for a beleaguered Woody Allen - all the small stuff. Musically, it's 10cc v Tom Rosenthal. If you enjoy 'Ruthie - Me & My Dad' it would be great if you could leave a review on Apple Podcasts here; https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ruthie-me-and-my-dad/id1350367213...
Sep 20, 2018•40 min
Curly fries, bat mitzvahs, binge drinking, and Northern Soul music, are among topics covered in the latest father/daughter podcast. In celebrity news, Kirstie Allsop and Serena Williams's temper tantrums come under the microscope, and the world is relieved to hear that Kylie Jenner 'isn't worried about her post-baby body.' If you enjoy 'Ruthie - Me & My Dad', then we'd be pathetically grateful if you could leave a review on iTunes here; https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ruthie-me-and-my-da...
Sep 13, 2018•38 min
In the latest episode of the father and daughter podcast, Ruthie says she's 'not feeling it,' but she's not too tired to suggest a new weekly feature called simply 'Dad's Wrong.' This week, Brazilian butt lifts, stem cell research, Sunday night TV, air conditioning as a feminist issue, and what constitutes a sandwich come under the microscope. "More Morgan Freeman, less Piers Morgan," is the latest advice on talking to teenagers, not entirely wholeheartedly endorsed by Ruthie and father, and mus...
Sep 06, 2018•36 min
As comedian Louis CK returns to the stage we ask if it's OK in the age of MeToo to enjoy not just his comedy, but some of the fine films produced by Harvey Weinstein, and the work of Woody Allen and Kevin Spacey. We salute Kim Kardashian for catching up on the Serial podcast four years after the rest of the world, sum up Australia in a sentence, look back on fine music and four days of squalor at Leeds Fest, father and daughter disagree strongly on La La Land and Dirty Dancing, and as Martin rac...
Aug 30, 2018•38 min
The latest father-and-daughter conversation covers fat shaming, and Britain's harmful food obsession. On the question of the French government's ban on a Gap advert featuring girls in hijabs, Ruth asks the key question, "Who shops at Gap any more?" Also, Love Island winners and losers, where are they now? False memory syndrome, we've all got it, and Made In Chelsea - "brilliant but ridiculous" is Ruth's verdict. Musically, it's Aretha Franklin versus J Hus, and having dissed Fawlty Towers last w...
Aug 23, 2018•39 min
This week, Ruthie's festival diet; crisps, pot noodles, and crackers, the enduring appeal of the sitcom Friends - about which father and daughter disagree - and a blast at Fawlty Towers, a fascinating conspiracy theory about DNA testing, the continuing anti-semitism debate, why we all hanker to be born in a different era, and musically, the ska of Dandy Livingstone versus the indy boy band The Front Bottoms (it's their name!). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 16, 2018•33 min
Take that Rob Brydon! The latest Ruthie - Me and My Dad takes aim at cruise ships, especially the way they turn fine working towns into Genovia from The Princess Diaries. Other topics covered include parents on their smart phones, when they could be communicating with their teenage kids, Iceland, the supermarket and the country, the new series of Made In Chelsea, and the joy of foreign supermarkets. Musically 1950s girl group The Poni-Tails are pitched against indy duo Let's Eat Grandma, while t...
Aug 09, 2018•41 min
Among topics covered in the latest father-and-daughter podcast; Nudity (notably Helen Mirren's) sexism in the swinging sixties, Northern English accents in the movies, legalising heroin, the fake loyalty of Love Island's Georgia, and who's your favourite Courtney - Cox, Pine, Love, or Kardashian? You choose. The podcast's taking a summer break, and will be back on the 9th of August - what a great opportunity to catch up on all the shows you might have missed! If you enjoy 'Ruthie - Me & My D...
Jul 19, 2018•32 min
A packed show this week ranges over such diverse topics as the legalisation of cannabis, the absence of mozzarella sticks in MacDonalds, why narcissism may be good for teenagers, definitions of terms such as 'bromies' and 'peng ting,' the weirdness of Jeff Goldblum; plus we ask how ironic Alanis Morissette actually is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 12, 2018•37 min
In the latest episode, Ruthie says why she thinks football fans are fat, is dissatisfied with her college tutors curt replies to her carefully crafted emails, and insists Love Island is not about the £50,000 prize, but about love. Ruthie and Martin also discuss Iain Stirling's views that Millennials have been spoiled by their parents, and Martin tries unsuccessfully to impersonate the Love Island host. And in the most bizarre music contest yet, it's Stormzy v Jake Thackray. Hosted on Acast. See ...
Jul 05, 2018•36 min
Martin and Ruth have a falling out in episode 20 of their generation gap podcast, when Martin lends a sceptical ear to some inferior teen issues podcasts and Ruth thinks he's being arrogant. They leave it to correspondents to decide on the truth. Also, the problems for men in the #MeToo era, the craftiness of Christians muscling in on popular culture, the controversy over women football pundits, and how the Swinging Sixties never arrived in Manchester until 1974. If you enjoy 'Ruthie - Me & ...
Jun 28, 2018•38 min
World Cup fever of a sort hits Ruthie, who's mystified by the way footballers kick the ball sideways or backwards instead of booting it down the pitch. Also, a feminist take on Love Island, white people wearing dreadlocks, how young people will never hear a full album again, vlogger Alfie Deyes's ridiculous poverty video, and musically, Sheryl Crow v Travis Scott. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2018•31 min
More compelling topics for fathers of daughters and daughters of fathers, with Ruthie in critical mode, branding Germaine Greer 'mad as a box of frogs,' and telling Zara in Leeds they need to get their act together. Also, are schools robbing students of the capacity for independent thought, and should vlogger Jade Bowler have filmed herself crying? And musically, it's Kendrick Lamar versus Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli If you enjoy 'Ruthie - Me & My Dad', then we'd be pathetically ...
Jun 14, 2018•30 min
This week, father and daughter debate Germaine Greer's views on rape. Also Martin teaches Ruth about '70s sit-coms, Howard Stern, and the meaning of the word 'vitriolic,' while Ruth tries to explain to Martin what's going on in Love Island. Hotel California brexit, the constant tiredness of teenagers, and a theory that the Beatles never existed are other topics touched upon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 07, 2018•33 min
In episode 16, father finds out he's not the kind of dad The Guardian would approve of. Meanwhile, father and daughter discuss teenage spots, shopping in TK Maxx, what Kim Kardashian will be asking for when she dines with Donald and Ivanka Trump, the almost incomprehensible worldwide popularity of Ed Sheeran, and whether Nelson's Column should be knocked down or not. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 31, 2018•33 min
Over-population, teenage stress and, for some reason, 'Jacques Cousteau - living or dead?', are just some of the topics covered in the fifteenth episode of West Yorkshire's premier father-and-daughter podcast. Ruthie rounds up the latest reality show news, and fills Martin in on the latest going on on Planet Kardashian; Martin attempts to sound interested. Plus, the reason Ruth has a temporary lisp, why you should never use the internet to research your child's school project, and the easiest po...
May 24, 2018•35 min
Episode 14 of the popular father and daughter podcast ranges wider than ever before, covering the royal wedding, the pronounciation of Saoirse Ronan, the peril of Primark earrings, Goldfrapp's dreamy electronica versus the music of Hamilton, feta cheese, and whether father is more gammon than centrist dad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2018•32 min
In the popular father-and-daughter podcast this week, a former Sunday Times Podcast of the Week, Ruthie unveils her Lorraine Kelly impersonation, and topics discussed include radical feminism, cultural appropriation, and 'good' tension. Ruthie introduces dad to the work of The Blossoms and dad reciprocates with a track by Loudon Wainwright lll. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 10, 2018•31 min
Episode 12 of the unique father-and-daughter podcast gets a generation gap take on a variety of topics; should we cut old folk who display mild racism/sexism a little slack, who was worse, Hitler or Stalin, the dangers of binge watching TV series, and musically, the relative merits of Lil Dicky and Oscar Brown Jr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 26, 2018•40 min
