This week: Robbie gets quizzed, Lisa rants on politics, we have a drink together and celebrate the end of 2020 while discussing Christmas, New Year's, Brexit deals, stimulus check negotiations, saucy calendars and more! Join us for book club! In December we are reading Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan. Find this book and past book club selections at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine ! Have questions, suggestions, want a postcard, a sticker, or maybe just send that letter you wrote t...
Dec 29, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 46
This week we discuss: COVID vaccines, stimulus packages, lockdown updates, holiday baking, benevolent explosions to come, Brexit, and much more! Join us for book club! In December we are reading Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan. Find this book and past book club selections at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine ! Have questions, suggestions, want a postcard, a sticker, or maybe just send that letter you wrote to that girl you liked in middle school to someone, anyone for cathartic rea...
Dec 22, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 45
This week we are joined by Kelvin from the Tangent 'Verses Movie Podcast! Also: Robbie wants to see more of Spiderman, Lisa shares a hometown story, we look back at the beginning of the pandemic, discus accents, holiday traditions, who should talk first on dating apps, and much more! Find Kelvin and the Tangent 'Verses on Apple Podcasts , or wherever you catch podcasts. Join us for book club! In December we are reading Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan. Find this book and past book club sel...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 44
This week: Robbie has a new favorite band, Lisa learns about Billy Bear Ham, we discuss books, Grindr randoms, COVID vaccines, and more on ginger men - not of the bread variety. Join us for book club! In December we are reading Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan. Find this book and past book club selections at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine ! Have questions, suggestions, want a postcard, a sticker, or maybe just send that letter you wrote to that girl you liked in middle school to ...
Dec 08, 2020•39 min•Season 2Ep. 43
This week: Lisa is bad at geography, Robbie has spent more time outside, the holiday season has officially begun, we discuss Edinburgh's ancient Roman (Greek?) architecture, sushi, how Scotland is a better country, our shared Google history, and much more! Join us for book club! In December we are reading Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan. Find this book and past book club selections at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine ! Have questions, suggestions, want a postcard, a sticker, or ma...
Dec 01, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Welcome to a particularly short edition of WDF Book Club (shout out to Robbie's laggy internet!). This month we discuss Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, and it's an all-round crowd pleaser! Lisa has A LOT of questions about Britain ("What's a hob?") and Robbie does some absolutely terrible accents. December's book club has been announced and we'll be reading... Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan! Find it now at www.bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine/ and remember to send your thoughts and qu...
Dec 01, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 41
This week: Robbie might have a lisp, Lisa learns a new term, we discuss eggs, teeth stereotypes, graveyard affairs, solve a logic puzzle, have the quickest politics update to date, and much more! Join us for book club! In November we are reading Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall. Find this book and past book club selections at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine ! Have questions, suggestions, want a postcard, a sticker, or maybe just send that letter you wrote to that girl you liked in midd...
Nov 24, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 40
This week: Lisa went away, Robbie has no weekend plans, we discuss the weather, British Royalty, politics, sirens vs. mermaids, clapping when planes land, and much more! Join us for book club! In November we are reading Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall. Find this book and past book club selections at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine ! Have questions, suggestions, want a postcard, a sticker, or maybe just send that letter you wrote to that girl you liked in middle school to someone, anyo...
Nov 17, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 39
This week is a bit of a hot mess: Robbie acts like this podcast is sponsored, Lisa has a new president, neither of us got any sleep in the last week, we discuss the election, the story of haggis, we create a stress fracture in the universe, and much more! Join us for book club! In November we are reading Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall. Find this book and past book club selections at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine ! Have questions, suggestions, want a postcard, a sticker, or maybe ju...
Nov 10, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 38
This week: Robbie helps a friend move, Lisa takes a quiz, we discuss annoying tourists, the (fake?) history of Black Friday, exchange stories about where we were on the US election night 2016, and much more while trying to avoid the existential dread of the election that is coming in mere hours! Join us for book club! In November we are reading Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall. Find this book and past book club selections at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine ! Have questions, suggestions...
Nov 03, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Join us for a very tired discussion about The Haunting of Hill House! Daylight Savings issues aside, we discuss Lisa's inability to deal with Spooky, Robbie's love of Theodora, and how the House definitely has a thing for targeting woman on their own. Classic Robbie has 7am mic issues around 13.30 but luckily Lisa has a lot to say so you don't really notice it! As always, email us at wearedoingfine@gmail.com if you have any Book Club suggestions, or just to complain about Robbie's mic issues!
Nov 02, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 36
This week: Robbie has a moldy apartment, Lisa doesn't know how buildings work, we discuss getting lost in European cities, the new UK lockdown rules, the last "Presidential" debate before election day, our Halloween plans, and much more! Join us for book club! This spooky season, we are reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Find this and past book club selections at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine . Have questions, suggestions, want a sticker or a postcard? Email us at ...
Oct 27, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 35
This week: Lisa rants about politics (sorry, it's election season, and it's a long one), Robbie gives us a Brexit update, we discuss Halloween plans, NaNoWriMo, mold (mould?), and much more! Join us for book club! This month we're reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. You can find this month as well as previous selections, while supporting local bookshops, here: https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine . Have questions, suggestions, want a sticker or a postcard? Email us at wear...
Oct 20, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 34
This week: Robbie is watching the Haunting of Bly Manor, Lisa finally loses it with politics, we discuss the new Scottish mandates, the response to a tweet from a video game, the foiled kidnapping attempt of a US Governor, 1950's jello food, and much more! Have questions, suggestions, want a sticker or postcard? Email us at wearedoingfine@gmail.com! Join us for book club! This month, we are reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Find this and past month's picks at https://booksho...
Oct 13, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 33
This week: Lisa isn't getting sleep, Robbie talks about all the boys he's loved before, we finally hash it out over Fahrenheit vs Celsius, discuss politicians with covid-19, how much we miss Quizilla, schooling of all sorts, and much more! Have questions or suggestions or want a sticker or a postcard? Email us at wearedoingfine@gmail.com Join us for book club! This month, we're reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Find this and our past book club selections at https://bookshop....
Oct 06, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Robbie and Lisa share their thoughts on this months book club; Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid! The gang discuss the complex relationship between Emira and Alix, and answer some listener questions! As always, email us book suggestions to wearedoingfine@gmail.com
Oct 01, 2020•59 min•Season 2Ep. 31
This week, we spin the wheel of "WTF is Going on in America?!", Robbie has a water revelation, we discuss NASA tampon rooms, saying words wrong, men on Tinder, COVID-19 going to uni, and much more! Have a question, suggestion, or want a postcard or sticker? Email us at wearedoingfine@gmail.com Feeling powerless in the world? Here are some good organizations that could use your help: https://www.aclu-wa.org/pages/5-things-you-can-do-fight-immigrant-families https://immigrantjustice.org/issues/def...
Sep 29, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 30
This week: We front load the misery and discuss the passing of RBG. Then, we try to lighten the load with our usual bullshittery. Lisa has a Tinder update, Robbie is a DM, we talk about how to avoid getting mugged, where it's okay to touch a stranger, and much more! The month is almost over, don't forget to join us for book club (if you're into that sort of thing, we hope you are!). This month, we're reading Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. Find that and past book club selections on https://booksho...
Sep 22, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 29
This week: It's Robbie's birthday!!! Lisa is back from camping, we argue about weather, reminisce over our Uni days, and much more! Join us for book club! This month we're reading Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. Find this and other book club selections at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine Have questions, suggestions, or want a post card from Lisa or to buy a sticker? Email us at wearedoingfine@gmail.com
Sep 15, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Lisa is inconveniencing with a break from technologies in the woods, so we decided to keep going way back, like fantasy medieval way back. But this week, there's fighting! How exciting! Join DM Lisa as Bruise, Olenna, and Cyran continue on their adventure. (If you haven't caught our drift, this is part 2 of this adventure.) Join us for book club! This month, we are reading Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. Find this month's selection as well as previous months at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoing...
Sep 08, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 27
The world is dark and terrible right now, so Lisa is gonna go into the woods for a while and take a break. (This isn't a set up for the campaign, just facts.) But since she's gone during a recording time, we figured why not take a break and play some DnD with some frinds. We invited previous guests Chris and Callum to go on a magical adventure with us. Join us for book club, our selection for September is Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. Find it on our bookshop at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoi...
Sep 01, 2020•38 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Join Robbie and Lisa for their discussion about Alex London's Black Wings Beating. The first novel in the Skybound Saga features a quest to find the Ghost Eagle, a bad ass heroine, and - Robbie's favourite - a head-strong queer boy. A WDF favourite, Black Wings Beating got a fan-boy reaction from Robbie and some terrible Bird jokes from Lisa! Email us your book club suggestions and/or questions at wearedoingfine@gmail.com
Sep 01, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 25
This week: Lisa is in a state, which is California, which is going through some shit, Robbie is a sleepy boy, we discuss politics, politics, Grindr, and much more! Join us for book club! This month we are reading Black Wings Beating by Alex London. Find this month's selection as well as our previous book club picks at https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine Have questions, suggestions, want a (free!) postcard or buy a sticker? Email us at wearedoingfine@gmail.com...
Aug 25, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 24
In this episode: Lisa gets a tad political, updating Robbie on the new Democratic line-up and why we're not entirely happy about it. Robbie tells us all about the storm that flooded Scotland, and lets us know some good news he got at work! Remember to email us at wearedoingfine@gmail.com and join in the Book Club discussions on Twitter @WDFCast and Instagram @wearedoingfine
Aug 18, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 23
This week: Lisa is over her country, Robbie is obsessed with our book club selection (Black Wings Beating by Alex London), we discuss travelling in the times of COVID, TikTok, Scotland lockdown updates, Midnight Sun, Umbrella Academy, we squabble over pronunciations, and much more! Find this month and past months book club selections at: https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine Have a question, suggestion, or maybe want a sticker or postcard? Email us at wearedoingfine@gmail.com...
Aug 11, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 22
This week we have a hefty political update, Lisa sings a jaunty tune and Robbie has a week from hell! As usual, send your emails, postcard requests and sticker enquiries to wearedoingfine@gmail.com
Aug 04, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Join us for book club! Our selection for July was Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. It brought up several interesting and necessary conversations about allyship, privilege, and the labels we use for ourselves ad others. Join us next month, our selection is announced at the end of the episode! Find our book club selections from independent book shops, shipped to you at: https://bookshop.org/shop/wearedoingfine Have questions about our book club books, suggestions for future reads, or maybe wan...
Aug 01, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 20
This week: Robbie is a tired boy, Lisa rehashes #goosegate, we learn a little something about airplanes, discuss the continuing saga of a children author's downfall, full English Breakfasts, Folklore, and much more! Join us for book club! This month we are reading Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. Have questions, suggestions, or want a postcard or a sticker? Email us at wearedoingfine@gmail.com
Jul 28, 2020•32 min•Season 2Ep. 19
This week: Robbie gets a haircut, Lisa brings up politics, we discuss the comet going over Earth, drinking horns, bisolation, and much more! We laugh, we discuss the lows, it's a roller coaster as always! Join us for book club! For July, we are reading Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender! Want a sticker, a postcard, or want to share your thoughts and feelings? Email us at wearedoingfine@gmail.com
Jul 21, 2020•39 min•Season 2Ep. 18
We discuss Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give. This episode does involve discussions about racism, police brutality, and domestic abuse. 5 Starrs all round - a beautiful book, well written and perfect to introduce uncomfortable conversations that need to happen. Black Lives Matter.
Jul 15, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 17
