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Lads Anonymous

Lads Anonymous

By: Lads Anonymous
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 Ricky & Flav, two inseparable best mates who partied their way through the last twenty years, suddenly find themselves in their forties. With their unbreakable bond, intertwined experiences and a quest to understand the world today, they welcome you to pull up a pew and join their safe space where they share their trials, tribulations and midlife crises. They’ll answer your anonymous dilemmas and invite you to share ‘Something Only You Know’ to get off your chest. It’s your safe space, welcome to Lads Anonymous. The lads start with a central theme for each podcast chosen by the audience and then navigate their way with authentic chat whilst regaling their stories, advice and personal experiences. Capricious in their chat, lurching from the fragilities and vulnerability of man to the ridiculousness and silliness of lad's chat. Scratching just beneath the surface of the lads' banter, you’ll find two men in their early forties who candidly chat around topics such as; friendship, Valentine’s Day, laziness, time travel and a fear of flying… The antidote to inauthentic, alpha male podcasts - we are Lads Anonymous, we are the many. If you enjoyed this podcast, please follow us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and leave a review or rating. Love Ricky and Flav. Send us your suggestions for our next subject! If you have any dilemmas that you want advice on or want to submit for 'Something Only You Know', step into the circle of trust: mailto:Ladsanonpod@gmail.com (all submissions will remain anonymous - no face, no case). Follow Lads Anonymous: Instagram: https://bit.ly/47DEwic Twitter: https://bit.ly/4b232fI TikTok: https://bit.ly/3S0w8DB Threads: https://bit.ly/43vQNoD Facebook: https://bit.ly/3uNYN7n Lads Anonymous intro track and jingles by Alexander Canwell (Engineer Al): https://spoti.fi/3w5fnQBLads Anonymous
Episodes
  • #133 | Parenting | Blokes, Babies & A Birthday

    #133 | Parenting | Blokes, Babies & A Birthday
    Jan 26 2026
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LadsAnonPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ <--- Patreon! Apple users, please make your initial purchase via Safari or another browser, NOT the official Patreon app. Once you're all signed up, THEN use the official Patreon app. It'll save you money - trust us. Something Only You Know - Totally anonymous submission form: https://forms.gle/mFzNuT7ukmgwp34v5 Show Description 🎂 Happy birthday to us, it’s our 2 year anniversary! To celebrate, we have our first-ever guest, Alex Canwell, and the topic this week is parenting. 🧔‍♂️ This week, the lads deep dive into parenting, fatherhood and modern parenting styles. We speak about discipline, dad guilt and have difficult chats about being a dad, raising kids and winging it daily, but with love. Alex's deets: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewellness.punk/ Email: canwellcoaching@gmail.com Tunes: Spotify⁠ Something Only You Know: Horny, Hungover & Horribly Regretful TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK: Like the Titan and the submersible, or Nutty Putty incident, this is probably the most iconic and memorable historical moment we’ll ever witness… 9/11 and Osama Bin Laden. Do you have any 9/11 stories? What conspiracy stories have you heard? Did you know anyone in the planes, towers or have a story? Send in your pictures and stories ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ladsanonpod@gmail.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or tag us on social @ladsanonpod Is there 'Something Only You Know', 'Dilemma' or "And Another Thing!"- we want to know your stories, let's hear them: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ladsanonpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (all submissions will remain anonymous - no face, no case). Follow Lads Anonymous: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (The ONLY place to see all our posts) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and leave a review or rating. Love Ricky and Flav x Lads Anonymous intro track and jingles by Alex Canwell (Engineer Al): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • #132 | Making Friends | Lonely, Busy & Socially Tired

    #132 | Making Friends | Lonely, Busy & Socially Tired
    Jan 19 2026
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LadsAnonPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ <--- Patreon ! Apple users, please make your initial purchase via Safari or another browser, NOT the official Patreon app. Once you're all signed up, THEN use the official Patreon app. It'll save you money - trust us. Something Only You Know - Totally anonymous submission form: https://forms.gle/mFzNuT7ukmgwp34v5 Show Description 👬 Making friends in your 30s and 40s is harder than ever. The lads talk adult loneliness, male friendships, social anxiety, work mates, pubs, hobbies, dog walks and why meeting new people now feels like dating. A funny, honest chat about adult friendship in modern life. Something Only You Know: Nemesis InSpermo TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK: Parenting styles - we’ll be recording on our 2 year anniversary of when we first released Lads Anon (23/01/24), special guest - this pod is gonna be a threesome for our 2 year anniverary. Kids of different ages, different family dynamics and the ways in which we parent as men. Send in your pictures and stories ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ladsanonpod@gmail.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or tag us on social @ladsanonpod Is there 'Something Only You Know', 'Dilemma' or "And Another Thing!"- we want to know your stories, let's hear them: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ladsanonpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (all submissions will remain anonymous - no face, no case). Follow Lads Anonymous: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (The ONLY place to see all our posts) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and leave a review or rating. Love Ricky and Flav x Lads Anonymous intro track and jingles by Alexander Canwell (Engineer Al): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • #131 | Pub Culture | The Great British Boozer

    #131 | Pub Culture | The Great British Boozer
    Jan 12 2026
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/LadsAnonPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ <--- Patreon ! Apple users, please make your initial purchase via Safari or another browser, NOT the official Patreon app. Once you're all signed up, THEN use the official Patreon app. It'll save you money - trust us. Something Only You Know - Totally anonymous submission form: https://forms.gle/mFzNuT7ukmgwp34v5 Show Description 🍻 This week, the lads dive into UK pub culture — locals who know your order, darts and pool, wild pub stories, lock-ins, community spirit and why a proper boozer still matters. From life lessons to last orders, it’s pub chat at its finest. Dilemma: Mind The Gap Something Only You Know: A Pile Up In My Pants TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK: Making friends in your 30s & 40s. With COVID and social media, people have never felt more disconnected, lonely or unable to meet new people. Putting yourself out there, where and how to meet people, and what it is we’re scared of making, trying to make new friends and getting over social anxieties. Send in your pictures and stories ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ladsanonpod@gmail.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or tag us on social @ladsanonpod Is there 'Something Only You Know', 'Dilemma' or "And Another Thing!"- we want to know your stories, let's hear them: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ladsanonpod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (all submissions will remain anonymous - no face, no case). Follow Lads Anonymous: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (The ONLY place to see all our posts) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed this episode, please follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and leave a review or rating. Love Ricky and Flav x Lads Anonymous intro track and jingles by Alexander Canwell (Engineer Al): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 16 mins
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here I stand alone on the mountain of audible podcast reviews for lads anonymous, considering what flag I want to plant here and what it means for those who come here wondering whether this is worth listening to.

what I can tell you is that as a man who moved from the north to London, this puts a small plaster on the wound that is the kind of chats and laughs I have with my mates back up north. as the title says, boys being boys for the boys.

what I can also tell you is that it's not for everyone, but you'll likely know within the first 10 mins if it is. If it is for you, and you spot me out and about, buy me a pint for my steller recommendation. (or gimmie a fiver, whatever works)

on a completely unrelated note, if you'l enjoyed this review and you happen to need an actor for anything. my Instagram is Alexanderhackett7 (I need money)

farewell, live long and enjoy the pod.

boys being boys for the boys

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