💰 SHE MADE £47… GENIUS OR SCAM?!

What would you do if your 11-year-old casually announced they’d made £47… only to discover they’d been charging their younger sibling for things they already had in the house?

£1 to use the good charger.

50p for the best seat on the sofa.

£1.50 for priority bathroom access.

And, our personal favourite, £3 a week for “Wi-Fi Plus”… which was exactly the same Wi-Fi. 😂

Do you punish the scam, make them give all the money back, or quietly admire the entrepreneurial spirit?

That’s just one of the debates in this week’s Winging It.

We’re recording slightly differently this week, with Chris away in London with Rock Choir while Lisa holds down the fort at home. Somehow, despite being in completely different places, the usual chaos remains remarkably intact.

Also this week:

✈️ Chris nearly misses his flight after getting stuck at Glasgow Airport

👨‍👩‍👦 An AITA involving an absent father, his son and a family business being handed to the son-in-law

💰 The great £47 sibling business empire

🛜 The frankly inspired invention of “Wi-Fi Plus”

😬 Chris clears something up after being called a terrible parent online

🧠 We attempt a game that turns out to be considerably harder than expected

😂 And the usual stories, tangents, disagreements and terrible dad jokes

So, we need your verdict:

👇 If your child made £47 charging their sibling for things around the house, would you let them keep it?

And more importantly…

Genius or scam?

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We’re not in the studio this week. Partly because we’re tired, and partly because last week’s Fringe shenanigans have completely wiped us out. We chat about AI, people vandalising flyers around the Fringe, and the slightly concerning moment when someone accused Chris of actually being AI. We also try to work out why anyone would think that, whether AI is becoming a bit too convincing, and generally have a catch-up about what’s been going on. A slightly more chaotic episode than usual, but that feels appropriate after the week we’ve had. #Podcast #AI #EdinburghFringe #EdFringe #Comedy #PodcastLife #ArtificialIntelligence #Fringe #BehindTheScenes

Does saying “just tell me what to do” actually help—or does it leave one person responsible for managing everything?

This week, a listener asks why she’s always the one who notices when the toothpaste is empty, the PE kit is still in the washing machine, the dog needs wormed or somebody needs new shoes. She doesn’t want another pair of hands—she wants another brain carrying some of the mental load.

That sparks a very honest debate between Chris and Lisa about invisible labour, financial pressure, resentment and why household responsibilities are never as simple as 50/50. Do men and women carry different kinds of pressure? Are we too focused on what our partners haven’t done? And is “just tell me what needs doing” part of the problem?

Also in this episode:

• What happens after Chris’s Fringe run

• Whether Man Up: The Musical could go on tour

• The household jobs that quietly cause resentment

• Why an empty toilet-roll holder can start an argument

• Letting a 12-year-old attend a sleepover when you’ve never met the parents

• The family code word that means “come and get me—no questions asked”

• Scottish adverts we can still remember nearly 30 years later

Whose side are you on? Is “just tell me what to do” a reasonable answer—or does that create even more work? Tell us in the comments.

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My Wife Says I Can’t Wash Dishes Properly! | Winging It Podcast

Apparently, after 20 years together, we’ve finally discovered the real threat to our marriage.

Chris’s ability to wash a dish.

This week on Winging It, Chris and Lisa get into the important stuff. The kids are finally back at school, Chris is one week away from taking his debut show to the Edinburgh Fringe, and Lisa has some fairly strong opinions about his approach to housework.

We also get into the invisible pressure of keeping a family and home running, why a “quick trip” to IKEA is never quick, whether you should actually praise your partner for doing everyday jobs, and the difference between giving helpful feedback and treating a grown man like he’s just successfully used the toilet for the first time.

Plus:

🎭 Chris is starting to panic about the Fringe

🏫 The strange mix of relief and guilt when the kids go back to school

🛍️ The nightmare that is school uniform shopping

🏠 Who actually carries the mental load at home?

📱 When does being on your phone become too much?

🧹 Why Lisa’s “one-hour reset” is NEVER one hour

👏 Does Chris deserve a “well done” for washing the dishes?

🤔 Another AITA gets put to the Winging It test

🦩 And we finish with Fact or Fiction, where Lisa is annoyingly good at knowing completely useless information

It’s marriage, parenting, money, housework and the everyday arguments that really shouldn’t matter quite as much as they do.

Basically, another week of Winging It.

👇 Tell us in the comments:

Should you thank or praise your partner for everyday jobs around the house, or should they just get on with it?

And more importantly…

Who washes the dishes properly in your house?

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Can you actually be too nice?

According to Lisa, the answer is yes… especially if you’re driving.

In this episode, we catch up after a busy summer and settle into our brand new studio with a conversation that starts with motorway etiquette and quickly spirals into marriage, parenting, communication and everything else life throws at us.

Along the way, we talk about Chris’s song Welcome Home unexpectedly reaching the UK charts, family holidays in Millport, why sticking a phone to your head isn’t always the best way to film a vlog, the latest on Chris’s Edinburgh Fringe musical, and some exciting new projects we’re working on.

We also dive into two listener dilemmas:

• Would you hide your partner’s clothes to teach them a lesson?

• What would you do if a family member criticised your parenting in front of your child?

As always, there’s plenty of laughter, a few disagreements, and honest conversations about family life from two people who definitely don’t have everything figured out.

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After weeks away, we’re finally back in the new Winging It studio… and the dogs immediately took over.

In this episode, Lisa talks about finishing counselling and the surprising moment her therapist told her she no longer needed regular sessions. We discuss what therapy actually changed, learning to advocate for yourself, relationship mistakes, difficult conversations, birthdays gone wrong, Rock Choir, the Edinburgh Fringe, and why personal growth isn’t always comfortable.

We also attempt to record a podcast while being constantly interrupted by Winston and Angus, who clearly had plans of their own.

In this episode:

• Finishing therapy and what comes next

• The birthday mistake we’re still talking about

• Learning to stand up for yourself

• Rock Choir and finding joy in work

• Edinburgh Fringe preparations

• Relationship reflections

• Two very chaotic dogs

If you’ve ever tried to have a serious conversation while pets, children or life itself had other ideas, this one’s for you.

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What started as a summer working abroad in Corfu quickly turned into something we didn’t expect.

In this episode, we tell the full story. From the moment Chris was pushed into the pool during a show and tore ligaments in his ankle, to dealing with the aftermath in a country that suddenly didn’t feel quite so welcoming.

But the injury was only part of it.

We talk about what life was really like working abroad, the cracks that started to show behind the “dream” lifestyle, and how things gradually spiralled. From poor living conditions and sewage coming through the room, to feeling completely unsupported, this was the point where everything began to shift.

There’s also a more honest conversation about money. How small, unnoticed spending builds up, how ADHD plays into impulse decisions, and the system we’ve started using to take control of it before it gets out of hand.

It’s a mix of chaos, reality, and a few moments where all you can do is laugh at how ridiculous it all was.

In this episode:

• The pool accident and ankle injury

• What medical care abroad was actually like

• The reality of living and working in Corfu

• When the “dream” started to fall apart

• The hotel conditions that pushed things too far

• ADHD, impulse spending, and money struggles

• The system we’re using now to fix it

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