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  • Toby Tarrant’s Shopping History Reveals His Inner Chris Tarrant
    2026/08/05

    We're back and this week we're diving deep into Toby Tarrant's chaotic online purchase history where we find headphones, weird bendy spoons and THE GREATEST ITEM EVER FEATURED ON THE SHOW.

    There's other topics, too, of course. Including turning into your dad, finding the right flat with a his n hers toilet, and what happens when your accountant calls because you've been scammed by yourself off on a pub crawl.

    A lovable, lovely, large man is Toby. Tom is also here during the interview process.

    Enjoy.

    And don't miss out on the greatest product ever, look:

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    TOBY TARRANT TICKETS - he's LIVE IN EDINBURGH FROM AUGUST 7th so do go if you're up there please.

    Ok thanks see you next week for Toasted,

    Team Toast xx

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    49 分
  • TOASTED: Nicki Chapman and Charlie Higson
    2026/07/29

    Hi and welcome back to another episode of Toasted, with Tom and Beth. On the show today we trawl through the interviews and pick up the conversational splinters and ask ourselves if there are any products here we'd actually buy. And then we stick links here and you can go and look for yourself!

    Here we go then. A load of (affiliate) links.

    First up - Beth's wig and THAT bathroom cabinet.

    • WIG TOPPER - https://amzn.to/4fxok87

    • THE CABINET - https://amzn.eu/d/0dygJ08Y

    And now some of the best bits of Charlie Higson's Amazon history:

    • King Zero - https://amzn.to/4pEUjIp

    • Author Page - https://amzn.to/4pDLU7P

    • Elmore Leonard - https://amzn.to/4z0ipSf

    And over to Dame Chapman:

    • London - https://amzn.to/3RFkcLk

    • BBQ trays - https://amzn.to/3TWIHo1

    • BBQ brush - https://amzn.to/4hwn2wL

    • CJ SANSOM BOOK 1 - https://amzn.to/4fAS3No

    • Green Egg - like HELL are you buying this - https://amzn.to/4fXX7gc

    Don't forget to drop us an email - tom@toasterpod.com for all follow up questions, comments and criticisms.

    Also give us a follow on the socials - @toasterpod everywhere more or less.

    And see you next week for the brilliant Toby Tarrant!

    Team Toast xx

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    32 分
  • Nicki Chapman: Fish in the Toilet, Spice Girls, Pop Idol & the Book Everyone Should Read
    2026/07/22

    Hello Toasters we are BACK!

    There aren't many people who can go from touring the world with the Spice Girls to becoming the face of the Chelsea Flower Show in almost a matter of months, but then Nicki Chapman isn't like most people. And her shopping history is about to prove it.

    In this episode we dive into her online shopping history and discover someone who loves life, pop music, printing, pebbles and tiny fish. It's all here!

    Along the way we discuss:

    • Why Nicki bought a special barbecue tray for her beloved Green Egg

    • The fish tank built into her downstairs loo (yes, really she has FISH IN HER ACTUAL BOG)

    • The monthly visit from her "Fish Man"

    • Her favourite novel of all time is also a city

    • Why she loves to print everything out

    • The lockdown cocktails that united her street

    • Oh yeah there's also one or two references to working with the Spice Girls, David Bowie, Prince and Kylie

    • The reality of Pop Idol and the music business

    • Recovering from brain tumour surgery

    • Why gardening really can change your life

    Purchases featured

    • Green Egg barbecue cleaning tray

    • Tropical fish food

    • London by Edward Rutherfurd

    • Printer ink. Loads of printer ink.

    • Jet pressure washer

    • Plum slate garden chippings

    • MOTH Negroni cocktails

    • Toothpicks for Invisalign

    As ever it's a guided tour around our guest who reveals all. The fun, the funny, the totally insane (did we mention the fish?) and the reason she's one of British television's most recognisable presenters.

    Next time - Toby Tarrant!

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    54 分
  • What happens when one of Britain’s bestselling crime writers hands over 25 years of Amazon history?
    2026/07/08

    This week on My Mate Bought A Toaster, Tom rifles through the online shopping history of bestselling author and The Traitors star Harriet Tyce… and uncovers everything from cutting-edge MP3 players to Baby Mozart DVDs, dinner party cookbooks, rowing gloves, weighted blankets and even the book she accidentally bought… that she wrote herself.


    Along the way Harriet opens up about life as a criminal barrister, the crippling nerves she battled in court, the moment she realised she wanted to become a novelist, why Blood Orange changed everything, and what really happened behind the scenes on The Traitors.


    There are stories about illegal MP3 downloads, disastrous dinner parties, parenting fads we all fell for, lockdown puzzles, marathon misery, moonwalking in a Wonderbra, and why she still can’t quite believe her entire life has been preserved in Amazon order history since 2001. It's quite literally ALL HERE UNDER ONE PODCAST ROOF GUYS!


    As ever we root around and find laughs, truths and a spot of the surprisingly moving… and occasionally things do get quite forensic.


    Products we dig into include (roughly in order):


    • 2001 – Intel Pocket Concert MP3 Player
    • 2002 – Toshiba DVD Player
    • 2002 – The Matrix DVD
    • 2002 – The Lord of the Rings DVD
    • 2002 – Gladiator DVD
    • 2002 – Monsters, Inc. DVD
    • 2003 – Entertaining cookbook by Victoria Blashford-Snell
    • 2004 – Baby Beethoven / Baby Van Gogh / Baby Mozart DVDs
    • 2004 – Children’s vegetarian recipe books
    • 2004 – Finger food book for babies & toddlers
    • 2004 – Brain games for babies
    • 2004 – Black & Decker drill
    • 2007 – Nigel Slater’s The Kitchen Diaries / Express-style recipe books
    • 2007 – The Fussy Eaters’ Recipe Book
    • 2007 – Preserved (home preserving cookbook)
    • 2007 – Christopher Hitchens’ God Is Not Great
    • 2009 – The French Laundry Cookbook
    • 2014 – I Hate Literary Agents (guide to getting published)
    • 2019/2020 – Saving Missy by Beth Morrey
    • 2020 – Pink rowing gloves
    • 2020 – Thames Path walking guide
    • 2020 – 11kg weighted blanket
    • 2020 – Harriet’s own novel, Blood Orange
    • 2020 – Jigsaw puzzles (lockdown purchases)
    • Recent years – Poetry collections

    Got a question or a story from your own online shopping history?

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    56 分
  • Charlie Higson: James Bond, The Fast Show & Stacey’s Gang Bang Wedding
    2026/06/25

    Hello Toasters and welcome back!


    This week on the show we're finding some home truths about the comedian, actor, writer and Fast Show LEGEND Charlie Higson.


    What starts with a gardening book quickly leads to a crumbling 14th-century Italian ruin, a brief flirtation with writing anonymous pornography, an obsession with James Bond, and a passionate defence of properly synchronised TV sound which frankly needs to form the basis of a new political party.


    Along the way Charlie reveals:

    • How he accidentally became the Young James Bond author

    • Why Ian Fleming’s family made him remove a dog from Bond’s life

    • The truth about restoring a house in southern Italy

    • Why writing fight scenes is harder than writing sex scenes

    • His love of westerns, Bernard Cornwell and Michael Connelly

    • The Fast Show live tour, audience participation, and the strangest thing to happen at an Only Fools and Horses performance

    • Why every writer should spend more time in the bath


    There’s also discussion of failed greenhouses, cowboy school projects, pub quizzes, ergonomic keyboards, zombie apocalypses and one particularly memorable book called Stacey’s Gang Bang Wedding.


    A genuinely fascinating conversation with one of Britain’s most successful comedy writers and bestselling authors.


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    49 分
  • 🎙️ TOASTED: Owain Wyn Evans, Disco Balls, Mr Blobby & Tiny Amazon Purchases
    2026/06/18


    This week on Toasted, Tom and Beth dive back into the wonderfully eccentric purchase history of broadcaster, drummer and vintage enthusiast Owain Wyn Evans.


    Among the topics up for discussion:

    ✨ The disco ball on a winch (possibly the greatest item ever featured on the podcast)

    🪩 Why second-hand shopping might be better than buying new

    📺 The strangest complaints TV presenters receive

    🐈 Giant Maine Coon cats

    🔧 Tiny purchases that solve enormous problems

    🚶‍♂️ Why some people need to be “aired out” after work

    🎭 The surprisingly serious artistic legacy of Mr Blobby

    📻 Noel Edmonds, live television genius, and controlled chaos


    Plus listener emails, pointless household objects, and an unexpectedly deep conversation about the psychology of Amazon purchases.

    📧 We’d love to hear from you!

    What’s the smallest, cheapest thing you’ve ever bought that brought you the most joy? Or what’s the weirdest complaint you’ve ever heard?


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    🎧 Listen to the main My Mate Bought A Toaster episode with Owain Wyn Evans wherever you get your podcasts, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.


    Next week: Charlie Higson joins Tom to discuss Fast Show fame, Bond novels, and the day he discovered there was £1 million in his bank account… 👀

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    31 分
  • Owain Wyn Evans Bought WHAT for 65p?!
    2026/06/11

    We're BACK!


    This week on the show, Tom is joined by broadcaster, drummer, weather presenter and all-round national treasure, Owain Wyn Evans.


    With no Amazon account to speak of, we're diving into Owain's eBay history instead - and WHAT a journey it turns out to be.


    From vintage stage lighting that once toured with rock royalty, to a £300 Britney Spears microphone purchased after a few drinks, Owain reveals the gloriously nerdy purchases that have followed him throughout his life.


    Along the way we discover how drumming helped him survive a difficult school life, the extraordinary story behind becoming "The Drumming Weatherman", raising millions for Children in Need with his Drumathon, and why a glitter ball on a winch is apparently an absolutely essential household item.


    There's also vintage furniture, weather presenter fashion tips, life in Wales, life on national radio, and a purchase so utterly ridiculous that it could only bring this episode to a close...


    An adult costume. A VERY adult costume.


    WHAT a guest he is - funny, warm and surprisingly revealing about all sorts. As ever we're heading into the things we buy and coming out with ALL SORTS.


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    Got a question, a guest suggestion, a shopping confession, or something ridiculous you've bought online?


    Email Tom!


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    51 分
  • Abi Clarke Bought a BOYFRIEND PILLOW! (and got ghosted by it)
    2026/05/28


    Toasters we are BACK with another romp through someone's online shopping history. It's really the only way to tell a life story, you know.


    🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨


    This week on My Mate Bought a Toaster, we dive deep into the Amazon purchase history of comedian and internet superstar Abi Clarke… and discover baking obsessions, hidden erotica, catastrophic boyfriend pillows and a deeply competitive attitude towards board games. Like DEEPLY competitive. Which we LOVE.


    Among the discoveries:

    🎂 Abi once made a fondant CAKE version of her sociology teacher

    📚 She panic-bought the entire Fifty Shades trilogy… then hid it from her parents in shame

    🛏️ A “boyfriend pillow” purchase that ended in emotional devastation

    🎭 Multiple balaclavas bought for sketch characters… all played by Abi herself

    🐈 Why her cat is potentially a bigger star than she is


    PLUS: dating anxiety, disastrous ACL injuries from wrestling comedians, wedding cake pressure, cat litter adverts, and one of the greatest New Year’s Eve party ideas we’ve ever heard.

    ⏱️ BEST BITS:

    00:04:00 — Abi’s teenage baking obsession

    00:05:40 — The cake version of her teacher

    00:12:00 — The full Fifty Shades confession

    00:16:20 — The tragic boyfriend pillow story

    00:18:00 — Abi’s all-time favourite board game

    00:22:00 — The multiple balaclava mystery

    00:25:00 — The cat that earns more than actors

    00:29:00 — ACL recovery horror stories



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    And keep an eye out for the next episode with broadcaster and drumming meteorologist Owain Wyn Evans — coming soon, with early access landing first on Patreon…



    Toast xx

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    34 分