Ever wondered who’s keeping The Good Stuff Podcast going (and keeping us off the Pot Noodles)? Meet our glorious sponsor: Peach Pubs.

This week we chat to Trevor Blake, Peach’s Food Operations Manager, though we like to call him Culinary Gandalf: wise, majestic, and capable of summoning lobster with a flick of his ladle.

We talk proper food, proper pubs, and why Peach are basically the Beyoncé of British hospitality.

We tried their food (obviously), and let’s just say FOMOOGF (Foh-moog-eff: Fear Of Missing Out On Great Food) is real. But don't be sad, you too can relieve your FOMOOGF with their 'Crack Into Summer' menu: whole native lobster, with garlic butter or hand-picked crab both with skinny fries, and a chilled glass of Picpoul de Pinet, every Thursday to Saturday until 23rd August 2025. It’s fresh, fancy, and flipping delicious.

Plus, our podcast serving suggestions are the usual nonsense, silliness and the odd nugget of wisdom. Hit play and let’s get peachy.

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Right. We said we’d never go there. But here we are. This week, we’re diving into the syrupy world of love languages - yes, those two words make Kevin feel a bit sick in his mouth, but there you go. Apparently this is how you grow as a person. Vom.

This episode isn’t about that kind of love. There’s no Hugh Grant standing in the rain, and no one gets married to someone they met last week. It’s not Notting Hill or Four Weddings, it’s more about the other kind of love- the messy, weird, human kind where you try to figure out what the hell the people around you actually need from you (instead of just assuming it’s Bourbon biscuits and being left alone).

Kev and Izzie take a Love Languages quiz (yes, the one you secretly already did at 2am once after a breakup), and find out if Kev is really just crying out for words of affirmation or a bloody back rub. Izzie, as ever, keeps things grounded while Kev interrupts her roughly every 14 seconds. She retaliates by polishing her whiskey glass directly into the mic. It’s podcast gold. Also, Mark Manson gets a shout out, he’s the bloke who wrote The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**.* He’s a straight-talking life coach type who somehow makes you feel better about being a total emotional bin fire. Thanks Mark.

So grab a drink. Grab a fan. It’s going to be hot (but not in the sexy way - we’re talking 30°C and sweaty thighs on your sofa). And maybe, just maybe, you’ll actually learn something about yourself or at the very least, what not to do in your relationships.

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We’re back. You’re welcome. (Or brace yourselves.)

After an extended “vacation”, during which Kevin became a responsible adult (genuinely alarming) and Izzie took up stalking (she didn’t, I just have terrible hearing) we’ve returned to the land of podcasting like prodigal children with microphones.

This episode finds us in a teepee at the delightfully earthy Wood Festival - yes, a real-life canvas triangle in a real-life field. We’re surrounded by trees, tunes, and the legendary Bennett family - the magical minds behind Truck Festival, Truck Store, Wood Festival, September Song and much much more.

We wanted to visit the Wood Festival because it’s all about the things we should be doing more of - enjoying the world around us, connecting with nature, speaking to actual humans (without a screen in the way), and daring to enjoy the weather… even when it’s British. The good wood stuff!

There’s also chat about de-peaking (it’s grim, it’s real, it’s someone’s actual job), festival shenanigans and why Kevin won’t go near a loo unless it has a view (ooh that rhymed!)

More episodes are on their way. And yes, that is a threat.

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Look who finally showed up to their own podcast...

It’s your fashionably late (but still bloody brilliant) hosts of The Good Stuff Podcast, Kev and Izzie.

We've been gone longer than your houseplants can survive without guilt-watering and yes, waiting for us has been like Glastonbury ticket day, or maybe you weren’t waiting. Either way… we’re back. Sorry. Not sorry.

So yeah, we went AWOL. Well, Kev did. He started a business like some sort of responsible adult (who knew) and Izzie didn’t take up stalking, we just misheard her. Classic us.

This episode is only nine months late (give us a break!) Though that is long enough to have a baby. We didn’t. Together or separately. Just to be clear (or did we?! No. We didn’t.)

But we did record in a tepee at the incredible Wood Festival 2024. Which, let’s be honest, is cooler than childbirth. So buckle up, tune in, and get ready for the episode that took longer to land than Avatar 3.

Good stuff comes to those who wait. You legends.

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In this lively episode of The Good Stuff Podcast we dive headfirst into the world of fitness with three awesome guests: Dan Phipps, a personal trainer & online coach with the perfect playlist for every workout (Kylie on repeat for Kev, sorry Dan!) Susie, who knows how to whip anyone into shape (she won't use a whip, just to be very clear about that) and Ian Jackson, who basically does everything.

We cover everything from finding motivation to Geoff, that guy at the gym who never skips leg day. And, of course, there's an intervention for Kev, who’s finally going to stop using his Davina McCall exercise bike as a glorified clothes dryer. It’s a fun, friendly chat about getting off the couch, breaking a sweat, and maybe even laughing your way to better health.

PS - Kevin has major potty mouth in this episode, sorry Mum!

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"Social media is not a media. The key is to listen, engage, and build relationships."

David Alston

So said that guy (it's alright we're not sure who he is either!) but one thing we do know is that we don't know a lot about social 'media' and how it is affecting our wellbeing yet.

We know it allows us to more easily engage with one another and share stories, share experiences, the ups and the downs of life but we also know it can sometimes be a mysterious, faceless and unpleasant place. In this episode, Kev & Izzie quiz Phoebe (bumblephii on Insta) about her experience of social media - the good, the bad and the ugly. She is to social media what Greta Thunberg is to environmental activism.

Don't worry, we'll also be learning about a straw that can cure hiccups and gender neutral Lego!

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We know the title of this episode is Silence Is Golden but we won't be serving silence up in this episode, sorry - I mean who wants a podcast presenting you with 20 minutes or so of silence (actually, now we come to think of it, who wouldn't want that right now in our rather frantic and frenetic world!)

Join Kevin and Izzie as they attempt to find their inner librarians and peace out to the calming voice of Gabs Brown, their new favourite yoga master as she sends a calming zephyr (look it up!) across our rather busy and addled minds - basically she talks Izzie and Kevin down from volume 10 to volume 2 and in the process shows us the importance of silence for our general wellbeing.

You be quiet, no you be quiet, why don't we all be quiet!

PS - don't fret, even in the silence Kevin and Izzie can still giggle and crack fart jokes, this is still the Good Stuff after all!

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You know what they say...

'You wait ages for a goat and then two come along at once!'

So here we are, kicking off episode two obsessed with all things goat.

Join us as we chat with Rachel Yarrow from Norton & Yarrow Cheese, learn about goats' cheese making, good bacteria, gut health and wellbeing.

Check out our Instagram page (the_good_stuff_podcast) and enter our competition where you can win both of Norton & Yarrow Cheese's delicious artisan goats' cheeses, Sinodun Hill and Brightwell Ash.

Don't say we never give you anything!

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