Episode 7: We’re Back… Finally

After three months of absolute chaos, we’re finally back with a new episode of Now The Kids Are In Bed. It’s not a parenting podcast, it’s just us, POoK and Lola, having a proper chat once the house finally goes quiet.

This week we catch up on everything we’ve been up to. We talk about recent DJ gigs, including our trip to Cyprus for the Halcyon Dayz event. We chat about why we vanished for a bit, mostly because life got stupidly busy. One of the dogs has been in season, the other one has been losing the plot and humping the air like he’s possessed. We get into what’s coming up for New Year, and in true running joke style we also update you on the hallway flooring which is finally down… sort of.

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In this episode of Now the Kids Are in Bed, Pook and Lola finally make it to the end of recording (third time lucky!). We dive into ADHD food fixations, the bizarre list of things we’ve both managed to lose over the years (from Lola’s phone to Pook’s car and even a boat), and answer some listener emails. Along the way, we end up making ourselves hungry chatting about our favourite breakfasts, plus a bit of talk about DJing for good measure. A funny, slightly chaotic, and very real episode!

Now The Kids Are In Bed – Episode Description

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In this week’s episode, Pook and Lola dive into listener emails about some very relatable ADHD moments (including a shopping trip that went a bit “magpie mode” 🛒✨), plus we chat about:

• Little cowboy spotted outside Sainsbury’s 🤠

• Doppelgängers (and whether we really do have one wandering about)

• What we’ve been up to over the weekend

• The gigs coming up, including SIZE. at The Volks this weekend

• Why flights are such a rip-off these days ✈️

• And loads more random chaos in between

💡 ADHD diagnosis in the UK:

If you’re wondering whether you might have ADHD and want to explore diagnosis, the most effective route we’ve found is through the NHS “Right to Choose” pathway. This lets you choose your own provider for ADHD assessments and can be much quicker than waiting for a local referral.

👉 More info here: Right to Choose ADHD UK Guide

🌍 Links we mentioned in the episode:

• Halcyon Dayz 2025 in Cyprus (event page): Halcyon Dayz Event

• Twin Strangers (find your doppelgänger): https://twinstrangers.net

It’s definitely not a parenting podcast — this is all the stuff we finally get to talk about once the kids are in bed.

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We didn't get to record one last week but thankfully found time to this week!

We discuss aggressive cats, why marriage works, how we met, the Ibiza Final Boss and lots more

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Welcome to Now The Kids Are In Bed – the podcast where married DJs and music producers POoK & Lola finally get a chance to catch up on life… once the chaos of parenting dies down for the night.

In Episode 3, we dive into:

– 🏳️‍🌈 Gearing up for a massive Brighton Pride weekend – loads of gigs, events, and general carnage

– 🎧 Some stories from last weekend’s adventures – including a gig or two and the usual mayhem

– 🧠 Lola’s latest ADHD tales, featuring the most ADHD thing she’s done all week

– 🍜 A deep-ish dive into food hyperfixations – including the emotional downfall of chicken chow mein

– 🫙 And her ongoing struggle to keep literal lids on anything (bottles, jars… sanity)

We also answer a couple of listener questions (keep them coming!) and chat about the joys and chaos of juggling family, music, neurodiversity, and staying vaguely sane.

New episodes drop weekly-ish. It’s raw, real, occasionally ridiculous – and if you’ve ever felt like life only really starts once the house is quiet and the wine is poured, this one’s for you.

Episode 2 – TikTok Chaos, ADHD Buttons & Buffet Crimes

We’re back with episode two of Now the Kids Are in Bed – still very new to this whole podcasting thing, and it shows. For reasons we can’t fully explain, we attempted to go live on TikTok… which ended in a chaotic split-screen with two young Indian lads who were definitely not expecting to chat to a pair of tired parents. Safe to say, that didn’t last long.

This week we chat about what we’ve got coming up over the weekend, and dive into some of your messages. One listener asked: If you could press a button to switch off your ADHD, would you? That sparked a big chat about identity, personality, and whether treatment is worth it if it means losing a bit of what makes you you – even if it does help quiet the chaos.

We also read some more listener emails, including one about irrational pet hates – which led us into a proper rant about buffet etiquette (you’d be surprised how deep that one goes). And there was a would-you-rather so grim we didn’t really want to touch it.

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SO, in this pilot episode we (POoK & Lola) talk a bit about us, ADHD, carrots, why we got into dance music and other nonsense

In essence, this was just us having a go to find out if we are podcast material.