Ep5: We're back: New school, Isaac's book club, the first coming of Coronavirus and second of Jesus

The Smythes: Another 49 year old dad/11 year old daughter family podcast - A podcast by The Smythes

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NB in the light of current events we should mention that this was filmed two weeks ago.  Life has changed hugely for us all since then so we’ll endeavour to bring you more regular pods now we’re spending more time together!  In the meantime, here's how we were feeling before we went into isolation...Martha introduces in the style of Rhett and Link whilst eating again (it’s not a professional podcast…ours, not theirs).  Why do camels pee in holes?  We have no idea and Dad doesn't care.It has been a while.  Safe to say life has got in the way.  Big news: we are now a dad and 11 year old daughter podcast…but it seems as if Martha’s birthday excitement has dwindled a little which is the problem with not being up to date on the edits!Martha has a new school!  Or will do in September…possibly!  We’re happy as we got our first choice, and it means Martha will be reunited with bff Grace.  Dad’s happy because the head sounds strict.We give a hugely out of date take on the coronavirus situation, given that we filmed this about 10 days before isolation kicked in.  Martha offers dubious advice to Dad’s boss involving Tik Tok (again), decrees that we can only discuss coronavirus for one minute and gives those stockpiling toilet roll a piece of her mind.  We then got back to the subject of eating salmon, which we didn’t expect to revisit so quickly.We’d advise anyone of a religious persuasion not to listen to this next section.We split on mum who for the first time has given up on Lent, what with everything going on.  Martha uses this as an opportunity to do a dubious impression of Jesus who sounds very much like her David Bowie. Martha has started a new gymnastics club, but still flatly refuses to do cricket club where mum and dad could at least have a drink whilst watching.Martha then finds Jesus via the medium of YouTube. Dad insists that if the second coming does happen, Jesus will most definitely not return as a YouTube influencer. Isaac (Martha's cousin, more or less the same age) has just started an online book club (see link below) and joins us to discuss some of his favourite books. He’s from the north, in case you’re struggling to understand him or his dad.  Martha also shares some of her tips as concisely as she can!  Isaac plugs his website and is very keen to stress the www but the lack of apostrophe  in the address.This week’s Q and A as supplied by Harriet (of Channelbee fame) who last saw Martha when she was a baby.  We learn that Dad is the most famous person on Martha’s mobile phone and that ghosts are sometimes real!  According to Martha, parts of people linger on.  She doesn’t mean fingers. Out of the blue,  Martha has come up with a new item involving funny noises. I’m only sorry I didn’t edit it out.We end with a quotation from Wonder, Isaac’s favourite book.LINKSRHETT AND LINK: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4PooiX37Pld1T8J5SYT-SQISAAC’S BOOK CLUB: https://twitter.com/childrensbookc2https://www.childrensbookclub.net/

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