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Mel & Sue: Should Know By Now

Lifelong friends Mel and Sue ask each other the questions they’re too embarrassed to ask anyone else…We all have things in our life that we should know by now, but don’t.Absences in our knowledge and skillset that are frankly shameful in an adult.Things that would be too embarrassing to ask anyone to explain – except our very best friend…Listen in as Mel and Sue tackle their ignorance head on, asking each other to explain something that they still don’t know - but absolutely, as adults, should - from how to parallel park to fully understanding bread (why has it got all those holes in it? What, honestly, is yeast?).Along the way, we’ll hear about the notorious Great British Bake Off wrap parties, Sue’s total lack of boundaries with her dog (and with everyone and everything else), their wild psychedelic nights out, weird eating habits, disastrous early comedy gigs, backstage stories of their presenting career, and much more.Mel and Sue are here to help us all feel a little better about our own ignorance, and ultimately give us a front row seat to their infectiously funny relationship.Episode 1: Bread and DogsWhat is the particular alchemy that makes bread rise and does Sue’s dog really understand her?In this first episode of the series Mel confesses that despite working on Bake Off for 7 years she still doesn’t quite ‘get’ how bread works. Turns out Sue isn’t the only Bake Off alum who’s shocked by her admission…Meanwhile Mel can’t quite believe the life of luxury Sue’s dog enjoys and the level of the baby talk it has to endure, so the question of whether or not her dog can truly ‘understand’ English, feels like it might just open the door to more problems…Episode 2: Lentils and PantsWhere do lentils come from, and how many pairs of pants should you plan to take on holiday?Mel’s embarrassed that a basic kitchen ingredient that she uses all the time is such a mystery to her. However, when talk inevitably turns to the microbiome, so too a contested (between our two hosts) anecdote about a celebrity wrap party that en

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