Can’t Cope

• #23: Collective Effervescence, Screaming at Boybands & Barely Surviving Our 20s

  Kelsey could not cope with collective effervescence and now we know why she was crying over The Late Late Toy Show. Rebecca is disgusted by the fact that, while she’s working, people have the audacity to ask her to actually do work for them. The girls have a catch-up: Kelsey had her parents over in London for the weekend and they had loads of fun, from a bad roast dinner to pints in the beer tent at Winter Wonderland. Rebecca can’t get over seeing Five live as she was screaming her heart out for the best boyband from her childhood. She’s also been soaking up the Christmas vibes around Dublin, including a visit to a festive market in Smithfield called Twinkle Town.This week’s topic is “How did I survive my 20s” as the girls look back on the wild nights, empty bank accounts, and the thrill of just starting out. Kelsey recalls leaving the club for a kebab and heading straight back in for more. Rebecca shares stories from her early London days that felt like something out of a movie. Despite it all, they lived to tell the tale, even if their financial priorities included skipping meals but never skipping a caramel macchiato. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• #22: Saving, Shushing & Tesco Manipulation

  Season 3 continues with stories from both sides of the Irish Sea. Kelsey’s been out three nights in a row, eating Sunday roasts, watching Ireland beat Hungary, and obsessing over Tesco’s strategic placement of Celebration Bounties. Meanwhile, Rebecca’s been navigating one of the most emotionally overwhelming parts of her life so far. The egg freezing process. What looked like a green light turned into a delay at the final scan, and she walks us through the frustration, the confusion, and the weird feeling of crying in a pharmacy for no real reason except pure overload.The girls also get into this week's theme “I knew I was an adult when…” From saving money instead of spending it, to confronting unruly teens in the cinema, it’s a reminder that growing up doesn’t always arrive in big dramatic moments, sometimes it’s just realising you care more about off-peak train times than New Year’s plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• #21: From Benalmádena to Berlin (and Back to the Podcast)

  Season 3 kicks off with a proper catch-up after a few months off. Kelsey talks through her family holiday to Benalmádena, including the highs, the group dynamics, and what it’s like to travel with multiple generations as an adult. She’s also in the middle of moving flat in London, and trying to stay on top of things while half her belongings are still in boxes.Rebecca shares updates from two trips. One to Berlin with her boyfriend and another to Seville with her family. Plus a recap of celebrating both of their birthdays for the first time together. She also gives a personal update on starting the egg-freezing process and what it’s been like so far. It’s a soft return, full of real-life updates, delayed stories, and the kind of conversations that only happen when you’ve let things pile up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• #20: Teams Calls, Clapham, and Character Assassination

  For their final episode of Season Two, Rebecca and Kelsey sit down for what begins as a short catch-up but quickly turns into a full conversation about work events, home organisation, public etiquette, and the end of Sex and the City as we knew it. Kelsey recounts her summer outing with colleagues in Southwest London, where she managed the itinerary and enjoyed tiramisu gelato on company time. Rebecca, back in Cork, starts clearing out years worth of clothes and toiletries, and shares her growing frustration with clutter, both physical and mental.They also talk about why unsolicited FaceTime calls are unacceptable, how Miranda’s character was completely destroyed in And Just Like That, and why it’s still important to say thank you to bus drivers. Kelsey remembers a pasty-related bus dispute that escalated surprisingly fast, and Rebecca reflects on missing her corporate wardrobe. The episode ends with a quick-fire list of unwritten social rules they believe everyone should follow, including holding the door, filling the kettle, and never skipping the queue to get on a train. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• #19: Soap Dreams, Sims & Stuff We’ll Never Be Good At

  Kelsey’s on a dry streak ahead of a last‑minute wedding invite, DJing either side of it, and negotiating whether a midnight spicy marg technically counts as “the day of.” She tried a bar of soap after TikTok told her it lasts longer than shower gel… then dreamt she had to eat it, gagged at the smell the next morning, and binned it. She’s also in her cosy‑geek era. Sims webcam for Twitch, Xbox controller, adult colouring with crisp Crayolas, and steps and salads for holiday bikini pics. Rebecca did a West Cork hostel weekend in Allihies, gorgeous people, unreal pub music, but being the only one not drinking or smoking was rough, so boundaries and early to bed it was. Back in Dublin she finally scored a proper maritozzo (heaven, then immediate regret), played WAG at the match while missing literally every goal, tested a console Harry Potter wander, nabbed a shiny new mic, fell headfirst into “romantasy” (Firebird), reminisced about Twilight being… not it, sang sober at a 40th‑anniversary party, booked her Berlin hotel, while Kelsey’s lining up a trip to Spain and her first‑time in Portugal.This week’s “Can’t Cope” Bonnie Blue’s Channel 4 doc (the thousand men stunt), rage‑bait marketing, the barely‑legal angle, and why OnlyFans’ creator‑only rule changes matter. Then a rant at Bo+Tee/Oh Polly for dropping new collections every two weeks, the overwhelm, the pressure, the waste. Main topic? Things We’ll Never Be Good At. Kelsey admits she’s allergic to patience in the kitchen (food prep? never heard of her) while Rory cooks like a saint with every pot in the flat. Rebecca opens up about driving‑test trauma (aced the questions, crumbled under eyes‑on pressure), Kelsey’s flight anxiety spikes at take‑off and turbulence, and Rebecca confesses she can act and sing but can’t paint a mug to save her life (techy bits, same). Frenzied, honest, and weirdly soothing, exactly how we like it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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