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Join Dan & Kay Jones in the search for 'A Fresh Approach to Life'. Each episode you will join this husband and wife team on a country walk and listen in on the conversation and no subject is off limits....
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Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 57
Our sixteen year old daughter, Bryony, suggested to us a few weeks ago that we should do a Radio Show on why TV shows were better in the 1980's. That got us thinking, was that statement actually correct, 'Were TV shows better in the 1980's?' In this show we try and answer it. Along the way we talk about some of our favourite TV shows and how TV has changed over the last thirty years. We conclude the show with giving you our answer.
Join Kay & Dan as they:
- Talk a little bit about breaking the fourth wall
- Discuss the crazy weather we have been experiencing the last few weeks
- Talk about the MET office and their storm naming
- Discuss how television has changed over the last thirty years
- Talk about some of their favourite shows from the 1980’s and why they loved them
- We mentioned a range of TV shows including
- Open All Hours https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_All_Hours
- Mash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)
- The Sopranos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sopranos
- Dallas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)
- North & South https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_and_South_(miniseries)
- Airwolf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airwolf
- Eastenders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EastEnders
- Neighbours https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbours
- The Thorn Birds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thorn_Birds_(miniseries)
- Knightrider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Rider
- CHiPS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHiPs
- The Good Wife https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Wife
- The West Wing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West_Wing
- The Madalorian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian_(season_1)
- Star Trek The Next Generations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation
- Speak about The Little Ripon Book Shop https://www.littleriponbookshop.co.uk
- Mention this book https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/144/1446195/burn-after-writing--illustrated-/9781529148404.html
We'll be back in two weeks with our next radio Show!
You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:
- On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com
- On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454
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Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 56
We are approaching one of the most stressful times in any parents life as our daughter prepares to take her first important exams. That raises such an interesting question, are exams important? In this radio show join Dan and Kay as the member their experiences with exams and they talk through how they have tried to support their daughter Bryony as she prepares for her GCSE's.
Join Kay & Dan as they:
- Talk about the UK Post Office and they run into their postman Steve and have a quick chat!
- Discuss some of the stormy weather the UK has been experiencing this winter
- Chat about Bryony's upcoming exams and the support she is receiving from her school
- Remember their exam experiences and talk about the opportunities it opened up for them
- Talk a little about their parents and the type of education they experienced
- Ask the question are exams important?
We'll be back in two weeks with our next radio Show!
You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:
- On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com
- On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454
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Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 54
Long time listeners of the show will know, we adore history. From the Romans to the Tudors and so much more, if somethings historical we tend to love it. So where does that love of history come from? How did both Kay and Dan begin their journeys into what is becoming a life long love of the subject? In todays show we dig into this and we also try and answer the question, why is history important?
Join Kay & Dan as they:
- Talk about how they each fell in love with history
- Discuss their daughter Bryony and how she now is following in their footsteps
- Chat about the impact of Time Teamhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Team
- Talk a little bit about their love of independent book shops
- Discuss the ways anyone can get turned into history
- Along the way we mention:
- Take a Hike http://hattrickinternational.co.uk/shows/Take_A_Hike
- Come Dine with Me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Dine_with_Me
- JFK by Fredik Logevall https://www.waterstones.com/book/jfk/fredrik-logevall/9780241972014
- Clan of the Cave Bear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clan_of_the_Cave_Bear
We'll be back in two weeks with our next radio Show!
You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:
- On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com
- On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454
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Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 54
Hollywood movies would have us believe that one day you'll walk into a room and a find 'the one'! That perfect partner who was made for you and that you spend the rest of your life with. We all know this as 'love at first sight', the question is, does it actually exist?
In this episode of the Radio Show Dan and Kay try to get to the bottom of this mystery. Along the way they answer a question so many have emailed us with and asked us to talk about. Yes in todays show we share with you the story of how we met, how we fell in love and how we now work together. Valentines Day maybe a few weeks away, but its time to get romantic!
Join Kay & Dan as they:
- Ask each other the question, do you believe in love at first sight?
- Tell the story, from each of their perspectives, of how they met.
- Talk through the impact their first meeting had on their lives.
- Discuss some of the challenges they faced in being together.
- Talk a little bit about how their lives changed once they were married.
- Share their opinion on whether 'love at first sight' exists.
We'll be back in two weeks with our next Radio Show!
You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:
- On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com
- On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454
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Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 53
In todays show join Dan and Kay as they share with you some of the things they are doing this year to get the year off on the right foot. Along the way they discuss new music they're listening to, Kays current obsession with planners and they take a look back on Christmas 2021 and discuss if theres anything they should do differently this year.
Join Kay & Dan as they:
- Talk through what they are doing to get the year started off right
- Discuss some of the mental challenges everyone faces at the start of a new year
- We mentioned our episode on positive inertia https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com/e/episode-15-positive-inertia/
- Dan shares the first new music album he has started listening to in 2022 - Songs from Home by Liz Gillies & Seth MacFarlane
- Discuss the period between Christmas and New Year
- Talk through how they celebrated Christmas and if they can do it better this year
- Talk a little bit about the 12 days of Christmas which ended on the 5th of January 2022https://www.history.com/news/middle-ages-christmas-traditions
- Mentioned Bananagrams https://bananagrams.com
- Discuss Kays new obsession with planners and bullet journals
- We mentioned the Hobinichi Cousin and the Paperchase Agenzio pad
- Discuss what makes a good paper to write on
You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:
- On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com
- On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454
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Friday Dec 31, 2021
Friday Dec 31, 2021
Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 52
This is a truly wonderful time of year, Christmas Day may have passed but many of us will be at 'home' enjoying time with the ones we love. But where is home? Is it the house you were born in? Or where your parents are or is it where you are now? In todays radio show we delve into this fascinating topic.
Join Kay & Dan as they:
- Talk about their Christmas so far!
- Discuss home and the lengths they have gone to over the years to get there at Christmas
- Talk about what home really is
- Discuss the town they have lived in for the last 16 years
- Talk through what makes a 'home' is it the house, the location or the people within it?
- Wish everyone a very happy and healthy 2022!
You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:
- On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com
- On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454
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Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 51
Folks, for many of us, today is sort of the official start of the holiday season. Now there's one thing for us that signifies Christmastime and thats music! So in todays show, join Dan and Kay as they share with you some of their all time favourite festive music.
Join Kay & Dan as they:
- Discuss their daughter Bryonys 6th form open evening
- Mention The Great Gatsby & The Handmaids Tale
- Mention Hart to Hart
- Discuss Thanksgiving and the run in to Christmas
- Mentioned Christmas with the Kranks & Christmas at Maple Creek
- We mentioned Kays Handmade Christmashttps://www.patreon.com/posts/kays-handmade-1-58775490
- We mentioned The Bakery Bears Advent Calendar 2021https://www.patreon.com/posts/bakery-bears-58854650
- We mentioned festive music including:
- Seth MacFarlane Holiday for Swing
- Shakin Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone
- Mariah Carey All I Want for Christmas is You
- Wham Last Christmas
- Slade Merry Xmas Everybody
- Wizard I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing
- Ding Dong Merrily on High
- Once in Royal Davids City
- John Williams Carol ‘O’ Bells
- Grimethorpe Colliery Band White Christmas
- Muppet Brass Buskers Good King Wenceslas
- Away in a Manger
- Silver Bells Doris Day
- Christmas Kisses Marty Robins
- Cliff Richard Mistletoe & Wine/Saviours Day
- Prokofiev Troika
- We discussed Christmas books
You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:
- On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com
- On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454
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Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 50
Ladies and gentlemen it is time for our 50th Radio Show! Can you believe its November and Christmas is just around the corner. At this time of year we love disappear into a lovely festive movie.
In this show we discuss movies you might watch at Christmas and we try and agree on our top five favourites. Along the way we’ll run through as many festive films as we can, while we’ll discuss some good ones they’ll also be a few to avoid!
Join Kay & Dan as they:
- Discuss Kays clumsiness and her recent fall down the stairs
- Talk about Kays favourite shoes. She has been using this make and model for walking now for the last 18 months https://www.salomon.com/en-gb/shop-emea/product/sonic-4-balance.html#color=48465
- Discuss The Christmas Card starring Ed Asner, Alice Evans and John Newton 2006
- Discuss The Christmas Secret starring John Reardon and Bethany Joy Lenz 2014 Hallmark
- Mention The Tobolowsky Files https://tobolowskyfiles.com
- Discuss The Christmas Lodge starring Erin Karpluk and Michael Shanks 2011
- Discuss Noelle starring Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader
- Discuss Last Christmas starring Emilia Clark and Henry Golding
- Discuss The Holiday starring Kate Winslet and Jude Law
- Discuss Its a Wonderful Life starring James Stewart and Donna Reed
- Discuss National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
- Discuss The Muppets Christmas Carol
- Discuss Love Actually
- Discuss Elf
- Agree on their top five movies that make Christmas special
You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:
- On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com
- On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454
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Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 49
As the years progress and time begins to catch up with you, the question we are all faced with is how do we grow old gracefully. In this episode of the Radio Show Kay and Dan try to tackle this subject head on. They talk through some of the challenges they have faced and the way they have tried to face them.
Join Kay & Dan as they:
- Discuss how they have felt about growing a little older
- Talk through Kays experiences so far with menopause
- Chat about how Kay has tackled the challenges of the last few months
- Share some of the things they do every day to help put their mind in the best possible place
- Discuss some of the challenges Dan has faced in the last year and how he has dealt with them mentally
- Talk about lifestyle choices which have helped them over the last few months
You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:
- On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com
- On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454
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Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Welcome to the 'Bakery Bears Radio Show' Episode 48
We are so excited to bring you a show inspired by many messages we have received over the last few months. We are so grateful to have listeners from all over the world, many of you have expressed an interest in the holidays we celebrate. So join us as we go from New Years Day, to Holy Week and on to Halloween, Bonfire Night and all that come between.
Join Kay & Dan as they:
- Chat about lipsticks from the 1980’s!
- Discuss the difference between a holiday and a vacation
- Talk through the different ‘holidays’ that occur in the United Kingdom that they celebrate
- Discuss the food that the eat during each holiday and some of the activities they may undertake
- Share some servicing suggestions for some of their favourite seasonal foods
- Talk through some of the holidays they are aware in the US that aren’t celebrated in the UK
- Discuss the a little of the history of Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night
- Mention their favourite gluten free stuffing https://www.mrscrimbles.com/products/product/sage-and-onion-stuffing-mix/
You can find past episodes of the Radio Show here:
- On Podbean : https://bakerybearsradioshow.podbean.com
- On Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bakery-bears-radio-show/id1474815454
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