THE QUACK
The Quack is a comedy personal blog featuring real-life facepalm moments & muddled observations told by British women's fiction author Mary Newnham. Visit TheQuack.blog Follow Mary on @marynewnhamwrites.
Episodes

Sep 18, 2024
Sep 18, 2024
9 min
"No meat, no fish, no eggs, no dairy…. and no friends..."
The awkward date chats and funny restaurant scenarios, when you're a people-pleasing-plant-based-person.
Skip into (2:12)
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Music and soundtrack credit | Soundstripe.com

Sep 11, 2024
Sep 11, 2024
8 min
"What is that strange ticking noise?"
The week I turned thirty-three—A Barbie nightmare, a hot tub chat. beans, and forcing my friends to wear crowns.
Skip Introduction (2:00)
Soundtrack and sound effects - Soundstripe.com

Sep 4, 2024
Sep 4, 2024
10 min
You sit on the edge of the shelf waiting for Helen to return….
A muddled observation about when your friend falls in love and leaves you on the shelf.
(Skip me babbling on. 3:28)
Soundtrack and sound effects: Soundstripe.com
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Aug 28, 2024
Aug 28, 2024
8 min
"All we needed was for one of us to know how to play acoustic guitar and for Dad to tell stories about what it means to be a man… "
Skip Intro/Me talking about a UFO sighting. (2:40)
Twenty years ago, Mum booked a Californian ranch in an attempt to make us more wholesome....but it didn't quite work out. 🍪
Sound Credit: Soundstripe.com

Aug 21, 2024
Aug 21, 2024
11 min
"The stadium was full of 91,998 screaming Swifties, plus Amy and Hermione."
A facepalm moment about the time I went to the Taylor Swift concert, with my non-swiftie friends.
SKIP INTRO 4:00
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Aug 14, 2024
Aug 14, 2024
8 min
As we walked out of the garage beneath the starry autumn night, I began to think of what to say when Carrot confessed his love to me. 🥕❤️
A story about a friendship that began half a lifetime ago when Carrot had something to say. Includes a great escape.
Skip introduction: 2:12
Music/Sound Effects: Soundstripe.com

Aug 7, 2024
Aug 7, 2024
10 min
There is something about meeting someone in transit...
Stories about finding near-love on transport, featuring the true story of when Sausage met a man on a bus from D.C. to NYC, and when I shared a taxi with a stranger.
(You can play a drinking game with the amount of times I say, 'meet cute').
SKIP INTRODUCTION: 2:26
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Jul 31, 2024
Jul 31, 2024
9 min
"The husband looked like a friendly neighbour - the type of man who would rigorously hoover his car mats on a Sunday morning...."
Three embarrassing encounters with some of the greatest sportsmen; George Best, Lawrence Dallaglio, and Justin Rose.
SKIP INTRO: 1:45
Soundtrack and Sound Effects: Soundstripe.com
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Jul 24, 2024
Jul 24, 2024
8 min
“I’m very into mature women,” he said. I looked behind one shoulder, and then the other, and realised he was talking about me.
The night I realised I was seen as a 'mature woman', and a muddled observation about age gaps in relationships.
SKIP INTRO: 2:38.
Soundtrack and sound effects: Soundstripe.com
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Jul 17, 2024
Jul 17, 2024
9 min
...A fan would whack the table in a rhythm, prompting everyone to shout ‘ENGLAND!’ It wasn't exactly Les Misérables, but it did the job.
If the day of the Euro Final was a musical...
SKIP INTRO: 2:07
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