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Jo and Zoe tackle listener questions about working with partners, share menopause playlist suggestions, enjoy hilarious language mishaps in the classroom, and rant about inconsiderate phone users on planes and trains. The hosts balance personal updates with community stories, including Jo's funeral preparations and touching messages from listeners going through difficult times.
Funeral Planning and Community Support
Jo continues preparations for her father's funeral, sharing the unexpected questions that arise, including what her dad should wear in his coffin - choosing jeans and a t-shirt over silk robes. The conversation shifts to touching messages from the Dig It community, including a beautiful note from Deb and support for a listener going through treatment. The hosts emphasize how much listener messages mean to them, even when they can't respond to everyone.
- Jo must decide what her father should wear in his coffin - choosing jeans and t-shirt over silk robes
- She's considering putting optics and drink bottles on the coffin as her dad loved drinking
- Deb sent Jo a beautiful message about her mum and life that made her cry
- A listener who loves cats is going through treatment and Jo sends her love
- Jo met Bernadette at Latitude who was overwhelmed with emotion about what the podcast means to her
" These things that you never ever think about in your life. And when someone says, what would Martin, what would dad like to wear? He could either wear his own clothes or we have some silk robes. And mum and I looked at each other and went, ooh, silk robes. What colours have you got on offer? "
Working with Your Partner: The Floristry Business Dilemma
Esme, who recently started a floristry business, faces a common entrepreneurial challenge: drowning in admin while her creative work suffers. Her husband has offered to go part-time to help run the business, but she's worried about mixing marriage with work. Jo shares her experience working with Disco Steve, revealing both the tensions (pre-show nerves manifesting as uptightness) and the rewards (sharing accomplishments as a team). The discussion highlights the importance of brutal honesty, patience, and playing to each partner's strengths.
- Esme's floristry business has taken off but admin is overwhelming her creative time
- Her husband offered to go part-time to help manage the business side
- Jo explains that Steve manages her because he has a business head while she doesn't
- The hour before Jo's live gigs is comically tense - she gets uptight, Steve panics about everything being perfect
- The benefit is brutal honesty in relationships and sharing the euphoria of accomplishments together
" When you're in a relationship, you can be brutally honest with each other. Obviously, with that brutality, there comes hurt feelings. And sometimes, you know, we can really, really piss each other off and really annoy each other. But then also, that honesty has its benefits as well. "
" When I do a gig and I can turn around, I can see him side of stage and I can smile at him and I can pull faces. And there's just this lovely feeling of euphoria that we're a really good team. "
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