A Mug's Life

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S4 Ep3 - Creating special embroidery pieces, celebrating friends' milestones differently & a rare vintage mug find with Sarah Foot

2026-07-2901:02:20

I met Sarah by chance visiting Whitstable where she had an exhibition for a few days in 2023, before realising I already followed her on Instagram. I bought her ‘Go For It’ sign and have loved everything she does since. Sarah began her embroidery company Thread The Word in 2020, unintentionally, having made some wedding gifts for friends & before she started looking for another job. COVID began and 6 years later Thread the Word has become a bit more than an unintentional career! Sar...

S4 Ep2 - ‘Hang it in the Louvre’ An everlasting love of mugs, memories & a famous mug cupboard with Emma Conway

2026-06-1001:03:40

Trigger Warning: Medical procedure - discussion of Emma's experience with an ablation for Supra Ventricular Tachycardia (SVT) 14.53 - 19.30 I got to chat to potentially the queen of mugs herself, Emma Conway (@brummymummyof2 ) in her lovely kitchen . Emma is well known for her love of mugs; particularly for THE annual Halloween mug switchover in her seasonal mug display cupboard. For now, it’s in an awkward time of year; ‘we're currently in a phase I don’t really like, which is just mug...

S4 Ep1 - Tea breaks on Bake Off, why the type of mug matters & being gloriously sober with Briony May Williams

2026-05-0501:04:23

We’re back with season 4 & I couldn’t be more thrilled to be kicking it off with the wonderful Briony May Williams. A proud Bristolian, it was so lovely to be able to film here in Bristol too. As she came in I was greeted with her homemade lemon drizzle cake which tells you everything about the energy Briony brings with her! You may know Briony from watching The Great British Bake Off series 9 where she was a semi-finalist & for her TV presenting on: Escape to the Country, Morning Liv...

S3 Ep6 - Building Daughter of a Shepherd, Ringtons tea van visits to your door & an ode to sheep with Rachel Atkinson

2025-12-1601:05:52

Our final guest of Season 3 is the fantastic Rachel Atkinson, the founder of & actually a Daughter of a Shepherd. I hope you enjoy this warm & festive episode as much as I enjoyed recording it (you can expect quite a lot of laughter! Rachel shares the story behind her wool company Daughter of a Shepherd where she creates limited edition yarns. She focuses on natural colours of British fleece grown, gathered, and spun with 100% traceability (It’s celebrating its 10th anniversary ...

S3 Ep5 - Leaving a 9-5 to launch a running brand, overcoming doubt & addressing the lack of female-founded brands in sport with Alice Bugeja

2025-11-0501:05:47

This month’s guest is the wonderful Alice Bugeja (@Aliceroserunner on instagram). Alice is the founder of mileoff, a running wear brand on a mission! To make the best performance wear for women in the world & to dare women to dream bigger. mileoff may well take over the world - and I can’t wait 👟☁️ Alice developed her brand over two years around her 9-5 before taking the leap in March this year and hasn’t looked back since. A viral video led their iconic vest becoming a highly coveted ite...

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