Rein it In with Thom and Dunn

Episode 47 - He pinched it between his fingers and wobbled it

🔥 This week on “Rein It In” — we’re not holding back…
To heat or not to heat, that’s the question. It’s mid-October, do you crank the thermostat or grab a big woolly and pretend you’re fine?
🎲 Games night chaos, Dunn’s family gets closer, Thom’s family gets… exposed.
🏫 Education in 2025 — why are some parts of the system still stuck in the dark ages?
💅 BMP returns (Big Moan Point, obviously): if your sales pitch involves “Inbox me, hun,” we’re probably moving on.
🎙️ What should you share, and definitely not share, on a podcast? Well, we are called “Rein It In” for a reason.
🚨 Dunn’s shocking story of a male doctor holding something he shouldn't be holding between 2 fingers, and that moment when awkward eye contact turns into “err, what now?” bus drivers, taxi drivers, security guards… we’ve all been there. No, we haven't stolen anything!
⚠️ Intolerance, mystery metal objects we can't remember the name of, MenoPoose, and a nod to the Riot Women you need to follow.
Grab your brew — this episode’s a belter.

Episode 46 - I've had a fair few Crunchie's recently

Ever wake up with a million tabs open in your brain and instantly want to pull the duvet back over your head? Yeah, same here. This episode dives into those weird morning thoughts and how life rarely goes to plan.
Dunn is back with sharp insights and a wooden spoon:
The questionable things some relatives do...
Bizarre daily habits we all pretend are normal
Why cannonballs should never appear where they don’t belong
And: when is too embarrassing actually time for the doctor?
We also ask:🏠 Do your older parents still live by very traditional gender roles — and can they change in 2025?🐶 What’s the best name for your pet: classic, modern, or human? (Just don’t yell “Waffle!” in the park...)🇧🇷 A big thank you to our Brazilian listeners! Hopefully, we're either educating you or just deeply confusing you.
Plus:🔬 A nod to the Dunning-Kruger effect — still painfully relevant 25 years later🍿 Why Dr. Evil might be more current than ever👃 Belly buttons, wooden spoons & the odd power move with saggy elbows from Dunn💇‍♀️ That awkward moment you wait way too long to sip your drink at the hairdressers😳 Piercings in places that make you want to look away... fast🛶 Little man in the boat rows fast & whether eating a Crunchie could give you wind🪞Which mirror would you actually feel OK standing naked in front of?
Expect a few laughs, some unexpected facts, and the usual round-up of our favourite TV & Instagram picks.

Episode 45 - A Polyp Called Paula (spiral perms, barrel jeans & feral wees)

This week on Rein it in with Thom & Dunn: hair time vs “hot-desking at the salon,” spiral perms and whether lads should look good or embrace the fuzzy-mushroom era, Thom’s tour of “lady things” (mammogram, hysteroscopy… plus a polyp we’ve affectionately named Paula), and why Gen X might actually be nailing self-care more than our parents ever did.
We also debate the great outdoors etiquette of the feral wee (aiming optional), the sudden rise of barrel jeans, and the only acceptable times to wear a dry robe. September’s wardrobe chaos gets a roasting (“pick a season, love”), Dunn brings fresh jokes and weird-but-true facts, there’s a tale of a rejected audition (she’s far too pro now), plus binge-worthy TV recs and Instagram follows that will make you laugh, feel good, and learn a thing or two. Light medical chat, heavy giggles. Rein it in? Absolutely not.

Episode 44 - Someone has knitted you a fat ankle

🎙️ New Episode Alert!
This week, we’re chatting about all things kids, back to school, eye ops, random illnesses, and family dramas that nobody plans for.
We dive into hormones (the gift that keeps on giving): brain fog, hair loss, but help with anxiety 
🍂 Autumn is NEARLY here, and with it the eternal truth: we’ll never be “hot” again, so why bother with layers?Legwarmers and shellsuits had their moment, and we don't wish for them to return, like ever!  and how a knitted two-piece has now ruined the colour purple forever for Dunn.
We’ve got TV talk, Insta shout-outs to some brilliant people, and a good moan that back in our day, Constance Carrol was as good as it got — no makeup tutorials, no fancy palettes. And if leggings and tabards become everyday fashion… well, send help.
👉 Tune in for laughs, a bit of nostalgia, and a whole lot of honesty, as always - open and discusting; we mean discussing 
#PodcastLife #Relatable #HormonesAndHumour #BackToSchool

Episode 43 - Never thought to wash my arm

🎙️ This Week on the Podcast…
🍸 We kick things off with a gin & tonic (plus lemon, obviously) and a nod to Dunn turning 55 soon — so why not start the celebrations early with lunch?
📚 GCSEs get a grilling — we reckon education needs a shake-up to open more paths for the many, not just the few.
💭 Thom has only just discovered Simon Squibb and asks the big one: “What’s your dream?” Could you answer on the spot?
📝 Thom’s also got some fab new words — some brilliant, some completely off the wall. There’s talk of “any kind of rubbin’,” dodgy-sounding gifts, and an innocent story that somehow sounds anything but.
👣 Dunn reveals a bunion that looks hammered, fires quickfire questions at Thom, and then we spiral into the things menopause steals — like words right when you need them.
📺 We dive into what TV shows we’d do, rant about Zumba etiquette, reimagine Love Island, and share some great recommendations worth watching now.
🥔 Plus, a bizarre potato story (don’t ask), appointments and procedures that come with age, mammograms, old bottoms, and hospital mix-ups where what Thom thinks is happening… really isn’t.Lastly, what little things get on your tits
💡 And to top it off, some cracking suggestions for TV shows and Instagram accounts you need in your life.

Episode 42 - What if it's a head in the fridge?

🎙 New Episode Drop!We’re diving headfirst into the post-menopause pool this week, yep, the things that shouldn’t happen but often do (and what comes next). Dunn’s dishing out the details you probably need to know, while Thom is still deep in peri and mostly just furious with the world – especially this week’s ‘What a Dick’ nominees: the blokes slagging off women’s football.Same sport, different game, lads – and if you keep whinging, women will only get louder, bolder and even less ladylike. (Which, frankly, should’ve been left behind in 1973 along with your opinions.)
👩‍💻 We talk about jobs we absolutely couldn’t do (public-facing ones, we're looking at Thom), and what happens when a woman named Jackie creates a community Facebook group and suddenly becomes a local dictator - admin role Thom overthinks gone off chicken in the fridge - thinking at 3am is not good, and never act on it!
💩 There’s also a poo story. It involves being caught short, covering your shame with leaves, and a Zumba class that no priest should ever listen to! Do you remember the Flumps!
🩺 Thom shares a painfully relatable tale of dragging your parents to a hundred appointments.👀 And Dunn might have a talking V'JJ!
👂 Ears open, eyes wide – we're on YouTube now so you can watch the chaos unfold too. 

Episode 41 - No more bum hole talk

Dunn goes in all Spanish-sounding!  Do we don't we talk about bum holes anymore - give us some feedback thomanddunn@outlook.com - give us something else to talk about.The first time you have sex, and how it's not all that! And do our children no more now because it's spoken about more openlyDo you doom scroll through rubbish, and wonder why we're doing it, and what we did do with the time before?  Thom is not good at being bored!  Triaphallia  - what do you think it is, and find out how they found this, as he didn't know!  What a waste of a life not knowing There's more to fart walking than you can just do with your calves - listen in to find out What we have been watching and what you watch can actually help you as you age.And the Podcast barker decides to let his presence be known, quietly!AI and why it can be very cool - hear why and how rude and how Biscuit boy has ideas of his own!We're here for your ears - take a step in - we're not afraid to talk about any subject because we're Generation X and it's quite powerful!

Episode 40 - If you stretch it, it's likely your reading will be different!

🎉 EPISODE 40 – We've Made It (Somehow!) 🎉
Wow. 40 episodes! Go us—cranking out unplanned words, thoughts, and tangents straight to your ears.
Sure, we’ve got the usual:
🎯 WIDL (Words I Do/Don’t Like)
🏆 D*ck of the Week
😂 Jokes & Stories
🩺 Dr. Dunn’s Medical Facts
…BUT do we know what each other’s written down before we hit record? Absolutely not. It’s chaos—but the fun kind. Think 12-year-old boy humour, but with slightly more life experience.
🎨 Purple? Really not Dunn’s colour… who knew?💨 Remember Impulse? Where does that nostalgic scent take you?🍑 Also, apparently bum hole readings are a thing now. Palm readings are so 2020. Yes, we went there.
⚽️ We also chat Women’s Football, as the Euros kick off—Group D is looking tasty: France, The Netherlands… and WALES! Come on!
🚗 Oh, and parents who park like plonkers near schools? You’re this week’s ‘What a D**k’ 🎯
So…👂 Are your ears ready for fun, a bit of understanding, and 100% relatable content?
🎧 Dive in. Laugh hard. Maybe learn something. Maybe not.

Episode 39 - 'Cutting' on the motorway for ya TikTok page, you're a C...

🎙️ We're Back – And We’ve Got a Lot to Say!
This week, we’re back in full swing and catching up on all the things—including:
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Relatable parenting moments (turns out we weren’t exactly angels ourselves...) one of us!🚗 Dick of the Week makes a dramatic return, and Thom is not amused. Let’s just say: if you’re 'cutting' across lanes on the motorway for TikTok, we’re sending the speeding ticket vibes your way.💃 Zumba chats and misheard conversations—the kind where you walk in at the worst possible moment.🛖 “Hutments.” Is it a word? It is now. And thanks to AI. We've coined a few more, too—contextual genius, accidental chaos.👔 Father’s Day or Faffer's Day? We’re talking unnecessary gift pressure, consumerism overload, and whether HRT is clearing our commercialised fog. (One child nailed it, though—credit where it’s due.)
🎧 Download us for your holiday —we want to come with you!Are your ears ready?
#ReinItInPodcast #ThomAndDunn #DickOfTheWeek #MenopausalMayhem #ParentingFails #ZumbaZone #FatherFigureFaff #HolidayPackingPlaylist #BritishPodcast

Episode 38 - Like a fringe coming out of a baseball cap

Bloody hell, it's early for a Sunday morning, but we're here recording for your ears, and in this episode, we definitely open the floor on things that we do to ourselves - from ponytails in areas you shouldn't need to shave, to why we do it? - Dr Dunn researches
European holidays - the best bits and what can annoy you. Like germ spreaders
But we do go to a serious side about the Banned Bingo words in the US Administration
Some great words we haven't heard for some time and the importancy of adding ourselves to the family list with emergency tweezers
Things to watch, our recommendations, and our insights 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Episode 37 - Sunshine Bellends

Saga Holidays, Cold Pools & Fart Scapegoats
Hold onto your knickers, folks—Dunn’s back from Greece, where she fully embraced her role as the youngest in a Saga-on-Tour retirement takeover. Imagine being on a holiday where nobody gives a flying flip about social norms but refuses to enter a swimming pool because it’s “a bit nippy.” Not our Dunn though—Mum Dunn launched 'DOVE" herself in like an Olympian, even though her back gives her a little jip every 20 yards!
We also unpack the last couple of weeks of British brilliance—where mild sunshine turns people feral and the sound of a bloody tin on a Bamboo (don’t ask, just listen) can trigger a full-on existential crisis. Oh, and did you know there’s an actual career in being a fart scapegoat? Many years ago in Chinese history,  people paid someone to blame for their digestive disasters!
Plus, we dish out our latest Insta people to follow, binge-worthy TV picks, and what’s coming soon that’s worth cancelling your social life for—looking at you, nudge... Dunn? 
🔥 BONUS: We’ve got another ridiculous photo shoot lined up on June 6th, because frankly, the world needs more photos of us looking confused but fabulous. Follow us on Instagram @rein_it_in_with_thom_and_dunn for the behind-the-scenes chaos straight from Shag Manor.
📲 Listen now on Podbean, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you waste your valuable time pretending to be productive.

Episode 36 - Unusual litter on the floor and baggy sausages

🎙️ New Episode Alert – Life Got in the Way (But we're here a day later than normal!)
We’re late because, well, life. You know the drill. But we’re here, we’ve hit record, and you’re in for a belter of an episode.
In this one, Dunn makes Thom gip with a story involving a care home (brace yourself), we discover some cracking new slang words – we’re talking multi-cyllabled and multi-laughs. Plus, Dr. Dunn delivers a mind-blowing medical fact: apparently, the egg chooses the sperm – not the other way around. Sorry lads, women really do rule the world from day dot. 👑
There’s also a lunging mishap, a debate over the fear of the weird-but-normal, and enough ick, sick and “what the hell is that?” to make you feel seen.Alright Golam, listen in !
Next up: Episodes 37 and 38 are going international 🌍 – you don’t want to miss that!