A Mug's Life
In this podcast, host Juliet Davies explores people's mug collections and the stories behind them. Each guest brings along up to five mugs, and the conversation uses these objects as a springboard to discuss all kinds of topics. The show takes a light-hearted, personal approach to everyday objects. New episodes are released monthly.
Episodes
S4 Ep3 - Creating special embroidery pieces, celebrating friends' milestones differently & a rare vintage mug find with Sarah Foot
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 bega
S4 Ep2 - ‘Hang it in the Louvre’ An everlasting love of mugs, memories & a famous mug cupboard with Emma Conway
Trigger Warning: Medical procedure - discussion of Emma's experience with an ablation for Supra Ventricular Tachycardia (SVT) 14.53 - 19.30I 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’
S4 Ep1 - Tea breaks on Bake Off, why the type of mug matters & being gloriously sober with Briony May Williams
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
S3 Ep6 - Building Daughter of a Shepherd, Ringtons tea van visits to your door & an ode to sheep with Rachel Atkinson
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 flee
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
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
S3 Ep4 - A 31 year old mug inspiring an Olympic dream, Wimbledon Royal Box tea & helping young people fly through failing with Chemmy Alcott
This month’s guest is the amazing Chemmy Alcott. Chemmy is a 4 x Winter Olympian, presenter (Ski Sunday, Olympics) & speaker who is always seeking her next adventure or challenge ⛷️🗻Chemmy takes us behind the scenes of a Winter Olympics, talks about how proud she is of her skiing injuries as a reminder of going all out 100%, how having the courage to try regardless of results fuelled her &
S3 Ep3 - Going after what you love, an honest reflection on Instagram success & why Dolly Parton is Queen with Emma Puddick
This month’s guest is the brilliant @emmapuddickpottery. Emma creates colourful creations inspired by pop culture, tattoo iconography & vintage styles. She’s also a top 0.0001% worldwide** Dolly Parton fan (**unverified 😂)Emma runs her own ceramics business, centred around monthly shop drops! These often sell out in minutes so you have to be quick ⏰ Her following & success really started t
S3 Ep2 - Life as an actor & acting teacher, a true love of Superman and an IVF journey to motherhood with Mary Doherty
This month’s guest is my wonderful teacher, mentor & friend - Mary Doherty (the best 🥹) and it means a lot to have her on the podMary played Bonnie in the original West End cast of Come From Away and as part of that run, they won Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier AwardsShe’s also performed in musicals including Les Miserables, Avenue Q, Grease, Our House & Merry Wives (alongside Dame Ju
S3 Ep1 - ‘Good shoes & a haircut’, creating a ceramics business, collaborating with local Scottish creators & the everyday JOY of mugs with Ella Fletcher
We’re back with S3 and I’m delighted to welcome our first guest: Ella has her own ceramics business based just outside Edinburgh @Ellafletcherdesigns. Her mission is ‘bringing joy to the everyday with colourful, handmade ceramics’ and she embodies this in what she creates 🌷💐🎨⏰Her new website where you’ll be able to buy a whole range of products will be launching Friday 25th April ‼️That joy &
‘You just need to get off the train’ Tea Talks with Claudia Posada: On comparison, busy minds and finding balance in 2025
It’s Valentine’s Day and what a good reminder it is to be kind to yourself, not put yourself under too much pressure and most importantly to have fun! 🪩💌 Today we’re back with another chatty New Year’s episode with a twist as before recording Claudia & I spent the afternoon with card & magazines to put together mood boards for our 2025 intentions & beyond We talk through our mood boar
S2 Ep7 - Training as an opera singer, finding her own voice & building confidence in others with Jasmine Faulkner
It’s the final episode of season 2 and I am delighted to have my friend Jasmine Faulkner as a guest 🥹I’ve known Jasmine since primary school, and I’m so very proud of everything she does and the person she is.She’s a soprano singer who fuses classical, cinematic & electronic sounds, having performed at some of the biggest venues/events including: Mens & Women’s FA Cup finals at Wembley Sta
S2 Ep6 - An Olympic journey, the power of believing in yourself & the importance of trying lots of things with Jazmin Sawyers
This month’s guest is the incredible Jazmin Sawyers. She’s a European gold medallist 🥇& 2 x Olympian but also does so many other things! It was a JOY to have her as a guestWe talk about everything from her accidentally becoming a dinosaur mug influencer, some very special mugs from friends, how much family & friends support means in sport to how having multiple interests helped her when he
S2 Ep5 - The Great Pottery Throwdown, a teaching journey & a potters pass the parcel with James Stead
This month’s guest is the brilliant @james_stead_ceramics 🎨 James is a ceramics teacher (who taught me at school!), a potter and more recently a finalist on series 6 of @potterythrow 🏺For more context on some of the things discussed from @potterythrow , you can watch all the series on @channel4 , and James also has some reels on a few of his creationsIt was so great to chat all about the pottery w
Tea Talks with Katie: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour
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S2 Ep3 - A British love affair, celebrity crushes & Picklebar with Holly Donahue
This month’s guest is my brilliant friend @hollygoblighty. She grew up in the 🇺🇸 but has always had a great love for all things 🇬🇧 - the accent, the royals & Hugh Grant before moving to the UK. She also is a future entrepreneur with her Pickleball idea 🎾 We had a lot of fun in this episode! Here are the mugs talked about, if you’d like to follow along and see: 1. British flag mug 2. Claridges
S2 Ep2 - A near death experience, an expedition to the heart of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current & just saying yes with Amelia Pearson
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S2 Ep1 - Cold water swimming, seasickness in the channel & puppy love with Lowri Ffion Jones
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New Year, New Me? Tea Talks with Claudia: The Pandemic 'Skip', overwhelm and bringing self-compassion into 2024
What we talk about in this episode:Pressure of the new year & January being a hard month! Overwhelm & Bullet journals Mood tracking, noticing that it was hard to be honest about a "bad day"The Pandemic Skip Breaking things down into manageable small chunks & signing up to things in advance Not being too hard on yourself Flexibility to your goals & kindness to yourself Se
S1 Ep10 - The Irish language, the Barry's vs Lyons tea debate & mackerel stuffed smoked salmon at Christmas with Edel O'Keeffe
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S1 Ep9 - Friendship, fear of failure & a very special teapot with Evi Tucker
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S1 Ep8 - The earl lovers, a kidney transplant & finding a community in sport with Flora King
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S1 Ep7 Tea Talks with Immy: TV Edition (Succession, The Bear, Beef & other favourites)
The first of the Tea Talks series, where we chat about a topic with a mug in hand every couple of monthsImmy is a big television & film fan and has had a huge influence on what I’ve been watching so who better to sit down with to chat about some of our favourite shows. We wanted to talk about television, films, plays, exhibitions & books but after 2hrs filming only got us as far as TV &
S1 Ep6 - Aligning purpose, sustainability & 2000s nostalgia with Olivia Brooks
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S1 Ep5 - Identity, doing things alone & grief with Claudia Posada
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S1 Ep4 - Family traditions, collecting & Christmas with Penny Davies
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S1 Ep3 - Childhood, rituals & algae with Katie G
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S1 Ep2 - Very expensive coffee, cat poo & tasting notes with Nico Ward
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S1 Ep1 - Relationships, road trips & recovery with Isobel Green
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