Episode 80: Expat Special with Patrick Garratt

The Scummy Mummies Podcast

Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn

Kids & Family, Self-improvement, Parenting, Education

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2016

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

How honest should we be with our kids about drugs? How do you get a novel published? What's it like to live in the most underpopulated part of France with three children under five? Answering these seemingly unrelated questions is the brilliant Patrick Garratt! We kick off with Expat Pat Chat, where he tells us why his decision to move abroad was "incredibly stupid, in retrospect." Helen does something inappropriate, again, and tells us about her own European dream. (This episode was recorded before the Brexit vote, so it's in ruins now obviously.) Then it's time for Expat Pat Tat Chat, as our guest reveals how becoming a dad inspired him to colour in his arm. And in Book Chat, we discuss Pat's new novel, Deg, which is out this autumn. Ellie presents her new game, To Brie Or Not To Brie, and we finish off with Scummy Mummy Confessions. You can follow Pat on Twitter @patlike, and if you like video games you should check out his website - vg247.com. Deg is now available for pre-order. We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to [email protected] and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, do tell your friends! Thank you for listening!

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0:00.0	May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get
0:08.0	10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the brain again.
0:16.5	Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app.
0:22.3	Hello there this episode is brought to you by the Pokemon Trading Card game
0:26.1	and their brand new product My First Battle. That's right Helen. I love a bit of
0:30.3	Pokemon and My First Battle is a great way to get your family playing together for the first time.
0:35.0	Oh mate, anything that gets the kids off the screens for a bit, hey?
0:38.0	And it's very reasonably priced.
0:40.0	There are two boxed My First Battle sets and each includes two decks for one-on-one battling.
0:44.8	One deck comes with Bulbersaw and Pikachu and the other one comes with Charmander and Squirtle.
0:49.5	Ooh, I'll take the one with Pikachu, please. What a legend.
0:52.4	Serious voice, product is sold separately. I'll take the one with Pikachu please what a legend serious voice
0:53.4	product is sold separately you can mind out more information on my first battle
0:57.2	at pukamom.com forward slash my first battle
1:00.4	got to catch them all you talking about you talking about Pokemon or men on tender?
1:03.6	Shh!
1:04.6	Hmm.
1:05.6	This is the Scummymy's podcast. Hello, welcome to the scummy mommy's podcast.
1:17.0	I'm E E Giffon and I'm Helen Thorne
1:22.0	and today our very special guest all the way from
1:24.7	France have I pronounced that right? That's roughly right. It's Patrick Garrett. Have I
1:30.4	pronounce that right? Yes that is correct. Oh we Oh, we're winning. So Pat you're a journalist you're an author you're an expat and a father of three
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