LuAnna: The Podcast

On this Extra Hot Episode: A BLINK special with Jake Haendel, the man behind the podcast that Luisa reckoned and all of us became obsessed with.
Jake was a high-functioning heroin user working as a chef when he was diagnosed in 2017 with a rare and usually fatal brain condition. Given months to live, he gradually lost movement and speech and later became locked in, fully conscious. Doctors believed he was essentially brain dead, but he was conscious for all of it.
We talk to Jake about the parts Blink left out: the part addiction played, how he realised the severity of his condition, the panic and the strength of mind needed. Plus his account of what happened with his then-wife Ellen, the sperm collected while he couldn't consent, the eighteen months it took to get it back, and why he says he still isn't angry with her.
We also answer your questions. Did he sleep? Did he get songs in his head? And what are his views on assisted dying as someone who came back from the brink.
Jake is @miraclman31 on socials. Listen to Blink first if you haven’t yet done so.
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On this week's LuAnna: It's fireworks week and therefore nearly Christmas, which nobody is ready for. Anna's been on the British Pullman with a woman who put her tree up in SEPTEMBER and Lu’s prepping a pink limo for Clemmie’s ninth birthday. We’re chatting inappropriate moments to laugh following a confession from Anna and we want yours!
Plus, a welcome change to pornography law, a woman sacked over a fart, a heartwarming wedding story, what to do if you’re going no contact with your mum but still want your kids to have a relationship with her, and having your knickknacks exposed by your riding teacher.
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On this week's Totally Extra: the pumpkin patch rant that says what everyone's been thinking, a lifetime of singing "leave me, Bradley” to a Corrs classic, and a Rate My Fart/Blow off sent in from a Radio 1 DJ that genuinely raises the bar.
Plus, we read a viral Reddit Halloween horror story from a man whose wife starts peeking at him from around corners, and it escalates considerably. Anna is properly rattled and Lu is genuinely conflicted as to whether his wife is dead, a ghost, a dog or just wants a divorce.
LuAnnaLand tickets: Manchester, Birmingham and the London Palladium. Check everythingluanna.com while they last.
It’s time to get TOTALLY EXTRA. Extra chat, extra rants, extra bants, extra stories, nonsense and more.
LuAnna: The Podcast is a Global production, available every Monday and Thursday on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode.
Remember, if you want to get in touch you can:
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On this week's LuAnna: We weigh in on all the Big Brother drama surrounding Omar & Rihanna that triggered significant viewer backlash, Ofcom complaints and a statement from Women’s Aid. The girls chat the clips, the pressure-cooker nature of reality formats & if they think Omar should have been removed from the house.
Plus, Happy (almost) Halloween! Lu is back in Dubai, decorating her enormous triple-height front door using a ridiculously large ladder and dressing in a bedazzled cat suit, meanwhile Anna is Halloweening as a sexy witch around a village in the Lakes. I said what I said is back with some more corking hot takes, and we get a definitive answer on whether we’d choose dog or human faeces to cover ourselves in.
If you’ve been affected in anyway by todays episode here are some resources to help:
Samaritans: samaritans.org OR Call 116123
Women’s Aid: womensaid.org.uk
National Domestic Abuse Helpline: nationaldahelpline.org.uk OR Call 0808 2000 247
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LuAnna: The Podcast is a Global production, available every Monday and Thursday on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode.
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On this week's Totally Extra: dumped on the spot and nicknamed forever over a bad back, Bio-Oil and a roast dinner in a muggy house, and a wife who locked the door knowing her husband was desperate for a sh*te.
Plus: a cleaners dilemma involving a 15 year old's bathroom and some marigolds, the airport expert rant you'll relate to, a three-year-old's devastating one liner, a wiping technique question for men, and the woman who booked a charity skydive purely to miss a party — and raised nearly £2,000 doing it.
LuAnnaLand tickets: Manchester, Birmingham and the London Palladium. Check everythingluanna.com while they last.
It’s time to get TOTALLY EXTRA. Extra chat, extra rants, extra bants, extra stories, nonsense and more.
LuAnna: The Podcast is a Global production, available every Monday and Thursday on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode.
Remember, if you want to get in touch you can:
Email us at luanna@everythingluanna.com OR drop us a WhatsApp on our NEW NUMBER: 07521564640
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