Comedian Tim Minchin sits down with Danny and Phil and tells them he has a complex relationship with his body. On the one hand, he knows it’s perfectly pleasant. On the other, he doesn’t see how it can be. We talk teenage bodies, how we’ve tried to appeal more to women, and at one point he’s very keen to talk about penises. Note: there is a little dodgy audio at the very beginning for a couple of minutes, but it gets much better very quickly. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere.co.uk, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give fi ..read more

Arena-filling stand-up comedian and TV host Jason Manford talks humiliation, acceptance and foot moisturising socks in this fantastic episode of Manatomy. He reveals the day he decided to take control of his body image, how to deal with those who’d make fun of you, and tells Danny and Phil a story he’s never said out loud before which will make you wince. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere.co.uk, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give five stars! Don’t forget you can subscribe to our twice-weekly newsletter, packed with stor ..read more

Legendary pop star. Local vicar. The Reverend Richard Coles is our guest this week and it is fantastic. Warm, wise and remarkably candid, the former Communard turned vicar, turned TV and radio star talks about body hatred, dodgy teeth, amphetamines, and the discovery he made in a tent in 1976 that radically changed his summer. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere.co.uk, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give five stars! Don’t forget you can subscribe to our twice-weekly newsletter, packed with stories and useful stuff, at asse ..read more

Comedian Marcus Brigstocke has a… complicated history with food. Sent to an English boarding school at seven years old, he found comfort in binge-eating - whether stolen or literally fished out of the trash. He also tells Danny and Phil about unrequested circumcisions, becoming a tall goth, and there’s more than you might expect about cheese. TW: Marcus was in a very dark place at one point, with all that that entails. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere.co.uk, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give five stars! Don’t forget y ..read more

Radio star Stephanie Hirst joins Danny and Phil to talk about body image, double lives - and the trip she took to South Korea to literally find her voice. TW: There is talk of a very dark period in her life in which she contemplated the worst. But this is also a fun and funny chat with someone very happy to be where they are. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere.co.uk, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give five stars! Don’t forget you can subscribe to our twice-weekly newsletter, packed with stories and useful stuff, at assem ..read more

Comedian Tom Allen joins Danny and Phil this week for a fascinating and funny chat about having a very posh voice when your parents definitely don’t, losing his hair, and growing up in a town where no one understands why you dress like an 18th century butler. You can email us on hello@assemblehere.co.uk, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give five stars! Don’t forget you can subscribe to our twice-weekly newsletter, packed with stories and useful stuff, at assemblehere.co.uk ..read more

Artist, writer and “big fat Mary on a bike” Scottee is our guest this week - and what a guest. He talks with wit and wisdom about weight, growing up in poverty and why his therapist should be paying him. It’s a fantastic and comfortably uncomfortable chat which opened Danny & Phil’s eyes. TW: In amongst the laughs, Scottee also talks about some pretty dark things that happened to him. Includes mentions of sexual abuse, homophobia and violent acts. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere.co.uk, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you ..read more

TV star and writer Rick Edwards was not always a hunk. As a gawky child he had to wear a portable head unit at night to correct the teeth that went wonky through thumb-sucking. Then, like a swan or a beautiful flower, he blossomed. Here Rick hilariously and generously talks about the unpleasant way people treat models, what it’s like to have big nostrils and tiny ears, and reveals for the first time a very unusual thing he used to do to while naked. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere.co.uk, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d ..read more

King of British podcasts, Adam Buxton is our guest this week, and the TV and radio star is completely open, very wise and brilliantly funny. He talks of ageing bodies, mortality, big beards, vanity, girls, and small man syndrome. As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere.co.uk, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give five stars! Don’t forget you can subscribe to our twice-weekly newsletter, packed with stories and useful stuff, at assemblehere.co.uk ..read more

We begin our show about men and their bodies - with a woman. This is an open show, and we wanted someone to be open about men. So we asked the brilliant writer and Good Place actor Jameela Jamil about men and their hang-ups, their worries and their triumphs. There’s talk of Dad Bods (Danny likes his), heightism (which Phil’s experienced) and quite a lot of *very* cathartic swearing. You can email us on hello@assemblehere.co.uk, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your body you’d give five stars! Don’t forget you can subscribe to our twice-weekly n ..read more