Welsh comedians launch brand new podcast

Welsh comedians Robin Morgan and Esyllt Sears have joined forces to launch a brand new parenting podcast: Speaking As A Mother.

Robin is a married Dad. Esyllt is a single Mum. Both are technically parents, but neither is sure whether they’re actually parenting. The weekly podcast will see them both discuss their week in parenting, deliver hot takes on the week’s topical news and provide unsolicited
advice to each other and those listening.

Robin said: “I’m so excited for this podcast – Esyllt and I have been friends for years and now I get to call her a bad mother each and every week on the podcast? Perfection.

This pod will have the energy of maybe not a Mum’s whatsapp group, but certainly the side Mum’s whatsapp group where all the good stuff lives. Gossip and side-eyes from day one.”

The first episode includes the merits of doing shots while breastfeeding, writing a book from prison and Robin calls out an old teacher for not inviting him back to speak to the school.

Esyllt added: “I’m at my best as a parent when I manage to nab a family parking spot at the supermarket. At my worst when I need to be doing just about anything else.

“12 years on and I still can’t believe the University Hospital of Wales let me take a baby home with me, so I hope that catching up with Robin every week to hear about his failings will make me feel a bit better about my own.”

Speaking As A Mother launches this Friday on YouTube and Spotify, with a trailer episode currently live.

Speaking As A Mother is the first audio production from Bearhart – a new media company based in Cardiff. For more information, contact

Robin Morgan is a stand-up comedian, writer and presenter. He has appeared on Mock The Week, Radio 4’s The News Quiz and is the co-creator and host of the award-winning topical panel show What Just Happened? for BBC Wales. He hosts a weekly Sunday radio show on
BBC Radio Wales and his writing credits include Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and The Weakest Link. He is one of the co-hosts of the For Wales, See Wales political podcast and is currently on his fifth solo stand-up tour of the UK.

Esyllt Sears is a stand-up comedian, comedy writer and one of the presenters of the Comedy Club (BBC Radio 4 Extra). She has provided tour support to Elis James, Stuart Laws and Jen Brister, and co-hosts the I’m So Not Over It podcast with Gareth Gwynn and The Pod of Wales podcast with Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

She has performed on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC One Wales in English and on S4C in Welsh. She has also written for: The Now Show and The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4); Elis James’ sketch series and two of his stand-up specials (S4C); What Just Happened? (BBC One Wales); I Can’t Get Over 2024 and 2025, and Welcome Strangers (BBC Radio Wales); and The Rest Of Us
(BBC Radio 4).