Conversation Street

e’ve got a busy couple of days coming up this weekend, which means we’re releasing Episode #742 of the podcast slightly earlier than usual! This one covers the Corrie episodes shown between Monday and Thursday (#11,903 – #11,906), so – and we know this is a bit of a big ask – if you happen to have a spare three and a half hours before Friday’s visit to Weatherfield, do give it a listen!

The controversial Betsy and Dylan saga continued this week, with opinions still sharply divided over whether he should be punished for his part in causing her stroke – at least among their friends and family! The main topic of conversation on this week’s podcast, though, is Sarah’s shock arrest on Monday. We couldn’t help but love watching Kit duck and dive as he tried to find a way to get her off the hook and place the target squarely on Gary’s back, while Maria’s dogged pursuit of the truth about what her husband has been hiding has been incredibly entertaining too! Meanwhile, Christina is still struggling to keep her spending habits under control, Todd and Summer have a big announcement and Ollie finds himself a new job at Speed Daal.

We’ve received plenty of feedback about last week’s podcast over the past seven days - thank you to everyone who wrote in to share their response to our views on Betsy’s storyline. As some of the emails were quite personal, we’ve selected just a couple to read out in this week’s feedback section. We’ve also got a fantastic pitch from one listener about what should be done to save the Winter-Brown clan!

Street Talk – 00:18:06
Feedback – 02:52:00

On this week’s episode of the podcast, we take a look at the character of Bernie Winter-Alahan, the crystal-crazy crackpot who’s been living it large on the Street for the past seven years! Starting out as one of Corrie’s most terribly neglectful mothers, Bernie has grown into a brilliantly well-rounded character, supporting her family through money woes, maladies and marital dramas - all brought to life by the wonderfully charismatic Jane Hazlegrove. Whether she’s selling Gemma’s used pregnancy tests online, blasting her son’s ashes into space or coming face to face with her doppelgänger Fern, it’s often impossible to predict exactly what Bernie is going to do next - and we love her for it!

On our latest episode of the podcast, we chat about the goings on in Corrie between the 13th and the 17th July (Episodes #11,898 - #11,902).

Well this was quite the week to be a Corrie fan, wasn't it? If you're on social media, it will have been almost impossible to escape discussion of the shocking new story centred around Betsy and Dylan this week, which has already become one of Coronation Street's most controversial yet.  You won't be surprised to hear that sexual strangulation isn't exactly the sort of topic we were expecting to be discussing when we first started the podcast fourteen years ago, and it's certainly not something we're comfortable talking about either, but far be it from us to back down from a challenge - or sugarcoat our opinions either! Some of you will no doubt be nodding your heads along with what we say in this episode and others will totally disagree, but we hope it gives you something to think about at least! And Betsy's stroke wasn't the only massive twist this week either: we never expected Sarah's confession to Kit to come quite so soon - and the aftermath had us on the edge of our seats too... Don't trust him, Gary! All this plus a new man for Tracy, Chrissy's continuing shopping addiction and a return of the Winter-Brown money woes... It's a jam-packed Street Talk for sure!

Up next on the show, we talk about rumours of a new Bill Roache documentary that's presumably being made to align with his upcoming 5000th episode, and of course, there's a whole bunch of your listener feedback - enjoy!

Street Talk - 00:04:39
The Kabin - 03:11:49
Feedback - 03:26:46

Recently, we made another trip up north to take part in the second Walk For Webster, a sponsored stroll between the old and new Corrie sets accompanied by a gaggle of listeners. In this special episode of the podcast, we chat about the experience, share stories about revisiting the Coronation Street exhibit and chat about visiting a handful of spots that the show has visited on location over the years, including the places where Julie Carp and Renee Roberts met their maker!

Also available as a video on YouTube, including tonnes of photos and footage from the weekend. https://youtu.be/AIskO8uTjPg

If you'd like to donate to the Walk For Webster fund, just head over to our JustGiving page at https://www.justgiving.com/page/soapweek2026

On this week's Conversation Street, we chat about the episodes of Corrie shown between the 6th and the 10th July (Episodes #11,893 - #11,897).

Just a short episode of the podcast this week - by our standards at least - as we're up in Manchester for the Walk For Webster this weekend, we've had a bit of a busy day and we're absolutely knackered! Fortunately, there wasn't too much in the way of massive story twists or revelations to keep us talking in today's episode, although we do delve relatively deeply into Christina's admission that she has a spending addiction - to be honest, we're just pleased she hasn't been up to anything irredeemably sneaky! Also this week, Abi discovers she's got a bit of   a mould issue at her flat that nearly has fatal consequences for Alfie, Will tries to adjust to life after Megan, and Tyrone comes face to face with his long-lost father!