In this episode Mirabelle is talking more about her space topic, including making an asteroid belt, doing a tasty experiment about moon phases and learning about crater formation. Asher's discussing a recent mental health module he's just completed for a PSHE course, and Eden's talking about her latest role as assistant run director at junior parkrun.
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Sunday, 1 February 2026
Season 12 - Episode 11
Sunday, 18 January 2026
Season 12 - Episode 10
This episode Mirabelle is talking all about the planets, including experiments she's been doing about their spacing, orbit and rotation. We've found some really interesting animal prints in the snow in our garden, Asher's talking about his new art group, and we're making some recommendations for excellent games, books and shows!
Sunday, 4 January 2026
Season 12 - Episode 9
Happy New Year! In this episode we're sharing our best moments and presents from Christmas and New Year including our annual board games marathon on New Year's Eve. Plus we're looking back over 2025 and looking forward to 2026.
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Season 12 - Episode 8
We're feeling very Christmassy this episode! We're featuring our #gifted trip to Silverstone's Lap of Lights, talking about some of our Christmas traditions (and how we're including our dogs and chickens this year), deciding on our favourite Christmas films, talking about books (as usual) and more..!
Sunday, 7 December 2025
Season 12 - Episode 7
It's December! This time we're enthusing about our trip to MCM ComicCon in Birmingham, Mirabelle's talking about her universe topic and the lifecycles of stars. Asher's discussing his recent exercise module and how it's impacted his times at Junior Parkrun, and Eden's discussing mock exams and past papers. Plus we're thinking ahead to what we're looking forward to over the Christmas period.
Links we mention include Everstromn hobbies, Dice and Destiny, Shelby on Safari and the Mad Hatter.
Sunday, 23 November 2025
Season 12 - Episode 6
This time round Asher is talking about his latest PHSE course module, and helping change a car battery. Mirabelle is talking about the gases in the air around us and the story of flight. Eden's excited about her next steps for A-levels, and we're all talking about Stir Up Sunday, a film festival, and our latest family read aloud. Plus we're reviewing two games from Button Shy Games: Tussie Mussie and Dionysia.
Sunday, 9 November 2025
Season 12 - Episode 5
It's our 200th episode! To celebrate we've got a bumper edition with highlights from our recent cruise around northern Europe and visits to Hamburg, Rotterdam, Brugge and Honfleur. Plus we're reviewing two fantastic games we were given by the nice team at Gamely games after they answered our questions for our boardgames focused last episode: Clues in Twos and The Pretender.
In case you want to listen to any of our 199 previous episodes from the last decade they are all available to listen to directly on our website www.homeedmatters.co.uk