The Talk of the Street: A Coronation Street Podcast

February 19, 2025 - Berlin Dark Room

This podcast covers episodes 11,495 to 11,500. Rob resorts to Plan B when Swain tells him that now Carla has got his kidney, their escape deal is off. David is forced to go back to his criminal options when Nick is unable to cough up the money to pay off Harvey and his goons. Lou and Mick show up at the Quad House to get to know the Winter-Browns, but it’s obvious that Mick already knows Chesney. While Kev is going under the knife, Abi has a breakdown when she has terrifying visions of Seb at the hospital. Cassie’s plan to fleece Ken for all he’s worth while drugging him with antihistamines continues unabated. Todd takes Billy to an afternoon tea dance at the Chariot Square Hotel and is shocked to run into a face from the past. Under pressure from Daniel and Kit about the baby DNA results, Daisy makes tentative plans to leave town, until Jenny gets involved. Max doesn’t know anyone in Scotland. Bobby needs to shut his yapper. Gravity works, just about.

February 14, 2025 - Spectacular Boob Prints

This podcast covers episodes 11,489 to 11,494. Leanne is released from custody but finds herself strangely alone. While Carla prepares for her kidney transplant, Swain discovers that Rob and his prison guard are in cahoots. Mason gets a funeral after all, with Tim realizing that he and Sally were one of a small number of people who cared. Kev mollycoddles Abi as he prepares to receive the results of his testicular cancer tests. Bethany gets one last dig in at Daniel before heading back to That London. Gemma makes a new friend but unbeknownst to Chesney, she and her husband are already known to him. With David the prime suspect for deliberately burning down number eight for the insurance money, the actual culprit is revealed. Shona regrets buying that hoodie. Dev disappears to India. No one throws anything at Toyah.

February 5, 2025 - Craig Tinker's Y-Fronts

This podcast covers episodes 11,483 to 11,488. In a big stunt week, Number 8 goes up in flames and as the eye of suspicion falls on many residents, others fight for their lives. Hope contacts the dead. Leanne buys all the wee vodka. David is a hairdresser.

January 29, 2025 - Big in Bangkok

This podcast covers episodes 11,479 to 11,482. David is forced to confess his theft of Harvey’s money when Shona is temporarily kidnapped. Cassie is able to dodge accusations that she is taking Ken for a ride and is invited to move into Number One as a reward. After receiving a Community Payback order, Leanne finds it increasingly difficult to live near Nick and Toyah. Chesney puts his compensation money to good use but then receives an unexpected visit from the old bill. Abi’s battles with her mental health result in Kev having to face his cancer appointment on his own. Sam is very disappointed. Debbie suggests cake. Tracy’s pleased with her new straighteners.

January 24, 2025 - Let's Get Quizzical

This podcast covers episodes 11,473 to 11,478. As the trial for Joel’s murder approaches a conclusion, it’s left to Dee Dee to drop a bombshell on the witness stand. Abi faces up to Kev’s news but continues to struggle to accept her own mental health issues. Leanne and her new BFF Tracy go out of their way to make Nick and Toyah as miserable as possible. Swain promises to look after Carla as she has a dialysis machine installed in her bedroom. Harvey’s goons put pressure on David to repay the money he stole. Adam approaches Ken with his concerns about Cassie but she has an answer for everything. Bethany makes plans to move to That London with Daniel but chooses to rub Daisy’s face in it a little too much. The afternoon quiz is a failure. Joel’s mum has a bloody nerve. Ryan is chatty in the morning.

January 17, 2025 - Peanut Butter and Jam

This podcast covers episodes 11,467 to 11,472. A newly religious Rob has a change of heart and offers up his kidney to Carla. Abi’s mental health is heading for rock bottom but Kevin has worries of his own when he finds a lump. Daniel assumes that life in Weatherfield with him and Bertie is more enticing than Bethany’s job opportunity in That London. Worried about his future, Dylan hits the bottle and is found unconscious in the precinct ginnel by Liam. Sally takes charge and rallies the troops to arrange a proper send-off for Mason. After Sam lies to Leanne about cutting short his meeting with her, she finds an unexpected ally in Tracy. As Racist Kelly prepares for her day in court, she lightens the emotional load by dumping Max. Debbie is a good sister. Alfie catches a cold. Kirk buys a digger.

January 9, 2025 - Devspeare

This podcast covers episodes 11,461 to 11,466. Mason prepares to leave for Germany, but before he goes there’s just one last thing he wants to pick up from his brothers' flat. Carla discovers the damage to her kidney following her bout of sepsis will potentially require another transplant. Dylan finds himself in hot water when he confesses that it was his knife that was used to stab Mason. Joseph reveals that he was behind the hoax call that delayed the paramedics from attending the scene of Mason’s stabbing. After reviewing her law course itinerary, Evelyn is concerned that she has too many distractions and responsibilities at home to cope. Shona makes a vital discovery in Freshco’s car park but David’s outrage threatens to scupper this important lead. In the aftermath of Mason’s stabbing, Abi finds it increasingly difficult to put the trauma behind her. Kev gets a chippy tea. Bobby gets wired into the jelly babies. PC Tinker will leave you to it.

January 3, 2025 - Barking Up the Wrong Pensioner

This podcast covers episodes 11,454 to 11,460. David bites off more than he can chew when he attempts to enact some vengeance on Kit. Taking pity on her sister, Toyah pressures Nick into dropping the fraud charges but he inadvertently makes matters worse. Steve announces his plans to move out of Number One as Cassie continues to drug Ken’s tea. Max can’t bring himself to tell Racist Kelly about the fierce reputation of the prosecuting barrister. Evelyn makes a New Year's Resolution to improve herself and so applies to university to take a law degree. Mason and Becky become closer but she is shocked when he gets a job offer from Germany. Carla accidentally declares her love for Swain and is upset when the sentiment isn’t immediately returned. Marjorie Tavistock is the best of us. Hope is a prankster. Bethany will settle for a cockatoo.

December 27, 2024 - West Side Story With Wrinkles

This podcast covers episodes 11,447 to 11,453. Nick returns from Tenerife and Leanne makes sure he notices the recent batch of financial irregularities at the Bistro. Carla upsets Swain when she announces their relationship to the Knicker People, which includes an unamused Betsy. Racist Kelly is presented with a quandary on how to plead to Joel’s death and how each option will affect her relationship with Frankie. While Gail and Jesse prepare for their wedding and their departure to France, an upset Audrey has a few things to get off her chest. Ken is thrilled by Cassie’s thoughtful Christmas present but Steve remains suspicious. A love pentagram ensures a complicated Christmas for Daisy, Daniel, Bethany, Kit, and Shona. Everyone forgets the last time Max made a video. Rita loves that dead budgie story. A concussed Adam looks after kids.

December 20, 2024 - The Greatest Day of Your Life...Again

This podcast covers episodes 11,441 to 11,446. As preparations get underway for Gail’s wedding, David is mistrusting of Shona who once again has to tidy up his mess. Chesney is reluctant to accept a renewed and final offer from the abattoir owners he suspects are responsible for Les’s death. The parameters and definition of Carla and Swain’s relationship continues to cause confusion and misunderstandings between them. As Nick leaves for the Canaries, Leanne manufactures the strength of their relationship to frustrate her sister. While Joel’s parents try to take a very sick Frankie away from his mother, Dee Dee makes plans to terminate their other unborn grandchild. Tim’s got a Die Hard boxset. Daniel jogs like a totally normal person. Max needs a hobby.