The Talk of the Street: A Coronation Street Podcast

March 28, 2025 - Absolute Scum

This podcast covers episodes 11,525 to 11,530. Still holding Tracy hostage for another night, Rob decides to bring Carla into proceedings with disastrous results. While Eileen slowly comes to terms with her sister's impending demise, Todd’s head is turned by a man in a vest. Debbie is convinced Mick has stolen her purse but later finds it in a very unexpected place. Sean succumbs to his fears and makes plans to smuggle one of his many burner phones into the STC. Dee Dee meets prospective parents from the adoption agency but has problems trusting her judgment. Jenny receives news that may answer her financial woes, but keeps this from Daisy. Tim burns his dressing gown. Rita hates spas. Ken’s low on Angel Delight.

March 19, 2025 - Baklava Terrace

This podcast covers episodes 11,519 to 11,524. A face from the past and That London shows up to make an offer that Dee Dee is well within her rights to refuse. Cassie goes out of her way to make amends to Fiz and Tyrone and secure herself a place to stay. Daisy makes plans for a memorial for her lost baby and is disappointed when Kit is a no-show. During visiting time, Brody blackmails Sean to bring a mobile phone into the STC. Eileen struggles to come to terms with the fact that Julie has terminal cancer. Debbie makes an enemy in Mick over an unpaid and extortionate call-out charge. Betsy is scared to go outside after last week’s terrifying encounter with Rob. Tracy puts yogurt on her shopping list. Rafael isn’t handy. Mandy has several guns.

March 14, 2025 - Bargain Basement Beckham

This podcast covers episodes 11,513 to 11,518. Shona pays off Harvey while David is shocked to learn the full consequences of his actions last week. Daisy struggles to deal with her grief and takes her temper out on Jenny, who kinda deserves it. Yasmeen is excited to begin a new chapter in her life and signs her shares in Speed Daal over to a new investor. While Julie makes plans with George for her own funeral, Eileen overhears and learns the truth of her return. Betsy is given the fright of her life when she thinks she sees Rob hanging around the precinct. Brody gathers another favor from Dylan by covering up his recreational drug use to the screws. Ed can’t hide his disapproval at Dee Dee’s plans to put her baby up for adoption once it’s born. After dumping Tommy O, Tracy is determined to get her revenge on Cassie for drugging Ken. Leanne knows curry. Tyrone thinks of the children. Zeedan’s getting a lodger.

March 7, 2025 - Big Girl's Blouse

This podcast covers episodes 11,507 to 11,512. Broken and bruised, a desperate David comes to a devastating decision in an attempt to clear his debts with Harvey. At a Murder Mystery Night at number four, Kevin accuses Abi and Ronnie of carrying on behind his back. Out of the hospital, Ken is already starting to take pity on Cassie and her situation. Eileen begins to worry that Julie is deliberately keeping her at arm’s length. Dylan settles into life at the STC but there are plans being hatched behind his back. While Carla is at work, someone ransacks her flat for money and painkillers. After visiting Evelyn at the Student Union, Yasmeen makes a life-changing decision about her future. Drunk on her birthday, Jenny needs no encouragement to blab Daisy’s baby secrets to Kit. Nick gives chase. Brian gets them in. Andy’s timekeeping is en pointe.

February 27, 2025 - Your Burnt Chicken Nuggets

This podcast covers episodes 11,501 to 11,506. Jenny’s interference forces Daisy down a lie that leads to her and Daniel getting back together. Julie Carp explains her mysterious return to the area and, surprise surprise, it’s something traumatic. Carla gets home from her major surgery and kidnap-related infection and makes an instant decision about Bobby’s living arrangements. Ahead of his sentencing, Dylan worries that he’s not cut out to survive life on the inside. Cassie orders a new iPad for herself but falls foul of her own scheming when Ken gifts it to Amy. Kev is particularly grumpy as he awaits his test results and becomes suspicious of Abi and Ronnie. David continues to be a getaway driver for Andy but once again finds himself confronted by a gang of goons. Steve books a table at Delphine’s. Hope fancies Jack. Bertie DGAF.

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.