OMD4 Ep5 Jess Fostekew Wants a Dog (But Has Cats!)

Comedian and writer Jess Fostekew joins Jack, Seann and Sara for a hilarious chat about life with her step-cats, her childhood dog Poppy, and her not-so-secret longing to be a dog mum. From farty greyhounds to dog-sitting Rita and Pudding, Jess brings her trademark humour and a fair bit of pet mayhem.

We also hear from Animal Aid on the campaign to ban greyhound racing, plus your listener emails, Jack tells us Dolly’s inoculations are due, and Seann needs help with Mildred’s late night wees.

See Jess on tour: https://www.plosive.co.uk/events/jessica-fostekew-iconic-breath-tour-2026

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00.00 Intro

00:36 Dolly is going for her inoculations

02:22 Juniper went for her’s last week

04:33 Our dogs picking up on our anxieties 

06:10 Mildred went to the groomers and got a bow tie - with photo

07:08 Seann is looking for suggestions for how to get Mildred’s last wee earlier

08:30 Jack suggests a water feature 

09:55 Mildred is waking Grace up for her 10pm wee

10:30 How Jane let’s Dolly know if Jack is coming home or not at night

11:50 Isobel from Animal Aid has an update for us on the Greyhound Racing ban campaign

12:46 sign the petition: animalaid.org.uk/greyhoundpetition and then share it on your socials too. 13:00 Email from Hannah Clark about her greyhound rescue Sherlock 

15:10 Intro to our guest Jess Fostekew 

15:55 Jess joins us with a slight headphone issue

16:28 Jack raises the issue of Jess not owning a dog and Jess explains she must wait until her 18:02 Jess’s childhood dog Poppy - a bittersweet and hilarious in parts story

19:43 Jess’s trauma of her dad and his girlfriend and what Jess’s dad did with Poppy

21:35 Jess loves to dog-sit Rita the sausage and her favourite Pudding the Lab

23:27 Jess ponders dog etiquette and asking people about their dogs

25:06 To scrump or not to scrump - Jess and her partner want different dogs

25:47 Jess narrowly misses offending Jack over tiny dogs

26:45 Jess’s dad and step-mum rescued two greyhounds, lovely but farty dogs

27:58 Discussion on the treatment of greyhounds

29:28 The day one of the greyhounds bolted after a small dog on a beach

30:36 Does Jess like to befriends people with dogs in parks?

30:53 Yes it’s a great conversation starter

31:15 Jack debates whether it’s ok if you don’t have a dog

32:31 The reason Jess has cats is they’re her step-cats 

34:08 Where the cats sleep and how dog like they are

35:12 Jess explains why you’re not meant to walk cats on a lead 

36:30 How does Jess feel about dogs kissing on the mouth? 

36:52 What about cats kissing and licking?

37:30 Jess defends herself over the kissing comments

38:21 Goodbye to Jess

38:36 Reflections on what a great guest Jess was and her trauma 

39:10 Goodbye from us and get in touch

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