Aug 18, 2026 · 31 min · 12 segments
The hunt for eclipse glasses, a Strictly debrief, and James misses the disaster alarm! ☎️ If you have a question, story, recommendation or just need a bit of advice, send in a voice note to the Lush!…
Joanna PageHost
James ThorntonHost
And at the beginning of the solar eclipse, I remember thinking when there was all the talk of the colanders, and then there was the, um, worry about, oh my gosh, you know, you need to explain how to use the colander, and you just get the reflection off it.
And, and we were going, "Oh my God, what sort of people would actually just look and put a colander over their face and look up towards the sun? I mean, seriously, who would do that?" Well, we met two of them today when they arrived-
Luckily, I would like to say, right, that they only looked at the sun incredibly fleetingly, thank God, so they haven't blinded themselves.
They do not have any dark spots in front of their eyes or their faces or anything.
He said, "You managed to get some glasses." Because the day before, I was in town recording a radio show, and, um, I then just went out searching.
And at the beginning of the solar eclipse, I remember thinking when there was all the talk of the colanders, and then there was the, um, worry about, oh my gosh, you know, you need to explain how to use the colander, and you just get the reflection off it.
And, and we were going, "Oh my God, what sort of people would actually just look and put a colander over their face and look up towards the sun? I mean, seriously, who would do that?" Well, we met two of them today when they arrived-
Luckily, I would like to say, right, that they only looked at the sun incredibly fleetingly, thank God, so they haven't blinded themselves.
They do not have any dark spots in front of their eyes or their faces or anything.
He said, "You managed to get some glasses." Because the day before, I was in town recording a radio show, and, um, I then just went out searching.
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