WANNABE: A Spice Girls Podcast

WANNABE 25!!! Excitement is brewing in the Spice Girls camp with the official announcement of #WANNABE25. What do we have so far? A new vinyl, cassette and an unreleased song from the vault 'Feed Your Love'. So James and John get together to discuss their thoughts on the breaking news and speculate what else might be coming! Are these vinyls enough for the die hard fans? Also, Victoria Beckham and her Pride tee creates a little heat, they need answers - why isn't she posting about the anniversary? Hmm. Thankfully, Emma, Mel B and Mel C are all active with projects - Baby has her new book 'Mama You Got This', Mel B released her short film to support domestic violence and Mel C appears on celebrity gogglebox! So lots to catch up on. Oh and the boys share some details on James' epic Spice Girl themed 40th birthday! #IAmASpiceGirl.

If 2020 was a Spice Girl, she would be called Awful Spice'. James and John decided life needed spicing up so they are back with a Spice Girls 2020 round-up. They catch up on all things Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh and Sporty. Geri Horner's 'Rainbow Woman' was a hot topic, the new music, well that caused some confusion. Did Melanie C put out more music than Taylor Swift? It seems like it, Sporty never sleeps. They discuss 'Into You' and all the other hits from the album. Mel B seemed to have disappeared but thankfully we got some comeback news. The lovely Emma Bunton has ben keeping us all entertained during lockdown with throwbacks and IG vids, what a shame we couldn't do another Baby Christmas. Then they wrap things up with the other, what's her name? Oh Victoria (Malcolm). What on earth has she been doing? Enjoy and here's to a better 2021

John still hasn't got his second set of COVID results back, James just finished his second dinner so buckle up, you are in for a TV journey. After a quick catch up about sausages the boys pick apart the Real Housewives of Atlanta zoom reunion. Porsha dissing Eva's boobs, Cynthia being half asleep, NeNe being Nay Nay - but did the format work? Switching to the Tinsdale vs Dorita drama in New York, they try to figure out what on earth Dorinda's problem is, where Leah lives in her tiny apartment, if LuAnn deserves all the praise for the minivan and why Sonja is being so annoying and, more importantly, is she alive after burning down the kitchen on Worst Cooks in America? Relocating to The Valley housewives, sorry, they mean Beverly Hills ... Queen Sutton needs Dorit to stop playing with her mouse. Switching gears to RuPaul's Drag Race, John finally gets onboard with Crystal Methyd and they both chat about how much they loved the Rusical and speculate what on earth is going to happen with the finale. Will they bring Jackie Cox back? Will they pull a Katy Perry and have a huge production out of their garage? It's all so uncertain.

James and John virtually catch up during week 8 of quarantine, they need to vent some frustrations with people breaking social distancing rules before swiftly moving onto the hubbub around Adele's recent birthday photo on IG. What was all fuss about? It wasn't like we got a new album. The boys get opinionated about Sutton, Dorit, Kyle and Erika on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and James exposes his 3 year long feud with Lisa Rinna! Moving onto the New York housewives, John sympathizes with Luann as they discuss her drinking issues and James can't help but get mad about Dorinda's hypocrisy. John shares his intimate moment with Whoopi Goldberg as they analyze the mediocre one woman shows on this week's RuPaul's Drag Race episode and John tries to convince James to watch Hollywood on Netflix because it's as close to gay porn as we can get on streaming, but is it all too farfetched?!

Lots to discuss this week - John tested positive for COVID-19 so we get to find all about that. They are both fully invested in RPDR and chat about the online controversy surrounding the recent episode with the female superfans and they chat about their fav queens, Crystal Methyd and Jaida Essence Hall. Somehow they wind up talking about the Desperate Housewives Zoom reunion and get nostalgic for the show. Of course, no episode would be complete without updates on all the Real Housewives show. Are they fans of Sutton Stracke? What on earth is Denise Richards' husband going on about? Why is Teddi still there? Did Sonja Morgan's fashion show result in any purchases from Century 21? And should James move to Potomac?

Another lockdown episode - when will it end? Will this go on longer than the length of John's bush? To help you through this lonely and tough time, James and John bring you all the latest Spice Girls info. Victoria Beckham was dragged in the Uk press about receiving business funds from the COVID-19 relief, wrong or right? James has opinions that may end up getting him in trouble. Eeek. Mel C performed on The James Corden Show and oh how they wish she didn't. This week saw the finale of Making The Cut with Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn and Naomi Campbell, the boys discuss the winner, the format, the million dollars and whether Amazon is even the right platform for clothing - where is the supply?! The new episode of RuPaul's Drag Race gave us Daddy Jeff Goldblum and stellar performances from Jaida Essence Hall and Crystal Methyd plus James discusses his journey about being a drag queen on the show... wait.. what? An episode wouldn't be complete without some housewives chatter, so they get to discussing RHOBH, RHONY and PHOP. Long Live Ramona. Enjoy!

Well, there's whole bunch of Spice Girls activity this week - Victoria Beckham's birthday, Emma Bunton's live tweeting and Geri's useless kitchen skills! James and John will always be bringing you the Spice updates and news but they've started branching out into other pop culture topics. This week gave us the premiere of episode of new season of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and, whilst other seasons have been a complete snoozefest, this episode rocked their worlds. There was a new fresh energy to the franchise but more importantly the drama that appears to be unfolding with Denise Richards seems mindblowing and the boys can't wait to see how it all pans out. Somehow, John started on the topic of Disney and it got them thinking about the best movie and their favorite villain, and then there was even a revelation about Ariel The Little Mermaid and how she may be more of an LGBTQ+ figure than we first expected. Of course, they wanted to chat about RPDR and the amazing Madonna musical episode which saw some tension between Gigi Goode and (Just) Jan. Sit back and listen to the two of them disagree and forget about the madness of the world...

James and John are transitioning. No, not in that way, yet they fully support their Trans brothers and sisters - what they mean to say is the Spiceworld is getting bigger. The Spice Boys are broadening the topics to all things pop culture. To help ease into it they still have some Mel C news to discuss as she is still the most active Spice Girl at the moment. Things soon turn to their love of reality tv and they discuss all of the Real Housewives - New York, Beverly Hills, Atlanta, New Jersey, Potomac. RuPaul's Drag Race gets a feature because what is a world without drag queens? They don't want to know it. Somehow the discussion of mullets gets them talking about Tiger King - the Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin feud. Wrapping up with Naomi Campbell in Making The Cut, Money Heist and Ozark. It's a journey and nobody set a destination.

Every boy and every girl, just stay inside, people of the world, please stay inside, ahhhhh. Yes, James and John are going slightly mad during the Coronavirus lockdown/quarantine. Thankfully, they aren't locked down together so are dialing into a conference call to discuss all things Spice Girls - the positivity factory. Mel C, Mel B, Geri, Emma and even Victoria have been active recently, so what better time for a special!? The boys decide which album they'd pick to help them through self isolation plus they discuss Melanie C's new single 'Who I Am'. There's chat about Geri's recent Vogue interview, her white dresses and stiff body. It's a special so they are all over the place, yet really they can't go further than the bathroom or the kitchen.

Just like the Spice Girls, James and John never went away, they were just taking care of their families, wearing white, running businesses and prepping for Christmas concerts. Wait? That's not right. Anyway, the boys are back for the first since their SpiceWorld Tour episode for a good old catch up about all things Baby, Sporty, Scary, Ginger and Posh. It's been 4 months and most of the girls have been busy, Melanie B did her speaking tour, Emma Bunton announced her Royal Albert special, Mel C did another tour, Victoria Beckham has been busy with VB Beauty and Geri, well, Geri has been riding horses and judging drag queens. James and John revisit some Spice moments - Viva Forever The Musical and the Power of 5 for Channel 5 launch. Enjoy this special episode!

Just like the Spice Girls, James and John never went away, they were just taking care of their families, wearing white, running businesses and prepping for Christmas concerts. Wait? That's not right. Anyway, the boys are back for the first since their SpiceWorld Tour episode for a good old catch up about all things Baby, Sporty, Scary, Ginger and Posh. It's been 4 months and most of the girls have been busy, Melanie B did her speaking tour, Emma Bunton announced her Royal Albert special, Mel C did another tour, Victoria Beckham has been busy with VB Beauty and Geri, well, Geri has been riding horses and judging drag queens. James and John revisit some Spice moments - Viva Forever The Musical and the Power of 5 for Channel 5 launch. Enjoy this special episode!

The SPICEWORLD 2019 Tour review is finally here!!! Emma, Mel C, Mel B and Geri totally spiced up James' and John's lives on Sat 15th June at Wembley Stadium and now you can listen to their entire experience from leaving LA to their post show blues in London. Baby, Scary, Sporty and Ginger put on an epic show and the hosts have plenty to say. Did the Spice Circle live up to hype? What was their favorite moment? Who was Jess Glynne? Where was Victoria? Did they get to go backstage? Everything you've been wondering has been answered. The episode is broken down into numerous stages of their journey. Before the concert, what spicey behavior did they get up to in London? Getting ready for the concert and meeting their friends proved to be more stressful than anticipated. They may have forgotten to discuss being very dehydrated so they didn't have to pee and miss any of the show but it was all worth it in the end. The concert that changed their lives! Thank you Spice Girls for this amazing night!

The SPICEWORLD 2019 Tour review is finally here!!! Emma, Mel C, Mel B and Geri totally spiced up James' and John's lives on Sat 15th June at Wembley Stadium and now you can listen to their entire experience from leaving LA to their post show blues in London. Baby, Scary, Sporty and Ginger put on an epic show and the hosts have plenty to say. Did the Spice Circle live up to hype? What was their favorite moment? Who was Jess Glynne? Where was Victoria? Did they get to go backstage? Everything you've been wondering has been answered. The episode is broken down into numerous stages of their journey. Before the concert, what spicey behavior did they get up to in London? Getting ready for the concert and meeting their friends proved to be more stressful than anticipated. They may have forgotten to discuss being very dehydrated so they didn't have to pee and miss any of the show but it was all worth it in the end. The concert that changed their lives! Thank you Spice Girls for this amazing night!

The 2019 Spice Girls reunion is upon us all but before this stadium tour, we had the 2007/08 global arena tour - "Return of the Spice Girls" - the iconic tour that saw all five Spice Girls come back together. Yep, Emma, Mel C, Mel B, Geri and Victoria performed all the classics and danced their little hearts out. John reminisces about all his favorite parts of the tour but, unfortunately, James lived in the middle of nowhere during this time and never got to see it. Thankfully, some amazing Spice fan compiled all the concert footage together and created a reunion tour spectacular that was posted on youtube. Of course, with the timing of the new SpiceWorld2019 tour this means the hosts can't help but talk about all the highlights so far! Geri's dress, Emma being iconic, Mel B giving it her all and Mel C continuing to be the powerhouse of vocals. While James and John haven't quite made it to the Wembley finale yet, there is a lot to be said about SPICEWORLD and the comparisons between this and the previous reunion tour! Solo numbers, all male dancers and unusual setlist choices. WHO KEEPS REQUESTING DISCO MUSIC ON THESE TOURS?!!! The opinions are flying all over the place in this fun-filled episode!

The 2019 Spice Girls reunion is upon us all but before this stadium tour, we had the 2007/08 global arena tour - "Return of the Spice Girls" - the iconic tour that saw all five Spice Girls come back together. Yep, Emma, Mel C, Mel B, Geri and Victoria performed all the classics and danced their little hearts out. John reminisces about all his favorite parts of the tour but, unfortunately, James lived in the middle of nowhere during this time and never got to see it. Thankfully, some amazing Spice fan compiled all the concert footage together and created a reunion tour spectacular that was posted on youtube. Of course, with the timing of the new SpiceWorld2019 tour this means the hosts can't help but talk about all the highlights so far! Geri's dress, Emma being iconic, Mel B giving it her all and Mel C continuing to be the powerhouse of vocals. While James and John haven't quite made it to the Wembley finale yet, there is a lot to be said about SPICEWORLD and the comparisons between this and the previous reunion tour! Solo numbers, all male dancers and unusual setlist choices. WHO KEEPS REQUESTING DISCO MUSIC ON THESE TOURS?!!! The opinions are flying all over the place in this fun-filled episode!

It's all about BABY LOVE as we wrap up our solo Spice episodes with the incredible career of Emma Bunton. Baby Spice is the only Spice Girl to release recent music with "My Happy Place" so they spend some time talking about those gorgeous covers. Bunton can do no wrong so it was hard the for the hosts to pick their favorite Emma moments within the Spice Girls but "2 Become 1" is a stand out for both of them. They dial it all the way back to when "What I Am" was the theme song to her own show on VH1 and then chat about her first album, "A Girl Like". With breakout hits like "What Took You So Long" and "Take My Breath Away" how can you not love this 'freckle-faced' era?! James and John can't contain their excitement as they talk about the second album, "Free Me", by far their favorite - Motown inspired with Bossa Nova undertones is perfect for sunny days and beach heaven. They talk about how hot Emma looked in the videos, how fun the "Maybe" and "I'll Be There" videos are and then have a few things to say about the random release "Crickets Sing For Anamaria". When it comes time to the third album, "Life In Mono" they certainly have some opinions that you'll either love or hate. Aside from music, Emma has done so much in entertainment, from presenting TV, to hosting on radio, so of course, they talk about Absolutely Fabulous, Hear Radio, Eastenders and the random appearances in Bollywood movies!! Emma Bunton can literally do it all. That sweet voice, that kick ass attitude, James and John celebrate everything Baby Spice has given us!

It's all about BABY LOVE as we wrap up our solo Spice episodes with the incredible career of Emma Bunton. Baby Spice is the only Spice Girl to release recent music with "My Happy Place" so they spend some time talking about those gorgeous covers. Bunton can do no wrong so it was hard the for the hosts to pick their favorite Emma moments within the Spice Girls but "2 Become 1" is a stand out for both of them. They dial it all the way back to when "What I Am" was the theme song to her own show on VH1 and then chat about her first album, "A Girl Like". With breakout hits like "What Took You So Long" and "Take My Breath Away" how can you not love this 'freckle-faced' era?! James and John can't contain their excitement as they talk about the second album, "Free Me", by far their favorite - Motown inspired with Bossa Nova undertones is perfect for sunny days and beach heaven. They talk about how hot Emma looked in the videos, how fun the "Maybe" and "I'll Be There" videos are and then have a few things to say about the random release "Crickets Sing For Anamaria". When it comes time to the third album, "Life In Mono" they certainly have some opinions that you'll either love or hate. Aside from music, Emma has done so much in entertainment, from presenting TV, to hosting on radio, so of course, they talk about Absolutely Fabulous, Hear Radio, Eastenders and the random appearances in Bollywood movies!! Emma Bunton can literally do it all. That sweet voice, that kick ass attitude, James and John celebrate everything Baby Spice has given us!

Oh Geri Halliwell, you creative genius, thank you for the music! James and John talk all things Ginger Spice, starting with her pre Spice Girl departure and giving their opinions on where she shined best within the group. Touching on her younger years as presenter and topless model on Page 3, they then have to wonder if "Look At Me" was a reference to those early days, they certainly know it's about putting Ginger to rest, as per the iconic music video where Geri holds her own funeral. More hits came out of Schizophonic, like "Lift Me Up" (with that whackadoodle music video) and "Bag It UP" an absolute pop stunner, especially with that Brit Awards live performance. Ginger certainly knows how to entertain. James and John have varied opinions about the second album era with songs like "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" and "Calling". They do notice a lot of other artists seem to have stolen some of Geri's creative genius though, picking things from her music videos as signatures, we are look at you Ariana Grande. Then comes the "Ride It" and the third album "Passion", but was Geri losing her passion at this point? From books to Tv shows and Christian music, wait what?! Yes, James think that 4th unreleased album has some Jesus undertones. Geri Halliwell becomes Geri Horner and they have to wonder if we'll ever see her with red hair ever again? Maybe she did bury Ginger after all. BRING HER BACK.

Oh Geri Halliwell, you creative genius, thank you for the music! James and John talk all things Ginger Spice, starting with her pre Spice Girl departure and giving their opinions on where she shined best within the group. Touching on her younger years as presenter and topless model on Page 3, they then have to wonder if "Look At Me" was a reference to those early days, they certainly know it's about putting Ginger to rest, as per the iconic music video where Geri holds her own funeral. More hits came out of Schizophonic, like "Lift Me Up" (with that whackadoodle music video) and "Bag It UP" an absolute pop stunner, especially with that Brit Awards live performance. Ginger certainly knows how to entertain. James and John have varied opinions about the second album era with songs like "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" and "Calling". They do notice a lot of other artists seem to have stolen some of Geri's creative genius though, picking things from her music videos as signatures, we are look at you Ariana Grande. Then comes the "Ride It" and the third album "Passion", but was Geri losing her passion at this point? From books to Tv shows and Christian music, wait what?! Yes, James think that 4th unreleased album has some Jesus undertones. Geri Halliwell becomes Geri Horner and they have to wonder if we'll ever see her with red hair ever again? Maybe she did bury Ginger after all. BRING HER BACK.

Oh yeh, Feels So Good, you'll love this one, like you should. An entire episode dedicated Scary Spice, Mel B, Melanie B, Melanie Brown. It turns out to be James and John's longest episode so far because she has such a vibrant career and personal life! They bring on super Spice Girl fan, James Clarke, to help them along on their scary journey and what a wild ride it is. From every hosting every possible talent show like America's Got Talent and X Factor, to starring in movies with Tom Hardy - Mel B really has done it all. John and the two James's argue their way through her short, yet diverse, discography - covering off tracks like "I Want U Back" ft Missy Elliott, "Tell Me", "Feels So Good and "Lullaby". Then there's the whole second album which unifies the host's opinions, all the time weaving in some interesting and shocking facts about Mel B's personal life. They might go on record to say Scary's blindness is more shocking than the whole Eddie Murphy saga. Whatever your opinion of this iconic spice girl, you can't deny her work ethic and hustle and James and John are just grateful she's given them so much, John specifically will cherish his selfie with her after seeing "Rent". Enjoy!