Wild Swimming Wangers

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Writers Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey come to you fresh from a dip in their local reservoir, to discuss their wild swimming exploits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Holiday Special Part 2
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Today at 2:00 AM

Because they have so much to wang on about, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey return for a second instalment of the holiday special to discuss French swims, listener summer swims and a buoyant swimming song.


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Holiday Special Part 1
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09/23/2026

After a long hot summer, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy reunited to wang about their holiday swims, slime in the Serpentine, and skinny dips.


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A Brain Bath
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07/29/2026

In the final episode of the series, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey record an episode live in the lake, as they wang on about noisy seagulls, sporty books and summer holidays.

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The Raging Horn for a Cold Plunge
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#11
07/22/2026

After no swim at all, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy discuss Taffy Brodesser-Akner, swimming in the Seine, two-pieces and jellyfish.

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Heads Up Swimmers Or Heads Down Swimmers?
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#10
07/15/2026

After separate swims, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about wild swimming horror movies, Harry Enfield’s ears and the mayor of New York.

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Opening The Floodgates
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#9
07/08/2026

After their hottest ever swim, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about changing rooms, Paris plans and rampant consumerism.


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Will There Be Ice After The Apocalypse?
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#8
07/01/2026

After a 23-degree 1K swim, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about Sea Lanes Canary Wharf, hate mail and body image.

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The Song of Angry Women
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#7
06/24/2026

After a cold water fix, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about bikini buying, risk assessment and a gruesome true crime tale. Please note that Beth recorded this episode dressed as Mary Poppins. Expect some singing.

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Boinging About In The Surf
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#6
06/17/2026

After Beth braves the waters alone, she and Marianne Levy wang on about one of the greatest wild swimming moments on TV ever, mind-boggling goggles, and being photographed in swimwear.

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Beneficial Afterdrop
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06/10/2026

In the show’s first ever remote record, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on in separate countries, discussing the heatwave, sea-swimming and fights at the lido.


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Diaphanous
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#4
06/03/2026

After going it alone in the lake, Beth Morrey wangs on with Marianne Levy about an ecstatic union with the River Avon, feedback and tips from listeners, and an exciting new giveaway.

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A Woman Swimming in Urine
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#3
05/27/2026

After a too-early swim, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about swimming in contact lenses, stone-skimming controversy, and a disturbing faecal incident…


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Am I Normal?
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05/20/2026

After a swim with a mysterious new wanging companion, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about Chanel beachwear, fantasy award ceremonies, press intrusion, and dark showering.

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Mermaid's Tears
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05/13/2026

After their first swim of the summer and a new series, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about storms, summer swimmers, nurdle-pickers, and the Mitford sisters.

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The Wet World
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04/01/2026

After a wintry Easter swim, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about solving the mystery of Marianne’s big fish, naked saunas, and the next generation of DryRobes.

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The Cashmere Caveman
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03/25/2026

After a choppy and chilly swim, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey return to wang on about great-crested grebes, the rashness of underwater proposals and Guy Ritchie’s massive tent.

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A Very Big Yellow Scaly Thing
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#9
03/18/2026

After a ten-degree Spring swim, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about Hampstead Ponds huts, houses with swimming pools, and terrifying cryptids…

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Spoilt By Good Conditions
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#8
03/11/2026

After another spectacular sunny swim, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about things you find in the bottom of swimming pools, draconian noticeboards and being number one.


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A Bit of a Swagger About Me
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03/04/2026

After a fully spring-has-sprung swim, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about dandyish herons, dog schlongs, the perfect swimmer’s body, and a fountain of filth. 


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Woman in Midlife Advocates Angry Cold Water Swimming
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02/25/2026

After a mind-blowing blue sky & sunny swim, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about riotous middle-aged rebellion, and stage a fiercely-fought outdoorsy quiz.

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A Romantic Swim
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02/18/2026

After a ‘meniscus’ moment in the rainy reservoir, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about the sexy possibilities of cold water, middle-aged body modification, and a disturbing ice dive…

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I Believe I Stayed In Rather Too Long
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02/11/2026

After a drizzly and depressing six-degree swim Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about their non-scientific science experiment, history & hysterics, ‘non-nudes’, and the robot revolution.


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Icy Army of Ants
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#3
02/04/2026

After a balmy 4.8-degree swim, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about wearing wetsuits backwards, stage a cold water safety quiz, and mull a ÂŁ1.6 million purchase.

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A Really Good Flashback
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#2
01/28/2026

Following a cold water entry experiment, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey come back from another chilly swim to wang on about glimmerings, The Really Cold Swim Championships, and wild swimming holiday adventures.

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A Terrific Cold Snap
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#1
01/21/2026

In a brand new series, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy return from their coldest ever swim to wang on about breaking the ice, Marianne’s rogue route resulting in injury, new kit, and resolutions to buy no new kit.

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Christmas Special: Wangers Unwrapped
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12/24/2025

Following a bracing swim, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey exchange wild swimming Christmas gifts and wang on about voice-fame, festive swims around the country and New Year resolutions.


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A Swim in Party Season is What You Need
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12/17/2025

After a sunny circuit of the reservoir, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about social anxiety, full moon lady dips and Beth’s new career as a photo journalist.

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A Monkish Swim
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#13
12/10/2025

After a silent circuit round the reservoir, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about Black Friday bargains and brain rot, adventuring (not coasteering), and Surfers Against Sewage.

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Sub-Ten Poetry and Bingo
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12/03/2025

After a sad solo swim, Beth Morrey returns to the studio to wang on with Marianne Levy about badges, royalty, and the logistics of posing with sheets of ice.

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Ice Drunk
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11/26/2025

Following a glacial seven degree swim, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about weeing (again), whiskey breathing, and why cold water helps with anxiety.

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A Fist of Crotch
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11/19/2025

After a bracing swim, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about swimming in shopping centres, sexy swimming in diplomatic dramas, and the unfathomable logistics of weeing in kit. 

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Resting Bag Face
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11/12/2025

After another carpe diem swim, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about swimming in the dark, Christmas adverts and ICE MILES.

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A Buoy in the Stormy Seas of Podcasts
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11/05/2025

After a chilly 10-degree swim, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about new kit, Keanu Reeves and Christmas. Oh, and haircuts - Marianne got one; no one noticed.

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A Carpe Diem Swim
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#7
10/29/2025

After a dawn dip, almost in the dark, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about the magic (or otherwise) of learning to swim, matchy-matchy kit, and a very handsome fox.

 

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The Benefit of a Skins Dip
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#6
10/22/2025

Has Dryrobe season begun? After a chilly swim, with mouths full of biscuit, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about stylish (and sturdy) kit, what to listen to during a swim (or a run), an intriguing casting call opportunity, and swimming with your mum.


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What a Glorious Feeling!
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#5
10/15/2025

After a rainy swim, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about swimming friendships, romantic swimming, weight-bearing exercise, and drawing pin injuries – pinjuries? Marianne also manages to use the words ‘Plop’ and ‘Meniscus’ in the same sentence.


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The Bitterer The Medicine The Better It Is For You
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#4
10/08/2025

After a cold swim and a flirtation with the after-drop, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about skinny dipping, celebrity guests and World Rivers Day.


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A Bit of Style in the Water
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10/01/2025

Post-swim, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about dream guests, a new wild swimming report, swimming art and naked swimming…


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Sharpen the Saw
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09/24/2025

Following an early morning swim, Beth Morrey and Marianne Levy wang on about productivity, the return of the unique ‘pants-tarctic’ pelvic sensation, and waterlogged billionaires. Marianne also shares some hot-off-the-press career news…

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Nigella Season
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09/17/2025

After a dark evening ‘Michaelmas’ swim heralding the arrival of Autumn, Marianne Levy and Beth Morrey wang on about booby swimsuits, Etsy gift-giving and the Rules of Saunas. Join them in this brand new series that slides into winter swimming…

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