Picnic etiquette, bad Father’s Day cards, and is Ascot now a little bit naff?
About this episode
The episode discusses Ascot's social implications, picnic etiquette, and the quality of Father's Day cards.
Ascot: posh pastime or plain naff? Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Poshcast with Cleo Watson and Sophia Money-Coutts, your favourite group-chat in podcast form. Join Sophia and Cleo as they delve into the murky world of modern social norms, class anxiety and all matters that generate furious online opinions. This week we are donning our hats ( never fascinators) to talk Ascot - how to say it, the dress-code minefield from jumpsuits to compulsory socks, and why the whole thing can feel like a pricey, performative logistical nightmare unless you’ve arrived by helicopter. Plus we’ll wade into picnic politics (Scotch eggs, leaking deli tubs and Fortnum hampers), discuss the apparently atrocious standard of Father's Day cards these days, and ask listeners to christen The Poshcast mouse-mascot with a suitably befitting title. You can watch The Poshcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CyEqqzeY6BM Send your questions to theposhcast@telegraph.co.uk. Ban ‘picky bits’ and pre-mixed cans: My rules for the ultimate picnic , Sophia Money-Coutts: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/13/my-rules-for-the-ultimate-picnic/ BBC Archive 1983: What’s your perfect picnic…
People in this episode
Hosts: Cleo Watson, Sophia Money-Coutts
Topics covered
- Ascot
- picnic etiquette
- Father's Day
- social norms
- class anxiety
Keywords
- Ascot
- picnic politics
- Father's Day cards
- social norms
- class anxiety
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Telegraph
Products: Father's Day cards
Places: Fortnum, Bath
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