
Reliable Sauce with Kirsty and Jonelle
Ok - what just happened? And why does it actually matter? Kirsty Grant and Jonelle Awomoyi are here to give the news more flavour, serving up the need-to-know details with just the right amount of sauce. We break down the week’s hottest stories, cut through the noise of social media to get to the truth, and throw in a big dollop of pop-culture, laughs and behind-the-scenes intrigue.
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Jun 7, 2024 • 20min
Why do so many of us live at home?
Alex, who lives with Motor Neurone Disease, discusses his journey following the death of Rob Burrow. The hosts explore politicians on TikTok, the link between Love Island and the general election, and the trend of young adults living at home.

May 24, 2024 • 15min
IT'S A GENNY LEC BABES!
Lock in for a general election Q+A...
Saucers! Jonelle and Kirsty are back for another (Genny Lec!) season of spice. And this week, they’re answering your questions on the general election.
What are we even voting about? How do we vote? And how does Kirsty’s mum feel about the genny lec?
Send your ideas to reliablesauce@bbc.co.uk, or DM @kirstygrntt and @jonelleawomoyi!
Technical producer: Dafydd Evans and Dave O’Neill | Producers: Natasha Mayo and Paige Neal-Holder | Editor: Ben Mundy | Senior News Editor: Sam Bonham
00:00 We’re back!
01:30 TikTok reacts
04:20 What are we voting about?
06:45 What if no one wins?
07:25 How do we vote?
08:30 What if we’re on holiday?
10:15 Dissolution of what?
13:20 Spread it… Kirsty’s mum is a Saucer

Apr 30, 2024 • 35min
Local elections: Your questions answered!
This week, Kirsty and Jonelle quiz BBC Political Editor Chris Mason with all of YOUR questions about the local elections.What’s the difference between local and general elections? Who can vote? How do you vote? And who’s yapping?What would you like Kirsty and Jonelle to cover next? Send your ideas to reliablesauce@bbc.co.uk, or DM @kirstygrntt and @jonelleawomoyi!Technical producer: Hannah Montgromery | Producer: Keiligh Baker | Editors: Alex Lewis and Sam Bonham.

Mar 28, 2024 • 46min
Reliable Sauce LIVE!
Guys, we did a live show! Kirsty and Jonelle bring you the best bits from our TikTok Live - including Maddie Grace Jepson talking all about the new comedy Big Mood.We also speak to content creator Ayame Ponder and catch up with Newsbeat’s Calum Leslie, who’s been digging into a major hurdle still facing some gay couples who want to get married.Plus, what’s it like to have a heart attack at 22? We talk to fitness coach Faith about when it happened to her.Technical producer: Mike Regaard | Picture Editor: David Kaplowitz | Series Producer: Emma Forde | Producer: Maia Davies | Editors: Alex Lewis and Sam Bonham

Mar 21, 2024 • 29min
Being a cancer content creator: The positives and negatives
Can turning cancer into content help young people going through treatment? Two survivors tell Kirsty and Jonelle about the ups and downs of sharing a diagnosis with the internet.And, with almost 1 in 3 Gen Z-ers checked out of work, are we really a jobless generation? Plus, we catch up with Adi whose mum was wrongly jailed in the Post Office scandal. What would you like Kirsty and Jonelle to investigate next? Send your ideas to reliablesauce@bbc.co.uk, or DM @kirstygrntt and @jonelleawomoyi!Technical producer: Mike Regaard | Picture Editor: David Kaplowitz | Series Producer: Emma Forde | Producer: Maia Davies | Editors: Alex Lewis and Sam Bonham00:00 Hey, Hey Hey
00:10 Trad Wives
04:44 Shell Rowe and Brad Gudger
21:16 'Jobless' Gen Z
26:00 Kids of Post Office scandal

Mar 14, 2024 • 25min
Princess Kate’s photo edit fail, and would Caity Baser go #BoySober?
This week, Kate Middleton's photo edit fail sent internet conspiracies about the princess up a notch. Kirsty and Jonelle quiz a royal reporter about THAT edited photo.Plus, would Caity Baser ever go #BoySober? We ask the pop star about the anti-dating trend.What would you like Kirsty and Jonelle to investigate next? Send your ideas to reliablesauce@bbc.co.uk, or DM @kirstygrntt and @jonelleawomoyi!Technical producer: Philip Bull | Picture Editor: David Kaplowitz | Series Producer: Emma Forde | Producer: Maia Davies | Editors: Alex Lewis and Sam Bonham00:00 Hey, Hey, Hey
03:05 Royal photo
09:20 Boy Sober
12:25 Caity Baser
19:40 Geo Locating PT2

Mar 7, 2024 • 20min
Jack Edwards' top SPICY books and have Reneé Rapp fans gone too far?
It’s World Book Day! Jonelle and Kirsty talk BookTok‘s love of spicy reads with Reliable Sauce’s new librarian Jack Edwards. And how easily can you be found IRL based on your posts? We chat to content creator Ayamé Ponder and BBC Verify’s Merlyn Thomas.Plus, some Reneé Rapp fans have made the singer feel “like a piece of meat” – have we crossed a line when it comes to thirsting after celebrities?Technical producer: Matt Hewitt | Picture Editor: David Kaplowitz | Series Producer: Emma Forde | Producer: Maia Davies | Editors: Alex Lewis and Jonathan Aspinwall00:00 Hey, Hey, Hey
00:05 Reneé Rapp
03:05 BookTok
04'42 Jack Edwards
11:04 Comic Relief
13'27 Geo located

Feb 29, 2024 • 20min
Is your water bottle DIRTIER than a toilet? Reliable Sauce investigates
This week, Kirsty and Jonelle become women in STEM to investigate which is dirtier: your water bottle or a pub toilet?And we quiz BBC Radio 1’s Melvin Odoom on how often he REALLY cleans his bottle…Plus, Love Islander and campaigner Sharon Gaffka talks about her miscarriage – and why a new certificate to recognise baby loss will help those going through it. Technical producer: Mike Regaard | Picture Editor: David Kaplowitz | Series Producer: Emma Forde | Producer: Maia Davies | Editors: Alex Lewis and Jonathan Aspinwall00:00: Hey, hey, hey!
00:58 Dirty bottles
06:28 Melvin Odoom
09:02 Baby loss
10:41 Sharon Gaffka

Feb 22, 2024 • 23min
Wes Nelson spills the REAL tea on Love Island relationship 'contracts'
We’ve got a text! After the Love Island All Stars finale, we talk about types and dating in the villa with ex-islanders Wes Nelson and Sanam Harrinanan. And we take a look at dating app stats to suss out the UK’s type on paper. Plus, why are so some of us posting videos of ourselves being FIRED online - and could it hurt our careers?!Technical producers: Hannah Montgomery | Picture Editor: David Kaplowitz | Series Producer: Emma Forde | Producer: Maia Davies | Editors: Alex Lewis and Jonathan Aspinwall
00:00: Hey, hey, hey!
01:36 Wes Nelson
12:03 Sanam Harrinanan
18:01 You're Fired!

Feb 15, 2024 • 22min
Netflix’s One Day cry-fest and my mum left me on the street as a newborn
Why has Netflix's One Day got the whole of TikTok in tears? SPOILER ALERT: We'll be delving deep into the series! And we speak to a girl who was abandoned on the streets as a baby. Plus, do Gen Z boys and men really think feminism is bad?Technical producers: Rob Grieve and David Kwan | Picture Editor: David Kaplowitz | Series Producer: Emma Forde | Producer: Maia Davies | Editor: Jonathan Aspinwall00:00 Hey, Hey, hey
00:48 One Day
07:10 Gen Z gender divide
15:30 Abandoned as a baby
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