The Rosie and Roula Show

Announcing The Winners of Our 100th Episode Give-Away!!

• Roula Abou Haidar and Rosie Burrows

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In this bonus ep, we reveal the three listeners who won our competition (yep, we said two but picked three because we’re soft).

We also chat about:

  • The sweet and funny messages you sent us
  • How it actually feels to hit 100 episodes
  • Why Roula’s obsessed with the weather
  • And why you *really* should follow the show (Rosie rolls her eyes but agrees)

To Shell, Barb, and Andrew: you’re bloody legends. And to everyone else, stick around.

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Roula (00:00)
Hello.

Rosie (00:03)
Bye!

Roula (00:04)
Special

recording today, it's a bonus episode so we can announce our winners.

Rosie (00:11)
Yeah. Yeah. I feel like we're legit podcasters. Not only have we hit this huge milestone, but we're giving away freebies. Like this is serious stuff, Roula I feel very accomplished.

Roula (00:11)
for the 100 episodes competition.

felt for a second that I'm not a serious podcaster. I don't know what you're talking about, Rosie. But hitting in the milestone of a hundred episodes, this is an established podcaster, but we're not here to talk about ourselves.

Rosie (00:31)
⁓ well, okay, self-doubt lady over here. It's cool, it's cool.

Yeah? No, no,

no, stop talking. Yeah, moving

We have actually chosen three winners. I know we said there was only going to be two, but we're just so excited and we got three people reaching out and yeah, we want to celebrate this with you guys. So three winners. Roula how are we announcing these winners? I don't know how to do it.

Roula (01:16)
All right. So I don't know either where I'm going to go. I want to read what the winners have sent to us. I want I want to share what they said about the show. They were pretty quick, actually, in that the episode was published and then they replied. I don't think anyone could have been able to beat them to it. Our winner. OK, I'm going to announce the name. It's Barbara Young and Barbara said.

Rosie (01:21)
yes yes yes, okay.

Okay.

Yeah, they must be competitive.

Roula (01:45)
Congratulations Roula and Rosie on your 100th episode. I love your show, great topics that challenge my mind and love the funny... I cannot read this because I don't have my glasses on. The funny antics too. You're the best.

Rosie (01:58)
my god, you're embarrassing.

⁓ that's so nice.

Roula (02:03)
And that is,

yeah, lovely message from Barbara. Barbara, you're a winner and we will contact you in private so we can get your details and send you the gifts.

Rosie (02:13)
⁓ Next winner, it's my turn, is Shell. Now Shell sent a really long email about our Freedom episode, Roula. So we'll put a link to the description if you haven't listened to that. It was a really good one. And it's, I'm not gonna read the whole email, but it clearly resonated with her, which meant a lot to me, because freedom is something I am so passionate about. And Roula, I know it's the same for you. But what I do wanna read out is this little bit.

at the end. She said, thank you both for this beautiful podcast. It's deep and meaningful, but funny and bubbly at the same time. You're both absolutely beautiful and compliment each other bloody well. Keep shining bright.

Roula (02:57)
Yes, thank you so much. I hear so many people telling me we complement each other. And that's really reassuring that we are doing the right thing and being who we are together. Amazing.

Rosie (03:02)
Mm.

Yeah,

I think we're awesome. that it's nice to hear it from other people. We know we're awesome, but when other people recognise it.

Roula (03:19)
It's

everybody wants everybody likes to be appreciated. And as a podcaster, you were behind the microphone. We don't know who's listening. We don't know how we're resonating. ⁓ It's good to know that people out there are feeling ⁓ happy to hear from us. And this is why it's important for us to appreciate you back. The listeners.

Rosie (03:28)
Mmm.

Yeah, yes.

Yeah.

Okay. Stop talking. Next winner.

Who's the next winner? I didn't bring up their name. my goodness. Quick. It was on YouTube, wasn't it? And they commented on the hundredth video. By the way, if you aren't following us on YouTube, please do because we're quite funny to watch on screen. I think so anyway. we got another comment from this same person on the, ⁓ anyway. So their name is Andrew Wood.

Roula (03:54)
Yeah.

Rosie (04:14)
Congratulations, Andrew. He commented, congratulations on your 100th episode. Love your show. Now he commented on episode 102 as well, nine hours ago, which is, the weather control our life and change who we are? So Andrew, you must be a bit of a super fan. Neither of us recognize who you are. And I love that.

Roula (04:24)
Yes.

Rosie (04:41)
So we will reach out to you. We're going to reply to the comment and somehow figure out, I don't know how this works Roula, how to send you the merch We're very, very excited. So thank you everybody. We will. Yes.

Roula (04:51)
We will make it happen with your help.

Rosie, also I want to mention Cath another listener. She actually, before we did our 100th episode, sent us a photo of a mug. She ordered our mug and every time she listens to our podcast, if I remember correctly what she said, she's drinking her coffee from the Rosie and Roula show mug. How cute is that?

Rosie (05:00)
yes!

How cool is that? I

just, it's amazing. And she sent a photo, didn't she, of her holding the mug. Here, let me read the email. Hey guys, had to show off my new mug. She's an absolute icon. Morning routine upgraded. Coffee in hand, earphones locked in, your latest episode playing while I absorb some vitamin D like a human solar panel. Big love for dropping the merch. This one's a fave.

Roula (05:26)
Yes. Yeah.

Cath is poetic and creative with her words. I love that.

Rosie (05:50)
Cath is a legend.

So that's really cool. If you didn't win this time, you can get merch online. There's a link in each of our episode descriptions. There's all sorts of different things. So go check it out if you would like to.

Roula (05:55)
Mm-mm.

And stick

around, maybe the 200 episodes will also have some merch or the 250 episodes. We don't know. We're really going with the flow, aren't we? Yeah.

Rosie (06:10)
Mm-hmm. No promises? We are, that's how we roll. Nothing's

planned around here, is it? In case people didn't notice.

Roula (06:24)
Some things are planned on my side.

Rosie (06:26)
are

they now?

Roula (06:29)
my goodness, really, this is so exciting. We're just Rosie and Roula and it's incredible that that the show has so many topics that speak to so many people. On this note, we're recording this today. And today, the episode that we published is summer weather or winter weather. Are you the same person? Are you the same you, whether it's winter or summer?

Rosie (06:44)
Mm-hmm.

Mmm.

Roula (06:58)
And

I woke up this morning, it's summer, but the wind is blowing, the sky is full with clouds. It's strange weather. And I thought, how can it be that today we published this episode and I'm feeling so romantic with this weather. It's not summer. I don't know how it feels. I want to go outside and take a walk and feel the air, the warmth. Yeah, so this is...

Rosie (07:15)
Mmm. ⁓

Roula (07:26)
I take my episodes seriously about the weather because it brought so many emotions this morning.

Rosie (07:28)
Hahaha

that.

All our episodes make me think so deeply. Not only when we're actually recording them but I'll walk away and go, hmm. And it's amazing how many conversations I have with people that make me think about an episode we have recorded. I need to start name dropping our podcast and inserting it into conversation. ⁓ me and my co-host spoke about that exact topic on the Rosie and Roula show. Go check out episode blah.

Roula (07:50)
True.

happening very often after 100 episodes we spoke about so many things and it pops in my mind when someone is having a conversation like we we talk we talked about this of course I don't say it all the time but it's in my mind yes

Rosie (08:05)
Yeah.

I think we

need a business card. I don't know, something fancy and posh, but send us in your questions. I'd love to hear some more listener questions. You can send in a voice recording through the website, or if that's not up your alley, send us a message through the website, leave a comment on YouTube or Spotify lets you do it as well. Or we're on Instagram, we're on TikTok, we're at all the places, because we love hearing from you.

Roula (08:38)
Press

the button follow please on your podcast app. It's so important to follow the show like this. The episodes are downloaded. Yes. Many people don't know that there are people listening to our podcast, but don't know that they can just follow it for free.

Rosie (08:45)
We say that at the end of the episode anyway. It's gonna rot- yes, but hit follow!

Yeah, but did you know, Roula, at

the end of every episode, we tell them to follow the podcast. So you're repeating it. Well, I don't like it.

Roula (09:01)
I know I'm just repeating it. is the market. This is marketing strategy. You keep repeating the same message in a different

way. She's in a mood today. She's not a winner today. She's in a mood.

Rosie (09:09)
Maybe it'll work eventually.

Why you

gotta be so rude? Yes, please follow it, share it with a person. It really helps spread the message far and wide. Like we do this because we want to connect with people. It means a lot to both of us and we are so, so grateful to each and every one of you. We look at our stats on the backend and we can see people all over the world listening. And that just, I've got the biggest smile on my face. It makes me feel good about myself and the world.

Roula (09:18)
Yes.

Rosie (09:43)
So thank you everybody.

Roula (09:45)
Grateful! Thank you so much! And the winners, we will contact you and you will get your surprises!

Rosie (09:52)
Yes, Shell, Barb

and Andrew, congratulations! Bye!

Roula (09:55)
Woo!