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.&nbsp;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/CyEqqzeY6BMSend 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?: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZEwjeKgAgI/?igsh=aDB1OWtkaG9tMHQ3Video Producer: James EnglandExecutive Producer: Louisa WellsHighlights:<ul><li>Is Ascot now a little bit naff?</li><li>Who is buying these crude Father's Day cards?</li></ul>Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to The Poshcast05:42 Bath Weekend Confessions08:47 Picnics and Picky Bits11:03 Picnic Practicalities15:03 Prince George School Scoop16:27 Ascot Hats and Pronunciation18:48 Should You Even Go20:32 Car Park Picnic Culture23:48 Flat vs Jump Racing25:05 Dress Codes Explained30:29 Listener Fathers Day Dilemma38:08 Taxidermy Mouse Mascot39:22 See you Next Week<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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