Like a Mad Dog Running Through a Puddle of Gravy

Relief finally comes to a shaken city in the form of this special earthquake edition of Puddle of Gravy. Frayed nerves are assuaged with ideas for the best (and worst) entertainment in these trying times, and foreign measuring traditions are discussed and explained (as well as something so confounding can ever be explained). Listen if you want to learn probably every fact that it is possible to know about the band, "Guns And Roses."

Puddle of Gravy's time in the interstitial wilderness concludes with a heartfelt pean to the wonders of the old, the elderly, and the dead (maybe from old). If you listened to the last episode, then this one will make you chuckle to yourself and say, "I recognize the reference!", which as we all know is the greatest feeling a person in the Twenty First Century can feel. Anyway, if you want to learn about Pompeii (it's a low-growth area), have a listen.[EDIT: Now the link is fixed!]

Crime! Punishment! Society! Its Malcontents! Chimpanzees! All are given a thorough going-over in the first part of an epic two-part installment of Like a Mad Dog Running Through A Puddle of Gravy in which everything you know will change... forever. Listen if you are a German or a Mexican and you want a few shout-outs. You will learn a goodly bit about Kung Fu in this episode.

After the fact, it was pointed out to us that we should have constructed some sort of narrative where Danny hit his head and got amnesia or something so as to justify the ingenious use of flashbacks in this episode. Maybe in six months when we do another one, we'll flashback to this advice. Anyway, so listen to this episode if you want to know how not to get around LA. You will learn, in this episode, where Christopher left his Bible.

Young Man Joe joins the panel again before we go irregular for a while. Danny gets oddly offended when we badmouth sharks: maybe he is one?? You will learn the truth about brown M&Ms in this episode. Listen if you want to ponder the differences between Danny and Sigourney Weaver.

You know that movie Heart of Darkness, or that book Apocalypse Now? This is sort of like that, only with drinking and mediocre movies. You will learn a lot about the worst accessory any game can have this episode. Listen if you want to know who the world's most average guy is.

A bumper crop of Danny's Animal Funhouse stories await you this episode! Danny will teach you about all sorts of animals... but to mention what they are would be giving away the fun. Listen to this episode if you want to learn who the Queen should have in her court; you will learn a lot about how the Titanic was constructed.

DO NOT FRET! We do not mention any trendy or fashionable or current diseases in this episode. However we do teach you all about funguses (the plural of fungi) and parasitii (the plural of one sitii). Listen to this episode if you want to know things about the human brain.On the offchance that you should want to learn more about disgusting fungusii, Tom has made you a video. [EDIT: Relinked to working video].

We prove our intelligence by misunderstanding an article about intelligence. Danny thinks fourth-dimensionally. Tom spends much of the episode giggling, but that's okay, we know what you came for anyway. You will learn where Paprika comes from in this episode. Listen if you want to know how to make a big movie hit (and you are Indian).

A very special little fellow makes a guest visit, and is amazed by Danny's encyclopedic knowledge of the JoBros. We learn about Danny's history of fisticuffs (he's a peace-boy). Listen to this episode if you want to learn how a Wellingtonian says, "it's not about quantity, it's about quality".

Our special guest this week is Dave Wallace, broadcaster and musical artist. You can hear a sample of his music here. You will learn a lot of insider tricks of broadcasting this episode. Listen if you want a business model relating to April Fools.

In this age of nobody knowing what to do about advertising, we put our shoulders to the wheel. Advertising: Solved! Some freaky-ass Derren Brown type shit makes Danny (and you??!!) perform a Google UnSafeSearch. Facial-hair compliments from strangers: the milk of human kindness, or sad? You will learn how clever Danny is with words in this episode.

We honour that fucking The Watchmen movie by discussing other things that should be adapted. We find a treasure trove of musical statistics, and you can read along in your book; you will know it is time to turn the page when you hear the chimes go like this. Listen to this episode if you want to win a signed photo of the Like a Mad Dog Running Through a Puddle of Gravy fellas, or an unsigned episode featuring Li'l Joseph Mack.

Danny's audio quality deteriorates over the course of the episode, which I blame on the chicken. We start out namechecking our #1 fan and end up harshly critiquing his country's plumbing. You will learn a lot about colonial history in the South Pacific in this podcast. Listen if you want a whallop in the thinkbox.

Foolishly, while Danny was due to put all his gears in a box and move house this week (making recording of theme and interstitial music impossible), we filled this episode with references to flash-in-the-pan pop-cultural phenomena that will be invalid in a little over the time it takes to download the episode. Fortunately for us local folk combo The Horton Wadsworth Longfellow Justice Experiment stepped forward to record quick 'n' dirty musical placefillers; unfortunately for you we kept them in the show. Listen to this if you are poor and want to know how to really ruin Walt, or you are McG and want to know how to really fix your upcoming robot picture.