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A talk show where three friends each fight for their 15 minutes of fame. Hosted by Alex Springthorpe, as well as Ashley Hall, but at the same time, also Thomas Hutchinson. https://linktr.ee/The33PercentMajority

Alex Springthorpe, Ashley Hall, Thomas Hutchinson


    • Dec 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 34 EPISODES


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    Ep. 35 - Nouns, Knowns and Nought But The Best

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 68:34 Transcription Available


    Well. It seems we've become even worse than our previous levels of mediocrity. We're sorry episode 35 of The 33% Majority took so long to get to your kind ear holes. In this week's episode, your 3 favourite festive fellows will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the things we judge at face value (sorry if this includes you), new slang names for capitalism's best shops and stores, and how to create our bestest thing. Hope you love it as much as we love you xoxo

    Ep. 34 - This one isn't for you (or, The 50% Exclusivity)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 53:02 Transcription Available


    2 episodes in the space of a few days, how lucky are you? Rhetorical as that question might seem, the answer is 'not very'.  In this episode of 'The People's Favourite' podcast (The 50% Majority), Tom isn't in it, so your 2 'A' boys will be taking the stage. However, we must warn you... Alex and Ash did this one for themselves. Very self indulgent. Lots of Reddit... If you decided to listen, do so at your own peril. k thanks love u bye x

    Ep. 32 - Sincerely Sorry the Sequel (2 Sorry, 2 Furious)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 84:54 Transcription Available


    With our tails between our legs, we present to you, the 32th episode of The 33% Majority. It's so very late, but it's here. We hope you forgive us. In this week's episode, your 3 favourite sorry boys will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the biggest mistakes we've ever made, who (out of Alex and Tom) is th better friend, and yucky London occurences, respectively. Also we come to you, hat in hand, to ask for your help to get this show in front of people that you think might like to listen, so please share this episode with a friend, family member, colleague, or even a stranger on public transport. If you do, let us know, and we'll shout you out on air, and make you an honorary board member for The 33% Inc.

    Ep. 31 - Sincerely Sorry (or, The Car-tee Three Percent)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 21:46 Transcription Available


    Sorry, dear listener, for the crimes you're about to hear. This is a bad episode. We're sorry.

    Ep. 30 - Bad Work, Brill words, and Bask Beddit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 76:00 Transcription Available


    This is a podcast. You've heard of one before right? It's like radio, but like, whenever you want it. This is one called 'The 33% Majority', and it's the 40th episode we've ever made (minus 10). In this week's episode, your 3 favourite illiterate gentlemen will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the things we think we'd be really bloody awful at, some of the strangest Ted Talks that have graced that hallowed stage, and a lazy Ask Reddit (Alex came up with the idea to do it originally, so we'll give him a pass) respectlively. Also, y'know the things that make some 'puter algorithm think we're popular and bussing? If you could do those, that'd be just swell. Ok thanks love you bye.

    Ep. 29 - Records, Relativity and Really Useful Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 73:52 Transcription Available


    It's here. Not on time, but certainly not a day late like last time, TOM. 'It' being episode 29 of The 33% Majority, if you weren't sure. In this week's episode, your 3 radio fellows will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing 33% Majority world record attempts, how old we all are (Ash, of course, being the most oldest), and how to hack life, respectively. And, as per, please do clicks on buttons that say 'Subscribe', or 'Review', or 'Follow' etc, etc... Interactions help us, but also, so does word of mouth (that's where your mouth says things about us to other people), so if you could do any or the aforementioned stuff, well that'd be swell. I love you. Yes, you! I love you. 

    Ep. 28 - Variable Vocations, Villains and Viral Trends

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 68:45 Transcription Available


    It's here. A little late, sure, but still here nonetheles. 'It' being episode 28 of The 33% Majority, if you weren't sure. In this week's episode, your 3 podmen will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing lucrative side-hustles (spoiler alert, none of them will make you money), the greatest villains that the silver screen has to offer, and how to manufacture a viral trend, respectively. Also, we're on our knees here, kissing your feet and begging for your support. If you like this dumb podcast, please do all the things to help that pesky algorithm see us. You could share this episode with a friend, family member, colleague, or even a pet (so long as they have access to a streaming platform). Otherwise, just subscribe, maybe leave a review too? We love you. Thank you.

    Ep. 27 - Pathetic Podcasting (or, The 50% Bad-Jority)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 36:40 Transcription Available


    Welcome to the most poorly produced podcast in the world, The 33% Majority. Audio crimes and misdemeanors were comitted, so it's The 50% Bad-jority for episode 27. Ash is absent this week. It's not his fault. He recorded on the scheduled day, but Alex's mic had other ideas. We had to go again, we're sorry. To both the listeners and Ash: We hope you don't miss the final 33% of the hosts too badly, and we hope you can get through this episode of The 50% Bad-jority. If the bits and bytes we've published are sufficient to help you pass the time, do us a favour, and do all the things that help us, maybe please? Subscribe to us on your preferred podcasting platform, leave a review, or maybe even just tell another human of our existence, pretty please?

    Ep. 26 - Sponsored by Rust-eze

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 56:25 Transcription Available


    Welcome to the world's most popular Lightning McQueen fancast. Or in lamens terms, episode 26 of The 33% Majority.  In this week's episode, your 3 favourite speed-demons will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing our ability to definitively decide what's cool, how to convince our significant others of how to acquire new automobile, and some classic Reddit submissions.  And hey, if you're reading this, and you like listening to our podcast, maybe let someone know about it? We don't have use any kind of advertising, so the words that come from your mouth are powerful, much like that dragon guy from Todd's magnum opus (Skyrim), Happy racing to all, and to all, a good-chow.

    Ep. 25 - Parents, Projects and Pontification

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 69:20 Transcription Available


    Hey, you! Yeah, you, the person reading this. I bet you think you're really cool for reading the description for episode 25 of The 33% Majority, don't you? Well, you'd be right! In this week's ‘back-to-normal' episode, your 3 favourite old men will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing what it takes to be considered an adult (given that each of us are, from a temporal perspective, already adults), why starting a new project can be both meaningful and rewarding, and the joy we get from chatting to strangers, respectively. Also we come to you, hat in hand, to ask for your help to get this show in front of people that you think might like to listen, so please share this episode with a friend, family member, colleague, or even a stranger on public transport. If you do, let us know, and we'll shout you out on air, and make you an honorary board member for The 33% Inc.

    Ep. 24 - Unfriendly Felines (or, The 50% Bud-Jority)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 49:27 Transcription Available


    You might have been expecting a return to normality for The 33% Majority. Well a bunch of nasty germs had other ideas for episode 24, so it's The 50% Bud-jority. Alex is once again absent this week. Although HR were not made aware of his absence in advance, statutory sick pay had him covered whilst he couldn't hold any kind of nutrient inside his fragile body. To both the listeners and Alex: We hope you don't miss the final 33% of the hosts too badly, and we hope you can get through this episode of The 50% Bud-jority. We'll actually genuinely will be back to our regular schedule next week.

    Ep. 23 - Sibling Substitutions (or, The 50% Bro-jority)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 30:28 Transcription Available


    You might have been expecting a regular episode of The 33% Majority. Well this certainly isn't that, it's episode 23, and it's The 50% Bro-jority. Alex's absence was cleared with HR weeks ago, despite his dealings with Steve in the past, but Ashley left us with very little notice (it's not his fault though - unless the storage place for tools isn't one's mouth), so we had to rope in OUR FIRST GUEST HOST! To both the listeners, Ash and Alex: We hope you don't miss the other 66% of the hosts too badly, and we hope you like this episode of The 50% Bro-jority. We'll be back to our regular schedule next week.

    Ep. 22 - Dastardly Decorations, Dungeons with Dragons and Dumb Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 67:15 Transcription Available


    Hello lovely listener, nice of you to drop by. You've found your way to the 22nd episode of The 33% Majority. In this week's episode, your 3 just-below-averagely-handsome chaps will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing how to win a ‘Scary House Contest' (given that it's sort of, almost, kinda, nearly Halloween), how different animals might be categorised under a D&D alignment chart, and some stupid facts from everyone's Grandad's favourite fact-finding Twitter account (UberFacts), respectively. We'd love your help to get this show in front of people that might love it (or hate it), so please share this episode with a friend, family member, colleague, or even a stranger on public transport. If you do, let us know, and we'll shout you out on air (along with anything else you'd like our audience to hear). Lastly, to enter our giveaway and be in with a chance to win a one-of-a-kind ‘The 33% Majority' T-Shirt or Hat, just do the following: -Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and take a screenshot (but make sure you put your Instagram or Twitter handle in the review). -Follow us on either Twitter (@the33pm) or Instagram (@the33percentmajority). -Send us a screenshot on whichever social media platform suits you best. We'll be picking the winners 2 weeks from today, on the 5th of October!

    Ep. 21 - Crod, Creddit and Crapsodies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 65:20 Transcription Available


    You join us on a special day. Our podcast (The 33% Majority) can finally buy booze in the US! In this week's episode, your 2 jovial jack-asses (Alex and Ash) - along with 1 angry boy (Tom) - will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing how we might design our own ‘33% Religion' (spoiler alert: crocodiles?), some lazy 'Am I the Asshole' entries, and another game of Bohemian Crapsody, respectively. Also, just to clarify, to enter our giveaway and be in with a chance to win a one-of-a-kind ‘The 33% Majority' T-Shirt or Hat, just do the following: -Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and take a screenshot (but make sure you put your Instagram or Twitter handle in the review). -Follow us on either Twitter (@the33pm) or Instagram (@the33percentmajority). -Send us a screenshot on whichever social media platform suits you best. We'll be picking the winners 2 weeks from today, on the 5th of October!

    Ep. 20 - Sayings, Singing and Speed-Running

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 70:32 Transcription Available


    Well hello there (prequel reference, nice). This is the nation's favourite podcast ‘The 33% Majority'. We're delighted that you're joining us for episode 20. In this week's episode, your 3 old men (Ash, Tom and Alex) will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the etymology behind well known idioms and colloquialisms, a brand new game straight from Tommy's think meat, and a good old fashioned speed run, respectively. And also, if you are here reading this, please share this show with a friend, family member, colleague, or even a stranger on public transport. We don't plaster our logo on the side of busses yet, so in the meantime, you should be our unpaid advertising assistants. Feel free to pop it on your CV.

    Ep. 19 - Facebook Factions, Fantastic Feelings and Fatherly Funnies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 58:17 Transcription Available


    Hail and well met, esteemed listener. This is almost the 20th episode of a podcast called The 33% Majority. It's a pleasure to have you here with us. In this week's episode, your 3 gallant gents (Alex, Ash and Tom) will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing some utterly wonderful Facebook groups (and maybe a surprise visit from Steve, our HR manager), some of our favourite 'Magic Moments' (y'know, those everyday events that keep you going), and a heaping of dad jokes (for good measure), respectively. And also, if you're here reading this, please share this podcast with a friend, family member, colleague, or even a stranger on public transport. Word of mouth is a powerful thing, and we'd like to enlist your wonderful gaping maw.

    Ep. 18 - Profound Proverbs, Passionate Puzzles and Petrifying Parables

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 65:59 Transcription Available


    Hello precious audience members, this is another episode of our silly talk show called The 33% Majority. We're really glad you made it. In this week's episode, your 3 voice actors (Ash, Alex and Tom) will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing some horrible and confusing (yet also, sort of profound) Facebook mantras, how well 66.66% of us know our better halves, and a newly named instalment of that segment where we do spooky story time, respectively. For the few of you that read these descriptions, here's a call to action: We'd really appreciate it if you could share this podcast with a friend (or enemy, we'll do anything for those sweet streams), post about us on social media, or play this episode obnoxiously loud in a public area. We'd be eternally grateful, and you'll be rewarded with our first born sons.

    Ep. 17 - Ridiculous Riddles, Rude Rhymes and Rubbish Releases

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 71:46 Transcription Available


    Welcome to the 17th episode of this dumb idiot podcast. Thanks for coming on by, maybe you could stay a while?  In this week's episode, your 3 friendly enemies (Ash, Alex and Tom) will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the most obtuse riddles you've ever heard, some utterly despicable poetry, and why we hate companies that sell us half baked products (but mostly video games) respectively.

    Ep. 16 - Teachers, Tyres and Terrible Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 68:01 Transcription Available


    Welcome to the best worst episode of The 33% Majority! In this week's episode, your 3 nasty chaps (Ash, Alex and Tom) will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the positive (and strange) impact that good teachers can have on our lives, our reviews of each other (as both hosts and human people), and how to navigate upcoming job interviews (with a dumb 33% spin of course) respectively. We had a lot of fun recording this one, so we hope you have fun listening.

    Ep. 15 - Bad Parenting and Belated Birthday Bullying

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 54:22 Transcription Available


    This is the 15th episode of your favourite bad podcast, The 33% Majority. In this week's episode, your Birthday boy host (Ash) will spend his 15 minutes of fame discussing yet another load of weird and wild ‘Am I The Asshole?' submissions, whilst the other 66.66% of the group (Alex and Tom) will spend their allotted time deep diving into Ashley's entire segment history. We hope you enjoy this walk down memory lane.

    Ep. 14 - Camping, Cats and Conjuration

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 65:03 Transcription Available


    Welcome to the utter calamity that is the 14th episode of The 33% Majority! In this week's episode, your 3 Friday Freaks (Alex, Tom and Ash) will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the pros and cons (but mostly pros) of a camping trip, why neighbours and, by extension, cats are the worst, and how we 3 might navigate a world filled with magic - of the wizarding variety - respectively.

    Ep. 13 - Preventing Predicaments, Present Pricks and Peering into the Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 64:10 Transcription Available


    This is the most superstitious episode of The 33% Majority, because it's episode 13! In this week's episode, your 3 morning men (Alex, Tom and Ash), will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the best ways to prevent natural disasters, whether beer is bad for children (yet another lazy Reddit segment), and some wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff (respectively).

    Ep. 12 - Floods, Farewells, Fails, Filling In and Fucking Up (or, The 50% Flood-Jority)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 22:02 Transcription Available


    You might have been hoping for another normal episode of The 33% Majority. Well this isn't that, it's episode 12, and it's The 50% Majority. Tom had to take the week off, so its just your other two hosts this week: Alex and Ash. To both the listeners, and Tom: This is a bad one. Don't listen to it. Really don't feel like you have to. It's not good. We did a bad job. We miss Tommy.

    Ep. 11 - Professions, Poop Holes and Practical Jokes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 60:37 Transcription Available


    Congratulation, you made it past our dumb DnD episode, and found your way to a very normal 11th episode of The 33% Majority. In this week's show, your 3 non-fantasy hosts (Alex, Tom and Ash), will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing how to make everyday jobs easier (with absolutely no real knowledge on any actual lines of work), a very booty-centric segment of 'Am I The Asshole' (apt, we know, this is a podcast, we plan stuff), and the best dang practical jokes we ever done did or saw (respectively).

    Ep. 10 - The 33% Majority Presents: Dragons & Dungeons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 63:41 Transcription Available


    Welcome to an experimental episode of The 33% Majority (which also happens to be our 10th episode). Although the usual format of our show is your three idiot hosts (Alex, Ash and Tom) fighting for their 15 minutes of the fame, we wanted to use our 10th episode to play a stupid nerd game that each of us shamelessly enjoy.  We hope you enjoy what we've put together, and if you don't, no need to worry, we'll be back to our regular format next week. A big thank you to Tom's dad, Timmy, for putting together our variant logo. Another special thank you to our resident audio technician, Alex, for spending a long time making this episode sound epic. A thank you to Tom for taking the reins as Dungeon Master. And finally, a pat on the back to Ashley, for turning up and playing. Let us know what you think on our Instagram (@the33percentmajority).

    Ep. 9 - Football Mania, Flatmates and Fond Memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 59:03 Transcription Available


    This is almost the 10th episode of a podcast called The 33% Majority, except it's not, because it's episode 9… In this week's episode, your 3 hosts with the most-s (Alex, Tom and Ash), will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing how to navigate the Euros (with absolutely no knowledge on Football), whether or not flatmates and neighbours are assholes (another lazy Reddit segment), and the things we hold dear from the past, with a little bit of bullying Ash sprinkled in there too (respectively).

    Ep. 8 - Reddit, Righteousness, and Really Good Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 60:23 Transcription Available


    This happens to be the 8th episode of a podcast called The 33% Majority - we think…  In this week's episode, your 2 healthy boys (Ash and Tom), and a poorly boy (Alex), will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the strangest quandaries that Reddit has to offer, some of our favourite things ever, and a new game called ‘These Three Things' (respectively).

    Ep. 7 - Fibs, Farms and Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 53:01 Transcription Available


    This really is the 7th episode of your most favourite podcast, The 33% Majority. In this week's episode, your 3 summer boys (Ash, Alex and Tom), will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the lies we tell ourselves (and each other), why no job is too difficult for Alex (another bold claim), and a new podcast pitch - we'd love to know if you like the idea (respectively). P.S - When Alex said one of his favourite films was the 2013 blockbuster ‘Now You See Me' (starring Jesse Eisenberg as the world's most uncharismatic magician), he actually meant the wildly popular 2002 Crama (Crime Drama) ‘Catch Me If You Can' - please absolve him of his sins.

    Ep. 6 - Boycycles, Bans and Bell Ringing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 62:18 Transcription Available


    Welcome to episode 6 of the fiasco that is The 33% Majority. In this week's episode, your 3 ‘handsome' boys (Alex, Ash and Tom), will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing why motorcycles and men shouldn't be fused together, the limitations of cancel culture (we know, bold stance), and how to make sense of paranormal/extraterrestrial activity (respectively).

    Ep. 5 - Campfire Chronicles, Carnivores and Crypto

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 54:57 Transcription Available


    Welcome to episode 5 of the auditory nightmare that is The 33% Majority. In this week's episode, your three favourite twentysomethings (Tom, Ash and Alex), will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the spookiest stories (but not really) that the internet has to offer, why humankind would benefit from no longer being at the top of the food chain (basically the video game Spore, but not as visually interesting), and the best ways to spend infinite cash money (respectively).

    Ep. 4 - The Future, Freaky Theories and Fears

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 49:27 Transcription Available


    Welcome to episode 4, here at The 33% Majority. In this week's episode, your trio of happy boys (Alex, Tom and Ash) will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing how to navigate a pandemic-less world, the strangest conspiracy theories in existence, and why being a scaredy cat is rather beneficial (respectively).

    Ep. 3 - Gators, Good Service and Gallantry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 47:36 Transcription Available


    This is the 3rd episode of The 33% Majority. As usual, your support for this dumb show has been insane, and we appreciate every single one of you! In this week's episode, your three friendly neighbourhood dopes (Tom, Ash and Alex) will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing the finer details of a Disney World trip, the kindest humans in the service industry, and the responsibility that comes with great power/piss (respectively). There might even be another instalment of ‘Tommy's Game Time'.

    Ep. 2 - Levels, Laws and Lewd Photos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 56:39 Transcription Available


    Welcome to the 2nd episode of The 33% Majority. The three of us wanted to thank you all for your listenership, your follows, and your feedback after the pilot episode!  In this week's episode, your three idiot friends (Alex, Ash and Tom) will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing video game development (of the fictional variety), the stark (and unquestionable) difference between morality and legality, and why OnlyFans should be treated as a legitimate and respectable employment avenue (respectively). There might even be a new game in ‘Tommy's Game Time'.

    Ep. 1 - Pilot - Honies, Homes and Hunkering Down

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 57:06 Transcription Available


    Welcome to the pilot episode of The 33% Majority. In this monumental, landmark piece of radio, your three best friends (Alex, Ash and Tom) will each spend their 15 minutes of fame discussing automobile procurement, the flaws in the housing market, and how to survive a zombie apocalypse (respectively).

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