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A daily 5-minute podcast with comedian Jamie Jackson

Jamie Jackson


    • Nov 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Ep 838 - Low IQ Fodder

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 10:30


    A chat in the park about how we're all getting more stupider. Mostly.

    Ep 837 - Live Gig Podcast! Hitchin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 9:59


    I don't know if these live gig podcasts are any good but here's another. I won't be doing this much as who can be sick with nerves and record a podcast? Essentially.

    Ep 836 - Penalty? Fine!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 9:07


    A gig rundown and a bunch of bullshit about fines. Basically.

    Ep 835 - ADHD, Don't Let Them Call You Mad

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 16:52


    A long(ish) chat about ADHD. I know I've done this before, but it felt important, OK? Basically.

    Ep 834 - The Humanoid Robot Neo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2025 8:12


    Existentialism and sleeping with robots. Basically.

    Ep 833 - Men, Women and Dating

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 10:13


    I talk about dating, but not in a red pill mansophere way, more a guilty confession, or something. Basically.

    Ep 832 - Gig and Comedy Legends

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2025 7:22


    Had a nice gig and listened to some podcasts. Mostly.

    Ep 831 - More Crabs in More Buckets

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 9:29


    A rant about the dream-killing pragmatists out there. Essentially.

    Ep 830 - Different Gravy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 6:04


    This podcast episode is called Different Gravy because when I was leaving the venue last night, some punter shook my hand and said, "That was different gravy". I probably should have mentioned that in the podcast itself. Basically.

    Ep. 829 - New Persona, Who Dis?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 10:09


    Had a gig, went well. Now I think I'll never have another issue with comedy again. Essentially.

    Ep 828 - Stewart Lee's Punchable Fans

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 10:46


    Quite a deep chat about popularity and alternative art, man. Basically.

    Ep 827 - Wild at Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 14:31


    A dog walk and a big rant about chasing your dreams like I'm Tony Robbins or something. Bascially.

    Ep 826 - Observational Comedy Haikus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 8:00


    I do some haikus (no, really), tell some jokes (I'm a comedian), and we also talk about Chris Langan, the most intelligent man in the world, and his theory of reality called CTMU (no, really really). Essentially.

    Ep 825 - Two More Gigs For Cash

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 8:27


    Just when I thought I was out, they emailed me some nice offers. Also something about your mum and people called Mike. Basically.

    Ep 824 - One More Gig For Cash

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 6:26


    A video podcast! I'm sitting on my ned in shades, like some sort of lounge version of Jonathan Meades. If you don't know who he is, he's my biggest inspiration. This may explain a lot, as he isn't even a comedian. Anyway, I'm talking about giving up comedy, but then a small amount of cash changes my mind. Basically.

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    Ep 823 - The Heavy Burden of Comedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 8:31


    Hello everyone. I'm back to my old self after being radicalised by current affairs and I'm ranting about giving up comedy. That's the default setting. Please don't blame me. It's this or politics. Essentially.

    Ep 822 - No One Wants to See Your Authentic Self

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 10:23


    I talk myself back into comedy in real-time, after ranting about authenticity, then end the podcast with an Ai song. Ironic. Basically.

    Ep 821 - The Assassination of Charlie Kirk by the Coward Tyler Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 15:30


    Sad news and an angry podcast. Sorry. Basically.

    Ep 820 - The Corporate Lie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 11:16


    Oh, so you're sick of me complaining about comedy? Well, how about I complain about the corporate world instead? Essentially.

    Ep 819 - Gig Disaster!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 11:56


    A full rundown of the gig I wanted to go well not going well. Of course it didn't go well. Of course. Basically.

    Ep 818 - ADHD Symptoms and Anger

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 8:11


    Sorry, more about ADHD, but this time, I read out some texts, if that makes it any better? No? Ok. Basically.

    Ep 817 - He Died Doing What He Loved

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 7:26


    Some stuff about gigs and a rant (I can't believe it) about the idiom he died doing what he loved. Is that an idiom? I have no idea. I'm stupid and I'm not looking it up. Basically.

    Ep 816 - Gig Chat and Comedy Personas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 7:07


    I said I was going to delete this episode, and you know what? I didn't. I'm mad like that. Mostly.

    Ep 815 - Escaping Corporate Woes via OnlyFans

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 8:28


    Corporate woes got me wondering if I can sell my body online. We all know I can't. Basically.

    Ep 814 - The Brutal Truth About Being a Comedian

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 14:37


    Here's a six year review of my so-called comedy career. Essentially.

    Ep 813 - Besmirching Your Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 9:25


    I read out some comedy ideas and call you an idiot. Bascially.

    Ep 812 - Live Gig Podcast! Unglamorous Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 6:30


    Trying something new but recording a podcast at a gig. Meh. Let's see if it works. Basically.

    Ep 811 - Being Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 8:01


    Gig news(ish) and existentialism(ish). I dunno. Essentially.

    Ep 810 - Schrödinger's MOT

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 9:35


    I'm sorry to keep taking about ADHD but when it impacts your life a lot you ned up talking about it on your semi-daily podcast. If I didn't have this podcast though, I wouldn't be talking about it, which makes you think, what came first, the ADHD or the podcast? Thanks. Basically.

    Ep 809 - Back with a Tan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 8:15


    Some gig talk but mostly absolute nonsense. Essentially.

    Ep 808 - Footlights: The Comedy Illuminati

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 12:07


    Having a rant about class (again) and comedy (again) and also I read a page from Wikipedia. Essentially.

    Ep 807 - Pluto vs Fence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 10:03


    Did a gig but I end up talking about the universe. Naturally.

    Ep 806 - Guitar Interludes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 8:44


    Sitting at my desk with my acoustic. Don't worry, it's more annoying than it sounds. Oh and we also talk about the CEO at a Coldplay concert who was caught cheating. Essentially.

    Ep 805 - A Lovely Bit of Cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 7:29


    An evening walk reviewing the day, that mostly involved cheese. Also gig chat. Essentially.

    Ep 804 - Irreverent Podcast Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 7:44


    Did a gig. Listened to a podcast. Tried on shoes. Had salad. Bascially.

    Ep 803 - Jeffrey Epstein Killed Himself 100% Fact

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 7:48


    If you disagree with anything the government of the US or UK says, you're a mad conspiracy theorist. Basically.

    Ep 802 - Hot Hot Gig and Your Mum's Mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2025 8:58


    A bit about a gig, a bit about comedy in general, and something about your mother. Sorry. Basically.

    Ep 801 - 90s' Haircuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 7:04


    Publishing this a day late because ADHD yeah? Maybe, I dunno. A bit about a gig and some stuff about haircuts. Mostly.

    Ep 800 - Squeezed Middle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 17:46


    A walk in the woods talking about squeezing middles. Or something. I can't remember. Maybe I'll listen back to it with you. Come round your house, force us to sit in silence as it plays. Stare at the side of your face the whole time. Get angry when you don't react appropriately to what I'm saying. That sort of normal behaviour. 800 episodes and for what? Eh? For what? Basically.

    Ep 799 - Will Smith's Downfall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 9:36


    Discussing the psychology of public failure. Like I'm clever or something. Basically.

    Ep 798 - Cut From the Footage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 8:45


    I got cut out of some promo footage - of course - and then I talk about a Jerry Seinfeld documentary. Look, I've give the whole thing away. No point in listening, now. Basically.

    Ep 797 - Performing to Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 7:06


    Did a gig to lots of children. And parents. In Ealing. Mostly.

    Ep 796 - Brazilian Summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 8:56


    Today the weather is hotter than your mum in the 90s. I talk about that (the weather not your mum), going out and getting angry on stage. Essentially.

    Ep 795 - Going Agg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 7:58


    Had a gig. I talk about it. Oh yeah baby. Er, basically.

    Ep 794 - Go all in or not at all

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 13:11


    Stop middling it. This phrase will make more sense when you listen to this episode. Basically.

    Ep 793 - Midlife Jacket

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 8:23


    A rare video episode about upcoming gigs and buying a leather jacket. Essentially.

    Ep 792 - When ADHD / OCD Peak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 7:54


    Totally shattered mate. So I moan about it. Mind going ten to the dozen. Have no idea what that means. It's my podcast and I'll cry if I want to. But I don't cry. Cos I'm well hard. Basically.

    Ep 791 - Burn Your F*ckin' Boats

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 8:29


    Achat about financial safety nets and how they're basically needed but also a limiter. Essentially.

    Ep 790 - Feeling Like an Outsider

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 9:13


    I don't want to be invited to your stupid boring parties anyway. Mostly.

    Ep 789 - Men vs Women: Sound FX

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 8:38


    Starting with a rant just to get warmed up the main part of this episode is talking about how women can't make gun noises. What are they doing with their lives? Essentially.

    Ep 788 - Salubrious Gig and Early 90s TV Comedy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 8:37


    A gig update in a lovely town, a podcast recommendation and rememering early 90s TV comedy. Basically.

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