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In the age of the 24 hour-a-day multiple news-gasms, let The Nick Abbot Habit be your guide. It's fast and funny and sometimes furious. All opinions are correct, apart from those that aren't. Plus Nick's favourite calls from his cult weekend talk show. Guaranteed no baking or dancing.

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    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Be alarmed!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 28:56


    In a departure from normal, this week's podcast is the entire conversation I had with an expert in artificial intelligence that took place two Sunday's ago quite late in the show, after most people's bedtime. It was entertaining and scary in equal measure and contains some good advice on how to stay safe-ish.

    The Roadmap to Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 33:48


    It was early 2021 and there was talk of R Rates and substantial meals, I had seen a wildlife oddity and an incorrectly shaped ball and we marvelled at the Spanish

    You may be entitled to condensation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 33:36


    In these clips from three years ago, Mr Blobby was referring all questions about his behaviour to someone else, a man calls from the 16th century and a man who knew what he was voting for doesn't know what he was voting against.

    One night, two parties

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 28:00


    In these clips, it was early in 2022 and Operation Save Big Dog was underway, one building apologised to another and we were told to move along

    No points

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 29:25


    It was three years ago and we were preparing to lose a major competition, we heard about Mr Blobby's pre-party grooming regimen and we had something of a failure to communicate.

    Exasperated, raging, confused and flailing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 34:17


    In these clips from early in 2022, a person had a suggestion about Russia before iot all kicked off, the Winter Olympics deliverd a patriotic lift and Mr Blobby had a photo shoot.

    Death's Entertainment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 37:42


    In these extra-long special Easter holiday edition clips from three years ago, I had mixed up Adam and Richard Curtis, Storm Eunice was causing havoc and a strange man was seeking efficiencies.

    The Soup Nazi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 35:00


    In these clips from three years ago, big eggs were on the menu, someone spent the price of a car on their teeth and there was a weather alert.

    Tooth hurty

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 29:34


    In these clips from three years ago, the Tories were pretending to value law 'n' order, a woman had a problem with her eggs and Vlad enjoyed his big table.

    Grabbed by the Fuzz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 27:59


    It was three years ago and there was an unpleasant footballer cat story, a man demanded action on athletes and Mr Blobby was filling out a police questionnaire.

    Keep your thumb in

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 33:40


    These clips follow on from last week's, when we were talking about using a well known singing star as a weapon and Bodger Johnson and the rest of the deplorables were filling in questionaries.

    Using Barry Manilow as a weapon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 28:12


    This week's clips from three years ago include something odd happening in New Zealand, Smugg had a new job and I had a premonition about the Tangerine Tornado

    The pantomime horse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 28:47


    In these clips from 2022, Liz Truss was wearing an embarrassing hat, Bodger was looking for somewhere to hide and a footballer did something he shouldn't have.

    A Wasteful Blobby

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 29:02


    In these clips from 2022, we were promised a new Bank Holiday and the Queen had a new title for Camilla.

    Best. Meal. Ever.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 31:56


    In these clips from 2022, we were wondering who might replace Mr Blobby, gas companies were very happy, Michael Gove had a plan and I had a treat in Florence.

    The Democracy Sausage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 29:46


    In this week's clips from when Bodger Johnson was the Dear Leader, there's a banking alert, a Beatles update and in a bang-up-to-date clip, an advert for, or rather, against Britain.

    For fox's sake

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 29:09


    Following on from last week, in these clips from three years ago, we learn the difference between us and them, find the worst PM in history (apart from the ones that were coming that we didn't know about yet) and there's a bang-up-to-date clip from last weekend that is somewhat mystifying.

    This is just a test

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 28:23


    It was three years ago and politicians were being "very clear" and "robust" and we were remembering what Sundays used to be like.

    Throwing up in Harrods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 33:18


    It was early 2022 and we had a slug problem, a Smugg fan calls and we had a snack crisis.

    Being very clear

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 31:22


    It was winter in early 2022 and the Prime Minister of the day was a pig in a bottomless pit of it, we wondered who would replace him and I had a call from a Jacob Rees-Mogg fan.x

    The Spanish Issue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 33:40


    It was almost exactly four years ago and there was an odd pub move, I was continuing to be confused by a bird, a man had trouble operating his phone and there was a conundrum about Spain.

    Ignoring the annoying

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 28:27


    In these clips from 2021, we were in the middle of The Thing, the Dear Leader was thinking of opening the pubs, but in a strange way, I was confused by a bird and there was quite a lot of bleeping.

    Too much oomph

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 30:58


    In this episode, the Tangerine Scream was being disciplined, and as a special Christmas treat, there's a fight between me and Brian from Stockton-on-Tees and the most recent call from Jonathan from Harrow.

    An odd plan for pubs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 31:04


    In these clips, there's a woman who makes no sense at length, footballers were ignoring hygiene rules and there's a lot of info on the coldest place on Earth.

    Again and again and again

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 33:52


    This week;s clips include a novel cure for Covid, a man forms his own party, there's a weather forecast that's worse than what we've got now and some hero news that hasn't aged well.

    Beans and the toothpick

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 34:19


    This week's clips from 2022 feature a man calling in with a tip, there's a story about The Who and a warning about fuelling up on E.

    Whose Who?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 32:45


    In this week's clips, I had been disrespectful to Peru, a lady calls with news about the Sun and I take on the Bank of England.

    What's so super about them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 31:38


    This week's clips feature an alarm going off, we find out how badly we fared under the leadership of Mr Blobby and I think I have detected the real identity of a regular caller.

    Floating downstream

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 31:21


    This week's clips are from just after the 2020 American election, The Lurgy was still among us and Mr Blobby was the Dread Leader

    Confusing the alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 31:57


    This week's clips are from just after the last American election and include a Pink Floyd relic and I try to change my address.

    I lose control

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 31:37


    In this week's clips, someone takes control of my system, we talk about Andy Pandy, stamps in passports and a caller misses a certain someone.

    lose control andy pandy
    The reluctant donor.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 32:13


    This weeks clips include the birthday of The Thing, Smugg said fish were happier after Brexit, a man calls with a solution to our problems and in a bang-up-to-date clip from last weekend, an awful story about organs.

    The Royal Issue

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 32:37


    This week's clips include Meghan Markle being criticised, if you can believe that, and a man calls with a plan.

    Ucking what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 33:53


    This week's is a podcast of two halves, the first from 2020 when there was a problem with Chertsey, the second from 2021 when there was a problem with Windsor.

    windsor chertsey
    The Road Map to Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 31:22


    In clips this week, we were talking about mature ladies' disco nights and an odd bird I'd seen runing around.

    A road map to Clownland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 31:29


    It was February 2021 and some of us were washing our shopping, a clown had a road map and a woman calls to complain it hurts to laugh

    Pardon?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 35:15


    These clips are from when Mr Blobby was still in Number 10, The Screaming MeMe was still in the Whitehouse and The Thing was keeping us inside

    What's cooking?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 34:11


    Clips this week from 2021 and from last weekend when I talk to a man about a boat, there's an issue with milk and I chat to a nice lady about school dinners

    The big small bird mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 28:18


    It was February 2021 and a person called to confuse us, a man is concerned about footballers' behaviour and there's an identity parade for a winged oddity.

    Brain Goes Spangles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 34:48


    This week's clips are from late 2020 and early 2021, when we were talking about internet shopping, an old frenemy of the show calls to make a prediction about his favourite topic and a man rings who says he invented something huge.

    Powered by humans

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 31:36


    This week's clips are from late in 2020, when Priti Patel had been accused of bullying, I pick a fight with a multinational corporation and Donald Trump had lost the election but hadn't started his coup attempt yet.

    Banning singing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 33:10


    It was November 2020 and there was a text about a caller you will hear on last week's podcast telling us why she loves Donald Trump so much, and the government were making plans for ruining Christmas.

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