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Join Anna and Jazzy, a cheery Brit and a larrikin Aussie as they try to take each other on in a game of lies and facts!

Anna and Jazzy


    • Aug 1, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 249 EPISODES


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    S18E08 Utterly Brutal

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 42:17


    In which you will learn: Why Jazz is concerned about AI and what steps we need to take soon to curb the fall-out What caused brutalist architecture to become so popular What caused brutalist architecture to become so unpopular

    S18E07 2 Goat 2 Simulator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 42:07


    In which you will learn: Some facts about goats - we're not KIDding Also some facts about goat simulator Some Dam Damn Good Trivia

    S18E06 The Grey Squazzies Are Advancing!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 37:42


    In which you will learn: Whether or not Australians have a word for squirrels Who holds the title of the most famous squirrel in the world How much you remember about Scrat

    S18E05 Cary Grant was a Mail Were-Bride

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 37:56


    In which you will learn: Cary Grant's real name How Not to bring up baby, feat. Cary Grant's dad Which iconic role was written for Cary Grant, but who he ultimately never played

    S18E04 Crows Are Baby Ravens

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 41:27


    In which you will learn: Why you should not wear a Neanderthal mask in Seattle How crows in Japan and Californial crack nuts An entertaining little rhyme about birds and the end times  

    S18E03 Gen Z Loves Kate Bush

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 28:23


    In which you will learn: What Kate Bush kept secret from the media Kate Bush's real name Some lovely little facts about a range of Kate Bush songs

    S18E02 Suspectable the Boardgame

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 37:39


    In which you will learn: Which came first, the Cluedo boardgame or the books Why it's called Clue in the USA Our latest addition to our Literary Theme Park

    S18E01 Sinister Valley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 42:43


    In which you will learn: How to cook, Stardew style What's up with hats in Stardew Valley Anna and Jazz's next million ££ idea

    Season 17: We Digress

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 29:47


    In which you will learn: Not a lot really...

    S17E13 Roald Dahl Wrote Smut in a Shed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 30:28


    In which you will learn: What sort of life Dahl had prior to becoming one of the most prolific children's authors of the 20th century What Dahl took to the grave Which of his books are Anna and Jazz's favourites  

    S17E12 This One's For the (DnD) Nerds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 38:49


    In which you will learn The (rough) history of DnD What major product shortage DnD production caused in the 1970s Which of Anna and Jazz's characters would have the funniest pregnancy

    S17E11 A (Haunted) English House

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 38:09


    In which you will learn: About some interesting inhabitants of Speke Hall How Jazz would market a haunted house What the general public thinks of Speke Hall

    S17E10 The Knife-Shoe Game (feat. Alex)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 73:48


    In which you will learn: All about the biggest drama-sport cover-up of all time Which pop star secretly runs the NHL  More than you could possibly ever want to know about Sidney Crosby

    S17E09 It's Different, Still Balls.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 37:34


    In which you will learn: Definitely the history of Billiards Maybe the history of Snooker Not the history of Pool

    S17E08 But(t) Crump(et)s

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 37:20


    In which you will learn: What breakfast morsel has been unofficially dubbed the Queen of the Toasted Snack Where crumpets came from How to make your own crumpets

    S17E07 Pfefferminz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 38:15


    In which you will learn: The origins of Pez The origins of Disney and Pez What part Pez had to play in the development of eBay 

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    S17E06 Jean Bon-Bon is a Very Sad French Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 37:52


    In which you will learn: About Sesame Street... not Les Mis One thing about a parody of Les Mis that Sesame Street made Which character you should be most concerned about

    S17E05 Disney's Hercules (feat. Michael Bolton)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 35:54


    In which you will learn: Probably the most you're ever going to learn about the American singer Michael Bolton Why the name Michael Bolton sounds annoyingly familiar but you can't quite remember why Probably more about Disney credits than Michael Bolton

    S17E04 Justin Timberlake in a Fish Suit (uncredited)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 40:35


    In which you will learn: About the pop version of This is Spinal Tap Who features (uncredited) in Popstar Never Stop Never Stopping Who features (credited) in Popstar Never Stop Never Stopping

    S17E03 Nostalgic Animation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 34:37


    In which you will learn: Which animation studio is being forced to kneel over and accept CGI Why Studio Ghibli is so successful Which Ghibli film you need to watch if you want to hear Miley Cyrus' sister in the English Dub  

    S17E02 Let's see the Giraffes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 38:58


    In which you will learn: A lot about London Zoo Some of the craziest zoo record-holders Anna and Jazz's favourite zoos and how weirdly similar they are...

    S17E01 Mothman or Owl+LSD?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 36:50


    In which you will learn: Where you can go for the rootin'-est cryptid-based festival you'll ever attend What the Mothman actually looks like All about a bunch of other fun cryptids

    Season 16: We Digress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 20:17


    In which you will learn: Not a lot, really...

    S16E13 Hercules and Pegasus Weren't Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 33:27


    In which you will learn: The many and varied threories around Pegasus' birth Why Herc and Pegasus weren't mates How much stuff D*sney got wrong in Hercules

    S16E12 The 30 Bus Route from Finish to Start

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 45:24


    In which you will learn: How long it takes for Anna to lose her mind on a bus Which sights of London you can see from the 30 bus route How much of the London zoo Anna and Jazz have visited.  

    S16E11 Syphilis Hemsworth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 42:44


    In which you will learn: If there are more than 3 Hemsworth brothers More about syphilis than you probably should learn during an episode ostensibly about the Hemsworths How much knowledge about the Hemsworths Jazz can hold in her brain before it all gets removed

    S16E10 Interview With The Vampire Chronicles Fan (feat. James)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 75:05


    In which you will learn: Which pop legend almost played the vampire Louis in Interview With The Vampire How to anger Anne Rice (hint, it's pretty easy) How to put together a pretty bitchin playlist of vampire songs  

    S16E09 Marrying into The Archers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 39:37


    In which you will learn: How long you'd need your radio show to run to beat out The Archers for top spot The slightly odd reason why the show was originally created Some exciting guest appearances

    S16E08 Wank-a-mole

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 35:54


    In which you will learn: Why you should visit MoSex NYC Where the most popular Museum of Sex in the world is located Some interesting stuff about Jazz's creative mind

    S16E07 ?Cup A In What's

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 54:09


    In which you will learn: How to make a basic sponge What not to put in a pie crust Something the Encyclopaedia Britannica got wrong

    S16E06 Toxic Teasculinitea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 35:14


    In which you will learn: About the twin etymologies of the word for 'tea' What Aussies call a cuppa (hint: it's very similar if not the same) What some famous people have said about tea (and coffee)

    S16E05 It's Still Christmas In Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 38:55


    In which you will learn: All about the very first Christmas light display All about the very biggest Christmas light display All about the very London-est Christmas light display

    S16E04 Pompoms Aren't Xenophobic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 28:34


    In which you will learn: About the silliest military helmet trend of all time About the silliest beannie trend story of all time How many languages Jazz can pretend to speak in 30mins

    S16E03 Damn Good TrivRia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 38:47


    In which you will learn: How to be stylish in Ancient Egypt How to be stylish in a very different way in the Middle Ages in Venice How well established is your leather brand of choice?

    S16E02 Blood-sucking Fingers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 33:33


    In which you will learn: What a Yaramayhawho is How to defeat the OG Dracula Where you can go to escape the Vampires  

    S16E01 Hugh Grantman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 35:08


    In which you will learn: About some weird tattoos that celebs have Some stuff about blue raspberry flavour And about some celebs who are also brass players

    Season 15: We Digress

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 26:13


    In which you will learn: Not a lot, really...

    S15E13 Fandom Wank

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 67:33


    In which you will learn: What fandom looked like in the ancient times of the 2000s Why people are still trash, even if they're nerds A bunch of other podcast recs that you should check out after listening to this one

    S15E12 After Bonacci Ate Hummus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 46:31


    In which you will learn: About a whole load of famous people whose names started with "F" (and one whose didn't) About a whole load of fictional characters whose names start with "F" Some more shitty things the Victorians did

    S15E11 Fife is Not in Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 51:41


    In which you will learn: A bunch about Scotland Some Fife Firsts Where Jazz thought Fife was

    S15E10 French Salon Fairytales (feat. Ria Audley)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 78:29


    In which you will learn: Not all fairytales feature fairies Not all fairytales are for kids And in fact, most of them are not.

    S15E09 Fuck the British Museum, Actually.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 68:16


    In which you will learn: Why we don't like the British Museum  

    S15E08 Are You Cat Enough to Purr?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 46:50


    In which you will learn: Which felines can and cannot purr All about the very first cat video Nothing at all about Cats the musical 

    S15E07 Heather and Heather and Heather and Frankenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 56:35


    In which you will learn: How an 18yr old girl wrote a historic work of science fiction Why Frankenstein's creature had every right to be angry What Frankenstein's creature has been doing for the past 200yrs

    S15E06 Family Freud

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 47:28


    In which you will learn: How people react under pressure Which fruit is almost certainly Not yellow More than you needed to know about Kanye West and Kim Kardashian

    S15E05 Roger Fuckbythenavel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 48:54


    In which you will learn: What you can and cannot say in s PG rated film in the USA Who, if not Colin Firth, is the sweariest film actor of all time Some of the hottest mediaeval nicknames

    S15E04 Nobody Uses Facebook

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 54:50


    In which you will learn: Some facts about the devil's favoured social media platform More than you want to know about Jazz's early 20s How many friends Wingu has on Facebook  

    S15E03 Every Sport is Football

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 54:02


    In which you will learn: Where the word 'soccer' comes from  The driving factor in the rift between Football and Rugby About some more interesting forms of 'Football'

    S15E02: Vet, Nurse, Statistician (the three genders)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 49:42


    In which you will learn: Why Florence Nightingale was more than just a pretty lantern-holding face Where you can hear Florance Nightingale speak What the British Government let her get away with

    S15E01 The Number 200 and the Letter F

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 54:27


    In which you will learn: How long a freshwater fish can live How some of your favourite movie monsters measure up How big Jazz's shoehorn really is

    Twitch Live Stream #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 73:55


    In which you will learn: What was the most over-qualified entry to a film and television BA credit ever Whether or not koalas commit crimes All about Anna's interpretation of the trivial pursuit categories

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