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It's the final episode of Brian & Roger series 5. Roger's been having some trouble with the benefits office (hardly surprising). A new guy has just started working there – and he and Roger do not see eye to eye. But Brian's got a few tricks up his sleeves that should settle things. Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It turns out Roger is a huge hit with the old ladies. He's been keeping Mary, a 76-year-old widow, company in exchange for money. But what's the catch? Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to this episode of unlikely leadership and today we're going to be talking to Mimi Lettunich. Mimi is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder, President, and Executive Creative Director at 24/7. 24/7 is an agency that reimagines how customers experience brands and how brands use experiences to grow their business. Now I'm talking about a broad range of authentic branding for clients like at&t and Warner Brothers and backcountry and Oregon Parks and Recreation and Nike and Apple and Starbucks and Google and the NFL and others. But she also has had this very, very rich life having grown up on a cattle ranch and being able to do work and supporting different kind of philanthropic efforts and cultural and community efforts spanning from Peru to Africa. Please stay tuned after the guest discussion for skill highlights. www.AmplifyVoices.io About our guest: Mimi Lettunich is a serial entrepreneur and the founder, president and executive creative director at Twenty Four 7, a creative agency that reimagines how customers experience a brand, and how brands use experiences to grow their business. A seasoned strategist and advocate for testing new ideas, she brings an “anything is possible” mentality to business and creative. Mimi and her team strategically connect people with brands in unique ways, translating consumer passions into authentic brand loyalty for clients like AT&T, Warner Brothers, Backcountry, Oregon Parks & Recreation, Nike, Apple, Starbucks, Google, the NFL, and others. Mimi's deep curiosity, endless drive, and comfort with risk are rooted in her early relationships and mentorship from her parents who embodied hard work and inherent kindness. Growing up on a cattle ranch reinforced a “One Life” approach for Mimi, which she is passionate about and promotes in her leadership style.  A believer that giving back is essential, Mimi focuses her efforts on underserved communities where love and a sense of belonging are missing fundamentals.  She serves in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, all over the US and in many countries around the world with a special emphasis on minorities in broken homes or other compromising situations, supporting organizations and nonprofit groups: Quechua Benefit Peru, Casa Chapi Primary/Secondary School Peru, Campaign for Female Education African countries, Edison High School Portland, Rosemary Anderson High School Portland, Saparingo Primary School Kenya, Big Brother Big Sister, Tabor 100, the Africa Foundation, and numerous orphanages around the world.  Mimi also recently co-founded Great Big Owl, an accelerator program created to help small businesses with strategy and brand marketing. GBO was created to combine Entrepreneurial Spirit with their dedication to making the world a better place.  As profits build in the organizations, GBO will contribute 50% to further fund their philanthropic efforts. One of the first companies to take advantage of the incubator is the female-led, bespoke skincare line called Untamed Humans. 

Welcome to this episode of unlikely leadership and today we're going to be talking to Mimi Lettunich. Mimi is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder, President, and Executive Creative Director at 24/7. 24/7 is an agency that reimagines how customers experience brands and how brands use experiences to grow their business. Now I'm talking about a broad range of authentic branding for clients like at&t and Warner Brothers and backcountry and Oregon Parks and Recreation and Nike and Apple and Starbucks and Google and the NFL and others. But she also has had this very, very rich life having grown up on a cattle ranch and being able to do work and supporting different kind of philanthropic efforts and cultural and community efforts spanning from Peru to Africa. Please stay tuned after the guest discussion for skill highlights. www.AmplifyVoices.io About our guest: Mimi Lettunich is a serial entrepreneur and the founder, president and executive creative director at Twenty Four 7, a creative agency that reimagines how customers experience a brand, and how brands use experiences to grow their business. A seasoned strategist and advocate for testing new ideas, she brings an “anything is possible” mentality to business and creative. Mimi and her team strategically connect people with brands in unique ways, translating consumer passions into authentic brand loyalty for clients like AT&T, Warner Brothers, Backcountry, Oregon Parks & Recreation, Nike, Apple, Starbucks, Google, the NFL, and others. Mimi's deep curiosity, endless drive, and comfort with risk are rooted in her early relationships and mentorship from her parents who embodied hard work and inherent kindness. Growing up on a cattle ranch reinforced a “One Life” approach for Mimi, which she is passionate about and promotes in her leadership style. A believer that giving back is essential, Mimi focuses her efforts on underserved communities where love and a sense of belonging are missing fundamentals. She serves in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, all over the US and in many countries around the world with a special emphasis on minorities in broken homes or other compromising situations, supporting organizations and nonprofit groups: Quechua Benefit Peru, Casa Chapi Primary/Secondary School Peru, Campaign for Female Education African countries, Edison High School Portland, Rosemary Anderson High School Portland, Saparingo Primary School Kenya, Big Brother Big Sister, Tabor 100, the Africa Foundation, and numerous orphanages around the world. Mimi also recently co-founded Great Big Owl, an accelerator program created to help small businesses with strategy and brand marketing. GBO was created to combine Entrepreneurial Spirit with their dedication to making the world a better place. As profits build in the organizations, GBO will contribute 50% to further fund their philanthropic efforts. One of the first companies to take advantage of the incubator is the female-led, bespoke skincare line called Untamed Humans. 

Welcome to this episode of unlikely leadership and today we're going to be talking to Mimi Lettunich. Mimi is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder, President, and Executive Creative Director at 24/7. 24/7 is an agency that reimagines how customers experience brands and how brands use experiences to grow their business. Now I'm talking about a broad range of authentic branding for clients like at&t and Warner Brothers and backcountry and Oregon Parks and Recreation and Nike and Apple and Starbucks and Google and the NFL and others. But she also has had this very, very rich life having grown up on a cattle ranch and being able to do work and supporting different kind of philanthropic efforts and cultural and community efforts spanning from Peru to Africa. Please stay tuned after the guest discussion for skill highlights. www.AmplifyVoices.io About our guest: Mimi Lettunich is a serial entrepreneur and the founder, president and executive creative director at Twenty Four 7, a creative agency that reimagines how customers experience a brand, and how brands use experiences to grow their business. A seasoned strategist and advocate for testing new ideas, she brings an “anything is possible” mentality to business and creative. Mimi and her team strategically connect people with brands in unique ways, translating consumer passions into authentic brand loyalty for clients like AT&T, Warner Brothers, Backcountry, Oregon Parks & Recreation, Nike, Apple, Starbucks, Google, the NFL, and others. Mimi's deep curiosity, endless drive, and comfort with risk are rooted in her early relationships and mentorship from her parents who embodied hard work and inherent kindness. Growing up on a cattle ranch reinforced a “One Life” approach for Mimi, which she is passionate about and promotes in her leadership style. A believer that giving back is essential, Mimi focuses her efforts on underserved communities where love and a sense of belonging are missing fundamentals. She serves in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, all over the US and in many countries around the world with a special emphasis on minorities in broken homes or other compromising situations, supporting organizations and nonprofit groups: Quechua Benefit Peru, Casa Chapi Primary/Secondary School Peru, Campaign for Female Education African countries, Edison High School Portland, Rosemary Anderson High School Portland, Saparingo Primary School Kenya, Big Brother Big Sister, Tabor 100, the Africa Foundation, and numerous orphanages around the world. Mimi also recently co-founded Great Big Owl, an accelerator program created to help small businesses with strategy and brand marketing. GBO was created to combine Entrepreneurial Spirit with their dedication to making the world a better place. As profits build in the organizations, GBO will contribute 50% to further fund their philanthropic efforts. One of the first companies to take advantage of the incubator is the female-led, bespoke skincare line called Untamed Humans. 

Welcome to this episode of unlikely leadership and today we're going to be talking to Mimi Lettunich. Mimi is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder, President, and Executive Creative Director at 24/7. 24/7 is an agency that reimagines how customers experience brands and how brands use experiences to grow their business. Now I'm talking about a broad range of authentic branding for clients like at&t and Warner Brothers and backcountry and Oregon Parks and Recreation and Nike and Apple and Starbucks and Google and the NFL and others. But she also has had this very, very rich life having grown up on a cattle ranch and being able to do work and supporting different kind of philanthropic efforts and cultural and community efforts spanning from Peru to Africa. Please stay tuned after the guest discussion for skill highlights. www.AmplifyVoices.io About our guest: Mimi Lettunich is a serial entrepreneur and the founder, president and executive creative director at Twenty Four 7, a creative agency that reimagines how customers experience a brand, and how brands use experiences to grow their business. A seasoned strategist and advocate for testing new ideas, she brings an “anything is possible” mentality to business and creative. Mimi and her team strategically connect people with brands in unique ways, translating consumer passions into authentic brand loyalty for clients like AT&T, Warner Brothers, Backcountry, Oregon Parks & Recreation, Nike, Apple, Starbucks, Google, the NFL, and others. Mimi's deep curiosity, endless drive, and comfort with risk are rooted in her early relationships and mentorship from her parents who embodied hard work and inherent kindness. Growing up on a cattle ranch reinforced a “One Life” approach for Mimi, which she is passionate about and promotes in her leadership style.  A believer that giving back is essential, Mimi focuses her efforts on underserved communities where love and a sense of belonging are missing fundamentals.  She serves in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, all over the US and in many countries around the world with a special emphasis on minorities in broken homes or other compromising situations, supporting organizations and nonprofit groups: Quechua Benefit Peru, Casa Chapi Primary/Secondary School Peru, Campaign for Female Education African countries, Edison High School Portland, Rosemary Anderson High School Portland, Saparingo Primary School Kenya, Big Brother Big Sister, Tabor 100, the Africa Foundation, and numerous orphanages around the world.  Mimi also recently co-founded Great Big Owl, an accelerator program created to help small businesses with strategy and brand marketing. GBO was created to combine Entrepreneurial Spirit with their dedication to making the world a better place.  As profits build in the organizations, GBO will contribute 50% to further fund their philanthropic efforts. One of the first companies to take advantage of the incubator is the female-led, bespoke skincare line called Untamed Humans. 

Roger's not been having the best of times. The stress of his legal battle with Ben and Jerry's has got him into some heavy drinking. Brian's life, on the other hand, is looking very bright. And it's all thanks to ‘The Duchess'. Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brian's got a great job lined up which involves working with a very famous cricket player. He gets Roger and his son, Jamie, to give him a hand. What could possibly go wrong?Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Roger's trying to keep on Anne's good side since she's received some bad news. Meanwhile, the local dog racing track needs some help with a difficult task. Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger's got some very exciting news! He's going to be competing in the new series of Bargain Hunt. And he needs a partner. Who do you think he'll pick?Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As usual, Brian needs a favour from Roger. It involves a fertility clinic – and a lot of hands on deck…Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brian & Roger are back with a brand new series crammed with mishaps and mayhem. This week, Brian's had a phone call from Matt Hancock. He'd like to learn to play the banjo, and it turns out Roger knows how to play a tune or two. Can he help him out? Written and performed by Dan Skinner and Harry Peacock. Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris for Great Big Owl.Brian & Roger is now part of the Auddy family. Keep up to date with Brian & Roger's antics throughout the week by following @brianandroger on Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. Brian and Roger would really appreciate it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Anna Mann meet possibly the only Anna as good as acting as her and that is Anna Crilly, creator and star of Great Big Owl's wonderful Heavy Pencil. They talk about the good old days, the bad old days and colonic irrigation. You can fund the show at patreon.com/annamann or buy Anna a gin at Ko-fi.com/annamannDon't forget my Late Night Cheese and Sex Party this saturday at 10 on twitchtv/nextupcomedy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The newest Great Big Owl signings tell us about tadpoles, knickers and their new podcast. Plus Dave’s made a vegan cheesecake, and Tom’s made both his children cry at the same time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The newest Great Big Owl signings tell us about tadpoles, knickers and their new podcast. Plus Dave’s made a vegan cheesecake, and Tom’s made both his children cry at the same time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we have the excellent comedian and new member of the Great Big Owl family Matt Highton on the podcast, and we talk a LOT of TV for various reasons including: Neighbours, Buffy, The Walking Dead, Sabrina PLUS find out what Christian Slater once said to Dave when he was on his way to the bathroom. Search 'Con Sessions' in your podcast app of choice to hear Matt and Bec's new podcast, it's See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we have the excellent comedian and new member of the Great Big Owl family Matt Highton on the podcast, and we talk a LOT of TV for various reasons including: Neighbours, Buffy, The Walking Dead, Sabrina PLUS find out what Christian Slater once said to Dave when he was on his way to the bathroom. Search 'Con Sessions' in your podcast app of choice to hear Matt and Bec's new podcast, it's See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The superb actor Tony Gardner (My Parents Are Aliens, Fresh Meat and Great Big Owl's very own excellent podcast Heavy Pencil) is our guest so we’ve taken the opportunity to really waste everyone’s time by subjecting him to our new segment Gardner’s Question Time (for rights reasons, this is nothing to do with Gardeners’ Question Time on Radio 4). Tony also gets quite cross when he learns about the Great Big Owl WhatsApp group. Plus we talk TIGER KING. Because we’re so ahead of the times. To listen to Heavy Pencil, just search Great Big Owl on your podcast app of choice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The superb actor Tony Gardner (My Parents Are Aliens, Fresh Meat and Great Big Owl's very own excellent podcast Heavy Pencil) is our guest so we’ve taken the opportunity to really waste everyone’s time by subjecting him to our new segment Gardner’s Question Time (for rights reasons, this is nothing to do with Gardeners’ Question Time on Radio 4). Tony also gets quite cross when he learns about the Great Big Owl WhatsApp group. Plus we talk TIGER KING. Because we’re so ahead of the times. To listen to Heavy Pencil, just search Great Big Owl on your podcast app of choice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest today is star of stage and screen Carrie Quinlan, who also hosts a brilliant kids' podcast called Ask The Nincompoops. Which you should definitely check out, just search Great Big Owl in your podcast app of choice.PLUS it's BILL TUESDAY - we find out what happened on the Bill two decades ago this week (ish). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest today is star of stage and screen Carrie Quinlan, who also hosts a brilliant kids' podcast called Ask The Nincompoops. Which you should definitely check out, just search Great Big Owl in your podcast app of choice.PLUS it's BILL TUESDAY - we find out what happened on the Bill two decades ago this week (ish). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Isolation! Isolation! It's just the way we feel. So here we are, with our brand new daily podcast for as long as we're all isolated - mainly to stop us going mad. You can get in touch with us at our very catchy Twitter handle @cabinfe83709000. But handily, this episode has a jingle to help you remember it. And you can hear the full chat with David Mitchell and Jon Dryden Taylor on the Rule Of Three podcast, just search Great Big Owl in your podcast app of choice to find it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Isolation! Isolation! It's just the way we feel. So here we are, with our brand new daily podcast for as long as we're all isolated - mainly to stop us going mad. You can get in touch with us at our very catchy Twitter handle @cabinfe83709000. But handily, this episode has a jingle to help you remember it. And you can hear the full chat with David Mitchell and Jon Dryden Taylor on the Rule Of Three podcast, just search Great Big Owl in your podcast app of choice to find it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've gone mad and basically recorded a whole tester episode, rather than a 30 second trailer. You are WELCOME. Cabin Fever proper starts on MONDAY (23rd March) - they'll be in your podcast pockets by the time you wake up, unless you wake up at like 1am. This podcast comes from the team at Great Big Owl, and is basically something for us to do while we self isolate - we're all recording from our own homes, with zero physical contact. Will it be shit? Only one way to find out. In the meantime, we'd like to hear about your terrible home gym setups, plus what weird thing you're binge watching during isolation (can you beat old episodes of The Bill on YouTube?). Tweet us @CabinFe83709000 (yes, we know. Listen to the pilot to find out what happened here). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've gone mad and basically recorded a whole tester episode, rather than a 30 second trailer. You are WELCOME. Cabin Fever proper starts on MONDAY (23rd March) - they'll be in your podcast pockets by the time you wake up, unless you wake up at like 1am. This podcast comes from the team at Great Big Owl, and is basically something for us to do while we self isolate - we're all recording from our own homes, with zero physical contact. Will it be shit? Only one way to find out. In the meantime, we'd like to hear about your terrible home gym setups, plus what weird thing you're binge watching during isolation (can you beat old episodes of The Bill on YouTube?). Tweet us @CabinFe83709000 (yes, we know. Listen to the pilot to find out what happened here). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chart Music #48: 24th January 1980 – Imagine If Charles Manson Had Heard ThisThe latest episode of the podcast which asks: Matchbox – big elderly Ted-racists, or just really keen on The Dukes Of Hazzard?It’s a long-overdue return to the Pic n’ Mix counter of TOTP, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, and this time we’ve pulled out a plum from the early days of the new decade, which is now FORTY BASTARD YEARS AGO. Mike Read has been quarantined to the balcony, resplendent in a clankening of badges, and he is poised to drop an episode shot through with Eighventies goodness.Musicwise, well: Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes mark time before going off to be Stunt Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman. The Nolans drop the Staying Alive of Mum-Disco. Legs and Co have a bit of a float-around to the last knockings of Beardo Disco. Bob Geldof looks like Richard E Grant playing Rambo. Suzi Quatro has a whinge about her Walter the Softy-like boyfriend. David Van Day shoots John Lennon in the back a full eleven months before Mark Chapman gets the chance. The Specials con you into thinking every gig you’re going to go to when you grow up is going to be an incredible experience. Sheila and B Devotion (and more importantly, Chic) kick in the afterburners, and we get the First New Number One Of The Eighties.Simon Price and Taylor Parkes join Al Needham for a comprehensive dismantling of early ’80, veering off on such tangents as Space Oppression, DAAANGERFREAKS, caravan warehouse-owning lions, The Great Jumpsuit Shortage, another examination of I’m Your Number One Fan, Nazi double basses, and Colleen Nolan’s unfortunate teenage crush. ALL THE SWEARING.Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here.This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chart Music #48: 24th January 1980 – Imagine If Charles Manson Had Heard ThisThe latest episode of the podcast which asks: Matchbox – big elderly Ted-racists, or just really keen on The Dukes Of Hazzard?It’s a long-overdue return to the Pic n’ Mix counter of TOTP, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, and this time we’ve pulled out a plum from the early days of the new decade, which is now FORTY BASTARD YEARS AGO. Mike Read has been quarantined to the balcony, resplendent in a clankening of badges, and he is poised to drop an episode shot through with Eighventies goodness.Musicwise, well: Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes mark time before going off to be Stunt Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman. The Nolans drop the Staying Alive of Mum-Disco. Legs and Co have a bit of a float-around to the last knockings of Beardo Disco. Bob Geldof looks like Richard E Grant playing Rambo. Suzi Quatro has a whinge about her Walter the Softy-like boyfriend. David Van Day shoots John Lennon in the back a full eleven months before Mark Chapman gets the chance. The Specials con you into thinking every gig you’re going to go to when you grow up is going to be an incredible experience. Sheila and B Devotion (and more importantly, Chic) kick in the afterburners, and we get the First New Number One Of The Eighties.Simon Price and Taylor Parkes join Al Needham for a comprehensive dismantling of early ’80, veering off on such tangents as Space Oppression, DAAANGERFREAKS, caravan warehouse-owning lions, The Great Jumpsuit Shortage, another examination of I’m Your Number One Fan, Nazi double basses, and Colleen Nolan’s unfortunate teenage crush. ALL THE SWEARING.Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here.THE ENTIRE EPISODE IS OUT TOMORROW!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chart Music #48: 24th January 1980 – Imagine If Charles Manson Had Heard ThisThe latest episode of the podcast which asks: Matchbox – big elderly Ted-racists, or just really keen on The Dukes Of Hazzard?It’s a long-overdue return to the Pic n’ Mix counter of TOTP, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, and this time we’ve pulled out a plum from the early days of the new decade, which is now FORTY BASTARD YEARS AGO. Mike Read has been quarantined to the balcony, resplendent in a clankening of badges, and he is poised to drop an episode shot through with Eighventies goodness.Musicwise, well: Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes mark time before going off to be Stunt Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman. The Nolans drop the Staying Alive of Mum-Disco. Legs and Co have a bit of a float-around to the last knockings of Beardo Disco. Bob Geldof looks like Richard E Grant playing Rambo. Suzi Quatro has a whinge about her Walter the Softy-like boyfriend. David Van Day shoots John Lennon in the back a full eleven months before Mark Chapman gets the chance. The Specials con you into thinking every gig you’re going to go to when you grow up is going to be an incredible experience. Sheila and B Devotion (and more importantly, Chic) kick in the afterburners, and we get the First New Number One Of The Eighties.Simon Price and Taylor Parkes join Al Needham for a comprehensive dismantling of early ’80, veering off on such tangents as Space Oppression, DAAANGERFREAKS, caravan warehouse-owning lions, The Great Jumpsuit Shortage, another examination of I’m Your Number One Fan, Nazi double basses, and Colleen Nolan’s unfortunate teenage crush. ALL THE SWEARING.Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here.PART 4 OUT TOMORROW - AND THE ENTIRE EPISODE GETS RELEASED ON FRIDAY!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chart Music #48: 24th January 1980 – Imagine If Charles Manson Had Heard ThisThe latest episode of the podcast which asks: Matchbox – big elderly Ted-racists, or just really keen on The Dukes Of Hazzard?It’s a long-overdue return to the Pic n’ Mix counter of TOTP, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, and this time we’ve pulled out a plum from the early days of the new decade, which is now FORTY BASTARD YEARS AGO. Mike Read has been quarantined to the balcony, resplendent in a clankening of badges, and he is poised to drop an episode shot through with Eighventies goodness.Musicwise, well: Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes mark time before going off to be Stunt Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman. The Nolans drop the Staying Alive of Mum-Disco. Legs and Co have a bit of a float-around to the last knockings of Beardo Disco. Bob Geldof looks like Richard E Grant playing Rambo. Suzi Quatro has a whinge about her Walter the Softy-like boyfriend. David Van Day shoots John Lennon in the back a full eleven months before Mark Chapman gets the chance. The Specials con you into thinking every gig you’re going to go to when you grow up is going to be an incredible experience. Sheila and B Devotion (and more importantly, Chic) kick in the afterburners, and we get the First New Number One Of The Eighties.Simon Price and Taylor Parkes join Al Needham for a comprehensive dismantling of early ’80, veering off on such tangents as Space Oppression, DAAANGERFREAKS, caravan warehouse-owning lions, The Great Jumpsuit Shortage, another examination of I’m Your Number One Fan, Nazi double basses, and Colleen Nolan’s unfortunate teenage crush. ALL THE SWEARING.Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here.PART 3 OUT TOMORROW - AND THE ENTIRE EPISODE GETS RELEASED ON FRIDAY!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chart Music #48: 24th January 1980 – Imagine If Charles Manson Had Heard ThisThe latest episode of the podcast which asks: Matchbox – big elderly Ted-racists, or just really keen on The Dukes Of Hazzard?It’s a long-overdue return to the Pic n’ Mix counter of TOTP, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, and this time we’ve pulled out a plum from the early days of the new decade, which is now FORTY BASTARD YEARS AGO. Mike Read has been quarantined to the balcony, resplendent in a clankening of badges, and he is poised to drop an episode shot through with Eighventies goodness.Musicwise, well: Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes mark time before going off to be Stunt Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman. The Nolans drop the Staying Alive of Mum-Disco. Legs and Co have a bit of a float-around to the last knockings of Beardo Disco. Bob Geldof looks like Richard E Grant playing Rambo. Suzi Quatro has a whinge about her Walter the Softy-like boyfriend. David Van Day shoots John Lennon in the back a full eleven months before Mark Chapman gets the chance. The Specials con you into thinking every gig you’re going to go to when you grow up is going to be an incredible experience. Sheila and B Devotion (and more importantly, Chic) kick in the afterburners, and we get the First New Number One Of The Eighties.Simon Price and Taylor Parkes join Al Needham for a comprehensive dismantling of early ’80, veering off on such tangents as Space Oppression, DAAANGERFREAKS, caravan warehouse-owning lions, The Great Jumpsuit Shortage, another examination of I’m Your Number One Fan, Nazi double basses, and Colleen Nolan’s unfortunate teenage crush. ALL THE SWEARING.Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here.PART 2 OUT TOMORROW - AND THE ENTIRE EPISODE GETS RELEASED ON FRIDAY!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rule of Three is BACK for series 5, and appearing LIVE at Owlchella, the first Great Big Owl podcast festival. Saturday February 8th, all afternoon, at London's Phoenix comedy pub. Come and have beer and crisps or your drink / snack of choice and see some podcasts. www.tinyurl.com/owlchella20 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning comedy writer Joel Morris reveals to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how he writes funny - (contains swearing) - the script for the Paddington films; the adult Ladybird books (with Jason Hazeley) like The Hangover, The Husband & The Hipster; the Rule of Three podcast which analyses comedy; co-writer of Philomena Cunk and Radio 4's 'Addendum' and Viz comic and the Framley Examiner. And he’s also a musician with a wheen of albums under his belt. Gah! He does everything, the talented so-and-so. He even has branded Great Big Owl podcast company trays. Much harder for visitors to pocket than branded mugs. This episode is in 3 parts. If you start on part 1, it should flow seamlessly along for your listening delight. We'd Like A Word is a podcast and radio show from authors Paul Waters and  Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, celebrities, talkers,  poets about books, songs, lyrics, speeches,  scripts, fiction and  non-fiction. We go out on various radio platforms at least once a fortnight and every other Thursday on podcast. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com -  which is where you'll find information about Paul and Steve and our  guests - and details of the radio stations that carry We'd Like A Word.  We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword and Facebook @wedlikeaword and our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - and yes,  we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear  from you - your thoughts,  ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. . .

Award-winning comedy writer Joel Morris reveals to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how he writes funny - (contains swearing) - the script for the Paddington films; the adult Ladybird books (with Jason Hazeley) like The Hangover, The Husband & The Hipster; the Rule of Three podcast which analyses comedy; co-writer of Philomena Cunk and Radio 4's 'Addendum' and Viz comic and the Framley Examiner. And he’s also a musician with a wheen of albums under his belt. Gah! He does everything, the talented so-and-so. He even has branded Great Big Owl podcast company trays. Much harder for visitors to pocket than branded mugs. This episode is in 3 parts. If you start on part 1, it should flow seamlessly along for your listening delight. We'd Like A Word is a podcast and radio show from authors Paul Waters and  Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, celebrities, talkers,  poets about books, songs, lyrics, speeches,  scripts, fiction and  non-fiction. We go out on various radio platforms at least once a fortnight and every other Thursday on podcast. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com -  which is where you'll find information about Paul and Steve and our  guests - and details of the radio stations that carry We'd Like A Word.  We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword and Facebook @wedlikeaword and our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - and yes,  we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear  from you - your thoughts,  ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. . .

Award-winning comedy writer Joel Morris reveals to presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan how he writes funny - (contains swearing) - the script for the Paddington films; the adult Ladybird books (with Jason Hazeley) like The Hangover, The Husband & The Hipster; the Rule of Three podcast which analyses comedy; co-writer of Philomena Cunk and Radio 4's 'Addendum' and Viz comic and the Framley Examiner. And he’s also a musician with a wheen of albums under his belt. Gah! He does everything, the talented so-and-so. He even has branded Great Big Owl podcast company trays. Much harder for visitors to pocket than branded mugs. This episode is in 3 parts. If you start on part 1, it should flow seamlessly along for your listening delight. We'd Like A Word is a podcast and radio show from authors Paul Waters and  Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, celebrities, talkers,  poets about books, songs, lyrics, speeches,  scripts, fiction and  non-fiction. We go out on various radio platforms at least once a fortnight and every other Thursday on podcast. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com -  which is where you'll find information about Paul and Steve and our  guests - and details of the radio stations that carry We'd Like A Word.  We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword and Facebook @wedlikeaword and our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - and yes,  we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear  from you - your thoughts,  ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. . .

#47: 25/12/77 – The Last Supper Of ShowaddywaddyA sort-of-festive episode of the podcast which asks: Jesus, why do we always leave this to the last minute instead of doing it in August like everyone else?It’s the arse-end of the year, and you know what that means, Pop-Crazed Youngsters: another ram of our hands into the Quality Street tin of a Xmas TOTP. This year, it’s 1977, which means that Noel Edmonds has taken one of his suits that all look the same out of the wardrobe – but this year he’s joined by Kid Jensen, in full Stylistics clobber. No trifle-related interplay this year, then, but it’s quadruple overtime for the Top Of The Pops Orchestra, who have stashed a dozen or so Party Sevens under their chairs to keep them going, and Team ATVland (combined age: 19) are sulking that they can’t hook their Binatone Pong to the telly, moaning that their Ricochet Racers isn’t much cop, and leafing through the 1978 Starsky and Hutch annual and dreaming of chocolate pancakes respectively. There were some astonishing singles that came out in ’77, but musicwise, and bar a couple of exceptions, this is your Nana’s Top Of The Pops. Showaddywaddy pretend to have a futuristic buffet. Some kids are bussed into White City to wave a tassel on a stick (or just the stick). David Soul’s head floats in space. Johnny Mathis pops up again. You can hear Kenny Rogers’ arse as he lowers it onto a wicker bar stool. And oh God, it’s Manhattan Transfer. But here come Abba, Space, Denice Williams, Hot Chocolate, and the return of Floyd Flipper as a fruity Santa! Oh, and there’s Paul McCartney’s Living Shortbread Tin and Bing Crosby. It’s a massive, sixteen-song evisceration, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, done with the care and attention you’ve come to expect from the little elves of Chart Music.Neil Kulkarni and Taylor Parkes join Al Needham for a long, hard stare at the winners circle of 1977, complete with such tangents as the Showaddywaddy Hanky Code, Lobbing It Out on Channel 4, assuming French is just English you don’t know yet, the gang war between Brighouse and Rastrick, Space Crumpet, when it’s time to finally let go of the Radio Times Xmas issue, and a chance to see someone from Chart Music looking like a massive potato on telly very soon. Merry Swearing!Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here.This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#47: 25th December 1977 – The Last Supper Of ShowaddywaddyA sort-of-festive episode of the podcast which asks: Jesus, why do we always leave this to the last minute instead of doing it in August like everyone else?It’s the arse-end of the year, and you know what that means, Pop-Crazed Youngsters: another ram of our hands into the Quality Street tin of a Xmas TOTP. This year, it’s 1977, which means that Noel Edmonds has taken one of his suits that all look the same out of the wardrobe – but this year he’s joined by Kid Jensen, in full Stylistics clobber. No trifle-related interplay this year, then, but it’s quadruple overtime for the Top Of The Pops Orchestra, who have stashed a dozen or so Party Sevens under their chairs to keep them going, and Team ATVland (combined age: 19) are sulking that they can’t hook their Binatone Pong to the telly, moaning that their Ricochet Racers isn’t much cop, and leafing through the 1978 Starsky and Hutch annual and dreaming of chocolate pancakes respectively. There were some astonishing singles that came out in ’77, but musicwise, and bar a couple of exceptions, this is your Nana’s Top Of The Pops. Showaddywaddy pretend to have a futuristic buffet. Some kids are bussed into White City to wave a tassel on a stick (or just the stick). David Soul’s head floats in space. Johnny Mathis pops up again. You can hear Kenny Rogers’ arse as he lowers it onto a wicker bar stool. And oh God, it’s Manhattan Transfer. But here come Abba, Space, Denice Williams, Hot Chocolate, and the return of Floyd Flipper as a fruity Santa! Oh, and there’s Paul McCartney’s Living Shortbread Tin and Bing Crosby. It’s a massive, sixteen-song evisceration, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, done with the care and attention you’ve come to expect from the little elves of Chart Music.Neil Kulkarni and Taylor Parkes join Al Needham for a long, hard stare at the winners circle of 1977, complete with such tangents as the Showaddywaddy Hanky Code, Lobbing It Out on Channel 4, assuming French is just English you don’t know yet, the gang war between Brighouse and Rastrick, Space Crumpet, when it’s time to finally let go of the Radio Times Xmas issue, and a chance to see someone from Chart Music looking like a massive potato on telly very soon. Merry Swearing!Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here.This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#47: 25th December 1977 – The Last Supper Of ShowaddywaddyA sort-of-festive episode of the podcast which asks: Jesus, why do we always leave this to the last minute instead of doing it in August like everyone else?It’s the arse-end of the year, and you know what that means, Pop-Crazed Youngsters: another ram of our hands into the Quality Street tin of a Xmas TOTP. This year, it’s 1977, which means that Noel Edmonds has taken one of his suits that all look the same out of the wardrobe – but this year he’s joined by Kid Jensen, in full Stylistics clobber. No trifle-related interplay this year, then, but it’s quadruple overtime for the Top Of The Pops Orchestra, who have stashed a dozen or so Party Sevens under their chairs to keep them going, and Team ATVland (combined age: 19) are sulking that they can’t hook their Binatone Pong to the telly, moaning that their Ricochet Racers isn’t much cop, and leafing through the 1978 Starsky and Hutch annual and dreaming of chocolate pancakes respectively. There were some astonishing singles that came out in ’77, but musicwise, and bar a couple of exceptions, this is your Nana’s Top Of The Pops. Showaddywaddy pretend to have a futuristic buffet. Some kids are bussed into White City to wave a tassel on a stick (or just the stick). David Soul’s head floats in space. Johnny Mathis pops up again. You can hear Kenny Rogers’ arse as he lowers it onto a wicker bar stool. And oh God, it’s Manhattan Transfer. But here come Abba, Space, Denice Williams, Hot Chocolate, and the return of Floyd Flipper as a fruity Santa! Oh, and there’s Paul McCartney’s Living Shortbread Tin and Bing Crosby. It’s a massive, sixteen-song evisceration, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, done with the care and attention you’ve come to expect from the little elves of Chart Music.Neil Kulkarni and Taylor Parkes join Al Needham for a long, hard stare at the winners circle of 1977, complete with such tangents as the Showaddywaddy Hanky Code, Lobbing It Out on Channel 4, assuming French is just English you don’t know yet, the gang war between Brighouse and Rastrick, Space Crumpet, when it’s time to finally let go of the Radio Times Xmas issue, and a chance to see someone from Chart Music looking like a massive potato on telly very soon. Merry Swearing!Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here.This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#47: 25th December 1977 – The Last Supper Of ShowaddywaddyA sort-of-festive episode of the podcast which asks: Jesus, why do we always leave this to the last minute instead of doing it in August like everyone else?It’s the arse-end of the year, and you know what that means, Pop-Crazed Youngsters: another ram of our hands into the Quality Street tin of a Xmas TOTP. This year, it’s 1977, which means that Noel Edmonds has taken one of his suits that all look the same out of the wardrobe – but this year he’s joined by Kid Jensen, in full Stylistics clobber. No trifle-related interplay this year, then, but it’s quadruple overtime for the Top Of The Pops Orchestra, who have stashed a dozen or so Party Sevens under their chairs to keep them going, and Team ATVland (combined age: 19) are sulking that they can’t hook their Binatone Pong to the telly, moaning that their Ricochet Racers isn’t much cop, and leafing through the 1978 Starsky and Hutch annual and dreaming of chocolate pancakes respectively. There were some astonishing singles that came out in ’77, but musicwise, and bar a couple of exceptions, this is your Nana’s Top Of The Pops. Showaddywaddy pretend to have a futuristic buffet. Some kids are bussed into White City to wave a tassel on a stick (or just the stick). David Soul’s head floats in space. Johnny Mathis pops up again. You can hear Kenny Rogers’ arse as he lowers it onto a wicker bar stool. And oh God, it’s Manhattan Transfer. But here come Abba, Space, Denice Williams, Hot Chocolate, and the return of Floyd Flipper as a fruity Santa! Oh, and there’s Paul McCartney’s Living Shortbread Tin and Bing Crosby. It’s a massive, sixteen-song evisceration, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, done with the care and attention you’ve come to expect from the little elves of Chart Music.Neil Kulkarni and Taylor Parkes join Al Needham for a long, hard stare at the winners circle of 1977, complete with such tangents as the Showaddywaddy Hanky Code, Lobbing It Out on Channel 4, assuming French is just English you don’t know yet, the gang war between Brighouse and Rastrick, Space Crumpet, when it’s time to finally let go of the Radio Times Xmas issue, and a chance to see someone from Chart Music looking like a massive potato on telly very soon. Merry Swearing!Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here.This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ho ho ho! Secret Owl Santa has brought you a gift that you didn't ask for and may even object to, just like ALL Secret Santas! Ho ho ho!And it's... Crime Club! Unwrap, with care, Great Big Owl's unflinching True-Crime-style podcast, about dodgy people doing dodgy things, and this time, Jack Beaumont goes snuffling for scuttlebutt at the Old Bailey. Enjoy!https://play.acast.com/s/crimeclub See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#47: 25th December 1977 – The Last Supper Of ShowaddywaddyA sort-of-festive episode of the podcast which asks: Jesus, why do we always leave this to the last minute instead of doing it in August like everyone else?It’s the arse-end of the year, and you know what that means, Pop-Crazed Youngsters: another ram of our hands into the Quality Street tin of a Xmas TOTP. This year, it’s 1977, which means that Noel Edmonds has taken one of his suits that all look the same out of the wardrobe – but this year he’s joined by Kid Jensen, in full Stylistics clobber. No trifle-related interplay this year, then, but it’s quadruple overtime for the Top Of The Pops Orchestra, who have stashed a dozen or so Party Sevens under their chairs to keep them going, and Team ATVland (combined age: 19) are sulking that they can’t hook their Binatone Pong to the telly, moaning that their Ricochet Racers isn’t much cop, and leafing through the 1978 Starsky and Hutch annual and dreaming of chocolate pancakes respectively. There were some astonishing singles that came out in ’77, but musicwise, and bar a couple of exceptions, this is your Nana’s Top Of The Pops. Showaddywaddy pretend to have a futuristic buffet. Some kids are bussed into White City to wave a tassel on a stick (or just the stick). David Soul’s head floats in space. Johnny Mathis pops up again. You can hear Kenny Rogers’ arse as he lowers it onto a wicker bar stool. And oh God, it’s Manhattan Transfer. But here come Abba, Space, Denice Williams, Hot Chocolate, and the return of Floyd Flipper as a fruity Santa! Oh, and there’s Paul McCartney’s Living Shortbread Tin and Bing Crosby. It’s a massive, sixteen-song evisceration, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, done with the care and attention you’ve come to expect from the little elves of Chart Music.Neil Kulkarni and Taylor Parkes join Al Needham for a long, hard stare at the winners circle of 1977, complete with such tangents as the Showaddywaddy Hanky Code, Lobbing It Out on Channel 4, assuming French is just English you don’t know yet, the gang war between Brighouse and Rastrick, Space Crumpet, when it’s time to finally let go of the Radio Times Xmas issue, and a chance to see someone from Chart Music looking like a massive potato on telly very soon. Merry Swearing!Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here.This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The latest episode of the podcast which asks: why didn’t they let Simon Bates do Top Of The Pops USA?We're out of the Critics' Choice series, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, so it's time to grasp the fly-encrusted and whiffy end of the Eighties Stick. It's a Thursday evening one week before Xmas in 1987, and your panel are a) in a Soho pub, chucking their musical-journalistic weight about, b) trapped in a bingo hall in Nottingham being handled like a piece of meat by randy octogenarians, and c) sprawled out on a rug in Yorkshire, with a garter snake wrapped around their glasses, waiting to be dazzled by the life-affirming beauty of Pop. Two of these people made the right choice that night.Musicwise, this is a heavily adulterated, gelled-up, suity, unwiped arse of an episode, with only a couple of standouts. Mike Read and Gary Davies pretend to be mates. Wet Wet Wet attempt to do True and fail. Mel Smith's attempt to encourage kids to hide in fridges is denied by the BBC. Mick Hucknall - leader of the Kennyist band in Pop - reminds us he can sing a bit. Nat King Cole cock-blocks Rick Astley. We finally get to see a bit of Top Of The Pops USA. And Kirsty and Shane and Neil and Chris ride in to save the day. None of these people are The Young Gods.David Stubbs and Sarah Bee join Al Needham for a rummage through the Quality Street tin of Xmas 1987, and - as always - the detours and tangents are manifold, including what it was like to work at Melody Maker in the Laties, how to buy a shark in Yorkshire, the lack of a decent wine cellar at Dingwalls, the pointlessness of CD Walkmans, the annual F-word debate, how Marti Pellow ruined Stars In Their Eyes, and an open apology to the Pogues for a 33 year-old LP review.This is the bumper pack of all four parts which came out last week. It's not a repeat, it's been tweaked slightly, just like when they put TOTP on BBC4. Yeah, yeah, take it to OFCOM. Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here. This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The latest episode of the podcast which asks: why didn’t they let Simon Bates do Top Of The Pops USA?We're out of the Critics' Choice series, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, so it's time to grasp the fly-encrusted and whiffy end of the Eighties Stick. It's a Thursday evening one week before Xmas in 1987, and your panel are a) in a Soho pub, chucking their musical-journalistic weight about, b) trapped in a bingo hall in Nottingham being handled like a piece of meat by randy octogenarians, and c) sprawled out on a rug in Yorkshire, with a garter snake wrapped around their glasses, waiting to be dazzled by the life-affirming beauty of Pop. Two of these people made the right choice that night.Musicwise, this is a heavily adulterated, gelled-up, suity, unwiped arse of an episode, with only a couple of standouts. Mike Read and Gary Davies pretend to be mates. Wet Wet Wet attempt to do True and fail. Mel Smith's attempt to encourage kids to hide in fridges is denied by the BBC. Mick Hucknall - leader of the Kennyist band in Pop - reminds us he can sing a bit. Nat King Cole cock-blocks Rick Astley. We finally get to see a bit of Top Of The Pops USA. And Kirsty and Shane and Neil and Chris ride in to save the day. None of these people are The Young Gods.David Stubbs and Sarah Bee join Al Needham for a rummage through the Quality Street tin of Xmas 1987, and - as always - the detours and tangents are manifold, including what it was like to work at Melody Maker in the Laties, how to buy a shark in Yorkshire, the lack of a decent wine cellar at Dingwalls, the pointlessness of CD Walkmans, the annual F-word debate, how Marti Pellow ruined Stars In Their Eyes, and an open apology to the Pogues for a 33 year-old LP review. Now available in Fun-sized portions, and full of rich, chunky swearing. Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here. This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The latest episode of the podcast which asks: why didn’t they let Simon Bates do Top Of The Pops USA?We're out of the Critics' Choice series, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, so it's time to grasp the fly-encrusted and whiffy end of the Eighties Stick. It's a Thursday evening one week before Xmas in 1987, and your panel are a) in a Soho pub, chucking their musical-journalistic weight about, b) trapped in a bingo hall in Nottingham being handled like a piece of meat by randy octogenarians, and c) sprawled out on a rug in Yorkshire, with a garter snake wrapped around their glasses, waiting to be dazzled by the life-affirming beauty of Pop. Two of these people made the right choice that night.Musicwise, this is a heavily adulterated, gelled-up, suity, unwiped arse of an episode, with only a couple of standouts. Mike Read and Gary Davies pretend to be mates. Wet Wet Wet attempt to do True and fail. Mel Smith's attempt to encourage kids to hide in fridges is denied by the BBC. Mick Hucknall - leader of the Kennyist band in Pop - reminds us he can sing a bit. Nat King Cole cock-blocks Rick Astley. We finally get to see a bit of Top Of The Pops USA. And Kirsty and Shane and Neil and Chris ride in to save the day. None of these people are The Young Gods.David Stubbs and Sarah Bee join Al Needham for a rummage through the Quality Street tin of Xmas 1987, and - as always - the detours and tangents are manifold, including what it was like to work at Melody Maker in the Laties, how to buy a shark in Yorkshire, the lack of a decent wine cellar at Dingwalls, the pointlessness of CD Walkmans, the annual F-word debate, how Marti Pellow ruined Stars In Their Eyes, and an open apology to the Pogues for a 33 year-old LP review. Now available in Fun-sized portions, and full of rich, chunky swearing. Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here. This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The latest episode of the podcast which asks: why didn’t they let Simon Bates do Top Of The Pops USA?We're out of the Critics' Choice series, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, so it's time to grasp the fly-encrusted and whiffy end of the Eighties Stick. It's a Thursday evening one week before Xmas in 1987, and your panel are a) in a Soho pub, chucking their musical-journalistic weight about, b) trapped in a bingo hall in Nottingham being handled like a piece of meat by randy octogenarians, and c) sprawled out on a rug in Yorkshire, with a garter snake wrapped around their glasses, waiting to be dazzled by the life-affirming beauty of Pop. Two of these people made the right choice that night.Musicwise, this is a heavily adulterated, gelled-up, suity, unwiped arse of an episode, with only a couple of standouts. Mike Read and Gary Davies pretend to be mates. Wet Wet Wet attempt to do True and fail. Mel Smith's attempt to encourage kids to hide in fridges is denied by the BBC. Mick Hucknall - leader of the Kennyist band in Pop - reminds us he can sing a bit. Nat King Cole cock-blocks Rick Astley. We finally get to see a bit of Top Of The Pops USA. And Kirsty and Shane and Neil and Chris ride in to save the day. None of these people are The Young Gods.David Stubbs and Sarah Bee join Al Needham for a rummage through the Quality Street tin of Xmas 1987, and - as always - the detours and tangents are manifold, including what it was like to work at Melody Maker in the Laties, how to buy a shark in Yorkshire, the lack of a decent wine cellar at Dingwalls, the pointlessness of CD Walkmans, the annual F-word debate, how Marti Pellow ruined Stars In Their Eyes, and an open apology to the Pogues for a 33 year-old LP review. Now available in Fun-sized portions, and full of rich, chunky swearing. Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here. This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The latest episode of the podcast which asks: why didn’t they let Simon Bates do Top Of The Pops USA?We're out of the Critics' Choice series, Pop-Crazed Youngsters, so it's time to grasp the fly-encrusted and whiffy end of the Eighties Stick. It's a Thursday evening one week before Xmas in 1987, and your panel are a) in a Soho pub, chucking their musical-journalistic weight about, b) trapped in a bingo hall in Nottingham being handled like a piece of meat by randy octogenarians, and c) sprawled out on a rug in Yorkshire, with a garter snake wrapped around their glasses, waiting to be dazzled by the life-affirming beauty of Pop. Two of these people made the right choice that night.Musicwise, this is a heavily adulterated, gelled-up, suity, unwiped arse of an episode, with only a couple of standouts. Mike Read and Gary Davies pretend to be mates. Wet Wet Wet attempt to do True and fail. Mel Smith's attempt to encourage kids to hide in fridges is denied by the BBC. Mick Hucknall - leader of the Kennyist band in Pop - reminds us he can sing a bit. Nat King Cole cock-blocks Rick Astley. We finally get to see a bit of Top Of The Pops USA. And Kirsty and Shane and Neil and Chris ride in to save the day. None of these people are The Young Gods.David Stubbs and Sarah Bee join Al Needham for a rummage through the Quality Street tin of Xmas 1987, and - as always - the detours and tangents are manifold, including what it was like to work at Melody Maker in the Laties, how to buy a shark in Yorkshire, the lack of a decent wine cellar at Dingwalls, the pointlessness of CD Walkmans, the annual F-word debate, how Marti Pellow ruined Stars In Their Eyes, and an open apology to the Pogues for a 33 year-old LP review. Now available in Fun-sized portions, and full of rich, chunky swearing. Video Playlist | Subscribe | Facebook | TwitterSubscribe to us on iTunes here. Support us on Patreon here. This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Trolled is LIVE at the London Podcast Festival 2019.Tickets available here: https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/magazine/genre/london-podcast-festival/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thank you to all of our guests for sharing, to Dave Cribb and the entire team at Great Big Owl, and Ellie Novella for the theme song and artwork. Find us on Twitter @TYFSPodcast .If you’ve been affected by anything we’ve talked about on our podcast today, here are some resources for you to seek the help you need.Mind Mental Health CharityConfidential Mind Infoline: 0300 123 3393 (9am – 6pm Mon – Fri excl. bank holidays)www.mind.org.uk SamaritansConfidential 24 hour helpline 365 days of the week: 116 123 www.samaritans.orgYoung MindsFor parents or carers worried about a child or young person’s welfare: 0808 802 5544 www.youngminds.org.uk NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Serving communities in Barking, Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. Visit www.nelft.nhs.uk/homefor information on how to get help if you live in any of those areas. NHS Support www.nhs.co.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression for advice and a link to their mental health helpline page. Chronic Pain Supporthttps://painuk.org/help-and-support/ for access to charities and organisations offering advice and support for people coping with different chronic pain conditions, in addition to talking to your GP. Arts Industry Support Theatre Helpline:0800 915 4617 + advice@theatrehelpline.orgA 24 hour confidential service of advice and support for any theatre professional, from mental health support to helping with harassment struggles at work. ArtsMinds: www.artsminds.co.ukSupport and information to help those working in the creative industries." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thank you to all of our guests for sharing, to Dave Cribb and the entire team at Great Big Owl, and Ellie Novella for the theme song and artwork. Find us on Twitter @TYFSPodcast .If you’ve been affected by anything we’ve talked about on our podcast today, here are some resources for you to seek the help you need.Mind Mental Health CharityConfidential Mind Infoline: 0300 123 3393 (9am – 6pm Mon – Fri excl. bank holidays)www.mind.org.uk SamaritansConfidential 24 hour helpline 365 days of the week: 116 123 www.samaritans.orgYoung MindsFor parents or carers worried about a child or young person’s welfare: 0808 802 5544 www.youngminds.org.uk NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Serving communities in Barking, Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. Visit www.nelft.nhs.uk/homefor information on how to get help if you live in any of those areas. NHS Support www.nhs.co.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression for advice and a link to their mental health helpline page. Chronic Pain Supporthttps://painuk.org/help-and-support/ for access to charities and organisations offering advice and support for people coping with different chronic pain conditions, in addition to talking to your GP. Arts Industry Support Theatre Helpline:0800 915 4617 + advice@theatrehelpline.orgA 24 hour confidential service of advice and support for any theatre professional, from mental health support to helping with harassment struggles at work. ArtsMinds: www.artsminds.co.ukSupport and information to help those working in the creative industries." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thank you to all of our guests for sharing, to Dave Cribb and the entire team at Great Big Owl, and Ellie Novella for the theme song and artwork. Find us on Twitter @TYFSPodcast .If you’ve been affected by anything we’ve talked about on our podcast today, here are some resources for you to seek the help you need.Mind Mental Health CharityConfidential Mind Infoline: 0300 123 3393 (9am – 6pm Mon – Fri excl. bank holidays)www.mind.org.uk SamaritansConfidential 24 hour helpline 365 days of the week: 116 123 www.samaritans.orgYoung MindsFor parents or carers worried about a child or young person’s welfare: 0808 802 5544 www.youngminds.org.uk NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Serving communities in Barking, Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. Visit www.nelft.nhs.uk/homefor information on how to get help if you live in any of those areas. NHS Support www.nhs.co.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression for advice and a link to their mental health helpline page. Chronic Pain Supporthttps://painuk.org/help-and-support/ for access to charities and organisations offering advice and support for people coping with different chronic pain conditions, in addition to talking to your GP. Arts Industry Support Theatre Helpline:0800 915 4617 + advice@theatrehelpline.orgA 24 hour confidential service of advice and support for any theatre professional, from mental health support to helping with harassment struggles at work. ArtsMinds: www.artsminds.co.ukSupport and information to help those working in the creative industries See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

All of television history is contained in the Box of Delights... Coming soon to Great Big Owl. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thank you to all of our guests for sharing, to Dave Cribb and the entire team at Great Big Owl, and Ellie Novella for the theme song and artwork. Find us on Twitter @TYFSPodcast .If you’ve been affected by anything we’ve talked about on our podcast today, here are some resources for you to seek the help you need.Mind Mental Health CharityConfidential Mind Infoline: 0300 123 3393 (9am – 6pm Mon – Fri excl. bank holidays)www.mind.org.uk SamaritansConfidential 24 hour helpline 365 days of the week: 116 123 www.samaritans.orgYoung MindsFor parents or carers worried about a child or young person’s welfare: 0808 802 5544 www.youngminds.org.uk NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Serving communities in Barking, Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. Visit www.nelft.nhs.uk/homefor information on how to get help if you live in any of those areas. NHS Support www.nhs.co.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression for advice and a link to their mental health helpline page. Chronic Pain Supporthttps://painuk.org/help-and-support/ for access to charities and organisations offering advice and support for people coping with different chronic pain conditions, in addition to talking to your GP. Arts Industry Support Theatre Helpline:0800 915 4617 + advice@theatrehelpline.orgA 24 hour confidential service of advice and support for any theatre professional, from mental health support to helping with harassment struggles at work. ArtsMinds: www.artsminds.co.ukSupport and information to help those working in the creative industries." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From Wednesday 27th February, Brian and Roger are back. Twice a week - as part of Great Big Owl's first Hootenanniversary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Great Big Owl is sort of a year old! Here be new shows! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Great Big Owl family of podcasts is sort of a year old-ish. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Great Big Owl family of podcasts is sort of a year old-ish! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack Beaumont talks to people about the bad things they’ve done, whether that’s ordinary people who’ve made questionable decisions or petty criminals talking about everyday life on the other side of the law. No-one involved with this podcast condones criminality, but we LOVE listening to people telling us true crime stories. This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John Rain (Smershpod) joins David Reed (Penny Dreadfuls, Inside The Comedian) and Eleanor Morton (ACMS, Comedians’ Cinema Club) as they discuss the world’s most mysterious true-life stories. Covering centuries of strange and unsolved tales, our intrepid gang (like Scooby Doo's Mystery Inc, but not so much that its legally actionable) will be attempting to finally crack the mysteries that have completely stumped us through the ages. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to our Season 1 Preview Show! Featuring clips of guest interviews from the first four episodes of the Season, and info on who else we have coming up on the show. Thank you as always to Dave Cribb and the entire team at Great Big Owl and Ellie Novella for the opening theme song and artwork! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you’ve been affected by anything we’ve talked about on our podcast today, here are some resources for you to seek the help you need.Mind Mental Health CharityConfidential Mind Infoline: 0300 123 3393 (9am – 6pm Mon – Fri excl. bank holidays)www.mind.org.uk SamaritansConfidential 24 hour helpline 365 days of the week: 116 123 www.samaritans.orgYoung MindsFor parents or carers worried about a child or young person’s welfare: 0808 802 5544 www.youngminds.org.uk NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Serving communities in Barking, Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. Visit www.nelft.nhs.uk/homefor information on how to get help if you live in any of those areas. NHS Support www.nhs.co.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depressionfor advice and a link to their mental health helpline page. Arts Industry Support Theatre Helpline:0800 915 4617 + advice@theatrehelpline.orgA 24 hour confidential service of advice and support for any theatre professional, from mental health support to helping with harassment struggles at work. ArtsMinds: www.artsminds.co.ukSupport and information to help those working in the creative industries. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the first time in human history, the tremendously clever grown-ups Andy Stanton (a bearded man behind the beloved Mr Gum books) and Carrie Quinlan (an unbearded woman who comes out of your radio) will be sharing the vast knowledge they've gained during their lifetimes with some children who, frankly, know nothing. Honestly, joking apart, these kids are almost shamefully ignorant. I blame the parents.Armed with five questions, every episode sees two children being informed and educated by Carrie (a clever grown-up) and Andy (who is also a clever grown-up.) So if you want to know why maths is so boring (if it even is), why Pepsi is called Pepsi, and whether this the best podcast you'll ever hear (the answer to the last one is 'yes', you can have that for free), then it's time for you to....Ask The Nincompoops!This podcast is suitable for all the family!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the first time in human history, the tremendously clever grown-ups Andy Stanton (a bearded man behind the beloved Mr Gum books) and Carrie Quinlan (an unbearded woman who comes out of your radio) will be sharing the vast knowledge they've gained during their lifetimes with some children who, frankly, know nothing. Honestly, joking apart, these kids are almost shamefully ignorant. I blame the parents.Armed with five questions, every episode sees two children being informed and educated by Carrie (a clever grown-up) and Andy (who is also a clever grown-up.) So if you want to know how we turn sausages into energy, why you've not been eaten by a polar bear, and whether this the best podcast you'll ever hear (the answer to the last one is 'yes', you can have that for free), then it's time for you to....Ask The Nincompoops!This podcast is suitable for all the family!But WARNING! It discusses farting and there's some big burps, so if that DISGUSTS and/or HORRIFIES you, you've been warned!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we will be heading on down to Mr. Boos’ night club, to see a bird or two, hear a song be sung, and see some good nipples. Yes - it’s Little Voice. Joining John to distribute the reading matter Is comedian Eleanor Morton, who can be found on Twitter as @eleanormorton. This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the first time in human history, the tremendously clever grown-ups Andy Stanton (a bearded man behind the beloved Mr Gum books) and Carrie Quinlan (an unbearded woman who comes out of your radio) will be sharing the vast knowledge they've gained during their lifetimes with some children who, frankly, know nothing. Honestly, joking apart, these kids are almost shamefully ignorant. I blame the parents.Armed with five questions, every episode sees two children being informed and educated by Carrie (a clever grown-up) and Andy (who is also a clever grown-up.) So if you want to know why oranges are called oranges, who invented dance, and whether this the best podcast you'll ever hear (the answer to the last one is 'yes', you can have that for free), then it's time for you to....Ask The Nincompoops!This podcast is suitable for all the family!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to a spooky side special of Smersh!With it being Halloween, all usual rules are off of the table. Abandon all hope ye who enter here!This week we will be visiting the spookiest place on earth, Ireland, to run for our lives from RAWHEAD REX.Joining John to potentially get wee'd on, is Irishman (and therefore possible witness to the carnage), journalist and co-host of excellent The Reducer (@TheReducerPod) podcast, Seamus O' Reilly, who can be found on Twitter as @shockproofbeats. This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the first time in human history, the tremendously clever grown-ups Andy Stanton (a bearded man behind the beloved Mr Gum books) and Carrie Quinlan (an unbearded woman who comes out of your radio) will be sharing the vast knowledge they've gained during their lifetimes with some children who, frankly, know nothing. Honestly, joking apart, these kids are almost shamefully ignorant. I blame the parents.Armed with five questions, every episode sees two children being informed and educated by Carrie (a clever grown-up) and Andy (who is also a clever grown-up.) So if you want to know why a ruler is called a ruler, how deep the Loch Ness ocean is, and whether this the best podcast you'll ever hear (the answer to the last one is 'yes', you can have that for free), then it's time for you to....Ask The Nincompoops!This podcast is suitable for all the family!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the first time in human history, the tremendously clever grown-ups Andy Stanton (a bearded man behind the beloved Mr Gum books) and Carrie Quinlan (an unbearded woman who comes out of your radio) will be sharing the vast knowledge they've gained during their lifetimes with some children who, frankly, know nothing. Honestly, joking apart, these kids are almost shamefully ignorant. I blame the parents.Armed with five questions, every episode sees two children being informed and educated by Carrie (a clever grown-up) and Andy (who is also a clever grown-up.) So if you want to know if time only goes forward, who names the historical eras, and whether this the best podcast you'll ever hear (the answer to the last one is 'yes', you can have that for free), then it's time for you to....Ask The Nincompoops!This podcast is suitable for all the family!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the first time in human history, the tremendously clever grown-ups Andy Stanton (a bearded man behind the beloved Mr Gum books) and Carrie Quinlan (an unbearded woman who comes out of your radio) will be sharing the vast knowledge they've gained during their lifetimes with some children who, frankly, know nothing. Honestly, joking apart, these kids are almost shamefully ignorant. I blame the parents.Armed with five questions, every episode sees two children being informed and educated by Carrie (a clever grown-up) and Andy (who is also a clever grown-up.) So if you want to know who invented words, what the opposite of a kettle is, and whether this the best podcast you'll ever hear (the answer to the last one is 'yes', you can have that for free), then it's time for you to....Ask The Nincompoops!This podcast is suitable for all the family!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the first time in human history, the tremendously clever grown-ups Andy Stanton (a bearded man behind the beloved Mr Gum books) and Carrie Quinlan (an unbearded woman who comes out of your radio) will be sharing the vast knowledge they've gained during their lifetimes with some children who, frankly, know nothing. Honestly, joking apart, these kids are almost shamefully ignorant. I blame the parents.Armed with five questions, every episode sees two children being informed and educated by Carrie (a clever grown-up) and Andy (who is also a clever grown-up.) So if you want to know who invented words, what the opposite of a kettle is, and whether this the best podcast you'll ever hear (the answer to the last one is 'yes', you can have that for free), then it's time for you to....Ask The Nincompoops!This podcast is suitable for all the family!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brian and Roger met at a support meeting for divorced men. Both are starting again. Both are finding it hard. One of them is nice. A brand new sitcom from Harry Peacock and Dan Skinner.Produced by Marc Haynes and Joel Morris. This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the first time in human history, the tremendously clever grown-ups Andy Stanton (a bearded man behind the beloved Mr Gum books) and Carrie Quinlan (an unbearded woman who comes out of your radio) will be sharing the vast knowledge they've gained during their lifetimes with some children who, frankly, know nothing. Honestly, joking apart, these kids are almost shamefully ignorant. I blame the parents.Armed with five questions, every episode sees two children being informed and educated by Carrie (a clever grown-up) and Andy (who is also a clever grown-up.) So if you want to know who invented cheese, why the grass is green, and whether this the best podcast you'll ever hear (the answer to the last one is 'yes', you can have that for free), then it's time for you to....Ask The Nincompoops!This podcast is suitable for all the family!This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coming on Friday 28th September, it's Ask The Nincompoops!For the first time in human history, the tremendously clever grown-ups Andy Stanton (a bearded man behind the beloved Mr Gum books) and Carrie Quinlan (an unbearded woman who comes out of your radio) will be sharing the vast knowledge they've gained during their lifetimes with some children who, frankly, know nothing. Honestly, joking apart, these kids are almost shamefully ignorant. I blame the parents.Armed with five questions, every episode sees two children being informed and educated by Carrie (a clever grown-up) and Andy (who is also a clever grown-up.) So if you want to know who invented cheese, why the grass is green, and whether this the best podcast you'll ever hear (the answer to the last one is 'yes', you can have that for free), then it's time for you to....Ask The Nincompoops!This podcast is suitable for all the family! With the exception of Grandad, who will probably find it too "new-fangled" because it's a podcast. Sure, you've explained to him that it's just radio on-demand, but even that seems to go over his head. Why not just set him up with a sherry and try and keep him away from us, yeah? Thanks.This podcast is a member of the Great Big Owl family. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.