Episode 115
Ferrets, Bank Holiday & Police Statements
Show broadcast on 30 April 2016
So many bases covered this week - ferrets, John's dream, Elis' timekeeping, pub crawls, a Brexit biscuit, Little Georgie Ezra, thieves, pigeons, bags, decades, bank holidays and loads more. It's an archetypal Elis & John podcast. And on top of all that there's Textual Healing, Winner Plays On, Humble Brag Of The Week, Gig Diaries, Email Of The Species and Keep It Session Sessions.
John's introduction of Elis
"To my left is the man known to MI5 as 'the ferret'."
Conversations and riffs
Listeners have sent in some presents to celebrate the new afternoon time slot (not a demotion), including aged 'Brexit buns' and a hard-to-find Gorky's Zygotic Mynci album for Elis that he lost to an ex-girlfriend when he was younger. This leads John to advise how he always had backup copies of rare Queen vinyl for when he showed them to someone he might be wooing.
Little Georgie Ezra makes an appearance, working on his fruit and veg stall.
John met someone whose job title is ,Head of Pubs' and he wants that job.
Two years ago Elis had his trendy bag stolen from a pub. This week the police contacted him to say they had identified the possible thief. As John was in the pub at the time, it also gave him a chance to give the police a statement after waiting two years to do it.
Text-in topic
Listeners text and tweet during the show on this week's topic.
You've been given £300 that must spent on the upcoming bank holiday - where ya goin' and what ya doin'?
Textual Healing
A listener calls the show with a problem.
Nancy suffered a pigeon flying into her open mouth while she was listening to the podcast and laughing.
Elis' Gig Diaries
Elis reads aloud from diaries he kept during his early stand-up days.
Elis gets stuck asking the same question and getting the same answer from each of a group of drama students he is performing to. He needs more audience questions.
Humblebrag
More examples of that scourge of social media, the humblebrag.
Bloody MTV wants to use your hot tub for filming. All that great stuff your boss said to you about how brilliant your are (that probably didn't happen).
Winner Plays On
Elis and John face off in the weekly quiz on topics of their choice.
Frank Zappa (John) v footballer John Hartson (Elis). John wins 2-1. Elis: "Oh, sssh... shoot me out of a cannon for charity."
Email of the Species
Listeners' emails into the show.
A PCD has organised a going away party for a friend consisting of a pub crawl where only session ales are allowed - 'Session Fest'.
The 'Keep It Session' Sessions
A special section at the end of the podcast for music recommendations.
The Fall (Elis). Elis was once in a band that supported The Fall.