Episode 79
Stereotypes, Race Horses & Avocados
Show broadcast on 15 August 2015
Once again John was broadcasting from Scotland, this week with stories of Tasting The Vibe, whilst Elis rated ales in London. Winner Plays On, Textual Healing, Email Of The Species, Humble Brag Of The Week all here as usual, plus the boys name a racehorse.
Podcast intro
Unusual places people listen to the podcast: while undergoing an operation.
John's introduction of Elis
"(Elis' intro of John) To my north, the only man to have successfully quit his job as North Sea oil worker to become a whimsical anecdotalist. "
Conversations and riffs
We find out Elis got just three minor faults on passing his driving test. John only got two - "Robins! Boom-bye-ay!".
Text-in topic
Listeners text and tweet during the show on this week's topic.
A listener asks for help naming a race horse. The guys make some great horse/band name puns.
Textual Healing
A listener calls the show with a problem.
Benedict is having a problem with the size of his avocado stones in the Pink Courgette (his restaurant).
Humblebrag
More examples of that scourge of social media, the humblebrag.
Spurring on a "severely obese" jogger who was about to give up on the side of the road, with your motivating words shouted from your car.
Winner Plays On
Elis and John face off in the weekly quiz on topics of their choice.
John Robins at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2005 - present day (John) v the NME (Elis). John wins 4-3.
Email of the Species
Listeners' emails into the show.
A listener has pointed the guys to a useful book with advice on using email and navigating the internet. Top tip: if you don't know the website address of a company, you can probably guess it by typing the company's name into the url field followed by '.com'.