Episode 117
Facebook Safe Space, Eurovision Translated & #smh
Show broadcast on 14 May 2016
Elis and John were talking petty grudges this week, and inevitably moved on to football stickers and Harry Potter. But there were new topics too - Magnum Chocolate Theft, the wordplay of Paul McCartney and plenty of hot chat. All this plus the usual Winner Plays On (high-scoring this week), Email Of The Species, Humble Brag Of The Week, Textual Healing and of course the conclusion of last week's cliffhanger in Elis' Gig Diaries.
Podcast intro
Elis and a listener compare their top five football shirts of all time. Elis sings a Welsh folk song about a little saucepan and a big saucepan.
John's introduction of Elis
"To my left is the man who came third in the competition to secure the Welsh entry to the Eurovision Song Contest with his Welsh folk ballad whose title translates to 'Observe my mound, observe my brook, this land is not for sale.'"
Conversations and riffs
A PCD has launched the Elis James and John Robins Podcast Devotees' Facebook group (this will later spawn various off-shoot groups).
John lists all the Frank Zappa song titles involving food.
Text-in topic
Listeners text and tweet during the show on this week's topic.
John has a petty grudge against footballers whose sticker was too common when he was collecting football stickers in the mid-90s. And against adults who still collect stickers today.
What's your petty grudge?
Textual Healing
A listener calls the show with a problem.
Celeste briefly swapped ice creams with her very young niece who proceeded to eat all the chocolate off Celeste's Magnum. How to address this behaviour?
Turns out that John and Elis would have very different approaches to dealing with young children.
Elis' Gig Diaries
Elis reads aloud from diaries he kept during his early stand-up days.
The 'So You Think You're Funny' semi-final Part 2. The set-list: Aggressive Plaque, Geordie Financial Year, Leeds Train Station Baguette Rant, Cornish One Night Stand, CDs in the Wrong Case.
Humblebrag
More examples of that scourge of social media, the humblebrag.
Getting told you're too good-looking to date.
The guys try to work out what the text speak 'SMH' means. Elis suggests "Sugar My Halloumi".
Winner Plays On
Elis and John face off in the weekly quiz on topics of their choice.
The band Pavement (Elis) v session ales (John). Elis wins 5-3.5.
John picks his topic for next week, which will be the film Highlander, but gets a bit distracted describing what happens in it, including the fact there's some very brief female nudity.
The 'Keep It Session' Sessions
A special section at the end of the podcast for music recommendations.
The Delgados (Elis)