Episode 18
Dads, Australia, Ian Botham and an utter pasting.
Show broadcast on 15 June 2014
Welcome to the 18th instalment of the Elis James and John Robins podcast from XFM. Within this week's audio treat, as it's Father's Day, we get your very best 'cool dad' anecdotes, one member of the team gets an absolute hammering in regular feature 'Winner Plays On', and Chris is helped with his limited footballing knowledge in 'Textual Healing'. Also, listen out for a particularly ambitious impersonation of Janet Street-Porter from Mr Robins, and varied attempts at the Australian accent from Elis. Enjoy!
Podcast intro
John and El debut their new email address.
John's introduction of Elis
"And to my left, the first Caernarfon-born player to score in the second round of the Johnsons Paint Trophy."
Conversations and riffs
Sara dresses up as "all the lads" to console John that he can't watch the footie in the pub.
John's Wikipedia page is hacked.
John discusses his friend who was allowed to name sandwiches in the shop where he worked, resulting in the creation of "Ham FM"
Text-in topic
Listeners text and tweet during the show on this week's topic.
It's Father's Day..."what are the coolest (or most embarassing) things your Dad has done?
Textual Healing
A listener calls the show with a problem.
Chris feels excluded because the World Cup is on and he knows nothing about football.
Sacred Cow
Should this celebrated band / artist go into the paddock of sacred cows or be doomed to the abattoir?
Nirvana (nominated by John): Abbatoir
Winner Plays On
Elis and John face off in the weekly quiz on topics of their choice.
Harry Potter (John) v The Welsh 1988 Triple-Crown winning rugby team (Elis). Elis wins 4-0.