Episode 231
Egg Legs, Couscous & Semtex Lollipops
Show broadcast on 4 August 2018
It was a back to business as usual master class today: A happy return to an air-conditioned studio where the vibe was free to flow without weather dependency. Expect (very) tight shorts, boiling shame, repulsive Humblebrags and a return to John's Gig Diaries.
Podcast intro
The lads have been sent some Record Collector magazines and a book about the origins of pub names.
Unusual places people listen to the podcast: the Sudan.
John offers a listener some advice on building up stamina to do swimming for longer.
The first email wedding?!
John's introduction of Elis
"To my left, the only man to photograph the Abergorlech tribesmen in the Brechfa forest. Known to have last had contact with the West in the late 1800s, the tribe survive on wild boar and Deliveroo. He traded mirrors, socks and beads for 3kg of Welsh gold. "
Conversations and riffs
John gave a homeless person £10 then they asked for £16.
The guys' broadcasting professionalism goes temporarily astray when they hear what sounds like a robot farting at the end of the latest Muse track.
John has brought Elis some brewery cycling shorts and brewery socks.
Elis James' Light-Hearted Paper Review
Elis' selection of humorous stories from this week's newspapers.
Andy McNab's tips on how to protect your chips from seagulls. Daily Mirror's product of the week: Ronseal. Beer tourism.
John's Shame Well
John frees another listener of their shame.
Accidentally inferring that the woman you've just started nannying for is a "frumpy mum who has given up".
John's Gig Diaries
John reads aloud from diaries he kept during his early stand-up days.
John wonders what it would be like if humans landed on a planet identical to Earth and had to start from scratch. Also, maybe God is a failed standup comic?
Made-Up Games
Listeners suggest made-up games that Elis and John can play.
Made Up Bands: Guess whether a crazy band name is real or fake.
Tick Off a Taste
The gang try a new taste sensation sent in by a listener.
Mexican coke. Cola, that is.
The 'Keep It Session' Sessions
A special section at the end of the podcast for music recommendations.
Andy Shauf (John) Plus, find out what DJ Eggslegs sounds like!