Episode 67
Things That Used To Be Posh, Armpit Hair & Middle Eastern Policy
Show broadcast on 23 May 2015
This week Elis showcased his class-transgressing skills by asking you to name things that used to be posh but aren't anymore. And, in between riffs, John discussed the armpit hair of Team Elis & John. There were also notes on Middle Eastern Policy, the return of David Mellor, and the usual Textual Healing, A Robins Amongst The Pigeons, Email of the Species and Winner Plays On.
Podcast intro
The advantages of talking in lists to avoid rambling small talk.
John's introduction of Elis
"To my left, a man who did not have armpit hair until he was 19."
Conversations and riffs
Elis, John and Producer Dave discuss their light armpit hair.
In Pret-a-Manger before the show John witnessed David Mellor jump the queue.
Anecdote and a Punchline: Elis ate an egg with black pepper on and tweeted about it. This leads to a discussion about things that used to be posh but are just common now, e.g. nice coffee, Victoria Beckham.
A studio re-enactment of Elis and his friend trying to talk about foreign policy in a loud nightclub.
Text-in topic
Listeners text and tweet during the show on this week's topic.
Things that used to be posh but are just common now.
Textual Healing
A listener calls the show with a problem.
Sian wants people to stop calling her Sharon. Elis can identify with this because (apparently) people call him Elvis (apparently).
A Robins Amongst the Pigeons
John reads aloud from his autobiography.
Chapter 28: Under Pressure. John begins a strict preparation regime ahead of his support slot for Queen.
Elis criticises the Queen logo (made up of the band members' star signs). John tells Elis he needs to get his own logo.
Winner Plays On
Elis and John face off in the weekly quiz on topics of their choice.
Fuller's Beer (Elis) v the TV show Cracker (John). John wins 4-1.
Email of the Species
Listeners' emails into the show.
Britney Spears was an early adopter of email with her 1999 song 'Email My Heart'.