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The Discussionarium brings you fascinating, unusual and inspirational stories from everyday people. The Musicarium, described as "Desert Island Discs for ordinary folk," allows guests to choose 4 songs and explain their reasons for their choices. The Musicarium's Patented Music Blenderator is then fired up to generate a track it thinks the guest will like. If you would like to appear in either, please get in touch - info@collieinthecorner.com Hosted by Steve & Alex. anchor.fm/the-discussionarium
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The Musicarium - Mrs Gary Barlow & Freddie Mercury's Teeth (The Music-less Version)
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THIS IS A MUSIC-LESS VERSION OF A PODCAST FROM SPOTIFY. ALL THE CHAT BUT WITHOUT THE MUSIC. YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE MUSIC CHOSEN BY OUR GUEST IN YOUR USUAL MUSIC PLATFORM. Steve & Alex are joined by Lu Davies and her son Billy, who has Down Syndrome. Lu is Maternity Coordinator for the charity Positive About Down Syndrome. She talks about her role, h…
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The Musicarium - The Modernist Style Icon (The Music-less Version)
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THIS IS A MUSIC-LESS VERSION OF A PODCAST FROM SPOTIFY. ALL THE CHAT BUT WITHOUT THE MUSIC. YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE MUSIC CHOSEN BY OUR GUEST IN YOUR USUAL MUSIC PLATFORM Steve & Alex are joined by Wayne Kirven, a.k.a Wayne From Buckhurst Hill, who was described by Time Out, in 2019, as a "...fashion icon for 60 years and counting". He shares five of…
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Steve & Alex have decided to put The Discussionarium on hold for the time-being. They hope to be back in the future with new episodes (possibly as occasional accompaniments to The Musicarium, which is availableon Spotify) and would welcome suggestions for topics to cover - info@collieinthecorner.com
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The Discussionarium Lockdown Experiences Episode
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It's just over a year since the first lockdown in the UK and, with restrictions gradually being eased, Steve & Alex asked friends of the podcast to leave messages about their lockdown experiences, as well as their hopes and fears as restrictions are relaxed, on the Discussionarium's 1979, French, cassette-based answer machine. #lockdown #covid19 #s…
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The Discussionarium - Doomscrolling, Cognitive Dissonance, Aggro and Anxiety.
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In which Steve & Alex are joined by Candice Pearce, a self-confessed Doomscroller and a Facebook rottweiler. She talks about how Doomscrolling reinforces her view of the world and what drives her interaction with people who hold what she considers extreme views; she explains her problem with herbs and turmeric (or, more precisely, with their use as…
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The Discussionarium - Talking Positively About Down Syndrome: Three Parents' Perspectives
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Steve & Alex are back with a new season of The Discussionarium, ready to take on new and challenging topics. In this episode they are joined by John, Katie and Lu who are all parents of children with Down Syndrome. They share their experiences, good and bad, and conclude they have been enriched by having children with Down Syndrome in their lives. …
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SEASON FINALE - In which Steve and Alex look back on their journey from their first tentative steps into podcastland, with episode one, to the end of their first series. They reflect on how the podcast has evolved, talk about other Discussionarium projects, like The Musicarium, and ask listeners for their input to the next series.…
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The Discussionarium - The Man Who Fell To Earth (From A Ladder)
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In which Steve and Alex meet former Metropolitan Police firearms officer, "Jack", who lost the sight in one eye as the result of a fall from a ladder. He talks about his determination to not let his injuries define him or restrict his life and how, in spite of his impaired vision, he returned to both driving and riding his motorbike. He even passed…
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The Discussionarium - Tackling Organised Crime and Corruption: The Undercover Agent's Perspective
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It's a bit of an epic that you don't have to listen to all in one go. In which Steve and Alex meet retired undercover FBI agent, David Sebastiani. He tells them how he inadvertently found himself undercover in Vienna; about working cases against the Philadelphia and New York Mob; how he helped to tackle police corruption in Florida and Toronto; and…
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The Discussionarium - IT'S UNDERWATER HOCKEY!! For real...
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In which Steve and Alex discover underwater hockey really is a thing. They are joined by Ki Waters (coach of the GB Elite Women's Squad) and and Emma Fielding and Peter Short who are both keen players. Ki talks about coaching and playing; Emma talks about getting a puck in the eye (on more than one occasion) and taking out her aggression in the poo…
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The Discussionarium- There's weird...then there's regurgitating Parma Violets weird...!!
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In which Steve and Alex are joined by self-confessed weirdo, Clare Gregory, and learn about playing dead with mint Tic Tacs, the regurgitation of Parma Violets (filthy, disgusting sweets that they are) and what it's like to have a friend who sniffs out perverts. Clare also talks about her experience of playing Light as a feather Stiff as a board, a…
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The Discussionarium - Dinosaurs, Unicorns, Baked Beans and Tiger King
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In which Dr Alice talks about her obsession with dinosaurs, unicorns and certain TV shows and films. Steve and Alex are educated about what they have missed out on during lockdown whilst living under their rocks, namely banana bread, Tiger King and "that TikTok". And Dr Alice explains how she became famous (amongst palaeontologists and geologists) …
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In which Alex and Steve meet Michael Sean Hippolyte JR, possibly the most positive man in the world and discover that, although super positive now, his early teens were very troubled times. Mike reveals he has posed in "hot pants"; Alex realises that goal setting is easier if it involves gin consumption targets; and Steve admits to being neither on…
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The Discussionarium - Wendy Witch and Harriet
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In which Steve and Alex meet Wendy, who is a Pagan and a witch, and Harriet who chose Wendy Witch to officiate at her Handfasting (Pagan Wedding) to Geraldine. Discussions cover the important "The" question, not drinking canal water based potions and grandparents jumping a broomstick. We also talk to Wendy about her Pagan beliefs and chosen path as…
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The Discussionarium - The Spiritualist, Mavis and the Ghostly Encounters
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In which Steve's mother-in-law's carer steps in to save the day after he and Alex are ghosted by a professional clairvoyant. Natalie discusses her spritualist beliefs and what they mean to her; Louise talks about how she received a message from beyond the grave from Mavis who went to the same school as her; and Justin shares his experience of an ee…
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The Discussionarium - Dr Who and the Healing Hands
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In which Steve and Alex talk about healing hands, out of body experiences, posing nude for a famous artist and an encounter with Tom Baker (Dr. Who) at Crewe Station. They also pose a question about robins. This is a pilot episode to give examples of the kind of thing they want to hear about. They are particularly interested in subjects where there…
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