Best Mike Thorp Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 282 - Part 3 - AFL's Russell Greene 41:09

1d ago41:09

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Russell Greene (born 30 May 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was just sixteen when he made his VFL debut in round 1, 1974 for St Kilda. After playing eight games with St Kilda in 1980, he joined Hawthorn for the rest of that …

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Episode 282 - Part 2 - Dr Ben Scammed 34:49

1d ago34:49

34:49

By Sam Newman

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Episode 282 - Part 1 - Dr Mac and Trump 52:25

1d ago52:25

52:25

By Sam Newman

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Ep. 443 - Milton Jones Returns! 46:17

3d ago46:17

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Milton Jones returns with a brand new time capsule! Milton Jones regularly appeared on Mock the Week and has also appeared on Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and House of Games. Milton is currently working his 15th series for Radio 4, and performs regularly on the BBC classic Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, including appearing on the…

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Ep. 442 - Matilda Thorpe 56:15

6d ago56:15

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Matilda Thorpe is best known for playing Mandy in the sitcom Desmond’s and it’s spinoff series Porkpie, and in Sicknote on Sky starring Rupert Grint and Nick Frost. Her multiple other TV credits include Murder Most Horrid, The Upper Hand, Bad Girls and Rosemary & Thyme. Her film roles include Nina in One Life, Aunt Melody in the Amy Winehouse Biopi…

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Quantum 329 - Trumps Return, Badenoch's Rise and Botswana's Change 46:30

6d ago46:30

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This week we examine the astonishing result of the US election and what it means for the world; who voted for Trump? Kamala's Concession; Why elitist commentators like Rory Stewart got it wrong; The Influence of Rogan and Musk; Weirdness and Joylessness; Is WW3 now less likely? Abortion and Peter Dutton; Is Kemi Badenoch a 'white supremacist in bla…

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Episode 281 - Part 2 - Trumped Up 34:33

9d ago34:33

34:33

By Sam Newman

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Episode 281 - Part 1 - Robbo 1:00:47

8d ago1:00:47

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Mark Robinson is an Australian sports journalist. He is the chief football writer for Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper, appears on the 1116 SEN radio station's pre-match Australian Football League (AFL) discussion and former co-hosts for Fox Footy's AFL 360 television program. A junior footballer for the Sandhurst Dragons in Bendigo and the Horsham…

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Ep. 441 - Modi 39:14

11d ago39:14

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New York comedian Modi was voted one of the top 10 comedians in New York City by The Hollywood Reporter and has been featured on HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC, Comedy Central, Howard Stern, and E! Entertainment. Modi has received rave reviews in The New York Times, Time Out NY and The New York Post. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Modi emigrated with his family to …

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WH40k Book Club Episode #134 – Oaths of Damnation by Robbie MacNiven 1:00:20

13d ago1:00:20

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Are we sure these guys descended from the Imperial Fists? The post WH40k Book Club Episode #134 – Oaths of Damnation by Robbie MacNiven appeared first on WH40K Book Club.By WH40k Book Club

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Ep. 440 - Andy Hamilton (Re-edit) 54:27

14d ago54:27

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We revisit our episode with Andy Hamilton with a re-edit! Resulting in a much more relaxed chat and plenty of unheard material. Andy Hamilton is the writer and director of Outnumbered and Drop the Dead Donkey, a regular panellist on Have I Got News for You, The News Quiz and QI, and the voice of Dr Elephant in Peppa Pig. Andy Hamilton is our guest …

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Quantum 328 - Am I a Woke Nazi? China and the Moon; Georgia and the Southport Terrorist Attack 37:18

14d ago37:18

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This week we look at what it means to disagree with logic; the Southport attack was an Islamist terrorist attack; the US Election - religion and taking out the garbage; John Cleese; China flys to the Moon; the Japanese election; Country of the Week - Georgia; Spanish floods; Volkswagen shuts factories in Germany; Kings Charles visits St Thomas's An…

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Episode 280 - Part 3 - Who's Craig 37:35

15d ago37:35

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Sam Newman talks to Craig Willis - The Personal Life of Craig Willis. Craig Willis (born 1954) is a former Australian announcer who has appeared as the voice of many of Network Ten / One HD and Seven Network's AFL Grand Final, Anzac Day and major Finals Broadcasts from the early 2000s to 2018. He is colloquially known as the 'voice of the AFL'. Wil…

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Episode 280 - Part 2 - MUFF Dives 39:09

16d ago39:09

39:09

By Sam Newman

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Episode 280 - Part 1 - Tony Opines 44:01

16d ago44:01

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By Sam Newman

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Ep. 439 - Karl Howman 54:14

18d ago54:14

54:14

Karl Howman is best known for playing Jacko in the sitcom Brush Strokes from 1986 to 1991, Mulberry in Mulberry from 1992 to 1993 and Buster Briggs in EastEnders from 2014 to 2016. As a writer, his first book, Secret Spitfires, went to paperback from hardback in 2022; he also co-directed and produced the film of the same name. His second book, A Mi…

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Ep. 438 - Griff Rhys Jones (Re-edit) 1:08:58

20d ago1:08:58

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We revisit our episode with Griff Rhys Jones with a re-edit! Resulting in a much more relaxed chat and plenty of unheard material. Griff Rhys Jones is probably best known for his sketch comedy work, most notably in the groundbreaking Not The Nine O’Clock News and for over a decade in Smith & Jones, alongside the late Mel Smith. More recently Griff …

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Quantum 327 - Is Trump Hitler? plus Moldova, Kaba, Thorpe and Peterson 50:41

21d ago50:41

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This week we reflect on what real Fascism is - and its dangers. The attack on free speech with John Kerry; Antifa Blackshirts; Trump at McDonalds; No questions at Harris's Town Hall event; Kamala's Money; UK Labour, Alex Cole-Hamilton and election interference; Country of the Week - Moldova; Romanian Orthodox chants; Yahwa Sinar; Chris Kaba; Prison…

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Episode 279 - Part 3 - Doc. Year's Scoop 20:38

22d ago20:38

20:38

By Sam Newman

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Episode 279 - Part 2 - Trump, Thorpe, Andrews 28:41

22d ago28:41

28:41

By Sam Newman

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Episode 279 - Part 1 - Beer, QANTAS, GWS 42:45

22d ago42:45

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By Sam Newman

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Ep. 437 - Arthur Smith Returns! (Live at Cheerful Earful Pod Fest) 57:48

25d ago57:48

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Arthur Smith returns with a new time capsule! This time recorded live at The Bedford in Balham as part of Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival! Arthur Smith is a regular voice on BBC Radio 4 as a presenter on such shows as Loose Ends and a regular guest on radio and TV in shows like Just A Minute, The Unbelievable Truth, Grumpy Old Men and Have I Got N…

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WH40k Book Club Episode #133 – Dawn of Fire: Hand of Abaddon by Nick Kyme 1:21:00

27d ago1:21:00

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Does Abaddon know what his Hand is doing? The post WH40k Book Club Episode #133 – Dawn of Fire: Hand of Abaddon by Nick Kyme appeared first on WH40K Book Club.By WH40k Book Club

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Ep. 436 - Arthur Smith (Re-edit) 1:01:55

28d ago1:01:55

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Comedian Arthur Smith was our guest in episode 3 of MTC, so we thought we'd re-visit that episode with a re-edit! Arthur Smith is a regular voice on BBC Radio 4 as a presenter on such shows as Loose Ends and a regular guest on radio and TV in shows like Just A Minute, The Unbelievable Truth, Grumpy Old Men and Have I Got News For You. Arthur Smith …

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Quantum 326 - Salmond, SpaceX, Kenya and the religion of Presidential Candidates 43:18

28d ago43:18

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This week we look at SpaceX success; the death of Alex Salmond; Not the Nine O'Clock News; expelling John Mason; the religion of Harris and Trump; Harris fundraising and plagiarism; aiding illegal votes; Trump Biopic and the truth; banning allotments to save the planet; BP drops oil target and worldwide coal production goes up; Goldman Sachs and Gl…

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Episode 278 - Part 3 - Road Rules 43:26

30d ago43:26

43:26

By Sam Newman

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Episode 278 - Part 2 - Dick, Trump, Gaza 30:45

29d ago30:45

30:45

By Sam Newman

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Episode 278 - Part 1 - Goss 49:13

30d ago49:13

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By Sam Newman

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Ep. 435 - Maria McErlane Returns! 57:22

1M ago57:22

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Our first returning guest! Maria McErlane is best know for co-presenting the Graham Norton radio show on BBC Radio 2 and Now Virgin Radio. She has been acting since 1984 and has appeared in The Fast Show, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Thin Ice and Happiness. She was also the narrator for Eurotrash with Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier. She’s been a gu…

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Ep. 434 - Will Eaves 53:15

1M ago53:15

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Will Eaves is a British writer, poet and professor at the University of Warwick. He began writing for the Times Literary Supplement in 1992 and joined the paper as its Arts Editor in 1995. He left in 2011 to become an Associate Professor in the Writing Programme at the University of Warwick. In 2020, he judged the Goldsmiths Prize and was a Visitin…

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Quantum 325 - The One with Jethro Tull - US Election, Tunisia, Snooker, Brand and more.. 43:54

1M ago43:54

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This week, with the help of Jethro Tull we look at the US Election, media bias and vote rigging; Thabiti Anyabwil; Hope for politics - JD Vance and Kemi Badenoch; Country of the Week - Tunisia; Oct 7th Anniversary; Trans operations in the US; Drag Queens and Palestine; the surprising continuing popularity of snooker; Humza Yousaf remembering babies…

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Episode 277 - Part 3 - Merv Hughes 23:12

1M ago23:12

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By Sam Newman

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Episode 277 - Part 2 - Wayne's World 56:37

1M ago56:37

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By Sam Newman

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Episode 277 - Part 1 - All Things Political 30:35

1M ago30:35

30:35

By Sam Newman

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Ep. 433 - Toby Tarrant 55:09

1M ago55:09

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Toby Tarrant presented the mid-morning slot on Radio X since 2018. He started his national radio broadcasting career on Capital FM, presenting the early breakfast show in 2014. In October 2016, he moved to the same time slot on Radio X,. His daily 10am-1pm slot has amassed 1.2 million weekly listeners, and when Chris Moyles is on holiday, Toby step…

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WH40k Book Club Episode #132 – Dead Men Walking by Steve Lyons 1:01:40

1M ago1:01:40

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Metal zombies vs. Astra Militarum zombies The post WH40k Book Club Episode #132 – Dead Men Walking by Steve Lyons appeared first on WH40K Book Club.By WH40k Book Club

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Ep. 432 - Chris Cantrill 54:51

1M ago54:51

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Chris Cantrill is a 3-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated comedian, writer and actor. The Times described him, as “one of the most charmingly, daftly funny comics on the scene right now”. Since making his television debut on Harry Hill’s Clubnite (Channel 4), Chris has become a regular on television and radio. He’s appeared in shows such as the B…

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Quantum 324 - Why Me Lord? - including Austria, the value of Culture and Mike Pilivachi 46:52

1M ago46:52

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This week we remember the brilliance of Kris Kristofferson; Lebanon; the new Prime Minister of Japan; Country of the Week - Austria; Kemi Badenoch - are all cultures equally valid?; Resignation of Rosie Duffield; the US election - is the US importing thousands of murderers?; Islamaphobia; George Carlin on changes in language; Convoy; Maggie Smith; …

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