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We dive DEEP into British children's telly! From puppet cacti to deadly gameshows, we're taking a nostalgic trip to an era in which Barney Harwood was King. Everything you forgot that you loved throughout the 90s and 2000s? Well for some reason, we remember it all. And we're going to talk about it. (A podcast for adults seeking Highbrow Cultural Commentary - not for kids!) Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Laura Thomae Young is a writer, workshop leader, and international speaker with more than twenty years of experience working with teens, young adults, and women. The idea for the “Adulting Like a Boss” website, book, and podcast came after her return from living abroad for more than a decade. Upon acclimating back to life in the States, she came across more and more friends in the upcoming generation who lacked confidence in tackling adult situations, both big and small. Her passion for teac ...
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Listen as Mimi talks with storytellers, therapists, activists, humans about complex, relational trauma, naming intrusive thoughts that nobody wants to say out loud, bringing education + awareness to various mental health conditions, what it means for our bodies to be our homes and how to come home to ourselves, + more. As both a therapy-goer and therapist myself, I love relationships and stories, fostering nuanced conversations and delving deep. TLBP is all about exploring, inviting us to na ...
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Sean Thomas worries that Paris has lost some of its charm (1:21); Kara Kennedy reports on US-style opioids arriving in Britain (8:43); Philip Hensher describes how an affair which ruined one woman would be the making of another (15:32); Damian Thompson reflects on his sobriety and his battle with British chemists …
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A little while ago, Metro produced an article with the headline ‘I created Tots TV, Teletubbies and Rosie and Jim – I fear they’re being twisted’. This is our response to a very insightful interview with Anne Wood by Josie Copson. We also mused on the subject of nostalgia and differences between various eras of children's TV. Though this is a bonus…
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"Look - I've found something!" They walk like the Slitheen, look like psychedelic hippos, and live on a planet from 60s Star Trek; they're the FIMBLES! In this episode, we discuss the Fimbles, its more successful spin-off series, and even a short-lived radio show featuring the series' most annying character. Digressions include reasons Meg got in t…
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: reporting from St Helena, Douglas Murray reflects on the inhabitants he has met and the history of the British Overseas Territory (1:12); Lionel Shriver opines on the debate around transgender care (9:08); following a boyhood dream to visit the country to watch cricket, Mark Mason reads his letter from India as he…
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: In light of the help Israel received, Svitlana Morenets issues a challenge to the West to help Ukraine (1:15); Mary Wakefield questions the slow response to the Ministry of Defence being daubed in paint (7:33); Max Jeffery discusses the aims and tactics of the group responsible for the protest, Youth Demand (13:25…
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The Fat Controller laughed, "You are wrong." Choo choo motherfuckers, it's Thomas and Friends. Some of you absolutely adore this show and probably already know everything we're about to tell you. Some of you are rightly terrified of these death-masks on wheels and the existential questions they present. Us? Both. Join us as we dive deep into the au…
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This week: Matthew Parris questions what's left to say about the Tories (00:57), Laurie Graham discusses her struggle to see a GP (07:35), Rachel Johnson makes the case against women only clubs (13:38), Laura Gascoigne tells us the truth about Caravaggio's last painting (19:21) and Angus Colwell reads his notes on wild garlic (28:58). Produced by O…
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale suggests that the London mayoral race could be closer than we think (1:02); Madeleine Teahan argues that babies with down’s syndrome have a right to be born (6:15); Tanya Gold reports from Jerusalem as Israel’s war enters its seventh month (12:32); and William Moore reveals what he has in common with K…
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WE MADE IT! Nineteen and a half hours each of viewing; one BBC iplayer breakdown; two late-night Redbulls; and lots of eyeliner later, and we have FINALLY come to the end of the Young Dracula Saga. Join us once more to bask in the glory of the Count's hair, Ingrid's face, and Vlad's inability to fulfill his role as child dictator of the vampire wor…
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WE MADE IT! Nineteen and a half hours each of viewing; one BBC iplayer breakdown; two late-night Redbulls; and lots of eyeliner later, and we have FINALLY come to the end of the Young Dracula Saga. Join us once more to bask in the glory of the Count's hair, Ingrid's face, and Vlad's inability to fulfill his role as child dictator of the vampire wor…
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This week: Sophie Winkleman tells us why she's fighting to ban smartphones for children (01:01), Svitlana Morenets details how Ukraine plans to revive its birthrate (05:52), Candida Crewe laments the blight that is UHT milk (12:41), and Ysenda Maxtone Graham mourns the loss of the St John's Voices choir (22:43).…
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This week: Richard Madeley reads his diary (01:06), Kate Andrews describes how Kate-gate gripped America (06:18), Lloyd Evans warns against meddling with Shakespeare (11:38), Sam McPhail details how Cruyff changed modern football (18:17), and Graeme Thomson reads his interview with Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera (25:23). Produced and presented by Osca…
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"I am COUNT Dracula, not SPELL Dracula!" We've binged it so you don't have to - but you SHOULD. As you can see, we have a LOT to say about this show. So much that we had to split the "Welsh Years" into part A and part B. Consume all this content as you will. It's even on YouTube if you fancy taking a gander at our vampire costumes... Instagram: htt…
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"I am COUNT Dracula, not SPELL Dracula!" We've binged it so you don't have to - but you SHOULD. As you can see, we have a LOT to say about this show. So much that we had to split the "Welsh Years" into part A and part B. Consume all this content as you will. It's even on YouTube if you fancy taking a gander at our vampire costumes... Instagram: htt…
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: William Moore questions if the Church of England is about the apologise for Christianity (1:19); Sean Thomas recounts his experience taking ayahuasca in Colombia (8:13); Matt Ridley argues that private landowners make better conservationists (16:40); Lionel Shriver warns against pathological niceness in the debate…
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BOGIES!!! After two and a half fairly serious episodes, it's time for a reset. Dick and Dom in da Bungalow is one of our most requested episodes ever, and here it is. After one of the most fun """research periods""" ever undertaken in the history of the pod, we're ready to talk everything from the cultural fallout over the decline of the Saturday M…
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Lukas Degutis reports from Riga, exploring Latvia’s policy of expelling Russian speakers (01:16); Ysenda Maxtone Graham explains why she believes applause has no place at a funeral (10:03); paying homage to Christopher Gunning, Richard Bratby argues that composers of ads, film soundtracks and TV theme tunes should…
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