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The Adamsons are back with a discussion ripped from today's headlines, and the controversy surrounding the BBC, impartiality and Tory interference in public service broadcasting. After a wide ranging discussion on the Beeb we ramble off into modern day customer service, dog poo and the latest exploits of Florida Man.
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The Adamsons are back with a discussion ripped from today's headlines, and the controversy surrounding the BBC, impartiality and Tory interference in public service broadcasting. After a wide ranging discussion on the Beeb we ramble off into modern day customer service, dog poo and the latest exploits of Florida Man.
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1 The Adamsons Versus The Dog Poo Detectives 1:22:33
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWe're back after a hiatus, raring to log in and ramble about odd stories that take our fancy. This time we look into the Italian province that is building a DNA database to trace the dogs whose errant owners won't pick up after them. That turns into a chat about dogs, pets and militant orcas, before we close with another quick visit to the wild world of Florida Man.…
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The Adamsons are back after their summer break - which they spent working and otherwise busy, not poncing around in a villa in Tuscany or anything. Our latest episode features our look at Artificial Intelligence: what's good and bad about it, why it's racist, whether it's going to take over the world and whether we can do anything about it. As usual we digress and ramble along the way and pay a visit to our good friend Florida Man at the end. Our other podcast Double Reel is also worth a listen if you like the cut of our jib…
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1 The Adamsons Versus Tales from the Campfire 1:39:04
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Adamsons are back, and we decided to lighten things up after our last couple of outings. This is a kind of compilation episode where we regale each other (and you the audience) with some of our favourite stories. Imagine in our regular episodes where we've finished talking about the main topic and veer off into various flights of fancy - it's an hour of that plus some time with our friend Florida Man at the end.…
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The Adamsons are back with a discussion ripped from today's headlines, and the controversy surrounding the BBC, impartiality and Tory interference in public service broadcasting. After a wide ranging discussion on the Beeb we ramble off into modern day customer service, dog poo and the latest exploits of Florida Man.…
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1 The Adamsons Versus The Sex Trafficking Internet Personality 1:08:19
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedFormer kickboxer and reality TV wannabe turned professional dickhead Andrew Tate was dragged from the depths of his online swamp into the international spotlight over the past two months. We indulge in some schadenfreude at his legal troubles but also ask where he fits in to the world of online misogyny and right wing grifting, and how we can stop young people from being damaged by their endless screen time. We also check in with Florida Man and Woman, who once again don't let us down - (just themselves).…
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The Adamsons round off 2022 with a new episode just in time for Christmas, and getting into the festive spirit we look at the past, present and possible future of the world's most famous Scrooge, Elon Musk. In an especially sweary episode we also discuss the worst side of couriers DPD - who have been *very * busy this month - and pay a Christmas visit to our beloved Florida Man. Hope this cheers you up as you get ready for the holiday season.…
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1 The Adamsons Versus The Conspiracy Theory 1:25:12
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Adamsons bring you a tie in with their film podcast Double Reel, whose Episode 29 had a conspiracy thriller theme. Here we dig deeper into the world of conspiracy theories themselves, from the early days of JFK and the Moon Landings through the giant global tinfoil hat industry we have today. We also have a quick chat about the continuing exploits of Florida Man and texts you never want to receive from your Mum.…
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The Adamsons look into how the mainly excellent veterinary profession can be compromised by big chains turning their services into the equivalent of a McDonald's franchise. Along the way we also talk about vengeful elephants, the fighting prowess of Pandas and inevitably turn to the exploits of Florida Man.…
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1 The Adamsons Versus The Combat Dolphins 1:15:20
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Adamsons take another sideways look at stories from around the world, and current affairs closer to home. This time it's the phenomenon of animals doing jobs for humans, including fighting in our wars and fixing our electrical faults.
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1 The Adamsons Versus The Second Amendment 1:12:52
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRecorded in the aftermath of tragic recent events, but frankly you could listen at any time and it would be immediately after a similar tragic event. The Adamsons look at the question of gun ownership and gun violence in the United States, and why it's a problem with no solution. Then we try and cheer ourselves up by changing the subject.…
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1 The Adamsons Versus The Celebrity Court Case 1:45:51
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWith Depp vs Heard prominent in the headlines even though there's also a war on, The Adamsons decided to weigh in on this sensational story and on the phenomenon of celebrity court cases generally. As always we ramble off in a few other directions as well.
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1 The Adamsons Versus The Dead French Woman 1:15:06
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJames and James tell the strange story of Jeanne Pouchain, who was declared legally dead by mistake in 2016 and has spent the years since trying to prove that she's still alive. From there we ramble off to other topics including Will Smith, resurrecting Hitler, dating anecdotes and toilet incidents.
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The Adamsons get around to talking about some of the major events happening in the world at the moment (Hi Vladimir), but first they want to weigh in on the way takeaway meals are delivered in today's cyber world. Florida Man also makes a brief appearance.
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1 The Adamsons Versus The 11-Year-Old Superhero 1:19:59
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe Adamsons are back after a long hard January with another ramble through the news and issues of the day. We start off with the amazing and inspiring story of young Davyon Johnson from Muskogee Oklahoma who saved two lives in a day, but soon veer off into politics, lockdown parties, Covid misinformation and selling your farts in a bottle.…
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1 The Adamsons Versus The John Lewis Christmas Advert 1:06:24
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedA festive special episode in which The Adamsons take aim at the torrent of adverts and media takeover of Christmas. That's where we start: of course we end up in all sorts of other places including Boris Johnson's chances of being Christmas number one and the joys of dealing with idiotic helpdesks.
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