the evening almanac

Ep 494 - Working Class Drama 13.08.2023 7:37 ↓

A weekend round up and yet more analysis of what it means to be working class. Basically.

Ep 493 - Gig Success Barometer 10.08.2023 6:39 ↓

A bit about last night’s gig and some self-flagellation about consistency. Mostly.

Ep 492 - Exhaustion & Renewal 08.08.2023 8:49 ↓

What? I guess I fell off the podcast wagon for a few days. But we’re back with an update about comedy. Can you believe it? I guess you can. Basically.

Ep 491 - Here’s the Cones 03.08.2023 9:12 ↓

A motorway update about two gigs. One good. One weird. Essentially.

Ep 490 - Flattened by Trivialities 01.08.2023 7:33 ↓

An existential rant where I forgot to mention my gigs this week. Oh well, it’s not as if you were going to come anyway. Basically.

Ep 489 - Improv and MySpace 30.07.2023 7:20 ↓

The weekend round up during a lovely walk in nature. Basically.

Ep 488 - Nigel Farage Debanking 26.07.2023 7:03 ↓

Topical commentary about a topic that’s topical. But not tropical. It’s distinctly British. Basically.

Ep 487 - The Purpose of Life? 23.07.2023 11:47 ↓

This is either a profound and highly engaging podcast or a long and boring ramble about absolutely nothing. I can’t quite work it out. Existentialism. Basically.

Ep 486 - Zombies are Coming 20.07.2023 7:15 ↓

All about relationships, therapy and a bit about comedy. Interesting fact, I recorded this in the park and only afterwards released well known comic Paddy Lennox stood about ten foot away. Mostly.

Ep 485 - Chipped Mug 18.07.2023 5:46 ↓

Post-gig chat about all things comedy. Essentially.

Ep 484 - Existential Mondays 17.07.2023 6:37 ↓

A free flowing pod about life, the universe, oh, and Mondays. Basically.

Ep 483 - Huw and Cry 14.07.2023 8:17 ↓

An update from the last few days. Work dos, Huw dos, gig dos. And some don’ts. Basically.

Ep 482 - Sex Pests and Climbing 10.07.2023 6:40 ↓

Salacious gossip and then a wholesome chat about family activities. Essentially.

Ep 481 - Bringing Ideas to Life 07.07.2023 7:34 ↓

Had an idea. What to do about it. Basically. Also Wham.

Ep 480 - Comedy Tearoom 05.07.2023 6:55 ↓

A gig debrief of a lovely night in a tearoom to pensions. Essentially.

Ep 479 - Anti-WFH Propaganda 04.07.2023 7:45 ↓

Upcoming gig and a rant about the anti-work from home propaganda that’s coming thick and fast. Like your mum. Basically.

Ep 478 - Stuck in the Matrix of Stupid 03.07.2023 8:08 ↓

A gig debrief and then a rant about being stupid. Mostly.

Ep 477 - Credit Crunch Hair 01.07.2023 6:52 ↓

A midday pod about midlife hairlines. Mostly.

Ep 476 - Chunking 29.06.2023 6:35 ↓

A two-dater covering the comedy and corporate worlds. Essentially.

Ep 475 - DeBarge DeBoat 28.06.2023 6:20 ↓

Gig debrief, the 80s and eggs. Mostly.

Ep 474 - Parental Cliques 27.06.2023 7:25 ↓

Moaning about the unfriendly parents at my son’s school. Essentially.

Ep 473 - Guns n Showbiz 26.06.2023 7:40 ↓

The weekend round up mostly slagging off Guns n Roses at Glastonbury. Basically.

Ep 472 - Rhetorical Autism 22.06.2023 7:10 ↓

A bit about creativity and yet more about autism. Essentially.

471 - Emil Cioran and Not Working 20.06.2023 9:32 ↓

All about Emil Cioran’s philosophy of protest against work. Please listen to this episode whist wearing half-moon glasses. Mostly. Here’s the article: https://psyche.co/ideas/learning-to-be-a-loser-a-philosophers-case-for-doing-nothing

Ep 470 - That Guy’s a Freak 20.06.2023 11:35 ↓

Big night of moving and schmoozing in the clubs pretending I’m someone important when really I’m a hanger on. Essentially.