Phil And His Capsicum

I’m back with what I initially thought was quite a unique format but upon reflection I now realise it’s a mashup of two of my favourite podcasts: Three Bean Salad and Off Menu. So while I’m being heavily influenced I thought I’d also start naming the episodes a la Taskmaster. Thanks to Raechel, my first ever guest. Apologies for the awkward silence after, “...cost cutting measure.” This was due to...

The second season finale! Phil using the horrible term 'pondering about,' a new microphone setup, some rapid fire poems that Tim Vine may even be proud of and the word protruding occurring in two consecutive poems are all overshadowed by a noisy plane flying overhead. That's it for season two, see you for season three! Here's the link to Dave's Soundcloud site and Tom's Instagram . Watch out for n...

Well this recording the poems in batches plan has lead to some interesting editing. Join me this week for a game of 'Guess When I Recoded Each Poem.' Your choices are a) when the fridge was buzzing b) when a cicada was saying hello and c) when there was no noise. And spoiler alert: This episode has nothing to do with April Fools' Day. Yet by insinuating it does via the episode title, I have wrappe...

I mean, is it strange to say, "This next poem..." before the first poem of an episode? Who is to say! Another outing for the Naming Agents this week as well as some encouraged audience participation and the rare sound of pages being turned during recording. Here's the link to Dave's Soundcloud site and Tom's Instagram . Do you have a favourite sting? Or a favourite part of the artwork?

This week there's one big poem with two versions and then lots of little poems. I think you can hear my stomach growling too. A prize to the first person who can pinpoint the rumblings. Also, for the record, I really like earrings. Weird often equals great. For example, whoever thought of grinding up wheat into a powder, then adding a bunch of other stuff (including yeast) and cooking it for ages...

You're reading this! Thanks! In this episode you'll meet some new characters, listen to Phil be bold enough to say that he is inspired by his own poems and find out what happens when an outro is made up on the spot. Here's the link to Dave's Soundcloud site and Tom's Instagram . They are good folk to befriend!

It's back! Equipped with new artwork and stings, Phil delves into some of the weird and funny words/phrases that are knocking about. In the first poem's intro I talk about looking up a word featured in the poem and make it sound like I'm talking about the word temperature. I am not. Whoops! Also, can you work out the mystery booming sound in the outro? And why does no one say outroduction? Here's...

It's the season finale! And it comes with a competition and some bonus poems. It's not far of 12 minutes so grab a cup of tea and ready your ears (for the poems, not the tea).

An eight minute monster of an episode! Featuring Phil forgetting how to say the words most and blunt. There's also a mystery sound in there somewhere so feel free to have a guess at what that is...

The Spillage Special! Mildly inspired by series three of The League of Gentleman, this episode recounts a dramatic event as seen from different perspectives. It was equally inspired by spilling some coffee.

If having a bonus fourth poem about Christmas decorations makes it a Christmas Special then so be it! Let's not forget the valiant efforts of a phone charging team, a laundry accessory and a trusty beverage receptacle.

In part two of 'voices of items that have no voices' we hear from a couple of water molecules, two parts of a laptop and some laundry related pieces of plastic.

In this week's episode of the 'voices of items that have no voices' season, Phil reads out poems about stroppy page numbers, tiny bits of tomato and some less than ideal parking.