Mildly Informed

☕ The Richie Firth Coffee Machine Investigation Richie’s coffee machine is broken. What are the economics of a good coffee machine? 🍯 Date Syrup: Delicious or Date-ly Disappointing? We review date syrup and ask whether this sticky sweetener deserves a place in your kitchen — or whether we should all just stick to golden syrup. 🦖 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters & The Square-Cube Law We review Mo...

🏈 Richie Reviews the NFL Richie takes a look at American football. Expect opinions, analysis and the possibility that he’s about to become an expert in a sport he’s still getting to grips with. 🚗 Richie’s Revolutionary Parking Plan Parking is a nightmare. But what if Richie has finally come up with a better way? The future of parking may never be the same. 🕵️ The Traitors & The Tower of Lond...

🐶 Richie’s Sick Dog A worrying development in the Firth household, as Richie has a poorly dog and rather a lot on his mind. 🍗 Chris’s Meal of the Year Chris has found his meal of the year at Sweetie’s K Chicken in Brooklyn. Strong words. We investigate. ⚽ Richie vs Football Corruption Richie is once again disappointed by the beautiful game, this time turning his attention to the murky world of...

🍫  Butterfingers & US “Chocolate” We review Butterfingers and ask the important question: how does American “chocolate” keep getting away with this? 🦎  A New Wildlife Discovery Scientists have found something new in the wild. Naturally, we have opinions despite knowing very little about it. 📺  Colin From Accounts Richie and Chris discuss  Colin From Accounts  — a TV...

✈️  Flight Chaos London Airports broke down this week and Chris was caught in the middle 🚰  Richie’s Leaky Pipe A small plumbing problem becomes a surprisingly large part of Richie’s life. 🏝️  The Mysterious Floating Island An island that appears to be floating. Naturally, we have questions. 🤖  Chatbots — Patreon Review Over on Patreon, Richie and Chris put chatbots to the te...

🇭 A Tribute to Helch A moment to remember a true street art icon. Helch may be gone, but the Mildly Informed lads aren't letting the legacy disappear without a proper send-off. 🎂 Are 21st Birthdays Actually Meaningful? Richie isn't convinced. Is turning 21 really a milestone, or just another birthday that we've collectively decided is a big deal? 🗳️ The By-Election Trend: Naughty But Fun We take...

⚽ Trying to Buy the TV Rights to a Football League Richie and Chris decide they could probably run a football broadcasting operation. What could possibly go wrong? Apart from the money, the logistics and the complete lack of experience. 🤖 Peter Cullen: A Voice Acting Legend A tribute to the legendary voice actor behind one of the most recognisable voices in pop culture. Optimus Prime gets the Mi...

🇧🇪  Amazing News Stories from Belgium Belgium delivers some absolutely brilliant news stories, and Richie and Chris are here to share. ⚽  The Football Season Is Back The fixtures are underway, the optimism is fresh, and the football chat is already getting out of hand. 📚  Chris's Audience Book Giveaway Chris has books to give away! Who wants one? This is your chance to acquire som...

🐎  Horse Polo Richie and Chris investigate the sport where horses, mallets and questionable levels of athleticism combine. What could possibly go wrong? 🗿  The Rudston Monolith One of Britain's oldest and strangest landmarks gets the Mildly Informed treatment. Why is this enormous stone just... there? 📦  Storage Solutions The eternal domestic question: where do you put all your s...

⚽  The Never-Ending Football Transfer Window Just when you think the transfers are done, another player is somewhere having a medical. When will it actually end? 🎄  What Is a Caganer? Richie and Chris discover one of the stranger traditions in Catalan Christmas culture. You probably won't forget it. 🏊  Lido Etiquette Richie learns the unwritten rules of the lido. What's wrong wit...

🛥️  Superyacht Facts The world's biggest floating status symbols are somehow even more ridiculous than you imagined. Richie and Chris dive into some genuinely baffling superyacht trivia. 🔥  Love Island's Fire Pit Legacy Some love from Richie for the fire pit. The lads investigate the surprising cultural influence of reality TV. 🛒  Richie Reviews Costco Bulk buying, giant trolleys...

🤕  Stupid Injuries The completely avoidable accidents that somehow hurt the most. From everyday mishaps to spectacular own goals, everyone has a story. 🍦  Fab Ice Lollies Richie thinks they're an all-time classic. Chris... isn't quite as convinced. A frozen dessert review with surprisingly high stakes. 📺  Silo The Apple TV+ hit gets the Mildly Informed treatment. Is it worth desc...

🌙  Late World Cup Pub Openings The Women's World Cup means late-night kick-offs... but should pubs stay open for them? Richie and Chris weigh up pints versus bedtimes. 🏰  The Maunsell Forts Abandoned sea forts sitting in the Thames Estuary. One of Britain's strangest landmarks—and quite possibly its coolest. 🏏The Women's World Cup Chris went to the big game, it was exciting! 🚇 Idiot...

🚆 Melting Train Tracks Every summer, Britain seems to discover that heat exists. Why do our railways struggle the moment the temperature creeps into the twenties? 🍫 Melting Chocolate A minor inconvenience or the best thing ever? Richie and Chris investigate the science—and etiquette—of chocolate in hot weather. ✈️ Ryanair's Wild Approach to PR Some companies hire expensive PR agencies. Ryanair s...

📺 ITV vs BBC: The World Cup Studio Debate Who does tournament coverage better? Better pundits, better presenters, better theme music? The lads enter one of British sport's most important arguments. 📈 Jevons Paradox A surprisingly fascinating economic theory that somehow finds its way into a comedy podcast. Efficiency goes up... so why do we end up using more of something? 🐦 Richie Is Not Much o...

👓  Meta AI Sunglasses The future is here. Apparently it involves talking to your glasses and hoping nobody notices. Can you do it without being creepy? 🎥  Ref Cam Football from the referee’s perspective. Revolutionary broadcasting innovation or a guaranteed route to motion sickness? 🚗  Sunroofs A luxury feature, a forgotten relic, or the quickest way to create unexpected wind noi...

🚽  The Life of Thomas Crapper Inventor of the toilet? Not quite. Legend of British plumbing? Absolutely. Richie and Chris separate fact from flushable fiction. 🗣️  Words Unique to Your Family Every family has them — strange phrases, made-up words and expressions that make perfect sense until you say them in public. 🚗  People Who Park Badly A topic guaranteed to generate strong opi...

🎙️ Mildly Informed returns, with Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth and The Bugle’s Chris Skinner once again moving effortlessly between childhood trauma, emotional hardship and chocolate-based analysis. This week’s episode is oddly nostalgic — covering everything from lost possessions to caravan holidays — before descending into a very serious debate about elite-tier chocolate bars. It’s emotional gro...

🎙️  Mildly Informed  returns, with  Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth  and  The Bugle’s Chris Skinner  once again diving headfirst into the topics that matter most — overpriced football merch, questionable holiday etiquette and increasingly absurd band names. This week’s episode is part game show, part political analysis and part travel rant, which is a fairly accurate de...

🎙️ It’s  Episode 50  of  Mildly Informed  — somehow. To celebrate the milestone,  Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth  and  The Bugle’s Chris Skinner  bring together everything the podcast does best: strange observations, everyday frustrations, TV chat and conversations that spiral almost immediately. From futuristic drones to old-school civic duty, this episode c...

🚫  Richie’s Broken iPhone A modern crisis. Panic, denial, and a new iOS 🛒  Supermarket Delivery Etiquette Where do you stand? What do you do? And how loud can someone knock? 🧱  Tiling Companies Are they all doomed? 🏫  Parents’ Evening Short slots, big stakes, and have they got better? 🎙️  Mildly Informed  returns, with  Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth  and...

This week... 🚗 Blackwall Tunnel Fines How bad can it really be? Turns out… quite bad. Admin, confusion and accusations of immorality 🍻 Outdoor Drinking A national pastime the second the sun appears. Glorious! 💅 Why Do Humans Have Fingernails? Useful tool or weird evolutionary leftover? The kind of question that probably didn’t need answering… but gets it anyway. 🚇 Tube Strikes Disruption, deba...

🍺 Why is Lidl Building a Pub? A sentence that raises more questions than it answers. Is this genius or has everyone lost the plot? 👓 Why Do New Glasses Take So Long? You’ve already chosen them. You’ve paid. What’s actually happening behind the scenes? 😂 The Best Kids’ Jokes Simple, terrible, and somehow impossible not to laugh at. ⛳ The Green Jacket at The Masters Golf trad...

🎙️  Mildly Informed  returns, with  Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth  and  The Bugle’s Chris Skinner  once again throwing around ideas, observations and inventions that probably shouldn’t exist. This week feels particularly experimental — both in terms of food and general life philosophy. Here’s where the chat goes: 🍽️  British Tapas (Invented Live) What if tapas… b...

🎙️  Mildly Informed  returns, with  Absolute Radio’s Richie Firth  and  The Bugle’s Chris Skinner  once again bouncing between big topics, great TV and oddly specific social observations. It’s one of those episodes where the conversation starts in space and ends in a very British emotional cul-de-sac. This week, the chat includes: 🌕  The Moon Landings A small st...