Bliss of the Abyss

Meniscus surgery. General anaesthetic. Strapped to a brace 24/7 so.... Regular service on hiatus. Clip show coming soon. In the meantime do listen to the holiday special episode 40. I think it’s one of if not the best. Thanks for all the messages of support. See you soon x

Welcome back to TBOTA, Today on a very very very VERY festive edition I have pulled out alll the stops. Forget my broken leg, instead we have a ho ho ho about... Jan Terri , free festive wine,  The IT crowd , Sting , curing warts by placebo, Caitlin 'culinary corporate lecture, "if you have hives, get them tested", extra bank holidays, Georgia peaches , cold soup cold heart, Pixar's Soul, Pad...

Welcome back to TBOTA!  This week of hell I moan about my stolen wallet, crocked knee, hospital visits, cancelled Christmas, tier 4 and how to cook parrotfish Then Arthur comes to the rescue and we talk... An Englishman in LA, name dropping life pre and post pandemic, the LA subway, Highland Park, myth busting and myth confirming about LA, the lack of support in the States for working people,...

Welcome back to TBOTA!  This week the wonderful Sarah Crowden comes on and we natter about... Cat bites,  Bang Bang, rampant rabbits, lockdown for the aristos, Anne & Crumpet,  social media for the Illuminati, moving into tier 3, William Shakespeare (the other one), covid forecasting, Enid Bagnold, doubting your own ability, Rotten Tomatoes game, the joy of Cats (2019), swearing...

Why do I always have food poisoning?

Welcome back to TBOTA! This week I scabbadeedoobababdeee about Being Born to be Alive, Being top of the Prem, ITV's The Chase, Pangolin outta Limbo,  niblings, The 10 funniest things on the internet , Catch him Derry, eating cat vomit, tired giggles, the 12 days of rummas, Top Chef, The bolognese brigade, and internet trolls. Support the show: Become a patron and help me make this show ...

Welcome back to TBOTA!  Today through a haze of cat bites and antibiotics I deliberate... Being a door-to-door salesperson, ringing the bell, cyber Monday, our crazy Covid thanksgiving, early Christmas trees, the local cat community, Lynx/Axe Bone Broth, CyberSex, Chat Roulette, playing fetch with cats, being bitten by Socks (JUDAS!), going to hospital and getting onto antibiotics, Polytopia...

Welcome back to TBOTA! This week I blahblahblah about... Recording in darkness standing up, sling your hook, learning about audio, plug n play, doo doo doo, tech support, beat boxers, EULA/GDPR gripes, folksy advertising, goodbye! Support the show: Become a patron and help me make this show  Rent the award-winning One Jewish Boy

Welcome back to TBOTA!  On today's very special edition, the man, the myth, the legend Johnny B comes on and we discuss EVERYTHING, including... Caitlin shoulda been a boy, the origin of 'CMB', Friday 13th, Spooky stories, Guardian angels, near death experiences, Throwing Cherry bombs into Chinese restaurants, the third rail, ripping up parking meters, stealing bowling balls, tiny orange men,...

Welcome back to TBOTA!  Today on the show Gaz Roberts from Man & The Echo and I have a great chat. Skip to around 15 minutes in unless you want to hear me blather about The shed story, Swastika Ontario , The Radical Story of Patty Hearst , The end of DJT, Trust fund kids and Weird last wills   Then Gaz joins and we talk... Lockdown living, Pausing the world, Covid songs, the stalenes...

Welcome back to TBOTA! Today on the show I have writer Jason Collin and we talk... Corbyn’s suspension, Luciana Berger, Donald Trump, the Cohen brothers, Woman of Valour, zoom auditions, the casting process, the challenges of filming during covid, Gareth’s severed thumb, Being zen, tales from around the world of being a emerging market journalist, and having a baby in lockdown. Please buy tickets...

Welcome back to TBOTA!  Today on the show Raul Kohli and myself get into... Insomnia, Marijuana, rock n' roll, genetic differences and evolution, bomb disposal, court jesters, campfire stories, getting offended, retraining as a boxer, ballet dancers doing cyber security, the covid cash crunch, the perniciousness of social media, the end of democracy, babies wearing masks and a crazy story abo...

Welcome back to TBOTA!  Today on the show we have not one but two best men. Join us as we talk massive TVs, birthdays, getting a computer as a kid, freebies, destroying an entire country's internet, getting jailed, retraining, the hoverboard dentist , by-laws, chicken run-off, the decline of George Forman grills, boxing vs mma, unbelievable spinning back kick , fairground entrepreneurs, and t...

Welcome back to TBOTA!  Today on the show I have the inimitable Trevor Lock, but before that I ramble about... Meals at home, the spaniard who blighted my life, Male chastity belts , The infamous Rev1000 commercial Then I call up Trev, and we discuss him dancing in Brixton , philosophy, Italian girls, comedy heroes, Meeting Richard Herring and touring with Stewart Lee,  being the highest...

The Bliss of the Episode Episode summary Welcome back to TBOTA! This week I natter about The "new" "studio", The BeforeTimes, Mr Plow, The Chaos of NFFHC, slightly less than 2 drinks , David AttenBRUH, democracy manifest , Amazon influencers , “Meals at home”, Puddle of Mudd, the 27 club,  upcycling and more! Support the show: Become a patron and help me make this show  Rent the award-wi...

Welcome back to TBOTA! Today - a Special Edition: Today's TBOTA is a bit different. A crossover episode today as the boys from NFFHC crash in and have a raucous two hours of shit-talking, joke rating, and old-man reminiscing about.... Australia, hitchhiking, male Galadriels, covidiots, carrying an etch-a-sketch, coming twice, absolute codswallop, rating jokes, getting intestines confused, the valu...

Welcome back to TBOTA!  On This episode I chat Opening other people's mail, ignoring more things, feedback loops, becoming a certified professional, the postman never/always rings/knocks twice,  AND THEN the voicemail debate featuring: Jake. Aaron.. Jamal... Caitlin.... Chris..... Indie...... Jeremy....... Dave........ Oh Yeah, AND THIS And a bunch of totally insane other stuff too Suppo...

Welcome back to TBOTA!  This week... The Culinary Corner envelopes the whole room In a special episode feast for the senses, Ruskin and Cataliña enjoy ending a week of fasting and healthy living with homemade bread, homegrown tomatoes wine and other such annoying things to listen to. Listen in as they discuss Different ways of cheersing, the garlic farm, the return of lockdown, freezing bodie...

Welcome back to TBOTA! Today I twaddle on about The patrons (love you guys), Six months of TBOTA, Podcasts - JRE being both on and not on Spotify, Free speech crusaders, TFATK, The situation in Belarus Then I phone up the hilarious Nicole Harris and we yak about young grasshoppers, craving normality, swastikas, painting sub-text, online etiquette, Famous First Words memories, gigging pre vs post c...

Welcome back to TBOTA!  This week I parlez-vous about... The abyss of the bliss, code words, The Isle of Wight, selling like goat cakes, kangaroo-dogs, call it what you like, elephants on cannabis, lies about squirrels and nuts, catchphrases, Caitlin’s culinary corner return date and Adele Dazeem! Support the show: Become a patron and help me make this show  Rent the award-winning One Je...

Welcome back to TBOTA!  Today I ramble about... Bowling, "you could never make that today", Nail houses , Ruining movies , Holy Diver , The Burger King, McDonaldLand, failed retirement and actual conspiracies . Support the show: Become a patron and help me make this show   Rent the award-winning One Jewish Boy

Welcome back to TBOTA!  Today I giggle-fit about Sinbad the sailor , Popeye, Cowonavywuss, Golfers celebrating missing putts , The stink tree, The ethics of bonzai, Women sneezing , Everything bombs, The 'New Normal', and getting back to work Support the show: Become a Patron Rent the award-winning One Jewish Boy

Welcome back to TBOTA!  Today I jibber-jabber about The garnish theory, and then I get TENJ (relation) on the phone to test it. He tells me about: the origin story of ahoy hoy, Tom from MySpace (no relation), The Murdoch documentary, Children being lawyerly, 5% of people make something a sandwich, the exception that proves the rule, proof of the existence of God, An American Pickle, Masks, Gy...

It is simply too hot.

Welcome back to TBOTA!  Today I have the multi-talented film star Aaron Vodovoz on the show and we talk Voice acting, Filming a part in Kingsman 3, Russian excellence, The Water Bearer’s song, Ruskin Denmark’s origin story, burying kompromat, Wiley and the state of antisemitism, nature vs nurture, The real life Lord of the Flies, New film industry (covid) guidelines and much more! Support the...