Juan More Thing

First pod in a full year. This is just a lil check-in episode - basically what's been going on over the last 12 months... Bit of a mental health podcast. Back with a proper episode soon... 🙏

Okay, so it turns out I'm sh*t at DIY. Join me for a recap of the last couple of months where I flooded my basement, turned simple DIY into wonky nonsense and hid from the world in my cosy den of indulgent solitude. This podcast is a little catch-up, with a few tales from recent life.

I recently took an Autumnal walk, that reminded me of how the carpet smelled inside a Blockbusters in 2003, and thus discovered that Uber Eats and Netflix have killed takeaway and movie night. Tune in for that, as well as insights into my new life as a man with a BIMMER, a breakdown of the "softest 75" exercise challenge, and a reading of a bizarre dream that involved helping a 90 year o...

Helping with a job at Leeds Fest meant revisiting my teenage stomping grounds, only to discover new teenagers rule the wasteland. With increasingly generic (sh*t) lineups, poor music, over-priced drinks, average food choices, high ticket prices and about 90,000 chavs, there's absolutely no reason to go to Leeds Fest, but thankfully for me, a little VIP treatment went a long way and saved an ot...

5-star resorts, tourism traps and Mexican shysters; strap in for a long old rant about my experience in the corniest all-inclusive resort in Cancun. Guest starring Russel Brand, Johnny Depp and Michael Jackson. Having spent 4 weeks in Mexico in 2018, I'd hoped to relive my past experience as a poor traveller, but this time, able to enjoy even more tacos and quesadillas. The bitter reality was...

Hands down the weirdest episode I've ever made. Listen at your own peril. It's a short, snotty, horrendous ride through the last couple of weeks. I'm talking sweaty balls, sick dogs, Eminem, and Mexico. All of these things connected by me having a cold and being a bit delirious. Honestly, don't even listen to it.

This week I tell the unfortunate tale of Pablo's early morning, indoor assplosion, and all the fun that came along with it. On this episode I talk mental health, feeling like sh*t (theme of the week is turd), and get right into the incredible tale of "The Father of Film", Louis Le Prince's mysterious disappearance, after capturing the first ever video footage in Roundhay (1888 -...

It has been a hot minute. Our camper van was stolen last week, which is why there was no episode. This ep is just a bit of a catch-up with a few little stories sewn in like: - getting caught impersonating my sister on the phone to o2 customer service. - my first altercation with the police when I was 8, after outing a convicted nonce - an amazonian tribe that got the internet and instantly became...

Joined by long time friend and horse-beatboxer Joe Oakley, from a scenic apartment in Zürich, Switzerland. In this episode we dig into a recent trip to Malta, where we met the real fake John Wick, I became Wendall from The Simpsons and we found the ultimate swimming spot on the island of Gozo. Tune in for Swiss snacks, digestive woes, and my family's random connection to the Knights Templar. *...

This week I'm joined by Jake Wrigglesworth, Jake Ribton and Louis Sadler, otherwise known as Van Houten, a staple of the Leeds music scene and very good friends of mine. In this one we talk about life on their recent album launch tour; dealing with polite, but indulgent rats; the origin of Van Houten and loooooads more. We even threw in a nice little surprise at the end too ;) Had an absolute...

It's been three weeks since the last episode - jheez! How did that happen? The week's ramblings are a real ensemble of random bullsh*t: my recent psychadelic experience at a stag party; the dog's b*llacks (or lack thereof); how uncool Vespas are; the time I went to a party with Maisie Williams and took a magical p*ss (and saw Tony Hawk from a distance); and a whole heap of other nonsen...

The last two weeks have been a rollercoaster; there have been ups, there have been downs, and there's been a two headed demon. Plenty to work with for this week's episode of Juan More Thing. Most of all, this week I'm talking about a trip Lizzie and I took to Iceland in 2022, which happens to be one of the most magical, wholesome and memorable trips I've ever been on. Everything fr...

Very close friend, creative collaborator and mad scientist Dr. Alex Boote joins me for the first ever guest episode of Juan More Thing. We're talking about the absurdity of a recent fine dining experience, and generally just chatting about life over the past few weeks. I'm keen to know what people think of this week's episode and the change in dynamic having a guest on the show so plea...

From the greats of the 90s; Nas, The Pharcyde, and A Tribe Called Quest to the contemporary "greats" of today, Lil Yachty, Lil Pump, and Kanye West (the weird, new Kanye West, that is**), Hip Hop's glory years seem a far cry from mumble rap and trap beats. But is there more to the current state of Hip Hop than what meets the eye? Or are contemporary artists simply lazy and disrespect...

Somewhere between deep mindfulness chat, and talking about my dog's d**k sits this week's episode, where I get into the medicinal effects music has had in my life, and historically in cultures around the world. From invoking astral fields used for immortality, to helping ease the symptoms of Alzheimers patients, the magic of music has been prescribed throughout history to help the sick. Ou...

Tune in this week to hear me shittin' around for 56 minutes while I take you on a journey through my life in recent times. I'm talking house hunting, puppy parenting, mental health, and a bunch of other stream-of-consciousness nonsense, including the time I lived above Denis Nilsen and could smell all his dead bodies in the floorboards.

I got my mojo back! Yeah, baby, yeah! Thanks to this podcast getting my creative juices flowing again, I recently wrote a short story: 'The House of Dionysus', which is an absolutely daft comedy based on the tale of King Midas. It's a wild, absurd, and debauch tale, that I wrote for no real reason, other than for a bit of fun. I'm weirdly proud of this, considering it's mostly...

This week I'm having a big fat rant, as I reflect on the time a digital property guru took me for a fool and made me high-five, pray, sing, and dance my way through a scam business course for wannabe property investors. The 'contrepreneur' phenomenon is now more known to the public, but still, thousands of people are indoctrinated into these cult-like self-help schemes every day. So le...

In 2018 I travelled through South America with a group of good friends. Throughout that journey, we found ourselves in countless bizarre situations, but none rivaled the tale I'm telling on this episode of Juan More Thing. Want to learn more about a town where it's traditional to bang a donkey on your 14th birthday? Ever wondered what it feels like to run for your life while wearing brand-...

My first hairy little toe, dipped into the world of podcasting. In this first episode, we get festive as f*** as I dive into a recent trip to Bruges and talk about the duality of this gorgeous city, as both a wonderfully cosy and festive city to visit, but also as a bit of a consumerist tourist trap that appears to milk Santa Clause dry to get coin from visitors. While it truly is a f**king fairyt...

Episode 2 - we're mostly talking about climbing mountains. In both the actual and metaphorical sense. I ask the question, "why are we attracted to climbing mountains?" and offer absolutely no answers. Come speculate with me as I talk about my smelly cat, Possum; discuss how the digital age has murdered the art of conversation; introduce myself 30 minutes into the second episode; and...