Mildly Informed

Mildly Informed

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Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they dive headfirst into the art of decision-making—whether it’s rating the latest TV shows, dissecting bizarre life choices, or tackling the dilemmas their listeners throw their way. No topic is too big, too small, or too ridiculous. Armed with personal experiences, the news of the week, and an inbox full of questionable queries, Richie and Chris promise to leave you ever-so-slightly wiser… or at least Mildly Informed Help the show to continue to rewrite history via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mildlyinformed A Bugle Podcasts Production. Hosted on...

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Mildly Informed

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Comedy

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Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Pluribus, Peepholes & Period Drama 06.12.2025

🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that won’t secure your home, restore Victorian Christmas traditions, or finish your loft conversion… but will absolutely talk about all of them. Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  for another week of vague investigations into modern life, festive nostalgia and one man’s ongoing battle with his roof space. Expect mild...

Our Official, detailed review of Quality Street 29.11.2025

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t cure a hangover, shorten an inset day or tell you which Quality Street is best… but will absolutely debate it at length. This week, Chris Skinner arrives noticeably hungover and Richie Firth does what any good co-host would do — prods him with questions and refuses to let him off the hook. From school schedules to seasonal chocolate, it’s a we...

Weapons Experts 22.11.2025

You want a double entrendre? We'll give you one! Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they wander through another week of niche observations, life admin dilemmas and wildly unnecessary analysis. Mild insight: guaranteed. Expertise: not so much. This week’s episode features: 🗡️  Weapons  – why are we talking about them? good question 🏏  Cricket  – spor...

A Shoe Box of Chow Mein (and Other Signs Britain Is Broken) 15.11.2025

🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that can’t bring back train tickets, fix the football schedule or tidy up your driveway… but will absolutely moan about all three. Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they dissect another week of questionable decisions, crumbling institutions and overly crunchy pavements. Mild insights guaranteed. Solutions very muc...

Football Manager Ruined My Life 08.11.2025

🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that won’t win you a football trophy, make your sandwiches, or help you serve in padel… but will definitely have a go at analysing all of it. Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they once again pick apart life’s obsessions, awkward moments and unnecessary new hobbies. From computer screens to court surfaces, nothing...

Halloween V Guy Fawkes: The Official Showdown 01.11.2025

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t carve your pumpkin, light your bonfire, or manage your payday spending… but will absolutely have a chat about all three. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they dive into another week of overthinking seasonal chaos and confectionery greatness. From spooky nights to spark-filled skies, it’s all up for debate — with only mild insight guarant...

We Review Heists, Hearing & Hand Washes 25.10.2025

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t recover stolen masterpieces, clean your ears, or find your lost keys… but will definitely talk about all three. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner for another week of unnecessary analysis and deeply average insight. From fine art to fine foam, nothing escapes their mildly curious minds. This week’s episode features: 🎨 The Louvre Heist – dari...

Richie’s Travel App, Chris’s Dad Joke AND some ASMR! 18.10.2025

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t book your flights, whisper soothingly in your ear, or expose any celebrity traitors… but will certainly try. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they dig into another week of mild revelations and questionable logic. From tech reviews to tan lines, it’s chaos as usual – all in the name of being Mildly Informed. This week’s episode features:...

We review the worst ever Kit Kat AND Party Conferences 11.10.2025

🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that won’t fix your finances, finish your bike ride, or redesign your Kit Kat… but will happily have a go at all of them. Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they yet again turn everyday chaos into light analysis. From politics to confectionery (and the disasters in between), it’s another week of strong opinions, we...

Oven Cleaning!? Our Saddest Domestic Flexes Yet 04.10.2025

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t scrub your oven, mix your salad, or pedal your bike… but will gladly waffle on about them. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they continue their mission to overanalyse life’s everyday highs, lows, and baked-on stains. From TV tourism to new condiments, they’ll leave you with just enough insight to be Mildly Informed. This week’s episode f...

Trapped Trump, Tuna and Tunes 27.09.2025

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t mow your pitch, fix your tuna tins, or run your supermarket radio… but will absolutely chat nonsense about them. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they once again trawl through the week’s curiosities, from the serious to the seriously trivial. Whether it’s turf, tinned fish, or Trump, they’ll leave you with just enough to feel Mildly Info...

We review King Charles hosting Donald Trump 20.09.2025

🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that won’t host your state visit, train a monkey, or bake you a flapjack… but will definitely have opinions on all of it. Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they take their trademark sideways look at the important, the trivial, and the downright chewy. From political pomp to primates, if it can be overthought, it’s...

We Experience The Maillard Reaction 12.09.2025

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t cook for your parents, end the tube strikes, or ink Richie’s arm… but will happily chat about all of it. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they once again dive headfirst into the everyday, the random, and the slightly overcooked. From browned meat to broadcast TV, no topic is safe from a mildly informed review. This week’s episode feature...

Finally: We review Richie's breakfast 05.09.2025

🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that won’t make your breakfast, slow your walk, or stop that stranger yelling in public… but might just help you laugh about all of it. Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they dig into life’s everyday rituals and occasional absurdities. Whether it’s the first meal of the day or the sound of someone bellowing across...

Another Episode, Another Password Reset 29.08.2025

🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that won’t rescue you from a fire, fix your password, or dig up your old time capsule… but will at least chat about it for you. 👉 Support Richie & Chris here:  patreon.com/mildlyinformed Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they once again overthink the things most people barely notice. From school runs to...

We Review Toblerone, Lawns and New Words 22.08.2025

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t get your word in the dictionary, weigh your pets accurately, or stop your kids from making up rules… but it will make you laugh about all of it. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they take another deep dive into life’s oddities — the everyday, the unnecessary, and the unexpectedly funny. From chocolate geometry to chaotic car games, they’...

Pigeons, Parking & Pants Off 16.08.2025

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t speed up your airport drop-off, shoo away pigeons, or stop you from making regrettable choices in public… but might help you laugh about them. 👉 Support Richie & Chris here: patreon.com/mildlyinformed Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they continue their mission to overanalyse life’s strangest, silliest and most uncomfortable moments...

We Review Ed Sheeran Meat Probes & AF Beer 08.08.2025

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t help you cook a steak perfectly, but might help you emotionally prepare for the Naked Gun reboot. 👉 Support Richie & Chris here: patreon.com/mildlyinformed - in the Patreon ep this week we review... HORSES! Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they once again dive headfirst into life’s strange mix of gadgets, gigs, and good (or question...

What’s the Story? We review Oasis, Petrol and Matchday Programmes 01.08.2025

🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t solve the cost of fuel or band reunions, but might help you complain about both more effectively. 👉 Support Richie & Chris here: patreon.com/mildlyinformed Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they continue their mission to overanalyse life’s smaller absurdities. Whether it's music nostalgia, fuel pump rage, or the slow death of footbal...

We review bins, maps and boxes of cereal 25.07.2025

👉 Support Richie & Chris here: patreon.com/mildlyinformed 🎙️ Welcome to Mildly Informed – the podcast that won’t fix your bin day confusion, but might make you feel better about missing it. Join Richie Firth and Chris Skinner as they unpack life’s everyday nonsense — from confusing maps to breakfast nostalgia and the unstoppable chaos of school holidays. If it mildly annoys you, they’ll overt...

Samba Snacks, Sharp Knives and Stodgy Tennis 11.07.2025

👉 Support Richie & Chris here:  patreon.com/mildlyinformed 🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that won’t fix your commute or your snack cravings, but might make you feel better about both. Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they bravely wade through life’s small irritations, questionable food choices and disappointing sporting moments. If...

Robots, Rail Fines & Random Docs 04.07.2025

👉 Support Richie & Chris here:  patreon.com/mildlyinformed 🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that won’t solve your problems, but might convince you not to jump the ticket barriers. Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they pick apart life’s smallest dramas and biggest nonsense. From everyday crimes (sort of) to new gadgets nobody asked for,...

We Review Department Q, Picky Bits and Raspberries 27.06.2025

👉 Support Richie & Chris here:  patreon.com/mildlyinformed 🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that won’t fix your life, but might help you pick the best bits from a buffet. Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they dig into the gloriously random corners of everyday life – from the TV shows they binge, to the snacks they inhale, to the strang...

Helicopters, Horror and a Very Big Lunch 20.06.2025

👉 Support Richie & Chris here:  patreon.com/mildlyinformed 🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that won’t change your life, but might make you question that third lunch course. Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they enthusiastically overthink the unimportant, mildly analyse the ridiculous, and offer unsolicited opinions on whatever’s in th...

We Review Hotel TVs and wearing shorts to work 14.06.2025

👉 Support Richie & Chris here:  patreon.com/mildlyinformed 🎙️  Welcome to Mildly Informed  – the podcast that won’t tell you how to live, but might gently suggest you rethink your legwear choices. Join  Richie Firth  and  Chris Skinner  as they dissect life’s smaller dilemmas and overlooked moments with unearned confidence and questionable logic. From listen...

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