Phil And His Capsicum

Kia ora! Welcome back everyone! To kick off Season Six I went and hung out with Nick, our good friend from Season Four. Once we finished playing The Crew we finally got round to recording this episode. It was hot (in terms of temperature, not the recording process).  Want to have a go at writing your own pi poem poem about 1866? If so, you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on In...

Kia ora! Join very special guest Mak and I for the longest episode yet. We have one final round of Finders Keepers and Lost And Found before we hear from some Season Five alumni as they ruminate on their podcast experiences. That's the end of the season but you can still get in touch via email: philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or Instagram: also philandhiscapsicum. Here's Home Sweet Home by Mö...

Kia ora! Just myself and ChatGPT today as I empty the shelf of the remaining poems for the season. If you have answers to any of the many questions in this episode or have any feedback (hopefully as kind and constructive as ChatGPT was) then you can email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum). Here's Great Fun by A Great Big Pile Of Leaves and also B...

Kia ora! Join Rich and I for a chat about more big issues in life: states of matter, wine selection, fired mathematicians and stoic ways to avoid being annoyed at noise. Have you got anything for the lost and found? If you have then email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum). Here's We Are Nowhere And It's Now by Bright Eyes. And also a better d...

Kia ora! Join Dave, George, Barry and I for a chat about more big issues in life: the colour of memories, James Bond, font choices and rice shaped like bands. Today’s background sounds come courtesy of the corgi duo of George and Barry. Plus me googling types of Scottish cow. Plus some random feedback that may or may not have been helicopter related. I edited out four and a half minutes of Dave an...

Kia ora! Join Lloydy (most dislocated knees in Essex), Jimmy (best Kilroy impression in the South East) and I for a chat about more big issues in life: Popular Pauls, practical cup placement, sleep experiments and leaf migration. Today’s background sounds come courtesy of the ice in Jimmy’s drink and Jimmy’s echo. Have you got anything for the lost and found? If you have then email philandhiscapsi...

Kia ora! Join Rowan, some literal and metaphorical crickets (2:36 in) and I for a chat about more big issues in life: death, theft, resilience and dried fruit selection. The quote I butchered was, “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” I'm not sure whether to credit the character (Jojen) or the author (George RR Martin). Have you got anything...

Kia ora! Join Tom Crabb, Teewhy, Peppy and I for a chat about more of the big issues in life: Macaulay Culkin's indie films, being punched in the face and moon printers. Apologies for the less than ideal audio quality. Apparently I’m not as sneaky as I thought I was at stroking dogs and placing coffee cups. I definitely didn’t think me getting a glass of water would be picked up by the mic! Ha...

Kia ora! Join Daniel, Jojo, a bunch of crickets and I for a chat about the big issues in life: capitalism, silverware, doors and penetration! Have you got anything for the lost and found? If you have then email philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or message me on Instagram (also philandhiscapsicum). Here's Centre of the Universe by the awesome Built to Spill. Try not to have a meltdown like I did wh...

For the podcast’s birthday it’s five days late, but here’s season four episode eight. Thanks to Cam for a great chat, for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told and for hosting the podcast at the Muriwai Deli. You can see the tasty treats they offer on Instagram @themuriwaideli. Get in touch if you’d like to share your stories. Maybe you’ve been accused of something you didn’t do? If so, did...

So nice a chat you’d think you were in heaven, it’s season four episode seven. Apologies for the weird buzzing sounds in the second half of the episode. I also feel bad about what I said about the bass player from And So I Watch You From Afar. I checked and he does have a pretty impressive yellow-ish tattoo sleeve and I do really enjoy his bass playing as well as his band's music on the whole. I r...

It's short and sweet and definitely not a normal episode. But at least you don't have to listen to dodgy audio coming straight out of my phone because it's just me! Thanks to Sam for the sumptuous art work and to Tom Crabb for the terrific theme music for season four. Both of these have been edited for this week due to the fact that this is not a normal episode. Did I mention that yet?

Throw another cousin into the mix, it’s season four episode six. I realised during editing that I didn't ask Jo whether the title of Anti-Virus Software actually worked for this week's poem. Feel free to let me know what you think... Thanks to Jo for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. Get in touch if you’d like to share your stories. Maybe you’ve met a fairly famous...

I’ve never felt as alive, as when recording and editing episode five. If you like chat about coffee and doors then this is the episode for you! Thanks to Sarah for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. Get in touch if you’d like to share your coffee rituals. Or maybe you’d like to weigh in on the great, ‘Would you rather be locked in or locked out?’ debate? Feel free to...

It's short and sweet and definitely not a normal episode. And as the title suggests, this kind of thing may well happen again! Thanks to Sam for the sumptuous art work and to Tom Crabb for the terrific theme music for season four. Both of these have been edited for this week due to the fact that this is not a normal episode. Did I mention that yet?

Excuse our neighbours slamming their door, then continue to enjoy episode four. There is talk of ducks and gumboots with tantalising tangents of animal funerals and elderly couples. Thanks to Hinewa for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. Get in touch if you’ve got a story about ducks (again) or a favourite collective noun for them. Or maybe you have a theory about wh...

It’s my oldest friend and me, talking nonsense in episode three. Adroitly is an adverb meaning ‘in a clever or skilful way.’ You may have known that already but I had to look it up just now and that’s after I’d used it in a poem! Thanks to Dave for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. Get in touch if you’ve got a story about world records or rainbow flicks. Or if somet...

Recorded on the same day as episode one, here’s yet another one! Not my finest episode in terms of mistakes. Some corrections: I said Duck Trip instead of Duck Trio and I said England vs New Zealand when of course I meant England vs Sri Lanka in the 2015 World Cup. Thanks to Nick for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. Get in touch if you’ve got a story about somethin...

For those who wanted more, I’m back with Season Four! I’m not sure why it sounds like I’m twanging a ruler for parts of the recording. Thanks to Tom Staszkiewicz for a great chat and for sharing a story that nearly didn’t get told. If you ever have a moment of triumph like Tom, report it! Even if the other person refuses to care or show appropriate levels of awe and wonder, the world deserves to k...

Surprise! In the long tradition of Christmas and April Fools' Specials, I thought I'd celebrate this special day for us poets. For once there's not many people to thank because I did the music and the picture myself. But thank you for reading this and hopefully for listening to the poems too! For the record, and not to be too smug, the time between deciding to do this episode and hitting the publi...

It's a big one! You'll either love it or hate it I suppose. This week's guest is my friend Sam and as it's the season finale she didn't have many choices in terms of poems or types of poem! A huge thank you to Jacob for the awesome music and Angus for the amazing artwork this season. As always you can get in touch by emailing philandhiscapsicum@gmail.com or by finding me on Instagram @philandhisca...

Join Glenn and me for this yeasty festival of chat. Get in touch if you’ve got any good bread stories. Also get in touch if you’d like to invest in our new ideas, the ‘What’s Happening Outside?’ podcast or ‘What food related song is this the bassline to?” karaoke. Bonus points this week if you can spot the Athletico Mince reference during my chat with Glenn. And if you haven't listened to The Dist...

In my longest episode yet, I’m hoping that majestic phrases such as ‘stuffed many a marrow’ and ‘big long finger’ outshine my less than ideal editing skills. I guess there were always going to be some whoopsies when the original audio was over an hour long. Not a fan of the longer episode? Well, blame Boyd who said he enjoyed just listening to two people having a chat during the first couple of ep...

Welcome back food/podcast fans. This week’s guest is none other than CJH. Can you guess what those initials stand for? (I think I may have let the C slip at some point). I can’t believe I didn’t pick up on ‘Little Kid Ill’ as a perfect rapper name for CJH, especially when he compared us to rappers! The unsung hero of this episode is the digital display. Listening back I don’t think the lament of s...

Kia ora koutou. This is the first episode recorded without Garage Band due to me wiping my Mac and it being too old to reinstall it! So please forgive the slightly off levels and quite abrupt transitions. But if you don't forgive me then I'm ok with that too. What a great second guest Sharon was! Thanks again Sharon. Also thanks to Jacob for the awesome music and Angus for the amazing artwork. You...