Silly Whales!

We back. Writing this on my birthday and Jesus, being 29 is not as depressing as I thought it would be. We've missed this and we've missed the small community that listened. Hopefully you haven't forgotten us. MHTW(Mental Health This Week): The Good Labour hits mental health worker target Supporting article regarding Shropshire NHS initiative Mental health charity Mind's response The Bad Tony Blai...

Sources: M&S Story fact checked   Recommendation Station Bill Burr - Drop Dead Years #AlwaysForward Alex Cupid's The Happiness Project - COMING SOON Listen to the two available singles now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2c1qq6dQrICqPzqs0BYMY2?si=wlHis_-MSf6pfZu_PLa9Jg   Follow the less interesting one Alex on Instagram @IamAlexCupid Email the show if you have questions or something to say: S...

Recommendation Station: Joe - EVO Fighting Game Championships Alex - Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out   #AlwaysForward Alex Cupid's The Happiness Project - COMING SOON Listen to the two available singles now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2c1qq6dQrICqPzqs0BYMY2?si=wlHis_-MSf6pfZu_PLa9Jg   Follow the less interesting one Alex on Instagram @IamAlexCupid Email the show if you have questions or somethin...

Condolences to the family of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.   MHTW: The Conversation Article Recommendation Station: Joe - Eddie Woo Maths Alex - Stop Killing Games ( UK Petition )   #AlwaysForward Alex Cupid's The Happiness Project - COMING SOON Listen to the two available singles now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2c1qq6dQrICqPzqs0BYMY2?si=wlHis_-MSf6pfZu_PLa9Jg   Follow the less interesting one...

This episode and every episode past, present and future is dedicated to those who have left us far too soon. This show exists to try to be some sort of light in the darkest of times.   To the Save A Fox family, Thank you for your strength, courage and passion for the wellbeing of animals. I hope you're being well loved by those closest to you. Mikayla's legacy will live on forever. https://www.sav...

The Wedding Episode!   May is finished, can't use the "I hate May and life sucks" excuse anymore...FUCK! Back to some form of normalcy next week. Recommendation Station: Joe - Critical Role (Age of Umbra)  Alex - Balatro (Links to official website)   #AlwaysForward Alex Cupid's The Happiness Project - COMING SOON Listen to the two available singles now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2c1qq6dQrICq...

May is always very hectic and often quite depressing, we're here though!   Sources/Mentions: Lampard Inquiry BBC Lampard Inquiry Website Recommendation Station: Joe - Libraries Alex - We Have Ways Of Making You Talk Spotify   #AlwaysForward Alex Cupid's The Happiness Project - COMING SOON Listen to the two available singles now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2c1qq6dQrICqPzqs0BYMY2?si=wlHis_-MSf6...

This was scheduled to come out Tuesday Morning and Podbean just didn't do it.   Tuesday Afternoon Whales? Sure. Silly Whales! BlueSky   Sources/Mentions: Precision Based Mental Health Care RFK JR #1 RFK JR #2   Recommendation Station: Joe - Blue Prince (Also on XBOX Game pass) Alex - Lastelle - Tired Eyes AND InMe - Confession   #AlwaysForward Alex Cupid's The Happiness Project - COMING SOON Liste...

Delayed because Alex decided to go on a little break to see Joe. Silly Whales! BlueSky   Sources/Mentions: Adolescence Creator Wants Social Media Ban Genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disorders Recommendation Station: Joe - The Junkmother Supercut Alex - RoboCop: Rogue City   #AlwaysForward Alex Cupid's The Happiness Project - COMING SOON Listen to the two available singles now: https://open.spo...

Back to our usual Wednesday slot! Silly Whales! BlueSky   Sources/Mentions: Teenager takes his life after exam stress  Fear Of Rejection Study Recommendation Station: Joe - Acid Jazz Playlist   Alex - Some Dare Call It A Conspiracy (Apple Link)     #AlwaysForward Alex Cupid's The Happiness Project - COMING SOON Listen to the two available singles now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2c1qq6dQrICqPz...

We're back! We love you. NOW ON BLUESKY! Silly Whales! BlueSky Sources/Mentions: Oxevision Mental Health Surveillance Cameras AI Therapists provide gold standard care? Recommendation Station: Joe - Polysecure by Jessica Fern Alex - Above The Waves - Float Omen #AlwaysForward Alex Cupid's The Happiness Project - COMING SOON Listen to the two available singles now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2c...

Alex is an adult, he hates this.  Alex Cupid's The Happiness Project - COMING SOON Listen to the two available singles now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2c1qq6dQrICqPzqs0BYMY2?si=wlHis_-MSf6pfZu_PLa9Jg Mentions/Sources Labour being shit   Recommendation Station: Alex - My Everything by Acres https://open.spotify.com/track/1Zsy3xy9TvYELEGg1js4yw?si=fd99a981de954e88   #AlwaysForward Follow the le...

Alex Cupid's The Happiness Project - COMING SOON Listen to the two available singles now: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2c1qq6dQrICqPzqs0BYMY2?si=wlHis_-MSf6pfZu_PLa9Jg   NOW ON BLUESKY! Silly Whales! BlueSky Sources/Mentions: Assisted Dying Update Mossbourne Abuse #1 Mossbourne Abuse #2 Recommendation Station: Joe - Esoterica https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericaChannel Alex - Jesse Marsch Spea...

FINALLY A GUEST!  "Mosh Pit Daddy" Ryan joins #TACS and shares his recovery from a traumatic accident after being hit by a car.  Join us as we Overcome, Grow but most importantly... EXIST.   Mentions/Sources: N/A Recommendation Station: Ryan: Funny Face by Arms Length Funny Face by Arms Length Alex: Drink water and Kings Park by La Dispute Kings Park by La Dispute #AlwaysForward Follow the less in...

Help.  I don't know why I slandered Birmingham and the Midlands, it just happened. Mentions/Sources: Elon Musk and Birmingham #AlwaysForward Follow the less interesting one Alex on Instagram @IamAlexCupid Email the show if you have questions or something to say: SillyWhalesPOD@gmail.com     Mental Health Information (UK) Call  116 123  to talk to  Samaritans , or email:  jo@samaritans.org  for a r...

Yes we will cover Kanye in some form of detail in the future. Mentions/Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/06/kanye-west-ye-autism-diagnosed Recommendation Station: Joe - Severance (Apple TV) Alex - Moonlighter (All major gaming platforms, I recommend switch though) #AlwaysForward Follow the less interesting one Alex on Instagram @IamAlexCupid Email the show if you have questions o...

This was a slog. Sorry for the delay. Love you (Most of you) Mentions/Sources: Donald Trump DEI Attacks Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Fact checking by BBC NHS Needs to Improve HSSIB Report Source 1 Recommendation Station: Alex: Doechii - Tiny Desk Concert Joe: Orb: On the Movements of the Earth   #AlwaysForward Follow the less interesting one Alex on Instagram @IamAlexCupid Email the show if you have...

So I guess I'm gonna die early then. Still have to write a presentation in under 24hrs...Yay.   Mentions/Sources: ADHD Life Expectancy https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/health/adhd-life-expectancy.html Cambridge Core Link ADHD/Music Therapy https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/1/65 MAGA Granny Declines Trump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/maga-granny-trump-pardon Recommendation Stat...

Please have no issues with this edit...Please. This took far too long and I certain there is an issue somewhere. Fuck Elon Musk. Mentions/Sources: Loneliness Epidemic https://www.ft.com/content/23053544-fede-4c0d-8cda-174e9bdce348   TikTok's Harmful videos https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/dangerous-videos-kids-fuel-depressive-state-mind-may-be-banned-3475261 Recommendation Station: Alex: SP Foo...

We're back! 2025 is here and Alex is concussed. Help. Much headache. Mentions/Sources: Mental Health Bill https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78d02zm3yno https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2025/january/lords-considers-mental-health-bill-at-committee-stage/ https://www.nhsconfed.org/publications/mental-health-bill-2024 https://news.sky.com/story/how-womans-dramatic-escape-from-psychiatric-car...

Bah Humbug and ting. We love you. Thanks to Ryan for coming in clutch, we opened this up to other podcasts but I stupidly gave them 2 days notice... Merry Christmas/Joyeux noël/Linksmų Kalėdų/Nadolig Llawen   "I hate Christmas" by Charming Jo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASQ9WJGDWOQ   Mentions/Sources: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/christmas-and-mental-hea...

Season Two! The show is evolving into a fucking Bayleef. Editing this episode has been a journey, I love it. Music is from Persona 5. iM A dOrK   Mentions/Sources: Assisted Dying  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgzkp79npgo https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3774   RFK Jr https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mzk2y41zvo https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/754/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Alex is sick of typing in the third person and is also legitimately sick Forgot to mention weight loss update 260lbs>>257lbs (-3lbs) Mentions: Timothy Ward -  https://www.youtube.com/c/TimothyWard https://jinglejam.tiltify.com #AlwaysForward Follow the less interesting one Alex on Instagram @IamAlexCupid Email the show if you have questions or something to say: SillyWhalesPOD@gmail.com     M...

Alex went to see InMe, Joe is alive. I will also get chapters set up to help people navigate episodes... #AlwaysForward Follow the less interesting one Alex on Instagram @IamAlexCupid Email the show if you have questions or something to say: SillyWhalesPOD@gmail.com     Mental Health Information (UK) Call  116 123  to talk to  Samaritans , or email:  jo@samaritans.org  for a reply within 24 hours...

Saturday Morning Whales #AlwaysForward Follow the less interesting one Alex on Instagram @IamAlexCupid Email the show if you have questions or something to say: SillyWhalesPOD@gmail.com     Mental Health Information (UK) Call  116 123  to talk to  Samaritans , or email:  jo@samaritans.org  for a reply within 24 hours Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the  Shout Crisis Text Line , or text "YM" if yo...