Things People Do

We are in Marlow for our first ever festival, and our guest is comedian and podcast legend, Elis James! He's here to tell us about a harrowing interview he once had at Quicksave, the carnage that is the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, and the weird reason he got sacked from a gas pipe company. Plus, he explains why he turned up to the food festival by boat, and brought his own ham sandwiches tha...

Can the planets predict our future? What is a sun sign? And why does Joe have 'pure Mars energy'? In this episode, we're speaking to Florence who is an astrologer! She is here to read Joe and Tom's natal charts, to find out what the planets were doing at the time of their birth, and what that means. One of our hosts was loving it, one remains 'slightly' skeptical... ☀️Come and see us at Pub in the...

Imagine getting paid to rob banks as your actual job? You don't see many of those advertised on LinkedIn. Today, Joe and Tom meet a real life penetration tester to ask how you would break into Fort Knox, and how to go about stealing a recipe from Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. ☀️Come and see us at Pub in the Park this Sunday in Marlow! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tickets here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ☀️ If you would like to be...

How have we not had a bus driver on in 4 years? We hear you ask. Well we've been keeping it up our sleeve until the right one came along... enter Marcus, who drives the 241 London bus between Stratford City and Silvertown. He's here to answer every question you've ever wanted to know about buses... how hard is it to park one? Do they hate cyclists? What happens when you come up against a low bridg...

☀️Come and see us at Pub in the Park on 18th May (Marlow) or 1st June (London)! Get your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tickets here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ☀️ This is a classic Things People Do from way way back in the day. Today, Joe and Tom meet Steve Pawley who's a paramedic from Bristol. He tells us all about his day to day saving lives, the worst injuries he has ever seen, and how fast you can actually drive an ambulance with the blu...

Have we found the oldest profession in the world? Yes we have... our guest today is Ian, who is a Blacksmith, a job which first dates back to over 5000 years ago. He is a master of his craft, who spends his days at his forge, heating metal to ridiculous temperatures, and shaping them into beautiful and practical things. He also makes random things like medieval guillotines, metal flowers, and orna...

There are some big questions asked in this episode. Do traffic lights actually turn green if you flash at them? Are they all secretly harbouring hidden cameras? And is there one giant control room that turns all the lights red? Today we're joined by Sam, who is a traffic light engineer, and is here to confirm or deny all the myths about them. We all experience traffic lights on a day to day basis....

Our guest this week is Laura, who is a Shepherdess from the Scottish Highlands. Well actually she's from Essex, but she moved up there and discovered a love of herding sheep. She literally know's everything there is to know about sheep, and she can even talk to them! A lot of this episode is Joe baa'ing in different accents, and debating whether he could actually become a sheep shearer. Just your...

Summer is almost here, which means one thing - Ice Cream. But would you eat horseradish ice cream? Joe does, in this classic episode from 4 years ago, amongst many other weird and wonderful flavours. We ask all the big questions like is ice cream actually bad for you? What is the proper way to eat it, cone or cup? And why does ice cream have eggs in it? Go grab yourself a tub, and enjoy. ☀️Come an...

We've got Pete Wicks on the show this week, and he's quite simply one of our favourite guests we've ever had. He's here to explain what a 'TV Personality' is, and why it is a ridiculous "job". He does have some quite useful tips on how to successfully stay famous though, how to sell out the O2 with a podcast, and crucially how to get an invite to The BRIT Awards and every other celebrity after par...

☀️Come and see us at Pub in the Park on 18th May (Marlow) or 1st June (London)! Get your tickets here ☀️ We're going back to one of the very first episodes of Things People Do today, and it's a huge topic. Our guest is sleep expert James Wilson, and he is here to answer everything we've ever wanted to know about sleep... why do we need it? How much should we be sleeping? Are naps actually good for...

☀️Come and see us at Pub in the Park on 18th May (Marlow) or 1st June (London)! Get your tickets here ☀️ Finally, a legit episode where Joe could have brought his Gavel... and he forgot it. Never mind, because our guest today is Irita Marriott, who is an auctioneer and former antiques dealer! She has seen many a bidding war in her time, and is here to tell us if random items you have in your house...

What happens when the plan goes out of the window at a live show? You improvise. Luckily, the audience in Brighton were phenomenal, so when our guest was unable to make the second half, we were armed with a series of spectacular and ludicrous questions for Joe and Tom to delve into, such as 'what would Joe rather give up, sex or Padel?'. Good job Joe's wife wasn't in the audience for the answer......

☀️Come and see us at Pub in the Park on 18th May (Marlow) or 1st June (London)! Get your tickets here ☀️ Joe derails this one pretty quickly into a competition of who has the healthier heart. Cardiac Physiologist, Brendan, teaches us loads about the different areas of the heart, how we can keep our hearts healthy and the unknown signs of a heart attack. And of course, he comes armed with silly sto...

It's a new instalment of Things People Review, where we talk about all the cultural things we've been up to. We chat the big 3: TV, steak and OnlyFans. And discuss whether we would fit in best watching a ballet or an opera. We also consider whether we should bring back some of our previous listeners for a catch up on future episodes of Things People Review. Let us know what you think! Come and see...

Can a plane just fall out of the sky? And what happens if the pilot needs a poo mid-flight? We ask this week's guest Flea. She is a commercial airline pilot who tells us everything we've ever wanted to know about flying a plane, including the meals they eat, why it's called a cock pit and if birds ever get sucked up into the engine. Come and see us at Pub in the Park on 18th May (Marlow) or 1st Ju...

We can count on one finger, the number of people who have worked in a doughnut van and who have also been part of the Portsmouth Reptile Society. And she joins us today. It's Suzi Ruffell. Suzi joined us at our live show in Brighton, where she told us about all of the things she used to do before becoming a big name comedian. Including how she used to smell so bad from one of her jobs, her mum mad...

This week, Joe and Tom sit down with Anna and Nev, the sibling duo behind the UK’s oldest family-run caff. It’s been serving up lasagnas, fry-ups and strong cups of tea for 125 years — long enough to witness changing food trends, a few fights behind the counter, and some very questionable breakfast orders. They spill the beans on famous customers, proper portions, and why calling it a “café” is j...

Come and see us at Pub in the Park on 18th May (Marlow) or 1st June (London)! Get your tickets here: https://tickets.pubintheparkuk.com/shows/show.aspx?sh=PITP25&EG=TPD&EP=TPD&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZXEAZ4bpWsrxplNx585RukHHqNkuDWDxx_wlUMVcv3VAssnkFOFm8o51I_aem_9ZOzR-5lSpu4ObyRsFRWyA How do museums work? What’s the point of them? How would Joe break into one? And do they even have insurance? Sa...

This week, Joe and Tom sit down with cyber security expert Ben — or at least, someone claiming to be Ben (can we really trust him?). From secret photo folders to sneaky hackers in your inbox, Ben reveals the dark world of cyber crime and the little things we can all do to try and avoid it. Come and see us at Pub in the Park on 18th May (Marlow) or 1st June (London)! Get your tickets here: https://...

HUGE announcement alert. We are doing our first ever festival this summer at Pub in the Park and you can come and see us! We'll be performing Things People Did at the UK's biggest food and music festival. Joe and Tom are here for a special bonus episode to work out how we actually pulled this off (thank you Tom Kerridge!), how many top chefs we can meet, and how we can lure Daniel Bedingfield and...

What did comedian Jamali Maddix do before making it as a big time comedian? Well when he wasn't refereeing a paintball match, cold calling about double glazing and labouring... he was at car boot sales. We had the best time ever with Jamali and think you should go and see him on tour: www.jamalimaddix.com This episode is proudly sponsored by BrewDog Punk IPA. To get 12 cans of Punk IPA for £15 wit...

Our guest this week is India, a celebrant who turns weddings into something way more personal than just saying "I do." She tells us about the couple who wrote their vows live during the ceremony, a barefoot bride with a penchant for rose petals, and why "ring warming" is a completely innocent tradition... promise! To find out more about India, and book her for your ceremonies, click here: https://...

This week we are joined by a very special guest. A man so famous in the Bristol and Bath area after being a guest on our show, that we almost had to pay him a fee. It's the people's champion, a TPD legend... Josh the Chimney Sweep is back! We're in Bristol, and he's here for a catch up, some bonkers hypothetical questions, and to tell us what cultural things he's been up to. We're genuinely debati...

Our guest this week is Danny Robins, ghost hunter and host of Uncanny. He spends his life speaking to people who swear they’ve seen ghosts—but does he actually believe in them? We talk poltergeists, the fear of death, and whether being a ghost would be a bit… rubbish. Plus, Joe considers whether he’s ever moved objects with internal turbulence (after a curry, maybe). To watch Uncanny on IPlayer, c...