#521 - Subversive Regional, Call Roger Bannis...

What do Sir Steve Redgrave, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, David Beckham and John Robins have in common? None of them were asked on QI. Elis has though, and it’s clearly going down very very well with all parties. But today feels significant as we rope in a ...  Show more

John is not going to dance to their tune. Who’s tune? The people who design the layouts of supermarkets, that’s who. Sure, they can play their seductive little ditties, but Johnny JR ain’t dancing. But someone who is dancing to a tune is Elis James, and that tune is Welsh music ( ...  Show more

Apologies for the delay with this week’s episode but we’ve got a bumper show to make up for it. We’re talking… Rom’s stolen meals, simmering food, the under-appreciation of Vicks, hoodie drawstrings, our live show at Sheffield’s Crossed Wires Festival, Tom’s nasty head-cold, bein ...  Show more

This week on the podcast, The Ramseys have done a big newspaper interview… what could have possibly gone wrong?! It was Chris’ birthday, and the sun has been shining - but even so, something he passed in the street made him very envious… We also have two crisp-adjacent beefs, as ...  Show more

Nate Bargatze’s Emmy hosting debut wasn't good, with a countdown clock gimmick angering viewers .Jim Gaffigan recycles bourbon jokes at Kroger. Jay Leno and Tim Dillon weigh in seriously on the Charlie Kirk shooting. Rainn Wilson defends his Office comments, and Seinfeld criticis ...  Show more

Acclaimed filmmaker and noted curmudgeon Alan Zweig finds celebrity interviews dull and predictable. And he just might have the solution for what ails him: conversations with "notable people" about the worst things in life. Season one of The Worst Podcast launches September 4. He ...  Show more