Episode 174: Slightly Different Suburbs

Nick Maniatis and Wiggo are back and we are chock full of metaphors and imagery. Plasticine man, arms and hands, tetris bodies and hats on top of hats. We go over our friendship again and discuss the specificity of our brain talk, singing and supporting each other. Nick tells us about incredible internal building and sentences are uttered that have never been said before. Why is Nick in the boot of the car?

(67 mins – Right click / long press here to download – 44.9 mb – 29/03/24)

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Episode 173: I’ve Never Made a Bed in My Life

Adam Bode joins me for the first time but not for the last time. Adam has done many amazing things, studying gymnastics in Texas (they are skills not moves or tricks), studied a language, danced the night away, is currently studying biological anthropology, and a fascinating psychological phenomenon we all will be familiar with.

Got more questions for Adam – please send them through to chatteringpod@gmail.com 

(46 mins – Right click / long press here to download – 34.4 mb – 22/03/24)

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Episode 172: Wearing Each Other’s Faces

Wiggo takes over the hosting job and talks to Nick Maniatis and me about the 17 years we’ve known each other. The intensity of discussion, fandom and interests and my issue with skipping between my two friends. Which sports make us lose it and how we think about what the other person is thinking. Vague scary movie descriptions scared Ben too.

(57 mins – Right click / long press here to download – 39.4 mb – 15/03/24)

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Episode 171: Oscars 2024

My lovely wife joins me again to discuss the 10 nominees for best picture at this years’ Academy Awards. I just really liked all of the 10 films and wanted to talk about them. We go over the films that we absolutely loved and the performer Justine would love even if he smelled really bad. Which of the 10 will win?

Who cares, judging art is pretty silly.

(67 mins – Right click / long press here to download – 49.3 mb – 8/03/24)

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Season 11

This post marks the break between season 10 (below) and season 11 (above).

Welcome to season 11! Shows that have made it this far include Happy Days, Gunsmoke, Married with Children, 7th Heaven, Cribs and now The Chattering Classes. Thank you all!

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Episode 170: A Museum of Myself

Stu is back to talk about what we wanted to talk about last time (ep 167). Of course we start off with some real obscurity – the 60s classic ‘Danger Man’ which was not at all classic. We then get to The Beatles – ‘Now and Then’. What was a connection to the Fab Four and how we are more into the academic side of the Beatles and not our other favourites. Features the phrase ‘A totally vomitous bridge.’

(52 mins – Right click / long press here to download – 38.2 mb – 5/01/24)

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Episode 169: The Solo 2023 Year Review

The host goes alone with the traditional end of year pod. I look over my favourite movies, music and books I’ve got to this year. This isn’t a ‘best of the year’ – just the best stuff I’ve found. See you in 2024 Chatterinos.

(67 mins – Right click / long press here to download – 48.9 mb – 29/12/23)

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Episode 168: The Positive Glider

The friendly train rolls into the station once again as Alyson and Wiggo join me to talk over shared histories. We start with a bit of Vanuti corner, and then go over Alyson’s Moroccan and Spanish adventures.. We look at some of the past 30 odd years of friendship, such as What is the oldest shared joke we have? What were we like at school, with each other, and elsewhere? We had a delicious time. Try some Ethan Hawke Butt Jerky.

(81 mins – Right click / long press here to download – 55.5 mb – 22/12/23)

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Episode 167: Crazy Matt’s Morning Show

Stuart Buckland (podcast host of Dad Pants, Bit Weird but Fair Enough (I Guess), What’s The Go and the Angry Chimp) to talk about a bunch of stuff that we never got to. We immediately got derailed by a discussion of 80s classic tv. We cover how we hide our love of obscurity and Kid lobbing. We do a bit of an origin story of our podcasting and Stu starts asking me the questions.

(58 mins – Right click / long press here to download – 40.6 mb – 15/12/23)

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Episode 166: Potter and Forage

Karen Rockawin (Team Competent – Ep 144) joins me to discuss the fact that she has three weeks till retirement. We discuss the idea of ‘just being’ and not needing to fill time with activities, and having more to life than the job you’ve done for 30 years. A lack of ambition or a reason to not want to work. What are the rewards of our job that most people don’t see.

(42 mins – Right click / long press here to download – 29.4 mb – 8/12/23)

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