The Chattering Classes

It has been said that when I talk with Alyson it is like a choose your own adventure book where 40% of the endings have been ripped out. I hope it is easy to follow as we swill and spill our coffee.

In amongst it all we discuss how we tell stories, religion and spirituality, the joy of embarrassment, and 8 legged revenge.

(54 mins – Right click / long press here to download– 26.6 mb – 14/5/21)

The other one, otherwise known as the middle brother, Jason, joins me this week to talk about high cinema and really really low cinema. We rake over the coals of sharing a room for 19 years, our differences and similarities and just what did they use for sound effects in 1970’s martial arts films?

Not as much wrestling as expected.

(44 mins – Right click / long press here to download– 23.5 mb – 7/5/21)

Emily joins me again to talk about the arrival of a small human she has been growing inside her. We discuss the basics, navigating the internet as a parent to be, looking forward with joy and with fear. Hopefully we will do a return episode when Emily is a new parent. Could be frazzled.

Stop touching pregnant bellies!

(47 mins – Right click / long press here to download– 43.3 mb – 30/4/21)

Scott Kirkaldy (Sooty) joins me to discuss living together, the key to the phattest pizza of all time, and getting the hell out of town. Sounds fun. Then it doesn’t. This episode gets seriously raw and honest, so much so a recap was needed with an added guest to clarify things. Then it goes super silly again.

I really liked this episode.

(69 mins – Right click / long press here to download– 44.7 mb – 23/4/21)

Richard Ellis is my truly lovely guest this week. We cover big family moves, a big year, maturity and stubbornness. We were meant to talk about movies but we never got to it.

Maybe in a few weeks.

(52 mins – Right click / long press here to download– 35.1 mb – 16/4/21)

The tables are turned as Sam Pett (most recently on episode 61) quizzes me about my dreams, my foibles and my need for control.

It’s much easier asking the questions.

(61 mins – Right click / long press here to download– 39.2 mb – 9/4/21)

My eldest brother, Mr Juice, joins me to talk about our different childhoods, effective teasing and dressing well for job interviews.

Nice one bruvva!

(55 mins – Right click / long press here to download– 35.4 mb – 2/4/21)

Nicholas Dresens (DREZ) catches up to go over all the passions he can fit into one life. Gains! Losses! Gold! And a 20 year old myth is debunked.

Or is it?

(56 mins – Right click / long press here to download– 35.5 mb – 26/3/21)

In this episode Jess (JaySee) Ripper joins me from Japan to talk about his amazing story. From teaching, to snowboarding, a gruesome injury that nearly cost him his leg, to a recovery of extreme proportion.

#bodineforjaysee

(65 mins – Right click / long press here to download– 35.9 mb – 19/3/21)