2 Grown Men

Nick and James talk about shame eating, and how their experiences wouldn’t make good sitcoms.

Things that may help with this episode:

The Professionals – IMDB / Amazon

The Professionals

The Office UK – IMDB / Amazon

The Office US – IMDB / Amazon

“Simply The Best” by Tina Turner – YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXytRC0k-K8

Nathan Barley – IMDB / Amazon

“Men do cry: one man’s experience of depression” by Matt Haig – Guardian

Basingstoke – Wikipedia

Adam Savage’s One Day Builds – YouTube

Nick and James talk about shame eating, and how their experiences wouldn’t make good sitcoms. Things that may help with this episode: The Professionals – IMDB / Amazon The Office UK – IMDB / Amazon The Office US – IMDB / Amazon “Simply The Best” by Tina Turner – YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXytRC0k-K8 Nathan Barley – IMDB […]

From an impromptu recording studio in a big echoey box high above the earth, Nick worries about holding a baby, and James holds it all together remarkably well, despite bringing up Russell Brand.

Things that may help with this episode:

Community – IMDB / Amazon

George Melly – Wikipedia

“David Cameron rap” by Cassetteboy – YouTube

Charlie Brooker’s 2014 Wipe – YouTube

Russell Brand – Wikipedia

Russell Brand

Charlie Brooker – Wikipedia

Charlie Brooker

Jake Thackray – Wikipedia / Amazon

I mean, I’d never heard of him before, but this looks beautiful:

Professor Jack Darcy – Twitter / YouTube

Bad News – Wikipedia / YouTube

This Is Spinal Tap – Wikipedia / Amazon

“At Least I Was Here” by – YouTube / Amazon

Really love this song:

Breaking Bad S02E06: “Peekaboo” – IMDB / YouTube

The L Word – Wikipedia / IMDB / Amazon

Actually, YouTube really loves Shane off The L Word:

Justified –

From an impromptu recording studio in a big echoey box high above the earth, Nick worries about holding a baby, and James holds it all together remarkably well, despite bringing up Russell Brand. Things that may help with this episode: Community – IMDB / Amazon George Melly – Wikipedia “David Cameron rap” by Cassetteboy – YouTube […]

Nick and James talk therapy, and mental health, and child-vomit.

Listener! As you know, you are a trained psychiatric professional! Will you tell us, won’t you please: Is Batman a psychopath or sociopath? Or something else altogether?

Actual useful links:

Occupational Health – Wikipedia / link

MIND – link

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy – Wikipedia

Psychodynamic psychotherapy – Wikipedia

YMCA – link

Things that may help with this episode:

Between Two Ferns – link

Zach Galifianakis – Wikipedia / IMDB / Amazon

Fern Britton – Wikipedia

Fearne Cotton – Wikipedia

The Two Ronnies – Wikipedia

Morecambe & Wise – Wikipedia

Adam & Joe – Wikipedia

Fork Candles:

(Oh, also there’s this, which I’d never heard before, but it’s fun:)

NHS – Wikipedia

Knight Industries 2000:

KITT and Michael Knight

(Or here – Wikipedia)

Viper Mark 2:

Viper Mk 2

NCIS – IMDB / Amazon

Saw 1-7 – IMDB / Amazon

Bottle Episode – Wikipedia

“YMCA” by The Village People:

Breaking Bad – IMDB /

Nick and James talk therapy, and mental health, and child-vomit. Listener! As you know, you are a trained psychiatric professional! Will you tell us, won’t you please: Is Batman a psychopath or sociopath? Or something else altogether? Actual useful links: Occupational Health – Wikipedia / link MIND – link Cognitive Behaviour Therapy – Wikipedia Psychodynamic […]

Nick and James sit around the Gillie dinner table, and talk about, among other things, cartoons, Tony Blair, and telling your child about tidying etiquette.

Shownotes:

A Mad Mad Mad Mad World – IMDB / YouTube

Tim and Max Learnt Everything They Know About Life From Popular Culture Episode 1: Childhood, Play and Learning – link

Battle Of The Planets – IMDB

The opening titles for Battle Of The Planets strikes a chord with anyone of a certain age and set of preoccupations:

Joe 90 – IMDB

The Joe 90 opening titles, in which he sits emotionless in a giant metal womb, ready to rebirth him into the world as a different persona, in case you weren’t quite creeped out enough right now:

Leigh Alexander’s Games Now! talk – link

John Hodgman’s 23 tweets – Salon

Nick and James sit around the Gillie dinner table, and talk about, among other things, cartoons, Tony Blair, and telling your child about tidying etiquette. Shownotes: A Mad Mad Mad Mad World – IMDB / YouTube Tim and Max Learnt Everything They Know About Life From Popular Culture Episode 1: Childhood, Play and Learning – link […]

Nick and James do a Skype. The intention is to do a really short episode that can ease everybody from the two excellent Gillie Family episodes to the normal dour Two Grown Men Bang On state of affairs.

But that doesn’t happen. Music, anxiety, depression, cynicism and wanking. That’s the secret formula, and in this episode it properly takes hold.

Things that may help with this episode:

Macaulay Culkin’s “oh” face:

“When I See An Elephant Fly” from Dumbo:

(There’s a great discussion in the comments about the difference between “stereotypical” and “racist” that you should definitely read. If you don’t mind losing IQ points and hating everything.)

“Around The World In A Day” by Prince – Amazon / Wikipedia

“Violent Femmes” by Violent Femmes – Amazon / Wikipedia

“Once In A Lifetime: The Best Of The Talking Heads” by Talking Heads –  Amazon

“Once In A Lifetime” by Kermit The Frog –  YouTube

Actually, here’s that video in full, because it’s bloody odd and ace:

Down And Out In Beverly Hills – Amazon / IMDB

“Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell – Amazon / Wikipedia

“(Nothing But) Flowers” by Talking Heads – YouTube / Amazon

Actually, this video is worth seeing. Pretty great, especially considering when it came out:

“The Beach” by Alex Garland – Amazon

“Save The Whale” by Nik Kershaw –

Nick and James do a Skype. The intention is to do a really short episode that can ease everybody from the two excellent Gillie Family episodes to the normal dour Two Grown Men Bang On state of affairs. But that doesn’t happen. Music, anxiety, depression, cynicism and wanking. That’s the secret formula, and in this […]