Fancy another trip to a festival? Need a bit of radical politics to cope with these strange times? We've got you covered.

Join political agitator Jarek Adams and ominous alligator Andrew Thorn (he'll see you later...) as they interview three more 'volunteers' about their bands, their artistic process, and their takes on the creative tasks we set them at Bearded Theory Festival 2025. We'll also fill you in on the acts we saw, the music we danced to, and the jam doughnuts we got smeared with.

Plus: All New Serial - Norm stands for local election!

Happy dancing :)

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Editor Andy's note:

We don't use AI for any of our stuff. No offence AI, but you're way too young to be forced to go out to work. We hope you grow up friendly and happy, and a word of warning to you: don't you trust those billionaires - they're not interested in anybody's welfare but their own, and they're not your real parents.

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Our Website -

https://artofsilly.com/

Facebook page -

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088695724374

Instagram -

https://www.instagram.com/jarekadams/

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Book recommendation - Attila The Stockbroker's autobiography:

Attila The Stockbroker: Arguments Yard - 35 Years Of Ranting Verse And Thrash Mandola, by Attila The Stockbroker

Published by Cherry Red Records (2015)

https://www.cherryred.co.uk/attila-the-stockbroker-arguments-yard-35-years-of-ranting-verse-and-thrash-mandola-book

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Where we went -

Bearded Theory Festival

https://beardedtheory.co.uk/

Something Else Festivals & Tea Tent

https://www.facebook.com/sefests

What we drank -

Mash Gang:

Taste Test: 'Lesser Evil' Alcohol-Free Cherry Chocolate Stout

https://mashgang.com/

Our brave 'volunteers' interviewed in this episode -

Kel

Bands: 'Dog ‘Ole' and 'The Devil's Prefects'

https://www.facebook.com/ALoadOfOldDogOle

https://www.facebook.com/TheDevilsPrefects/

Podcast: 'Nice Time Ramble'

https://open.spotify.com/show/0GvauPGqjMder6PZZViKlK?uid=8e9d85466a196ee18757&uri=spotify:episode:62EMjcJgqvifTexniOOPhk

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=nice%20time%20rambling

Trotsky

Bands: 'Dog ‘Ole' and 'The Devil's Prefects'

https://www.facebook.com/ALoadOfOldDogOle

https://www.facebook.com/TheDevilsPrefects/

Lizzie

Band: Nasty Fishmonger

https://www.nastyfishmonger.com/

Editor Andy's note:

No volunteers (or fishmongers) were harmed in the making of this episode.

Who we saw -

Iggy Pop

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iggy_Pop

Attila the Stockbroker

https://www.facebook.com/stories/170554704426598/?view_single=true

Mark Thomas

https://markthomasinfo.co.uk/

Sound Effects -

'rustling-paper'

by freesound_community on pixabay

https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/rustling-paper-46380/

'generic-crowd-background-noise'

by freesound_community on pixabay

https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/generic-crowd-background-noise-31310/

'hot-drink-being-poured-and-stirred'

by freesound_community on pixabay

https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/hot-drink-being-poured-and-stirred-40665/

'picking-up-a-tea-mug'

by freesound_community on pixabay

https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/picking-up-a-tea-mug-102459/

Episode artwork -

'Johnny Crow without Skin', by Trotsky

Mixed media on paper.