Chat Hits The Fan

Episode 98 (08/01/26) – On the first show of the new year: Going back to work after the Xmas break, storm Goretti and other hurricane names, some more Age-Related Time Perception Bias chat and some feedback for our pathetic attempt to discuss the subject on the previous episode, Michael Barrymore doing audit videos, Greg’s new music video (featuring The Brothers Grime), Barry attempts to get Greg to do a new improv, movies with prostitutes as main characters, the new film based on how John Bishop became a comedian, Jimmy Carr getting heckled for doing the Saudi gig, a look at some new movies coming out, Another attempt at a different new improv, an exclusive interview with The Brothers Grime, Barry explains the plots to the Now You See Me movies (having watched all 3 in a row) our improvised radio soap Archers After Dark, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 97 (27/12/25) –  It’s part 2 of the Xmas Special and It’s the limbo period between Xmas and New Year. Baz and Greg are joined by “The Auditor” (Greg’s brother, Jacamo) for some free wheeling chat and hi jinx and to give us his pod audits for 2025. On the show: Jacamo gives some feedback for our Chat GPT generated radio play The Depot, some xmas present chat, quotable lines from Aliens, a man that found out that Heinrich Himmler was his Grandad after watching a documentary, imagining what people that have died this year smelt of (when they were alive), some amusing information about a dead celebrity’s funeral on wikipedia, a Herts, Beds and Bucks quiz, the story of a man that called by someone’s house and ended up staying for 45 years, Age-Related Time Perception Bias, movies that were on TV over Xmas (includingThe Seven Year Itch and Die Hard 2 ), Nigel Harmon in panto, the ubiquity of Celebrity Traitors contestants on Xmas TV, bad audio on podcasts that do video as well, a new segment called Masters of Art, our improvised radio soap Archers After Dark, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 96 (19/12/25) – On this week’s Xmas special show: More about life on the bricks, getting ill from going to the pub, forgetting how to breathe, the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, behind the scenes at Band Aid, racists that die doing racist things, Hercules the bear, Bond movie intros, a very unsatisfying True Crime story, the ever decreasing mass of Terry’s Chocolate Orange (and other chocolate bars), the Christmas Radio Times TV listings from 1999, our improvised radio soap Archers After Dark, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 95 (11/12/25) – On this week’s show: Greg talks about what it’s like to go back to work on a building site as a 46 year old hod carrier, Barry talks about his parasocial relationship with a fellow podcaster, Greg attempts to do a séance (having seen Barry do loads of them), the next episode of our ChatGPT-generated radio play The Depot, Eminem sampling Chas and Dave, the inventor of ‘rock em sock em robots’ and some new Christmas toys for 2025 Barry tests Greg to see if he knows any of the BBC’s shortlist of top music artists for 2026, the excitement of having an advent calendar as a kid (and as an adult), an impression of Roland from Grange Hill, another seance with the original seance man (Barry), recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 94 (27/11/25) –  On the show this week: George Clarke’s facial awareness, the next episode of our ChatGPT-generated radio play The Depot, the budget and why the Chancellor of the Exchequor holds up the red case, Elon Musk’s favourite TV shows, Paul Doyle’s daily routine before trying to kill people with his car, Barry reads out some sad/dark news articles for Greg to respond to, early episodes of reality TV shows, Barry quizzes Greg on a load of discontinued chocolate bars, some impressions of some of Britain’s most unsung heroes, a Dead Celebrity Séance, our improvised radio soap Archers After Dark, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 93 (20/11/25) –  On the show this week: Remembering smells from your grandparents house, new computer consoles and games, more twists and turns in the next “thrilling” episode of our ChatGPT-generated radio play The Depot, an excerpt from Greg’s book about Jesus, remembering Smiley Culture with the return of our special segment Masters Of Rap, our new John Lewis radio advert, the French man that won millions on a quiz show after staying on it for over a year, the legal high Kratom, the pope’s favourite movies, people with medical cannabis prescriptions feeling demonised, TikTok promoted Jacket Potatoes, a look at some future TV and movie projects, our improvised radio soap Archers After Dark, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 92 (13/11/25) –  At the top of the show, Barry reads out some feedback from Chris for some previous feedback for Chris from a long time listener. On the rest of the pod: a dead celebrity hoax, ironic deaths for Rupert Murdoch, all the different supermarket Christmas adverts, the next “compelling” episode of our ChatGPT-generated radio play The Depot, the difference between English and American fruit machines (and gambling in general), whether Buckinghamshire is posh or not, a look at some of the top casting agencies for background artists, Walkers crisps cancelling one of their top flavours followed by a quick crisps quiz, our new segment Masters Of Drama with Anthony Hopkins, our improvised radio soap Archers After Dark, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 91 (06/11/25) – This week is the Bonfire Night special, because we talk about Guy Fawkes a little bit at the beginning, so why not? Barry then reads a letter from a long-time listener with feedback about last week’s Halloween show with Chris. Then on the rest of the show we have: the next compelling episode of our ChatGPT-generated radio play The Depot, the story of a middle aged man that went from working as an extra to directing a well known TV show and why Greg gave up doing extra work, Terry Wogan interviewing Anthony Hopkins, some impressions of Ed Sullivan, a story about a mass food poisoning at a Toby Carvery, fussy eaters and people who eat anything, the 1992 Linda Laplante TV drama Civvies and an updated and completely improvised version of the show for 2025, old DVDs that are worth big money, the interstellar comet 3i/atlas, why Greg doesn’t like Greggs the bakers, answers to some “whacky” questions from some or our “listeners”, our improvised radio soap Archers After Dark, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 90 (30/10/25) – This week, our pal Chris joins us for the Halloween Special, so of course he’s able to join in with the next thrilling episode of our ChatGPT-generated radio play The Depot. Then there’s the first of many trick or treats of the night given out by Chris. The rest of the show is taken up by the likes of Helen Skelton And Gethen Jones, some fantastic one-line jokes, stone skimming/skipping, the best wrestlers turned actors, dangerous wood burners, an anecdote about Prince Andrew being a dick, Real Tennis, mantelpiece jumping, dated and problematic Christmas specials, Lily Allen and David Harbour, Julian Fellowes’s sanitisation of the Victorian upper class, the future of AI, more trick or treats, three spooky Halloween stories, useless 70’s policing, how deprived our towns/cities are (according to an official list), our improvised radio soap Archers After Dark, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!

Episode 89 (23/10/25) – Before the next thrilling episode of our ChatGPT-generated radio play The Depot, we briefly talk about healthy European chickens. Then we pay tribute to a fallen legend of Hip Hop in our new segment Masters of Rap before discussing the perils of e-bike fires, the story about a man who died after smoking a joint he found, a lady who sought pleasure from electrocuting herself, an amazing cover of Wicked Game by Chris Isaak, the implied history between Burt and Mary Poppins, Nick Knowles’s failed attempt to help a disabled man, an improvised version of the The Long Walk, the secret life of autograph hunters, Queen Camilla, Barry’s imaginary son (James) has yet another mishap, Tess and Claudia quitting Strictly, our improvised radio soap Archers After Dark, recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more!