Days

Welcome to our first mini-episode, in which Amanda and Ian celebrate National Prosecco Day by opening a bottle, and accidentally pouring some into their shoes.

Links

• Wine Folly - Champagne vs Prosecco
• Decanter - What’s the difference between Champagne and Prosecco
• Google Trends: Champagne, Prosecco & Cava
• Champagne O’Clock

Ian Smith and Amanda Danells-Bewley get together to celebrate National Lollipop Day, but is the looming spectre of the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang holding Amanda back? They are joined by Ian from Panda Sweets, an amazing retro online sweetshop, who reveals some of the unusual lollipop flavours that he has offered in the past. Amanda worries about Kojak’s dental bills, Ian is astonished to discover that cake pops are a thing, and they both wonder if they attended the same Marillion gig at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1988.

Links

• The Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
• Watch Amanda's favourite scene from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
• My Boy Lollipop.
• Cake Pops.
• Kojak, the fictional lollipop-eating NYPD detective.
• Get your retro sweets from Panda Sweets.
• Follow Panda Sweets on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

We’re celebrating National Hotdog Day in the wrong country on the wrong day. Listen in to hear Amanda and Ian talk to Farmer Jan from Muckleton Meats. Jan explains how sausages are made, Amanda learns why they are called “bangers”, and Ian recycles an old sitcom joke.

Links

• Is Today National Hot Dog Day? A Look at the Hot Dog Day Mystery
• National Hot Dog and Sausage Council
• “Veally good”
• Bangers & Mash
• Left Bank Two by the Noveltones
• Muckleton Meats

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It's National Don't Step on a Bee Day, and your hosts Ian Smith and Amanda Danells-Bewley are proceeding undeterred by the absence of a bee expert. Listen in as Ian is defeated in the bee quiz, Amanda gets excited about the Chocolate Mining Bee, and they both debate whether bee hotels should be more like the Ritz or more down-market.

Links

• Bee Quiz
• Bee Saver Kits
• Building a Bee Hotel
• Don't Feed Sugar Water to Exhausted Bees
• Chocolate Mining Bees

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World Chocolate Day is here, and so is our first episode! Get the gourmet chocolate in, and join us, Amanda Danells-Bewley and Ian Smith, for our debut episode where we talk to very special guest Frank Laws. Frank is the proprietor of Frankly Delicious, and operates his own ethical chocolate factory in his flat in Leeds. Listen in as Frank shares how he makes chocolate, Amanda learns something about chocolate buttons, and Ian discovers his New Favourite Thing.

Links to some of the things discussed

• World Chocolate Day
• Maillard Effect
• Tony's Chocolonely

Links to Frankly Delicious

• Frank’s Kickstarter - it finishes on August 2nd 2020, don’t miss out!
• The Frankly Delicious Website
• Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn

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