Welcome to Finding Nico (Formerly Known as Stupid Hearts Club)

The podcast where you follow me, Nico Tatarowicz, trying to figure out who I am and what my purpose is going to be, now that the TV industry has melted like a snowman in a volcano. Taking my career with it.

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One of the hats I am wearing as I figure out how to survive in the cruel hinterland of my TV writer comedy heyday is that of 'Music Dad'. A badge and idea that has become very dear to me as I submerge myself into the grass roots music scenes of Brighton and beyond, anbout 30 years later than you are supposed to.

Ronnie, as you will hear, actually played a key part in me daring to start fraternising with musicians again as a middle aged old fool.

I recorded our chat last week in the Lion and Lobster in Brighton. Have been meaning to get Ronnie on for ages but we could never get the timing right and then BOSH, there he was already not shutting up at any point for over three hours. Taste of my own medicine without a doubt.

He's got a story or two has Ronnie. Enjoy.

Music Dad

x

BTW if you hear this before the 16th Nov and there are any tickets left, Ronnie is DJ'ing for Babyshambles! Hear all about it in the ep!

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If you enjoy what I do and would like to help support all the time and effort I lovingly put into the show, then PLEASE consider becoming a paid subcriber to my Patreon!

You will have immediate access to a well stocked treasure trove of really cool extra podcast bits. Every paid sub really helps me keep going, even if it's just to try it out for a month! And all for around £5! Bargz

Either way. I'm still super happy you are here at all so thank you so much for listening!

Oh and if you want to see me on an almost daily basis trying to get my new era of non telly projects up and running come and follow _finding_nico_ on Instagram,

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Production support from Drew Toynbee

Copyright 2025 Nico Tatarowicz

Welcome to Finding Nico (Formerly Known as Stupid Hearts Club)

The podcast where you follow me, Nico Tatarowicz, trying to figure out who I am and what my purpose is going to be, now that the TV industry has melted like a snowman in a volcano. Taking my career with it.

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Hey my angels

Summer has well and truly gone but I still have a few weeks to go until I move into a rented room for the winter. Last week I decided to set off slowly from Brighton to Manchester. I stopped in London to see friends, then swung by St Albans where I stocked up on van snacks in the Iceland in The Range (classy).

I decided to stop halfway, just outside Leicester for a pub scran and kipped in the carpark as the pub was on 'Search for Sites', an app that is super useful for vanlifers, caravan owners etc that shows you lots of places you can legally stay overnight.

You simply check out the map and tap on the suggested campsites, laybys, pubs and caravan sites to see what they have to offer.

I got in the poddy mood as I was on the road, had a little giggle at a sticky toilet floor and then chilled in Linda before bed which is where most of this ep is recorded.

And as usual, I slept like a baby.

Enjoy my musings.....

Nico

(actually Nicko not Neeco but its better for the pun innit)

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If you enjoy what I do and would like to help support all the time and effort I lovingly put into the show, then PLEASE consider becoming a paid subcriber to my Patreon!

You will have immediate access to a well stocked treasure trove of really cool extra podcast bits. Every paid sub really helps me keep going, even if it's just to try it out for a month! And all for around £5! Bargz

Either way. I'm still super happy you are here at all so thank you so much for listening!

Oh and if you want to see me on an almost daily basis trying to get my new era of non telly projects up and running come and follow _finding_nico_ on Instagram,

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Production support from Drew Toynbee

Copyright 2025 Nico Tatarowicz

Welcome to Finding Nico: The Podcast (Formerly Known as Stupid Hearts Club)

The podcast where you follow me, Nico Tatarowicz, trying to figure out who I am and what my purpose is going to be, now that the TV industry has melted like a snowman in a volcano. Taking my career with it.

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Hullo there my loves

This week I found myself parked up near Basildon where I am helping to cut back and old lady's front garden (Stop it) for one of my lovely Patrons. I will kind of do anything for cash at this point, and it's actually becoming quite liberating.

My head has been quite messy lately but on Monday night I suddenly got the urge to catch talk so you can now catch up on all my Linda based misadventures.

I will be safely indoors in an Air BnB in a few weeks so this summers mission of house-sitting and van-lifing will soon be at an end. Though my plans for Linda and me are really only just getting started now I know how to handle being inside her (stop it) for days and weeks at a time.

Anyway, if you are new here know this. I have no f*cking idea how I am supposed to survive the next few years but I am going to bloody keep cracking on until I figure it out....

I hope you enjoy this rather open and honest episode of the newly christened Finding Nico.....

(I'm actually Nicko not Neeco, but it makes the pun work)

Nico

x

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If you enjoy what I do and would like to help support all the time and effort I lovingly put into the show, then PLEASE consider becoming a paid subcriber to my Patreon!

You will have immediate access to a well stocked treasure trove of really cool extra podcast bits.

Every paid sub really helps me keep going, even if it's just to try it out for a month! And all for around £5! Bargz

Either way. I'm still super happy you are here at all so thank you so much for listening!

Oh and if you want to see me on an almost daily basis trying to get my new era of non telly projects up and running come and follow _finding_nico_ on Instagram,

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Production support from Drew Toynbee

Copyright 2025 Nico Tatarowicz

Welcome to Stupid Hearts Club. The Entertainment Community for everyone with a creative, open, loving, romantic and gloriously stupid heart!

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Hey there me Stupid Hearties!

Here is the latest instalment of the adventures of me and Linda the camper van on the road. I did a house-sit in Frome for my cousin and looked after a dog that looks like Mike Tyson. It was quite something. Another update is coming up soon on me busking for coins to eat food with. It's been a bit of a week to be honest and I am firmly in squeaky bum time but all is not lost.

The Wild Lunch finally launches over the next week, so look out for that on my insta @stupidheartsclub and help uncle Daddy spread the word by listening liking and sharing! You will be helping me secure a brand deal so we didn't do all our work for free. I also have a cool episode of Music Dad coming for you featuring 'Crimson', a young Brighton band who have stolen my heart with their innocent banging tunes.

Stay lively and see ya'll soon

Nico

Stupid Hearts Club Forever Baby

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If you enjoy what I do and would like to help support all the time and effort I lovingly put into the world of Stupid Hearts Club, which now includes, podcasts, live music events, music collabs and more, then PLEASE consider becoming a paid subcriber to my Patreon!

You will have immediate access to a well stocked treasure trove of really cool extra podcast bits, and you will be first to know about stuff like merch, news, and forthcoming plans to create an actual membership club, that means you will be able get into all SHC music nights and events for FREE.

Every paid sub really helps me keep going, even if it's just to try it out for a month! And all for around £5! Bargz

Either way. I'm still super happy you are here at all so thank you so much for listening!

Oh and if you want to see me on an almost daily basis titting about and being a legend of compassion come and follow stupid hearts club on Instagram,

Don't be shy, come and say hello

Nico xx

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Production support from Drew Toynbee

Copyright 2025 Nico Tatarowicz

Welcome to Stupid Hearts Club. The Entertainment Community for everyone with a creative, open, loving, romantic and gloriously stupid heart!

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Hey there my Stupid Hearted Angels

We are fast approaching the end of Lindas Hot Summer. As I write this she is on my cousins driveway in Frome, Somerset snoring while I dog, cat and house sit for my cousin 'Our Lawrence'. I think I'll do an episode on Frome, as I am going to busk here too before I leave.

Meanwhile the ep I just dropped is a beaut I think. It's one made of bits of field audio and linking bits done afterwards. I like doing it this way but it does take longer to get round to the edit cos it's much more tricky. So sorry you had to wait for this one, I think you'll find it was worth the wait when you hear how my recent trip to Guernsey to play a gig went.

It certainly takes a bit of a detour when I arrive on the Isle of Sark, and I am super glad that I captured some of that stuff in the moment cos it is megalols.

A big thanks for Charles Sherbourne for enticing me over there. And for my tour of the Island. I will be back in Linda for sure.

Enjoy,

Stupid Hearts Club Forever Baby

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If you enjoy what I do and would like to help support all the time and effort I lovingly put into the world of Stupid Hearts Club, which now includes, podcasts, live music events, music collabs and more, then please consider becoming a paid subcriber to my Patreon!

You will have immediate access to a well stocked treasure trove of really cool extra podcast bits, and you will be first to know about stuff like merch, news, and forthcoming plans to create an actual membership club, that means you will be able get into all SHC music nights and events for FREE.

Every paid sub really helps me keep going, even if it's just to try it out for a month! And all for around £5! Bargz

Either way. I'm still super happy you are here at all so thank you so much for listening!

Oh and if you want to see me on an almost daily basis titting about and being a legend of compassion come and follow stupid hearts club on Instagram,

Don't be shy, come and say hello

Nico xx

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Production support from Drew Toynbee

Copyright 2025 Nico Tatarowicz

Welcome to Stupid Hearts Club. The Podcast Community for everyone with a creative, open, loving, romantic and gloriously stupid heart!

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Hello you lot

I am talking to friend and fellow exhausted comedy-writer Alistair Griggs.

If you have been following me a long time you will know that Griggs and I like to have quite, dark, explorative and sometimes bleak conversations. This one took place whilst sitting in the rather glorious gardens of a North London flat I was looking after while some other pals were away. Linda had a nice rest and I actually missed her.

As a rule, Griggs doesn't usually connect with nature, or sentiment or, well anything at all really, as you will hear. But i believe something wonderful happened here and as the chat progressed he grudgingly accepted, ever so briefly, just a sliver of light.

Enjoy and remember. It's good to talk.

Stupid Hearts Club Forever Baby

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If you enjoy what I do and would like to help support all the time and effort I lovingly put into the world of Stupid Hearts Club, which now includes, podcasts, live music events, music collabs and more, then please consider becoming a paid subcriber to my Patreon!

You will have immediate access to a well stocked treasure trove of really cool extra podcast bits, and you will be first to know about stuff like merch, news, and forthcoming plans to create an actual membership club, that means you will be able get into all SHC music nights and events for FREE.

Every paid sub really helps me keep going, even if it's just to try it out for a month! And all for around £5! Bargz

Either way. I'm still super happy you are here at all so thank you so much for listening!

Oh and if you want to see me on an almost daily basis titting about and being a legend of compassion come and follow stupid hearts club on Instagram,

Don't be shy, come and say hello

Nico xx

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Production support from Drew Toynbee

Copyright 2025 Nico Tatarowicz

Welcome to Stupid Hearts Club. The Entertainment Community for everyone with a creative, open, loving, romantic and gloriously stupid heart!

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Hey there my Stupid Hearted angels.

Here is another installment of my very weird summer of house-sitting, slumming it in Linda and crossing my fingers for my house to get sold. This episode was recorded while I was on a flat-sit in London, and I write these notes, having been in the van for another week after that stint ended, sitting in yet another friends home while they are in Sri-Lanka. it's a nice gaff this. Each time it is the kitchen and khazi that I am most grateful for.

But this family are lols and its just as cool here when they are home.

This episode sees me getting a bit wistful about internet chest-beating and online arguing, as well as just shitting on about the van and my techniques for getting through the rough times. I hope it is of some use to someone. We need to stick together kids.

Anyway- Enjoyyyyyy and btw next ep is with none other than Mr Alistair Griggs and is pretty fricking funny in my opinion....

Stupid Hearts Club Forever Baby

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If you enjoy what I do and would like to help support all the time and effort I lovingly put into the world of Stupid Hearts Club, which now includes, podcasts, live music events, music collabs and more, then please consider becoming a paid subcriber to my Patreon!

You will have immediate access to a well stocked treasure trove of really cool extra podcast bits, and you will be first to know about stuff like merch, news, and forthcoming plans to create an actual membership club, that means you will be able get into all SHC music nights and events for FREE.

Every paid sub really helps me keep going, even if it's just to try it out for a month! And all for around £5! Bargz

Either way. I'm still super happy you are here at all so thank you so much for listening!

Oh and if you want to see me on an almost daily basis titting about come and follow stupid hearts club on Instagram,

Don't be shy, come and say hello

Nico xx

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Production support from Drew Toynbee

Copyright 2025 Nico Tatarowicz

Welcome to Stupid Hearts Club, the podcast and content community I am growing that celebrates having an open, loving, romantic and gloriously stupid heart!

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Hey loves

Okay. It took a while to get my ducks in a row the last few weeks, but we are in business baby. Old uncle Nico Van Diesel is now officially on the road in Linda the camper van for the next few months having packed up his whole life into a storage unit in Shoreham.

The van is truly my oyster now. The trouble being Oysters are actually not very nice, and neither is toileting in a van! Now what? Keep following me here to find out how the journey through heaven n hell goes, as I go in search of a financially viable version of this so called freedom everyone talks about!

Lord help me

Nico Van Diesel

Stupid Hearts Club Forever Baby

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If you enjoy what I do and would like to help support all the time and effort I lovingly put into the world of Stupid Hearts Club, which now includes, podcasts, live music events, music collabs and more, then please consider becoming a paid subcriber to my Patreon!

You will have immediate access to a well stocked treasure trove of really cool extra podcast bits, and you will be first to know about stuff like merch, news, and my forthcoming adventures!

Every paid sub really helps me keep going, even if it's just to try it out for a month! And all for around £5! Either way. I'm still super happy you are here at all so thank you so much for listening!

You can also find me on Instagram, come and say hello!

Nico xx

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Production support from Drew Toynbee

Copyright 2025 Nico Tatarowicz

Welcome to Stupid Hearts Club. The Entertainment Community for everyone with a creative, open, loving, romantic and gloriously stupid heart!

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Hey there my Stupid Hearted angels.

This weeks pod is a Music Dad episode from when Ian from Oasis Supernova and myself drove from Tavistock to Southampton between amazing gig nights a few weeks ago. We chatted about getting off your arse and being creative with how to make your life interesting. And even increase the ways in which you make a living! And Music Dad will have some of that.

This ep has taken a few extra days to sort out but I think it's a really cool chat we had and I hope you love it. Especially if you have got an inkling to get out and play music or do whatever project you suspect makes you happy. I salute Ian and the Supernova boys who have taken a vision of what a tribute night could be and literally made it happen, cos that's what Oasis told us you've gotta do.

Enjoyyyyy

Music Dad

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If you enjoy what I do and would like to help support all the time and effort I lovingly put into the world of Stupid Hearts Club, which now includes, podcasts, live music events, music collabs and more, then please consider becoming a paid subcriber to my Patreon!

You will have immediate access to a well stocked treasure trove of really cool extra podcast bits, and you will be first to know about stuff like merch, news, and forthcoming plans to create an actual membership club, that means you will be able get into all SHC music nights and events for FREE.

Every paid sub really helps me keep going, even if it's just to try it out for a month! And all for around £5! Bargz

Either way. I'm still super happy you are here at all so thank you so much for listening!

Oh and if you want to see me on an almost daily basis titting about and being a legend of compassion come and follow stupid hearts club on Instagram,

Don't be shy, come and say hello

Nico xx

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Production support from Drew Toynbee

Copyright 2025 Nico Tatarowicz

Welcome to Stupid Hearts Club. The Entertainment Community for everyone with a creative, open, loving, romantic and gloriously stupid heart!

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Hey there my Stupid Hearted angels.

This week I have a lovely episode for you in which Linda and myself took ourselves off for a weekend playing not one but TWO paid music gigs in different towns! The first was a solo gig in Tavistock Devon, and the second was a 45 min support slot with my Indie UK Covers band British Indie Company in Southampton. Both gigs were supporting the fabulous and increasingly successful Oasis tribute outfit 'Oasis Supernova'.

Anyway, this episode is mainly me driving and navel gazing about how great it is to get such projects going so you have stuff to do that you love in your life and there's a bit of BTS gig fun too. Enjoy!

Stupid Hearts Club Forever Baby

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If you enjoy what I do and would like to help support all the time and effort I lovingly put into the world of Stupid Hearts Club, which now includes, podcasts, live music events, music collabs and more, then please consider becoming a paid subcriber to my Patreon!

You will have immediate access to a well stocked treasure trove of really cool extra podcast bits, and you will be first to know about stuff like merch, news, and forthcoming plans to create an actual membership club, that means you will be able get into all SHC music nights and events for FREE.

Every paid sub really helps me keep going, even if it's just to try it out for a month! And all for around £5! Bargz

Either way. I'm still super happy you are here at all so thank you so much for listening!

Oh and if you want to see me on an almost daily basis titting about and being a legend of compassion come and follow stupid hearts club on Instagram,

Don't be shy, come and say hello

Nico xx

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Production support from Drew Toynbee

Copyright 2025 Nico Tatarowicz