Your preferred heat source is just the start of a deep dive into being your true authentic self. The fabled “blue flame”, when your inner beauty is evident and you can’t burn any brighter. Thank you Randy Crawford for the inspiration.

Hanging, electric chair, garrotte, guillotine, firing squad, off with your head. An analysis of the inhumanity of it all. Our most macabre podcast. “Favourite Hour” by Elvis Costello and “25 Minutes To Go” by Johnny Cash discussed. WARNING: Daniel tears up!

Do you have time to make or repair things? Are they better afterwards showing patina and hinting at a rich life story. The Japanese art of Kintsugi explored. Embracing and beautifying moth holes in your favourite jumper.

An unforgettable journey into the benefits of new versus second hand, made to measure versus freebies and upscaling.... and the joys of admiring your own creations. It’s all there for you to rummage around in our quirky bazaar.

Finding an activity to lose yourself while time stands still. Ideal for inter galactic travel, lockdown blues and eternal youth.

Apologies, excuses and explanations. A guide for the perplexed.

A rare philosophical investigation into the theory of attraction. Understanding how you present and are perceived. Will probably ruin your life.

Keeping up a conversation while captive in the hairdresser, dentist and advice on surviving interrogation/torture. Complicated Newtonian physics made simple. Galileo and unwanted hair all get the Sharman/Confino shock treatment.

A somewhat serious investigation into what it takes to be a good person, neighbour and citizen. Only Joking!

A sideways look at the traps and pitfalls of ownership and the siren call of rental. Daniel goes too far, encouraged by his Roman Law tutor. “Usufruct”explained (no spelling mistake).