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Declan Bruton grabs his hat and his whip to join us for a discussion of everyone's favourite action-archaeologist. Hugh reminisces about point-and-click fun, Aine thinks the Nativity was poorly planned and Michael has found a way to communicate temperature.
Don't forget about our LIVE show on Saturday 4th November 2023 at the
@CheerfulPodFest with special guests @RosieisaHolt and @Abandoman (12.30 at The Exhibit, Balham). info: http://linktr.ee/legitimatelikes
Buy tickets to our live show in Belfast on November 1st! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2358617
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Author, lecturer and director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) joins us as we crunch the numbers on maths. Hugh deals with some dry potatoes, Will wonders who invented cards, and Michael tries to get support for one of his schemes.K9
See Kit's new book here
www.quercusbooks.co.uk/titles/kit-yates/how-to-expect-the-unexpected/9781529408676/
And his first book here
www.quercusbooks.co.uk/titles/kit-yates/the-maths-of-life-and-death/9781787475403/
Don't forget about our LIVE show on Saturday 4th November 2023 at the
@CheerfulPodFest with special guests @RosieisaHolt and @Abandoman (12.30 at The Exhibit, Balham). info: http://linktr.ee/legitimatelikes
Buy tickets to our live show in Belfast on November 1st! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2358617
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NHS campaigner and founder of EveryDoctor, a grassroots doctor-led campaign, Dr. Julia Grace Patterson joins us to discuss the NHS - why we should love it and what can be done to save it.
Check out Dr. Julia's new book at harpercollins.co.uk/pages/critical and more from her at @JujuliaGrace
More on the campaign for the NHS at everydoctor.org.uk/
EveryDoctor's map of NHS privatisation
https://www.everydoctor.org.uk/map-of-nhs-privatisation
More from Florence Nightingale here
https://youtu.be/ax3B4gRQNU4
Don't forget about our LIVE show on Saturday 4th November 2023 at the
@CheerfulPodFest with special guests @RosieisaHolt and @Abandoman (12.30 at The Exhibit, Balham). info: http://linktr.ee/legitimatelikes
Buy tickets to our live show in Belfast on November 1st! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2358617
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Max Fosh (@max_fosh) joins us for a (frankly insane) WORLD PODCASTING FIRST! Will gives us improv tips, Hugh contemplates cutting some grass, and Aine and Michael reconcile over... an incident.
See Max's interview here
https://youtu.be/N64LarhB7R0
More from Max at
instagram.com/max.fosh
thesillycompany.co.uk/
Don't forget about our LIVE show on Saturday 4th November 2023 at the
@CheerfulPodFest with special guests @RosieisaHolt and @Abandoman (12.30 at The Exhibit, Balham). info: http://linktr.ee/legitimatelikes
Buy tickets to our live show in Belfast on November 1st! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2358617
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Sugar and spite fairy Alan Brady dusts off his pirate radio microphone to join us for a taste test. Michael forces the gang to engage in mukbang, Hugh makes the case for a simpler biscuit and Aine shakes down a few hotels for some good deals.
Hot tub living
https://youtu.be/-ZwjDhmLhaY?t=264
Buy tickets to our live show in Belfast on November 1st! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2358617
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Tech guru Tom Stabbins joins the gang to discuss everyone's favourite support function. Will deals with an unsolicited approach on TikTok, Hugh explains the concept of George Clooney, and Aine queries whether she once worked in IT. If this episode doesn't work for you, try switching it off and switching it on again.
Buy tickets to our live show in Belfast on November 1st! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2358617
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Actor, writer and living history guru Richard Thirlwall joins us to take on the Caped Crusader. Will messes up a perfectly good pizza, Hugh reminisces about his days fighting (for) crime and Michael reveals himself as a UN Secretary General fanboy.
Buy tickets to our live show in Belfast on November 1st! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2358617
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Our culinary correspondent Ross returns as we search for the greatest bread. Hugh rages against thin slices, Michael struggles to find a comparison for bread, and Will gets to grips with Ireland's jambon epidemic.
Buy tickets to our live show in Belfast on November 1st! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2358617
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Legitimate Likes hits one hundred! We celebrate with a bumper episode on the greatest topic of them all. Hugh bamboozles the gang with a string of puzzles, Michael questions the promotion of various Irish foods, Aine fears the rise of AI, and Will seems to know more about Ireland than anyone else. With contributions from some familiar voices AND A SONG.
Buy tickets to our live show in Belfast on November 1st! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2358617
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Actual producer and host of The Recast podcast Ameena Hamid joins the gang to work out whether the Muppets are any use. Hugh puts his foot in it, Aine takes us through the dark underbelly of London's criminal element and Will does his best to keep the show on the road.
More from Ameena @ameena_hamid therecastwithameenahamid.podbean.com
Buy tickets to our live show in Belfast on November 1st! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheerfulearful/2358617
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From the publisher's feed
We look at some of humanity's most popular fascinations - across everything from pop culture to pastimes to the way the world is run - and decide whether they really, truly deserve so much of our…
Award-winning Irish and UK comedy podcast hosted by Will Sebag-Montefiore (@wsebag) and Hugh O'Connor (@hughoconnor147).
Previous guests include Alice Fraser, Cody Dahler, Conor McReynolds, David Kenny, Emil Franchi, Emma Gleeson, Foil Arms & Hog, Greg Olear, Hamish Adams-Cairns, Jacob Jackson, Jon McKenzie, Lottie Bedlow, Mahatma Khandi, Matt Green, Max Fosh, Michael Fry, Rosie Holt, Sean Burke, Sooz Kempner, Stuart Wellington (of The Flophouse), Tatty Macleod and Tom Read Wilson.
Topics include movies and TV (Star Wars, The Matrix, Toy Story, The Lion King, Disney, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Taken, James Bond, Friends, Game of Thrones, Reality TV), music (The Beatles, Blur, Oasis), celebrities (Tom Cruise, The Beckhams, George Clooney) books (Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings), sports (football, the Super Bowl) and a whole lot more (the gym, stand up comedy, weddings, video games, Dungeons and Dragons etc.)
Winner of the fan favourite Listener's Lobe Award at the 2025 Golden Lobes.
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