Once, When I Was Cool

Darts. Durries. Darbs... Once the coolest thing you could do, even recommended by doctors, cigarette smoking has taken a mighty fall in the health and lifestyle stakes of the common person. Now ludicrously expensive, we take a look at the journey smoking has had in modern times, along to how it was when we were kids.

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Those cartoons which have created some of the most recognizable characters, catch phrases and classic moments in both film and television. Got a favourite? In this episode Dave and Wee discuss theirs.

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Who could fix it? Those long lost traditional jobs which relied on someone in the know with the tools and parts to be able to fix all sorts of things from appliances to simple household objects.

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The favourite time of every kids life. Long days. No school for months. Warm, lazy days. This episode we look back on those vacation times over the hottest time of the year.

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Some of those lesser known, or sadly forgotten cartoons from the years of our youth. Not necessarily a complete list, and not entirely obscure, but some of our favourites all the same.

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This episode we look at the influence product placement has had on us through all sorts of advertising mediums.

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Do you remember those childhood TV shows which were aimed at capturing our imagination and attention. Do you also remember the mascots - usually a non-threatening animal - which were the main character? In this episode we look back at such characters.

We exist in a culture of watching talking heads on morning TV telling us what is best for us. But it wasn't always this way. There was a time when Variety TV shows had genuine conversations and special interest topics.

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We love our pets here on the show. But pet culture has certainly changed since we were kids. We now treat our pets as family members, companions and even fashion accessories.

Join us as we look back at what our pets meant to us way back when...

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Believe it or not, there was a time when we did not have mobile/ cell phones. In this episode we discuss the evolution of the mobile phone from the original 'bricks' on to today's ultra-flash smart phones.

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