Opinion is Divided

You may have noticed earlier this week that a man slapped another man for saying something about his wife which he didn't like. That in itself isn't especially newsworthy. But when the slapper is Hollywood star Will Smith, the slappee(?) is world-leading comedian Chris Rock and the slap was broadcast live to a global audience during the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, well, people are going to notice. Steve & Dr Lee noticed and have their own thoughts on the subject...

This week Steve and Dr Lee got ever so slightly carried away talking through their preamble that they actually didn't get around to talking about what they actually set out to talk about in the first place. Hey, whatareyagonado?? They diverse themselves through such topics as tipping, eyesight and anything else that popped into their heads while the mics were rolling. We enjoyed making it, we hope you enjoy listening. You may even laugh, titter or chortle.

Strictly speaking, not so much Episode 30, but more Episode 29.5 which the numbering system of the hosting platform would not allow us to call it. So please listen to Episode 29 first... or not. Free country, innit. This episode also ends somewhat abruptly as Dr Lee had technical issues with his mic. "Technically" more an issue with Dr Lee than the mic, to be fair. Any suggestions for topics for future episodes warmly welcomed at [email protected]

Steve & Dr Lee make a triumphant return and say "hello" to 2022 with a quiz. Inspired by their recent trip to a pub when they discussed what their specialist subject on BBC television's Mastermind quiz would be, Dr Lee has a run at Harry Potter (surprisingly not Chemistry) while Steve is quizzed on all things Star Wars (unsurprisingly). This episode had to be split in 2 in order to be uploaded so don't forget to download or listen to Episode 30 to complete the set. Think of it as Episode 29.5.

Happy new year to you from Steve & Dr Lee. As a special end-of-year bonus, Steve has made an OiD Megamix or Now That's What I Call Opinion Is Divided 2021. 2 minutes 21 seconds of disjointed soundbites that will hopefully make you smile... at least once (not guaranteed). We hope you have enjoyed listening to us in 2021 and hope you will join us for more fun, frolics and sweary grumpiness in 2022. Don't forget you can tell us your thoughts at [email protected]

Steve and Dr Lee get in the festive spirit to chat about Christmas: including Christmas traditions, inappropriate places to be woken up on Christmas morning and how early is too early to put up a Christmas tree? 2 sentences in and the word "Christmas" has been used 4 times, 5 if you count that last one. It's beginning to look a lot like... well... you know. Merry Christmas, one and all.

Steve & Dr Lee had 4 weeks to think of the little things that make them happy. Steve had a list, Dr Lee had to wing it. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Dr Lee's microphone which, sadly, passed away during the recording of this episode. We present the material we managed to save. It's what his mic would have wanted. Please enjoy this episode safe in the knowledge that, like Nikki Sixx, Dr Lee's mic has since made a full recovery from death and, like James Bond, will return...

Steve & Dr Lee are back with another listener-suggested topic; things done at an inappropriate age. Steady. As Jarvis Cocker once said "Do you remember the first time"... you saw a certificate 15 or 18 film at the cinema, you bought booze or first went to a nightclub? We talk about all those things plus Dr Lee's dream about Clive Barker and Steve's missed answer to a very obscure pub quiz question... and more.

In an extremely loosely Halloween-inspired discussion, Steve and Doctor Lee tell each other all about what scares them. Can you guess which of our co-hosts is afraid of werewolves and which is afraid of wheels on trains? Place your bets and enjoy another episode of Opinion Is Divided. An entirely independent and somewhat sweary podcast.

Dr Lee tells Steve all about his recent trip to the recent Arnold Sports expo at Birmingham. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren were due to be in attendance but, like Meat Loaf said, 2 out of 3 ain't bad. Fist-bumping muscly men, cheering on muscly men lifting heavy things and watching small children whose muscle status was undisclosed fight made for a fun Dad & Lad day out. Steve also reveals to Dr Lee that an @OiDPodcast tweet has gone viral.