Some things just go together naturally, like tea and biscuits or Torvill and Dean.

Other combinations don’t seem such an easy fit, like chilli and chocolate or Orville and Cuddles.

In this episode we investigate the science of food duets and the mash ups of sports. We find out that Chess boxing is actually real, and get to play a round of Foot Golf with some of the leading players in the UK. Whilst they give us some tips, we find out about one of the fastest growing sports, the opportunities it’s providing and how it’s a great sport whether you’ve played football, golf, or neither.

Our music this week comes from duets, collaborations and mash ups.

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Theme Song "Sly Tout Croche" by Tortue Super Sonic, 

CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 

Modified to use as theme song

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tortue_Super_Sonic/

Additional Music:

"Slinky" by Dlay.

CC BY-SANC-ND 4.0

Modified to use.

freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay

We left the pub. To be more accurate, we didn't go to the pub. Instead, we went on an adventure early one Sunday to seek out bargains, unusual sales, and search for nostalgia. 

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The Car Boot sale (known as simply "car boots") have been growing in the UK since the early 70's. James and Nathan hunt for some odd items in car boot bingo and also challenge each other to find the best buy for just £1. We also speak to seasoned car booters and marvel at everything on sale including - literally - the kitchen sink.

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Music this episode from Hanoi Rocks, Abba, and The Waterboys.

Theme Song "Sly Tout Croche" by Tortue Super Sonic,

CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Modified to use as theme song

freemusicarchive.org/music/Tortue_Super_Sonic/

We kick off with some new music and also ponder "do we all do opposition research?"This episode our tales are about those pubs we've entered with a sense of trepidation. Should we be scared of the locals, or are they (maybe rightly) wary of us?We're joined by Ross McMinn for ou trip to the bar and the jukebox and to help us come up with movie pitches for a Thriller.

We started by talking about the end of The Good Wife TV show. This got us talking about the best and our favourite conclusions to TV shows. Then films. Then reboots. Then about our attempts to reboot our lives. And then our end.No, not our deaths (not yet) but the end of Diamond and Human.Are we due a reboot?

There are many different lies and according to studies, on average we lie approximately 10 times a week. It would seem that some people take up more than their far quota. This episode we talk about fibs, lies, whoppers, telling porkies, and pulling the wool over people's eyes. We are joined by special guest Dan Orton and we start with those apparently innocent tall tales we create in childhood to the yarns we spin as adults as well as look at the wider prevalence of lying in our media. Find out who had more than average levels of saliva as a child, and who creates alternative lives for their work colleagues. Music from Kraftwerk, Fleetwood Mac, and Henry Rollins. Caution: explicit language

We often try to see a year as "good" or "bad" but we know it doesn't work like that so we decided - like the zeitgeisty pair that we are - to look back over 2015 and present our highs and lows. However, it quickly became obvious that James would have the highs and Nathan would bask in the lows.So let's play some music, have a drink and have a chat about nonsense on the internet, the triumph of underdogs, climate change, and...beer. 

You would be forgiven for thinking that with the prevalence of social media that everyone and everything has become more amazing.Whether you feel this is uplifting or find it annoying; what is clear is that it's easier and faster to now publicly pay tribute. Well, certainly quicker than hiring a town crier and putting up bunting.In this episode we pay tribute to those who maybe missed out on recognition years ago as well as those who maybe could have been more in the public eye and received acclaim. We also think about the smaller good deeds that make a big difference. We take in mountains, classrooms, and sporting prowess, and use music from Divine Comedy, Prince, Pearl Jam, and Public Service Broadcasting.www.diamondandhuman.co.ukLicence from PRS for Limited Online Music Licence for www.morefuzzylogic.com

Recorded live at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton in front of a studio audience.In vague honour of Halloween, James and Nathan decide to regale the audience with stories that lean towards the lighthearted side of things going wrong. We tell the tales of our first hangovers, recall a trip that went wrong, as well as well picking the piece of music that creeps us out the most. We also have the joy of a story from one of the audience!The music veers from the annoyingly catchy, to obscure pop, via some movie classics. Licence from PRS for Limited Online Music Licence for www.diamondandhuman.co.uk

In previous episodes we've picked out some stories around the "First Time" we've done or seen things or visited places so this time we're bringing it up to date with "The last time I..."We talk about the last time we thought human beings were amazing, the last time we Hulked up, the last time we felt inadequate, and the last time we did something nice for a stranger. Music comes in the form of nostalgic TV themes, some classic 90's indie, and some hip hop.

This episode was made with autumn in mind and the return to school. We wanted to look at the idea of returning to something and this led to thinking about comebacks. We talk about songs we used to hate but now like (well, tolerate), our memories of going back to school, and positive stories from trips to the hospital.We couldn't resist ending on what have been our favourite comebacks ever.A lively pub for this and an even livelier song list!