After an unintended break, Diggy is back with a run of stories that escalate quickly. There’s a school-day stomach ache that turns into three days off thanks to a baffling sickness policy, a brutal bout of COVID, and a delivered breakfast sandwich that contains all the right ingredients in entirely the wrong order.

Then it’s Christmas Day. A late start, chaotic family logistics, relentless cups of tea, dropped roast potatoes, burnt Yorkshire puddings, and a Christmas dinner that finally happens far later than intended and is deeply unsatisfying.

After all that, Diggy makes a big announcement: episode 100 will be the final episode of That’s a Free Bee.

The show was always an experiment, and it worked, but rigid schedules didn’t. So rather than force it, the podcast is ending cleanly and making way for something more flexible.

That new show is Hey It’s Diggy. Short, ad-hoc episodes released whenever there’s something worth saying. No fixed length. No fixed schedule. The first episode is already live.

Plus subscribers haven’t been forgotten. Payments were paused, subscriptions will be cancelled properly, and all previous Plus content will be unlocked and made free.

There’s one final episode of That’s a Free Bee next week, featuring the joke that inspired the name of the podcast.

And yes, there’s also a dog-in-a-pub joke at the end.

Head to heyitsdiggy.com for more.

This week on “That’s a Free Bee”, Diggy crawls out of the COVID pit, still slightly croaky, but powered by caffeine, sarcasm, and a deep distrust of eggs.

After an unplanned week off thanks to a particularly grim round of COVID, there is a catch up on being completely bedbound, surprise lab swabs at the doctor, and trying to keep the whole “go to the gym and not fall apart” plan vaguely on track. Weight loss is happening, motivation is wobbling, and the scales are apparently doing performance art.

This week, we're diving into our recent family holiday to Salou, Spain, which turned out to be quite the adventure. I’m here to share all the ups and downs, from the kids’ surprisingly smooth flight experience to the chaotic airport transfers that had us running for our lives. We’ll also talk about the hilariously anticlimactic moment when I discovered that my metal detector surgery didn’t set off any alarms—talk about a letdown! Between navigating the buffet madness at our hotel and the unexpected joy of PortAventura World, there’s never a dull moment. Join me as I recount the mishaps, the laughter, and the unforgettable memories we made along the way!

This week, I give my annual rant about the chaos surrounding the Manchester half marathon, but this time, my focus shifts to the runners' families. Honestly, it's not the runners that drive me up the wall—it's their families who seem to have no sense of timing or tram etiquette! Picture this: a tram platform packed with families, all converging at the exact moment, prams in tow, and the poor tram driver having to play referee between a pram and a wheelchair. I mean, who needs a pram for a five-year-old when it’s just carrying bags? It’s pure madness! As I navigate through this tram debacle, I also share my own running journey, having signed up for a 10k, which I’m already regretting, and I promise to keep you updated on my training—or lack thereof!

This week: a passport PSA (yes, send back expired passports), a cringe moment watching a blind man walk into a parked van, and a delightfully silly tour of the subreddit r/LowStakesConspiracies — where people blame everything from gravy to skinny jeans on secret plots. Also: updates about Lore & Disorder subscriber releases and a reminder about the That’s a Free Bee Plus perks.

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Welcome back to That’s a Free Bee — the show that, no matter what the FCC says, is somehow still on the air.

This week Diggy brings you a triple helping of stories, including:

🦎 Goldie the Gecko Update: Good news! It wasn’t a burn, just a stubborn shed. Now he’s splooting happily and back to chasing food.

💦 The Great Town Flood: Thanks to a burst of freshly laid pipes, the entire town turned into Waterworld, complete with sinkholes, blocked drains, and the internet arguing about the difference between “corroding” and “eroding.”

🛂 Passport Purgatory: A bureaucratic odyssey involving identity theft fears, unhelpful phone lines, a tea break eavesdrop, and finally — against all odds — a shiny new passport.

🥤 The Aldi Reach-Around: A tragic tale of apple Lucozade, a crowded aisle, and a phrase Diggy will never live down.

All this plus schools shutting (well, some of them), a possible power issue brewing.

Remember to visit andonemorething.net for even more.

This week’s episode of That’s a Free Bee is a bit of everything: seaside misery, near-death heroics, gecko care, food-related slapstick, and, of course, a tram story.

Friend of the show Chris checks in with an update on Victor Wright’s Electronics in Bury. Then I recount our family trip to Llandudno — a beach day that started with seaweed stink, drunk strangers, and grumpiness but ended with me literally saving a kid from drowning. Beach shoes: 1, Seaweed: 0.

Elsewhere, Goldie the leopard gecko has been on a rollercoaster of diets, burns, and humidity issues — but he’s finally turning the corner. I also witness one of the most bizarre food-court disasters ever (imagine someone trying to levitate both feet at once) and wrap it up with a tram tale involving a balaclava, ticket inspectors, and one very dumb kid.

Oh, and yes — I’ve yet again got a new website: andonemorething.net. This one might actually stick. Maybe.

Stick around till the end for the weekly joke — it’s whisky-smooth.

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This week on That’s a Free Bee, I confess to a little podcasting oopsie—some of you might have briefly seen Pod Tales pop up in your feed before it vanished into the digital void. Turns out, between flat audio, 40 failed attempts to say “skeletons,” and a rogue unedited section, I had to pull the plug. But don’t worry, because from the ashes of Pod Tales rises something new, something clever, something with a gavel: Lore and Disorder.

I walk you through why the name works, the vibe I’m chasing (dry wit, sarcasm, spooky-but-true stories), and the big plan to launch the show with ten deep-dive episodes come January. Think history, mystery, and a little “DUN DUN” energy.

Meanwhile, on the home front, Seraphina braved her first holiday club at her new school—navigating anxiety, backpack mishaps, and a rocky start with more resilience than most adults muster before coffee. Spoiler: she absolutely smashed it, and it changed the way we’re looking at her school future.

Oh, and because no episode is complete without a tangent, I take you on a nostalgia-fueled tour of the shops of my youth in Bury—Tandy scanners, stationary havens I can’t remember the name of, He-Man hunts gone wrong, and a pork pie so good it deserves its own fan club. Sprinkle in a Shropshire getaway, a cowboy hat purchase, and a peanut butter milkshake, and you’ve got yourself one jam-packed episode of stories, laughs, and unexpected detours.

From humble toilet paper orientation debates to a real-life Spartan workout that left me with surprisingly intact feet, this week’s “That’s a Free Bee” is one for the scrapbook. I take you on a nostalgic trip to the “Bob Shop,” where toilet rolls came in singles and video rentals never rotated stock.

Then it’s onto Tang Soo Do—my triumphant/almost-collapse return to class, where “beginner’s lesson” somehow turned into 300 kicks, 300 exercises, and my new personal vendetta against burpees.

Public transport also gets its turn in the spotlight with a week of replacement buses, including the most luxurious coach I’ve ever boarded and, the next day, possibly the most unhinged driver Manchester has ever produced. (Yes, people were literally jumping off a moving bus.)

Finally, we wrap up with a Dungeons & Dragons session where Toby ignores every clue, kicks open a booby-trapped door, and learns the hard way what a natural 1 means—earning Seraphina’s in-character declaration that I’m an “✱✱✱✱✱✱✱*.” Can’t even be mad at that.

• Bug Fixes and Improvements – Submit jokes, feedback, and podcast topic ideas: bugfixesandimprovements.com
• Huel – The meal replacement meals & shakes I’ve been testing: huel.com
• Bundobust – The Mexican-Indian vegetarian fusion restaurant I accidentally loved: bundobust.com
• Blindspot (TV series) – The ridiculous-but-brilliant show I finished bingeing: IMDb page

Well, that’s the fastest I’ve ever managed to turn out a podcast. Phewwwwwww!

Links referenced in this episode:

• bugfixesandimprovements.com
• channel5.com

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