The Enthusiasts

Episode 2 of Wayne's chat with Barefoot Ted, talking all sorts, from Californian saints, to wine, to chia seeds, via Bitcoin

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Barefoot.... running! There's an amazing book called Born To Run, which features an amazing character called Barefoot Ted. And when Wayne saw Ted tweet asking if anyone did podcast hosting, it was too good to be true.

LOTS of fanboy from Wayne in the first episode of 2 with Ted (next one out next week!). They cover an amazing amount of subject matter enthusiastically, and hopefully there will be much more to come...

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Public transport.... we go international again with this episode as Kerry joins us live from New Zealand.  And we're re-joined by Neil too! Oh happy days!

Those two grew up together in the lovely village of Staveley so they relive their days of going to school on the bus. But how does Neil manage to combine a stag do, his mum, and a packed lunch? Why on earth did Kerry get a bus from the North of England to the South of France?

Do you like a bit of back seat fun (Lisa?!) Or are you someone who'd like nothing more than chatting to the bus driver?

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Well, probably more accurate to say Vans, at least to start off with. Wayne starts this episode off at the car wash (woah woah woah yeah)... sorry, had to be done...

What was your favourite car? Do you have childhood memories of entire families being shoehorned in? 'Go on, there's a bit more space in the boot, don't worry about seat belts'

Happy memories of car sickness? Were you (are you?!) a car mechanic widow?

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Interior Designer Victoria Farrington-Vousden joins Wayne to talk 'hygge' in this episode.

What's it all about? Well:

'The Danish concept of hygge, or hyggelig (adj.), refers to finding comfort, pleasure, and warmth in simple, soothing things such as a cozy atmosphere or the feeling of friendship. The Scandinavian term encompasses a feeling of coziness, contentment, and well-being found through cherishing the little things'

Now that nonsense is out of the way. Wayne is joined by Vicki to talk about socks, and being cosy in the rotten Northern weather when you're a Southern softy. 

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Ties, bowties, cravats (dammit, forgot to mention cravats, maybe next time, or add it to the pot Lisa!). This has to be one of the subjects that Wayne put in the pot of Enthusiasms for us to dip, as he unleashes an array of wittering here.

But what is it that prompted to Lisa to say 'I'm an artist not a scientist daaaaaaahling'?

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Gherkins, onions, eggs, fish, picallilli (not sure of spelling, not sure what it is...) - we talk pickles, pickling and pickled in this episode

Are you a pickle-sweeper, or a pickle picker outer, or a pickle pickers daughter?

Brief interlude in the middle as Wayne gets attacked by the US Air Force before his swim

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Is Lisa actually Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz (not the Wicked Witch obvs)?

Wayne's surprised that he managed to get quite so many words into this episode considering the subject matter. But what is it that he says to get Lisa GUFFAWING quietly (if that's possible)

And Lisa is looking for a ballroom dancing partner apparently, applicants should get in touch by commenting on one of our social media posts to be vetted appropriately.

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Spam, Fray Bentos, corned beef, staying at the lollypop lady's house.... what... beds?

It's a remarkable 6 minutes before Lisa and Wendy realise that they haven't mentioned the subject they're actually talking about today. Once they get going though, it's genius. As always. Are you a bottom bunker? A Victim Of Snoring? There's plenty to blow your mind in this episode including something that's got Wayne rushing to the patent office.

Edit - Wendy RUINED Charlie & The Chocolate Factory for me towards the end of the episode. Sobs. Wayne

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